Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician

Huh? If you don’t understand this post you should probably visit Tory Bear first.

The blogosphere was left in uproar this evening by comments by a leading Conservative Party supporter. The well known Tory tweeter Kenny Everett is under fire from all sides for agitating for an assault on a frail 69 year old man:

Kenny Everett: let's kick Michael Foot's stick away!

But it appears the sick attacks of this Tory posterboy “comedian” are not limited to Twitter. Scrapbook has obtained secret footage from a closed meeting of Conservative party activists where Everett repeats the offensive remark and is then – astonishingly – joined onstage by the jubilant party leader. Disgusting.

So what do Willie Whitelaw and the curiously silent Geoffrey Howe have to say about the behaviour of their online friend? Everett should be immediately sacked from his official role as, erm…

A line has been crossed here!

One Comment

  1. Posted November 23, 2009 at 11:55 pm | Permalink

    Bravo take that ToryBear

10 Trackbacks

  1. By Nicolas Redfern on November 23, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    RT @psbook: New post –> Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician http://cli.gs/bPmAm

  2. By Bryony Victoria King on November 23, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    RT @gedrobinson: RT @psbook: New post –> Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician http://cli.gs/bPmAm

  3. By Kerry McCarthy on November 23, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    RT @psbook: New post — Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician http://cli.gs/bPmAm

  4. By James Cowley on November 23, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    RT @gedrobinson: RT @nextleft: Ok, @psbook http://bit.ly/88GkaC totally hoists @torybear by his own petard; http://cli.gs/bPmAm

  5. By Chris Paul on November 23, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    RT @psbook: New post –> Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician http://cli.gs/bPmAm

  6. By Ben Powell on November 23, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    RT @KerryMP: RT @psbook: New post — Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician http://cli.gs/bPmAm

  7. By Tracey Cheetham on November 23, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    RT @nextleft: Ok, @psbook http://bit.ly/88GkaC totally hoists @torybear by his own petard; re Maggie applause for Kenny Everett

  8. By N Bradley on November 23, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    RT @KerryMP: RT @psbook: New post — Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician http://cli.gs/bPmAm

  9. By N Bradley on November 23, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    RT @torybear Let's kick Michael Foot's stick away… http://cli.gs/bPmAm (tweet may have been fabricated for comic effect)

  10. By Philip Meyer on November 24, 2009 at 12:08 am

    Hahahah!! Well defused. RT @KerryMP New post — Blogosphere in uproar over attack on elderly politician http://cli.gs/bPmAm

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