Monthly Archives: January 2005
John Beyer, Tara Conlan, Rupert Murdoch and the Echo Chamber
OK, Mr Angry Pants is online…. I’ve been in touch with Roly Keating’s office. Sadly they do not have a record or recording of the exchange that led to the following ‘quote’ in the Dec 3 Mail article: At BBC2’s … Continue reading
Gonzales: Actually, I *was* expecting the Hispanic inquisition
OK, it’s shocking, it’s alarming…. but it Does. Not. Surprise. Me. At. All. Guardian – Bush’s choice for top law job faces grilling on torture: Alberto Gonzales, currently his chief legal adviser, told Mr Bush in early 2002 that the … Continue reading
Jerry Springer, the BBC, Mediawatch UK, and those f**king c**ts at The Sun
Today, Page 3 girl Ruth (22, from Kent) ‘can’t believe’ the Beeb is showing Jerry Springer The Opera. She says: “I’m not surprised they’ve had complaints about the swearing. Why can’t they plug the Saturday night telly gap with good … Continue reading
The Evolution of Crazy Frog – from Deng Deng to Ringtone
Seeking information about Crazy Frog? Harbouring a sneaking suspicion that you’ve seen/heard it before? This page is for you… [Jamster affiliate link removed. Rupert Murdoch now owns Jamster and I’ll be damned if I’ll send money his way.] You must … Continue reading
The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2004
One list from the left and one list from the right.
Gitmo goes permo
Guardian – US plans permanent Guantanamo jails: The United States is preparing to hold terrorism suspects indefinitely without trial, replacing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp with permanent prisons in the Cuban enclave and elsewhere, it was reported yesterday. Via deficient … Continue reading
Jebus wants you dry
AP – Bush pushing for more faith-based funds: President Bush has succeeded in opening the checkbooks of five federal departments to religious organizations. Now he’s setting his sights on money doled out by the states. The goal is to persuade … Continue reading
Who’s a clever boy, then?
Wow! This chap managed to find his own website! —– Original Message —– From: “e Moocher” [emoocher@gmail.com] To: Bloggerheads Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:49 PM Subject: Bloggerheads > Check this out: > > eMoocher > http://www.emoocher > This guy … Continue reading
Three minutes of silence for tsunami victims
OK, so let me just make this clear… Victims of World War I and other wars (some lovely statistics available here) get one or two minutes. Every year. Victims of the September 11th atrocities got two minutes, but only for … Continue reading
Freedom of (Some) Information
50,000 files opened as act sweeps away 30-year rule Of course, in the interests of job national security, some things must remain secret. I’m thinking of a few interesting things to do with this. If you are too, then the … Continue reading
