Let me start by saying, growing up in Aberdeen taught me anything it was that that the North Sea can throw a decent tantrum.
My political awakening? That came during a heated debate over whether Scotland should be allowed to keep the oil. Spoiler: We were.
I joined the SNP because, frankly, I couldn’t stand the alternative: a lifetime of Tory or Labour and it was me who fought for the abolition of university tuition fees and the scrapping of prescription charges, you are welcome Scotland.
Ah yes, 2014. The summer of white stags, white Bens, and white-knuckled negotiations. Running the independence campaign was like herding Highland cows with a map written in Gaelic. But we nailed it. I mean, 55% said nay, but really it was a moral if not actual victory.
Highlights? Oh, where to begin. The debates where I schooled the lot of them with the precision of a man who’d spent decades practising how to say 'Westminster' with the disdain of a cat who’s just been forced into a bath. The media coverage, which treated Scotland’s political future like a particularly dramatic soap opera. And let’s not forget the night of the result, when I donned my kilt.
Then came Brexit, the political equivalent of a rogue wave. Suddenly, Scotland was the only place in the EU that couldn’t decide if it wanted to be there. I retired from politics in 2017, not because I’d seen enough, but because I’d seen too much. The SNP? They elected Nicola Sturgeon as my successor, which was a bit like choosing your most brilliant, no-nonsense cousin to take over the family estate. She’s done wonders.
I hope they remember the Independence fight and the oil and not the the 14 offences, including attempted rape and sexual assault because i was found not guilty and nor the Russia Today Show i fronted for several years and certainly not how i died of a heart attack while reaching over for a bottle of tomato ketchup while at a banquet in North Macedonia.
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you kinda forget to write that he was fully acquitted on 12 charges, one was dropped and never pursued, and on the last he was found not guilty.
it was refuted by a samantha barber that "woman h" was at the gathering where the attempted rape occurred. not sure what attempted means.
oh, and that salmond was awarded $500,000 for being abused by the legal system.
oh, and that nicola sturgeon was found guilty of lying about the salmond investigation...
i rarely read these snarky reviews you write, so i have to ask, are the rest as factually inaccurate as this one?
Don’t think you read this one either ‘hope they remember the Independence fight and the oil and not the the 14 offences, including attempted rape and sexual assault because i was found not guilty’.
i read it. you imply that even though he was found not guilty, he was accused by so many that he must actually be guilty. you were clearly trying to impugn him.
no other reason to include the 14.
and you left out the potential political conspiracy behind the accusations. so, pretty slimy of you.
Ok. So you saying I failed to mention something didn’t actually mean that I failed to mention something? Should I write a post about arithmetic so we can see if it’s as bad as your reading and writing and get you the full set?
you could write a post about which journalist university classes or journalist jobs taught you to use snarky remarks and partial truths to impugn a target.
or you could post about journalists that gather the facts about a subject or event then ignore selected facts so they can mislead readers.
are/were you really a paid journalist?
do you really think that hand selecting facts to lead readers to believe what you believe shows journalistic integrity?
do you feel any obligation to report all the facts then let the readers draw their own conclusions?
you use all the methods to introduce personal bias that US intelligence agents are taught to avoid when writing.
"Public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a FAIR AND COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT of events and issues.
Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with THOROUGHNESS AND HONESTY. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility."
I'm not seeing the part about snarkiness, labeling, and selectively picking facts...
of course, 99% of US journalists are failing miserably - as are 99% of uk journalists... including your vaunted bbc
Bit embarrassed about saying I failed to mention something that i did actually mention? Can see why you would be. You really should read things properly so you don't then have to flip and flop around afterwards as this isn't the first, or even the twelfth time you have done this. Read twice, write once remember.
i read it. you lack integrity. saying someone was found not guilt of being a sexual predator 14 times, is honest, but it also impugns them - which was your intent otherwise you wouldn't have included it. another chickenshit journalist move.
I get it, you have embarrassed yourself yet again by not reading it properly and your are trying to hit out and somehow make out it’s my fault. True you should be embarrassed by it as you do it a lot but keep doing it as it amuses me no end.
i get your methods impugn, redirect, and obfuscate.
But most importantly, read it properly.
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