Monday, April 24, 2006

Mark Oaten and Hello! magazine

The Independent on Sunday reported yesterday that:











James said...

You are correct both to point out that the Oaten wheels had come off long before the male prostitute revelations broke (I dislike the term rentboy particularly as in this instance it happens to be highly inaccurate) and also to point out that he is no rightwing demagogue as some have tried to portray him. He's far, far worse than that: a politician untroubled by an ideological compass more interested in winning elections than securing genuine change based on liberal principles.

Lobster Blogster said...

Er, hello. Reality check here. The IoS story is about Mrs Oaten giving her side of the story. All this "the case against Oaten" stuff is because you can't see human side of this.

The Cat said...

Off topic, but have you seen this:

Seems like Frank Luntz may be pulling Dave the Chameleon's strings!

James said...

'All this "the case against Oaten" stuff is because you can't see human side of this.'

I don't think I need to be lectured on humanity by a lobster. Anyway, you're talking nonsense: I for one am perfectly happy to respect Oaten's private life. He's the one trying to rehabilitate his political career and make a quick buck off Hello! magazine in the process.

Lobster Blogster said...

Human naming conventions leave me puzzled here, I thought I was quoting from a post by Jonathon, but someone called James got into a tizzy over it.

Sorry to also have to correct you James, but the IoS story definately refers to a human female.