Saturday, 16 April 2016

They never knew what he was really like until it was too late



Here's something (with a very strong h/t to Sue)...

Who do you reckon said this about Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party?
If you are Jewish, how can you vote for them? How could you? For me it would be like being a Muslim and voting for Donald Trump. How could you do it? I am deeply troubled about what is going on in the Labour party. I am deeply troubled that our main opposition party is having such frequent problems with antisemitism. It really disturbs and troubles me.
Clue: It was the same person who signed a letter to the Guardian entitled 'Israel needs cultural bridges, not boycotts'.

Yes, it's none other than the left-liberal, politically-correct, lentil-eating, muesli-munching, Guardian-reading, Notting Hill-watching, metrosexual, 'Marxist'-wife-marrying, great-crested-newt-hugging, Radio-4-comedy-admiring, crisp-side-salad-of-grape-tomatoes-and-romaine-lettuce-requesting-(at-all-times-in-a-restaurant), Daily Heil-hating former director of BBC Television, Danny Cohen.

Yes, that Danny Cohen.

Boy, haven't we all slagged him off over the years! He's been the butt of many a joke, the target of many a missive. I've penned a fair few critical posts about him in my time too, so I'm as guilty as anyone here.

And yet here he is, again showing us that he's not really the man we thought he was. Shame on us!

That said, his interview with the Times does show that he is is partly the man we thought he was though (so all's well!), and it's well worth reading in its entirety - if you've paid to get past the paywall (and this isn't the Soviet Union, you know, so pay up!).

Adieu then Mr. Cohen, formerly of the BBC.