Comments on: Taking a stand against censorship

By: NP

NP — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:12:36 +0000

Lets remember “Squinter” got Newton Emerson sacked from his “geeky” “anorak” job in Poleglass, cause the Newt was slagging Robin Livingstone in “The Portadown News”……. mind you it was just “the Oxygen of publicity” that Emerson needed to launch his media career….. thumbs up to squinter….. Result, you numpty.

By: Mark Fartlighter

Mark Fartlighter — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:06:06 +0000

“I wish they would stop be referred to as Sin nFein, they isn’t anything Sinn Fein about them at all, sure.”

Is you cajun?

“Papers should be allowed to print things even if Gerry Adams disagrees with them.”

They are, they did. Thats why this thread exists.

By: Belfast Gonzo

Belfast Gonzo — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:06:35 +0000

Sainsburys bought Curley’s late last year.

By: Gav

Gav — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:38:49 +0000

1967,

Exactly! FFS Mugabe and Putin can win elections!

By: nineteensixtyseven

nineteensixtyseven — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:21:07 +0000

I think Matthew was totally right in highlighting the ATN censorship. Papers should be allowed to print things even if Gerry Adams disagrees with them. Spin Fein obviously don’t get the whole ‘democracy’ thing yet, it’s more than winning elections.

By: clarina

clarina — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:41:34 +0000

I wish they would stop be referred to as Sin nFein, they isn’t anything Sinn Fein about them at all, sure.

By: circles

circles — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:16:39 +0000

Ach Gerry Adams has lost it as has his party. The animal farm comparisons now doing the rounds may be predictable but they’re not any less true because of that.
Control freakery in hyper-drive – and then the ATN bending over to satisfy the frustrations of his bruised ego.
I’m getting T-shirts printed – Vote SF: 4 legs good, 2 legs better.
This stoop trying to hop the band wagon though is faintly ridiculous – as are the outbursts by many posters condemning the censorship by SF. I don’t really remember so many appalled voices when it was the shinners being censored.

By: Gav

Gav — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:34:33 +0000

I wish I did work for the newsletter. Probably get paid better.

By: Mark Fartlighter

Mark Fartlighter — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:17:48 +0000

Gav,

“The way I see it, the point of reporting the news isn’t to pander to the readers.”

They are trying to make money!!! You cant alienate your readers.

Do you work for the Newsletter?

By: DK

DK — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:16:04 +0000

“Perhaps shoppers will boycott Sainsbury’s, one of the sponsors …”

Did Curley’s offend Sinn Fein?

By: Máirseáil Uí Néill

Máirseáil Uí Néill — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:15:19 +0000

Mark,

The way I see it, the point of reporting the news isn’t to pander to the readers. It’s to impartially tell the news and if that’s hard for people to hear then so be it.

but i t wasn’t the ‘news’

it was squinters own individual opinion

By: Gav

Gav — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:11:43 +0000

Mark,

The way I see it, the point of reporting the news isn’t to pander to the readers. It’s to impartially tell the news and if that’s hard for people to hear then so be it.

By: Mark Fartlighter

Mark Fartlighter — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:59:53 +0000

Eejit.

Sqinter writes article, Gerry Adams writes reply, Alex Maskey says matter is over, ATN writes apology, Adams says there is no need for apology.

BUT Adams is loved in West Belfast by many (detested by a few), grannies love him, kids follow him about like he is Bono, but best of all he keeps winning elections with massive majorities, that democracy thing!

I heard that the phone to the ATN never quit for a week. The ATN printed an apology, a silly thing to do, because they felt sales would drop, and selling papers is what they do.

What is the problem?

By: West Belfast

West Belfast — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:47:11 +0000

This is the problem with the SDLP and other SF opponents.

The original threads on the squinter article were genuine but as it became clear that some are not interested in WB, just SF bashing, then your argument rings hollow and is seen for what it is – political opportunism.

By: J Kelly

J Kelly — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:45:42 +0000

Maybe it wasn’t his own idea but the idea of the those two political geniuses who represent the SDLP in West Belfast. A word of advice to Matthew remember what they did to Brid Rodgers career in West Tyrone.

By: Gav

Gav — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:44:09 +0000

Mark,

At the event yesterday Matthew spoke to Martin O’Muilleor and told him that he could not accept the award and gave him the reasons why.

By: Mark McGregor

Mark McGregor — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:27:36 +0000

Is that right? Did he turn up and collect the award yesterday? Say nothing? Then go to the Irish News today?

That would look a little gonad challenged.

By: Bearladóir

Bearladóir — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:23:49 +0000

Why didn’t Matthew McDermott make a speech at the Top 40 luncheon yesterday? Why wait until today? Maybe he should strap a pair on.

Come to that, maybe the Andytown News should aswell. Do they really lack the perspicacity to see that their climbdown and subsequent refusal to acknowledge anything to do with the original article and Pól Deeds’ answering rant is the right thing to do?

By: Mark McGregor

Mark McGregor — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:22:37 +0000

Paul,

Matthew didn’t even win his seat, he was coopted after Patricial Lewsley left but he is very successful at getting stories in the ATN, something I have a funny feeling may be about to change for him. Might not have been the cleverest idea in the longrun.

By: paul panther

paul panther — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:15:52 +0000

More to the point, who is Matthew McDermott and why did the BMG give him this award?
To me he seems to be a very nondescript councillor who has done absolutely nothing in politics. I’m puzzled as to why the BMG would think of him a worthy beneficiary, more fools them.
Marlon Brando he ain’t.