The All Black Comedy Show
Some, not Eli, might say that telling lies about one of the finest minds on the planet was, well, not possible. You couldn't make it up fast enough to stay even.
Monday, August 08, 2011
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Man, New Zealand tv is better than Australian tv.
Great video. I can't get enough of those oogly-googly eyes.
I see also that the libel lawsuit against Abraham remains on the verge, as ever.
Oh yes, the ideal soundtrack.
Note at 0' 36" the appeal to the expertise of an overwhelming consensus of peer-reviewed economists, incidentally? Not only is this decidedly not true, the appeal to it is the most blatant hypocrisy!
And I agree with jamesc; this makes me ashamed to be an Aussie (though Background Briefing was outstanding when he was over here.)
I notice that the banner at the bottom gives him the title of "Lord". Did the TV station not get the memo?
I think the sawdust is beginning to leak out of Monckton's clown costume. He doesn't look so smart when the interviewer is prepared.
He is a Lord, but not a member (past or present) of the House of Lords.
@ Turboblocke. Technically, he's not a Lord, he's a Third Viscount (hereditary, not by merit). He can be addressed in speech and conversation as "My Lord" as a shorthand, but, no, he is not A Lord, as in "entitled to sit in the House of Lords".
The cream of the jest is that Monckton's title is about as old as Mel Gibson, and didn't exist at the time of his birth.
He is however, a first rate cricketer and puzzle designer, and works for the benefit of humanity as sudoku editor of The Daily Telegraph and President of the Marylebone CC.
"Of patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism, 20 to 25 percent have clinically obvious Graves' ophthalmopathy, while only 3-5% will develop severe ophthalmopathy." -- Wickepedia article on Graves Disease related ophthalmopathy
Judging from photos and moving images of Christopher Mockton that have been published over recent years it seems as though Mr. Mockton's Grave’s ophthalmopathy is growing progressively worse. I am sorry that the man is continuing to suffer from the effects of this disease. It can not be anything but distressing.
Nonetheless it is worth noting that Christopher Mockton has claimed to have cured the Graves disease from which he suffers. This is a point which was prominently made by Mockton during an interview which was part of the BBC documentary “Meet the Sceptics.”
It is rather hard to rectify the notion of a cure with what seems to be an unhappy progression of his ophthalmopathy. I hope that he is under the care of a competent physician. The problems with swelling of tissue within the eye socket can reach the point where the optic nerve is damaged.
One anonymouse's thought on the subject.
Mad-eye Monckton strikes again.
I know it’s juvenile and abusive, but I couldn’t help myself. Part of an annoying habit I have of making Harry Potter references at every opportunity.
@ J Bowers says above:
>>> Technically, he's not a Lord, he's a Third Viscount (hereditary, not by merit). He can be addressed in speech and conversation as "My Lord" as a shorthand, but, no, he is not A Lord, as in "entitled to sit in the House of Lords".<<<
That's back to front. Technically, as a Viscount, he really is a "Lord". "Lordship" refers to peerage, not to parliament.
The 1999 legislation means that not all Lords are entitled to sit in the upper house of parliament, the House of Lords. It certainly does not remove "Lordship" from those peers. Bear in mind that the composition of the House of Lords continues to be a subject of debate and review.
It's worth getting this right; don't give him to weasel room to correct you. He really is a Lord, and not all Lords are members of the House of Lords.
@ Chris Ho-Stuart.
Yes, I made it clear that he can be referred to as "My Lord" in speech and conversation, but you're right to correct me on its use outside of context of the HoL.
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