Madeleine McCann: Paedos From Lamp-Posts, Hating Fiona Philips And JonBenet Ramsey
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
QUEENSFERRY GAZETTE (Scotland): “We’ve been ad”
A CONCERNED mum has spoken out about the potential hazards posed by new outdoor advertising boards. Janette Sheppard is also worried that other parents may think the boards are simply lamp-posts.
Lamp-posts, for paedos to hide behind… Like those (G)litter bins…
She said: “These have just sprung up – one is outside my son’s primary school. At first glance it would be easy to mistake them for lamp-posts, but they are actually advertising boards.”
The wonders of modern technology. Who would have thunk it. Go on…
“There is a small electronic strip at the top which could be used by the council to post information if a child goes missing. I believe the council also gets some revenue from the boards.”
Making money from missing kiddies. For shame!
“My concern, as a parent, is if the council thinks it’s appro-priate to put one of these boards outside a primary school. Our kids are already inundated with advertising – do they really need more? And what kind of advertising is it going to be?”
Sweets. Peados. Guns. Snuff movies. You know, the usual kids’ stuff…
A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: “The new signs are part of the Amberwatch system, which is designed to allow urgent safety messages to be relayed instantly to the local community. The similar Amber Alerts system in America has been credited with helping locate over 100 missing children, and the parents of Madeline McCann have campaigned to have such a system installed across Europe.”
So there it is. It’s there to advertise when a child goes missing; and when a child doesn’t go missing…
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “Review: My Sister, My Love by Joyce Carol Oates”
Review: My Sister, My Love by Joyce Carol Oates - The unsolved murder of a child star is too close to real events for David Robson
A child star… Get ready to be entertained…
Novels based on real-life crime stories always leave a slightly queasy taste. Novels based on unsolved real-life crime stories leave an even queasier one.
Hands over mouths; heres it comes…
There are probably writers already working on fictionalisations of the abduction of Madeleine McCann, but it is hard to feel much respect for them.
They don’t do it for the respect. They do it for the money; like the newspapers…
The same applies, mutatis mutandis, to this ethically questionable piece by Joyce Carol Oates, inspired by a crime that was the talk of America in 1996, when a six-year-old child beauty pageant contestant called JonBenet Ramsey was found brutally murdered in the basement of her parents’ house in Colorado.
DAILY STAR: “THAT’S VERY IRRITATING - FIONA IS BRITS’ MOST HATED CELEB”
IT’S Fiona Philips, GMTV’s soon-to-be ex-self-righteous-Labour-cheering-ultra-violet-toothed-baby-boasting-braying-nodding-head.
FIONA Phillips is more annoying than the washout summer, chavs and Heather Mills.
Mills isn’t annoying; Mills is entertaining.
Her on-screen gaffes include telling the parents of missing Madeleine McCann: “There are light moments. You’ve acquired this odd celebrity status.”
A gaffe? No way. This is the highest praise possible in the GMTV lexicon. GMTV renders everything it touches a celebrity: car crash victim, prime minister, doctor etc. are all touched by the GMTV celebrity wand. A celebrity… nothing bigger, nor better…
100 MOST ANNOYING THINGS FOR 2008
1. Benefit scroungers
2. The credit crunch
3. Tailgaters
4. Cold callers
5. People reading over your shoulder
6. Gordon Brown
7. Fiona Phillips
8. Being bloated
9. Rising fuel prices
10. Falling house prices
11. The wet summer
12. Middle lane drivers
13. Constipation
14. Bossiness
15. Slow internet connections
16. Being put on hold
17. Pregnant women smoking
18. Someone nicking your parking spot
19. Stepping in dog poo
20. Jehovah’s Witnesses
21. Debt companies advertising on TV
22. Skinny people who complain they are fat
23. Queue jumpers
24. Bullying
25. Noisy neighbours
26. Nosey neighbours
27. People parking in disabled bays when they aren’t disabled
28. Junk mail
29. Snobs
30. Noisy eaters
31. Dog owners who don’t clean up after their pets
32. People putting our Olympic achievements down
33. Novelty ringtones
34. Automated phone systems
35. Chavs
36. People who walk slowly
37. People who take their kids to shops and let them run riot
38. Amy Winehouse
39. Sienna Miller’s love life
40. Rude shop staff
41. Wasps
42. Diarrhoea
43. Cristiano Ronaldo
44. People who have their mobile turned off when you really need to get hold of them
45. Dannii Minogue
46. Mosquitoes
47. Kids kicking the back of your chair on a plane
48. Hangovers
49. The hot water running out when you want to take a bath
50. Buses not arriving on time
51. Heather Mills
52. James Blunt
53. Reformed smokers
54. People talking on their mobile on public transport
55. Headaches
56. The smoking ban
57. Toothache
58. Litter bugs
59. Spots
60. People who write “text back” in texts
61. Scientology
62. Russell Brand
63. Screaming kids
64. Alistair Darling
65. Traffic wardens
66. Americans
67. Roadworks
68. Big Brother
69. Pete Doherty
70. Runny nose
71. PDAs (public displays of affection)
72. Flat tyres
73. Ashley Cole
74. Tax returns
75. Finding out that you’ve run out of toilet paper when you really need
the loo
76. Boasters
77. Not having change when you really need it
78. Carol Vorderman
79. Paper cuts
80. Stepping in chewing gum
81. Bad hair days
82. Charley Uchea off Big Brother
83. Mothers-in-law
84. Cashiers giving you your change on top of a receipt
85. Posh Spice
86. CDs that jump
87. Stubbing your toe
88. Getting something in your eye
89. Losing your glasses
90. Cat hair that sticks to your clothes
91. Children who cough in your face
92. Losing your passport
93. People ramming the back of your heels with trolleys
94. Rubbish opening times at doctors and dentists
95. Kate Garraway
96. email spam
97. People using mobiles in the quiet carriage on the train
98. People who don’t remove their shoes in the house
99. Naomi Campbell
100. Troublesome computer printers
And so on…
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October 5th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
“PS: When I say British, I mean English.”
And when I say “moron”, I mean you.
Please stop sputtering and explain how it ISN’T rude to blather on about the wardrobe of the mother of a missing child, and it ISN’T rude to imply that a child of THREE has been “tarted up” when there is no evidence–pictoral or otherwise–to suggest such a thing, but it IS rude to question the motives of the person voicing such ridiculous tripe?
All this besides the fact that I’ve never seen a photo or video of the woman wearing anything remotely inappropriate. I mean, there’s clutching at straws, and then there’s what this has become. Her neckline? Really? That’s your best shot?
October 5th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
PS: When I say British, I mean English.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
The British have always treated their children badly.
Either they spoil them horribly or they treat them like idiots.
Sadly, too many parents are complete control freaks…as the McCanns were.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
thatpoorpriest
What is the ultimate purpose of your line of reasoning? Do you think the answer as to what happened can be deduced from sartorial analysis?
Here you go, psycho-sartorially analyze this:
http://tinyurl.com/3ru3xq
October 5th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
sam, yes there is child poverty, also physical and sexual abuse of children, sometimes leading to death, less than 10% of child murders are carried out by people unknown to the child.
i’m sure I saw on the news cctv footage of OJ on his way to the crime, do you mean he walked into a trap?
What’s your take on his manuscript, “if I did it”?
Till later.
October 5th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
az the way we treat our children in this society is abysmal, the level of child poverty is very high for such a rich nation.
i read some reports re the recent oj simpson case and it reads to me like he was stiched up.
October 5th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Evening, all.
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, said on Sky (?) TV this morning that one way to judge how civilised a society is would be to see how it treats its children.
Hmm…sure we have laws to protect children, and the likes of Huntley usually get caught, but you do have to wonder how many more subtle and intelligent abusers there are out there getting away with it.
By the way, what does everybody think about poor old OJ Simpson? Shows what happens when someone thinks they are above the law and get all smug about it.
October 5th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Jo…
How I loathe those many pictures of her gazing soulfully and picturesquely into the middle distance, hand on heart…
What a poser. What a chancer.
October 5th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
jass
“…. but did she have to keep posing for photos as if she were a Euro beauty queen?”
****
She surely would have loved to….. too late now
October 5th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Pamela
You are SO rude.
Kate’s wardrobe was indeed a bit low-toppish (apart from the mystery cardi which was exactly like the one she wore in the only pic of her with Madeleine as a baby), but did she have to keep posing for photos as if she were a Euro beauty queen?
October 5th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
thatpoorpriest
Sam
“However, I’ve gone onto last christmas’ nuts and raisins now (not chocolate covered even). But it’s OK, I have 75 minutes of ballet class on Monday morning.”
Reminiscent of that wonderful Boxing Day Hancock’s Half hour, where they ran out of drink and were reduced to squeezing out the trifle.
October 5th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
For God’s sake, when Madeleine disappeared, her parents were on vacation. The clothes her mother had to choose from were those one might reasonably be expected to pack for a beach holiday. Too bad you don’t approve. (Perhaps those Crunchie eight-packs have something to with this focus on Kate McCann’s cleavage, or lack thereof?)
October 5th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
the poorpriest, i think i would be feeling very sick after eating five crunchies
kates dress has changed, i rember thinking she dressed like a little girl in some of the pictures, much the same as she dressed her kids. i did then wonder if that was reflective of her situation in her marriage. i think kate is better qualified than gerry, gerry has a degree in sports medicine and climbed up from there, kate on the other hand i read trained in various disciplines ‘only’ to end up as a part time gp. i do think gerry is someone keen to climb the ladder regardless and i do think that played a major part in madeleines ‘disapearence’ and it was reflected in kates demeanour and dress at the time. i am really not sure what you mean by low and revealing tops, is there some sort of dress code how women are supposed to dress according to situation and status ? i do not think her clothing too revealing or anything. are you sure it’s not some sort of prudish thinking on your part ? just how are grieving mothers supposed to dress ? black lace and a burka perhaps too just to make sure ? surely that’s very victorian thinking ? are you sure this isn’t some sort of patriachal thinking or idealism rather than psychololgy ?
October 5th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Gandolph,
Why do you have such a problem with the boys in blue? Is it anything to do with the exotic tobacco you like?
October 5th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Sam
Having 3 Crunchies is easy, in fact I’ve just eaten another 2, but I really must stop now. having just one is the difficult bit. Asda do them in packs of 8 for only £1.65, so they all lie there for me. However, I’ve gone onto last christmas’ nuts and raisins now (not chocolate covered even). But it’s OK, I have 75 minutes of ballet class on Monday morning.
dress code? well I always, from the start, found her low revealing tops weird for a distraught mother, rather stage managed even. rather than get herself all mucked up ready to search each day, it seemed to me that she looked into the mirror deciding how much flesh to show. I found each new photo, or interview very interesting in that respect, because it never changed.
on the other hand, gerry’s sister, Filopastry, was probably genuinely worried about Maddie and obviously threw on any old rags, cos her clothes weren’t the important issue.
Switch of power - yes, very interesting. It was always gerry grasping her hand and dragging her along, his grip seemed to be very very controlling, her hand just rested there in a very submissive angle. I also thought he probably gave her signals that way.
I guess we’ll just have to agree to differ over the clothes angle. Must be my psychology training and looking at body language etc
October 5th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
what on earth are you rabbiting on about now rasputin ?
October 5th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
And there goes a 22 carat wooden top, makes statements and tries to squirm out of them, puts the parents in the frame and can’t give a reason why, doesn’t understand the difference between accusation and musing, funny since noddy’s mate is doing the accusing, what an escape for the subjects of the UK, that the villian (k)nicker nicked off, copper ? more like copped out.
October 5th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
the poorpreist, the photos are also here
http://www.mccannfiles.com/id17.html,,i agree she doesn’t look happy on many of them really and does not stike me as a happy extroverted child, but you can see she did enjoy dressing up, or at least had costumes for such. i do think the crimped hair photos are a bit off, they make her look much older for one thing but tarty ?, i’m not sure.
kate’s clothing i don’t find offensive at all and i wonder just what is this that is being implied, is there some sort of unspoken dress code of how women are supposed to dress according to circumstance or something ? mind you, having said that i have noticed that kate’s clothing has changed a bit, i thought in earlier months she dressed a bit immature, all pinks and pastels, clothes i would buy my then 13 year old, that’s changed as if there has been some sort of power shift in the relationship, which would make sense if she is or did cover for gerry.
i don’t know how you could possibly eat 3 crunchie bars
October 5th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
sam Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
the poorpriest, i have no idea what kates dress code has got to do with anything ? your post sounds a bit like tarring and feathering really. re madeleine’s hair style, it might not have been plaiting, it could have been a crimping iron, but really i don’t see the problem it’s a like sowhat to me. i’ve had two girls and they do like to dress up and use make up etc, i really do not see the problem here.
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Thanks for responding Sam. It’s better than being ignored! LOL.
As for the person that said my brain is a mash - probably right, you should have tried the awful salty gravy I just made for dinner! Needed 3 Crunchie bars to take the taste away - (oh what a shame)
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My point is, that this anorak thread is related to JonBenet, it is the lead photo. Madeleine’s crimped hair and her expression in the 4 last photos given to the PJ, look like JonBenet type mini beauty pageant photos. Maddie was only 3. I can’t believe at 3 your kids liked to look like tarts.
Kate’s dress code is like the JonBenet’s pushy mothers’ dress code. Dr Pain has had slurs against him by his previous friends and also a British social worker. Maddie often looked sad and unhappy to the creche nanny, but wouldn’t talk about it. Maddie shouted for her daddy 2 nights before the disappearance.
Noone knows for sure waht happened to Maddie. Maybe this is significant. The crimped hair photos are on Joana Morais’ site I think, or maybe the 3 arguidos. One of them anyway.
October 5th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
the poorpriest, i have no idea what kates dress code has got to do with anything ? your post sounds a bit like tarring and feathering really. re madeleine’s hair style, it might not have been plaiting, it could have been a crimping iron, but really i don’t see the problem it’s a like sowhat to me. i’ve had two girls and they do like to dress up and use make up etc, i really do not see the problem here.
October 5th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
thatpoorpriest
Do you recall the exact moment your brain turned to wet mush, or has it always been like that?
October 5th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Rasputin.
Please promise you will never do jury service.
October 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Are the Great Fools going to sue G.amaral for saying they”ve hidden her body?
Can we expect a little fury tomorrow ,please,mccannPeople
October 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Arseputin
You didnt do your home work,didnt you?
Now you”ll spend the rest of today writing down: “teher was NO abduction of….a live Madeleine,therewasNOabductionofaliveMadeleine,therewasNOabductionofaliveMadeleine…”at least a 100 times…..
October 5th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
going back to Maddie’s hair, it is possible that plaiting made her hair like, that but a bit unlikely in her type of hair. But even if it was, it doesn’t make your hair grow! and people have said before it looks like she has extensions on, or when she was on holiday her hair was much longer than we are led to believe.
Weird whatever the scenario, and she still looks like a JonBenet type, who was bad enough but at least she was aged 6 not 3.
KM loves her own plunged necklines, even through all her early grief , all the photos show her boney neck and top ribs down to where a cleavage might be, and often bra strap as well. Even on cold days back in England, she had a thicker jacket but always the plunging neckline. Amazing dress code for a distraught mother IMO.
October 5th, 2008 at 11:58 am
PMSL. “In a court the prosecution has to prove first that a crime was committed, and only secondly that the defendant committed it. In this case we are not even at stage one”
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So as you claim there is no evidence of abduction,,,,,,,,,,,,,carry on, what are you alleging, as you are the one making definitive statements i.e. the prosecution.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:43 am
And I agree about the photo. Seriously disturbing that parents would do that to a child.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Rasputin,
Pay attention. I shall say this only once more.
Prisoner at the Bar. The prosecution allege that you committed this crime. They have however failed to bring sufficient compelling evidence to prove the case, and therefore in the eyes of this court you are found Not Guilty.
It is alleged that an abduction took place. So far there is insufficient evidence, or indeed any evidence at all.
Therefore …..
In a court the prosecution has to prove first that a crime was committed, and only secondly that the defendant committed it. In this case we are not even at stage one.
October 5th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Rasputin
How’s the leg?
October 5th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Rasputin S
PeterMac
“Just so you don’t forget Châtelaine, after all you did agree with the the ex wooden top.”
I shall try just one more time, and then Scroll forever.
The protagonist has a duty to prove the POSITIVE = MM WAS abducted
The duty of the antagonist is merely to show that this hypothesis is flawed.
If people cannot grasp that then they should certaily never be allowed to serve on a jury, nor to vote.
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Perhaps you should learn to read, the statement was “may or may not have been abducted” whereas you frequently claim no abduction. In our excellent Scottish legal system, you would be the accuser, I would be the muser.