Jack Straw: yet another pile of utter nonsense

Jack Straw was a student’s union activist and became a high level member of Government.

A couple of years or so ago he created a storm when he let it be known that he asks Muslim women who went to visit him for advice at his MP’s surgery to remove their veils. That give rise to a lot of irrelevant and racist comments from around the country.

He’s done it again today with an announcement that the reason that some men rape and abuse women is because they are from the Indian sub continent and don’t respect our non Muslim women. What makes me cringe is that this man is taken seriously and he is allowed a lot of air time and printing space to vent his bile.

Put me in charge of British media and he wouldn’t get a look in.

Clown.

DW

You can’t beat that Gates

This is a winner … after the usual Windows Vista nonsense has unfolded over the last fortnight or so, Windows has decided it’s time to reveal that is knows all about my problems and the solutions available to me.

I spotted the notification and clicked to open it, only to see this:

Problem Reports and Solutions (NOT RESPONDING)

I think it’s an absolute hoot Gates!

DW

Matt Frei: biased or just stupid?

I don't have much time for BBC journalist Matt Frei: he ranks along with Andrew Harding as a clown.

This morning, Frei introduced an item on the idea the Chinese are considering a law to make sure that children look after their aged parents to ensure any problems are minimised.

Frei asked the BBC Beijing correspondent, who clearly had very little understanding of the proposals, "Just how unpopular is this proposal?"

Who said it was unpopular? Yes, they quoted some people who highlighted some concerns; but who is Frei to say ergo it is an unpopular measure?

Clown.


DW
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Three actors: great, grate and grave

Three actors made the news yesterday, in my world anyway.

Pete Postlethwaite died yesterday. Pete was not a handsome man but he really was a fantastic actor. I have not seen all of his films but the one that stands out for me is Brassed off! He was the leader of a brass band in that one and the way he conducted this band in Halifax’s Piece Hall was out of this world. Watch the film and watch out for that part. A great actor in my book.

Graham Seed: you might never have heard of him but he was Nigel Pargetter in The Archers. He fell off the roof of his house, Lower Loxley, in true Nigel style in Radio 4’s 60th anniversary episode of this soap opera … inappropriate to do it, inappropriate weather and so on. I remember Nigel as a very young man: he was the archetypal twit. Wealthy parents, courting the very sexy sounding Elizabeth Archer, heading for further twitdom. With Elizabeth the have created what sounds like a thriving and well built business. Now he’s dead. A good actor but his character grated.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is no longer the Governor of California. He will now no doubt be persuaded to return to film making. Oh no! For a many with greater muscles than talent, I for one will ensure that any film he appears in will be avoided by yours truly. Like other talent free zones such as George Clowney, I cannot watch them and certainly will never pay to watch them! Then again, I have to paraphrase Arny’s classic phrase: he’ll be back! He will. Eeesshh! Arny, a grave mistake.

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