Madeleine McCann: Kate McCann Sobs, Gerry McCann Points And 14 Questions
MADDY WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY MIRROR front page: “KATE’S TORMENT – ‘I think she is being held by someone in their house..as Madeleine’s mummy I feel in my heart she’s out there’”
“Distraught” Kate McCann is on Spanish TV. She is being interviewed. Says she: “I don’t know how anyone could harm anyone as beautiful as Madeleine”
Pages 4 and 5: “TEARS OF KATE – After six months of holding her heartbreak in check..Madeleine’s mum breaks down on TV”
Three pictures of Kate McCann:
“SO EMPTY: Kate tries to explain her loss on TV”
“TOO MUCH: She can’t hold back the tears”
“SOBBING: Kate and Gerry on TV”
“14 questions Portuguese police are flying to Britain to out to the McCanns and friends” – So reports Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas. Why would the police publish the questions and allow the McCanns and their friends to prepare answers? Why only – or as many as - 14 questions? Unless these are questions made up by the media, questions the police are “expected” to ask…
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE – POLICE WANT ANSWERS TO 14 QUESTIONS. What detectives demand to know”
Pages 4 and 5: “Kate breaks down during TV grilling.” Kate and Gerry McCann are on the telly. Says Kate: “I feel sad and I feel lonely and our life is not as happy without Madeleine…we want people to try to reunite us with your beautiful girl”
And: “We know the truth. We know we are totally innocent. That is why we are calm. We know each other”
Says a “British detective”: “The detectives could be giving the suspects enough rope to hang themselves. It is a common tactic in police investigations to let those under suspicion speak on television in case they trip themselves up”
THE SUN front page: “KATE WEEPS FOR MADDIE – I feel in my heart she is out there”
“Distraught” Kate on the telly. Kate and Gerry are publicising a telephone hotline. No, not 999, their own number
Pages 4 and 5: “MADDIE NEEDS US – So lonely without our lovely girl, sobs Kate”
Three pictures of “Precious..the happy Maddie her mum longs to see”
Three pictures of the McCanns:
“Anguish…Gerry faces TV quiz”
“Ordeal…Kate fights back tears”
“Brave…but the McCanns struggle with their emotions as they relive the night Maddie vanished”
The hotline. Says Kate McCann: “We want to appeal to the people of Spain, Portugal and North Africa to help us and to tell them we have a new central phone number for them to call”
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE MUM FINALLY CRACKS – Suspect Kate sobs on TV as she is quizzed”
Pages 8 and 9: “MADDIE’S MUM TV BREAKDOWN – Torment as Kate’s sobs halt interview four times”. Spanish TV journalist Roberto Arce sees Kate “prostrate with pain”
The McCanns hotline number is 00 34 902 300 213
DAILY MAIL pages 8 and 9: “I’M SAD AND LONELY…LIFE IS NOT HAPPY”
Says Mrs McCann: “Somebody knows something. It is not about us. It is about Madeleine.” Is it? We are watching the parents
Gerry McCanns is a “consultant cardiologist”. He says: “We have not been charged with anything”
“Will they find her in Spain?” – Gerry McCann tells El Mundo newspaper (Spain): “The possibility that Madeleine is alive and in Spain is real…If someone had a car, it is clear they could cross into Spain. There is no border guard and no one closed the border the night Madeleine disappeared.” And we look again at the police
THE TIMES page 3: “Sobbing Kate McCann insists that Madeleine is alive and being held”
“Days of hope and despair” – The Times looks at some key dates: June 21 (Madeleine in Malta); August 3 (Madeleine in Belgium); August 23 (Madeleine in Morocco)
DAILY TELEGRAPH front page: “’I’M SO SAD AND LONELY’ – KATE McCANN WEEPS FOR MADELEINE ON SPANISH TV”
Page 5: “’Sad, lonely’ Kate weeps for Madeleine in TV interview” – Kate McCann wept “uncontrollably”. Says he:” I feel anxious she is not with us”
THE GUARDIAN page 12: “McCanns set up phone line to seek Madeleine”
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October 26th, 2007 at 4:04 am
1697 Kris Says
Kris, I am English I can assure you that there mannerisms are completely strange to us as well! Their actions an choice of words are very strange.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:04 am
Who will play the leading roles in the movie ‘No Stone Unturned’?
Gerry, sorry you can’t play yourself. Nicholas Cage has been booked.
Tommy Cooper, RIP, would have been made for the Clarence role. But how about that guy from the Brittas Empire, Chris Barry?
Undecided on Kate. Maybe Posh Spice in her debut. David could be the pool cleaner to keep him happy.
Murat - Gérard Depardieu.
Peter Falk, Robbie Coltraine, Peter Kay and Gordon Jackson representing the PJ’s.
Buddhist monks for the English press (as long as they have taken the vow of silence).
Any more suggestions?
October 26th, 2007 at 4:04 am
I don’t actually agree the press is turning against them. I think the press plays it like a roller coaster in order to keep the public interested. the public interest was waning a bit so they have to drag us all back in with a series of stories that challenges our current beliefs about the case… make us think the McCanns DID do it… then change their tune in a few more weeks to once again turn our little brains all topsy turvy.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:03 am
Kris, I agree that the interviewer could have asked Kate, “How do you feel?” But wouldn’t a healthy normal parent say “I’m not concerned about myself but would rather focus on what Madeleine is feeling at this time.” And then go on to say something like, “This is why we urge anyone with any information, no matter how insignificant they think it may be, to please call the new hotline so that we can bring our little girl home.” And then one or both of the parents would add to the interview, “Mr. Interviewer, may I/we please say something to Madeleine?” And then continue with a loving message to her/his/their daughter. And maybe send a message to the abductor begging them to release her?
I don’t think it matters one bit what the interviewer asked. They’ve been asked outright before things like, “Would you like to say something to Madeleine?” And Kate has either been incapable of doing so or when she has it was half-hearted and bizarre at best. Only once did I see her do the normal thing and express concern for her daughter’s welfare and send a message to the abuctor(s) asking for them to return Madeleine and not to harm her. That was the only time I cried when watching the McCanns. Gerry has never spoken to his daughter yet he is constantly in the media spotlight. Somehow with all the shit that comes out of his measely mouth it’s never occurred to him that he should say something loving to Madeleine - she might be near a tv for f*ck’s sake!
Alcohol abuse is actually first on my list Kris. But statistically doctors are up there for both alcohol and drug abuse. If they engaged in drugs I don’t believe it is habitual but something they do when on holiday or when hanging out with good friends.
I actually don’t believe they sedated their children and again I don’t believe they are swingers or that they are involved in a paedo ring. I also don’t believe Murat is involved.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:02 am
thea, you’re right, I didn’t read that far back– I’m sure Stig is just as guilty as you. I wasn’t really jumping on you.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:00 am
Uta.
Oh yes, certainly. If in fact the McCanns know what happened to Madeleine and played this charade for us, they are despicable people. I’m not convinced it is true, mind you, I still am not entirely convinced they are guilty of this coverup. But IF they are covering up, they are truly disgusting human beings. Not to mention stupid. As you say, if they had simply faced the music, they’d be done with all this by now. But we’ll see… as I said, I’m not convinced one way or the other.
Part of my problem is that I’m American and the English mannerisms of Kate and Gerry are strange to me. So when I feel like they are “off” somehow, it’s hard for me to know whether it’s just the English mannerisms/language patterns, or whether t hey really are so far off from normal. For instance, what’s with this repeated use of the word “lovely”??
I think this case is still pretty baffling. I mean, SURELY, if the McCanns were guilty of a coverup, they would be giving it up by now??? Yet instead they are ratcheting up the publicity once again with public TV interviews? Surely, if they are covering up, they know by now that we’re all onto them and they are going to make their situation worse by talking AT ALL? Wouldn’t people who are guilty shut the heck up already and realize that saying nothing is way, way better than saying things that dig the hole deeper?
October 26th, 2007 at 3:58 am
1682 — I agree that the tide is turning in the press. The McCanns have used the media for months and now the McCanns are finding out the media can be bought only for a short time. The press prints what sells, and the McCanns’ lies have made the public angry. So, the same tabloids that fawned over the McCanns just a couple of weeks ago have now resigned from the Team McCann.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:58 am
1686 SteveT,
i think it’s been one of those ‘clicking’ days (reference to Alipio Ribeiro’s recent interview). it would have been utterly embarrassing for the press to appear to be ignoring the signals that have today stared us right in the goggles.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:57 am
1649 Thea I can see why Soothsayer sent you on your way with a flea in your ear,you gotta cheek slating anyone for being exactly where you been all day,on this board.I am just back from the casino and you are still on it spewing your vitriol at hapless Stig,hey don’t worry be happy!
October 26th, 2007 at 3:57 am
http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/hottoddy.htm
October 26th, 2007 at 3:55 am
And it’s a hot toddy
October 26th, 2007 at 3:55 am
1687. Kris no I never brought up cocaine someone else did and then another asked what would happen if M ate cocaine. I only answered their question.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:55 am
I don’t have a two year old
October 26th, 2007 at 3:54 am
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Kris Says:
October 26th, 2007 at 3:36 am
Yes, my favorite argument on this board… “This person disagrees with me. This person is therefore A) Stupid; B) Drunk; C) either not a parent or a really bad parent who deserves to have their children taken away from themt; D) addicted to some illegal substances.
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Kris you clearly have slected reading skills. Stig’s response to my comment was pathetic and mean. If I responded in kind it was because I wanted to give him a dose of his own bad medicine.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:54 am
1685 Uta Hagen
Well said!
October 26th, 2007 at 3:53 am
thea, I agree with most of what you said there, but wasn’t it you in an earlier post suggesting Madeleine got into Kate’s cocaine stash? That’s what I found really silly. But I think in terms of WHY Kate and Gerry let this happen, alcoholism would be at the top of my list of possibilities… I think there are a huge number of “functional alcoholics” out there and many of them put all kinds of people at risk to satisfy their addiction. When you look at it, WHERE were Kate and Gerry going? Drinking of course. Their desire to go out drinking overwhelmed their logic. But I doubt it’s any more nefarious than that.
To some extent I agree with you about Kate’s presentation in the latest interview… but i’m not sure because the version I saw did not include English translations of the questions. The questionner very likely ASKED her, “how do YOU feel” and so she answered “I feel X and Y” … Kate strikes me in most interviews as someone with only a vague hold on reality. I think she is very likely not stable or sane.
As for Stig, I missed the argument, but I thought his long post a couple hours ago was extremely well thought out and contained a lot of good points about why some of these theories (most of them) don’t make sense to him.
I’m still on the fence.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:52 am
1682 Pray For Little Soul
Yes, I really do think the tide is turning in the press! Mind you, I have thought it would happen before. The TV interview and the new phone line are the tipping point.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:51 am
1663 — I’m here, Kris! We all can argue spiritedly about how Madeleine died — you know I think it was a banal accident — but, in a way, it’s not relevant. Because the McCanns have claimed they had nothing to do with Madeleine’s disappearance, they have made an all-or-nothing bet with the PJ and the public. If the McCanns covered up Madeleine’s accidental death, they are liars who are so cold-hearted they cared more about their reputations than about giving their daughter a proper funeral. Also, they have orchestrated an appalling charade (e.g., the visit to the Pope) that has made fools of millions of people and diverted resources from problems that could be solved. There are people who still argue, “I don’t think the McCanns are guilty, but I think they know more than they’re saying about Madeleine’s death.” If they know more than they’re saying, they are guilty. One lesson in this horrible situation is: it’s always the coverup that gets you. If Madeleine, say, fell down the stairs and died, and Kate and Gerry had called the police, their legal problems already would be abating, if not over. Now, they are mired in a nightmare that will never end as long as they live, even if they’re never charged.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:50 am
Krissie,
I am friends with 5 lawyers and all but one indulges in cocaine. Two are habitual users. The facts are that doctors are notorious drug addicts. The statistics are very high for their profession. And the other interesting fact is that doctors’ children tend to have serious drug addiction-alcohol problems when quite young. I have a handful of friends who were all in rehab prior to college or when they were in college they had to “go away” and then return to college to finish their degrees.
Dentists, surgeons and psychotherapists are more likely than other med professionals to have substance abuse problems. Nurses too but usually they find help for their addiction and it’s not a lifelong habit as for the doctors it often is.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:49 am
NEWS FLASH: 70% OF SPANIARDS ARE INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH THE INTERVIEW AND KNOW THAT THE MCCANNS ARE LYING.
KATE MCCANN IS RUMOURED TO BE PRACTICING HER BREAKDOWN ANTICS AS SHE PREPARES TO “SUDDENLY REMEMBER” JUST A FEW OF THE SUPPRESSED AND REPRESSED HORRORS AFFLICTING THE DAMP DREARY BASEMENT OF HER SOUL.
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brandon flours Says:
“70% dont believe mc canns
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/23189/70-don-t-believe-McCanns”
I have not seen this interview.
Here are some excerpts from that:
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A phone vote moments after the broadcast revealed nearly 70 per cent thought the couple were not telling the truth about Madeleine’s disappearance.
The verdict came as police chiefs in Portugal reacted angrily to the McCanns’ decision to set up a phone hotline in neighbouring Spain manned by private detectives. They fear that information may not be passed on to them, hindering their investigation which is focusing on the McCanns.
[so the Clarence contention that the police are "backing" the hotline plan was a lie?...]
Public opinion in Spain now appears to be mirroring the shift that occurred in Portugal, where many people have turned against the couple.
[many... or most?]
At the end of the 30-minute interview… her cardiologist husband Gerry, 39, was heard to warn her: “Don’t say anything until they’ve taken off your microphone.”
The surprising remark was broadcast to millions of viewers of late-night Spanish chat show 360 Degrees on the country’s Antena 3 channel. It clearly failed to impress the audience.
[it impressed them alright... negatively]
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Peter O Says:
October 26th, 2007 at 12:25 am
1247 & 1468 Scarlett Says:
Edit….. THEN STRINGS WILL BE PULLED, DEALS WILL BE STRUCK, THE REAL GUILTY PARTIES WILL GET AWAY WITH IT BAR ONE - WHO WILL BE TREATED LENIENTLY DUE TO AN “INSANE INTERLUDE” THEN “DENIAL.” Edit…..
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“That would ‘imply’ the one suffering the “insane interlude” could prove they acted alone? i.e. No one helped them move said body to Spain?”
I also definitely think the “insanity interlude” is a very prominent contingency Team McCann is preparing for. Presumably , there will be an accompanying “amnesia interlude” as she was too traumatized to recall whether or not she acted alone.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:49 am
1681 SteveT,
…and the UK press is starting to look a little bit more interesting! it hope it lasts. really.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:45 am
1676 Pray For Little Soul
Oh dear! Its not working -The most first page press coverage since the 2nd World War
October 26th, 2007 at 3:44 am
1663 Kris,
What doesn’t make any sense is that a group of apparently educated medical professionals left very young children unattended. I don’t believe the swinger or paedo group theories and actually didn’t read anything more than a few short comments alluding to this today compared to other days when the entire thread was about their being invovled in swinging or a paedo ring.
However, I personally believe that there story doesn’t make sense coming from healthy non-addicted persons. This is why I think there could be a chance that was either some recreational drug abuse or that the Mcs are themselves addicts to some substance (yes alcohol counts!).
This for me is the only reason why they would be foolish enough to leave their children without a nanny. It also explains why they would cover up her death rather than simply calling the authorities and taking responsibility for their having left her alone.
While I admit abduction is possible I find it highly unlikely considering not only the statistics on such a scenario but the ridiculous things the Mcs say and do. They don’t add up to normal parents who are really looking for their missing child.
After last night’s interview and watching for myself and listening for myself to Kate’s narcissistic “I’m sad…I’m not as happy as I was before…I’m lonely” speech has made me realise just how disturbed she is for never once considering the pain and suffering of her daughter but only her own feelings and how this tragedy is effecting her?! That’s very telling imo. Any normal parent would be expressing their concern for what dangers their child could be facing and would be begging the abductor and they would also send messages of hope to their child. The Mcs didn’t do any of this. They are sad people but not for their missing daughter. And their PR campaign is even sadder.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:43 am
1663
Thea, I understand why you may have some problems with Stig or any other users here. Personal things can get involved quite easily, where they have no place. If you feel it crossed a line, you’ve expressed as much now (I’m not sure if that was what he was going for, but I really don’t know and can’t speak for him).
I was just addressing the fact I know that quite a few people do become a little addicted here. When you step away from it and take breaks, you realize you aren’t missing much, but sometimes if you are working at a computer for long hours anyway, the breaks in here aren’t that bad (especially if one actually ends up interesting). And I know that at various points, people from all camps have seemingly been here “all day”. Plus, this does take on a bit of a chat room feel during some hours, so I think that adds to it.
I do agree that people have blind faith in doctors and some other professions sometimes, which I don’t follow.
I’m not sure if Stig doesn’t see the other possibilities, I think he does, I just think he may feel like there is a general feeling of anti or pro at times and he likes to step in and counterbalance it (which may keep him from outwardly discussing the other possibilities in an objective way, but I think most are guilty of that at some point). He normally does try to present some good points, and I do like him for that, even if I don’t always agree with him (I doubt I always agree with anyone here).
October 26th, 2007 at 3:43 am
Bob, I bet you leave your 2-year-old in the bathtub by himself while you drink hot totties!!
October 26th, 2007 at 3:42 am
(Although I want to make clear I am not necessarily of the belief that K and G know anything at all about Madeleine’s disapperance. I’m just saying that IF they are guilty, it has to be a pretty simple explanation such as this, rather than some crazy thing like swinging and cocaine abuse).
(And, for the record, whiel I know a lot of lawyers who do coke, I don’t know a single doctor who does).
October 26th, 2007 at 3:41 am
some light bedtime reading - ‘Spin Is Not The Answer’, The Guardian daily comment http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2199439,00.html
October 26th, 2007 at 3:40 am
Bob, and F) You’re clearly a TERRIBLE parent who leaves his children alone while he snorts cocaine.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:39 am
1669 Because they are nonsensical and there’ s NO EVIDENCE at all to back them up. There’s no more evidence the McCanns were “swingers” than t here is evidence Madeleine was abducted by a paedophile. There’s no more evidence the McCanns were snorting cocaine than there is that Madeleine was snatched by a child adoption ring. So why are we expected to accept that abduction is unlikely based on lack of evidence, but then turn around and think it’s likely the McCanns had some kind of bizarre personal habit that caused this whole thing? It’s so much more logical and likely that either Madeleine had an accident or Kate snapped and killed her. Those things are statistically more likely and more realistic. All this other stuff is just ridiculous theorizing which, while fun, is really goofy.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:38 am
E) I’m a drunken idiotic moron