Gaza - protests against Israel

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:24 am

mmmmm .... I suspect the pro-Israeli Lobby put pressure on Talksport.

George would have been best to cover a ground invasion -- so the stated reason doesn't make sense.

I wish Talksport would explicitly tell us what is happening.

DavidGig · Post by **DavidGig** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:26 am

I suspect the pro-Israeli Lobby put pressure on Talksport.

I just listened to Friday's show in the archives, and something tells me you're right. It seems something is up. It was obvious from his tone even before the Kamm interview (when he essentially admitted that he was being put under pressure). I'm worried we may be nearing the end.

Colston · Post by **Colston** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:11 am

About 11.30 in the show a texter called Mark texted in... Collins said I've ahd a text from Mark asking about the enhanced news coverage... he replied... yes [fella] it doesn't take a genius to work it out...

I'm assuming he was referring to George's absence (paranoia?)...

No news from my pal.

mickyv · Post by **mickyv** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:04 pm

I wonder if Oliver "Lying Sack of Shit" Kamm's complaint to Talksport might have had something to do with GG non show last night ;

https://timesonline.typepad.com/oliver_k ... s-deb.html

Post by **faceless** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:33 pm

Here's the interview for those who haven't heard it. I don't think that Galloway faded him out on anything important. He was allowed to make his points and then treated with the contempt he deserves as a result.

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https://humyo.com/F/56153-307598991

Brown Sauce · Post by **Brown Sauce** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:29 pm

I can't think so micky. He can be a bit fader happy from time to time, but not here.

Last night imo, he didn't do his show because the talksport folk needed someone who in their eyes had an unbiased view. Collins certainly doesn't meet that for me, see some of his comments on annie lennox for example, but then niether does george.

mickyv · Post by **mickyv** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:40 pm

Brown Sauce wrote:I can't think so micky. He can be a bit fader happy from time to time, but not here.

Last night imo, he didn't do his show because the talksport folk needed someone who in their eyes had an unbiased view. Collins certainly doesn't meet that for me, see some of his comments on annie lennox for example, but then niether does george.

Sure, it's just a bit of a wild guess really.

Did anybody notice that Collins actually referred to somebody else in the studio called "George", and that towards the end of the show, he mentioned that "Carol" had apparently walked out, and when handing over, said that there had been a "bit of a conflag" in the studio ?

DavidGig · Post by **DavidGig** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:40 pm

This won't be be published, but I left it at Kamm's blog--

<i>"And I'm anxious in that case to publish this correction."</i>

Why then have you only quoted more of your own turgid posturing? Let's hear what TalkSport actually said to you.

(By the way, why don't you explain to your readers the steps you and yours took in order to get your time on the airwaves? After all, the invitation didn't just fall from the air, and it would be interesting to learn how powerful interests can affect media access.)

David

Post by **faceless** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:10 pm

That's the thing about him complaining about being faded out - he doesn't allow all comments on his blog, so why does he expect to be treated any differently?

luke · Post by **luke** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:55 pm

[web]https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... rally.html[/web]

Post by **faceless** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:06 pm

That's nice of the Daily Mail to imply that Galloway has been sacked and, secondly, that he deserved to be attacked because he was part of a 'hardcore'...

Collective punishment isn't something they have a problem with though.

mickyv · Post by **mickyv** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:29 pm

That’s a nasty little hatchet job by the Mail, including the misleading title, but at least it confirms what was blatantly obvious, namely that Talksport lied about why they replaced GG with Collins. The excuse about having an “enhanced special”, is completely idiotic and transparent, as Collins tried his hardest to talk about anything else apart from the issue for which the 'extended news feature' was supposed to be about.

I’ve left a comment at the Mail, but as I doubt it will be shown there, I leave it here as well;

I wish that that Talksport would be more honest with it’s listeners; their craven cowardness to the Israeli Lobby is a reminder of this little line;

"You cannot hope to bribe or twist,
Thank God, the British journalist.
But then there's no occasion to
When seeing what unbribed he'll do.

The justification of “to give a more balanced view of the Gaza situation”. is laughable, given that the Galloway show is the one & only balance in the sea of pro-Israeli corporate media, and laughable to any fair-minded person who listened to the pro-Israeli bias of the replacement show. The line of “we felt this would be in the best interests of everyone”, begs many questions, including how can it be in the best interest of those who are sicken by the massacre in Gaza.

To replace a knowledgeable, and almost uniquely pro-Palestinian broadcaster, with a replacement, who by his own admission did not know too much about the issues, is so bizarre, that it suggest more than incompetence.

Colston · Post by **Colston** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:07 pm

In defence of Collins he stood by and mentioned the fact that he was not pro Israel and that their actions were disproportionate...

Otherwise his smarmy comment about 'it being obvious' made me turn off... enough was enough.

I hope George manages to bite his tongue this week because as much as I don't want him to compromise his principles I want his voice to remain on national radio...

Colston · Post by **Colston** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:12 pm

Lots of great comments slagging Kamm on his blog.

[web]https://timesonline.typepad.com/oliver_k ... s-deb.html[/web]

Post by **faceless** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:57 pm

He's really not cut out for having an interactive blog.