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 Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject: 9/11 Truther? James Whale sacked from Talksport |
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| Quote: | Radio presenter James Whale sacked - after urging listeners to vote for Boris Johnson
Last updated at 12:45pm on 6th May 2008
Controversial radio presenter James Whale has been sacked for urging his Talksport listeners to vote for Boris Johnson.
His comments during a show on March 20 had sparked a number of complaints to the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom.
There are clear rules forbidding broadcasters from election bias - and although the Ofcom investigation is yet to finish, Talksport mounted its own inquiry and dismissed the veteran presenter.
Yorkshire-based Mr Whale, 56, had worked for the station since it was launched as Talk Radio in 1995.
His show went out between 10pm to 1am, Monday to Thursday.
An outspoken right-winger with a long history of courting controversy, he had considered standing for mayor himself, before publicly pledging support for Mr Johnson.
Talksport said: "James Whale was guilty of a serious error of judgment which we found totally unacceptable."
This isn't the first time the controversial radio personality has created a stir.
In 2007, Whale plugged the release of his book "Almost a Celebrity: A lifetime of Night-time" on air with the aim of out-selling fellow Talksport presenter John Gaunt's book which was published at the same time.
It's also not the first time Whale has broadcast his political beliefs.
Whale has repeatedly spoken of his admiration for Margaret Thatcher and has described himself as a Tory voter, but has said that he will not vote Conservative as long as David Cameron is the party's leader.
Mr Whale has declined to comment on the Boris scandal. |
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That 'Private Eye' editor Ian Hislop said "vote Borris" on HIGNFY the week before last, will he get the same as Whaley'? Ken was pretty clueless but I voted him second choice to keep bojo out, stopthewar's Lindsey german got my vote
What about us all lobbying Johnstone for an enquiry into the 60 plus 9/11 UK dead? |
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| SHERITON HOTEL wrote: | That 'Private Eye' editor Ian Hislop said "vote Borris" on HIGNFY the week before last, will he get the same as Whaley'? Ken was pretty clueless but I voted him second choice to keep bojo out, stopthewar's Lindsey german got my vote
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A more likely answer, Tony and Sheriton, is that Talksport is regulated by OFCOM, with various rules about political overt bias.
Private Eye, as a magazine, is in an entirely different position.
Given Whale's status, I am sure another station will soon snap him up.
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| TonyGosling wrote: | No he won't.
James Whale has been sacked not for this BS reason but for his support of 9/11 Truth and Diana Truth. For his attacks on the corrupt establishment cronies and liars. That is how this sick and dying media in Britain works I'm afraid.
We will probably never know the names of those Quislings who have gaffer taped his mouth shut.
They always need an excuse but the message is clear to everyone in the media. Talk Diana Truth or 9/11 Truth and your career is at an end. |
I had been trying to find out what has happened to him over the last few weeks,to no avail.For instance his place in the Freeview programme guide
was still there last night,but someone called Max was on.
Also to add to TG's comments:
James Whale was also overly sceptical and derrisive over the great man-made global warming malarky.
So really I for one am not surprised at his ejection from the media BS
enterprise.
Is there no one left to speak even a partial truth now?
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| PaulStott wrote: | | SHERITON HOTEL wrote: | That 'Private Eye' editor Ian Hislop said "vote Borris" on HIGNFY the week before last, will he get the same as Whaley'? Ken was pretty clueless but I voted him second choice to keep bojo out, stopthewar's Lindsey german got my vote
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A more likely answer, Tony and Sheriton, is that Talksport is regulated by OFCOM, with various rules about political overt bias.
Private Eye, as a magazine, is in an entirely different position.
Given Whale's status, I am sure another station will soon snap him up. |
Hislop said "vote Borris" on HIGNFY...HAVE i GOT NEWS FOR YOU? the beeb then ran all the names of the other London mayoral candidates across the screen! |
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| PaulStott wrote: | | SHERITON HOTEL wrote: | That 'Private Eye' editor Ian Hislop said "vote Borris" on HIGNFY the week before last, will he get the same as Whaley'? Ken was pretty clueless but I voted him second choice to keep bojo out, stopthewar's Lindsey german got my vote
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A more likely answer, Tony and Sheriton, is that Talksport is regulated by OFCOM, with various rules about political overt bias.
Private Eye, as a magazine, is in an entirely different position.
Given Whale's status, I am sure another station will soon snap him up. |
Hislop said "vote Borris" on HIGNFY...HAVE i GOT NEWS FOR YOU? the beeb then ran all the names of the other London mayoral candidates across the screen! |
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James Whale was the only one to give air time to GREAT GUESTS such as DAVID ICKE and ALEX JONES. Talk sport is now off my radio for good, I hope many others will do the same and not bother to tune in. A very sad day.
The election was a waste of time, I did not vote for any of the three stooges |
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George Galloway on his radio show consistently urged his listeners to vote for Ken Livingstone.
So this sacking is purely and simply because of James Whale's open discussions about truth issues.
Obviously he wont get a job on the BBC radio.
And there is no other talk station.
The zionist LBC certainly wont hire him.
So another truther bites the dust
Yvonne Ridley was sacked from the Islam Channel for showing a 911 video.
I hope James Whales takes them to court over this.
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James was the only major British host with any sense of what's going on
An appalling tragedy
What's Stott in here again for, defending the establishment from his fake anarchist perspective?
These perfidious "anarchists" are getting really annoying
How much more do we need to hear from them?
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[grammar Amended! - I worry sometimes]
Had he advised listeners to disdain from voting for any candidate who's agenda omits an endorsement for the calling of a new enquiry into the London tube bombings, you can bet that the media coverage of his dismissal would rate far fewer column inches.
The point being, the London Tube bombings are Britain's 911. The press is unlikely to report anything that even hints of a challenge to the official story.
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| Pugwash wrote: | | Of course, had he advised listeners not to vote for anybody who does not openly endorse calls for a new enquiry into the London bombings, you can bet that the media coverage of his dismisal would rate far fewer column inches. |
Too many negatives there Pugwash. Plain English please! What did you just say?
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: Who said James Whale is a 9/11 Truther? |
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I never even noticed the inclusion in the title of "truther" until David Sherlock mentioned it!
Here is a message from Dave about Mr Whale,it's a conclusion we both came to over time:
| Quote: | It is ridiculous to call James Whale a 9/11 truther. I have been listening to his shows for many years on a regular basis. True he has invited some of the so called top CT experts on his show. But he goes for ratings and not for truth. I have been tuned to his show, when 9/11 truth supporters have phoned him and he has insulted them and cut them off. He is of the opinion we are whacko. He has spoken regularly of his contempt. He chops and changes his views all the time and I have even heard him prasing Blair. He agrees with the illegal wars that we loath and he loves the police state. I have followed Whale's career from the early 80's and would never consider him a spokesman for truth. Merely having Alex "Jarhead" Jones (infomercial.com) on your show does make one a truther. Alex Jones is not to be trusted either. I believe the reason Jones gets so much commercial media exposure is because he does more to further the Neo-con cause than most mainstream media outlets. He plays right into the hands of the Far Right and the Christian right too. James Whale could never be said to be a 9/11 truther. He has been sacked for breaking the golden rule of broadcasting. Radio and TV presenters must not influence voting a certain time before the election. No conspiracy there I'm afraid. He broke the rule and was axed.
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Come on Tony, we are getting real as to who is a genuine truther and who just does it as part of his remit.And by the way has got some backers from somewhere to get back on air rather quickly for someone "castigated" by the ptb.
I have heard Whale talk many times of "the need for a new system,because this one doesn't work too well" (paraphrased),and cutting people off who make very good points.
Does that smack of promotion of a system run by the EU, part of the NWO?
Then there's Galloway on the same station,nuff said eh!
(Don't get me wrong though, I'd rather listen to him when he has Jones or Icke on,and talking about the AGW is BS than anything else)
The rest of the time he's nonsense.
BTW that was Dave you quoted.
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| karlos wrote: | George Galloway on his radio show consistently urged his listeners to vote for Ken Livingstone.
So this sacking is purely and simply because of James Whale's open discussions about truth issues. |
No it's about violating the OFCOM rules during an election period.
An experienced broadcaster would have been well aware of these.
The fact he's pushed his luck in the past and got away with it for so long means he was probably on borrowed time anyway.
Hearing him whine on the Alex Jones Show was just cringe-worthy. |
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| TonyGosling wrote: | | Busker wrote: |
No it's about violating the OFCOM rules during an election period.
An experienced broadcaster would have been well aware of these.
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Sorry busker you are plain wrong. OFCOM hadn't come anywhere near making a ruling on this.
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As usual Tony, reading what you WANT to see rather than what is written. 
I didn't say OFCOM had taken any action.
As for portraying the JW Radio dot com website as a rapid reaction to the sacking? Well you'll find the domain was registered on 31-oct-2007. |
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:43 am Post subject: Re: Who said James Whale is a 9/11 Truther? |
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| Newspeak International wrote: | I never even noticed the inclusion in the title of "truther" until David Sherlock mentioned it!
Here is a message from Dave about Mr Whale,it's a conclusion we both came to over time:
| Quote: | It is ridiculous to call James Whale a 9/11 truther. I have been listening to his shows for many years on a regular basis. True he has invited some of the so called top CT experts on his show. But he goes for ratings and not for truth. I have been tuned to his show, when 9/11 truth supporters have phoned him and he has insulted them and cut them off. He is of the opinion we are whacko. He has spoken regularly of his contempt. He chops and changes his views all the time and I have even heard him prasing Blair. He agrees with the illegal wars that we loath and he loves the police state. I have followed Whale's career from the early 80's and would never consider him a spokesman for truth. Merely having Alex "Jarhead" Jones (infomercial.com) on your show does make one a truther. Alex Jones is not to be trusted either. I believe the reason Jones gets so much commercial media exposure is because he does more to further the Neo-con cause than most mainstream media outlets. He plays right into the hands of the Far Right and the Christian right too. James Whale could never be said to be a 9/11 truther. He has been sacked for breaking the golden rule of broadcasting. Radio and TV presenters must not influence voting a certain time before the election. No conspiracy there I'm afraid. He broke the rule and was axed.
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i agree it is'nt right to call james whale a 9/11 truther. he has gave air time to issues, that dos'nt mean he agrees fully with the views expressed in that time.
obviously people can speculate as to wether he was sacked for giving airtime to the 9/11 truth message, but he is'nt a 9/11 truther.
people need to stop clinging onto others who give a bit of attention to the subject. imo it will only scare people away from discussing the issues if they are going to be labelled as a result with a label they may not want to be associated with.
surely naming the thread "james whale sacked" with discussion within the thread as to why that might be, would of been more sensible.
it is stupid to call anyone who stops to listen a 9/11 truther, especially if they are a well known member of society and the label could hinder their career.
if james whale is a 9/11 truther then it is for him to say or annouce on his terms so any comeback of the label is purely from something he decided as oppose to someone deciding for him. untill then he is not a 9/11 truther. |
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He certainly is a "Climate warming" denier and a "Peak Oil" denier and very forcefully said so many times. Those views alone make him a marked man. As to 9/11 truth he keeps his powder dry but it doesn't take much thought to see that he pushed it as far he could while retaining his job.
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Aparantly James has found a new job on bidup.tv a shopping channel.
It is a real shame he will not be able to give the voice of reason to people any more.
He is spot on about Peak Oil and Climate Change and the EU.
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I think Whaley gave 9/11 truth airtime 'cos he fancied Annie, what did he say to her that time "...those Matahari eyes"  |
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: James is a friend |
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James Whales is a friend and somebody who got the balls to let me talk unedited on his show. He also invited me to a Fundraising Gala to introduce me to Britain's Celebrity A-list and put me on stage in front of all of them for a brief speech. I only have great things to say about him and he is profiled on my new documentary "Last MAn Out" to be released soon.
I hope I will meet with him again on my next visit to UK.
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