So, the moron who called Birmingham a "no-go zone" for non muslims is on the BBC apologizing

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

for his bullshit comments. He blames it on sloppy un-vetted research, but refuses to point out where said "research" sources came from.

He is offended that the BBC host is calling his comments fear mongering and borderline bigotted.

Sorry, no link to the interview.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/12/fox-news-expert-ridiculed-over-birmingham-is-totally-muslim-city-claims

[HipChick]

1. He had it wrong...Luton is the No-Go area..

[T_i_B]

10. Wrong

Luton may be a dump, but it's hardly a "no go" area.

[ND-Dem]

21. luton, just like birmingham, is 1/4 muslim.

[panader0]

2. Tee-hee--what a dumb f**k

[arcane1]

3. When I seek a terrorism "expert", I think "sloppy un-vetted research"

This bozo just admitted he's a complete fraud.

[Daemonaquila]

8. Right in the footsteps of Bush and Cheney!

Hey, he's a presidential-caliber expert!

[DeadLetterOffice]

4. 'Borderline' bigoted?

More like 'So-far-past-the-line-you-can't-see-it-from-here' bigoted.

Bloody idiots at Fox...

[tanyev]

5. I'll bet said research was pulled directly out of a nearby bodily orifice.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. I guess we can look forward to a retraction from FAUX 'News' any day now

[stage left]

7. This one really needs to sit down and shut up.

[Fred Sanders]

9. Fox News idiots are not tolerated in Britain, it is a good start. Time to out the whole outfit of idiot

in America. How an outfit that hacked the phones of dead kids is still allowed to exist is beyond me.

This man is not the problem, his outfit is.

[T_i_B]

11. Oh we have wingnuts over here

The sort of twerps who believe this tripe send to be staunch supporters of far right parties such as the BNP, English Democrats and of course UKIP.

Wouldn't surprise me at all to see the Faux news "expert" speaking at UKIP events (outside the West Midlands of course) sometime soon.

[Fred Sanders]

13. Politicians who create the fear and then say vote for me, I will save you, unfortunately use age

old emotional manipulation that works on far too many.

"All is forgiven". I thought that was a major part of Christianity, I could be wrong.

[T_i_B]

18. True

Politics has ceased to be about serving the common good and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. It's become all about hatred, scapegoating and spite.

[muriel_volestrangler]

32. Nigel Farage: no-go zones for non-Muslims in most French cities

There are no-go zones for non-Muslims in most big French cities, the Ukip leader Nigel Farage has told Fox News in remarks that echo previous comments on the channel claiming the whole of Birmingham was off-limits to non-Muslims.

Farage accused European authorities of showing moral cowardice in failing to tackle the problems associated with multiculturalism.

He claimed that big ghettos had been allowed to develop, and the authorities in the UK and elsewhere were turning a blind eye to issues including the sexual exploitation scandals in Rotherham and Rochdale, female genital mutilation and the application of sharia law.

The comments come after Farage blamed a “fifth column” of Islamic extremists in Europe for terror atrocities, including the Paris attacks and vowed to “be more courageous in standing up for our Judeo-Christian culture”.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/13/nigel-farage-ukip-no-go-zones-non-muslim-france-charlie-hebdo

I think Farage is reading your posts, T_i_B ...

[T_i_B]

35. I think he's jealous of Steven Emerson getting all the publicity

I've already seen 'kippers on other forums defending Steven Emerson's claims. These people will support any statement that plays to their personal bigotries.

[T_i_B]

36. Britain First convinced al-Murray is a Muslim

http://eveningharold.com/2015/01/16/britain-first-convinced-al-murray-is-a-muslim/

Far-right Facebook memers Britain First have called upon their members in South Thanet to vote for Nigel Farage and not “that muslim fella, al-Murray”.

“First Al-Qaeda, then al-Zawahiri, and now al-Murray, they’re taking the piss” Britain First’s chief bigot Paul Goulding said.

“I’ve seen pictures of him with what seems to be some sort of evil muslim juice in a great British pint glass. That’s worse than depicting a prophet.

“He’s already taken over a pub and changed the menu so they only serve Halal crisps, Halal peanuts, and Halal pork scratchings, let’s not let him take over parliament as well. Parliament is no place for those that want to bomb people.”

[malaise]

12. I woke up hubby

watching that - I was laughing so hard - poor fool couldn't say WorldNet on BBC - he also refused to identify the source of his lies about London.

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. Could be John Bolton's Gatestone Institute

It puts out trash like this:

A Muslim group in the United Kingdom has launched a campaign to turn twelve British cities – including what it calls "Londonistan" – into independent Islamic states. The so-called Islamic Emirates would function as autonomous enclaves ruled by Islamic Sharia law and operate entirely outside British jurisprudence.

The Islamic Emirates Project, launched by the Muslims Against the Crusades group, names the British cities of Birmingham, Bradford, Derby, Dewsbury, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Sheffield, as well as Waltham Forest in northeast London and Tower Hamlets in East London as territories to be targeted for blanket Sharia rule.

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/2278/britain-islamic-emirates-project

And, by the same author, "The Islamization of Britain in 2014". Some on the far right are claiming Bolton is a 'serious' presidential candidate, and it would be embarrassing for them if it turned out it was his 'think' tank that gave Emerson the idea.

[malaise]

17. LOL

No wonder this planet is in this mess - he was at the UN - shakes head .

[Denzil_DC]

14. Kick for the moronity.

As somebody said upthread, we have plenty our own misinformed, lying, and malicious bigots in the UK, but as when Romney got laughed out of the country in the last election, we generally don't take kindly to furriners - especially wingnut Americans - lecturing us about what's going on in our own country and stirring up shit.

[Johonny]

15. Research? Pulled out of ass is not considered research

I don't care how sloppy the man's butt is. This is a family website he should keep that info to himself.

[Douglas Carpenter]

19. here is his original interview - about the no go zones - Remember this guy has been on Fox countless

times as a terrorism expert and an expert on Islam

[ND-Dem]

22. that woman was the one screaming "kill them all" in a recent newscast. she is scary.

is it fascism yet?

[chrisa]

20. My first reaction was "idiot" too, but this is done purposely.

They want to fear-monger and outright lie because it pushes a narrative. This is the American news media these days. They get a narrative they want to be true, and will make it so, facts be damned.

[ND-Dem]

23. +100

[Denzil_DC]

27. Yup.

Even in his subsequent "apology" interviews, he's been allowed to spout more uniformed lies in much the same vein. It's all publicity as far as he's concerned.

We can try to ignore him, but so far, he's not going away, though his regular paid gigs have been getting fewer and fewer.

The ridicule in response obviously hurts, though.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

29. No doubt. That's why his ass couldn't come up with the "sources" for his shitty comments. nt

[liberal_at_heart]

37. I guarantee my Islamaphobic, evangelical Christian father who watches FOX News probably saw

that interview and probably believed every word of it.

[oberliner]

24. His research was going to the BNP website

I am convinced of that.

[Douglas Carpenter]

33. it does sound like BNP rhetoric. 'Now the British people have become refugees in their own cities"

I know they say stuff like that all the time.

[LiberalAndProud]

39. By George, I think you've got it!

[okaawhatever]

25. Fun Fox News pics:

Fox News Terrorist Identification Chart:




Fox Does Geography:

[Gothmog]

26. Fox News is a joke

This idiot is not an expert and should not be on TV

[Democrats_win]

28. An excellent example of the idiocy of Faux and its viewers.

When I heard a replay of his comments I was a little surprised to hear him say Birmingham is all Muslim. Birmingham is a huge diverse city!

According to Wikipedia, Birmingham, with a population over one million, is technically the largest city in England (Wikipedia says London isn't technically a city). They say FAUX viewers are people who never travel or have any interest in other countries. Sadly, they would not know any better than to accept this guy's comments as true. Surely, anyone familiar with Europe, as this "expert" claims, would know that Birmingham is a very diverse city and not all Muslim.

What the FAUX?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham

[suffragette]

30. Is this the video of the BBC interview?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30791147

He is clearly not used to being questioned about sources of his bullshit.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

31. I heard it on radio. This interviewer pressed much more than the one I heard. What

a fucking weasel.

[suffragette]

34. I love how the interviewer kept pressing him. Shows him for the chickenshit weasel he is.

[LiberalAndProud]

38. The sum total of Steve Emerson's expertness is that he

started surfing the web looking for terrorist activities in 1995, as far as I can tell. He said what he said because he read it on the internet. And we all know how that works out.

http://www.investigativeproject.org/about.php