Madeleine McCann: Clarence Mitchell Speaks, Make Madeleine History And Breastfeeding
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY MAIL pages 10 and 11: “Madeleine cried for 18 hours a day. Kate tells of the special bond forged in the painful days of early childhood.”
Kate McCann is speaking with Portuguese magazine Flash!. This interview took place before Kate McCann was named as a suspect in Madeline’s disappearance. Kate says the first six months with Madeleine were “very difficult”. Madeleine had colic. “I had to carry her around permanently,” says Kate.
What does it mean, this interview that has “emerged”? That what you tell magazines can be taken out of context and used in evidence against you, or something else?
THE TIMES page 9: “McCanns go straight to the top in search for powerful backers.”
Gordon Brown is being kept abreast of the investigation on Kate and Gerry McCann, possibly by reading the British press and watching the news bulletins.
(Is any MP still wearing a yellow ribbon?)
The McCanns have a new spokesman. He’s called Clarence Mitchell. He resigned as head of the Government’s Media Monitoring unit to take this new post.
Mr Mitchell once offered: “There’s a whole level of debate taking place online which simply didn’t exist before and departments feel they need to be fully engaged in that.”
Look out for Kate’s blog.
DAILY MIRROR front page: “THE TIDE TURNS.”
“McCanns WON’T be ordered back to Portugal says Judge”
“Gordon Brown briefed on the case”
“New spokesman will declare Gerry and Kate innocent today”
Clarence Mitchell says: “They have nothing whatever to do with Madeleine’s disappearance.” And as the McCann’s new spokesman he should know.
Pages 4 and 5: “RAY OF HOPE.”
Madeleine has not been found but Kate and Gerry McCann will not have to fly back to Portugal for more questioning.
On the downside sales of the “Look for Madeleine” wristband are not going well in Portugal. In “LOCALS REJECTS ‘FIND HER’ BRACELETS,” this year’s Make Poverty History band is being turned down at a car boot sales in Praia da Luz.
Says one ex-pat: “It’s as if they want to forget something so horrible happened.” Or buy something less with their money?
Says another: “We can’t understand how they can carry on jogging after losing Madeleine. Gerry went to a hairdressers a few weeks after she disappeared and continued tennis lessons. The Portuguese feel they should b hysterical.” But not the British, who understand reserve…
THE SUN front page: “MADDIE COPS SLAPPED DOWN. KATE BACKED BY JUDGE. Mum won’t be hauled back to Portugal.”
Judge Pedro Anjos Frias rejected Portuguese police calls for the McCanns to return. “He is thought to have ruled the case to flimsy to justify the move.” Or, to put it another way, he has not received sufficient evidence to be convinced of the need for a trial.
Pages 4 and 5: “COPS CASE COLLAPSING.”
And: “McCanns tell Brown: We have solid defence.” Gordon Brown’s reaction to this news is not known.
THE INDEPENDENT page 32: Thomas Sutcliffe says the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been “yoked by journalists to another kind of story – the primal faction of fairytale”. Here “the beautiful child is swallowed by something that has emerged from the dark”.
It is, is it not, every child’s worst nightmare.
Page 4: “Kate McCann ‘will not be reinterviewed in Portugal’.”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE POLICE CASE FALLS APART.”
“Judge refuses to recall the McCanns”
“Impossible to detect sedatives in hair”
“But slurs against the parents continue”
Slurs?
Pages 8 and 9: “My struggles to control Madeleine – BY KATE MCCANN.”
As told to Flash! magazine. The twins arrive. “The worst thing is that she started to demand lots of attention, especially when I was breastfeeding them.”
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE ALL SEVEN McCANN PALS IN FRAME.” The seven dwarves, to continue Mr Sutcliffe’s analogy?
“Cops set to name them as suspects.”
Pages 6 and 7: “BRIT PALS ALL SUSPECTS.”
The Tapas 9 are in the frame. This will put the lid – the tapas – on the case. Right?
“Maddie cops jet to UK as group face grilling” – Portuguese police are “planning” to come to the UK to continue the investigation. British police will conduct interviews.
DAILY TELEGRAPH page 8: “McCanns to be interviewed by British police.”
Kate and Gerry are also keen to reach Gordon Brown. A source tell the paper: “The McCanns do not expect help or influence to be exerted on their behalf but want to get messages to the very top that they are innocent.”
Does Brown read the Telegraph?
THE GUARDIAN page 35: “Never mind the high street: Branson sells his Virgin Megastores.”
No mention of Madeleine McCann, granted, but this news one day after Branson pledged to help the parents clear their names looks like interesting timing?
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September 18th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
345 - Good one Rab
I think the Cadaver dog would mean you miss a few goes because the dog is fixated on that square.
Geeez, this is sounding better than real Monopoly.1
September 18th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
I think a game of POKE HER would be more adequate
September 18th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
I still hope pamela ewing has her at southfork or the portugese equivelant
as a recluse in a yacht!
September 18th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
339 “The Old Kent Road could be Martin Brunt.”
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
September 18th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
343 - Judge Dread
Awesome…very funny.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
The media, of course, are not saying it directly, but we can deduce that the McCann’s have refused to return voluntarily to Portugal. It is clear that the PJ have requested it, otherwise their own judge could not turn them down. It is clear that the McCann’s have refused, otherwise the PJ would not need to have asked their judge.
So the McCann’s left Portugal promising to return voluntarily on request. The request has been made. They break their promise and seek legalities to protect them. I can see no other interpretation.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
You could have the cadaver dog as one of the player counters. And that player stops at a possible death site it can be put down by an overdoes of sedatives.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
“You return your car to Hertz and it has 1700 miles on it. Go back 10 squares”
“You tell police that Cuddle Cat was on a shelf so it must be an abduction. Go forward 6 squares”
“You leave your kids alone at night while you go out to carry on boozing as you have done all day. Collect 1000 pounds off each player”
September 18th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Christmas No 1 best seller
A box depicting a Madeleine doll. Open it to find the doll missing
September 18th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
the renault mc cann
a pope like the bishop in chess
as counters
September 18th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
339 ~ Stevo ….and instead of a get of jail card free… it would be a clarence mitchell declares you innocent card..
September 18th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
The Jail would be the PJs then?
September 18th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
The aim of Madeleine Monopoly is to build up a media empire instead of a property empire.
You get extra points for meeting the Pope and flying around the world. Instead of street names as in the famous board game, you have media moguls and press etc. Park Lane would be Branson. The other expensive street would be Caplan QC.
The Old Kent Road could be Martin Brunt.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
check on the children buzzer every 30 mins go for a wee and listen at the door
drink 3 glasses of wine and chorizio in 5 mins to win £100.000 pound
September 18th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
The Real Stig;
Also, I did not claim in my original post that the McCanns decided to leave after being told they were suspects. But they did originally say they would not leave and then changed their minds. I was only making that point.
So you could argue, on one end of the spectrum, that they decided it was better to leave for their family, or, on the opposite end, that they saw the way the wind was changing and wanted to get out quickly.
It is all down to perception and interpretation. I wouldn’t necessarily say there is anything damning in their returning home. Of course, often it is not a specific instance that indicates something, but rather a collection of instances that when placed together indicate something larger.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
324. It must be the new spokesperson causing some raised eyebrows.
It can’t be right for a government figure (even a resigned one) to be so heavily involved in what should be a routine case.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Rather than a get out of jail free card, how’s about a get of portugal asap card instead?
September 18th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
“290 ~ Brandon Flowers” ….thankyou for that…it was beautiful.
How ironic hey…. a killer posting on a site about the mccanns….wonders will never cease….
September 18th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
the churches land on it more than 3 times and you get a key
September 18th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
326 - Imagine a Tapas 9 “Wild” card where you roll the dice to find out if you move forward or backwards.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I think if we look deep into our hearts, we will see the true meaning.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
The Real Stig, thanks for the replies.
Is it not fair to say, though, that neither link provides incontrovertible evidence? I am not claiming it to be incorrect, but surely the articles are based on the writer’s understanding and not on definitive proof.
With respect to the point of money, the second article does not prove that they don’t have a large inheritence or other money elsewhere.
I state again: I am not claiming either of your assertions to be untrue; just that there is no definitive evidence.
Don’t a lot of people here just pick the articles that suit their belief of the situation? So are you not just selecting those that are favourable to the McCanns?
September 18th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
land on “no stone unturned” donate £500.00
land on Tapa’s go back 50 metres
land on 5 a apartment, shutter is broken, pay £50.00 to fix it
land on Ocean apartment, no babysitter go back to rothly
September 18th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
313 Stevo
I like the Monopoly idea… but I was thinking more of publishing…along the lines of the “Where’s Waldo?” concept.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
321 - karen
Instead of the Scotty Dog - Cuddle Cat would be the counter.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
the smell of death card
means you have to sell your home
September 18th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
320 - Seymour
Hilarious. Yes, good idea.
What about a puzzle game where you have to work out the timeline on May 3rd and put it in order like a Rubik Cube? One things for sure - nobody would be able to solve it. It would be like Fermat’s Last Theorem.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Good Lord..Mail have caved in and have printed a few negative comments…..what is the world of press coming to..are they getting nervous. ????
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=482337&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&ct=5&expand=true#StartComments
September 18th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
does anyone remember the old seventies film
” have you checked the children?”
maybe staff on the algarve should wear this on their uniforms
September 18th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Stevo 306 says…..
There’s fat people, skinny people, ugly people, smarmy people, etc.
Now there’s a democratic way of judging people.
Guess you’re a chav then?