Friday, January 09, 2004
And Kilroy is Down! posted by Richard Seymour
Robert Kilroy-Silk's BBC1 daily talk show has been taken off the air by the Corporation after the TV host penned an "anti-Arab rant" in a national newspaper column.The BBC said it "strongly disassociated" itself from the the star's comments.Writing in the Sunday Express at the weekend, the ex-Labour MP described Arabs as "suicide bombers, limb amputators and women repressors".Under the headline, We Owe Arabs Nothing, he continued: "Apart from oil - which was discovered, is produced and is paid for by the West - what do they contribute?
"Can you think of anything? Anything really useful?... No, nor can I..."
A statement the Corporation said: "The BBC strongly disassociates itself from the views expressed in an article by Robert Kilroy-Silk in the Sunday Express.
"We stress that these comments do not reflect the views of the BBC."
It added: "The BBC is taking the Kilroy programme off air immediately while we investigate this matter fully."
A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!
I now look forward to the new Tony Benn show, in which the Grandmaster of parliamentary socialism sits down with some members of the public, lights up his pipe, and has a nice rowdy discussion over tuition fees and immigration. And why not?
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