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The Gays

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1. At 01:45 PM on 06 Mar 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

   Thanks for posting the time - really want to hear this and should have walked in the door with 10 mins to spare!

2. At 01:59 PM on 06 Mar 2007, Big Sister wrote:

   That's really interesting, Eddie, but getting my newsletter at 13.23, there wasn't much chance of getting a question to you in time. At least you had the good grace to laugh ironically.

3. At 01:59 PM on 06 Mar 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

   I feel very sorry for them. How will they ever shake it off? And what if they wanted to adopt another child? (Although I imagine an experience like that would put you off for life).
   The case against them sounded very odd from the start. How did it ever get to court?

4. At 02:15 PM on 06 Mar 2007, Big Sister wrote:

   Now Eddie, call me silly, but when you say in your newsletter that you're "standing by to record an interview for broadcast on a future date", do you think it would really fair on your future date to do that?

   You do have time to stop this madness.

5. At 02:21 PM on 06 Mar 2007, Fiona wrote:

   Completely agree with you GM (3). Did anyone see the Trevor McDonald programme last night? I only caught glimpses - was busy bedding down children. Look forward to hearing the interview and thanks for letting us know the time

6. At 03:05 PM on 06 Mar 2007, wrote:

   You should do a segment on the Mexican Singing Group RBD. One of their singers declared openly in Univision [A US Latin Station] and Televisa [Mexican TV] that he is gay. Many people in the American Continent are now debating about his career.

7. At 03:39 PM on 06 Mar 2007, Aperitif wrote:

   Roberto, this story is about a couple who were convicted of murdering the child they were hoping to adopt by poisoning him with excessive salt in his diet. The conviction has recently been overturned and, following a retrial, I believe, they have been found not guilty due to newly disclosed medical evidence. They are a heterosexual couple whose surname happens to be "Gay".

   I don't doubt that the story to which you refer would make for interesting debate, however.

   A, x.

8. At 04:21 PM on 06 Mar 2007, Moz wrote:

   I can't help thinking that you're poking fun at their surname Eddie! Opening a blog entry with 'The Gays...'

   Sorry. Wrong of me. You're a serious news journalist and would never do such a thing.

9. At 06:37 PM on 06 Mar 2007, Jacques wrote:

   It would be interesting if we discovered that Mrs. Gay's christian name was 'Gay'.

   There is an american broadcaster who has the name Peter Peters. I do not know if his parents has no imagination, or a sense of humour.

10. At 08:12 PM on 06 Mar 2007, wrote:

    Very good interview Eddie. Very sensitive. I was pleased to hear positive comments about the legal team too.

    It was always odd evidentially. Who on earth would think of poisoning by salt, and how on earth would a child be persuaded to ingest enough of the stuff. Children are sweet toothed. Salt makes people sick so it would have to be force fed and then there would have to be physical marks on the child eg holding down.

    Oops sorry, just thinking through how I would have approached their defence.

    And how awful to have lost some of your life to imprisonment.

    A case like this should alert everyone to need for good defence, so a plug here as the government are doing their level best to restrict legal aid and to rationalise defence firms, to "speed up" justice and all in all make it harder for people like the Gays to get justice.

    Mary

11. At 02:12 PM on 07 Mar 2007, Jacques wrote:

    Why not repeat the programme about the Chagos Islanders which was broadcast on R4 this morning at 11am?

    The 'story' for those of you who do not know of it concerns the UK government in the mid-1960s forcibly removing the inhabitants of this remote archipelago to provide a 'secure' base for the USA.

    Two High Court cases have determined that the islanders were unlawfully exiled and should be allowed to return. The UK government have rejected these judgements.

    Surely, pressure needs to be exerted to help these poor people to return to a life that they had from 1830 to 1960. Jonathon Charles was the reporter.