Rod Liddle's facebook friends include a BNP supporter. Liddle last night joined the facebook group campaigning against his appointment as Independent editor.
Rod Liddle’s facebook friends include a British National Party supporter, Barry Rogers, whose profile picture is a BNP general election banner.
Last night Rod Liddle joined the facebook group , “If Rod Liddle becomes editor of The Independent, I will not buy it again” and posted two messages:
Proud to be your latest member. Can I just point out that your letter to Mr Lebedev is defamatory, in quite a big way? I think I ought to warn you about that.
Also, Craig – learn to spell, you idiot.
And Samantha – I did not go far enough on cats.Actually, looking at some of the posts here, there is an awful lot which is defamatory, not least “climate change denier” (I’m not) and “racist” (I’m not.) I may be appalling, unfit the breathe the same air as the rest of you, but I’m not those things.
Just thought I ought to point that out.
Sunny Hundal outlines on Liberal Conspiracy why none of the claims are defamatory and says:
“In his columns he styles himself as a defender of free speech, but when it concerns himself Rod Liddle is happy with making legal threats to shut down debate on his past writings.”
The facebook group has now exceeded its £500 target for an advert in the Independent and is looking to raise £1,000.
Hat-tip: Mohamed Ansar
10 Responses to “Liddle’s BNP friends”
Liz McShane
A bit premature calling Craig an idiot for not getting the right spelling when he himself comes unstuck:
..”unfit the breathe the same air as the rest of you”…
doesn’t bode well as a potential editor apart from all his other failings….!
Andrew Regan
@leftfootfwd "Liddle’s BNP friends": Rod Liddle's facebook friends include a British National Party supporte… http://bit.ly/cgI5e1 #labour
Julio
Someone whose grandfather was a coward and whose father is a left wing extremist and a traitor should know better than to smear other people by association.
Liz McShane
Julio – wow your post is rather personal and OTT with a bit of dramatic license thrown in for extra effect. With regards to your charge of ‘left-wing extremist’ (whilst not ignoring your offensive allegation of calling labelling someone’s grandfather a coward)…I think you would have a job convincing most sane people of that… but I suppose it all depends where you sit on the right….
Liz McShane
Julio p.s
The post is not smearing Rod Liddle – he does it quite effectively himself.It is merely highlighting his character & views which are already in the public domain eg his assault on his pregnant girlfriend.