Mr James O'Brien

Mr James O'Brien#29293

By Malcolm Armsteen - Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:43 pm

- Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:43 pm #29293

He's always a voice of sanity. I thought that if you haven't seen his latest comments on the Mail I'd give you a chance.

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#29339

By Boiler - Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:55 pm

- Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:55 pm #29339

"That ludicrous Guy Fawkes-themed website which is to journalism what icebergs were to the Titanic"

I laughed.

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#29367

By RedSparrows - Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:52 am

- Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:52 am #29367

Malcolm Armsteen wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:43 pm He's always a voice of sanity. I thought that if you haven't seen his latest comments on the Mail I'd give you a chance.

Very good!

The idiot formerly known as cycloon. Still an idiot, mind.

Re: Mr James O'Brien#29376

By Rosvanian - Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:20 pm

- Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:20 pm #29376

Absolutely brilliant. I'm surprised that he isn't more of a hate figure in the Tory press.

Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand

Re: Mr James O'Brien#29380

By Watchman - Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:44 pm

- Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:44 pm #29380

Rosvanian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:20 pm Absolutely brilliant. I'm surprised that he isn't more of a hate figure in the Tory press.

He's got a platform and audience, and he not afraid to hit back

Well, I don't know, but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of going down
Tired of myself, tired of this town

Re: Mr James O'Brien#29384

By Andy McDandy - Sat Jul 09, 2022 4:05 pm

- Sat Jul 09, 2022 4:05 pm #29384

Also, squeaky clean. See also: Armando Iannucci, Chris Morris, Rory Bremner.

Got to the stage with Morris that Piers Moron was calling him a "weirdo" for the terrible crimes of avoiding the limelight and watching cricket.

As the actress said to the bishop, rabbi, imam and priest
"My eyes have seen the glory, I'm a born again Atheist!"

Re: Mr James O'Brien#30707

By Amazonian - Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:07 pm

- Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:07 pm #30707

It's just dispiriting that a lot of people that I agree with politically sneer at O'Brien or even treat him, it seems, as a hate figure just because he didn't like the cut of Corbin's jib.

Y'know, because that obviously means that O'Brien is a class traitor and a quisling scumbag. Just ignore the man's intelligence, humanity, insight, compassion, sense of humour...

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#30720

By Oboogie - Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:26 pm

- Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:26 pm #30720

Amazonian wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:07 pm It's just dispiriting that a lot of people that I agree with politically sneer at O'Brien or even treat him, it seems, as a hate figure just because he didn't like the cut of Corbin's jib.

Y'know, because that obviously means that O'Brien is a class traitor and a quisling scumbag. Just ignore the man's intelligence, humanity, insight, compassion, sense of humour...

This ^^^

Also that he shares LBC with Right Wing broadcasters - this apparently is proof that he agrees with every utterance from Nick Ferrari, Ian Dale and (until recently) Nigel Farage. To gain acceptance, it seems he needs to be hidden away online where only the dedicated few will hear him, adhering to Corbyn's doctrine that there's no point in preaching unless it's to the converted.

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#30722

By Abernathy - Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:37 pm

- Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:37 pm #30722

Oboogie wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:26 pm

Also that he shares LBC with Right Wing broadcasters - this apparently is proof that he agrees with every utterance from Nick Ferrari

Indeed, though mostly O’Brien does a good job of covering up his sheer contempt for Ferrari at the daily handover, sometimes he just can’t manage it. Which is excellent.

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#30726

By Andy McDandy - Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:13 pm

- Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:13 pm #30726

"Shares a platform with...", what a horribly weaselly phrase.

Jesse Owens "shared a platform" with Hitler. Fuck the concept.

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"My eyes have seen the glory, I'm a born again Atheist!"

Re: Mr James O'Brien#30732

By Abernathy - Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:56 pm

- Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:56 pm #30732

Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:13 pm

Jesse Owens "shared a platform" with Hitler. Fuck the concept.

I don’t think James could jump as far as Jesse. :-/

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#30737

By davidjay - Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:55 pm

- Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:55 pm #30737

Amazonian wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:07 pm It's just dispiriting that a lot of people that I agree with politically sneer at O'Brien or even treat him, it seems, as a hate figure just because he didn't like the cut of Corbin's jib.

Y'know, because that obviously means that O'Brien is a class traitor and a quisling scumbag. Just ignore the man's intelligence, humanity, insight, compassion, sense of humour...

Those who are not with us are against us.

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#30889

By Amazonian - Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm

- Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm #30889

O'Brien and Nick Abbot are really the best things about LBC.

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#30892

By Oboogie - Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:49 pm

- Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:49 pm #30892

Amazonian wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm O'Brien and Nick Abbot are really the best things about LBC.

Eddie Mair's good, but he's about to retire.

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Re: Mr James O'Brien#32403

By davidjay - Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:56 am

- Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:56 am #32403

I can't be arsed to go through Twitter to find it but apparently he said some sweary words to Maajid Nawaz and Richard Tice the other night. Cue Guido getting on his high horse and the rest of the right-wing Twitterati joining in with outrage. They really don't like anyone who isn't them getting a platform.

Re: Mr James O'Brien#32407

By Malcolm Armsteen - Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:50 pm

- Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:50 pm #32407

They don't like it up 'em, Captain Mainwaring...