Madeleine McCann: Blaming Richard Desmond And How To Prevent Another Maddie
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
THE GUARDIAN: “Why the Sunday Express is so unpopular”
ROY GREENSLADE:
I note that the Sunday Express took another sales nose dive last month to record an average weekly sale of just 673,840. Could the continuing circulation slide have anything to do with the readers’ dislike of its scandalous Madeleine McCann coverage? Possibly.
Or has it more to do with the whimsical, but pointless, columns by the paper’s editor, Martin Townsend ? Also possible.
But I believe it has more to do with the growing distaste for its owner, Richard Desmond. In true Maxwellian form a sweaty picture of Dirty Des appeared in this week’s issue (arm around Lulu, poor her) at a charity function arranged by, of course, Desmond himself. Expect another sales drop this month.
OK!, which routinely features its owner Desmond, is the top selling showbiz magazine. Go figure…
METRO: “McCanns hold ‘low-key Maddie birthday party’”
Mr McCann, a consultant cardiologist at Leicester’s Glenfield Hospital, has a number of clinical appointments but he and his wife were due to be together at home for some part of the day.
Such are the facts.
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “7 ways to keep your kids safe on holiday - It’s easy for parents to become too relaxed about their children while abroad, so Shane Dunphy suggests some general rules”
Summer’s here — at last. And all we can think about are holidays in the sun. But no parent can take their children abroad now without thinking of tragic Madeleine McCann.
Tips to avoid another Madeleine McCann include:
- Have a bottle of water with you at all times, and insist that everyone sips some regularly.
- The accepted belief that a child can drown in a couple of inches of water is wisdom indeed, which means that you must be hyper-careful around the pool or on the beach.
- It is always a good idea for the children to have their own funds (within reason), so during the lead-up to the holiday, encourage them to save up for their own special treats during their time away.
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May 12th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Chenier 133
“Under the guise of helpfully pointing out than an abductor would have had a whole 10 seconds to hide him/herself, it makes it clear that this is not a realistic proposition”.
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Chenier, I got the same feeling about some newspapers who don’t buy the story completely, and innocently drop a few remarks here and there, without appearing to doubt the MC’s version.
Anyway, I am surprised the witnesses are able to give such precise timings when they weren’t even wearing watches maybe (which by itself is surprising if they meant to visit their children every 30 mns). It is so easy to forget the time when you are sitting, eating, drinking and talking, at a dinner table. I think we are being kept wondering about the “windows of opportunity”, the comings and goings of the party, as if the utmost accuracy was the answer to the question about a possible kidnapping. Supposing they left the children much longer than they said, it doesn’t prove at all that the child was abducted if there is no trace of an abductor whatsoever.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
150 Val The new milenium…… one disaster after another unfortunately..throughout the ages this has been so,but now we have global TV to let us know within minutes.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
152 Marie Nicholas Says:
“I am sure re-constructions are very useful, and make people think about their statements, as well as helping with the investigation. Also, they give weight to the police’s report.
I am still wondering about the perfunctory check made by Dr. O, when he didn’t open the door enough to see the 3 children. Not hearing them was in his mind a sign that everything was OK I suppose.”
This is something that can easily be verified in a reconstruction. (But you don’t have to go to Portugal for it.) It’s not that he didn’t open the door enough, but that he didn’t enter the room, just opened the door to a degree that he could see the twins. Also, if he didn’t switch the light on in the bedroom, the twins beds would have been in the shine of the hall light, while the head part of Madeleine’s bed wouldn’t have.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Some little twisted proverbs to ponder on…….A lie has short legs but runs faster than the truth…
May 12th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
152 Marie N Ido think that a reconstruction would be interesting ,especially when the Tapas workers have said that the McCs and co did not leave their table frequently . A case of my word against yours???
May 12th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Chenier-how would the intruder know the doors were open-he /she probably didn’t check-just assumed a ‘responsible’ parent would lock the doors….even if they had left the kids alone-praps he didn’t evenn try the doors.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Nemesis 139
I just think the police ask the poeple to replay the scene. If there are inconsistencies, the witnesses will be struck by them, and will have to find explanations, or admit that their statements aren’t fully reliable. I am sure re-constructions are very useful, and make people think about their statements, as well as helping with the investigation. Also, they give weight to the police’s report.
I am still wondering about the perfunctory check made by Dr. O, when he didn’t open the door enough to see the 3 children. Not hearing them was in his mind a sign that everything was OK I suppose.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
149 chenier:
To me it seems that it was a well planned action. I don’t think Madeleine would have openend the shutters and then wandered off, so if the shutters were really open, I discard the wandered-off theory.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Evening all
Have you been so engrossed that you hav”nt commented on the earthquake in China?
An absolute disaster, thousands dead and many thousands more trapped underneath
rubble, measured 7.8 on the Richter Scale.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
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Ferdinand Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
145 chenier Says:
” And, whilst you are about it, explain how the dastardly villain was able to navigate through a pitch black apartment in order to achieve the miraculous feat of opening a window and shutter without making any noise to disturb either the children or the lady in the apartment above?
It would also be helpful if you could explain why a dastardly villain who had carefully planned the whole thing should wish to open a noisy window and shutter when the easiest exit from the apartment was through the unlocked patio doors? ”
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So you want to say the window was not open? Maybe. I have occasionally fallen for trying to explain “facts” which then turned out to be fiction. If the window was open, there will have been someone who opened it, and (s)he might have had a reason for it.
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I don’t ‘want’ to say anything.
I was commenting on the News of the World article, which says:
‘And our photograph of the room, above right, shows the scene that confronted mum Kate when she arrived at 10pm—her three-year-old daughter Madeleine gone and the rolldown window shutter OPEN.
Tellingly, she had found the bedroom door now closed, blown shut by the draught from the open window looking out on to the road below. ‘
May 12th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
146 ferdinand .. Clarifying the inconsistences of the inconsistencies…. Oh what a tangled web we weave when we practise to deceive…..
May 12th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
145 chenier Says:
” And, whilst you are about it, explain how the dastardly villain was able to navigate through a pitch black apartment in order to achieve the miraculous feat of opening a window and shutter without making any noise to disturb either the children or the lady in the apartment above?
It would also be helpful if you could explain why a dastardly villain who had carefully planned the whole thing should wish to open a noisy window and shutter when the easiest exit from the apartment was through the unlocked patio doors? ”
So you want to say the window was not open? Maybe. I have occasionally fallen for trying to explain “facts” which then turned out to be fiction. If the window was open, there will have been someone who opened it, and (s)he might have had a reason for it.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
139 Nemesis Says:
” 132 Marie N Ireally dont know how the police deal with inconsistencies at a reconstruction Perhaps Peter Mac can help you with that one. ”
Inconsistencies will either be clarified during a reconstruction or not. What else could the police do?
May 12th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
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Ferdinand Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
133 chenier Says:
” Under the guise of helpfully pointing out than an abductor would have had a whole 10 seconds to hide him/herself, it makes it clear that this is not a realistic proposition. ”
Have you never played “hide and seek” as a child? (”I close my eyes and count to ten.”)
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Yes, I have.
Perhaps you would care to explain the relevance this may have in the situation described in the News of the World?
And, whilst you are about it, explain how the dastardly villain was able to navigate through a pitch black apartment in order to achieve the miraculous feat of opening a window and shutter without making any noise to disturb either the children or the lady in the apartment above?
It would also be helpful if you could explain why a dastardly villain who had carefully planned the whole thing should wish to open a noisy window and shutter when the easiest exit from the apartment was through the unlocked patio doors?
May 12th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
143 ferdinand .. How long can the case be archived? 15 years or so? By that time PM Gordie will be an oap and maybe we might find out a bit more. Oh God ….
May 12th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Maybe it’s useful to do a reconstruction to have an approved version of the events archived, in case a possible perpetrator will be found after years.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
137 Ferdinand ..You tube Iclose my eyes and count to ten Dusty Springfield
May 12th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Bye all
See you later
May 12th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
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Nemesis Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
131 Jo “maybe I should marry him …..” Only after the money comes through..(Ugh…
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…and premarital arrangements,like trust fund,separation of goods etc…
May 12th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
132 Marie N Ireally dont know how the police deal with inconsistencies at a reconstruction Perhaps Peter Mac can help you with that one.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
133 chenier Says:
” Under the guise of helpfully pointing out than an abductor would have had a whole 10 seconds to hide him/herself, it makes it clear that this is not a realistic proposition. ”
Have you never played “hide and seek” as a child? (”I close my eyes and count to ten.”)
May 12th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
131 Jo “maybe I should marry him …..” Only after the money comes through..(Ugh…
May 12th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
130
chenier
…it is in a dream…you know what I mean
While listening I went to joanas site and here we are
“About the Cipriano case, and for those who defend neglectful parents: Why you defend child killers and paedophiles like Leonor and João Cipriano as well ? Did you know that Joana’s blood was found inside the freezer of the Cipriano’s house, in a T-Sirt, in another Shirt, in the sofa? Did you Know that it was confirmed by Laboratory analyses that some of Joana’s clothes (like her knickers) had traces of sperm and blood, that her bed had traces of sperm. That Leonor and João Cipriano were brothers and had sex with each other. That João Cipriano explained step by step how he carved Joana’s body and how they gave her body parts to the pigs (who eat everything). Did you Know? Or are you defending something which cannot be defended. Where is your moral, do you have ANY left? Can you imagine the SUFFERING OF A LITTLE BEING RAPE AND SODOMIZED?
DO the mccanns really want to find similarities with that horible horrible case or with i the horror story in austria and in spain with Mari Luz?
Are they really really crazy?
They profundly disgust me.As much as anybody who actually does it.The only thought makes my heart sink
May 12th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
the last word was supposed to be ‘novel’…
May 12th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
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Marie Nicholas Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
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Oddly enough the ‘Maddie World Exclusive’ yesterday in the News of the World has really highlighted the problems with the claims made so far about a stranger abduction.
Under the guise of helpfully pointing out than an abductor would have had a whole 10 seconds to hide him/herself, it makes it clear that this is not a realistic proposition.
A re-construction would highlight the gaping holes in the story…
It really does read like a ‘
May 12th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Hi Jo, Hi Nemesis !
If their are inconsistencies, how are the persons involved in the reconstruction going to react to them? It is one thing to be told there are inconsistencies, and one thing to realise things can’t happen the way they are described. If they all still stick to their first statement, it is going to be awkward, and strange, and it will mean the statements aren’t reliable. If they change their statements, it is going to be difficult too, especially for their lawyers.
May 12th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
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Nemesis
He is doing very well,indeed.May be I should marry him?
Murats style has been a very discreet,patient and silent.He is probably acting in the same way with his court case against the media
I was wondering if he will sue the mccanns AS WELL
I will go and fish for some info on the subject.I have read something but dunno if I kept it.
News will come soon,after Ms birthday because it is just the mccHtlers wanted: be out of the focus.They will be right on first stage everywhere soon
Meanwhile,lets be happy with some more few spins
I never read anywhere, exactely WHY the mccanns lawyers advised them NOT to go back to portugal.
Any idea?
May 12th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
“”"But Mr Mitchell said Metodo 3, the private investigation firm working on their behalf, was following up several promising leads, submitted after the campaign launch, “with some degree of urgency”. He would not go into detail about those leads.”"”
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23484082-details/Kate+and+Gerry+McCann+mark+Madeleine%27s+fifth+birthday+with+low-key+family+gathering/article.do
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Another sighting promised soon then……
May 12th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
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May 12th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
125 Jo …no new news..Do you know how Murat is getting on with his libel claim?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXam4jl7hH0
May 12th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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Marie Nicholas Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Hello you all who are still posting!
I just stopped to read the posts. IMO, a reconstruction will not be useful to find the missing child, but will be useful to understand what happened, by pinpointing the inconsistancies, which will prompt the people doing it into changing the way they remember what happened.
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Hi Marie
It would certainly “refresh” some people”s memory and leave their lies in the open.
I also believe PJ is beyond,not only smears,but also neglect and surely abduction.The mccanns know it.This is why they refuse to go back to portugal.The rest is irrelevant at these hights.It would be interesting to know if the PJ can summon them up to go back,after all,they are still arguidos within their rights AND duties.If I remember well,they cant oppose to anything the PJ has to do within the investigation.
I am 103% sure their lawyers are having a few “white nights” working their wits out to prevent their return