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I am all for freedom of speech and valid debate. Our boy as you call him has always had a reputation for being outspoken. I have left the Geldof Prick thread on because I feel it is valid for people to have their say. But we will not toletare people who are offensive and use offensive language. Therefore I have banned some IP's and closed certain threads. I will continue to do so until the stupidy ceases. By all means criticise Geldof's view, but please do it in an adult and reasonable manner.
I feel the need to repost these particular posts i certainly don't find them as offensive as the interview Saint Bob gave to a recent publication the one that caused this outrage....
quote: Originally posted by: takethe5th "What a joke Freedom of speach my ar*e "
Bob Geldof...my first thought is I feel really sorry for you. You go on to slag The Clash for what? You say that your band the Boomtown Rats were slighted during the punk movement. That's because you had ****e all to say. You and your band were nothing more than pop stars playing safe pop tunes without edge. Musically you sounded the Bruce Springteen's E Street band. The Clash had it all: The look, attitude, truth in the form of rock n roll and most of all the tunes, oh the tunes. I feel sorry for you that you have to resort to throwing stones in the press about a band that was far, far better than your BR's. Think of the 1000's of bands The Clash have inspired and now look yourself in the mirror and count the number of bands or even movements that the BR's have inspired...it evident Mr. Geldof you're a sad jealous ****. The Clash changed lives, you my friend made us change the radio dial. **** off Bob. Long live Joe Strummer and the mighty Clash. Clash, Clash, Clash city rocker!!!!!
Didn't Bob use a similarly cheap trick a year or two back in a vain attempt to promote a tour or an album or something? It's worked up to a point, due to a recent flurry of activity the official Rats/Geldof forum now has exactly half the number of registered users as the fictional Alan Partridges forum. Not bad for thirty years graft is it? Plain to see exactly who stood the tet of time now!
What p!$$es me off most about the guy are his self contradictions http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/geldof%20slams %20false%20perception%20of%20boomtown%20rats Were they or were they not a punk band? Gandalf himself seems confused.
Just google News with the word Geldof if you are in doubt as to just how bitter and hypocritical Bob has become. "Bored with Africa", "sick of being nice" Blah!, blah!, blah!, slags off Paul Weller, The Clash and Gwen Stefani amongst others.
"Ashamed of scruffy appearance".......... Now you're talking sense Bob though the cynical amongst us might suspect it's a delibarately cultivated look.
