tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post1113456095790097265..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: What a ******* Liberty!Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-83441042092311524222008-01-04T14:07:00.000+00:002008-01-04T14:07:00.000+00:00I have never liked Catherine Tate - I find her voi...I have never liked Catherine Tate - I find her voice, attitude and approach totally irritating.<BR/><BR/>Little Britain manages to mock fecklessness, bigotry, ignorance. Catherine Tate seems to be part of it.<BR/><BR/>Little Britain laughs AT, Catherine Tate laughs WITH.<BR/><BR/>I have to be prepared to kiss goodbye to Dr Who, that is all I can say.Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153744692290896812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8153932180826236672008-01-03T22:57:00.000+00:002008-01-03T22:57:00.000+00:00If you are all for free speech I presume you will ...<I>If you are all for free speech I presume you will support the BBC showing a religous opinion show on world aids day saying it is God's will and its about time we<BR/>1)went back to calling Aids, grid for gay related immuno deficiency as it was called and<BR/>2) Its self inflicted so inline with Gordos comments about fat people not getting treatment neither should they</I><BR/><BR/>Well, anonymous, I certainly think its a public service that anyone who would say anything that cruel and flat out ignorant under the guise of 'religious opinion' get as much exposure as possible. Sunlight being the best disinfectant, and all. And some of us have thought for years that the BBC's factual programming is a richer source of fantasy and comedy<BR/>than a five foot shelf of Doctor Who DVDs.<BR/><BR/>But WTF that has to do with a rather vulgar and unamusing alleged commedienne has escaped me.Craig Ranapiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923246310584658857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79942334119145524782008-01-03T22:26:00.000+00:002008-01-03T22:26:00.000+00:00Catherine Tate isn't funny.But if you find that ki...Catherine Tate isn't funny.<BR/><BR/>But if you find that kind of swearing genuinely offensive then you are simply a prude.<BR/><BR/>And I have absolutely no idea what anonymous 9.38 is going on about. If that's a joke, it's crap. If it's not, may God (or some other big cloudy fellow) forgive you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70271691878122948852008-01-03T21:38:00.000+00:002008-01-03T21:38:00.000+00:00If you are all for free speech I presume you will ...If you are all for free speech I presume you will support the BBC showing a religous opinion show on world aids day saying it is God's will and its about time we <BR/>1)went back to calling Aids, grid for gay related immuno deficiency as it was called and<BR/>2) Its self inflicted so inline with Gordos comments about fat people not getting treatment neither should theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65832140012290671192008-01-03T21:02:00.000+00:002008-01-03T21:02:00.000+00:00Yes, dickwishart, and in my house children are on ...Yes, dickwishart, and in my house children are on the Nighty-Night Express to Bedfordshire well before 10.30pm and have their television viewing strictly limited and vetted.<BR/><BR/>And could someone please point Nadine to Daniel Radcliffe's turn on <I>Extras</I>? Hilarious watching 'Harry Potter' send himself up as a sleazy egomaniac -- who ends up being well and truly slapped down by Diana Rigg in full dragon mode. But its certainly not 'family viewing', so pardon me if I don't find Ricky Gervais any kind of family values paragon. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I know millions of people disagree, but I find <I>Extras</I> and <I>The Office</I> relentlessly smug, patronising and mean-spirited. Still, different strokes for different folks.Craig Ranapiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923246310584658857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69460483885954462362008-01-03T19:53:00.000+00:002008-01-03T19:53:00.000+00:00Most of the kids are in bed by 10.30pm, thats OK t...Most of the kids are in bed by 10.30pm, thats OK then is it, why do you assume that adults are quite happy to have their living rooms invaded by such foul language, it may be the norm in your household but it certainly is not in mine nor I would think in the majority of peoples.<BR/>These so called comics only use language such as this because they are NOT funny and swear solely to get an effect, very very rarely does it add anything to the script/joke.<BR/>With the ever growing use of bad language on the television is it any wonder that young people think it is common place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55858555475366017822008-01-03T18:54:00.000+00:002008-01-03T18:54:00.000+00:00Both of them are about as funny as a stomach bug i...Both of them are about as funny as a stomach bug in January.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72957412796089853592008-01-03T18:45:00.000+00:002008-01-03T18:45:00.000+00:00All the crap going on in this world presently and ...All the crap going on in this world presently and all you lot can whinge about is a few late night f**ks. Get a life people, please. Sticks and stones, and all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69738165050615780542008-01-03T18:37:00.000+00:002008-01-03T18:37:00.000+00:00"This Scouser from a tough Council estate is prepa...<I>"This Scouser from a tough Council estate is prepared to say what she thinks (unlike most) and is brave for doing so"</I><BR/><BR/>Really?<BR/><BR/>So "she's from a tough Council estate"? Like, Wow!<BR/><BR/>She "says what she thinks". Yes, one can certainly see that.<BR/><BR/>"And is brave for doing that". For what, opening her very pretty mouth without putting her brain into gear?<BR/><BR/>Just because someone has come from a 'tough' background, and 'says what they think' doesn't mean they are a) intelligent and/or b) brave. She might equally be thick and cowardly. In any event, if she's so bleeding brave why does she refuse comment on her site and merely snipes from a distance?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25029439713218264012008-01-03T17:14:00.000+00:002008-01-03T17:14:00.000+00:00If Nadine wore a more prominent cricifix on her pi...If Nadine wore a more prominent cricifix on her picture people might think she was on her way to martyrdom! Nadine - always look on the bright side of life :-)Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59782713855836108002008-01-03T16:43:00.000+00:002008-01-03T16:43:00.000+00:00I have always thought that Catherine Tate is very ...I have always thought that Catherine Tate is very talented but just uses rotten material. She could be really funny with a decent writer.<BR/><BR/>Anyone is funnier than Ricky Gervais, I thought that he was completely discredited as a stand-up comedian after his performance at the Diana concert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3764856008611239642008-01-03T16:42:00.000+00:002008-01-03T16:42:00.000+00:00Not a good argument. I chose to watch watch a prog...Not a good argument. I chose to watch watch a programme which contained swearing. Swearing is not illegal. Cannabis is.<BR/><BR/>I did not applaud swearing. And Catherine Tate was on at 10.30. Responsible parents would have sent their kids to bed by then.<BR/><BR/>I do not apologise for finding Catherine Tate funny. Nor do I apologise for not being a prude.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4962267233348079482008-01-03T16:17:00.000+00:002008-01-03T16:17:00.000+00:00Iain you have deep inconsistencies in your politic...Iain you have deep inconsistencies in your political philosophy. If you are to say that swearing is OK - and it only effects some people. Then this is the same view that says cannabis is OK because it only effects some people. <BR/><BR/>Appauding swearing on a show that is watched by kids shows that you don't think about the future generations.<BR/><BR/>Catherine Tate can crawl down the gutter getting cheap laughs but politicans need to rise above her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30399449613919879902008-01-03T14:56:00.000+00:002008-01-03T14:56:00.000+00:00I wouldn't mind the Catherine Tate Show being offe...I wouldn't mind the Catherine Tate Show being offensive if it just happened to be funny at the same time. Really dislike the show - also dislike her on Doctor Who. Stuck with her for the next season though.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, each to their own.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://theswanseablog.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">A Swansea Blog</A>K S Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148806665936695281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70553428353350350242008-01-03T14:35:00.000+00:002008-01-03T14:35:00.000+00:00Catherine Tate is a terrible programme but it was ...Catherine Tate is a terrible programme but it was on after the watershed. <BR/><BR/>Any parent who wants to let their child watch TV after 9pm should expect there will be things shown that aren't suitable.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060185317575781641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74118076582277477472008-01-03T14:34:00.000+00:002008-01-03T14:34:00.000+00:00I support Nadine's stance on this. There 364 other...I support Nadine's stance on this. There 364 other days for crass and offensive 'entertainment' on TV, surely the Beeb could have given it a rest on Christmas day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21463031524653204062008-01-03T14:08:00.000+00:002008-01-03T14:08:00.000+00:00I think Nadine Dorries MP should be congratulated ...I think Nadine Dorries MP should be congratulated for her stance. This Scouser from a tough Council estate is prepared to say what she thinks (unlike most) and is brave for doing so. Long may she continue to do what she does best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77207093666912252512008-01-03T13:45:00.000+00:002008-01-03T13:45:00.000+00:00So that's what Nadine looks like without the makeu...So that's what Nadine looks like without the makeup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40839426610818790822008-01-03T13:20:00.000+00:002008-01-03T13:20:00.000+00:00bebopper said... I like Bernard Manning, Did you k...bebopper said... <BR/>I like Bernard Manning, <BR/><BR/><BR/>Did you know that Bernard Manning worked as a guard at Berlin`s Spandau prison minding the Nazis <BR/>Quite true, its on the BBC triv list. Charlie Chapilin was born on the same day as Hitler ...who instituted a smoking ban also true . <BR/>( Jesus that Paddy Briggs is asking for it with his measured remarks and gentle f---cking irony..provocative f---cker)<BR/>Iain I am getting a list allergy, I `m covered in boils , you wouldn`t want that to go on would you ?Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86705885645605522952008-01-03T13:13:00.000+00:002008-01-03T13:13:00.000+00:00I am a fan of Catherine Tate - I especially love N...I am a fan of Catherine Tate - I especially love Nan. But even I found the swearing a little excessive - to the point it became boring.<BR/><BR/>My main gripe was the one with the family from Northern Ireland. The portrayal of the family as violent psychos may have been funny to some 20 years ago - but now it probably only confused many younger viewers. It was simply too dated to work.<BR/><BR/>And I wonder - if it had been a Muslim family from Bradford or somewhere - would Catherine Tate have dared to show this sketch? I think we all know the answer to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40480357016780553152008-01-03T13:07:00.000+00:002008-01-03T13:07:00.000+00:00Iain,I've never watched C Tate, so cannot comment ...Iain,<BR/><BR/>I've never watched C Tate, so cannot comment there, but I wonder what the BBC would have done to celebrate The Muslim's Holy day at say Eid, produced an Eid "special" with as many Fs and Bs as this ? <BR/><BR/>Can't help feeling they would have been "culturally sensitive" for the Muslims, so why do they have to produce a Christmas Special ON CHRISTMAS DAY in this nominally Christian country which was not equally "culturally sensitive" towards Christians ?<BR/><BR/>I'm not a Christian, or a Muslim, but I do have some slight feeling for the sensibilities of others, which the BBC clearly selectively does NOT. <BR/><BR/>These lefties will avoid the word Christmas at any cost, offering "seasonal greetings" instead, except when they can do something as crude as this - why was it not called a "Seasonal" special, and broadcast ANY other day ?<BR/><BR/>Alan DouglasAlan Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071898364060640779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53863729869348775152008-01-03T12:54:00.000+00:002008-01-03T12:54:00.000+00:00I'm Irish, from Belfast and whilst i think she flo...I'm Irish, from Belfast and whilst i think she flogged the joke to death, I wasn't particularly offended by her sketches. She did get the accent quite well, but yer wan wasn't quite brassy enough :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38583462790799749302008-01-03T12:47:00.000+00:002008-01-03T12:47:00.000+00:00I'm afraid that Catherine Tate is just playing to ...I'm afraid that Catherine Tate is just playing to the NuLab chav British Society. This is high-lighted no better than the father's tribute to the baby Archie-Lee who was tragically killed by a rottweiler at the end of last year. The father's 'tribute' appears on his Bebo profile <BR/>http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=696615273<BR/>next to a gallery of 'Dirty birds' and with a tagline of 'Girls, find em, feel em, f*ck em n forget em' (it is there, just highlight underneath the picture at the top). We are all doomed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-2896620573709009462008-01-03T12:39:00.000+00:002008-01-03T12:39:00.000+00:00Totally, agree with you Iain. The Tate show made m...Totally, agree with you Iain. The Tate show made my Christmas (I spent most of it in bed with 'flu). Agree with the poster who said "Bonkers Dorries" isn't the sharpest tool in the box. And to think people want her in the shadow cabinet...<BR/><BR/>What a ******* liberty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65117560258584293482008-01-03T12:34:00.000+00:002008-01-03T12:34:00.000+00:00I didn't realise the swearing gran was what Nadine...I didn't realise the swearing gran was what Nadine Dorries was upset about. I was actually wondering what the complaint was about. And for someone who thought Christmas Day was so inviolable she spent a lot of time watching the TV.<BR/><BR/>Besides there will have been more swearing at the average family Christmas lunch than shown.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040609999717940606noreply@blogger.com