Posted on 08/11/2009 8:33:20 AM PDT by whatisthetruth
The government in the United Kingdom has dispatched a letter to talk radio icon Michael Savage that he must "repudiate" the views the government has attributed to him before he even can be considered for removal from a banned-in-Britain government list.
"It was emphasized that the onus is on your client to publicly renounce the statements which formed the basis of the decision to exclude him," said a recent letter from the Litigation and Employment Group at the Treasury Solicitor's Department in London.
"Any such repudiation must be genuine and comprehensive, and persuade my client that this is a true shift of position, in which case, my client would be prepared to consider this," said the letter signed only "Treasury Solicitors" on the stationery that included the names Simon Harker, head of division, and Anne Werbicki, team leader.
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This just keeps getting more interesting by the day.
Why not just stay here in the US. Who cares if he goes to Great Britain.
I find it ridiculous that he is on the radio asking for donations for his legal expenses.
oh you know Mike is gonna bow to that command forthwith. /sarc
and yet my old country can let radical muslims speak about taking over the UK
they let radical religious zealots into the country
they put down those who do march against radical Islam
no wonder I left
What exactly did he say that has got the Brit’s undies up thier arses?
And of course it is hard to renounce what you have never said in the first place.
Whether one likes Savage or not this is just plain nuts and the British government ought to be ashamed of itself. To lump speech and thought in with actions ( bombings,murder,etc) is vile and contemptible
It seems odd that this embarrassing affair is not getting more press in England. It's not as if Brown's government is popular at the moment.
And when you end up on “a list” and they come for you be sure and look around at all of those who are not there to support you
MO- OOOOM .... make him take it back
She started it
did not ... did so ... did not .....
Why is it ridiculous to ask for help with his legal expenses? How much do you think it costs to successfully sue another country?
If they accuse him of saying something he didn’t say, well if he wishes he can go on the air and say he doesn’t believe in whatever that he never believed in but Britain has its pants in a wad about.
Did Savage ever want to go to England in the first place? I think he should boycott them no matter what they do now.
What views do they attribute to Savage?
WAKE UP AMERICA, GET OUT OF THE FETAL POSITION AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD.
What’s the basic philosophy of England? I don’t want to hear references to the Magna Carta - I want to know how it is now that England is a totalitarian state.
Yeah really? It’s like he’s screaming “Please please please let me in!”
I mean, who really cares. It’s England.
See post 17
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