tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post7506912693632427011..comments2024-03-29T08:30:16.027+00:00Comments on TPQ: Sands Family Responds To Publication Of Book – ‘Bobby Sands Freedom Fighter’AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-55861803702311307042016-02-28T16:05:07.691+00:002016-02-28T16:05:07.691+00:00Barry , did that magnum opus on thatcher u read me...Barry , did that magnum opus on thatcher u read mention anything about Jimmy savile being in chequers every xmas for ten years. Also, you say things like ghastly death cult etc etc when talking about Irish republicanism, just wondering are u one of those stunning hypocrites who turns a blind eye and says nothing about the slaughter of over one million Iraqis and fifty thousand Libyans . Someone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-77785223101491418682016-02-28T14:42:04.841+00:002016-02-28T14:42:04.841+00:00Barry Gilheany
No you are not merely 'reporti...Barry Gilheany<br /><br />No you are not merely 'reporting' you have your own agenda. Having first attempted to use a discredited source known to make false claims about people your position now is a more general 'well it might be true'. That kinda reasoning reflects on you.<br /><br />As for your 60% share of, as you put it, a 'death cult'. That 60% is also unreliable,Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-14010714692507037172016-02-27T21:53:48.817+00:002016-02-27T21:53:48.817+00:00Christy Walsh
To repeat, I merely reported what C...Christy Walsh<br /><br />To repeat, I merely reported what Charles Moore had said about Bobby Sands; I did not make a definitive assertion that Bobby Sands was a wife beater as there iks no corroborating evidenc one way or the other. The libel battle with George Galloway which Moore lost is neither here nor there.<br /><br />The deaths of Bobby Sands and the other nine hunger strikers were Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-79916659600107105222016-02-27T14:04:37.001+00:002016-02-27T14:04:37.001+00:00Barry Gilheany
"You have wilfully chosen to ...Barry Gilheany<br /><br />"You have wilfully chosen to misrepresent what I have said;" No I didn't, I stopped taking you seriously when I saw you were broadening into other arguments in attempt to deflect or bolster your original unfounded assertion that Bobby Sands was a wife beater. So your not homophobic that still has no relevance with what you claimed.<br /><br />Nor did I Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-55872941532762639212016-02-27T00:35:58.834+00:002016-02-27T00:35:58.834+00:00Christy Walsh
I am a supporter of gay and lesbian...Christy Walsh<br /><br />I am a supporter of gay and lesbian rights. It was H-Block supporters who displayed homophobia by trying to "out" Noel Maguire at a time when homosexuality was punishable by life imprisonment in Northern Ireland; they obviously knew what buttons to push. It is from one of Martin Dillon's books that I reference the Noel Maguire story.<br /><br />I have never Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-428010797090512282016-02-26T23:35:58.366+00:002016-02-26T23:35:58.366+00:00Ps: Oh Yes, in UK Law you cannot defame the dead s...Ps: Oh Yes, in UK Law you cannot defame the dead so Sir Charles probably escaped another thrashing in a British Court.Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-81390019770084880852016-02-26T23:33:44.684+00:002016-02-26T23:33:44.684+00:00Barry Gilheany
I merely pointed out that you were...Barry Gilheany<br /><br />I merely pointed out that you were using a proven discredited source known to make false claims about people --the British Judiciary is my source to back up my exposure of your mudslinging. <br /><br />I exposed your 'authoritative source' and you launch into a homophobic rant. I could point out who in the Conservative party are homosexual because that would Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-83536714987483196052016-02-26T20:49:54.188+00:002016-02-26T20:49:54.188+00:00Christy Walsh
I was only reporting on an allegati...Christy Walsh<br /><br />I was only reporting on an allegation by Sir Charles Moore which to my knowledge nobody in the "Republican Movement" has contested or attempted legal action against. There again, certain "Volunteers" have form when it comes to spousal abuse e.g. Pearse McAuley not to mention Liam Adams and the perhaps 100 other sexual offenders protected by the "Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37120351432045734482016-02-26T19:13:46.309+00:002016-02-26T19:13:46.309+00:00Unless you have credibility you can't smear su...Unless you have credibility you can't smear successfully. Who would buy it? He has none so the smears never work. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-47753980757226474652016-02-26T19:03:20.776+00:002016-02-26T19:03:20.776+00:00If his job is to smear he's not very good at i...If his job is to smear he's not very good at it. He comes across as a nasty has been who is still trying to regain the favour of his master. Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754168725444955859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-14197375195380387372016-02-26T07:51:57.594+00:002016-02-26T07:51:57.594+00:00Dixie,
I had a veteran journalist here last year...Dixie, <br /><br />I had a veteran journalist here last year. He had been working abroad for some time. During the course of the conversation he asked me what Morrison was doing these days. I replied "smearing people". He laughed and asked me was he still doing that as he was doing it 30 years earlier when he had dealings with him. There is absolutely no surprise in learning that AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-41927454569008618952016-02-26T03:34:05.564+00:002016-02-26T03:34:05.564+00:00Since the trust was initially set up to raise mone...Since the trust was initially set up to raise money for prisoners and their families, does that money now go to those currently in prisons? Can the sands family not legally challenge the trust for abuse of the purpose of the trust? I support the Sands family but I think a legal challenge rather than a statement would have more of an impact, would force them to reveal where the profits are going, Tommy Mellonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023824629728191965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-61264422046476555032016-02-25T23:16:08.649+00:002016-02-25T23:16:08.649+00:00before I hit the bed the page views came up at 777...before I hit the bed the page views came up at 7777 - a neat way to end the dayAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34621534283098028172016-02-25T22:59:35.210+00:002016-02-25T22:59:35.210+00:00Despicable but typical attempt by Morrison to labe...Despicable but typical attempt by Morrison to label Bobby Sands' Family as being anti-Peace Process.<br /><br />Can these West Brits stoop no lower?<br /><br />"Commenting on the Sands family’s call for the Bobby Sands Trust to disband, Danny Morrison said the latest call echoes a similar plea from family following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in late 1990s." - Danny Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754168725444955859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-40465288281511212732016-02-25T22:26:17.385+00:002016-02-25T22:26:17.385+00:00Bobby and nine other brave men died on Hunger Stri...Bobby and nine other brave men died on Hunger Strike before they would surrender to Thatcher's demands that they accept the tag of criminality. <br /><br />In recent months the Shameless Shinners surrendered Welfare back into the hands of Thatcher's Tory party to save their jobs and the very Stormont the PRM swore to smash around the time of the Hunger Strikes.<br /><br />How can such a Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754168725444955859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-7802029596803444622016-02-25T22:17:45.685+00:002016-02-25T22:17:45.685+00:00Christy,
you were right to pose the challengeChristy, <br /><br />you were right to pose the challengeAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-89556033649931300122016-02-25T22:06:23.874+00:002016-02-25T22:06:23.874+00:00AM
I figured that much but sometimes when bogus c...AM<br /><br />I figured that much but sometimes when bogus claims like that are left off then they can arise again as an unchallenged claim that becomes fact.<br /><br />I wonder how 7000 pages views translates into book sales? Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43316570540628285232016-02-25T21:34:15.883+00:002016-02-25T21:34:15.883+00:00Over 7000 page views in a day. That must be a reco...Over 7000 page views in a day. That must be a record for this blog which can at times take quite a lot of traffic. It indicates a clear interest in something other than the lies pumped out by those associated with the Bobby Sands Trust. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-25122827786074968062016-02-25T20:30:38.137+00:002016-02-25T20:30:38.137+00:00Christy,
it was never a serious question to begin...Christy,<br /><br />it was never a serious question to begin with and would easily have been seen through. A weak attempt to introduce a smear without accepting responsibility for introducing it: using Moore as a proxy. But free speech also extends to that type of commentary as well. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-78874872243845608002016-02-25T19:56:10.988+00:002016-02-25T19:56:10.988+00:00Barry Gilheany
Is this the same Sir Charles '...Barry Gilheany<br /><br />Is this the same Sir Charles 'Hypocrit' Moore who believes "in the importance of concealment in these [matrimonial] matters and, if you like, hypocrisy." And the same Sir Charles who George Galloway kicked his ass in court for making up false claims about him?Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43362933567989330902016-02-25T17:51:38.450+00:002016-02-25T17:51:38.450+00:00Does the book mention the allegation by Sir Charle...Does the book mention the allegation by Sir Charles Moore in Volume 1 of his magnum opus on Margaret Thatcher that Bobby Sands was a wife-beater?Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-9993775106249770232016-02-25T15:06:28.342+00:002016-02-25T15:06:28.342+00:00never worry about those who don't worry about ...never worry about those who don't worry about you ,in this instance I,m worried about neither ! voxpopuli2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00234777228125500842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-2529839703172109132016-02-25T11:09:15.032+00:002016-02-25T11:09:15.032+00:00My first thought is if the author did not do any b...My first thought is if the author did not do any basic research to verify his information then it does not sound like a good book --I am also surprised the publisher did not catch this just to avoid anything that might be defamatory. Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-30213650427010295202016-02-25T08:06:43.278+00:002016-02-25T08:06:43.278+00:00What a feckn disgrace.
Just as Che Guevarra's ...What a feckn disgrace.<br />Just as Che Guevarra's image has been used as a neo-liberal cash cow, milking Bobby's sacrifice is appalling. Show some feckn respect and respect his families wishes.Kevin Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544649247126017710noreply@blogger.com