Comments on: Fitna at the House of Lords on Thursday (and it wasn’t Ahmed who delayed it) http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/ Watching. Pointing. Laughing. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:49:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: marc draco http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178960 marc draco Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:16:20 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178960 And mine's an anti-idiotic journalism blog. ;-) And mine’s an anti-idiotic journalism blog. ;-)

]]> By: Monitor http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178957 Monitor Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:38:09 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178957 Dr. D - I believe the term is "persistence of belief in the face of contradictory evidence". If they were cowed, why did they not remain cowed? Dr. D – I believe the term is “persistence of belief in the face of contradictory evidence”. If they were cowed, why did they not remain cowed?

]]> By: Monitor http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178956 Monitor Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:37:08 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178956 Thanks for that, Cranmer. Outrageous behaviour by the Brit ambassador. Not sure that he has the power to deny entry, though - and indeed the Radio Netherlands report says he just sent a letter saying Wilders was "not welcome". Thanks for that, Cranmer. Outrageous behaviour by the Brit ambassador. Not sure that he has the power to deny entry, though – and indeed the Radio Netherlands report says he just sent a letter saying Wilders was “not welcome”.

]]> By: Archbishop Cranmer http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178955 Archbishop Cranmer Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:21:39 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178955 His Grace regrets to report that Geert Wilders has <a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/daniel_hannan/blog/2009/02/10/geert_wilders_antiislamic_politician_banned_from_britain?from_comment=true&message=WW91ciBjb21tZW50IGhhcyBub3cgYmVlbiBtYWRlIHB1YmxpYyE=" rel="nofollow">been refused entry to the UK</a>. He shall not therefore be appearing at the House of Lords on Thursday. Lord Ahmed has his victory. His Grace regrets to report that Geert Wilders has been refused entry to the UK.

He shall not therefore be appearing at the House of Lords on Thursday.

Lord Ahmed has his victory.

]]> By: Dr.D http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178954 Dr.D Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178954 I believe the terms "back pedaling" and CYA apply here. This is simply deceitful! Parliament was cowed, and now they make it worse by claiming otherwise. I believe the terms “back pedaling” and CYA apply here. This is simply deceitful! Parliament was cowed, and now they make it worse by claiming otherwise.

]]> By: Monitor http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178953 Monitor Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:30:58 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178953 Cranmer - <i>this</i> is an anti-Islam blog. It's just less hysterical and more scrupulous than the ones I refer to. :) Cranmer – this is an anti-Islam blog. It’s just less hysterical and more scrupulous than the ones I refer to. :)

]]> By: Archbishop Cranmer http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178952 Archbishop Cranmer Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:24:48 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178952 It is a little disingenuous of you to blame 'anti-Islam bloggers' for seizing upon Lord Ahmed's own words. It was he who boasted of 'victory'; it was he who implied that his 'demands' had been met. The 'threat' was implicit. It is also not clear what you mean by 'anti-Islam bloggers'. In the context of one of His Grace's posts today on the <a href="http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/02/head-teacher-forced-out-in-for-forcing.html" rel="nofollow">head teacher</a> who was 'forced out' for making Muslim pupils attend school assemblies, His Grace (uniquely so far) has sided with the Muslim parents. The Guardiam, Times, Telegraph, Mail et al all make it an excuse for what you might term an anti-Islamic rant. Why do you not meantion the 'anti-Islam newspapers'? Some of those bloggers who reported the House of Lords story in the terms you mention are not remotely 'anti-Islamic'; merely pro parliamentary privilege and free speech. It is a little disingenuous of you to blame ‘anti-Islam bloggers’ for seizing upon Lord Ahmed’s own words. It was he who boasted of ‘victory’; it was he who implied that his ‘demands’ had been met. The ‘threat’ was implicit.

It is also not clear what you mean by ‘anti-Islam bloggers’.

In the context of one of His Grace’s posts today on the head teacher who was ‘forced out’ for making Muslim pupils attend school assemblies, His Grace (uniquely so far) has sided with the Muslim parents. The Guardiam, Times, Telegraph, Mail et al all make it an excuse for what you might term an anti-Islamic rant.

Why do you not meantion the ‘anti-Islam newspapers’?

Some of those bloggers who reported the House of Lords story in the terms you mention are not remotely ‘anti-Islamic’; merely pro parliamentary privilege and free speech.

]]> By: marc draco http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/02/10/fitna-at-the-house-of-lords-on-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-178950 marc draco Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:34:52 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1739#comment-178950 YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!! Sorry, I got all excited there - this could be a damp squib too. YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!

Sorry, I got all excited there – this could be a damp squib too.

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