TUV guilty of rank hypocrisy
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
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Well, there we have it. After all the huffing and puffing and holier-than-thou lecturing, the TUV is exposed as guilty of rank hypocrisy.
The news that one of their members was gathering signatures on a petition seeking the release of a paramilitary mass-murderer was bad enough, but for TUV leader Jim Allister to indicate that he will not be expelling this member from his group is frankly disgraceful.
Never again will any TUV party member have any moral authority to lecture other political representatives on any issue. What little moral authority TUV may have had in the past has been shot to bits by this revelation.
Next time any TUV party hack decides to lecture other people, we must remember this is a party that is perfectly happy to have people who openly campaign for the release of murderers from jail.
SHARON FRY
Loughgall, Co Armagh
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Is the letter writer an Ulster Unionist Fry?
Posted by Tony | 08.12.09, 20:54 GMT
why do we even give these unloved members of our society any air time ?
tuv have absolutely nothing to offer decent and honest hard working people - lets leave them in the dark past and move into the light together......
Posted by Robert Taylor | 08.12.09, 16:23 GMT
I couldn't agree more. As someone from the Protestant community, down the years I have found the half-hearted 'condemnation' from many unionist politicians directed towards Loyalist killers, shameful and embarrassing. Remember Willie McCrea sharing a platform with Billy Wright, who was well known to be the leader of a killer gang (the Police just hadn't got the evidence at the time).
How difficult would it have been for Allister to expel this activist?
It seems that as long as they kill "the other sort" some unionist politicians are happy to consort with the thugs and their hangers-on.
Posted by Tim | 08.12.09, 13:12 GMT
So the TUV man has crawled out from under the rock. Do you realy think he is any worse than Gregory with his anti catholic or nationlist rants or his fellow minister of culture the Hon Nelson .Same people different partys..All good at stiring the pot
Posted by hughie | 08.12.09, 12:09 GMT
According to the man in question, he who was shamelessly collecting the signatures, this mass murderer is a changed man....so the logic is this: this murderer is now only beating-up women in his spare time, and is categorically no-longer murdering innocent people watching TV in bars, and therefore he does not deserve to be in jail. Ok, so that's the twisted logic....
Posted by Terry | 08.12.09, 11:44 GMT
The hypocrisy is more widespread than the TUV. It goes hand in hand with politicians everywhere. Along with bankers, politicians must currently be the most despised lot on the planet.
I'm sure that others will not let reference to this particular issue pass without further reference to the ultimate hypocrisy of "terrorists in government". Again politics at work.
We get what we vote for.
Posted by lumina | 08.12.09, 11:24 GMT
Every time we get rid of one group of weirdos another appears to take their place.
Posted by BenjiBear | 08.12.09, 09:51 GMT
Never mind the fact that this man is a mass murderer, if any politician in England even tried to start a campaign to free someone who beat up two women they would be suspended or sacked. Add now the fact he was responsible for numerous deaths in such a cowardly way it shows you how rotten this place can be if a member of a political party can campaign for his release without fear of loosing their job.
Posted by In The Name of The Fada | 08.12.09, 09:32 GMT