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Nut gets Speech Watered Down in New York

Ken the Pigeon | 19.01.2001 14:58

Local TV news show London Today continues coverage of Ken Livingstone's cheap & nasty plan to kill the pigeons in Traff Sq...

During Ken's final press conference in New York a protester described as an "Independent News reporter" (sounds familiar ?) made it clear that he disapproved of killing the pigeons by hurling a glass of water over the discredited politician.
Somewhat dismayed but unruffled, the nut continued even then to rant and ramble about pigeon droppings to the assembled press cameras.
Hard luck Ken: if you want to push unpleasant policies like any "ordinary" politician, then you must expect to be treated like one, and they dont get much respect for their mendacity. As John Pilger said, young people today are in a state of INFORMED rebellion. They dont take rubbish, and its a shame that so many people voted for you thinking that you were a socialist, not just another politico. If you want to be friends with Controller Zero, do it in your spare time, not in our names.
I wouldnt mind, but Trafalgar Sq isnt a health hazard to anyone; nobody lives there, there arent any hospitals or food factories in the area and the pigeons are a tourist attraction. To kill them would be like to vandalize an historic monument such as the staue of Eros in Piccadilly. why cant you find something better to do?

Ken the Pigeon