The blogosphere was joined by three blogs today, bajan free press, cat piss and pepper and De Standpipe. Yes unfortunately all three of these blogs appear to be connected with BFPE, however they seem to have an interesting approach based on how intellctual or how crude you want your political discussion to be. The blogosphere will judge them, and they will stand or fall on their content. We will add them to our blogroll, however if the discussion goes the route of BFPE they will quickly be removed. (They can consider themselves “on probation”)
Bajan Free Press celebrates Errol Barrow Day by publishing the famous “mirror image” speech. We had always heard references about the speech but this is the first time that we have had the opportunity to read it in full. We now understand why this speech is famous and we have linked to the speech to encourage our readers to review it.
“What kind of mirror image do you have of yourself?”
What I wish to speak to you about very briefly here this evening is about you. About yourself.
I would like to say that in 1951, 1956, 1961 the Conservatives used to do a few favours for people.
What kind of mirror image can you have of yourself?
What kind of mirror image do you have of yourself if you allow this kind of thing to happen?
Is that the mirror image that you have of yourselves? Anyhow, ladies and gentlemen, I done.
A Happy Errol Barrow Day To All,
Marginal
The three “new blogs” as you put it are not “associated” with BFPE. They ARE BFPE as you well know. Authored by the same person or persons that threatened death, arson and rape against Mr. Loveridge. It is an old trick to try and fool Google: put up a number of interconnected websites and get the links going between them in an attempt to artificially raise the profile of the websites when legitimate links cannot be found.
You do your own blog a disservice to be associated with these people and to allow them to suck off your own blog’s credibility. This is the second time you have done this the first time was with BFPE that you tolerated past all reason. Too bad. It drags your blog down in my view and I am sure others will agree.
Goodbye, Marginal. I’ll stop in again in a few months as I am making it a point to set your blog aside.
Comment by Shame on Notes From The Margin — January 23, 2008 @ 2:23 am |
Thanks Marginal. First time I evr read the speech. Heard about it before. It still is applicable for today. Imagine that. Thanks again.
Comment by Anonymous — January 23, 2008 @ 2:24 am |
I repeat….
“The blogosphere will judge them, and they will stand or fall on their content”
We extended the same courtesy to BFPE. The conditions of remaining on the blog roll are explicitly stated.
Perhaps they will add something new, only time will tell.
Marginal
Comment by notesfromthemargin — January 23, 2008 @ 1:08 pm |
Funny how some people are all for freedom of speech until it’s the freedom of someone to post an opposing view.
Marginal is right, the more the merrier with blogs. If they turn out to be idiots like BFPE then no one will go anyway.
Comment by Observing — January 24, 2008 @ 1:34 am |
Is it just me, or does that first comment from “Shame” sound like it comes direct from a disgruntled BFP which is peeved by both new competition and criticism from other blogs?
Marginal, don’t allow anyone to fool you.
Comment by Kouva — January 24, 2008 @ 2:11 pm |
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i love this day
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