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Topic History of: RIP James Whale Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Green Man
The Guardian are pretty much left wing activists these days, if you don't agree with their politcs you are far right or as Hedda says, a "right wing loon".
Rich
Just look at the state of this Guardian obituary to James Whale. Firing off the negativity straight out of the traps as quick as possible, more or less insinuating he was a racist. They couldn't wait to get this stuff out first before anything else. Can't even an obituary be written in the press without a sly agenda to get at somebody nowadays. They've probably done the same to others haven't they.
"James Whale, who has died of cancer aged 74, was the British radio presenter most reminiscent of the American “shock jocks” noted for expressing their opinions on air in a provocative way. Arguing with listeners on his phone-in shows became part of Whale’s trademark style – and his more extreme remarks brought him one sacking and another suspension.
In 1974, during his first year with the commercial station Metro Radio in Newcastle, a national paper was moved to ask whether he was the rudest man on radio.
Later, he spoke about “the stupidity of leftwing politics”, criticised anti-racist groups, referred to asylum seekers as “criminals” who are “breaking into our country” and maintained that climate change was a natural phenomenon. Whale was sacked by TalkSport in 2008 for breaching broadcasting’s impartiality rules when he urged Londoners to elect Boris Johnson as mayor. Ten years later, Ofcom censured him and TalkRadio for his “insensitivity” and comments “likely to cause a high level of offence” during an interview with a journalist talking about her sexual assault.
Nichi Hodgson wrote in the Guardian: “I was interrogated, ridiculed and had my journalistic integrity questioned.” At one stage, Whale appeared to laugh at her description of being “orally raped” and, Hodgson added, he used “every sneeringly dismissive and misogynistic trick in the book”.
Despite the regulator’s criticism and TalkRadio suspending him, the presenter was reinstated after broadcasting an apology."
Green Man
Every little helps Robbie.
robbiex
Green Man wrote: I bet the government are happy there have been deaths of big names last month. Keep the public distracted from the truth. Dave Edmunds had a heart attack but is doing well. I bet that is a kick in the teeth for the Labour government.
Ozzy had a heart attack, so did Hogan and now Dave Edmunds.
I don't think Dave Edmunds dying would be much of a distraction. It might be 10th item on the news at best. It would be a bigger story in Wales
Wyot
Green Man wrote: I bet the government are happy there have been deaths of big names last month. Keep the public distracted from the truth. Dave Edmunds had a heart attack but is doing well. I bet that is a kick in the teeth for the Labour government.
Ozzy had a heart attack, so did Hogan and now Dave Edmunds.
People have heart attacks GM particularly those that abuse drugs and alcohol for decades, or take steroids on top of ridiculous muscle mass...
And then some people who don't do any of this...
There will always be deaths people can link a conspiracy to.
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