As a fishing exercise I paste an article from a local Worthing Rag called the Pork-Bolter.
"THERE are a lot of people in the world who it would be decent to stick up for, even if this meant flying in the face of public opinion. But one of them isn’t Jimmy Savile, the wealthy and well-connected TV celebrity who has now been belatedly exposed as a serial paedophile sex offender of the lowest order, exploiting his public image to gain access to vulnerable children in order to have his sick way with them.
Many of us can hardly now look at a photo of Savile in the papers without a feeling of utter revulsion. For the star columnist on the Worthing Herald, though, Savile is apparently the victim of post-mortem injustice. Ian “Harty” Hart referred on October 4 to the ITV documentary on the loathsome DJ, which he could only bring himself to say contained “allegations” about Savile. Hart added that “far more significant than the documentary itself is the questions it throws up. The person cannot defend themselves and will he now have his memory besmirched forever?”
So that’s what you have taken from this massive scandal is it, Ian? While the rest of the country has been horrified by Savile’s evil deeds, shocked that nobody ever stopped him while he was alive, demanding answers from those who were in a position to do something about him before it was too late, wondering how far this thing reaches and what other ‘trusted’ persons might have been involved, your thoughts are solely about the reputation of a dead sick pervert being “besmirched forever”?
We would say that this defies belief, except that Hart has got form for this sort of thing. Readers may recall that earlier this year Hart was musing publicly on Facebook about his personal dream guests on a fantasy coach party, in which he concluded: “I will round the ten off with Mr Adolf Hitler. Just to add some humour to the trip.” (Porkbolter Porkbolter 105)
Together with his constant rants condemning the “underclass”, whom Hart blames for all the ills in the world, this does not paint a pretty picture of his personality. But, astonishingly, the Worthing Herald still sees fit to publish his offensive ramblings, week after week after week. Hitler was a laugh, Jimmy Savile is an innocent victim of media allegations. Apparently this is all fine by the Herald, which is owned by Johnston Press, whose managing director Ashley Highfield coincidentally used to work for Jimmy Savile’s employer and protector, the BBC.
* PORKBOLTER FOOTNOTE. Following revelations that the late Jimmy Savile also practised necrophilia - sexual intercourse with dead bodies - we would like to point out that we are in no way suggesting that Mr Ian Hart, an undertaker, had any business connections to Mr Savile, whether formal or informal. "
Funny how Jimmy Savilles legacy collapsed so quickly.
"THERE are a lot of people in the world who it would be decent to stick up for, even if this meant flying in the face of public opinion. But one of them isn’t Jimmy Savile, the wealthy and well-connected TV celebrity who has now been belatedly exposed as a serial paedophile sex offender of the lowest order, exploiting his public image to gain access to vulnerable children in order to have his sick way with them.
Many of us can hardly now look at a photo of Savile in the papers without a feeling of utter revulsion. For the star columnist on the Worthing Herald, though, Savile is apparently the victim of post-mortem injustice. Ian “Harty” Hart referred on October 4 to the ITV documentary on the loathsome DJ, which he could only bring himself to say contained “allegations” about Savile. Hart added that “far more significant than the documentary itself is the questions it throws up. The person cannot defend themselves and will he now have his memory besmirched forever?”
So that’s what you have taken from this massive scandal is it, Ian? While the rest of the country has been horrified by Savile’s evil deeds, shocked that nobody ever stopped him while he was alive, demanding answers from those who were in a position to do something about him before it was too late, wondering how far this thing reaches and what other ‘trusted’ persons might have been involved, your thoughts are solely about the reputation of a dead sick pervert being “besmirched forever”?
We would say that this defies belief, except that Hart has got form for this sort of thing. Readers may recall that earlier this year Hart was musing publicly on Facebook about his personal dream guests on a fantasy coach party, in which he concluded: “I will round the ten off with Mr Adolf Hitler. Just to add some humour to the trip.” (Porkbolter Porkbolter 105)
Together with his constant rants condemning the “underclass”, whom Hart blames for all the ills in the world, this does not paint a pretty picture of his personality. But, astonishingly, the Worthing Herald still sees fit to publish his offensive ramblings, week after week after week. Hitler was a laugh, Jimmy Savile is an innocent victim of media allegations. Apparently this is all fine by the Herald, which is owned by Johnston Press, whose managing director Ashley Highfield coincidentally used to work for Jimmy Savile’s employer and protector, the BBC.
* PORKBOLTER FOOTNOTE. Following revelations that the late Jimmy Savile also practised necrophilia - sexual intercourse with dead bodies - we would like to point out that we are in no way suggesting that Mr Ian Hart, an undertaker, had any business connections to Mr Savile, whether formal or informal. "
Funny how Jimmy Savilles legacy collapsed so quickly.