Wednesday 4 April 2012

Ten Facts About George Galloway

Now, of course, there are more than ten facts about George Galloway M.P. (as of March 29th) that could be listed here. I could, for instance, tell you his mother's maiden name (can't find it) or his favourite London restaurant (certain to serve halal cuisine). These facts, of course, are mere trivia. Not only that, Mr Galloway reacts angrily to inaccurate information about himself - he once sued the Daily Telegraph and has sued others for libel. So, the facts listed below are all accurate, and in the public domain. Having said that, of course, Mr Galloway will say that there's another side to the story, and he's being misrepresented. Here goes:
1. Mr Galloway publicly praised Sadaam Hussain before the dictator's demise.
"Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability, and I want you to know that we are with you, hatta al-nasr, hatta al-nasr, hatta al-Quds [until victory, until victory, until Jerusalem]".
2. In defence of the Chinese government, he is on record as saying that the horrific Tiananmen Square Massacre never took place. Please see this link.
3.He has denied that gays and lesbians are persecuted in Iran, despite an abundance of evidence to show that it is happening. Please see him on this subject.
4.He is a presenter on Press TV, the propaganda outlet for the tyranny that rules Iran.
5. Hezbollah, according to George Galloway, is not a terrorist organisation. As Hezbollah is trained and financed by Iran, one wonders if that has influenced his viewpoint.
6. He was expelled from the Labour Party in 2003 for violating the party constitution. Please read this article from the Guardian.
7.For a supposed left-wing firebrand, he seems reluctant to join the working class. As he once told "The Scotsman" : "I couldn't live on three workers' wages"
8. He voted against the lowering of the homosexual age of consent. To be fair, it would not have gone down well with Press TV if he had voted for it.
9. Because of his support for Hamas, he was banned from entering Canada in 2009.
10. He presents a radio programme on TalkSPORT. I have only listened to this programme once. On that occasion, George read letter after letter from his admirers. Other people might like that sort of thing, but it's not for me.
Mr Galloway recently married again for the fourth time (although his third wife claims they are still married). I wish the bride and groom every happiness. I wonder, though: did they spend their honeymoon in China or Iran?

2 comments:

  1. I can't understand how this man has managed to retain credibility among some left wingers. Or is it just that they'll accept anyone who is electorally successful? The old "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" thing?

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  2. I take your point, Nev, but if "GG" is some kind of gift, as far as I (and many others) think, he is unwanted. If only, like we do with unwanted gifts, there was somewhere we could take him back...

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