Iris Update

[hellison]

Which amounts to... very little. No mention of it at all on any of the news bulletains I watched last night, nor have most of the papers/new websites picked up on it.
There's a very brief spot on the bbc which basically amounts to -
Iris - I never said that!
Hansard - Um, you so did. We recorded it. look, right Here! (about 2/3rds of the way

Comments

[adelpha]

Well the party does (try to) position itself as for Equality and Opportunity For All (here). At least until Iris opens her windtrap. Writing might not do much, but it probably wouldn't hurt.

Writing to her, on the other hand, may get you mailshotted by shrinks for being a sympathiser of Those People. Although I'd be interested to see how she responds to 'let (s)he who is without sin cast the first stone'. Possibly with photos of her in a nice polycotton jumper.

[hellison]

My own MP is, sadly, one of her lot and I think I *might* have more chance of a response if I write directly to him, as my MP and ask what the official views are etc, rather than just write to the party. From various comments i've seen elsewhere, people who've tried that simply got no response.

[doccy]

*follows link* *reads* GAHHWHUBLUBAH???

*follows Beeb Link* *reads* Wha... Uh...

So... "Hello, we're the Beeb, and Mrs Iris Robinson was reported as saying that Homosexuality and sodomy were worse than sexully abusing kids. Here's the quote - missing the sodomy bit - and here's her quote, saying she never said that and everyone was mistaken.

*eye tic*

[hellison]

The beeb link is shockingly light on ACTUAL FACT, or indeed content; they've kept it well buried too. The link from the local paper (belfast telegraph) seems to be the only place to get any actual detail on it

[doccy]

After replying, I noticed someone on my f-list has spotted it and been duly unimpressed - but they saw it on the Graun!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/22/northernireland.gayrights

*edits the link in* *ahem*

[doccy]

*actually reads the article* AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAH!!

It... That is actually the most awesome retraction ever. *boggles*

[doccy]

As an unrelated comment, when I see your "arse piglets" Icon, I always hear it to the tune of "Moon River". Which causes its' own problems.

Aaarrrssse Piiiiiiiigleeeeettts, Wiiider Than A Miiiile,
I'm Croooooossing You In Styyyyle Some Daaaaaaaaaaaay...

[hellison]

Which is exactly how it's meant to be sung! Hence the icon. Sadly I can no long how it came about (or indeed the rest of teh words, there were more), but it was lj comments, somewhere. I have a strong suspicion Thesme was Involved.

[doccy]

So... Uhm... Are they wider than a mile? :P

[hellison]

I'm sure they COULD be. If you fed them a lot. Or lined an array of them up ;)

[being_here]

Tell her she's converted you to teh peas!

[hellison]

I know! Its good to be able to debate these SRS issues in a mature and dignified fashion!!

i wonder what would happend if we pointed the VLAPA at iris...