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Listed below are comments made by bighullabaloo between Tuesday, 1st September 2009 and Wednesday, 2nd September 2009.

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Different perspectives 11:06am on 02 Sep 2009 Today is the day.

Today we see if a question that should be asked - would be asked - by any genuinely impartial political commentator, is actually asked.

If this question is not asked let there be no more ridiculous claims of BBC "impartiality".

Let there be no more patronising Unionist put-downs about "conspiracy theories".

This is the litmus test that will prove BBC bias once and for all.

On this day the spin will finally be clearly seen under the spotlight of public scrutiny.

The hard, unflinching spotlight of truth.
Different perspectives 10:23am on 02 Sep 2009 In the cold dark silence of the middle of the Scottish night, a lonely dog howled once, and this appeared:

"Lockerbie release to be condemned" (Wed Sep 02 01:31:42 2009)

To be replaced an hour and a half later by this: "MSPs to debate bomber's release" (Wed Sep 02 02:41:15 2009)

The headline switches from wholly prejudging the outcome of the debate: "Lockerbie release to be condemned" to "MSPs to debate bomber's release" in the space of a couple of hours.

The first headline betrays the biased prejudicial thinking of the writer. However, that original writer, or one of his colleagues, decided it had crossed "the line".

"The line" is where facts are presented in such a way that they can only be interpreted in one light: favourable to Scotland's opposition parties.

This subtle spin is usually just enough to mislead the casual reader, but hardly ever enough for anyone to point at it and say: "bias!"

Unfortunately they're not as good at it as they like to believe. Sometimes they over-egg the pudding. They're forced to go back in and make hasty edits, as in the example above.

We can't have the proles being jolted out of their gentle slumber of affectionate trust in good old Auntie BBC now, can we?
Different perspectives 10:38pm on 01 Sep 2009 Online_Ed

You see they almost got me at #67....
but did a back flip and landed on my feet on the other side of their firewall...I saw that one in The Matrix!

They've tried to erase it from history but I think you probably managed to read it before they got to it.

never give up your fight for fair and balanced coverage of Scottish politics!

Got go now before they get here and start hammering on the front door....
Different perspectives 10:18pm on 01 Sep 2009 Tonight will go down in history as the legendary night when their propaganda machine was finally flattened by Bighulla.

I am proud to have struck a blow for free speech on behalf of al right-thinking Scots!

FREEDOM!!!
Different perspectives 10:11pm on 01 Sep 2009 Patching in through an unlocked gateway....They've taken a bad hit from me tonight. the rest is up to all of you....
Different perspectives 8:56pm on 01 Sep 2009 Any truly impartial news organisation would ask that question of Gray.

If the question is not asked then the BBC's claimed "impartiality" is blown out of the water once and for all!
Rumblings of discontent 8:36pm on 01 Sep 2009 "New thread"

They're trying divert attention away from the important question:

Ian Gray must now say unequivocally whether he agrees with Gordon Brown that it would have been wrong for al Megrahi to die in jail.

PASS THE TORCH TO THE NEW THREAD!

We've got them on the ropes.

Let's show them what we think of their propaganda!
Rumblings of discontent 8:05pm on 01 Sep 2009 If you agree with this sentence repost it!

"Ian Gray must now say unequivocally whether he agrees with Gordon Brown that it would have been wrong for al Megrahi to die in jail."
Rumblings of discontent 8:04pm on 01 Sep 2009 Say NO to Orwellian censorship in Scotland!
Rumblings of discontent 8:00pm on 01 Sep 2009 Online_Ed watches all the news broadcasts.

He will tell us if this simple question is ever put to Gray. Any truly impartial news organisation would do so.

If this question isn't put to Gray they've shown their hand.

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