CUTS, CUTS, CUTS.
>> THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
I listened in to the Today programme today and, as usual, it lived down to expectations. We had the uberliberal Church of England prelate Richard Chartres on to tell us about the "minority without hope". Presumably their lack of access to Iphones and Plasma TV forces their hand into looting. Then we had Mark Easton philosophising here, note the references to "cuts". Next up; Nick Clegg. Again the line that BBC pursues is the awful "Cuts" and a reference or two to Thatcher. In the BBC lexicon, Thatcher stands for greed. By contrast, Labour stands for "social inclusivity." Naughtie was daring Clegg to agree with Cameron that there is a sickness in our society knowing the Clegg's liberalism prevents him from doing so. Hugh Orde's comments were then wheeled out to imply that it is impossible to implement any cuts in the bloated ranks of UK Policing. (Axing all public funds to ACPO would be a good start to save money) It is perfectly obvious that the BBC has reverted to type, accepts the "lack of yoof club provision" analysis of the likes of Chartres, and is now doing what it does best - undermining the Government.
DAVID CAMERON VS HUGH ORDE
>> WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011
Nice hatchet job on Cameron by Nick Robinson on the 10 News. In essence, they ran Cameron talking the possibility at least of water cannon and plastic bullets and then instantly used the comments of the BBC candidate for Met Commissioner Sir Hugh Orde who flatly contradicted him. Orde has been weaseling away for some time from his ACPO perch, beloved by the State Broadcaster. Robinson also trotted out the "Don't cut our resources" line that Orde espouses, backed up by Miliband and the opportunist Boris Johnson.
BBC APOLOGIES TO MARCUS HOWE
Wonder what you make of this?
The BBC today apologised for a live interview on its news channel in which the veteran campaigner Darcus Howe was accused of taking part in riots.
The writer and presenter was a guest during a discussion about the unrest on the streets of London when he was challenged by presenter Fiona Armstrong. The corporation apologised for any offence caused following complaints from viewers. During the interview yesterday, studio-based Armstrong said: ''You are not a stranger to riots yourself I understand, are you? You have taken part in them yourself.'' But Howe, speaking from the aftermath of the disturbances in Croydon, responded: ''I have never taken part in a single riot. I've been part of demonstrations that ended up in a conflict. ''Stop accusing me of being a rioter and have some respect for an old West Indian Negro, because you wanted for me to get abusive. You just sound idiotic - have some respect.''
OPEN THREAD....
Well, we have reached mid-week, another night of feral rioting in some of our cities, and time for a new Open Thread! Enjoy...
Question Time LiveBlog 11th August 2011
>> TUESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2011
Question Time is currently on its summer break, and is scheduled to return on 8th September. But! In terrific news for Bias-Watchers everywhere - there will be a special edition broadcast live this Thursday specifically to discuss the riots. It's going to be terrible and you know it. Join us here for the usual Live-Chat at 10:30pm on Thursday....and bring alcohol. You will need it.
"PROTESTERS"?
"Two days after a peaceful protest over the death of suspected gangster Mark Duggan in Tottenham ended, the corporation was still using the term to describe violent looters. That was despite the fact that hundreds of youths, with no connection to events in Tottenham, had since run riot across the capital.
Theresa May, the Home Secretary, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, and police have all condemned the youths as “criminals” whose behaviour is “utterly appalling”. Yet senior BBC presenters and reporters on the ground yesterday continued to describe those behind the violence as “protesters”. The move sparked a wave of anger from members of the public on Twitter. Duncan Barkes wrote on the micro-blogging website: “Hello BBC. They are not protesters, are they? Rioters better description. I mean, what’s the cause for the protest?”
TYSON KNOCKS OUT HUMPHRYS
It's a tricky moment for the BBC as the US stock market drops even lower than Obama's approval ratings, so what to do to try and bolster their hero? How about inviting one of his advisers, Laura Tyson, on to Today for an inspirational interview with a simpering John Humphyrs? What amused me was that Humphyrs came across as more upbeat about the prospects for the US economy than even the Obama apologist, which tells you all you need to know about how the BBC views things. I believe it just cannot understand why S&P downgraded the US, and may indeed give it a further downgrade. Through the prism of Obama-worship, the only explanation must be the reckless Tea Party folks who insist on cutting the Debt in the same way as..erm..S&P recommend!
ANARCHY IN THE UK
Well, as violent thugs (Impoverished youth with inadequate community centre provision caused by the heartless Coalition. if you work for the BBC) torch parts of our Capital city, and others join in the infernal jollity in Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol and Nottingham, the multi-billion £££ BBC has been out to report the news. I heard Ken Livingstone on Newsnight last night and it almost made me physically nauseous. In these terrible circumstances, I find listening or viewing the BBC adds to the misery as they duck and dive around confronting the consequences of their support for multicultural uber alles. How about you?
This Just In From The BBC
In a series of incidents last night, a drawing room was severely damaged. Our reporter at the scene : "Well, I can tell you this morning that this drawing room has been almost totally destroyed. The china cabinet has been destroyed and its contents smashed, all the furniture looks as if it's been sat on by something heavy - even the doors are smashed off their hinges. Witnesses have spoken of scenes of mindless violence. It almost looks as if some large animal had been in here wrecking everything ..." (noises of trumpeting and cries of 'it's coming!') ... "I'm afraid I have to go now because the situation looks dangerous."
STANHOPE: F**KING LEAVE RICHARD F**KING BACON THE F**K ALONE, F**KING RETARDS
>> MONDAY, AUGUST 08, 2011
Doug Stanhope is encouraging his adoring fanbase to contact the BBC to defend Richard Bacon. In trademark foul-mouthed style he rants against the "fuck-mouth" at the Down's Syndrome Association who wrote Friday'sofficial statement, saying the person "is not fit to protect the retarded. Oh... and go fuck yourself in the head." He just doesn't give a fuck, does he? In case you miss the point, he even says it: "I don't give a fuck." That's his thing, not giving a fuck. He offers this argument in defence of Bacon:
Imagine if Richard Bacon had actress Sasha Grey as a guest, someone who is known for her cross-over from pornography. He warns the audience over and over that some of her x-rated work would be upsetting. You race to your computer to watch, then blame Mr Bacon and implore folks to file complaints saying that Richard Bacon was "directing" you to do so?For the comparison to work Bacon would tell his listeners: "Sasha Grey is here. Just a remarkable actress. If you haven't seen her and want a flavour of what she's like go to a search engine now and type "Sasha Grey Anal Cavity" [laughs] and get back to me." I somehow doubt Bacon would feel comfortable about that, realising it might overstep a line or two at the BBC. Here's a more direct analogy. Stanhope describes his stuff as "flat out shock humour". Imagine he's got a shock routine, equal in depravity to thePalin one, only this time it's about one of the Obama kids. On Stanhope's terms it could be defended as a satire on politicians using their children in politics or something. For argument's sake, let's say it's an expletive-filled violent pornographic fantasy revelling in the prospect of raping one of the young Obamas. Is that about on a par with fantasising about shooting Palin's child in the head as it's born? I don't know, but we're playing imagine so let's imagine it is. Now, would Richard Bacon have said to listeners, "If you want a flavour of what he's like, go to YouTube and type 'Doug Stanhope Barack Obama'" knowing full well that's what people would find? No, of course not. It's the fact that Stanhope's target was Palin's child that made it OK to mention because hey, that shit's cool and hip right there. Stuff about underage Obamas - man, that would be just sick. Interestingly, if you do a YouTube search for "Doug Stanhope Barack Obama" it turns up a video which includes a clip of him discussing his choice for president in 2008. He says he'd like to vote libertarian but can't bring himself to do so. His choice instead?
"Barack Obama's my fucking dude. He's fucking cool to watch, so why not? It'd fucking make us look better to the rest of the world when I go to play in fucking Norway next time or England or the UK. They won't spit in my sandwich because they heard my accent and think I'm an asshole."For someone who doesn't give a fuck he seems unduly worried what right-on Euroweenies think of him. Still, it's one more reason for Richard Bacon to like him. Oh, and before any Stanhope fans come on here and tell me I don't "get" him - don't bother. I do. So go fuck yourself in the head instead. UPDATE 17.30. Apology to the DSA from BBC 5 Live and Richard Bacon:
Whither Canada? More BBC Censorship
Recently, I talked about a few states in the US that had actually taken strong steps towards fixing their own economies, even moving into surplus, by decreasing spending, entitlement reform, and tax breaks. The BBC censored all information about this, never told you. This is unfortunate, as it would have provided a useful context in which to consider the national budget situation. Ohio, Wisconsin, and South Carolina did exactly the same thing as what Mark Mardell claimed the extremist Tea Party movement forced into the national debate on how to deal with the budget crisis, and forced it on a President who wanted to spend, spend, spend, instead. Yet those states all seem to have made the correct decision. And the BBC remains silent, as it doesn't fit the Narrative they want to tell about economic policy. While the BBC is busily spreading blame around for the US budget fiasco and debt agreement (to everyone except the President, of course), it seems to have escaped the astute Beeboids' notice that there's another country in North America which seems to be doing a bit better. It's right there in the title of the relevant section of BBC News Online: US & Canada. Canada, as it turns out, is doing better than the US for pretty much the same reason. Has the BBC mentioned this at all? No they have not. It's true that they didn't have the same kind of sub-prime mortgage crisis, but as a largely resource-based export country, if others aren't buying - particularly the US - they're not going to do well either. In April, the BBC had this to say about the major issues of the Canadian election:
Conservatives are seeking to make the economy the dominant issue in the election. Canada fared much better than the US during the recession, but unemployment is still high at 7.8%. Mr Harper has promised to provide tax breaks for corporations and manufacturers and tax credits to encourage small businesses to hire new workers. Mr Ignatieff opposes corporate tax reductions offered by Mr Harper, but Conservatives retort that eliminating the planned reduction in the corporate tax rate amounts to a tax increase, which would be harmful to the recovering economy.Sounds familiar, no?
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