tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post2155802617983205170..comments2024-03-02T02:56:21.007+00:00Comments on ......SHOT BY BOTH SIDES: Exposed - senior politician in email scam!Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-40687564204803896922008-12-24T16:36:00.000+00:002008-12-24T16:36:00.000+00:00I'm not a racist.I hate EVERYONE.I'm not a racist.<BR/><BR/>I hate EVERYONE.Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-21691888873416546002008-12-23T22:46:00.000+00:002008-12-23T22:46:00.000+00:00She yawned and said, yeah, I read that on Dave's b...She yawned and said, yeah, I read that on Dave's blog absolutely ages ago.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-68185207102764445722008-12-23T21:42:00.000+00:002008-12-23T21:42:00.000+00:00Go on Kerry, Christmas kiss for you if you tell us...Go on Kerry, Christmas kiss for you if you tell us what Hewitt's reply was. ;-)The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543130733645367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-49152407799818620352008-12-23T19:34:00.000+00:002008-12-23T19:34:00.000+00:00OK, so I'm not as on the ball as I might be... In ...OK, so I'm not as on the ball as I might be... In fact it does vaguely ring bells now.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-44261085802091389542008-12-23T19:12:00.000+00:002008-12-23T19:12:00.000+00:00This has been around a while.This has been <A HREF="http://www.twodoctors.org/2008/04/where-did-all-nhs-budgets-go.html" REL="nofollow">around a while</A>.James Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707473889170111139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-16035874319779381272008-12-23T18:26:00.000+00:002008-12-23T18:26:00.000+00:00I was in two minds whether to post this. Just a co...I was in two minds whether to post this. Just a couple of points as I would like to leave the office at some point tonight.<BR/><BR/>1) The majority of Somalis in the UK have arrived as refugees, so nothing to do with immigration policy. <BR/><BR/>2) It's a common tactic for people to find examples of abhorrent behaviour within a cultural group and then present it as the cultural norm. Just because FGM is practised in some parts of Africa doesn't mean that majority of Africans here support it too. In fact the African community in Bristol - including Somali men - have been active in campaigning against it, and educating people within their community about it.<BR/><BR/>3) I don't think you really give a damn about FGM - it's just a convenient stick with which to beat them.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-21091787355599434102008-12-23T18:19:00.000+00:002008-12-23T18:19:00.000+00:00I feel obliged to rant a reply. Well, with a stink...I feel obliged to rant a reply. Well, with a stinking cold I’d be just as miserable doing anything else. First off, (trivial pont) if you're going to use quotation marks please be accurate, I actually wrote '<I>more</I> fun.'<BR/><BR/>A while back I remember reading the opinions of leading anti-racism campaigner regarding white people (I think I remember her name, though it doesn't help to give it). She has much the same attitude towards racism that Patricia Hewitt has towards sexism, yet I imagine you would be happy to converse with her, or at least happier than you would be with a BNP activist sharing similarly extreme views.<BR/><BR/>That's the problem with "anti-" campaigners of whatever persuasion -they tend to display precisely the mindset they profess to reject. I wouldn't be surprised if Lee Jasper were more racially prejudiced than Old Holborn. Again, I don't suppose the prospect of a Jasper blog would have you frothing at the mouth. I doubt you could ever even spot the inconsistency. OH hates you because he thinks you are in a position to cause profound harm while you remain utterly convinced you are on the side of the Good.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I would have thought Somali activists would be preoccupied with the problems of their homeland, rather than the opinions of a grumpy man in Essex unwelcoming towards their presence here. Though sadly (as a former Guardian-reading Lib Dem voter) I'm no longer quite convinced he doesn't have a point. You vehemently reject his sentiments, yet do you realise your party's policy of mass immigration and (especially) multiculturalism mean that traditional aspects of Somali culture, such as FGM, will now be taking place in Britain? Very probably it takes place in your constituency: it will tend to happen anywhere in the the world with a community from countries that practice it, with probability related to the size of that community -just as surely as ex-pat. Brits bring drunken antics to the beaches of Dubai. It's a direct consequence of immigration, multiculturalism just makes it even worse. Regarding a backlash (no pun intended)in feeling from a conservative Muslim society against debauched Westerners within their midst, do you understand it (and side with OH) or condemn it? <BR/><BR/>I wonder if FGM in Bristol is what your Somali activists spend most of their time being 'active' about. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if it concerns you.<BR/><BR/>Logically not. After all, it was you, not OH, who facilitated it here. And that's just 2+2=4.<BR/><BR/>Rant over. Sorry not to have put the above more concisely.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330412326038302877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-20043977222845808752008-12-23T16:12:00.000+00:002008-12-23T16:12:00.000+00:00It's been around for quite a while. I wrote about ...It's been around for quite a while. I <A HREF="http://blog.dave.org.uk/2007/09/patricia-hewitt.html" REL="nofollow">wrote about it</A> over a year ago.Dave Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165198648105678551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-6154694832851268772008-12-23T15:19:00.000+00:002008-12-23T15:19:00.000+00:00You find racism fun? I showed OH's site to some So...You find racism fun? I showed OH's site to some Somali activists on Friday. I can assure you they didn't think it was 'a bit of fun'.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-30855429973916075652008-12-23T14:52:00.000+00:002008-12-23T14:52:00.000+00:00That email was full of grammatical errors, unneces...That email was full of grammatical errors, unnecessary capitalisations etc. and was unlikely to have been written by a well-educated person, especially not one who attended Oxford and Cambridge* and has two masters degrees.<BR/><BR/>*I found this out by "careful research" i.e. looking her up on Wikipedia. There you can also find the gem that a Judicial Review found her "guilty of unlawful sex discrimination" when she was in charge of a department committed to gender equality. Very much in the Harman mould then.<BR/><BR/>I'm off to read Old Holborn. I just love the bile: it's so much more fun than vanilla. Merry Christmas anyway, Kerry.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330412326038302877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-42404601883301039482008-12-22T21:24:00.000+00:002008-12-22T21:24:00.000+00:00Well I did notify her office. But I'm certainly no...Well I did notify her office. But I'm certainly not going to reveal her response now!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-85226017527428024052008-12-22T21:17:00.000+00:002008-12-22T21:17:00.000+00:00The world simply has to know what Patricia Hewitt ...The world simply has to know what Patricia Hewitt herself thinks of this scam. Find out and I will kiss you, Kerry.The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543130733645367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-72308125876535591732008-12-22T12:15:00.000+00:002008-12-22T12:15:00.000+00:00Sounds quite realistic to me...except for the "orp...Sounds quite realistic to me...<BR/>except for the "orphanages" bit, they are more likely to be "investment property" in lush locations.Remember Rememberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822841376973577337noreply@blogger.com