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 Spiderman  Horsham 10 Mar 23 7.07pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
That’s moving the goalposts - you said “ As the BBC is impartial ( ha ha) they cannot be seen to be allowing an employee to be so politically biased” I’m providing a clear example of an employee doing exactly that (of which there are many) and now it’s not about being politically biased, just that they have to mention Nazis? Not really Linekar has had several warnings. If your boss gave you several warnings would you comply or carry on regardless?
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| silvertop Portishead 10 Mar 23 7.09pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
I'm really not sure how deporting illegal immigrants is amoral, but perhaps it is in your parallel universe, where you also probably have a pointy beard and eye liner. What is kind of weird is putting the plight of total strangers from foreign countries over that of our children and grandchildren. Those strangers come here to work in menial jobs for cash and pay no tax if you are lucky, or very likely work for criminal gangs selling drugs, stealing and pimping. Pointy. Beard.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 10 Mar 23 7.11pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Not really Linekar has had several warnings. If your boss gave you several warnings would you comply or carry on regardless? If I was subjected to different rules than other employees of my company, I would absolutely continue/object.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 10 Mar 23 7.11pm |
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Can we get a cheaper presenter permanently then.
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 georgenorman 10 Mar 23 7.12pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Shearer pulled out as well. Gary Lineker has made the wrong analogy to Germany in the 1930's. But we must not censor people in this way, it is shameful of the BBC. If anything, they are making his case. Tend to agree with you - doesn't happen often!
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 10 Mar 23 7.14pm |
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Originally posted by eaglesdare
Fantastic news! The first time I will watch MOTD in years! I notice everyone is branding around the phrase "free speech" and censorship! Double standards! There were plenty of pundits fired for their "free speech" last year! Wasn’t Matt ale Tissier fired for not getting in line and taking an opposing opinion to the media and government covid narrative?
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| Midlands Eagle 10 Mar 23 7.25pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
By the way I am a big fan of Alex Scott as a presenter Really? I can't stand the woman and refuse to watch any program that she is in until she stops mangling the English language
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| eaglesdare 10 Mar 23 7.32pm |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Wasn’t Matt ale Tissier fired for not getting in line and taking an opposing opinion to the media and government covid narrative? Yes....and no one stood up for him then! But they all stand up for wokey lineker
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| Hrolf The Ganger 10 Mar 23 7.37pm |
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Originally posted by Bobby216
Gary Lineker is entitled to his views. And if he was presenting match of the day on ITV or Sky he would be entitled to share his views freely on twitter. But if you're working for or contracted by the BBC, which is a public broadcaster funded by the taxpayer, so that it can provide impartiality, then he needs to respect these terms or leave. As have Emily Maitlis, Jeremy Clarkson and Andrew Marr to name a few. Indeed. Free speech is to be encouraged, but not when you're on the BBC. Personally, I don't think any politics is appropriate if you are on TV in a non political role on any channel. I don't think that disapproving of these falling media standards and upholding free speech in general are necessarily contradictory, but some may disagree. My main gripe is the obvious double standards depending on which side of the political fence you stand. Leftists think they can shut down opposing opinion but cry like babies when it happens to them.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 10 Mar 23 7.38pm |
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Originally posted by Bobby216
Gary Lineker is entitled to his views. And if he was presenting match of the day on ITV or Sky he would be entitled to share his views freely on twitter. But if you're working for or contracted by the BBC, which is a public broadcaster funded by the taxpayer, so that it can provide impartiality, then he needs to respect these terms or leave. As have Emily Maitlis, Jeremy Clarkson and Andrew Marr to name a few. Aligned to my opinion. MoTD and that dweeb are not a little afternoon show nobody watches either. He has become a very visible representative of the bbc. Him speaking out unprompted on political matters, especially with the sensationalism in language that he chose, must surely be an obvious judgement in error if not an example of delusions of grandeur. If he’d of expressed those views privately, and with a less extreme comparison, then the disciplinary action would be eyebrow raising for me but he didn’t, he compared the current govt. to Nazis and broadcast that to the world. It’s another case of someone who used to play football (or something) and therefore employed in that context, mistakenly believing their fame entitled them to commentate on matters for which they have no qualification or gravitas to warrant the mass exposure of their opinion, incorrectly utilising their public presence and platform. If Huw Edwards came out tomorrow and put an ‘anti-anything left wing’ tweet up I’d expect not to see him on the bbc anytime soon. It’s quite an arrogant finger up towards the bbc and the taxpayer for him to seek martyrdom here as he seems to be doing.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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| Hrolf The Ganger 10 Mar 23 7.39pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Really? I can't stand the woman and refuse to watch any program that she is in until she stops mangling the English language People who leave out Gs really irritate me. It's so annoyin'.
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Teddy Eagle  10 Mar 23 8.05pm |
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Best avoid Beth Rigby. She's always pronouncin' anythin' endin' in g wron'.
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| Matov 10 Mar 23 8.08pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Shearer pulled out as well. Gary Lineker has made the wrong analogy to Germany in the 1930's. But we must not censor people in this way, it is shameful of the BBC. If anything, they are making his case. Which makes me wonder if this is all being stage-managed. It is sixth-form politics. The laziest of all political analogies and one guaranteed to drive a huge storm of indignant outrage. We are all aware of how media savvy Linekar is and for me, with all the usual provisos of the tin-foil hat, this is what makes me seriously doubt he did not know what would happen. He forced the BBC into this. For his own ends.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
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| m/k mick milton keynes 10 Mar 23 8.11pm |
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I will now watch MOTD, now the three sanctimonious twits are removed, good footballers, but now believe their own hype, we are famous so listen to us brigade
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| Teddy Eagle 10 Mar 23 8.17pm |
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Originally posted by Matov
Which makes me wonder if this is all being stage-managed. It is sixth-form politics. The laziest of all political analogies and one guaranteed to drive a huge storm of indignant outrage. We are all aware of how media savvy Linekar is and for me, with all the usual provisos of the tin-foil hat, this is what makes me seriously doubt he did not know what would happen. He forced the BBC into this. For his own ends. Maybe Al Jazeera have offered to renew his contact.
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berlinpalace  berlin 10 Mar 23 8.20pm |
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Originally posted by Matov
Which makes me wonder if this is all being stage-managed. It is sixth-form politics. The laziest of all political analogies and one guaranteed to drive a huge storm of indignant outrage. We are all aware of how media savvy Linekar is and for me, with all the usual provisos of the tin-foil hat, this is what makes me seriously doubt he did not know what would happen. He forced the BBC into this. For his own ends.
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| inflikted 10 Mar 23 8.26pm |
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Pretty sure Danny Murphy is gonna be the scab
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