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 Blair Likens Media to a ‘Feral Beast’Posted on Jun 12, 2007
Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who ought to know a thing or two about the topic, says the relationship between the media and public figures of various stripes has deteriorated of late, owing in part to the proliferation of broadcast, online and print outlets, the decline of the newspaper industry, and an insatiable need to create “impact” at all costs.
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By felicity, June 13, 2007 at 3:07 pm #
The American media - don’t know about the Brit media - touted Bush’s war big-time. Rather than doing just a little investigating on their own, they bought the lie hook, line and sinker and then advertised it as the truth. Tony owes the media a debt of gratitude on that one.
People who choose to become public figures at the same time choose to expose their back-sides and back-sides sell soap and hey, everybody’s gotta make a living.
Report thisBy mark, June 13, 2007 at 7:34 am #
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Tony, one think they got right was releasing the Downing Street Memo which revealed that you were a lying murderer. How inconvenient for you old chap,
Report thisBy DennisD, June 12, 2007 at 11:00 pm #
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Tony - it’s the only thing you’ve been right about since you’ve been in office. The media is a feral beast that must be fed, and between you and Bu$h, you’ve both fed it many warm bodies that are now cold. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, you pathetic corporate pawn.
Report thisBy vet240, June 12, 2007 at 8:13 pm #
Okay, so blair compared the media to a “feral beast”.
That gives us the opportunity to compare him.
I think he is much like Mussolini. He was and is an opportunist who bought into the bu$h mystique. What he failed to do is note that the bu$h mystique was packaged by a guy named Karl (not Marx) Rove.
I hope the media really goes after him on the case involving that Saudi Prince getting 2 billion in back-hand monies (British citizens tax money). Bliar quashed that case on the grounds that the relationship of the two countries might be harmed. More likely the pockets of a number of Treasonous Brits would suffer.
Blair is slicker than bu$h. I hope the people of Scotland are successful in their War crimes charges against him.
Report thisBy yours truly, June 12, 2007 at 5:18 pm #
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Both Blair & Bush are poster boys for the failure of the representative form of government. Sure, in a hectic world it’s been convenient to have these clowns carry out the nitty-gritty of running a nation, but considering where they’re taken us (towards a dead-end straight ahead), it’s time we switched to the do it ourselves form of government. How? Troops out now, that’s how, whereupon, empowered by our victory over the powers that be, we go on to change the world.
Report thisBy Scott, June 12, 2007 at 5:14 pm #
[There will often be as much interpretation of what a politician is saying, as there is coverage of them actually saying it.
Tony Blair]
This is another good reason for hard-wiring politicians and their ilk (bureaucrats and CEO’s) to the Internet, we’d get the straight un-adlulterated poop.
Its time to turn the telescreens around. The day we do will be the start of a completely different world.
All it will take is one politician to volunteer the surrender of their privacy to mark the beginning of the end of official secrecy.
Its too late for Tony Blair.
Report thisBy James V, June 12, 2007 at 3:45 pm #
Yes, it most certainly has to be a ravenous media and that alone that marks the reason why “public figures” are so mistreated. I’m sure those “public figures” growing levels of corruption and outright contempt for those whom those serve has nothing to do with this perceived increase whatsoever.
Thank you Tony. Thank you for clearing that up for us.
Report thisBy loveinatub, June 12, 2007 at 3:36 pm #
Hey Blair: YOU LYING SACK OF BRITISH CRAP!
YOU HAVE LOST ALL CREDIBILITY THANKS TO YOUR MORONIC DECISION MAKING and if you can’t STAND THE HEAT, THEN GET OUT OF KITCHEN, MATE!
Report thisBy THOMAS BILLIS, June 12, 2007 at 3:01 pm #
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Well this moron goes into a disastrous war that his own people did not agree with and now does not want to take the heat for that decision.Like all politicians they expect the press to fawn and adore even when there is no basis for it.When you go to war you better be right or there will be hell to pay for it.That is the way it should be .Maybe the next time a leader wants to jump into a ridiculous war they will think twice about it.Think about it Tony is it better to be villified in the press or be tried as a war criminal.
Report thisBy QuyTran, June 12, 2007 at 2:54 pm #
Hey Tony Blair,
They don’t want barking equally to a “poodle”. You should know better than that !
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