Australian Report on Desmond Statement at Leveson Inquiry

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Reminds me of the phrase "the quick and the dead"

I'll get my coat

TEIN

BTW, what"s with the new avatar, who"s the guy doing all that walking.?

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cass wrote:this is the picture that i hate madeleines birthday ,grrrr - but saying that as upsetting as i think it is more of these should apper in papers , just goes to show , tein a family member of mine died and a younger member of the family said something funny and yes we laughed at him and his innocence , so i know what you mean there , but the mcanns they know how to take a glum picture now

Morning Cass.....the McCanns are also selective as to which photos appear in the Press. Luckily we have Youtube to thank for showing the "other side"
of the McCanns.

There's that 'Happy Talking' video!

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Not Born Yesterday wrote:

Panda wrote:

The End Is Nigh wrote:@Panda

Reminds me of the phrase "the quick and the dead"

I'll get my coat

TEIN

BTW, what"s with the new avatar, who"s the guy doing all that walking.?

It looks like the Grim Reaper to me though without his scythe!

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TEIN

BTW, what"s with the new avatar, who"s the guy doing all that walking.?

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Lillyofthevalley wrote:http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/jan/13/richard-desmond-leveson-inquiry?newsfeed=true

Could someone be goading a certain Mr Desmond here I wonder??

Morning Lillyofthevalley........I suspect some of it is out of disdain because Desmond made his money from "Adult" Magazines. However, he was right to
criticise the PCC, at the Meeting where Max Mosely and Gerry McCann complained about the reporting of the Press, the PCC seemed indifferent and
the fact that one of the Members is/was a Newspaper Editor would hardly give the PCC credibility.

The End Is Nigh wrote:

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TEIN

BTW, what"s with the new avatar, who"s the guy doing all that walking.?

Best I could come up with to illustrate "The End Is Nigh" ............ a Grim Reaper type of thing.


Got fed up with Detectives.


Edit: Yup, NBY, you got it!

The End Is Nigh wrote:I know this pic (and others) always look bad - inappropriate - but I wonder just how many were taken before one unguarded and very brief moment stood out?

Not a fan of these people by the remotest stretch of the imagination - far from it - but reading much into (literally) a snapshot in time goes against the grain.

A pall bearer at my Mother In Law's funeral inadvertently tripped over one of those flower receptacles with a metal cover while helping move the coffin to her designated grave. Several people laughed as a natural human reaction. Obviously dour mode was immediately resumed.

cass wrote:thanks for the videos poor gerry very upset he has a missing daughter NOT

T4two wrote:The press always shoot lots of photos in quick succession so yes it is not unusual for all sorts of facial expressions and grimaces to appear in a series of photographs shot in this fashion. Therefore the laughing could indeed have been a momentary thing. However Photographs are then selected by the editor to compliment the story, i.e. sad, glum or distraught for grieving, smiling, laughing for happy etc. You can always tell the newspaper's attitude from whether the accompanying photograph is 'flattering' or 'unflattering'. IMO it is very significant that The Australian has deliberately decided to select and use a photograph conveying the happiness of the grieving parents. It compliments the story inasmuch as the story is about Desmond's testimony at the inquiry where he maintains that the McCanns were 'happy' to let the many stories run which were appearing about them at that time. This is then The Australian supporting Desmond against the McCanns if you like. Interesting because The Australian is part of the Murdoch empire. Significant because it's the first English language newspaper to print anything 'unflattering' about the McCanns for a very long time.

amber wrote: it wouldn't be so bad if there were just the one snap of them. If you look on Pamalams site on the Madeleines 4th Birthday you will see 13 snaps one after the other of the grieving parents walking out of church and down the path laughing merrily all the way accepting flowers and gifts.

I'm not sure but I think they were trying out the royal walk, if they hadn't been made arguidos they would have done the royal wave on their way home to Rothley.
Just think if they had had no need to slink back home then Mr Smith would never have seen Gerry carrying a baby in that manner and Mr Smith wouldn't have put two and two together - shame eh

Hi Amber, if it wasn"t for the Fund so hurriedly set up , they would have been back on Rothley within a month. They abused all the sympathy and help
from the Portuges people living in PDL and Jane Hill of the BBC and Sandra Felquiras are the only 2 Interviewees to ask direct questions.

amber wrote:ahhh the fund no wonder they were laughing its a wonder we haven't seen snaps of them rubbing their hands together. I bet they liked the film Caberet, you remember the song 'money money money'

amber wrote: go on name one decent British newspaper


Did have high hopes for the Independent but since the Russians took over .
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. downhill into the gutter with all the rest.