tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120607605276079906.post6491620110703333860..comments2023-06-20T11:45:11.879+01:00Comments on Kebab time: Have i missed something?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120607605276079906.post-88430634904987290462012-05-02T00:18:07.112+01:002012-05-02T00:18:07.112+01:00In the US, in the late 40's, there was a polit...In the US, in the late 40's, there was a politician who seized on the fact that there was a definite danger of Communist infiltration, but because of his loose-cannon mouth and seeming obsession with the Red Threat, he became a figure of both hatred and ridicule due to his personality. He was over the top, to put it mildly, and he set back his cause with his irresponsibility. If left to a more measured spokesman, the point had been better made. As it happens, he was wide of the mark by a wide margin, not at bottom incorrect, but the exaggerations did him in. He was an opportunist who didn't take his point seriously enough to actually get it so right he couldn't be touched; no, he just let his mouth loose and damn the consequences.<br />What does this have to do with Watson and the determination of who's a fit and proper person and who does the determining? Fatty is nothing but a rank opportunist in this regard, taking his licks at a Murdoch who is somewhat (not completely, however) on the ropes. He reminds me of W.C. Fields who, in one film, brags about how he beat up a tough giant virago named Chicago Molly. It's brought to his attention that someone else got in the first blow; he responds, "But I'm the one who kept kicking her while she was down!", as if that were to be bragged about, FFS!<br />McCarthy and Watson are both examples of someone who is loathsome enough to make his enemies almost sympathetic though they clearly don't deserve it.<br />It should also be remarked upon in passing that should Murdoch ever be sanctioned in any way in the UK, he'll have to pay a shitload of money in fines in the US under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, not enough to put that much of a dent in his bottom line, but enough to chasten him and get FOX News to tone down its coverage, perhaps, into something more MSM. Watson is doing Obama and Eric Holder, Justice Department czar, a favour by doing some of their heavy lifting, as FOX has been relentless in going after Holder for a myriad of sins. The Special Relationship in action!<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_McCarthySome Geezer wot thinks Tom Watson sees and seizes his opportunitiesnoreply@blogger.com