tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post6348977018968682664..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: How to lose your own political identity in one easy stepkatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-79430303155924616282011-09-20T06:52:03.831+12:002011-09-20T06:52:03.831+12:00It's a truly bizarre day when Tumeke is attack...It's a truly bizarre day when Tumeke is attacking you, and DPF defending you. The HoS ought to be deeply ashamed of its complete lack of standards of any sort. When on earth are they going to realise that a "wife" is in fact a person in her own right, with views of her own, and that it is perfectly possible to support your partner in pursuing his goals without necessarily subsuming yourself into them, even though you are a "wife". And it's bloody weird that somehow, husbands aren't expected to do the same.<br /><br />You are a person of great integrity, Julie, and I think that shines through. I'm very sorry that you have had to put up with all this nonsense.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-47580299080277153842011-09-19T18:05:18.446+12:002011-09-19T18:05:18.446+12:00Once bitten, twice shy. The media is, like most gr...Once bitten, twice shy. The media is, like most groups, a diverse bunch. Some are mischievous and self-serving. They sully the waters for their counterparts. You'll take something positive from it.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-64528957721030501992011-09-19T16:49:05.552+12:002011-09-19T16:49:05.552+12:00Thanks for the feedback and support. I've had...Thanks for the feedback and support. I've had a lot of private messages too, which have been very helpful. <br /><br />I'm not sure if I'll make a complaint, but I will be writing a letter to the ed (for publication). <br /><br />I don't entirely blame the specific journalist concerned. The whole angle of the story was clearly always the "Labour wife" rubbish, and he probably had to pitch that to someone (or was assigned it) before pursuing comments from me and the MPs. Even after that info had been gathered someone higher up would have made a call on whether there was sufficient news value in it to go to print.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-85966411143251870762011-09-19T06:18:12.573+12:002011-09-19T06:18:12.573+12:00On the plus side, now any woman contemplating marr...On the plus side, now any woman contemplating marrying Mr Scott Morgan merely has to flick back through his stories to find out whether it's a good idea or not.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-56560663279450430222011-09-19T04:00:27.333+12:002011-09-19T04:00:27.333+12:00Naive
But the best thing about being a blogger - ...Naive<br /><br />But the best thing about being a blogger - you have an instant forum to put the record straight.<br /><br />Which you can now do attacking the repeater for at least the next 5 days.Cactus Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136331420768264938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-5031505332500701482011-09-19T01:31:41.503+12:002011-09-19T01:31:41.503+12:00That's just appalling. And deeply misleading -...That's just appalling. And deeply misleading - your existence as your husband's wife can't be separated from your own political and commentating experience, they can't claim you're commenting as one but ignore the other. Worth a formal complaint, maybe?Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432218062519321962noreply@blogger.com