Comments on: A long ramble about Cherie Blair and mythology http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/26/a-long-ramble-about-cherie-blair-and-mythology/ crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Gavin Whenman http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/26/a-long-ramble-about-cherie-blair-and-mythology/#comment-12352 Gavin Whenman Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:22:02 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/26/a-long-ramble-about-cherie-blair-and-mythology/#comment-12352 The mass media definitely needs to exercise a bit of restraint when it comes to playground tittle-tattle such as this ("he said, she said", etc). The Times dedicated a page (plus a portion of their front page) to this non-story - overshadowing a speech by Gordon Brown which was mostly about (shock, horror) policy. The mass media definitely needs to exercise a bit of restraint when it comes to playground tittle-tattle such as this (”he said, she said”, etc). The Times dedicated a page (plus a portion of their front page) to this non-story - overshadowing a speech by Gordon Brown which was mostly about (shock, horror) policy.

]]> By: Neil http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/26/a-long-ramble-about-cherie-blair-and-mythology/#comment-12349 Neil Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:34:44 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/26/a-long-ramble-about-cherie-blair-and-mythology/#comment-12349 S'funny, I was thinking much the same thing last night. One person's word against another, no-one else to back up the journo's story, but it is being reported as proven fact. S’funny, I was thinking much the same thing last night.

One person’s word against another, no-one else to back up the journo’s story, but it is being reported as proven fact.

]]> By: Andy http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/26/a-long-ramble-about-cherie-blair-and-mythology/#comment-12347 Andy Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:08:08 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/09/26/a-long-ramble-about-cherie-blair-and-mythology/#comment-12347 > The question for me is, are we simply stuck in a cycle that will sort itself out eventually, or could things get so bad that we cease to have a democratic culture in any meaningful sense? I fear that we are busily transforming ourselves into the sort of populace that's ripe for exploitation by a dictator. If the right person stands up and says the right words and manages to connect, they'll be hailed from the rooftops - whatever they're spouting. Very dangerous. That's why I was <a href="http://random-incident.journalspace.com/?entryid=188" rel="nofollow">so worried by Kilroy, before he self-destructed</a>. > The question for me is, are we simply stuck in a cycle that will sort itself out eventually, or could things get so bad that we cease to have a democratic culture in any meaningful sense?

I fear that we are busily transforming ourselves into the sort of populace that’s ripe for exploitation by a dictator. If the right person stands up and says the right words and manages to connect, they’ll be hailed from the rooftops - whatever they’re spouting. Very dangerous. That’s why I was so worried by Kilroy, before he self-destructed.

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