Monday, August 07, 2006
My left-wing friend, Stephen Pollard. posted by Richard Seymour
Here he is:There are some vile pictures of the 'Let The Jews Die' demo which took place in London on Saturday at the awful Lenin's Tomb site.
It's only the first sentence, and already he's coming onto me. He goes on:
But what stands out is the total lack self-awareness or hold on reality of whoever writes the site.
At one point he writes this, of the policemen at the march:What, I had to wonder a few times, was the point of bullet-proof jackets? In the blazing heat, the same heat that turned my face, neck and arms into lobster shells, these morons were charging about, fully kitted up as if they confidently expected us to - I dunno - start pulling out guns or something. Their loss.
He also writes this, matter of factly, alongside obscene pictures of people wielding 'We Are All Hizbullah' placards:Here are some Hezbollah members:
Well, yes. Have a think, Lenin. Given Hezbollah's love of murder and suicide bombings and the fact that, as you yourself write, the demo was stuffed with their supporters (even worse, as you put it, 'members') is it any wonder there were police in bullet proof vests?
I don't mind telling the wily old flatterer that I got moist crevices reading that. I expect we shall play 'nuns and novices' next.
Still, on the off-chance that Blunkett's hagiographer is actually engaged in a quixotic attempt at seriousness, I will mention a couple of things: 1) No one on the march had a placard, paper, leaflet, tattoo or even attitude that said 'Let The Jews Die'; 2) Because a number of us supported the right of Hezbollah to defend Lebanon against Israeli aggression doesn't mean that we're about to start lobbing Katyusha rockets into Downing Street; 3) You're not on the telly now, so no amount of red-faced bluster can save you from looking like the absolute pea-brained twat that you are.