Last Friday on Radio Five Live: Tina Fey: Will Ferrell played George Bush like he was a moron but no one seemed to think that he was going at him too hard. Richard Bacon: Yeah. I’m not sure how many other ways there are to play him. So says the university drop-out about the Yale graduate. Update. I am reminded that Bush also has an MBA from Harvard (hat tips … Continue reading
The Open Thread is slipping down the page, so here is a replacement. There’s plenty to talk about at the moment….enjoy! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Labour Candidate is BBC Bias Complaints Judge. (Hat-tips to all who highlighted this in the comments) Update. Craig has more on this. Good work Ryan. Update 2. I see that Sarah Bell, the BBC hack who couldn’t find a single non-LibDem supporter in the constituency of her LibDem Facebook friend Susan Kramer, hasn’t tweeted for a few days. Told to keep a low profile, perhaps? (Facebook screenshot from Ryan, via … Continue reading
Reports like this and this, which suggest that the flying restrictions over UK and European airspace are panic reactions based on EU bureaucracy and Met Office incompetence. Our chums in White City and elsewhere simply love EU regulations – and though they have begrudingly mentioned disquiet at the flying ban – the chances of them doing a proper investigation of what has gone on are close to zero. Click through … Continue reading
Today’s Guardian advises media types who to vote for. LabourProbably where your vote should end up if you work at the BBC (or derive substantial income from it as supplier), or C4. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Over in the States, the Obama regime is doing what it can to undermine the reputation of Wall Street and in particular in the form of Goldman Sachs. The BBC never misses a chance to kick those evil bankers and so Today joined in the fun this morning @ 7.50am. Isn’t capitalism just sooooo evil? If only we lived in a nice socialist collective where income was assured through enforced … Continue reading
Beautiful Monday morning, not a cloud or a plane in sight, so what better time for the BBC to run one of it’s very special polls which shows the world is warming to the USA since Obama came to power. The inherent bias in this World Service poll is TRULY wondrous with the US under the evil Bush seen as more malign than Russia or China! But hey, maybe the … Continue reading
I noticed the BBC was running a story just before 7am suggesting that there is little connection between levels of crime and high levels of immigration but that there is a connection between those with low academic achievement and support for the BNP! Wonder could the BBC not run a similar story suggesting that rank stupidity is an essential requisite for voting Lib-Dems or that being a moron is the … Continue reading
I have long suggested that the BBC prefers the Lib-Dem political philosophy to that of Labour because it is further to the left and so acts as a ratchet to ensure UK politics keeps shifting ever leftwards. So, is it just me or is dear old Auntie loving Cleggmania as it sees this as the one clear chance of keeping Brown the loser in some sort of power? As the … Continue reading
I may have been a bit slow to realise this, but as soon as one becomes associated with a particular cause, one alienates people. It is a mistake to assume that reasoned argument will win anyone over. People make their minds up for all sorts of reasons – then say “that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.” The more rational you are, the more people use distancing strategies to … Continue reading
