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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, the moron who called Birmingham a "no-go zone" for non muslims is on the BBC apologizing
for his bullshit comments. He blames it on sloppy un-vetted research, but refuses to point out where said "research" sources came from.
He is offended that the BBC host is calling his comments fear mongering and borderline bigotted.
Sorry, no link to the interview.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/12/fox-news-expert-ridiculed-over-birmingham-is-totally-muslim-city-claims
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Luton may be a dump, but it's hardly a "no go" area.
ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)This bozo just admitted he's a complete fraud.
Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)Hey, he's a presidential-caliber expert!
DeadLetterOffice
(1,352 posts)More like 'So-far-past-the-line-you-can't-see-it-from-here' bigoted.
Bloody idiots at Fox...
tanyev
(42,636 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,999 posts)stage left
(2,966 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)in America. How an outfit that hacked the phones of dead kids is still allowed to exist is beyond me.
This man is not the problem, his outfit is.
T_i_B
(14,749 posts)The sort of twerps who believe this tripe send to be staunch supporters of far right parties such as the BNP, English Democrats and of course UKIP.
Wouldn't surprise me at all to see the Faux news "expert" speaking at UKIP events (outside the West Midlands of course) sometime soon.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)old emotional manipulation that works on far too many.
"All is forgiven". I thought that was a major part of Christianity, I could be wrong.
Politics has ceased to be about serving the common good and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. It's become all about hatred, scapegoating and spite.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,390 posts)Farage accused European authorities of showing moral cowardice in failing to tackle the problems associated with multiculturalism.
He claimed that big ghettos had been allowed to develop, and the authorities in the UK and elsewhere were turning a blind eye to issues including the sexual exploitation scandals in Rotherham and Rochdale, female genital mutilation and the application of sharia law.
The comments come after Farage blamed a fifth column of Islamic extremists in Europe for terror atrocities, including the Paris attacks and vowed to be more courageous in standing up for our Judeo-Christian culture.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/13/nigel-farage-ukip-no-go-zones-non-muslim-france-charlie-hebdo
I think Farage is reading your posts, T_i_B ...
T_i_B
(14,749 posts)I've already seen 'kippers on other forums defending Steven Emerson's claims. These people will support any statement that plays to their personal bigotries.
T_i_B
(14,749 posts)First Al-Qaeda, then al-Zawahiri, and now al-Murray, theyre taking the piss Britain Firsts chief bigot Paul Goulding said.
Ive seen pictures of him with what seems to be some sort of evil muslim juice in a great British pint glass. Thats worse than depicting a prophet.
Hes already taken over a pub and changed the menu so they only serve Halal crisps, Halal peanuts, and Halal pork scratchings, lets not let him take over parliament as well. Parliament is no place for those that want to bomb people.
malaise
(269,219 posts)watching that - I was laughing so hard - poor fool couldn't say WorldNet on BBC - he also refused to identify the source of his lies about London.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,390 posts)It puts out trash like this:
The Islamic Emirates Project, launched by the Muslims Against the Crusades group, names the British cities of Birmingham, Bradford, Derby, Dewsbury, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Sheffield, as well as Waltham Forest in northeast London and Tower Hamlets in East London as territories to be targeted for blanket Sharia rule.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/2278/britain-islamic-emirates-project
And, by the same author, "The Islamization of Britain in 2014". Some on the far right are claiming Bolton is a 'serious' presidential candidate, and it would be embarrassing for them if it turned out it was his 'think' tank that gave Emerson the idea.
malaise
(269,219 posts)No wonder this planet is in this mess - he was at the UN - shakes head .
Denzil_DC
(7,281 posts)As somebody said upthread, we have plenty our own misinformed, lying, and malicious bigots in the UK, but as when Romney got laughed out of the country in the last election, we generally don't take kindly to furriners - especially wingnut Americans - lecturing us about what's going on in our own country and stirring up shit.
Johonny
(20,913 posts)I don't care how sloppy the man's butt is. This is a family website he should keep that info to himself.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)times as a terrorism expert and an expert on Islam
ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)is it fascism yet?
chrisa
(4,524 posts)They want to fear-monger and outright lie because it pushes a narrative. This is the American news media these days. They get a narrative they want to be true, and will make it so, facts be damned.
Even in his subsequent "apology" interviews, he's been allowed to spout more uniformed lies in much the same vein. It's all publicity as far as he's concerned.
We can try to ignore him, but so far, he's not going away, though his regular paid gigs have been getting fewer and fewer.
The ridicule in response obviously hurts, though.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,505 posts)liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)that interview and probably believed every word of it.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)I am convinced of that.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)I know they say stuff like that all the time.
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)okaawhatever
(9,469 posts)Fox News Terrorist Identification Chart:
Fox Does Geography:
Gothmog
(145,667 posts)This idiot is not an expert and should not be on TV
Democrats_win
(6,539 posts)When I heard a replay of his comments I was a little surprised to hear him say Birmingham is all Muslim. Birmingham is a huge diverse city!
According to Wikipedia, Birmingham, with a population over one million, is technically the largest city in England (Wikipedia says London isn't technically a city). They say FAUX viewers are people who never travel or have any interest in other countries. Sadly, they would not know any better than to accept this guy's comments as true. Surely, anyone familiar with Europe, as this "expert" claims, would know that Birmingham is a very diverse city and not all Muslim.
What the FAUX?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham
suffragette
(12,232 posts)He is clearly not used to being questioned about sources of his bullshit.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,505 posts)a fucking weasel.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)started surfing the web looking for terrorist activities in 1995, as far as I can tell. He said what he said because he read it on the internet. And we all know how that works out.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/about.php