Thursday, February 10, 2005
London Mayor Proves Being an Asshole is Quite Easy
The Mayor of London, Ken "Red" Livingstone (his nickname doesn't come from any colored attire he wears - believe me), has made an utter fool of himself again - he said that a journalist was like a "concentration camp guard." And now a Holocaust survivor has demanded that Livingstone apologize for his rude and ridiculous remark:
Survivor demands apology from mayor
If being an asshole were a crime, Livingstone would be indicted, convicted, and shot. Then again, the United Kingdom doesn't have capital punishment, so perhaps he could get life. But it would still be a light sentence.
The Mayor of London, Ken "Red" Livingstone (his nickname doesn't come from any colored attire he wears - believe me), has made an utter fool of himself again - he said that a journalist was like a "concentration camp guard." And now a Holocaust survivor has demanded that Livingstone apologize for his rude and ridiculous remark:
Survivor demands apology from mayor
A survivor of the Holocaust has called on Ken Livingstone to apologise for remarks he made in an exchange with an Evening Standard journalist, comparing the reporter to a "concentration camp guard".
Gina Turgel, a Polish Jew, questioned how a man in his position could "make light" of the pain and suffering the survivors of the Holocaust felt.
"I am quite a placid person, but this makes me angry," she said.
The mayor of London told the reporter, Oliver Finegold, that he should not be working for a paper that has a "record of supporting fascism" - a reference to its sister paper, the Daily Mail, which flirted with fascism in the 1930s.
In an extraordinary tirade, Mr Livingstone started by asking Mr Finegold whether he was considering "getting treatment" for working with the Standard. In what must be assumed to be a reference to the Mail's links with fascism, he went on to ask whether Finegold was a "German war criminal".
"How can a man in the mayor's position make light of the Holocaust? Particularly when as a nation we have just taken time to remember the horror of the past. Perhaps the mayor does not understand the pain we went through. As a survivor I hope the mayor will make a public apology, but that would only be a first step," said Ms Turgel.
If being an asshole were a crime, Livingstone would be indicted, convicted, and shot. Then again, the United Kingdom doesn't have capital punishment, so perhaps he could get life. But it would still be a light sentence.
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"What a crazy old trout! What makes her think that Ken was making light of the holocaust [sic]?"
Because Livingstone is perhaps one of the worst mayors of a major world city, that's why.
He mocks those he dislikes, makes rude and offensive comments, and embraces radical Muslim fanatics.
That's why.
Because Livingstone is perhaps one of the worst mayors of a major world city, that's why.
He mocks those he dislikes, makes rude and offensive comments, and embraces radical Muslim fanatics.
That's why.
Sorry to say, I think Ken rocks.
The Busses are better... he actually gives a shit about London Transport.
I mean hating the daily mail / evening standard ain't such a crime. They are the closest we have to nazi's in this country. Bar maybe the BNP.
Can you really stand up and say you don't mock those you dislike? What's this article?
And by embracing Muslim Fanatics do you mean preaching toleration and stopping ever Muslim Londoner being labelled a terrorist?
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The Busses are better... he actually gives a shit about London Transport.
I mean hating the daily mail / evening standard ain't such a crime. They are the closest we have to nazi's in this country. Bar maybe the BNP.
Can you really stand up and say you don't mock those you dislike? What's this article?
And by embracing Muslim Fanatics do you mean preaching toleration and stopping ever Muslim Londoner being labelled a terrorist?
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