Re: "Any new press regulation MUST SATISFY THE MCCANNS" - Financial Times

by rainbow-fairy 28.06.12 18:24

tcat wrote:There must a queue of journalists and writers in the UK just waiting to see what happens with Mr Amaral's book.

The McCanns slagged off so many people in their book - press, police (including UK police), UK government, their Portuguese lawyer, everyone except their 7 friends in fact - without once thanking all the ordinary people who donated pots of money to them.

It can only be a matter of time before their arrogance trips them up, I'm sure of it [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

And o good days, I totally agree with you tcat. On a bad day, however it's a different story... lol!

by listener 28.06.12 23:40

rainbow-fairy wrote:
tcat wrote:There must a queue of journalists and writers in the UK just waiting to see what happens with Mr Amaral's book.

The McCanns slagged off so many people in their book - press, police (including UK police), UK government, their Portuguese lawyer, everyone except their 7 friends in fact - without once thanking all the ordinary people who donated pots of money to them.

It can only be a matter of time before their arrogance trips them up, I'm sure of it [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

And o good days, I totally agree with you tcat. On a bad day, however it's a different story...

From tcats post - "It can only be a matter of time before their arrogance trips them up, I'm sure of it [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]"

I now (very sadly) no longer believe that. I now think their arrogance derives from their absolute belief/assumption of total protection.

by Liz Eagles 29.06.12 0:07

Hi listener,

Swimming with sharks doesn't make one shark-proof. Even a little pod of dolphins can tickle a shark to death on occasion. Life changes, things change, people change, circumstances change. There's nothing guaranteed to keep things under wrap forever. If I were to sum up in one word what TM lacks it is 'humility'. The world is full of arrogance and I would not choose an arrogant stance if my child went missing. I'd choose humility for the simple fact it's the honest way. The McCann's have received every conceivable help and continue to whinge and sue. They have chosen/been advised by people who are arrogant for a living.

eta. It only takes one 'arrogant' person to be crossed and the whole thing will no longer be hidden.

by listener 29.06.12 0:28

aquila wrote:Hi listener,

Swimming with sharks doesn't make one shark-proof. Even a little pod of dolphins can tickle a shark to death on occasion. Life changes, things change, people change, circumstances change. There's nothing guaranteed to keep things under wrap forever. If I were to sum up in one word what TM lacks it is 'humility'. The world is full of arrogance and I would not choose an arrogant stance if my child went missing. I'd choose humility for the simple fact it's the honest way. The McCann's have received every conceivable help and continue to whinge and sue. They have chosen/been advised by people who are arrogant for a living.

eta. It only takes one 'arrogant' person to be crossed and the whole thing will no longer be hidden.

Hi aquila,

I half understand your eta! but may I address your sentence - "The world is full of arrogance and I would not choose an arrogant stance if my child went missing. I'd choose humility for the simple fact it's the honest way."

One (you) would probably not 'choose' at all - surely your reaction would be automatic!

by ShuBob 29.06.12 11:12

listener wrote:
rainbow-fairy wrote:
tcat wrote:There must a queue of journalists and writers in the UK just waiting to see what happens with Mr Amaral's book.

The McCanns slagged off so many people in their book - press, police (including UK police), UK government, their Portuguese lawyer, everyone except their 7 friends in fact - without once thanking all the ordinary people who donated pots of money to them.

It can only be a matter of time before their arrogance trips them up, I'm sure of it [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

And o good days, I totally agree with you tcat. On a bad day, however it's a different story...

From tcats post - "It can only be a matter of time before their arrogance trips them up, I'm sure of it [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]"

I now (very sadly) no longer believe that. I now think their arrogance derives from their absolute belief/assumption of total protection.

That's probably what Lord Jeffery Archer thought until he was brought down by a former close pal.

by **PeterMac** 29.06.12 12:41

ShuBob wrote:
That's probably what Lord Jeffery Archer thought until he was brought down by a former close pal.

And interestingly, given the other thread, his wife stood by him, and even perjured herself on his behalf. So she can be added to the list of Hindley, West, et al.
And she is a doctor !!

by ShuBob 29.06.12 16:32

PeterMac wrote:
ShuBob wrote:
That's probably what Lord Jeffery Archer thought until he was brought down by a former close pal.
And interestingly, given the other thread, his wife stood by him, and even perjured herself on his behalf. So she can be added to the list of Hindley, West, et al.
And she is a doctor !!

Perhaps not surprisingly, she was recently honoured (made a Dame) in the Queen's birthday list for her "services to healthcare".

by **tigger** 29.06.12 17:13

Although I can't stand Jeffrey Archer, nor his awful books, I think his would have been a valid case for the Leveson.
It's entirely his business if he hires a prostitute, but as I recall, it was a set-up with one of the tabloids and the woman herself - who was depicted as a victim trying to make enough money to keep herself and her son. As we all know, that really doesn't wash - I expect she was on various benefits at the time and hey - cleaning jobs aren't hard to come by and pay pretty well.

Archer was just stupid denying it with the help of fake evidence from his friends. In effect committing perjury. Like the mr. Toad he is, he hasn't suffered much from the publicity.

It's high time the prurient, hypocritical press shut up about the sexual shenanigans of celebrities and politicians, uninteresting and irrelevant. I do find it revelant if they commit fraud - that is our business.

by ShuBob 29.06.12 19:35

Perjury is a serious offense. There's hardly any mitigation for it.

by **tigger** 29.06.12 20:04

ShuBob wrote:Perjury is a serious offense. There's hardly any mitigation for it.

That's exactly what I mean, he should have told them to publish and be damned - committing perjury was plain stupid and of course totally illegal.

by listener 30.06.12 1:23

ShuBob wrote:

That's probably what Lord Jeffery Archer thought until he was brought down by a former close pal.[/quote]

Brought down? Well he did some easy, protected months and now has returned to his multi-million pound lifestyle! - Easy!

The McCanns wont even need to do the time to join the same club - So protected - They must know too much[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

(It's obvious! - the protection started too early!)

by **PeterMac** 30.06.12 9:46

tigger wrote:[...] - committing perjury was plain stupid and of course totally illegal.

But he was in the habit of doing so.His CV is full of lies.
It said he was at "Oxford".
In fact he went to a small Teacher training college in Oxford, having gained 3 'O' levels.
And so on. Private Eye has the full list. As does the web.

by Guest 30.06.12 10:00

I gather that Jeffrey's father was a con artist so he went into the family business too. I always think of people like him, Jonathan Aitken and assorted expenses fiddlers as very small fry brought to book for comparatively minor offences while the much bigger fish get away scot free.

by **tigger** 30.06.12 11:11

PeterMac wrote:
tigger wrote:[...] - committing perjury was plain stupid and of course totally illegal.
But he was in the habit of doing so.His CV is full of lies.
It said he was at "Oxford".
In fact he went to a small Teacher training college in Oxford, having gained 3 'O' levels.
And so on. Private Eye has the full list. As does the web.

Yes, it's quite hilarious. He also said that he won several races and was champion over some or other distance. He's the original mr. Toad. I once read an article by Alan Coren when JA took him to see the West Indies at Lords. Coren didn't get to see any cricket at all because Jeffrey was dragging him around to be introduced to various 'important' people he absolutely had to meet.

by ShuBob 30.06.12 14:33

listener wrote:
ShuBob wrote:

That's probably what Lord Jeffery Archer thought until he was brought down by a former close pal.

Brought down? Well he did some easy, protected months and now has returned to his multi-million pound lifestyle! - Easy!

The McCanns wont even need to do the time to join the same club - So protected - They must know too much[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

(It's obvious! - the protection started too early!)

It may have been easy but he still did prison time.

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