Madeleine McCann: Sue Carroll Hymns Maddie Copperfield And Prayers For Hope
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
FERGUS Shanahan (The Sun): “McCanns must move on.”
So says the deputy editor of the Sun one day after the paper’s Morn Porn headline and story:
Maddie’s Xmas gifts are lying under the tree - THE parents of missing Madeleine McCann wrestled with their anguish to buy her gifts — on their second Christmas without her. Kate and Gerry McCann took the heart-wrenching decision as they released a fresh video appeal to find her.
Now Shanahan says:
Kate and Gerry face predictable carping for not having put out the film when Maddie was snatched.
Yeah, Shanahan knows what happened to her. And he’s sticking to the facts:
Their critics should bear in mind that the McCanns almost certainly acted on advice not to flood the media with too many pictures.
Yeah, “almost certainly”. Such are the fact, Fergus. Anything more?
Realistically, Maddie is gone, and for their own sanity the McCanns should make their appeal their last.
Well, that’s surely what they want to do, because another year without knowing what happened to their daughter is not what they want, “almost certainly.”
In the meanwhile, Anorak is sure the McCanns will be thankful for yet more media advice…
See: ‘We’ll never give up on Maddie’ – Sun
SUE CARROLL (Daily Mirror): “Maddy shows us true face of Christmas hope”
You say Maddie, he says Maddie, they say Madeleine, you say Maddie, Maddy, Maddie, Missing Madeee – let’s call the whole thing off
Hope and forgiveness. Those twin virtues have some to represent what Christmas is really about.
Nothing to do with religion, then. It’s about Madeleine McCann’s twin siblings?
And can there be anyone with more hope in their hearts than Kate and Gerry McCann…?
Dunno. Some children get pretty hopeful at Christmas time, so too does The Pope. And ther are the Obamists. While we wait the results of a survey to see is possessed of the most hope, here’s a video:
So Maddy’s cute, irresistible , scrunched-up smile has crashed into our comfort zones like an Exocet missile exploding the myth this is the season to be jolly.
Fire in the hole! Humbug! It’s Maddy Copperfield.
What mother could resist?
Anorak can think of one possible resistor. But this is not about Our Maddie, this is about the parents and how it could be their kids next:
The same cameo [see video] will be played out all over Britain on Thursday as homes are filled with the uniquely comforting smell of turkey roasting in the oven amid piles of discarded wrapping paper and the buzz of excited kids.
All asking “Where’s Maddy is?” It’s the story of Christmas:
It tells us how once upon a time the McCanns were a totally unassuming unit, like any other… It is also a reminder that while they may have been out of sight the agony goes on. Some days it may comes as a dull ache at other times an excrutiating pain for which there is no cure.
No cure. Unless Madeleine is found, Doctor Carroll, high priestess of comment:
If all we can do is pray, let’s do it again. If not just for Maddy, then for hope itself.
Dear, God…!
Posted: 23rd, December 2008 | In: Key Posts, Madeleine McCann, Media Comments (47) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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December 25th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Merry Christmas to you all =
Gelukkig Kerstfeest or Zalige Kerstmis voor iedereen.
December 25th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Merry Christmas to all.
December 25th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Merry Christmas.
December 25th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Merry Christmas everyone
December 25th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Merry Christmas to all my fellow subscribers - thanks for a very interesting year !!
December 24th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Lone, Brilliant news matey…………
Many Congratulations
December 24th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Breaking from tradition we had our christmas dinner early (today), my christmas cracker joke said “Why is a piano so noble ?”………”Because it is upright or grande”
Merry christmas to all anorakians and all at anorak!
(PS new revelations from the Madeliene case to appear in the New year, including observations from this Christmas video, talk about clangers!)
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho…
December 24th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Happy Christmas…. Joyeux Noël, Froehliche Weihnachten, Nollaig Shona Dhuit, Buon Natale, Feliz Natal, Nadolig Llawen, Glæd Geol and Gesælig Niw Gear, A Blythe Yule an a Guid Hogmanay, Feliz Navidad ….. to all.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Fab Xmas and New Year to Mr Anorak & his followers!
Thanks for being a great alternative to papers, tabloids, TV etc and for allowing me to lurk here!
December 24th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Leaving your kids alone every night on holiday to go out on the raz to the extent that the resort goes out of the complex to find you and tells you to never do it again, but you do and when there are child minding services available compares to not checking around your car before going into it and everybody does it, really.
I personally think that the darkside are people that make such tenuous and emotive and disengenuous arguments all the time.
December 24th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Happy Christmas to all Anoraksters especially June Congratulations Lone!
December 24th, 2008 at 8:21 am
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December 24th, 2008 at 12:01 am
that’s because I’m bored and hoping to stir up a debate LOL
not very likely though is it.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:22 pm
thatpoorpissed
‘Nothing of any interest in that video’ yet you bang on happily about it for quite some time
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Nothing of any interest in that video, but you really wouldn’t expect there to be, as everything is so controlled. It’s all edited because it includes M in many different ages from baby to 3 year old.
She is significantly taller than the twins in the stairgate part of the video.
The fact that she seems to be happy means nothing, all kids look happy at some time and it’s easy to capture this. My nephew was abused by his father (I saw some of it happen) but in court he managed to show pictures of the boy apparently happy with the father - naturally the court were taken in by this btw.
Agree about the Southern accent, quite a surprise, surely where she lives she should have picked up a Northern accent - but kids do not pick up their parents accent, so that is a red herring.
Nothing heard from neighbours or patients of the parents ever, be they good or bad. Maybe the papers just won’t print them, or they are scared to speak. I’ve always found the void rather odd.
The thing that did shock me was that there was the alleged last photo of M suddenly appearing in the video, but by comparison, she seemed much younger than she did in other shots in the video. But she should have looked the oldest of all the images. Any idea why that should be???
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Aha I see, back to the photoshopping and illnesses.
Hmmm reminds me of someone, whatshisname, who was quite an expert about that.
December 23rd, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Ben’s in moderation
December 23rd, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Elvera… thank you for the compliment. I appreciate it…
December 23rd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Yer a windylickin fukwit jez, Tina Turna waz inna fekin Thunderdome not the fekin sindrome ya bawbag……….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMbtzalS3u8
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm
26 coolandcalm Says:
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Jez, I think you have been reading too much internet info. Madeleine mcCann does not have Turners Syndrome or any other syndrome. In that video she is a typical little girl, showing off a little to the camera and loving every minute of it. She is the correct percentage taller than her siblings pro rata to age.
Nothing abbormal despite what the dark side are frantically searching for! End of!
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Thus speaketh the oracle….so there you go, you’ve been told!!!!
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Jez, I think you have been reading too much internet info. Madeleine mcCann does not have Turners Syndrome or any other syndrome. In that video she is a typical little girl, showing off a little to the camera and loving every minute of it. She is the correct percentage taller than her siblings pro rata to age.
Nothing abbormal despite what the dark side are frantically searching for! End of!
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Jez
What are you on? Madeleine is clearly taller than the twins in that photo, yet you are stating she is smaller.
I strongly suggest you have a look at the video that photo is taken from. You can find it here: http://findmadeleine.com/2008/
At about 56 seconds into the video Madeleine stands and so do the twins. The top of their heads do not even come up to her shoulder!
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Have a good read people
http://www.democracyforum.co.uk/talk-about-anything/44100-tony-bennett-mccanns.html
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
coolandcalm
You are avoiding calling this Turner’s Syndrome. What special care has the girl you know received over the last 12 tears? Please enlighten.
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
coolandcalm
How come she is smaller than the much younger twins in the above picture! This available size comparison has never been available to see before. The picture file was always controlled to avoid a comparison. Why put it out now now?
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Perhaps they have photoshopped the photo you have??
;) 
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Jez, as we speak I have in front of me a photograph of a close friends daughter, age 12 who has this syndrome…. a child I’ve known from birth. hmmmmm . Madeleine McCann? nah!
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Hi Cheryl
Happy holidays to you too. I haven’t been around much but do drop by now and then. A lot of the growth expectations for children have been massively distorted by the unnatural practice of feeding babies formula instead of breast feeding.
The growth charts for babies until very recently were derived from US data, which in turn was derived mostly from babies fed formula. Those growth charts have recently had to be revised downwards as it was realised that formula fed babies are unnaturally large on average.
I suspect this has lead to distorted expectations in people as to how big kids should be, as breast feeding for 1+ years is still very much a rarity.
My kids have both been small compared to the majority of their classmates when starting school.
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Happy holiday Real Stig, hadn’t seen you around on the Forum! You are so correct a lot of our growth patterns are in our genes and how our parents were when young and then grown up.
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
wtf Says:
December 23rd, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I couldnt help but notice she had a bit of a southern accent, even though her father is scottish and her mother is a scouser!
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Fank gawd you’re here thats all i can say!
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
yampster Says:
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
C&C
Thanks. I shall have to go back to putting a ‘winky’ at the end of every post so they know when I am taking the piss
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They still wouldn’t sus it…………