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Iris Update
Which amounts to... very little. No mention of it at all on any of the news bulletains I watched last night, nor have most of the papers/new websites picked up on it.
There's a very brief spot on the bbc which basically amounts to -
Iris - I never said that!
Hansard - Um, you so did. We recorded it. look, right Here! (about 2/3rds of the way down).
Where she randomly brings up homosexuality in a debate about how to deal with convicted sex offenders and in the next sentance trawls in the Soham killings and Victoria Climbe who, if I recall, was tortured for weeks and eventually murdered by hetrosexual relatives claiming to be Christians.
According to the Tele, which seems to be the only place its been picked up (apart from the Stephen Nolan show, but we Won't Go There) complaints have been sent in to parliament and the assembly here but, they can do Fuck All -
"A Westminster watchdog last night said that a number of complaints have been made about DUP MP Iris Robinson following her controversial comments on homosexuality, but admitted that no action can be taken.
The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, the body that monitors MPs’ code of conduct, said that despite the complaints about the Strangford MP nothing can be done as “the commissioner’s remit does not cover an MP’s views or opinions”.
The same exemption extends to Stormont "
Which doesn't leave too many options open to get anything actually done. I'm not how much good writing to her would achieve (possibly none) and I'm pretty sure writing to her party wouldn't make a blind bit of difference either.
Bah.
There's a very brief spot on the bbc which basically amounts to -
Iris - I never said that!
Hansard - Um, you so did. We recorded it. look, right Here! (about 2/3rds of the way down).
Where she randomly brings up homosexuality in a debate about how to deal with convicted sex offenders and in the next sentance trawls in the Soham killings and Victoria Climbe who, if I recall, was tortured for weeks and eventually murdered by hetrosexual relatives claiming to be Christians.
According to the Tele, which seems to be the only place its been picked up (apart from the Stephen Nolan show, but we Won't Go There) complaints have been sent in to parliament and the assembly here but, they can do Fuck All -
"A Westminster watchdog last night said that a number of complaints have been made about DUP MP Iris Robinson following her controversial comments on homosexuality, but admitted that no action can be taken.
The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, the body that monitors MPs’ code of conduct, said that despite the complaints about the Strangford MP nothing can be done as “the commissioner’s remit does not cover an MP’s views or opinions”.
The same exemption extends to Stormont "
Which doesn't leave too many options open to get anything actually done. I'm not how much good writing to her would achieve (possibly none) and I'm pretty sure writing to her party wouldn't make a blind bit of difference either.
Bah.
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Writing to her, on the other hand, may get you mailshotted by shrinks for being a sympathiser of Those People. Although I'd be interested to see how she responds to 'let (s)he who is without sin cast the first stone'. Possibly with photos of her in a nice polycotton jumper.
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*follows Beeb Link* *reads* Wha... Uh...
So... "Hello, we're the Beeb, and Mrs Iris Robinson was reported as saying that Homosexuality and sodomy were worse than sexully abusing kids. Here's the quote - missing the sodomy bit - and here's her quote, saying she never said that and everyone was mistaken.
*eye tic*
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/22/northernireland.gayrights
*edits the link in* *ahem*
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It... That is actually the most awesome retraction ever. *boggles*
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I'm not sure if my favourite part is the bit where shes all 'no no i meant abusers are EVEN WORSE than Gays, ahahha' OR the 'they can't be compared. except for when i did. but i didn't . much. GOD MADE ME.' part.
It's a thing of much bogglement. And I suspect she is person of Little Brain, but Far Too Much Mouth.
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"Oh, sorry, little carried away. But, uhm, I'm sure child abusers are worse than them. Well, a little worse. Well, the really bad ones are. From some points of view"
...yeah, I can see that becoming a new primetime comedy hit - "Ask Iris About Her Craziness". They could arrange it like Big Brother, with people betting on how long until she gets kicked out for hating a large portion of the public.
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unless we eat her. OR something.
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Aaarrrssse Piiiiiiiigleeeeettts, Wiiider Than A Miiiile,
I'm Croooooossing You In Styyyyle Some Daaaaaaaaaaaay...
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Or is that one of those questions I really don't want to know the answer to?
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Other than that, the use of a VLAPA is limited to acts both unusual and illegal.
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*moans*
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I could think of lots of things to do with a large Arse Piglet Array.
Arse Peeglets happened on my lj a long time ago. Really must tag entries. Perhaps will do this soon.
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Arrrseee Piiiiiglets...
They're the piglets, the piglets that are full of arrrrse
etc
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Ooooonly Aaaaaaaarse!
They Love AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARSE!!!!
*ahem*
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The words fit.
This is not a coincidence.
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hehe.
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i wonder what would happend if we pointed the VLAPA at iris...