There was a classic little misprint on the front page of
Monday's Irish News. They quoted Gerry Adams in his Easter Sunday
speech in Carrickmore: ``...I believe the impudence which we have
generated through 30 years and more of struggle will see us make
further big advances towards our goal of a United Ireland''.
It could have a certain ring to it - Vote Sinn Féin, the Impudent
Party. After all, they have on more than one occasion been called
cheeky b*****ds.
One of the tricks of the television trade has been revealed with a picture of
the UDP's Davy Adams standing on a box while being
interviewed by Channel Four's Jon Snow along with the taller
Mitchel McLaughlin.
other politician who made use of the box was the UUP MP Jeffrey
Donaldson.
Put Gerry Adams in a cowboy hat, a spangly jacket and give him a
guitar and he may look like his namesake, Jerry Adams. Jerry
plays out of Nashville, Tennessee and we'll let you know if he
decides to tour the Country and Western heartland of the Six
Counties.
David Trimble had an article in the Unionists' favourite paper,
The Daily Telegraph, on Monday, taking its readers through the
negotiations in typically brisk fashion. Indeed, so brisk that
you would wonder why so many people were completely exhausted by
Friday evening.
Take the negotiations with Bertie Ahern on Strand Two,
all-Ireland bodies. David tells us: ``The session took a bad turn
at the end, when some people with a more republican outlook
joined. I had though we could have wrapped up the issue, but we
had to end the session because the newcomers were threatening to
derail the accord we were about to reach. We agreed to meet the
Irish on Thursday but internal dissension within their team
prevented this, and it required the intervention of Mr Blair to
finalise agreement on this issue.''
God help us from these republican newcomers, but isn't it
interesting that others had problems with dissenters but not the
Unionists. I'm sure David has found out since just how
troublesome dissenters can be.
David's friends among the leader writers of the Daily Telegraph
may well be among the dissenters. Their editorial on Monday
identified what they saw as the greatest problem with the
Agreement - the release of 1200 ``criminals'' onto the streets.
``It is completely unprecedented. It is an offence against
justice. It will, if implemented, mark a comprehensive defeat for
the rule of law in this country's history.''
Uncharacteristic wavering in the Telegraph's support for Trimble.
He may be in trouble.
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