Guido Fawkes hypocrisy over dictator money


by Tim Fenton    
11:01 am - August 30th 2012

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The high convocation of right-wing dishonesty that is The Commentator has
today found adversely upon PoliticsHome, now under the control of Tory donor Michael Ashcroft, for running adverts from Press TV.

Why so? Well, Press TV is owned by Islamic Republic Of Iran Broadcasting, is based in Tehran, and is owned by the Iranian state. And The Commentator doesn’t like them.

And from this we can only conclude that other regimes with dodgy records are also A Very Bad Thing, especially if they have any connection to the Iranians. So perhaps those whopper generating souls at The Commentator can riddle me this: their so-called “Political Editor”, the flannelled fool Henry Cole, is first and foremost employed by the perpetually thirsty Paul Staines at the Guido Fawkes blog, yes?

Staines has been quite open about his willingness to run adverts on the Fawkes blog from whoever is prepared to stump up the going rate for them. And, as Cole is a permanent employee to the extent that he receives paid holiday as well as a salary, one would expect that he is happy about this arrangement.

So who has been buying advertising space on that blog recently?

Well, those buyers have included a regime with a truly dodgy recent electoral record, support for the beleaguered Syrian Government, and a history of support for, er, Iran: yes, the Guido Fawkes blog has been taking advertising from the Russians.

Only on that occasion, the buffoon Cole and his Commentator pals did not have a problem with it. Now the Iranian connection is elsewhere, they have a conscience.

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Reader comments


1. Martin (@Spitefuel)

Talking about Guido Fawkes hypocrisy is a bit like writing an article about how racist Nick Griffin is. Stop giving this bloated troll ego any credibility. Please.

2. Tim J

Tim’s posts always sound like they’ve been put through Google Translate.

3. Phil B

What’s wrong with a bit of fun, Martin? Lighten up

4. Steve m

There is only one thing that matters to these people and that is money and it doesn’t matter where it comes from. Behind closed doors they are utter canutes.

5. SadButMadLad

Bit of a weak argument. Press TV is directly linked to Iran. Russia is not.

6. Chaise Guevara

@ 5 SadButMadLad

“Bit of a weak argument. Press TV is directly linked to Iran. Russia is not.”

Two things:

1) Russia has a host of its own problems. I really don’t think that Guido would claim to be in favour of the Russian system, so by his own standards, why is he taking their money?

2) Generally speaking, if you’re going to attack other people for this sort of thing, you need to be squeaky clean yourself. Imagine that a politician turns out to have a record of assault. His opposite number tries to drum up outrage: “We can’t have this kind of disgusting criminal in the house!” Then it turns out that the outraged politician is himself guilty of burglary. Pointing out that burglary and assault are different crimes would probably not stop him looking like a hypocrite.

7. Tim J

Generally speaking, if you’re going to attack other people for this sort of thing, you need to be squeaky clean yourself.

Up to a point. But the claim isn’t that Guido is attacking PolHome. It’s that someone who works for Guido also works for another website, and that someone else who also works at that other website has attacked PolHome.

8. Chaise Guevara

@ 7 Tim J

“It’s that someone who works for Guido also works for another website, and that someone else who also works at that other website has attacked PolHome.”

Looking at the original article, it doesn’t seem to be attributed. So doesn’t that mean it falls on the shoulders of the political editor? If not, whose shoulders does it fall on?

Publishing a story without putting a name on it does not absolve people of responsibility. There isn’t some nebulous character called Someone Else who can act as a black hole for criticism.

9. AiR

Stop talking about this future Breivik and leave the nutter alone with other torygraph loons.

10. Standard

“Staines has been quite open about his willingness to run adverts on the Fawkes blog from whoever is prepared to stump up the going rate for them”

I think that just about sums up this fat bastard and his ‘use’ to the world.

He’s not a survivor – you can tell – that’s why he has to hide behind hate and fear.

11. Anti-Israel Racist

http://twitter.com/UKIP/status/242562989927051264

When’s Harry Cole finally going to get his filthy neo-con ass gassed in a chamber??

Retarded Neo-con loony Nigel Farrage posts on filthy neo-con e-rag.

12. Anti-Israel Racist

P.S hope Farrage is dead before his party full of British GOP loons tries (and fails) at trying to become the third “biggest” (most stupidest, looniest) party.


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