Iris Update
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hellisonWhich 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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Date: 2008-07-22 05:07 pm (UTC)*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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Date: 2008-07-22 05:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-22 05:35 pm (UTC)http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/22/northernireland.gayrights
*edits the link in* *ahem*
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Date: 2008-07-22 05:42 pm (UTC)It... That is actually the most awesome retraction ever. *boggles*
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Date: 2008-07-22 05:48 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2008-07-22 05:55 pm (UTC)"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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Date: 2008-07-23 09:31 am (UTC)unless we eat her. OR something.
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Date: 2008-07-23 11:11 am (UTC)