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.
A Press TV advert on PoliticsHome
This is for a number of reasons, not least Iran’s supposed
position towards the state of Israel. Also, George Galloway has appeared on
Press TV, and he’s, well, y’know, out there on the left. Then there have been
conciliatory noises towards the channel from Mehdi Hasan, who The Commentator loves to kick about. So
Press TV has to be A Very Bad Thing Indeed.
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?
Russian money: bad on left, good on right
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.
Can you smell hypocrisy? Another
fine mess, once again.
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