tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post3778322365276340136..comments2023-11-05T10:06:05.380+00:00Comments on Clairwil: Terry Watch Part OneClairwilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-80941597674933251942007-02-07T01:20:00.000+00:002007-02-07T01:20:00.000+00:00Cheers Jeff,
I'll pop a link up to you shortly. As...Cheers Jeff,<br />I'll pop a link up to you shortly. As for the T-watch thing it was just a case of everything happening at once. <br /><br />As I say unless he does something remarkable he's not likely to get more than a monthly mention here.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-11955114513328015132007-02-06T01:35:00.000+00:002007-02-06T01:35:00.000+00:00Good stuff, I've not really read his blog actually...Good stuff, I've not really read his blog actually so I'm sure you're right about his comments that were irresponsible or just plain wrong. <br /><br />I think I was just a bit exasperated at doing my daily blog round, trying to find some good chat and every other story on various blogs being about some idiot called Terry.<br /><br />Anyway, good to see this guy won't be the centre of your attention for a while. I think perhaps I got the wrong end of the stick with how commonly he'd be written about on your blog.<br /><br /><br />PS To anyone interested, I'm trying to start a region by region, constituency by constituency blog with a slant towards tactical voting. It should be at snptacticalvoting.blogspot.comJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485196287282298695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-65568632876372488822007-02-05T23:39:00.000+00:002007-02-05T23:39:00.000+00:00Jeff,
Thanks for the comment. It's always good to ...Jeff,<br />Thanks for the comment. It's always good to get another perspective. I'd just like to clarify a couple of the points you raise. Can I make clear that I have no doubt at all that Terry Kelly and I suspect all elected representitives get hate mail at some stage in their careers. My suggestion is that Mr Kelly takes this mail to the police rather than using his blog to smear his critics. <br /><br />What I was objecting to was his assertion that the people likely to be responsible were bloggers who had critisised him. <br /><br />Perhaps the use of the word luck was a bit ill advised above but all I meant was that I had been unable to find any racist or threatening material in the blogs that turn up when one googles Councillor Kelly. I did and continue to feel that he was irresponsible and dare I say a bit bullying when he implied that all his critics were guilty of criminal behaviour and hold racist views. <br /><br />In my search I only encountered one blog which I felt had gone too far, though this was more sick humour and certainly not racist. That does not mean that there aren't blogs of this nature writing about Terry Kelly, just that I have been unable to find him.<br /><br />I certainly don't intend to write about Terry Kelly for a good while. I do not wish to bully him or anyone else. I do however reserve the right to state my sincere belief that he is unfit to hold office and challenge his views. As both a blogger and a local councillor I think he's thick skinned enough to take that.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-89567460705455948792007-02-05T23:21:00.000+00:002007-02-05T23:21:00.000+00:00Ok, I'm sorry, but I think this TerryWatch thing h...Ok, I'm sorry, but I think this TerryWatch thing has gone too far. It really is tantamount to bullying actually. Every blog I click on now seems to have a link to this guy, it's like you've found a beetle with a broken wing and you are enjoying poking it with sticks.<br /><br />The guy has some weird opinions and is very, very easy to wind up but he also makes some really good points on his blog. Of course, these have been overlooked by Clairwil et al.<br /><br />I hope you can dial down this TerryWatch thing and you see it as the slightly hysterical playground 'fun' that it is. I appreciate this highlights the rot at the core of Labour in a way, but I just do not respect the bullying that comes with it.<br /><br />For example this line in your blog Clairwil shows (to me) that you are pushing it too far - "I have been unable to find any examples of racism or threats. This maybe down to my poor computer skills than anything else, so if any of you have any luck do enlighten me"<br /><br />Why doubt someone who says they have had hate mail directed their way?<br /><br />And worse, why do you consider it as "luck" if you were to find this to be the case?<br /><br />I fear that if you push this too far you will lose the moral high ground you had to begin with.<br /><br /><br />OK, that's my 2 cents worth.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jeff<br /><br /><br /><br />PS Love the blog ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-46609211519890056392007-02-04T21:21:00.000+00:002007-02-04T21:21:00.000+00:00Doesn't surprise at all Mo and I will check the st...Doesn't surprise at all Mo and I will check the statement again. Might be a case of him trying to have his cake and eat it on the religion front.<br /><br />I don't know where you're from Mo but in the West Of Scotland identifying yourself as Catholic or Protestant carries associations more akin to tribalism than religion a lot of the time. Catholics are a group that have traditionally been discriminated against in Scotland (it's a million times better than it was), could our council chum be trying to gain a bit of protected status or tip the wink to bigots, I wonder?Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-49675876190582242812007-02-04T20:37:00.000+00:002007-02-04T20:37:00.000+00:00Liked your question to him about his church member...Liked your question to him about his church membership, but you know what his reply was totally false , check his councillor's statement in 2005(updated) - "member of the roman catholic church"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-88068100330256070792007-02-04T12:26:00.000+00:002007-02-04T12:26:00.000+00:00Wonderful, keep it coming.Wonderful, keep it coming.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-32746047476247745582007-02-03T23:31:00.000+00:002007-02-03T23:31:00.000+00:00Me too...
http://strikethirteen.blogspot.com/2007/...Me too...<br />http://strikethirteen.blogspot.com/2007/02/scottish-politics.html<br />... he's unique.Donald Macleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007626613591018207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-56677063820531316362007-02-03T22:54:00.000+00:002007-02-03T22:54:00.000+00:00Great stuff. Keep spreading the word.Great stuff. Keep spreading the word.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-44618601547095837642007-02-03T19:11:00.000+00:002007-02-03T19:11:00.000+00:00Good idea. I'll add a Terry Watch.Good idea. I'll add a Terry Watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-41355765951588683162007-02-03T13:53:00.000+00:002007-02-03T13:53:00.000+00:00OK, thanks for sending me this. It did raise a chu...OK, thanks for sending me this. It did raise a chuckle but enough now. <br />http://www.bloggers4labour.org/2006/09/new-bloggers-july-september.jspClairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-20354430685239649302007-02-03T13:42:00.000+00:002007-02-03T13:42:00.000+00:00Oh My God!
I have just checked my e-mail. Look can...Oh My God!<br />I have just checked my e-mail. Look can I just clarify something here? Please, before I have an attack of nerves. The 'TerryWatch' thing is intended to be a monthly round up of his antics, not the entire content of my blog, whatever impression I may have given over the last few days.<br /><br />It's very kind of you to try and help out but I really don't need constant updates and links to all things Terry. I have no wish to say anything further about him at this time. Some of you have blogs, why not write your own post or start a Terry Watch blog. <br /><br />If you have any links etc that you wish to draw my attention to, please make use of the comments here and not my e-mail and I make make use of them at a later date. But please can I have a break now?<br /><br />I don't mean to be rude or unfriendly and I do like getting readers e-mails but you know enough now please.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-69101026125727004892007-02-03T13:15:00.000+00:002007-02-03T13:15:00.000+00:00Cheers all,
That's quite enough about our chum the...Cheers all,<br />That's quite enough about our chum the Councillor for now. I need at least a month to recover from being exposed to such high grade idiocy.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-37235574585987401462007-02-03T01:41:00.000+00:002007-02-03T01:41:00.000+00:00Jesus, this is getting a bit boring. Why don't yo...Jesus, this is getting a bit boring. Why don't you just karate chop him in the throat and have done with it?<br /><br />I'm all for political debate, but my mind starts to drift after a while. If there isn't a car chase and a shoot-out soon, I'll lose all interest.<br /><br />I suggest you tear out his heart and show it to him, that's always worked for my mate Conan.flyingrodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560266705069504771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-4355511162778858572007-02-03T00:16:00.000+00:002007-02-03T00:16:00.000+00:00Clairwil I have a blog at http://dokcyezz.blogspot...Clairwil I have a blog at http://dokcyezz.blogspot.com/ and Katy you have provided the inspiration for my first post; heckling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-78478616494015865992007-02-02T23:31:00.000+00:002007-02-02T23:31:00.000+00:00I googled 'Councillor Terry Kelly'. The first thin...I googled 'Councillor Terry Kelly'. The first thing to come up was the Standards Commission verdict, which led to his suspension. Well, if he wants to advertise that, then fine. Are the Standards Commission all creepy weirdos who would get up to no good if they didn't have a computer? I wonder...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-29969851335622194252007-02-02T20:54:00.000+00:002007-02-02T20:54:00.000+00:00I wouldn't worry about it. Writing on the interne...I wouldn't worry about it. Writing on the internet is like standing up in a comedy club: you get heckled, and because people are anonymous they tend to heckle much more rudely and aggressively than they would in person. Lots of people who are new to the internet take things very personally at first (er, like I have been known to) and I think he's probably one of them. And no one could possibly think that he was referring to you anyway.Katy Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623177126862869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-66325400177208122007-02-02T19:53:00.000+00:002007-02-02T19:53:00.000+00:00He does remind me very much of a left wing George ...He does remind me very much of a left wing George Bush. I'm truly shocked by the whole thing.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-66128818679062492992007-02-02T18:52:00.000+00:002007-02-02T18:52:00.000+00:00Kelly is obviously employing the ever popular "if ...Kelly is obviously employing the ever popular <i>"if you don't support the war then you're a traitor'</i> smear type arguement.<br />Though anybody using that to justify their own existence is either a halfwit or a George W Bush.Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15637097897454660933noreply@blogger.com