{"id":879,"date":"2012-06-21T11:21:46","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T10:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=879"},"modified":"2012-06-21T11:29:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T10:29:01","slug":"879","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=879","title":{"rendered":"This week in the papers 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS WEEK IN THE PAPERS 9<\/p>\n

I see our old friend Alex Maskey has been awarded an honorary degree by Lemoyne College, \u00a0Syracuse, New York. He is now a \u2018Doctor of Humane Letters\u2019 \u2013 universities have the right to award these degrees to whoever they want but I can\u2019t help but wonder about all the deserving people who have never been considered for these degrees \u2013 also Alex and his friends weren\u2019t adverse to placing explosives in schools etc. \u2013 why would he be considered in the first place?<\/p>\n

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Enda Kenny\u2019s comments about the old chestnut of an all-Ireland football team is nothing new \u2013 he should be more concerned about why it has taken over a year for\u00a0 him to respond to the families of the \u2018Kingsmill Massacre\u2019 remembering that the mass murder was planned in the Republic, the killers came from and returned to the Republic and that the investigation into the murder by the authorities in the Republic was almost non-existent.<\/p>\n

Richard Sullivan\u2019s article in last week-end\u2019s Sunday \u2018Rag\u2019 about the anniversary of the \u2018Loughinisland\u2019 massacre and the decision to wear black arm-bands, criticised 2 leading Loyalists who, quite rightly, said that politics and sport shouldn\u2019t mix. Calling people, who they contacted in the first place for their comments<\/strong>, bigots for expressing their beliefs seems a bit over the top to say the least. During the week, Peter Robinson expressed exactly the same belief. He said, \u2018Let\u2019s not make political issues about sporting matters\u2019 \u2013 can\u2019t wait to hear Sullivans\u2019 criticism of Peter Robinson.<\/p>\n

Sullivan\u2019s colleague, McDowell had another pop \u2013 I wonder how many times that has been, at a leading Loyalist from theShankill Road. He accused him of \u2018strutting\u2019 around the streets ofBelfastas \u2018if he had the freedom of the city\u2019. The last time I seen McDowell he was staggering along Lower Donegall street moving from one watering hole to the next \u2013 I didn\u2019t take any pictures of McDowell \u2013 you can see the same thing every week \u2013 but maybe if he stayed out of the bars he may be able to write something \u2018new\u2019 sometime \u2013 but I\u2019m not holding my breath.<\/p>\n

I seen a report the other day on the death of Rodney King. King, of course, was the Black American who vicious beating byL.A.police in 1991, and captured by a member of the public, led to prolonged rioting which resulted in 50 deaths and thousands of people being injured. King was pulled over after, initially refusing to stop, for drunk driving. Police \u2018tasered\u2019 King, shot him with stun guns and subjected him to a vicious beating \u2013 over 50 baton blows and 6 kicks before police subdued him. He suffered brain damage. Initially all the police officers were found not guilty at a trial \u2013 a civil case was later taken which resulted in 2 of the officers being found guilty and sent to prison. Rumours that the LAPD were looking to give King one final beating before he died cannot be confirmed.<\/p>\n

Mike Nesbitt meets Ken Maginnis in the departure lounge at Aldergrove.<\/p>\n

Nesbitt \u2013 \u2018Were are you going Ken\u2019?<\/p>\n

Maginnis \u2013 \u2018Im getting out of this country over these changes to the Gay Marriage laws\u2019<\/p>\n

Nesbitt \u2013 \u2018Why now Ken\u2019?<\/p>\n

Maginnis \u2013 \u2018 because 50 years ago if gays got caught they got life imprisonment, 20 years ago it was changed to 10 years, and 5 years ago it was made legal\u2019<\/p>\n

Nesbitt \u2013 \u2018but why are you leaving now Ken\u2019?<\/p>\n

Maginnis \u2013 \u2018Before they make it compulsory!\u2019<\/p>\n

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