Tam Cowan..broadcaster and 'journalist'

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Oct 1, 2013 9:11:18 GMT -1 bormes said:

I can understand you Gil, however these people are "entertainers or journalists etc.," As such they often bring up sensitive subjects, think of Boyle Connolly etc., some people rant and rave about them too. In fact only a few posts ago Rolo who is very very fair minded was passing oil on troubled waters about the young DJ at one of King's places of worship!!
The young man had said every bit as raw comments as Cowan and both Franky Boyle and Billy Connelly have said much much worse. I am NOT defending Cowan, I do not like him and I have more reason than any of you, yet I still think no matter how smutty and nasty he is, he is far from the worst in fact Connolly fairly recently had. A rant about Muslims and suicide bombers ( check u tube) and he was quite funny, he was also outrageous for many people but that is what we have with free speech. Kind of reminds me of the Cartoons about Islam how some of the media would not re print the Cartoons, that is the start of denying free speech which has happened in the YUK. Yes Cowan is a twat, he was nasty about women, I did not like it but I would not ban him or others like him, do not buy the Newpaper then you do not need to be outraged on behalf of anyone?

Just because Cowan's less 'bad' than others like Boyle for example, it doesn't mean to say his rants should be endorsed or brushed under the carpet. He's writing in a daily paper and his comments thus reach the whole world due to the internet.

He's perfectly entitled to his views on women's football. But it was the hideous language he used that was objectionable.

For the word 'women's' subsitute the word Jew/Christian/Muslim/Catholic/black/ disabled/gay (delete as appropriate) into this sentence for example:

"Fir Park should have been torched on Thursday in order to cleanse the stadium after it played host to women’s football"

People would have been right to object about that, IMV.
(What's more the Retard lawyers would not have allowed it to be printed!)

This is NOT about football. The underlying tone is all about ridicule and belittling, about telling women and girls what they should and shouldn't do.

Which as Nota says, is only a degree or two different from the way some male-dominated states treat their women.

You can't BAN 'men' like Cowan, I've no doubt he'll be in great demand as a speaker and will be only too happy to make a few quid at private functions. But on the radio and in the newspaper, no, he'll not be missed.

[bormes]

As I said earlier he will not be missed!!

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Cowan has not, thus far, been reinstated to his BBC Radio Scotland post, he was replaced again last Saturday for the second week running.
By a woman, ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

In the main, this seems to have gone down rather well with the majority of the population: there have been so many public comments to the effect that he'd been 'tolerated' for way too long.

I know the BBC will be looking at two things when deciding whether to reinstate him or not...1) the general feeling from the public that it's a good idea he's not on national radio and 2) whether the ratings for Off the Ball have fallen, remained constant or risen!

Personally I think my long time colleague Stuart Cosgrove can MORE than carry the show on his own. But the jury's out for now! ;D

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[magpie]

Just wish this place wasn't plastered with spammers.

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Ahem. We have a dastardly plan, Magpie.

[bormes]

Speaking of Magpies and Jays, they both have beautiful markings, yet are killers.
The wee Chookie Burdies when just young and not able to get out of their nests are frequently murdered by these two Corvids!,
Kind of Burdies Taliban!!

[magpie]

Nov 2, 2013 19:01:08 GMT -1 @rolo said:

Ahem. We have a dastardly plan, Magpie.

So, whit ur yeas gonnae dae , yer getting me aw suspishus .

I am a moderator of another (privately owned) forum that was plagued by spam, and we ended up blocking the countries they were coming from, but, understandably oan here, yea'll be worried aboot possibly blocking awe yer pals who live or work abroad, but most spam comes fae Bangladesh, Pakistan, Russia, and China are the worst.

[bormes]

Ye forgot Sierra Leone and Nigeria, spam and criminals make there way here in abundance!!!!

[magpie]

Nov 2, 2013 19:15:30 GMT -1 bormes said:

Ye forgot Sierra Leone and Nigeria, spam and criminals make there way here in abundance!!!!

Yes, yes, I gave but a few examples.

[bormes]

Magpie, ur ye auld enuf tae remember "lucky Digies, or Middens?"

[magpie]

Nov 2, 2013 19:22:49 GMT -1 bormes said:

Magpie, ur ye auld enuf tae remember "lucky Digies, or Middens?"

Aye , why?

[bormes]

Just trying to guess your age!!

[magpie]

Nov 2, 2013 19:28:44 GMT -1 bormes said:

Just trying to guess your age!!

Aye, a guessed yea wur just tryin tae be sleekit .

I'll be oan ma guard in future.

[bormes]

Sleekit, love it, great wurd.
Well, what generation are you from since it is not on your information post?
Are you from the West End?
If you are, what do you think about the latest carry on with the Parking nonsense?