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Journalists Have No Morality, PM's Wife [Cherie Blair] Tells Students
Tailrank ^ | 26 November 2006 17:28 | Editor

Posted on 11/26/2006 2:52:22 PM PST by fight_truth_decay

The Prime Minister's wife took her revenge on a profession that has bedevilled her for years when invited to address students at Roehampton University on Wednesday. She told a stunned audience that it was "not a noble calling" and journalists "have no ethics". Cherie Blair has launched an extraordinary ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: cherieblair; ethics; journalists; roehampton
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This story originated in The Independent which for copyright reasons cannot be posted on FR. To read in its' entirety:

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2016131.ece

Mrs Blair - at the university in south-west London to open its Human Rights Centre - focused attention towards the Daily Mail and the Press Complaints Commission.

Mrs Blair had been invited to join the university chancellor, John Simpson, as the BBC's world affairs editor addressed a small group of journalism students...she was in a room with at least three, reputedly ethical, journalists said one student who was taken back by Blair's comments.

1 posted on 11/26/2006 2:52:24 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay
At least three, reputedly ethical journalists?

How long did it take to find them? Where did they get them from?

No, I don't believe there are that many. This story is obviously a fantasy.

2 posted on 11/26/2006 2:56:47 PM PST by Mad Dawg (Now we are all Massoud)
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To: fight_truth_decay
Tea cup calling kettle black ping.


3 posted on 11/26/2006 2:58:45 PM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: Mad Dawg

I believe, Mrs. Blair would agree with you.


4 posted on 11/26/2006 2:59:19 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay
... and what the journalists say about her...

"The Wicked Witch is utterly shameless"

Richard Littlejohn

"Won't we miss that nest of hair ... that letterbox mouth"

Liz Jones

"Scouser Cherie was on the grab, digging hot little fists into jars of free sweets"

Quentin Letts

*************
Truth hurts, I guess.

5 posted on 11/26/2006 3:01:41 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: fight_truth_decay

I always had the feeling that Cherie was a couple of cards short of a full deck.


6 posted on 11/26/2006 3:02:40 PM PST by Clara Lou
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To: operation clinton cleanup

AAAAAHHHHH!!! MY EYES!!!!!!!!


7 posted on 11/26/2006 3:02:47 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: fight_truth_decay

>>>She told a stunned audience that [journalism] was "not a noble calling" and journalists "have no ethics".<<<

Duh.


8 posted on 11/26/2006 3:05:50 PM PST by PhilipFreneau (God deliver our nation from the disease of liberalism!)
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To: fight_truth_decay

Cherie Blair is a Marxist, Jew-hating, terrorist loving POS.

Her accusing someone of lacking morality is as crazy as Ahmedinejad accusing someone of anti-Semitism.


9 posted on 11/26/2006 3:06:28 PM PST by fireman43
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To: Clara Lou

>>>I always had the feeling that Cherie was a couple of cards short of a full deck.<<<

Yeah. Only a crazy person would tell the unabashed truth about the media.


10 posted on 11/26/2006 3:07:02 PM PST by PhilipFreneau (God deliver our nation from the disease of liberalism!)
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To: fireman43

even a broken clock is right twice a day...


11 posted on 11/26/2006 3:08:32 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: fight_truth_decay

Judging by the three catty comments by supposed journalists to the right of the article, I'd say she was right. It's disgusting that they would stoop so low. I, for one, defend her right to freedom of speech. Stand by your words, Cherie!


12 posted on 11/26/2006 3:12:51 PM PST by Aliska
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To: PhilipFreneau

Look at #3, read #5. For these, and more, I stand by my comment. However, you are free to misinterpret.


13 posted on 11/26/2006 3:15:44 PM PST by Clara Lou
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To: fireman43
Cherie Blair is a Marxist, Jew-hating, terrorist loving POS.

And a lawyer too, isn't she?

Talk about the full package of bad characteristics.
14 posted on 11/26/2006 3:17:23 PM PST by VOA
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To: xcamel
AAAAAHHHHH!!! MY EYES!!!!!!!!

Sorry, the truth is not always pretty.

15 posted on 11/26/2006 3:19:40 PM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: Clara Lou

>>>Look at #3, read #5. For these, and more, I stand by my comment. However, you are free to misinterpret.<<<

So, you think journalists are ethical?


16 posted on 11/26/2006 3:20:32 PM PST by PhilipFreneau (God deliver our nation from the disease of liberalism!)
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To: PhilipFreneau

"thinking" would preclude that misinterpretation of the facts.

/evil grin/


17 posted on 11/26/2006 3:24:44 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: fight_truth_decay

The lead on this story claimed journalists have no "morality," but the quote stated that journalists have no "ethics." Well, which is it? Morality or Ethics?


18 posted on 11/26/2006 3:29:49 PM PST by Continental Soldier
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To: fight_truth_decay
"...she was in a room with at least three, reputedly ethical, journalists."

Of course, two of them were the writers of this article for The Independent.

19 posted on 11/26/2006 3:32:59 PM PST by fat city (What part of cognitive dissonance don't you understand?)
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To: VOA

I thought she was a pro life practicing Catholic. Can't be all bad.


20 posted on 11/26/2006 4:31:28 PM PST by Mercat
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