Times must be very tough indeed for Gerry and Kate if they have owned up to using Madeleine's Fund for their legal battles with Goncalo Amaral. It flies in the face of everything they have said and everything they have promised. Complete transparency they said, every penny raised would be used to find Madeleine. In years gone by, if anyone had said (out loud) that they were using their daughter's search fund to
They also told us they had rich benefactors paying for their legal fees and PR. Where are they now? Unfortunately for them, the super rich have more sense than to fund Vexatious Litigants. Of all the addictions, libel addicts probably top cocaine and gambling as the most costly. VLs will not stop until they have lost every last penny, and other people's pennies too.
I am not quite sure what the spin message is in this latest McCann press release. Is it that they are having to use the last £750k in Madeleine's Fund on legal fees because of that horrible Goncalo Amaral? Unbelievably, Kate and Gerry continue to see other people as responsible for their ongoing misery. They refuse to accept responsibility for any of their decisions or choices, if anything goes wrong, it is always someone else's fault. It is as though they have never been to taught to accept personal responsibility.
They chose to pursue Goncalo Amaral, it was never the other way round. They wanted his book banned and they wanted his home and all his assets. They are driven by a personal hatred of him that has long since crossed the sanity line, it has eaten them alive for the past 9 years. In the summer of 2007, it was all going so well, Kate and Gerry were the photogenic victims of a sensational crime and the celebrity lifestyle was calling. In their minds, it is Goncalo's fault, that it all went so horribly wrong.
Of course, any policeman or detective the world over could have been handed that poisoned chalice and the evidence would have led to exactly the same place. Kate and Gerry needed a visible enemy, the abductor was never going to be found. Unfortunately for Kate and Gerry, their hate campaign against Goncalo Amaral has never taken off, and that's despite all the assistance they have had from the British media. Anyone who picks up The Truth of the Lie can see in an instant, that Goncalo is a gentleman, a scholar and a dedicated detective.
But back to that latest story. It is always fascinating trying to figure out all the scheming and machinations that go on in the heads of Clarence and Gerry. It is of course presented as a further instalment of the sufferings of Gerry and Kate and the injustices they have to put up with, but along with the whiff of burning martyr, it also has an air of resignation about it. There are no appeals for cash, no appeals for Madeleine, and sadly for them, no passion. If they themselves can't be arsed to express their outrage at the last appeal or seek support for what they believe to be a just cause, then why should anyone else? They are going to have to state their case in the Appeal they have just lodged, so why not present their argument and rally support now?
I think they have accepted that they cannot win in the Supreme Court, or even in the ECHR. If they were serious about fighting the next Civil trial, Gerry would have his whiteboard out. They barely had the stomach for the last round of trials, and it was obvious they were scraping the barrel for witnesses.
At the moment they owe shedloads, the legal costs accumulated over the past 4 years, of not only themselves, but of Goncalo Amaral and the two other Defendants. Even at a very conservative estimate, they must come to over £1m. Lodging an appeal puts off their need to pay all those costs at this present time. They are not even pretending that they want to win, or that they deserve to win - I think it is a delaying tactic. I think it may also be an acceptance that other events may overtake their civil actions with GA, perhaps they want to screw him one last time, by getting arrested and having all THEIR assets seized!
"Anyone who picks up The Truth of the Lie can see in an instant, that Goncalo is a gentleman, a scholar and a dedicated detective."
ReplyDeleteyou should not try to speak for everyone Ros - the amaral that you describe is not the amaral that I, or the Portuguese Court, sees.
A 'gentleman' who beats his wife, a 'scholar and a dedicated detective' who is convicted by the Portuguese court of Perjury.
DeleteHe is still with his wife, is a Dr of Law and was vindicated by the further conviction of Leanor Cipriano for lying.........get real.
DeleteI do hope Snr Amaral's lawyer follow the paper trail to where the McCamms have moved "their" money in the meantime.
ReplyDeleteRos - you normally tell people to "do their own research" when questioned. But on this occasion could you please tell your readers the source of "Times must be very tough indeed for Gerry and Kate if they have owned up to using Madeleine's Fund for their legal battles with Goncalo Amaral."
ReplyDeleteI notice that you have used the word "if" - but have then gone on to write a blog on the assumption that it is true.
You then say "I am not quite sure what the spin message is in this latest McCann press release."
Can you clarify to your readers where you got this damaging information from?
A family source 19:19, who told the tabloids there would be a big legal bill to pay which will come from the Fund set up to find Madeleine.
DeleteNo much room for ambiguity there.
@ Rosalinda, Cristobell Hutton31 May 2016 at 20:49
DeleteA "family source" quoted where Ros.
A "press release" quoted where Ros?
You say you have been around the case for years - do you not remember the thousands of unreliable "sources"?
20:53 I do indeed know all about sources. However, this is the same story given to a number of tabloids with a family source quoted. This suggests a press release from Team McCann or Clarence Mitchell.
DeleteIf the McCanns believe this story is very damaging, why haven't they clarified the position - that is, made it clear that they will not use Madeleine's Fund for their legal costs. It's not as if they don't know how to handle the press - after 9 years they are old hands at it.
Is that the same 'gentleman'(LOL) that wrote a book littered with excuses and blame.
ReplyDeleteIt's the same gentleman who threw his children's dead dog in a bin.
Delete@20:22
DeleteHow did you know the ghost writer of 'madeleine' was a man?
They project so much don't they 21:52? lol, I also thought the book description was of 'Madeleine' by Kate McCann!
DeleteAnon 31 May 20.57
ReplyDeleteThe reason Amaral "threw" his dog into a bin is because the ground in Portugal is rock hard and is impossible to dig a hole big enough to fit a dog into. I should know, my cat died a few years ago and I tried to dig a hole to bury her and it nearly killed me as I have really hard clay soil, it took me about 4 hours to dig a hole 3 feet deep and 2 feet wide.
Can you relate a man who "threw" his dog into a bin to 2 parents who "threw" their children to the wolves when they went out to dine with friends and left the doors open to whoever may have been passing by and decided to walk into an unlocked apartment. I don't think there is any comparison, do you?
Interesting point about the rock hard ground in Portugal 20:57, it makes the idea that an abductor on the run would stop to dig a grave, as we were led to believe by Sky News when Operation Grange were digging up PDL. It also makes burial less likely.
DeleteAs for the eejit you are replying to, the McCanns are desperate for the public to hate Goncalo Amaral as much as they do Unfortunately for them, he is just not a hateful person. The evil character they have attributed to him, just doesn't exist. And of course, as you have pointed out, nothing Goncalo has done compares to leaving babies vulnerable and on their own in a holiday apartment.
"And of course, as you have pointed out, nothing Goncalo has done compares to leaving babies vulnerable and on their own in a holiday apartment."
DeleteErr...... drunk driving with your child in the car would be a good start!
08:52 You really don't understand the gravity of child endangerment do you?
DeleteThere is a big difference between leaving 3 vulnerable toddlers alone in a strange apartment and driving over the limit. There is no comparison.
Detectives are human beings with frailties just like the rest of us and the heroes are rarely highly polished churchgoers who only drink a small glass of sherry at Christmas.
In any event, what on earth does Goncalo's personal life have to do with the disappearance of Madeleine? In case you hadn't noticed, he has not been involved in the investigation for 8 years!
Logic would dictate that if it was ALL Goncalo's fault, this case would have been wrapped up years ago. As it is, there is still no abductor and Kate and Gerry are still the 'People's Arguidos'. (stolen from twitter, lol).
For Kate and Gerry, appealing to the Supreme Court to protect their good names, will be like spitting in the wind. The public have had 9 years of deceit and lies, everyone has now woken up and can see just how bizarre the McCanns' behaviour has been.
The only thing they have to gain by an appeal is that £350k that slipped from their grasp. Very few, if any, still believe Madeleine is alive, and it is doubtful anyone is looking for her. Operation Grange were clearly looking for a body.
"There is a big difference between leaving 3 vulnerable toddlers alone in a strange apartment and driving over the limit. There is no comparison. Detectives are human beings with frailties just like the rest of us and the heroes are rarely highly polished churchgoers who only drink a small glass of sherry at Christmas."
DeleteNow, that is a statement! On average, in the UK, 3,000 people are killed or seriously injured each year in drink drive collisions.
Anon 10:27
DeleteTotal nonsense!
Why tell lies, The Govts official statistics show deaths/serious injuries (drink/drive collisions)in 2013 at 1340 and in 2014 provisionally at 1320
There seems to be a theme, spout total crap and expect people to believe it in your haste to disparage others!
The figures might be over-estimated, but it does not take away from the spouting of total crap such as, "There is a big difference between leaving 3 vulnerable toddlers alone in a strange apartment and driving over the limit. There is no comparison. Detectives are human beings with frailties just like the rest of us and the heroes are rarely highly polished churchgoers who only drink a small glass of sherry at Christmas."
ReplyDeleteThese McCann spinners are so transparent it's beyond belief. I've researched this case more than most and the only negative stuff I've heard are from the YouTube trolls, Michael Walker and Jane Byfield. My yt alias is WastedBritain.
ReplyDeleteIgnore these prats ros. Even if Gonçalo has done these things, even if he's not the nicest man in the world it doesn't take easy what the McCanns have done.
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