Midweek and time for a new Open Thread as I can see the Monday one is already approaching the 200 mark! Happy with good old Auntie – no? Well, tell me why…
I enjoyed Toby Young’s blistering attack on Oprah Winfrey in today’s DT. Most of it could apply to the BBC:
“Above all, it is Oprah’s incontinent sentimentality that I find so objectionable, the elevation of ersatz emotion over any critical thought. For Oprah, the only test of veracity worth the name is whether something “feels” true, as though our initial emotional response to something – whether a prospective lover, a spiritual belief system or a political leader – is a more reliable guide than a careful sifting of the evidence.”
tomoMay 21, 23:40 Midweek 20th May 2026 It gets grimmer https://twitter.com/delestoile/status/2056451352146870775
MarkyMarkMay 21, 22:41 Midweek 20th May 2026 [img]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/07/12/TELEMMGLPICT000342105096_16891851242450_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqP5cCLU3tGUKNTdPSRn7muvJE_ng14KCjr8NuEhQRx9Y.jpeg?imwidth=640[/img]
Fedup2May 21, 22:13 Midweek 20th May 2026 BBc news has already dropped thd corrupt voting saga in Burnham land – instead it’s tedious queer stuff for blokes…
FlotsamMay 21, 20:31 Midweek 20th May 2026 When trial by one’s peers became the norm in Britain centuries ago, the peers were drawn from the same ethnicity…
tomoMay 21, 20:13 Midweek 20th May 2026 https://twitter.com/i/status/2057450580251934918 Sounds like Burnham might take a prat fall over his own ego if he’s provoked enough… That’d be entertaining!
vladMay 21, 20:12 Midweek 20th May 2026 FBI agent reveals the plan for the islamic takeover of the world. https://youtu.be/sq-BovEwUvA
Fedup2May 21, 20:06 Midweek 20th May 2026 Flotsam – I sort of agree that the population is making the jury a dangerous thing – and that the…
FlotsamMay 21, 19:54 Midweek 20th May 2026 It’s a very sad day for justice when a clear case of assault on the Police cannot be punished. Watching…
tomoMay 21, 19:32 Midweek 20th May 2026 https://twitter.com/i/status/2057445800850882644
An antidote to Islam Not BBC (INBBC) on Israel:
GLENN BECK (Fox News):
“Beck: U.S. Policy Trouble For Israel”
( 40 min video 19 May)
http://thedailybeck.com/2011/05/19/glenn-beck-tv-show-may-19th-2011/
I enjoyed Toby Young’s blistering attack on Oprah Winfrey in today’s DT. Most of it could apply to the BBC:
“Above all, it is Oprah’s incontinent sentimentality that I find so objectionable, the elevation of ersatz emotion over any critical thought. For Oprah, the only test of veracity worth the name is whether something “feels” true, as though our initial emotional response to something – whether a prospective lover, a spiritual belief system or a political leader – is a more reliable guide than a careful sifting of the evidence.”
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100088655/goodbye-and-good-riddance-to-oprah-winfrey/
Just another one of those odd stories about the story one gets…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13413710
…and the rest you don’t get, with context that is less ‘narrative helpful’ included…
http://order-order.com/2011/05/19/milibands-made-up-coffey-morning/
Seems ‘NHS staff tell him’, and his guys tell others… who oblige with a context lite soundbite.
One is sure that Dr. Coffey will soon be the voice of the NHS, to explain the anger, and what critics are saying, etc, soon.
The BBC inclusion or exclusion of affiliations is getting rather brazen.
Mystery double poster. Sorry. Werentme.gov, honest.
And now… it’s gone! Confused? You will be.