The Way The Land Lies

There was a revealing incident on the Marian Finucane show a few Saturdays  ago.
She was chatting away amicably to a young man about his various interests. Then he mentioned that he had often visited Israel and actually liked Israelis and enjoyed his sojourns.
Ms. Finucane immediately morphed into an apoplectic harridan and started verbally battering the guest like a Hamas commander -her voice rising in shrieking decibels of disbelief that anyone found Israelis less than the devil incarnate.
It would be a brilliant excerpt to play for a media studies class to show how on a rare occasion a built-in bias in a broadcasting organisation can become as clear as the light of day.
It was a sad episode that was almost funny in its weird clarity.

I am worse in that I actually support Israel in its efforts at staying alive.

to be fair to Marian, i think she's been there herself more than once and is probably basing her opinion on fact and not sky news type hysteria. don't think most palestinians argue with the existence of Israel.

Knock yourself out, Borneo;

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Don't turn up in anything less than a John Deere.

Idont know if ozy and wildman like each other..but if they join forces theres a best seller between them, p.s they might even make Booker Prize Shortlist,

Ridiculous that your 'Gays for Palestine' post was deleted.

It's very hard to believe that anyone here would bother reporting that!  You are clearly a watched man.

disgraceful that wildmans posts are deleted..it happens regularly now..and I for one one has sent a message to betfair to ask why?..is free speech not allowed on the net?

what views have reflected negative on them?

do you care to post one of the three/..the man is not racist, homophobic,xenophobic?..you may disagree with what he says..but surely you defend his right to say it?..but what I have seen he is not any of the three?..so for me its silly to delete posts that are not blatantly as you suggest?

I understand completely..but my point is I believe its well over the top for what they(betfair)or mods..(on behalf )think his comments will offend or upset..its his point that its precisely why the country is the way it is because you cannot defend your beliefs or tell the truth..i.e. muslims..cos everybody is scared to be accused of racism?....to say Wildman is upsetting people with his views is not true..so therefore why delite

Pen them a note.  Tell them you want them to turn this place into Poet's Corner.  No holds barred.

Whatever his views they are better than the wholesale lies and welching by other forumites.

wellsaid pa..the Shiite they allow others to say without deleting is beyond belief...

I think think the expression is be near the knuckle, only wildman knows what he wrote, but the bits they allowed were hilarious.

can't believe that either. may the mod is a shirt lifter..oh f_k why did i say that. that's my tourettes coming out. oh fk fk.  I may have been someone from the ifa or macra getting pissed off that you're suggesting farmers are dogging in Biffo land...the thoughts of that...Brian Cowen sitting in his merc ogling over a pair shagging on the back of a muck spreader...now i'll be banned for that! comes the argies (excluding las malvinas)

IM sure cold turkey Mr C would prefare to refer to it as the enchanted walk

The " Gays For Palestine " poster seen on the anti Israel march was hardly homophobic.

I highlighted it for the irony,here was a group of Gays on a political march supporting Palestine not realising that if they were living in Palestinian controlled areas they would be persecuted and would end up vaulting the security barrier to get into Israel where they wouldn't be persecuted.

Ozymandius point about it being their website is valid and one I acknowledge.

I think I will have to create my own blog.

an Irish Michael Graham....he'll be on the right hook before the year is out