{"id":845,"date":"2012-06-14T08:06:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T07:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=845"},"modified":"2012-06-14T08:10:11","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T07:10:11","slug":"this-week-in-the-papers8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=845","title":{"rendered":"This week in the papers8"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS WEEK IN THE PAPERS 8<\/p>\n

I came across a story this week which, once again, had me thinking about the benefits of living in this \u2018wee\u2019 Country as opposed to somewhere else. DC Comics, formed in 1934, and responsible for a lot of \u2018Super-Hero\u2019 and \u2018Evil-Baddie\u2019 characters, including \u2013Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Lex Luther, The Penguin, etc. has announced that one of it\u2019s \u2018Super-Heroes\u2019 is gay and will be \u2018Outed\u2019 soon. This has caused out-rage in certain quarters of the \u2018good old U S of A\u2019. \u2018One Million Moms\u2019, a US Christian Group has called on DC Comics to change their minds immediately with regards this decision. That is a really a lot of people to piss off! Apparently the smart money is on either Batman or Wonder Woman. Makes you wonder (pun intended) what will be the most popular costume at the \u2018Gay Pride\u2019 parade next year. I may fly down for a wee look!<\/p>\n

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A Parliamentary report just released has brought into the spotlight what they call \u2018Appearance Based Discrimination\u2019 and the possibility of legislation to outlaw this practice. I, for one, would welcome this. I\u2019m sick and tired of being called \u2018A Fat B\u2026\u2026d\u2019!<\/p>\n

Most young people from working-class Protestant areas have, I\u2019m sure, collected wood for the Bonfire in the months leading up to the 11th<\/sup> night. It used to be that the young people had ownership of this wood and only allowed adult intervention on the 11th<\/sup> night itself. Apparently that has changed. The Sunday \u2018Rag\u2019 had a story this week about a \u2018UDA\u2019 bonfire being burned \u2013 it must have been a quiet week for Jim McGuiness, sorry McDowell! \u2013 anyway, it reminded me of a conversation I had with a guy from my estate who admitted to me that he sold \u2018Blow\u2019 \u2013 \u2018only to adults\u2019 he said. I informed him that a large share of all sales from \u2018Blow\u2019 around the country was ending up in the pockets of Republicans \u2013 his reply to me was \u2018This is Prod Blow\u2019 \u2013 true story!<\/p>\n

Speaking of money and deep pockets \u2013 Tory Peer, Baroness Warsi, has been caught out claiming a Parliamentary accommodation allowance of \u00a3165.50 a day, whilst staying in a \u00a375 a day dwelling. How disgusting are these people? Pensioners don\u2019t get anything close to this top rate but it seems that doesn\u2019t mean a thing.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s latest football match at the \u2018New Wembley\u2019 had David Bernstein meeting both teams and officials and I couldn\u2019t help but wonder if there are football people around the country who are more deserving of this ritual. Surely there are people who have worked tirelessly for years in local football \u2013 unpaid, who are more deserving?<\/p>\n

Mark Dooley in his MailOnline piece, analysing\u00a0Ireland\u2019s yes vote on the European Fiscal Stability Treaty, says \u2018Ireland\u2019s only hope now is for the Euro to fail\u2019. It seems to me that plunging the World economy into crisis to save Ireland isn\u2019t really an option Mark! Far better, I think, that they consider joining the \u2018Pound\u2019, rejoining the Commonwealth and moving away from the paedophile-infested Roman Catholic Church. Not that would be a better option!<\/p>\n

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