Someone else gets completely the wrong end of the stick

[Uncleskinny]

Seems like they want to ignore Morrissey's statements, his desire to play in the Middle East, and hold a generally uninformed view. Again, from your roving reporter.

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/01/they-are-human-and-they-need-to-be-loved/

Peter

[markinmanc]

I tried to post a comment but it wouldn't let me! How odd.

[Uncleskinny]

I tried to post a comment but it wouldn't let me! How odd.

You're not the only one whose comments have been censored. Never let the facts get in the way of a story, eh?

Peter

[Morrissey the 23rd]

I tried to post a comment but it wouldn't let me! How odd.

Was it in support of Morrissey or did it criticise the amateur article?

It is time to attack the hacks:

Subject: RE: Does Morrissey Have a Problem with Immigrants?
From: Morrisseythe23rd@aol.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:52 EST
To: rebelfrequencies@gmail.com
To: rebelfrequencies@gmail.com

Hi,

The censoring of both my comments is a disgrace. Now I know who the real enemy is and that the only dissident comments that get posted are one that beat to your bias drum. How very liberating of you.

Sick of the bastardisation of music blogs at the hands of amateur ambulance chasers.

Hugh



Hugh said on January 14th, 2008 at 12:13 pm #

Your comment is awaiting moderation - we'll get to it ASAP!
IT WAS NOT - MY POSTED WAS CENSORED:

Does Morrissey have a problem with journalists who lie? How blinkered and unproperly researched your blog is. The Smiths spilt in 1987. Technically ‘86. Morrissey’s Greatest Hits compilation is to be released in the UK on February the 11th and a single, “That’s How People Grow Up” will be released on 4 February in the UK. Time for you to catch up.

If the controversy over Morrissey’s recent comments regarding immigration in the Britain’s NME is well worth examining. Why didn’t you?

It isn’t racist to discuss immigrantion.

This is not the first time Morrissey’s racial politics have been questioned. Nor is it the first time it has been badly reported.

One can hope you’ll apologize for your article but I’m not holding my breath.

Here is a statement from Morrissey on this issue from 3 December 2007:

MORRISSEY CONDEMNS RACISM

On Friday of last week I issued writs against the NME.......
Cut and paste of: http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_071203_02




Hugh said on January 14th, 2008 at 12:30 pm #

Your comment is awaiting moderation - we'll get to it ASAP!
IT WAS NOT - THIS POSTED WAS ALSO CENSORED:

You forgot to mention that Morrissey is in negotiations with the Iranian government to play a concert there. He wants to play there in June with the internationally-acclaimed Arab pop singer Kazem al-Sahir, if he agrees to it. He also plans to include places like Jerusalem and Beirut in a tour of the Middle East.

That doesn’t sound like the Morrissey you have portrayed.

[Morrissey the 23rd]

Alex responds radiply to my email:

Hi Hugh,

As far as the censoring of your comments, did you try to post them on my blog or on Dissident Voice? I never received notification of these comments on my blog, as I normally do via email. I'm always glad to publish them, as I view my own blog as a forum for debate. As far as Dissident Voice goes, I don't run that site. I will however say the folks there are tremendously busy as political organizers, and so I'd give them the benefit of the doubt if I were you.

I'd be happy to put these comments on my blog to have this debate. Just post them there, please. Don't assume I'm some sort of censor here.

http://rebelfrequencies.blogspot.com

Thanks,
Alex

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

My comment was posted- they must have been behind and posted them all at once.

[vivabob]

its maybe just my mood at the moment but i am sick of these half arsed bandwagonjumping lazy pricks ... i am so bored with it i find it hard to even bother getting upset by them anymore

[Morrissey the 23rd]

its maybe just my mood at the moment but i am sick of these half arsed bandwagonjumping lazy pricks ... i am so bored with it i find it hard to even bother getting upset by them anymore

Makes me think of:

Journalists who lie
stealing the money
prospering with spite
hate-in-a-hurry
See how
they're only trying to make their name
by spreading biz-myth lies
about the ones who've made their name
stick in the knife
stick in the knife

Journalists who lie
truth is, it happens
praise then crucify
just follow this pattern

and see how
they're only trying to make their name
by spreading sickening lies
about the ones who've made their name
give us the knife
give us the knife

Journalists who life
so happy in malice
for the rock star out of line
so happy in malice

Journalists who lie
so sick and belaboured
they only want to be favoured
they only want to be favoured

see how
They're only trying to make their name
with unproveable lies
about the ones
who've made their name

In the black hole
of your soul
still bargaining away
the truth so easily

In the black hole
of your soul
still bargaining away
the truth so easily
the truth so easily

Journalists who lie
stealing the money
prospering with spite
and hate-in-a-hurry

Journalists who lie
truth is, it happens
praise then crucify
just follow this pattern

Journalists who lie
so sick and belaboured they want to be favoured
they only want to be favoured