Daily Star comes out in support of English Defense League?
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/175956/EDL-TO-BECOME-POLITICAL-PARTY/
www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/175939
"In the Daily Star phone poll yesterday, 98% of readers said they agreed with the EDL’s policies."
"There is a visibly growing support for the EDL. It is attracting people across Britain to its ranks who feel the same way"
"whether you like them or not, Tommy and his followers will have to be taken very seriously."
This isn't very good, is it? I've been out of the country a couple of years and we're back to "hurrah for the blackshirts."
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Zuowan, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:07,
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Thank goodness it's only the Daily Star, and not a Newspaper
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The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:11,
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Yes, but unfortunately it informs the opinions of otherwise empty minds
who tragically have the vote...
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DrPrunesquallor is determined to post more as of, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:15,
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No, I mean the sort of people who are 18 or over, and let a newspaper tell them how to think.
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DrPrunesquallor is determined to post more as of, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:20,
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13 or older
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Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:31,
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As opposed to lefty-twats who let the Guardian tell them what to think? ;)
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JamTallons, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:38,
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*ignores*
i fucking hate smileys... ;)
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Avast is still alive!!!!, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 17:04,
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I wouldn't worry too much
Politically the Star has about the same level of clout as the Beano.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:33,
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In all honesty
The sort of person who reads* the Daily Star is most likely to be an EDL member anyway.
* gawps at the pictures
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:18,
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never mind the pictures...video vixens ftw!
/sid the sexist blog.
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Blackdogmanguitar is out with Fat Larry's Jazz Band on, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:26,
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Isnt Richard Desmond jewish?
I wonder what the EDL have to say about them.
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"98% of readers", though,
ought to be "98% of readers who bothered to answer the question", which isn't quite the same thing. Not so long ago the same paper (IIRC) reported that 99% of British people - not even readers - wanted the UK to leave the EU; but, again, this was based on a "poll" in which people had to make the effort to get in touch. So it's not surprising that the results tended towards the Southern Sudan end of the spectrum.
Nor is it surprising that people who're fed the daily diet of xenophobia and tits in the Star end up repeating it back.
What is actually surprising is that the paper has the temerity to use the word "readers" to describe the people who buy it and look at it with their mouths open.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:31,
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If 98% of their readers are edl supporters/moronic hooligans then why have they locked the comments function on that article? I refuse to believe the Daily Star would do anything other than carry out opinion polls via text message too. I DUNNO BOWT U BUT I LIK DA EDL. DERE IDERS MAKE SENCE. IZLAM SUKS. BOB - LUTON.
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bunch of tits
(apply description as needed)
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Manic can teach you the secret of fire, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:32,
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That's a "phone poll".
In other words someone on the EDL facebook group said "OMG LUK AT DA FONE IN POLE IN DA DAYLY STAR 2DAIE!!1!"
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 13:34,
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