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 Post subject: john humphreys
PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:41 pm 
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Has anyone read any of john numphries articles for the mail?

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:56 pm 
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No. But since he's a cunt anyway, I'm not too broken up about it.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:58 pm 
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If you're searching for him, it's Humphrys.


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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:01 pm 
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oh thanks for that malcolm out of interest abernathy why do you think he's a cunt?

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Self-important, priggish, pompous, often rude, "common man" bull-shitting, noxious cunt.

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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
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It isn't just Abernathy.
Humphrys' whole attitude, mocking, cynical and hectoring, has debased political debate over the past 10 years and more. The Today programme bears a lot of the responsibility for cynicism about politics and politicians in general. Remember it was Today that gave us Andrew Gilligan and the Dodgy Dossier Debacle, under editor 'Racist Rod' Liddle who believed that the truth wasn't necessary for 'good radio'.

Don't get me wrong, we need to be constantly sceptical about politicians and their little tales, but cynicism simply erodes confidence and corrodes institutions.


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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:15 pm 
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whislt I agree with you malcolm I was always told that Gilligan was right and nasty new labour smeared him at least by Gilligan in between his ravings about muslims

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I think that he and Gilligan admitting that they made it up rather cuts the ground from under that argument.


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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
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yes it does you know both my brother and dad listen to the today programme but I can't work out why I mean as others say it's jusy cynical for cynicism's sake

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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
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dailyheil wrote:
yes it does you know both my brother and dad listen to the today programme but I can't work out why I mean as others say it's jusy cynical for cynicism's sake


I listen to it as well - and I agree with what been said about it. But the thing is, what else can you listen to first thing in the morning?
If I had to wake up listening to either Moyles or Evans I'd be even more homicidal by 8:30am. And let's not even mention local radio.
Is Radio 3 an alternative? I notice they do something called Breakfast, but if it's classical music it's just going to send me back to sleep (in a good way).

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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:54 pm 
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yes my mother listens to heart FM

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dailyheil wrote:
yes my mother listens to heart FM


Meh... commercials.

Besides, I don't think we even have that option in t'grim north - it's home counties only, isn't it?

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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:12 pm 
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well it transmits here in birmingham as well

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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
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Oh man. He wrote quite the worst autobiography I've ever come across. God knows why I read it. I'd never listened to the Today programme (too fucking early) and I think I'd got the impression from bits of media that he was a really sharp interviewer rather than a windbag.

I remember, he didn't like apples being wrapped up prettily so young kids might like them.


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 Post subject: Re: john humphreys
PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:11 pm 
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even worse than Tim Lovejoy's?

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