The Sunday Times article (Galloway suspended)

Post by **faceless** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:08 pm

I'll post about the technical aspect in the web media section...

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:23 pm

Mandy wrote:No, I am not suggesting that. I was highlighting possible hypocrisy as to what the Sun would have said if GG created a game about "shooting" another MP. They would call him a terrorist sympathiser (or worse, encouraging terrorism).

The difference is, of course, that George would never commission such a game to be made. Even if he temporarily lost his judgement and did do such a thing (maybe a hoopla-based game where you have to fling nooses around Blair's head as many times as you can in 60 seconds? haha!) then he should be free to do that, tasteless or not.

For instance, if there was a change in the law which criminalised the sicker of the games on newgrounds.com, I'd be strongly on the side of the rights of free expression and artistic license - not because I think games like "Spear Britney" are any good (infact, I think they're crap and tediously un-funny) but because in my opinion it would be a notable steepening of the slippery slope that over-powerful "moral" lobbyists want to place us on.

As GG often says himself, there's a marked difference between free-speech and shouting "fire!" in a crowded theatre house, but the content of most of these Flash games are overwhelmingly just simplistic attempts at subversive humour - they're not convincing calls-to-arms for people to take to the streets, cans of kitty-kat in one hand and a flaming torch in the other.

I take your point, however, that you weren't suggesting they should be illegal.

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:24 pm

On a light hearted note :

Thanks to Leon .. https://www.leonkuhn.org.uk

Post by **faceless** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:42 pm

That Leon Kuhn's work is a danger to society - suggesting we put a tin can in a microwave? KABOOM! haha

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:48 pm

faceless wrote:That Leon Kuhn's work is a danger to society - suggesting we put a tin can in a microwave? KABOOM! haha

I've seem something similar in movies.

Personally, I put an egg in a small cardboard box (such as a Terry's Orange box), and place it for 2 minutes in a microwave. The egg explodes, and when you open the box you have a ready made egg omelet.

harry perkins · Post by **harry perkins** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:17 pm

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

SOLIDARITY
SCOTLAND'S SOCIALIST MOVEMENT

In response to yesterday's decision by the Westminster Parliament's Standards and Privileges Committee to suspend Respect MP, George Galloway, Solidarity accuses the nation's political elite of conducting a sustained witchhunt against a man whose only crime is that he has dedicated his political career to speaking truth to power, and has been a thorn in the side of a government which has inflicted untold suffering and violence on the people of Iraq and Afghanistan in support of US aims to colonise the region.

Solidarity Co-Convenor, Tommy Sheridan, said: "Yesterday's decision to suspend George Galloway from Parliament for 18 days comes soon after we witnessed the digesting standing ovation given to Tony Blair by those very same individuals. It really does illustrate the fact that we're now living in an upside world, a world in which people like George, who've stood up against a brutal and bloody war that was unleashed on a tissue of lies, are victimised, while people like Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, who're responsible for this carnage, are lionised."

This latest attempt to undermine the credibility of the Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow comes on the back of previous attempts to do so lodged in both the UK and the US. Each of those attempts have been defeated. George Galloway's stance and tireless work on behalf of the people of the Middle East has earned him accolades and deep respect in every corner of the world. He is the 'people's' Middle East peace envoy and we pledge to support him against those who are complicit in the ongoing carnage taking place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine, and who have blood on their hands.

Ends.

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:44 pm

I noticed this article because it linked to my youtube account. I think the site is quite good in general, not least this article!

[web]https://corporatemediawatch.blogspot.com ... press.html[/web]

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:08 am

GG starts his defence speech about 3.30pm today and will speak for
probably two hours or more. It will be broadcast live on the
parliamentary channel and on www.parliamentlive.tv

I recommend anyone who can record it to do so !!!

Post by **faceless** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:43 am

it's also on the BBC streaming

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/b ... efault.stm

Post by **faceless** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:14 pm

I wonder how many people are getting ready to watch this now? I reckon tens of thousands... as someone mentioned on the radio show the other night it will probably give the Parliament channel its best viewing figures ever.

Salim201 · Post by **Salim201** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:42 pm

lol yeh I was thinking that also! I'm quite anxious to watch it, does anyone know how late its gonna run over before he's on? Is he in the chamber now?

popinjay · Post by **popinjay** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:58 pm

This flooding business is dragging on a bit. Get on with it!

popinjay · Post by **popinjay** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:03 pm

I'm starting to think this is a conspiracy... run so long that George won't make the six o'clock news.

Post by **faceless** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:08 pm

it is a pretty major issue though, I reckon the BBC will be focussing on the flooding more than this as it affects so many (middle class) people.

Salim201 · Post by **Salim201** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:52 pm

there just trying to score political points over eachother using real human hardship, this is nonsense bring on galloway!