Slate the liberal online news and culture magazine, which was created by Microsoft and now owned by the The Washington Post Company, must be really short on decent sources to quote. Poor things had to scrape the barrel so low (no offence) that they quoted … ME!
Yes really, Slate’s Susan Daniels, quoted some of the few words I had to say about Mr. Blair on Thursday, in a roundup of bloggers reactions to the idea of him being considered for a job as a Middle East Messenger Boy Envoy. Ms Daniels left out the rude words I uttered, but I’m nevertheless impressed. And, especially as they gave me a live link in the article.
I will try not to let it go to my head, but there’s a chance I will be asking you to call me Ma’am in future. That will make up for surely being a persona non grata back in Blighty now that my opinion is known world-wide! ![]()


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Congratulations. I can’t imagine they were short of people to quote on that subject so obviosly they considered your opinion worthy of inclusion.
Yes, you’re right, there must have been plenty of comment for them to choose from on that issue. Still stuns me that they chose mime, but I think probably, given that they lean towards a liberal viewpoint, they chose what I had to say, because I obviously do so also and was so clearly and passionately miffed.