The genius of Newton Emerson
Apr. 24th, 2005 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nwhyteA true breath of sanity in the mad world of Northern Irish politics is the weekly Portadown News, edited by Newton Emerson. I've just been spending a few minutes looking over his recent election coverage. His piss-take of the Ulster Unionist Party's dire election slogan "Decent People...Vote Ulster Unionist" is hilarious but also (for obvious reasons) made me wince:
His commentary on news coverage of the Pope's death takes a typically local angle:
And he manages to make me glad to have got the hell out of the place, while at the same time bringing home how much I miss that vicious sarcasm which constitutes the "crack":
And on similar lines, from quite an early point in the Portadown News' run:
Back at the end of 2001, Newton Emerson annoyed certain people in Northern Ireland politics to the extent that they managed to get him sacked from his job. The reward has been that he is now one of the most visible political commentators in the media. Long may he continue.
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Date: 2005-04-24 07:14 pm (UTC)I totally agree - Emerson is truly fantastic, he has a column in the Irish News every Saturday which makes a welcome change from all the 'in-depth' stuff :D
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Date: 2005-04-24 07:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-25 08:03 am (UTC)Decent people... are going all the way to the airport.
Date: 2005-05-03 06:21 pm (UTC)Actually, it was a refreshing change to see some election posters whilst in South Antrim - not just for Westminster, but for the local elections too. I don't think I've seen more than 1/2 dozen on the mainland over the past few weeks, and the number of miles I travel, I must have been driving through some marginals at some stage.
By the way, the Dalek smileys are great, but I'm not sure about the colour scheme - did you get a cheap rate from the same person who did www.sdlp.ie?
Re: Decent people... are going all the way to the airport.
Date: 2005-05-04 10:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-23 06:09 pm (UTC)(It was them'uns fault. Betcha it was)
Newt
Date: 2006-02-16 07:35 pm (UTC)"newton emerson, irish news" site:http://www.nuzhound.com
The man is an absolute star!