Re: The Irish Problem

William M. Klein wrote:
> From many years (not currently) TV news stations (in the UK) were NOT allo
wed to
> broadcast Jerry Adams voice.
>
That's interesting, but perhaps not a bad thing. Have you actually heard
Adams or Ian Paisley speaking ? That Ulster accent has to be the worst
in Christendom :-)

Reminds me of a movie a long time ago, James Mason playing a wounded
IRA member on the run. Kids confront him for money, "Gie us a panny
Mistur". ("Give us a penny Mister").

As for Adams - so OK he's a Catholic - I wouldn't trust the bastard any
further than I could throw him !

> Interestingly enough, this did NOT stop news programs in the US from doing
 so.
> It never seemed to me that "censorship" in the UK impacted the US coverage
 of
> the "Irish problem".  However, this may (or may not) have to do with the
> historical emigration issues of both Catholic and Protestant people from I
reland
> to the US.
>
And on the latter Ulster produced some 11 presidents, and one from the
south - JFK.