Wednesday, December 24, 2008
What the hell are they thinking? The Queen gives her Christmas address, and then, like a 'response' after a political address, they get someone else to give an 'alternate.' Look who gets the face time (without a response to the response I presume): Iran's Ahmadinejad to give alternative Christmas message
...Mr Ahmadinejad's speech will go out at 7.15pm, four hours after the Queen's traditional Christmas Day message is broadcast on the main channels. His message is a spiritual one but includes some more nakedly political elements - including the implicit claim that if Jesus Christ were alive today, he would oppose US hegemony...
Apparently they court controversy in these things:
...In 2006 a fully-veiled British-born Muslim woman used the message to attack Jack Straw, then Home Secretary, for his criticism of the niqab (face veil) earlier the same year...
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It's disgusting. But at least Channel 4 knows the difference between "alternative" and "alternate".
buckingham palace has been pretty swift with its response!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YmxLRwoR1fc
I think we should listen what this leader has to say and then decide if its distasteful compared to our views or with all the negativity attached to his character he has a Real christmas message!! What that message is we will have to wait and find out..
Merry Christmas to all the soilders around the world who want peace!!
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