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 2:46 pm
Baaaatbara! whats that ? a new craze ?
May 12th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
oooh that fella from when harry met sally !!! hes about 18 in it !
May 12th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
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Lone Pigeon
That was very hurtful! Dont worry, the money has been transferred to somewhere safe IMO, alledgedly.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
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i-dont-believe-them Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Did either of the McCanns cry at Maddie’s birthday party?
Yeah probably at the state of the fund.. ouch!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Did either of the McCanns cry at Maddie’s birthday party?
May 12th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Brandon,
Police intervieve from Soap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkbhDXYkaCg&NR=1
May 12th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
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brandon flours
The Aussies would prefer a Baaaatbara!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
lone pigeon
4 aussies and a barbie
May 12th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I wonder why the intercepted emails articles never got sued?
Also did they have anything to do with Gerrys blogs too.
I am convinced he sent out codes in those.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
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Lone Pigeon Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
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brandon flours Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
lone pigeon
I am saving it !
what ya saving it for?
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Save water; bath with a friend!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
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brandon flours Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
lone pigeon
I am saving it !
what ya saving it for?
May 12th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
stevet
Those 2 years mean nothing now !
May 12th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
lone pigeon
I am saving it !
May 12th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
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brandon flours
Sorry, forgot that I had a few years on you!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Hi Gilly
May 12th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
stevet
just! It was on when I was having my nappy changed
I wonder if thats what its like behind closed doors
May 12th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Time for eats….then Sunshine.
Good sleuthing !!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Brandon,
Did you ever watch the TV program Soap? The rumour going around is that the McCanns are going to make a UK version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSaNWYHmUvI&feature=related
May 12th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
carmen
sorry I was on the phone and pushed before I checked
May 12th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
47…chenier
Yes….has been a long-term ploy of their’s of “hinting” about a lot of things.
Loved it when they whimpered about GB not “seeing” them and only
offering a lowly Gov lackey for them to whinge to.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
They have spoken out after a Portuguese newspaper claimed police had ‘intercepted’ emails and phone calls between Kate and Gerry McCann and their friends.
These, the newspaper reported, provided ‘decisive proof’ that Madeleine was not kidnapped, but died in the family’s holiday apartment in Portugal.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=473408&in_page_id=1811&ct=5
Diario de Noticias, a respected national daily, said ‘police sources’ insisted the intercepted ‘messages’ were key evidence.
Rachael Oldfield and Fiona Payne who were with the McCanns in Portugal
Another of the party, Dr Fiona Payne, said: “You cannot attach any significance to what is being reported (in the Portuguese press).”
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May 12th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
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Matt. Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
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The stuff about Scotland Yard reminds me of the Control Risks scam, where members of Team McCann pretended that teams of crack ex-SAS men were hunting down the dastardly villain who had kidnapped Madeleine.
I have always assumed that they were relying on the fact that CRG never admits, or denies, having a particular client.
Of course, the fact that CRG only provides advisors, not operational staff, in kidnappings made it clear from the outset that TM were lying in making those claims.
Since TM shut up about it I also assume that CRG told them to take their toys and play somewhere else…
May 12th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
p.s. - Have you had that shower yet?
May 12th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Don’t be confused Brandon. Be happy!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Carmen
Popped back to see if banned forever!
Thank you! Many blushes and coughs!
Must go now. BBBL.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
stevet
I’m so fecking confused now!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Brandon,
Interesting. I was beginning to think the washed curtains was a myth.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
oh jo…
surely purgatory would be better!
Brandon………
hi mate! interesting post!
back later
xxx
May 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
……… cont from previous link
THE EVIDENCE
1. In the Ocean Club Apartment
a) cadaver odour was detected by the English dogs behind a couch in the living room, close to a window that leads to the apartment’s back area
b) blood (a very small amount) on that window’s curtains; the curtains and the wall were washed
c) collected fingerprints belong only to the couple and their friends; there are no fingerprints from Robert Murat, the case’s first arguido
d) searches with dogs in the other apartments of the same block at the resort did not yield these results, only the McCann’s
The cadaver odour that was detected by the dogs indicates that the parents were with Madeleine after her death, and therefore must know what happened. This because, as they say, they were in the apartment until dinner time, at 8.30 p.m. It takes at least two hours for a corpse to release odours that can be detected by the dogs
2. In the Renault Scenic car (rented by the McCanns on May 27)
a) cadaver odour was detected by the dogs
b) a very reduced sample of human fluid, in the car boot. After being analysed in Birmingham, this fluid registered, according to the PJ’s director, Alipio Ribeiro, results that do not allow a 100% correspondence with Maddie’s genetic profile
c) hair that is compatible with Maddie’s genetic profile; there is doubt about whether they landed there by `transference’
3. In the Vista Mar villa (rented by the McCanns)
a) cadaver odour, detected by the dogs on clothes that belong to Kate, and on the pink soft toy
b) an English book, normally used by police, that focuses on the different types of crimes, as well as on what clues should be looked for to identify its perpetrators
c) a bible, on Kate’s bedside table, open at the Old Testament, at the passage that tells the death of King David’s son (God punished David with the death of his son, in order to force him away from sin and to return onto the path of good)
d) Kate’s diary, in which she writes about daily difficulties, in dealing with her children
4. Contradictions between the couple’s statements and those of their friends
a) Gerry says during dinner he got up to check on his children; restaurant staff says only two people from the group left the dinner table and those were Russell O’Brien and Matthew Oldfield
b) Russell arrived late for dinner and left at some point: he said his daughter had vomited and he was waiting for someone to change the bedsheets; the hotel staff say nobody requested clean bedsheets
c) Jane, Russell’s wife, says she saw a man passing on the resort’s street, carrying a child. An Irishman, who was at the same time in the same spot, says he saw nobody pass “”
May 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
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gillyflower
It is always someone elses fault,thats very well known.
They are grasping for the last gulp of air,or trying to,before the reconstruction….thats all what I see in all this right now
“Can’t get you tube on here … what was this about the handholding / dropping? after the documentary the other night?”
Dunno,cant cant uk documentaries here and honestly,I am not interested enough to keep up with the info,if any…I just want them in …hell