tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post2962997999889038068..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Saturday Evening Press/Blog Coverage of "Smeargate"Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-92110754044788971912009-04-16T10:01:00.000+01:002009-04-16T10:01:00.000+01:00I'm a busy mother with little time to read the new...I'm a busy mother with little time to read the newspapers(!), but, who needs the tiny details? one could be blind and almost deaf and still have come to the same conclusion over this latest fiasco: I will NEVER vote Labour again!! And I thought the world of school gate mums was a petty one... www.frustratedstay-at-homemum.blogspot.comNatasha Reddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07674631824066307543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4262470261992390922009-04-12T09:02:00.000+01:002009-04-12T09:02:00.000+01:00@ Paul Halsall"....and Paul Staines feel dirty ins...@ Paul Halsall<BR/><BR/><I>"....and Paul Staines feel dirty inside for having ruined some families' Easter Sundays"</I><BR/><BR/>Why? Nobody makes people read his blog, do they? It's their choice, same as picking up the mags from the top shelf. <BR/><BR/>Don't like it? Don't go there.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44235881334308496662009-04-12T08:57:00.000+01:002009-04-12T08:57:00.000+01:00@ Jimmy"Maybe he's on our side after all"And whose...@ Jimmy<BR/><BR/>"Maybe he's on our side after all"<BR/><BR/>And whose side is that?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41974662088047819892009-04-11T23:49:00.000+01:002009-04-11T23:49:00.000+01:00And the thrice mentioned 'hacking into personal e-...And the thrice mentioned 'hacking into personal e-mails' meme from Draper is obviously lost on him as to its irony. In this week, of all weeks.<BR/><BR/>Delicious.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54193656892973175152009-04-11T22:41:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:41:00.000+01:00Ah the joy of a labour election lost....Ah the joy of a labour election lost....Fidothedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13588552210424845667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37386540546702258992009-04-11T22:32:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:32:00.000+01:00Sorry, 13.Sorry, 13.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70231921256100685842009-04-11T22:31:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:31:00.000+01:00Keep up man. Iain's up to 12 now.Keep up man. Iain's up to 12 now.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19304363742938750902009-04-11T22:21:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:21:00.000+01:00http://therightstudent.com/?p=1400Translation on D...http://therightstudent.com/?p=1400<BR/><BR/>Translation on Damian's resignation speechBennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060185317575781641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7644020027135575222009-04-11T22:15:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:15:00.000+01:00After today, I think this blog should be renamed t...After today, I think this blog should be renamed the Daley Draper. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I go away to work, and I come back to discover that McBride's quit his job. I always end up being unable to get online at the worst of times! I had a look at the Telegraph this morning, but got the idea this was being over-egged a lot. Reading the coverage now, I don't think that anymore.<BR/><BR/>Now let's see Guido going after the REAL culprit in No 10 Downing Street with vigour.The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543130733645367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36688074666101757422009-04-11T22:10:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:10:00.000+01:00The ST accounts are lurid, in a very naff way. I m...The ST accounts are lurid, in a very naff way. I mean it would be possible to do more in Chariots in Shoreditch in 20 minutes than these emails suggest for many years of sin. In fact I suspect I did once back in 1998.<BR/><BR/>Still, McBride should indeed have resigned, Draper be banished and Paul Staines feel dirty inside for having ruined some families' Easter Sundays.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69728991017110699792009-04-11T22:04:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:04:00.000+01:00Guido does appear at least to have grasped the fla...Guido does appear at least to have grasped the flaw in his plan. No-one has ever heard of McBride before and n a month's time all anyone will remember is Dorries bunk-up and Osborne's line with the hooker, and if either want to do anything about it they have to sue the publisher, meaning the Dirt Digger or an undischarged bankrupt.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he's on our side after allJimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17336321977222473542009-04-11T22:03:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:03:00.000+01:00A splendid tweet from The Thick Of It's Armando Ia...A splendid tweet from The Thick Of It's Armando Iannucci:<BR/><BR/>http://twitter.com/AIannucci/status/1498194989Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252054403352395221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62090786990567732292009-04-11T22:02:00.001+01:002009-04-11T22:02:00.001+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292436411579226284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42048594980614498542009-04-11T22:02:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:02:00.000+01:00It's all up in Times frontpage now.It's all up in Times frontpage now.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23286595101909704022009-04-11T21:58:00.001+01:002009-04-11T21:58:00.001+01:00Simon, it just worked for me. Try thisThe e-mails,...Simon, it just worked for me. Try <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6078529.ece" REL="nofollow">this</A><BR/><BR/>The e-mails, seen by The Sunday Times, expose how Gordon Brown’s head of strategy and planning wrote to a Labour spin doctor proposing a campaign of unfounded personal slurs against senior Tories. The smears, many of a sexual nature, were planned as part of a strategy to “destabilise” the opposition in the run-up to the general election.<BR/><BR/>The operation was designed to target David Cameron, the Conservative leader, George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, and three other Tory MPs. The messages from Damian McBride, a long-standing Labour aide, were sent from an official No 10 e-mail address. The unfounded smears suggested: “Putting the fear of God” into Osborne by spreading rumours that he took drugs and had sex with a prostitute. Spreading rumours about the mental health of Osborne’s wife. Challenging Cameron to reveal details of an “embarrassing illness”. Accusing a gay Tory MP of promoting his partner’s business interests in the Commons.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60715682227349320692009-04-11T21:58:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:58:00.000+01:00April 11, 2009 9:14 PM , Blogger Paul Halsall "No ...April 11, 2009 9:14 PM , Blogger Paul Halsall <BR/><BR/>"No stories were spread, no smears were made. It didn’t happen."<BR/><BR/>Guy Fawkes didn't actually blow up the houses of parliament, Hitler didn't acutally invade England, and our foreign visitors didn't actually blow up Manchester this Easter.<BR/><BR/>What we will see tomorrow is the dastardly nature of what our little group were planning!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520247608209678499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69133953167460454352009-04-11T21:53:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:53:00.000+01:00Paul, your link wouldn’t work for me. So try this ...Paul, your link wouldn’t work for me. So try <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6077061.ece" REL="nofollow">this one</A>.Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26775107119949532252009-04-11T21:51:00.001+01:002009-04-11T21:51:00.001+01:00@ Simon Garder"still have no idea what the fuss is...@ Simon Garder<BR/><BR/>"still have no idea what the fuss is about"<BR/><BR/>Yep, we already knew that, so?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-28202666273047089012009-04-11T21:51:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:51:00.000+01:00Iain - according to a report in the Guardian, tomo...Iain - according to a report in the Guardian, tomorrows Observer is claiming that Samantha Cameron was a smear target. Any idea if McBride and Draper really had stooped to that despicable level? The implications for Brown and Labour if that is true are horrendous - and frankly deservedly so.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883116805457287876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62253302140827110912009-04-11T21:46:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:46:00.000+01:00Nope. Seen C4 News, Sky & BBC and still have n...Nope. Seen C4 News, Sky & BBC and still have no idea what the fuss is about?<BR/><BR/>Maybe the papers will finally reveal.Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85204592764974349242009-04-11T21:42:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:42:00.000+01:00http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/art...http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6078529.ece<BR/><BR/>Some of the details.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-43868729578054482182009-04-11T21:41:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:41:00.000+01:00@Jimmy : That made me laugh out loud. Thank you!@Jimmy : That made me laugh out loud. Thank you!Gordon Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026686719065481051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68837060034910006332009-04-11T21:38:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:38:00.000+01:00"Sorry to be the party pooper BUT am I the only on..."Sorry to be the party pooper BUT am I the only one here who thinks SO WHAT?"<BR/><BR/>You sound like one of those people with a life outside the internet. You wouldn't understand. This is the biggest thing that's ever happened.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86712186333472200302009-04-11T21:37:00.000+01:002009-04-11T21:37:00.000+01:00"All this pain can pinned on Paul Staines."Shootin..."All this pain can pinned on Paul Staines."<BR/><BR/>Shooting the messenger much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64748549118869359112009-04-11T21:36:00.001+01:002009-04-11T21:36:00.001+01:00"I'm about to do a 3rd blog on it on www.therights..."I'm about to do a 3rd blog on it on www.therightstudent.com "<BR/><BR/>Is that all? Iain's done nine today already. Typical slacker student.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.com