tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post2186279140972225603..comments2024-02-04T19:08:45.476+00:00Comments on CRISTOBELL UNDECIDED: CLARENCE DOWN UNDERRosalinda Huttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-44964445972432615922016-04-10T19:02:47.203+01:002016-04-10T19:02:47.203+01:00I expect all the children in PDL, and indeed many ...<br />I expect all the children in PDL, and indeed many worldwide, were traumatised by the official abduction story. At one point a group of parents had to complain to a cinema about 'Madeleine Fund' adverts being shown during childrens' films. <br /><br />Parents have a duty to protect their small children, pre 5s, don't need to know about the big bad world, they need comfort and the security of knowing they are safe. And yes, we should lie to them, they are new to the world and we want it to be magical for them and we want to fill them with confidence. They have got the rest of their lives to learn about all the bad stuff, and if they are fortunate, they can learn wisely, bit by bit as they try to make sense of all that is around them. <br /><br />All those involved in the abduction story have taken our greatest childhood fear (the bogey-man)and made it real and highly likely. All previous generations have reached that 'your fooling no-one' stage with their parents, but with the Maddie generation, it's the first thing that comes up on Google. <br /><br />Small children need to be constantly reassured that they are safe, especially if they have 'wild' imaginations. When my own children were small, part of their nightly routine before going off to sleep was to say the 'God Blesses'. That is, 'God bless mummy, God Bless Daddy, God Bless Grandand, Nan etc. It wasn't until the little sods started God Blessing every named member of their class (even the ones they hated)AND their pets, that I realised it was a ruse to stay up longer! Doh! <br /><br />There are many aspects of this case that I loathe, but manipulating people to live in fear is one of the worst. What the feck is so scary out there? There is more chance that you will win the lottery than have your child abducted. This 'because it happened once' rule, means we should usher in new laws is pure insanity. <br /><br />It's like those crazy people who protest that a film or a book, or a record (Marilyn Manson), because ONE psychopath goes off on a killing spree. They fail to take into consideration the other 50million who didn't. <br /><br />I think it is tragic that our kids are now virtually imprisoned within their homes, their entire lives 'watched over' by mum, dad or responsible adult. They are missing out on everything that we in 50's and 60's thrived one. The joys of going out to play. <br /><br />I feel so sorry for parents living with this constant terror. I wasn't immune, I remember how gut wrenching it was to 'let go' with my own kids. At what age can they walk to school again, if ever, these days. At what age can they go to the park alone, again if ever. Their lives are run around organised events that they are driven to and collected from. <br /><br />Is it really so dangerous out there? So dangerous that isolation, obesity and repetitive strain injury is the safer option? Unfortunately, there is no way of getting the statistics into perspective because they are flawed by the overwhelming reaction when an horrific crime occurs.<br /><br />Happily, the reality is, that these evil monsters are few and far between and if there are enough whistle blowers out there, and enough dedicated police, they can, to a certain extent, be controlled. <br /><br />Sadly, there will always be ones who 'slip through the net', but there is no realistic way of preventing this. Just as our world throws up geniuses, it throws up lunatics. Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-57991426930462561202016-04-10T19:01:00.136+01:002016-04-10T19:01:00.136+01:00Interesting post 13:46, I too think there is somet...Interesting post 13:46, I too think there is something very odd about the photographs. The McCanns and their friends were coming towards the end of their holiday and we would have assumed they had taken lots of pictures of their happy brood - its what doting parents of toddlers do. That they didn't have an up to the minute picture available on the first night is bizarre, though not so bizzare, their manipulative decision to go with the toddler picture of Maddie in her Christmas party frock.<br /><br />I agree that when the McCanns ran the LQOK for me campaign, it is more than likely that the fleck in her eye was exaggerated. As Gerry chillingly said, it was a good marketing ploy. Eventually the horror of the good marketing ploy dawned on them, or someone pointed it out, because by the time they were interviewed by (spit) Piers Morgan, Kate said they never made very much of Madeleine's eye. And of course, again demonstrating how easily she lies. <br /><br />As for the Payne's daughter - an interesting point. I remember the names and faces of my playmates pre-school, so it is possible. But in any event, I think the idea that Madeleine never want on the holiday is just another loony theory from CMoMM. <br /><br />Sadly, it is not just the McCanns who want to convince us we are surrounded by big bad bogey-men 13:46, it suits the authorities to have us living in fear too. As for the irresponsible parents passing on the 'be afraid, very afraid' message to their small children, it borders on cruelty. Especially those telling their kids there was an abductor, when they know darn well there wasn't. At some point as the tapas children get older, they will eventually ask their parents why the hell they put them in the crèche the next day while an abductor was on the loose! <br />continues.....<br />Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-35745613748450750332016-04-10T13:46:47.265+01:002016-04-10T13:46:47.265+01:00In fact Bennett's assertion that it is 'pr...In fact Bennett's assertion that it is 'preposterous' to suggest manipulation of photographs is, in itself, 'preposterous' as we KNOW that Madeleine McCann did not have a coloboma. So the early poster campaign which very heavily emphasized the coloboma MUST have been manipulated. This is FACT. <br /><br />Any photograph of Madeleine which shows a coloboma rather than a few fleks in the eye (as described in her passport details) would have been manipulated and is therefore a fraud. What would the two 'experts' say about that?<br /><br />It is the way that Bennett ignores facts and evidence - e.g: the Mrs Fenn crying incident/the Smith family sighting - and instead promotes his own dogma that is so damaging to debate. What is fascinating is that he is rather like the kiss of death to a forum. You could definitely see that happening on CMoMM and it's clearly happened before (3As?)What is his real agenda I wonder?<br /><br /> The photographs are a great example as they are 'hard evidence' of what the McCanns would like us to believe. <br /><br />Given that TM's witness statements, the McCanns media interviews and Kate's book are not exactly 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth' then I would not expect the photographic evidence to be 'the truth' either.<br /><br /> And considering that, astonishingly, not one person from that large group of friends was able to produce one single photograph of Madeleine during that week at the very outset - instead relying on a photo probably produced in the UK of a girl who looks much younger than nearly 4 - then I would not trust a single of the photos put forward by TM. <br /><br />The only footage that I think might be authentic is the airport bus footage which shows the McCanns and Paynes at East Midlands airport and Madeleine and Ella boarding the plane. There would be hard evidence of the numbers of adults and children in the group from the people carrier taxi rides both in the UK to the airport and in Faro to Ocean Club. Plus obviously evidence from the MW group booking, made by Payne, in the UK. <br /><br />A certain number of plane seats would have been allocated for adults and children. And then on arrival at Ocean Club the McCanns and Paynes were taken to their apartments in a mini-bus by a MW rep. <br /><br />That is a long journey during which seats would have been pre-arranged. The children would have needed child seats and maybe booster seats too. Plus special meals and colouring packs on the plane. Lily Payne would remember that journey and would remember whether Madeleine was travelling with her.<br /><br />So if the girl climbing up the airplane steps with Lily Payne and sitting on the airport bus next to Lily Payne wasn't Madeleine McCann, then who the heck was it? No stranger is going to plonk their child in the midst of another family.If it was taken during another holiday then I still believe that Lily Payne would remember that particular holiday. She was nearly three and looks very mature for her age. How could she not remember the holiday when her friend Madeleine was, allegedly, 'abducted'? That holiday would stand out in all the children's minds as the one during which a big bad bogey-man crept into the McCann children's bedroom one night and stole Madeleine. Apart from anything else, I think it is incredibly irresponsible of TM to have promoted this theory - which police never believed from the very outset - as it is hugely fear-mongering. As Kate herself notes in her book stranger kidnapping is very rare and most abductions are parental/family with only 16 percent involving strangers. There is absolutely no evidence, as GM might say, that Madeleine McCanns case is any different. I think I will believe the lead detective on the case rather than TM and the pink one. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-24971322076463387262016-04-10T13:35:57.491+01:002016-04-10T13:35:57.491+01:00It's interesting how history repeats itself. W...It's interesting how history repeats itself. When I started reading about this case and visiting forums and blogs several of the more astute posters noted how Bennett arrives, establishes himself as some kind of authority (just as he has done on CMoMM) and then proceeds to derail practically every discussion and instead post up utterly pointless polls. <br /><br />He has proclaimed over the way that any suggestion that any of the McCann photographs have been manipulated in any way at all is 'preposterous'. Why? Apparently because two 'experts' have said so. And armchair detectives, even those with some knowledge of photo-shop, cannot be trusted to see with their own eyes evidence of manipulation. <br /><br />Given the caliber of 'expert' that has been feeding at the Madeleine trough, I wouldn't trust a single word that any of them said. <br /><br />In any event, it is extremely common to air-brush or photo-shop photos that are used for PR and marketing purposes. Madeleine's own father thought the early poster (which is heavily manipulated, imo) of his daughter looking much younger than nearly 4 was 'a good marketing ploy' and ensured via his PR team that it was published throughout the world, then why on earth would some of the photos used for PR and marketing NOT have been altered? The idea, of course, would be to make sure that photos of Madeleine would pull on the public's heart-strings to bring in the dosh to, supposedly, 'find' his daughter despite the fact that the lead Portuguese detective thinks she died that week. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-67550578603264653142016-04-04T23:12:04.294+01:002016-04-04T23:12:04.294+01:00I thought that you and Sonia might want to go........I thought that you and Sonia might want to go........Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-61253722533599556542016-04-04T23:04:06.007+01:002016-04-04T23:04:06.007+01:00I see via JATKY that he trying to get a convoy tog...I see via JATKY that he trying to get a convoy together for another publicity seeking trip to Downing Street. All the legal action taken by the McCanns hasn't made one iota of difference to his quest to get his ugly mush on the front pages. For them I suppose it is more headlines, and more evidence of harassment for any future claims. Amd that is without of course, taking into consideration, the effects of Mr. Bennett's actions on any possible future trial. <br /><br />He hasn't done Madeleine's cause any good whatsoever, in fact he has probably hindered it. 'Antis' have never had a fair hearing because Bennett got us all tarred with the same hater/ pitchforker bad name as himself. Anyone who still believes there were philanthropic reasons behind Bennett's Madeleine Foundation, really needs to check out that Wiki page. <br /><br />I am really glad that so few have signed his Petition, and my sympathy goes to those who have. Bennett, like most wannabe paranoid despots, collects lists of names, IP addresses, internet history and whatever other personal information he can. He is always preparing a legal defence for that light bulb moment when a former friend/ally/ acquaintance wises up to his mendacious ways. Oh to be a fly on the wall when the old biddies in CMoMM realise that they have been conned. <br /><br />One of the first things he did when taken to Court by the McCanns, was to hand over a list of 'antis' to the Judge and other side. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-84090306490723903772016-04-04T21:39:12.504+01:002016-04-04T21:39:12.504+01:00Re: Sky News - 6 months to find Maddie
Post Verd... Re: Sky News - 6 months to find Maddie<br /><br />Post Verdi Today at 8:36 pm<br />Apologies for going off top for a moment but I had to chuckle.<br /><br />I received a letter today from HM Revenue and Customs asking instructing me (shiver shiver shake and quiver) to verify something by way of an official declaration.<br /><br />Not for them the landlord of the local 'Pig and Whistle' who's probably the most honest bloke you could ever meet. No, not for them some lowly, probably dishonest burly chavvy publican - they look to the more upstanding members of society, such as doctors, lawyers, police chiefs and such like.<br /><br />Now where did I put that yellow pages directory, must be somebody in there that will verify a document for someone they don't know from adam - for a fixed nominal fee. Rats, Berty would do it for a pint..<br /><br />------------------------------------<br /><br />This is what CMOMM has been reduced to!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-87736151274391042302016-04-03T22:07:35.762+01:002016-04-03T22:07:35.762+01:00Incredible - bennett the blonk and hidehopeless ar...Incredible - bennett the blonk and hidehopeless are having a battle about who has interfered with Operation Grange the more.<br /><br />On the one hand we have alleged phone calls from Canada - on the other hand we have a photo outside a police station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-49309689223024489432016-04-02T22:27:51.879+01:002016-04-02T22:27:51.879+01:00He must be trying to regain the money he lost with...He must be trying to regain the money he lost with the court case. <br />Unfortunately for him he could lose lot more when C.R. are informed of his ongoing libel against the family of a missing child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-51954970037391844282016-04-02T22:17:14.148+01:002016-04-02T22:17:14.148+01:00I notice that bennett the blonk is in his post and...I notice that bennett the blonk is in his post and run mode again on Justice forum - he posts rubbish and then runs away - he never ever stays to enter into debate about his rubbish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-79575460589603201442016-04-02T22:06:56.819+01:002016-04-02T22:06:56.819+01:00@ Anonymous2 April 2016 at 21:52
all for his pers...@ Anonymous2 April 2016 at 21:52<br /><br />all for his personal financial gain. Remember he charged people to be a member of his "foundation" - he sold leaflets a long time ago - and now he is involved in the Hall financial scam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-66556614445648661842016-04-02T21:52:45.008+01:002016-04-02T21:52:45.008+01:00Bravo. The excuse for a man is pitiful. For an eld...Bravo. The excuse for a man is pitiful. For an elderly man it's quite sad really. So many years chasing shadows. All for what? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-43051808691367239112016-04-02T20:42:39.630+01:002016-04-02T20:42:39.630+01:00An absolute classic from bennett the blonk:
"...An absolute classic from bennett the blonk:<br /><br />"Tony Bennett Today at 6:25 pm<br />It is not nice to suggest that anyone is not telling the truth."<br /><br />Says the excuse for a man that ended up in court for accusing the Mccanns of "not telling the truth".<br /><br />The pitiful man who has accused everyone who was in PDL that week in early May 2007 of "not telling the truth".<br /><br />The weasel man who was "not telling the truth" live on TV after the court case.<br /><br />The wimp of a man who was "not telling the truth" when he apologised to the Mccanns in front of a High Court Judge.<br /><br />The piece of excrement of a man who posts on a cesspit that is dedicated to telling lies about the Mccann.<br /><br />Well done.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-36787940781784046162016-04-02T17:25:16.697+01:002016-04-02T17:25:16.697+01:00Too true cristobell. He certainly would not have b...Too true cristobell. He certainly would not have been so trite with Jeremy Paxman. Her response " ask the dogs Gerry no I think I will ask you, don't you feel free to answer me" was just classic. What did the eejit think she was going to say tee hee with him and agree that the dogs were useless. If I was writing the Hollywood script for this when its all over GA and SF would be the Heros Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-35748496441447415282016-04-02T11:18:15.319+01:002016-04-02T11:18:15.319+01:00I agree 12:29, the Sandra Felgueiras interviews we...I agree 12:29, the Sandra Felgueiras interviews were indeed priceless. They are totally knocked off kilter by her direct questions and they visibly squirm, as they attempt to keep their own agenda at the forefront.<br /><br />Gerry I think, totally misread her natural charm and may even have believed he had won her over. I have to say the feminist in me was delighted as she danced circles around him. Gerry is one of those patronising alpha males who see women as fragile half witted princesses or raging bull dykes. Guess which category Kate fits into.<br /><br />I don't think she will be 'unsung' once the full story starts to unfold. If there were a top ten of WTF McCann Moments, 'Ask the dogs Sandra', would be number one. That is, she got the kind of response from a subject that a journalist can only dream about. Would Gerry have been quite so trite with Jeremy Paxman? <br /> Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-83475980911577944462016-04-02T00:20:38.308+01:002016-04-02T00:20:38.308+01:00Supply and demand 23:26, both I, and my readers ar...Supply and demand 23:26, both I, and my readers are interested in this story. The McCanns have kept themselves the topic of conversation, they have an audience, people who's interest they aroused and who will follow the case through to the end. <br /><br />The McCanns and indeed yourself, have every right to reply to what I say, or to put forward your own opinions. You don't need to silence me or make me go away, you simply have to forward better arguments.<br /><br />As for the McCanns not having the option of walking away, that is a complete lie! They chose to launch a global campaign to find a child who isn't missing and they chose to pay 500k to stay on the newspaper front pages. <br /><br />They choose now to continue their action for damages against Goncalo Amaral knowing that he has committed no libel against them. And it sounds as though they are going to continue with their search if SY closes without a result. These are all choices that the McCanns have made for themselves, they can't blame others for everything. Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-21485955695815201722016-04-01T23:26:39.114+01:002016-04-01T23:26:39.114+01:00You really don't have a clue what you are talk...You really don't have a clue what you are talking about. All you care about is this blog. The McCanns and Bennet are used to attract folks here. No more no less. IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-77118977968986132362016-04-01T23:00:29.523+01:002016-04-01T23:00:29.523+01:00In other words, stop writing about the McCanns! N...In other words, stop writing about the McCanns! Nice try, 18:29, but either by accident or design, I have in depth knowledge on this case - I have studied it intently for almost 9 years, and my readers appreciate my expertise. <br /><br />My opinions on the McCann case are widely read by both antis and pros, and if you know anything at all about the laws of supply and demand, you would see how ludicrous your suggestion is. I am providing a service, a running commentary if you like. <br /><br />It has taken several years to sort the wheat from the chaff, and most people don't have the time or the inclination to plough through all the evidence. They want the plot summarised and they want points of interest to muse about later. <br /><br />I write about the McCann case in a way that would appeal to myself as a reader, that is, in the words of Forrest Gump, 'explain to me as if I were 4 years old'. I want the writer to pick out the bits that are relevant and discard the fluff. <br /><br />And I'm afraid for me, this case is personal. For many years I have been the victim of an organised campaign to destroy my credibility as a writer and as a human being. They have destroyed my reputation and I won't stop until I have restored it. My reputation means as much to me as Goncalo's reputation means to him. I can't step away anymore than he can. <br /><br />As for Bennett, he had the power to rile me for a while there, but he won't have it again. Bennett is the kind of hate preacher who brings out the worst in human nature, he is all about punishment and retribution. His outrageous demands in the McCann case unfortunately, tarred us all with the same pitchforker mentality. He has done much damage to Madeleine's cause with his publicity seeking behaviour. I urge anyone who still believes in him, to chick out the Tony Bennett Wiki entry, look at his history of Trusts and Foundations, look at his character. <br /><br />The mystery of Madeleine's disappearance is not a mystery, and I, and I'm sure hundreds of others, will not accept such a blatant Lie from our government, our media and the police. This is the age of information, injustice can and should be challenged. I cannot stand by and say nothing while this wicked lie continues. <br /> <br />Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-38225498896246807832016-04-01T18:29:30.236+01:002016-04-01T18:29:30.236+01:00Ros says:
"Kate and Gerry McCann are just no...Ros says:<br /><br />"Kate and Gerry McCann are just not likeable."<br /><br />And that is the whole truth of the matter to you isn't it Ros - you don't like them and therefore you feel you are entitled to have your "over the garden fence" opinion. (i.e. with no facts). Of course you will always attract the type of person who has opinions but no proof - read the "opinion" posted on here.<br /><br />For some reason you take this case as personal to you and that your personal opinion has some reflection on the outcome of the case case. Wrong!!!!<br /><br />You can step away and stop looking about this case at any time you want. You choose not to do so for your personal benefit = it attracts people to you blog.<br /><br />The Mccanns have never been arrested, never mind being charged, taken to court and convicted.<br /><br />Their daughter in missing - they can not step away like you can.<br /><br />Prove that you can attract an audience without the Mccanns or bennett the blonk. That is a challenge to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-79335618917188647202016-04-01T12:13:51.534+01:002016-04-01T12:13:51.534+01:00highmyope, I asked one of the McCann shills on twi...highmyope, I asked one of the McCann shills on twitter to explain what the 'searching' actually entails. I didn't get a reply. As you say, staring at young teenage girls and taking their photos is a tad antisocial, and more than a little creepy. Quite frankly, if Madeleine were still alive, after 9 years, even her own mother would be hard pushed to recognise her. <br /><br />The idea of a new 'search' for Madeleine is so vague and abstract, that it is nonsense. What exactly do Kate and Gerry want the public to do? Do they want us to go out physically searching? Do they go out physically searching themselves? <br /><br />If the search is to be restricted to live 13 year old girls, it becomes more sinister. Thousands of innocent families with teenage girls could be falsely accused of all sorts of things. What of the effects this search will have on their lives? The MSM have already published photos of gypsy children and accused their parents of stealing them. <br /><br />The 'search' of course is just a ruse to continue asking for donations because there is no practical way the public can help the McCanns other than to give them cash. <br />Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-42307689394582813562016-03-31T14:10:44.953+01:002016-03-31T14:10:44.953+01:00Is the world at large really searching for Madelei...Is the world at large really searching for Madeleine McCann? Last summer we travelled in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Nowhere did I see a poster or a sticker. Dining with neighbours in France I mentioned Madeleine McCann and got blank faces. If one were to attempt to take a picture of an adolescent girl, one would probably be assaulted. This would deter any attention seeker or fantasist.<br /><br />People have lives of their own, complete with joy and woe. Even if Madeleine was abducted, she is almost certainly dead. Who is going to bother peering into the face of a young girl who looks like the latest image?highmyope1955https://www.blogger.com/profile/06571926772773078574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-7790878459627430172016-03-31T12:29:01.238+01:002016-03-31T12:29:01.238+01:00Well said Cristobell. For me their behaviour was s...Well said Cristobell. For me their behaviour was strange from get go. The smiling and kissing by GMC of the babies in the crowd outside the church beggared belief. As you say they were not likeable people even though the media and the sofa queens tried to paint them as caring loving parents. For me the moment was when they were made aguidios. I'm a big believer in allowing the low enforcement agencies having the last say. I just knew that unless the evidence was overwhelming that the PJ wouldn't have gone down that route and the release of the files proved that it was. <br /><br />In all honestly GA book was not the most damming media. Sandra Felgueiras interviews with them were priceless. I watched them again last night and when you know as much as you now know you realise how brilliant she was and how much research she had done into the case. People talked about the Paxman interview and how he lured GMC into a false sense of security before hitting him right between the eyes. SF done it ten times over in each of the interviews she had with them. GMC though she was a woman to be charmed when in fact she was the one doing the charming before hitting them right where it mattered. For me she is often an unsung hero of getting the truth out there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-19690783048326612252016-03-31T11:15:44.537+01:002016-03-31T11:15:44.537+01:00It was one of hundreds to be fair 21:11, ALL the i...It was one of hundreds to be fair 21:11, ALL the interviews for example had 'wtf' moments and like most people I was astonished at the lack of emotion from the parents. <br /><br />Kate and Gerry blame Goncalo Amaral for the fact that people don't believe them, but the doubts kicked in for most of us long before Goncalo's book. The parents gave themselves away with their odd behaviour. It's been said that no-one knows how they would behave if we lost a child, but the fact is, none of us would have behaved the way they did. <br /><br />Even if the McCanns had been successful in silencing Goncalo Amaral and the original Portuguese files had not been released, the public would still have been suspicious. The anti McCann forums and websites had sprung up long before anyone even knew Goncalo's name. <br /><br />Kate and Gerry McCann are just not likeable. There is nothing endearing about them, but for some reason, they believed if they kept appearing on our screens we would grow to like them, but their constant appearances had the opposite effect. Not because Kate sees herself as slim, attractive and enviable, but because she and her husband are blaming everyone but themselves for what happened to their daughter. There is no guilt and no remorse, and that's chilling. Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-77174634358500712332016-03-30T21:11:22.189+01:002016-03-30T21:11:22.189+01:00@ Rosalinda, Cristobell Hutton30 March 2016 at 00:...@ Rosalinda, Cristobell Hutton30 March 2016 at 00:30<br /><br />"I am sure each of us has a memorable moment, the point where we found that 'clincher'. Mine I think was the very short video of Gerry laughing and joking 6 days after Maddie disappeared. He is standing in a doorway making comical hand gestures." <br /><br />Are you sure that was your turning point Ros?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834822786084044829.post-90979709342801672312016-03-30T02:21:55.912+01:002016-03-30T02:21:55.912+01:00Hi Bjorn, and good to see you :)
Keeping Madelein...Hi Bjorn, and good to see you :)<br /><br />Keeping Madeleine alive in the public's eye does indeed present Kate and Gerry with a terrible dilemma. But we should remember, they have faced worse and they are nothing, if not tenacious!<br /><br />I think what they fear most of all is the public believing Madeleine is dead. In fact, that has been their battle cry in every civil action they have brought. It is a front of course for 'we need you to believe us, in order to get the Fund back on tract'. The Arguido status was a severe impediment to their Fundraising, people no longer trusted them and they have been trying to win that trust back ever since. <br /><br />To be fair getting 500million hits on your website and thousands pouring into your coffers every day could even tempt the Pope. What a boost to the ego, it must have been have been like having a winning lottery ticket every day. They were much buoyed by the cash donations, said one insensitive relative, yeh, I bet they were! <br /><br />Everything went wrong for them when Goncalo Amaral put forward the theory that Madeleine died in the apartment. Any psychologist or enthusiastic amateur, would shiver at the pathological hatred the McCanns and their entourage have for Dr. Amaral. He cut off the gravy train! <br /><br />Their need to defend themselves is as pathological as their hatred of Goncalo Amaral. It is illogical, and if their advisors were putting their clients' interests above their own gain, they would have pointed that out long ago. Vexatious litigants will not stop until they have ruined themselves. Sadly, such is the legal profession, the VLs will not stop until the funds begin to dry up. Until then, they will be valued clients. Someone within Carter Ruck agreed to watch the rantings of Tony Bennett 24/7 at an hourly rate. Maybe the Law Society should have the same stringent rules as the GMC? Rosalinda Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497239700092619580noreply@blogger.com