The above photograph was used on the front page of today's Scotsman, to illustrate a story on the SNP's willingness to freeze pay rises for top civil servants. The photograph serves no other purpose than to ridicule the First Minister, it's very clever, it appealed to my sense of humour, it's the sort of thing you'd expect to see on the pages of Private Eye. Not as the front cover on a National newspaper in a story addressing the effects of Labour's recession.
It served to remind me how little the Scotsman and Labour have moved on since May 2007. In Errol Morris' wonderful documentary 'The Fog of War', Robert McNamara, JFK's Secretary of Defence said that the first lesson in The Fog of War is to “Empathize with your enemy.” McNamara explained further: “We must try to put ourselves inside their skin and look at us through their eyes, just to understand the thoughts that lie behind their decisions and their actions.” Labour and the egotistical imaginations of the Scotsman have failed to learn this simple lesson.
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It is rather amusing but ... This is typical of the Scotsman - that's why I (and many others) don't read it anymore.
Speaking of crap newspapers, how are you getting on with your wee project?
It would be easy to get too holier than thou with this, but wait for the Scotsman's supporters (presumably they must have some?) saying it was just a randomly taken picture. These papers have skilled picture editors whose job it is to get just the right image for the papers' purposes.
I think Alex might like quite it though.
Conan, the domain name has been purchased. You'll be first to know. Are you about in Reekie tomorrow for a beer?
I like it... It suits him.
If the Scotsman is still around at the time of the election, I would imagine that, like the grubby wee party they support, they will have no limits on depth for stooping.
Stooping will, indeed, be the name of the game.
Maybe they'll have been taken over by then. or just closed down. Let's hope.
The Scotsman hasn't been impartial for yesr now. I don't read it anymore. It's shite!
Alas Monty I wish I returned here sooner; I am firmly under the thumb tonight.Is Thursday your regular day in Reekie? If I ask her indoors nicely I may make it next time.
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