Sunday, April 08, 2007

Snigger, snigger

The interview of Alan Rusbridger by Piers Morgan was quite funny, one must admit. Unfortunately this old media event has brought out the worst in the 'new' media. Guido Fawkes, who we last saw in the shadows on Newsnight, tells us that "Strangely they didn't discuss Rusbridger's private life in much detail, which is odd when you consider what him and Piers have in common.". This apparently follows on from Guido's Mini-Me, Tory Mayoral candidate (did I dream that, or read it somewhere?) Iain Dale, who asks "What do Piers Morgan & Alan Rusbridger Have in Common?". Tim Worstall, the blog book writer and spammer [1], is so excited by the hints contained in those posts that he makes a rare appearance on the Harry's Place comments board, to tell us what the point of those comments was. [2].

[1] See here
[2] Those comments are also notable for this Brownie comment (I assume it is genuine, though it is possible it is not) "Jim Rockford, Yeah, I know, I know. Your GIs are so tough. Nobody messes with you. Especially the 30 UK service personnel your boys have killed in friendly fire incidents these last 20 years. D'oh! Posted by Brownie at April 8, 2007 08:56 AM".

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