Katie Hopkins Strikes Again!

[sp1814]

Would you have been taken in by this story?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hear-katie-hopkins-rant-over-8533014

[RandyMarsh]

Ha Queen Troll gets trolled.

[Mamyalynne]

I am disappointed sp - your link says 'Rant over'.

My joy was short lived.

[anneasquith]

Why do I feel happy reading this thread ?

[anotheoldgit]

She won't be the first or even the last to be taken in by a spoof article.

Why it is only a few weeks ago that it was announced that David Attenborough had died, and consequently it was re-announced by an ABer on this site.

http://www.hoax-slayer.net/sir-david-attenborough-is-not-dead/

[anotheoldgit]

anneasquith

/// Why do I feel happy reading this thread ? ///

Whatever floats your boat I suppose.

[ToraToraTora]

nope no way they could shut the entire M25.

[andy-hughes]

I possibly would - but then I don't have to think about anything before opening my mouth ... although, on second thoughts, neither does Katie Hopkins!

Because she does set herself up as such a hate figure, she will accept that she has to take it when the scorn rolls in, and will doubtless laugh it off and not bother for a moment. I don't think the embarrassment gene is included in Ms Hopkins's system.

Surely she should have a producer, or 'people' to check out these things before she comments?

[Baldric]

Taken in by a hoax, no-one's perfect. I would suggest those who dislike her are uncomfortable with strong women.

[mikey4444]

Did she, for even one minute, really believe that Britain's busiest Motorway was going to be shut at all, let alone for 7 days, for a bike race ?

If you had heard that, wouldn't you want to check the story out first, rather than announce it live on Radio ?

[sp1814]

There's a huge difference in posting something on AB, and broadcasting it to five million people...especially when it's based on a single news 'item' on a random website.

Also...a cursory look at the website would have rang alarm bells for most people surely.

Some of their other headlines:

- IT’S OFFICIAL! Government statistics show GRUNTING is first language of Basildon

- Southend SUSPENDED from CAPITAL OF CULTURE contest after TOWIE stars visit

- Essex and Kent residents evacuate as LAKESIDE/BLUEWATER peace talks break down

- OUTRAGE over dog placed on SEX OFFENDERS REGISTER after park incident

- MISTAKEN IDENTITY: Ice cream van DESTROYED by Islamophobic thugs as sign says ‘ICES’

(Sidebar - some of these stories are actually quite amusing).

[Baldric]

A 'Bike Race' wasn't mentioned in the link I read

///It read: "The Orbital Committal, a race intended for only those crazy enough to have a go, is due to take place from 1-8 August 2016, and teams of four people are being invited to walk, jog or run the complete 117 miles that make up the second-longest orbital motorway in the world.///

[sp1814]

Baldric

You wrote:

Taken in by a hoax, no-one's perfect. I would suggest those who dislike her are uncomfortable with strong women.

That's a very broad demographic. I would suggest that some dislike strong women, but others (probably the majority here), object to the fact that as a random talent show failure, Hopkin doesn't represent strong women, so much as bloody lucky women.

[Baldric]

I would suggest those who dislike her are uncomfortable with strong women and bloody lucky Women as well.

[anneasquith]

Alas ms. Hopkins does nothing to enhance the image of women.

[Peter Pedant]

Sp worra about

Theresa May spits blood over knighthood for Downing St cat, Larry

Sir Larry Lamb erstwhile News of World editor commented " I fell sorry for this car. I have spent fifteen years being addressed as Slurry Lamb as tho I were a dish available i the local take away..... "

[Old_Geezer]

They simply changed their minds. Now it's going to have a 20mph speed limit so cyclists can use it and not get killed very often.

[Peter Pedant]

Donald Trump says his favourite Harry Potter character is 'Gobby' the delightful goblin helper of Harry....

[albaqwerty]

''and not get killed very often''

surely you can only be killed once OG ? :-D

[sp1814]

Baldric

Strong women:

Margaret Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, Elizabeth I, Venus and Serena Williams, Baroness Falkender, Edith Piaf, Madonna, Rosa Parks, Nicola Adams, Ellie Simmonds, Katie Piper

Big mouths:

Katie Hopkin

[jambutty]

I agree with baldric.