tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post734304462463743357..comments2023-11-03T08:40:03.424+00:00Comments on Jude Collins: Tree-hugging and other embarrassmentsJude Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-3911840770279081582010-06-29T18:46:10.826+01:002010-06-29T18:46:10.826+01:00Anybody remember the BBC Real Lives programme? The...Anybody remember the BBC Real Lives programme? The one with Martin McGuiness at home with his wife and kids. And Gregory Campbell allowing himself to be filmed loading his gun.hoboroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474379737795624096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-4627012059934109362010-06-29T10:08:05.579+01:002010-06-29T10:08:05.579+01:00I actually thought it was very good. It showed eve...I actually thought it was very good. It showed everyone that regardless of their view on his politics he is a human being like the rest of them. Sure I'd like to see a programme about where republicanism goes from here but all in all I thought it was a refreshing change from the usual vilification Gerry Adams has to endure at the hands of the anti-republican establishment media. We can rest assured we will never see anything similar on RTE! As for the daft stuff ( like entering the annual puc fada competition) or hugging trees, I think it simply reflects his humanity. So he has daft moments - like all of us! And that's the point. The fact that this programme portrayed him as a human being is something about which most of the media will be deeply unhappy.Féilim Ó hAdhmaillnoreply@blogger.com