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azzuri · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 4274

Glasgow East Labour Fakes "93 year-old War Hero" endorsement...

http://www.order-order.com/2008/0...glasgow-east-labour-fakes-93.html

Alasdair · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

no wonder they're laughing ... eejits.
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William_Cleland · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:11 am Post subject:

How could they possibly have imagined that they could ever get away with this? Even if there were no pictures taken his relatives and neighbours would know the score and set things straight given the level of publicity. Breathtaking stupidity.
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Economist · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject:

Is it possible just possible that it was a genuine mistake? I'm struggling to believe they could have been that stupid Rolling Eyes

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Rinty · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject:

It's breathtaking but the picture has the labour activist with a war medal so it looks like they did try to fake it.

You wouldnt think that they would be so stupid to leak scrapping incapacity benefit during this bylecetion campaign, or brown to call on the porr to stop throwing away food as he sat down to 12 course dinner at the G8. Or for Curran to say she lives in the east end when se doesnt.

Perhaps someone in the camp is deliberately f***ing it up for them?

Niall · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

Amber · Helping with the Count Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 316

Much as it pains me, this was a c**k up.
Curran did meet the war hero - and she also met the guy with the mbe.
Some idiot in her campaign screwed up. It's not all swords at dawn out here, we had a laugh about it in the pub.
Rinty, how could you mistake that for a war medal?
That was you blithely stating something as fact when it wasn't.

Laughing

Rinty · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

I dont know what a war medal looks like, Didnt know she posed with an MBE with the other guy. I make no apologies for not instantly recognising what certain medals look like, and the difference between them. To be honest I didnt pay that much attention to this story. I have no experience in either war medals or MBEs

I think your assessment of it seems about right in that case Amber. Probably a mistake.

I expect there is another leaflet with the details of the MBE guy next to either his own picture again or the war hero?

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Red Justice · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:46 am Post subject:

Dave Coull · Independentista Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2753

Amber continues her personal obsession with Tommy Sheridan and anybody connected to him by saying "you stated as fact that she was posing with a guy holding a war medal. Don't you care for factual accuracy, Rinty?"

Just as a matter of interest, Amber, is the Labour Party actually paying you for your services to them, or are you giving your services to the Labour Party free of charge?

This thread was about a gross misrepresentation by the Labour Party. The Labour Party put out a leaflet about a 93 year old war hero supposedly endorsing their candidate in the Glasgow East by-election. Yet the guy in the accompanying photo, displaying some sort of dodgy medal, was in fact a Labour Party member the same age as myself. What could possibly take the focus off this gross misrepresentation by the Labour Party? Why, Amber and her obsession with Solidarity, of course. Sighs of relief from Labour Party.

Rinty · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

"yet you stated as fact that she was posing with a guy holding a war medal.
Don't you care for factual accuracy, Rinty?"

calm down amber, I wrongly stated in a web forum where we discuss issues in a friendly manner without the usual sectarian bile, that It was a war medal. It was a mistake, you dont need to turn it into court case.

When you pointed out my mistake I agreed and thought that your interpretation of events was probably right, yet you continue this personal hostility.

I am used to it though, no matter what pseudonym you use at the time.

Aventinian · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:39 pm Post subject:

On the by-election topic:

"Margaret Curran needs to decide – does she want to be an MP for Glasgow East or an MSP. Before anyone even considers voting Labour they should think very carefully, do they want a full time representative arguing for lower fuel and energy costs or a part-timer sitting quietly on Gordon Brown’s backbenches."

...John Mason, missing a rather obvious irony.

George · This is Ma' Life! Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 767

Well, as we enter the last few days of the campaign I think that the spoils go to the SNP, a Phyrric victory is all that remains for Labour.

Interesting that despite criticising Salmond who stood for Holyrood whilst still an MP that Curran has now decided to do the same, I suppose that particular line of attack is now redundant.

Is Glasgow East more in need of a full time MP than Banff and Buchan? perhaps it is.

One thing though, Margaret Curran would probably be wise to at least follow Salmonds example and explain when she will step down as an MSP should she win.

Salmond let the voters of Banff and Buchan know exactly what they were getting, Curran has been less open with the electorate of Glasgow East.

One last point, users of The Herald forums have been ignoring abusive Unionist posters these last couple of days. The comments have, as a result, been easier to follow and read.

The amount of abuse that Unionist posters has increased dramatically this last few weeks, the tactic of ignoring them has highlighted the fact that the abuse is almost all from the Unionist side.

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