Hotel defends decision
Saturday 16th July 2011, 2:58PM BST.
Delegatets at last week's conference
A JERSEY hotel has hit back after being subjected to an internet hate campaign for banning a leading anti-whaling campaigner from its grounds.
Paul Watson, founder of the controversial Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, launched a fierce attack against the Hotel de France, which this week hosted the International Whaling Commission’s annual conference, after it cancelled his booking as he tried to check- in.
But the hotel has denied that it was pro-whaling and said it had cancelled Mr Watson’s booking following an earlier confrontation.
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I hope the hotel can prove their statement. How about it, Hotel De France, where’s the letter/email/phone call? Paul Watson has the confirmation, under his own name.
Sounds like they messed up and can’t take responsibility for it. An apology may be in order.
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What earlier confrontation? HdeF should be neutral!! Therefore they deserve the criticism.
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Whilst I do not condone whaling I also think that the management of the hotel have the right to admit or deny anybody they wish from staying in their hotel. All seems a bit of a fuss about nothing this story.
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Just despicable how they can shun this wonderful man who does such good for our marine life. Does anyone from this hotel know how the Japanese slaughter whales and other marine life just to make a buck? Why not try watching Whale Wars to see what brave heroes each and every crew member of the Sea Shepherd are.
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Quite why Jersey would want to be associated with the International Whaling Commision in the first place is beyond me. Anyone that thinks this organisation is anything about conservation of whales and dolphins ought to visit a few websites and watch a few documentaries.
A good place to start would be The Cove (2006) a film documentary, and http://www.takepart.com/thecove
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Irrespective of what I think, the bigger picture has to be applied in this case. As it happens I do tend to agree with the sentiments of anti-whaling causes but maybe not the methods sometimes employed.
However the issue is whether the hotel is right to effectively ban a person.
Surely if a guest is known (on past history) to be a potential worry then of course the bigger picture is going to apply and that person will not be allowed to stay. Likewise if the majority of guests staying were anti-whaling then I am sure that a pro-whaling persons stay would also be cancelled.
There is a third issue here and that is for the holidaymakers who are here to enjoy themselves and are nothing to do with the whaling conference – they do not want to be staying in a hotel that might be having issues with other guests passionate views. As the tourist trade is the main revenue those guests must come first
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As MikeB says,what were they meeting in Jersey for?Would no-one else have them because of their reputation?By the way are our waters being fished by us or the E.U. these days?
As to refusing Mr.Watson’s reservation if they knew who he was why leave it to the last minute to cancel?
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Save Our Seas! When the Oceans die we die!
You only have to witness for yourself out there how beautiful and over whelming it is to come across dolphins and whales in their natural habitat! Now, once you have witnessed and experienced all of this i cannot imagine what it would be like to watch the slaughter and destruction of such beautiful marine mammals at first hand! Now Mr Capt Paul Watson has witnessed more than just a harpoon being fired into a whale! You can campaign and Campaign but what all of you out there dont realise what this man with a BIG heart is up against! I’d rather have someone with a huge heart that is doing his upmost best to SAVE the OCEANS than have a bunch of people with blood on their hands!
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Paul had to do something to get into the news, he’s banned from the IWC and several countries for his disgusting behavior, he’s been labeled a terrorist, I’m glad they sent him packing it shows they have standards. Add another star to the hotels rating!!
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Since violence is a self admitted tactic Watson uses with impunity,it’s little wonder he was refused a room.
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Seems to me that the hotel must bear the best interests of their guests in mind. They can’t compromise the safety and comfort of other guests just to accommodate an eco terrorist.
Whaling is wrong, so is modern meat farming methods, so is racism, so is discrimination and a two tier husing system – don’t see anyone objecting to any of those.
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Jamie
I think if you use the word terroristyou might like to read the Balancing opposite I would like to give the opinion of the whales he may be a terrorist to you but to us he is a freedom fighter
Jamie McC.
Posted July 17, 2011 at 5:35 am
Paul had to do something to get into the news, he’s banned from the IWC and several countries for his disgusting behavior, he’s been labeled a terrorist, I’m glad they sent him packing it shows they have standards. Add another star to the hotels rating!!
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Since when did disliking Paul Watson mean that you were pro-whaling? Is Sea Shepherd some kind of fascist organisation?
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Whether you support or oppose commercial whaling, or dislike Sea Shepherd and their (provenly effective) methods are not really the point.
The hotel would have been perfectly within their rights to deny Captain Watson a booking, but they didnt.! He had a confirmed booking which I understand was not only made, but also paid for in advance. I think it falls far below the standards of hospitality and professionalism expected of one of Jerseys major hotels to then deny him admittance to the Hotel when he arrived. If they had any doubts about the suitability of any of the guests who wished to stay with them while the conference was in session, then they should have made this clear much earlier, or at the very least have offered to re-book them in alternate accommodation.
I also take exception to the reporting of this matter in the JEP. We know that Jersey is a small Island and that you have to pander to your local advertisers, but I would have liked to have seen these reports made in a less sensationalist way and with at least a nod towards impartiality. Your use of terms like “internet hate campaign” is unjustified (and yes, I have read Captain Watson’s posts and blogs). I think he has every right to complain about his treatment by the hotel and I dont think its unreasonable for him to encourage his supporters to also make their feelings felt. This falls far short of a ‘hate campaign’ using anyone’s terms of reference!
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The IWC is a farce. They all act like children and have achieved bugger all. Paul Watson is not a terrorist but a conservationist dont believe the hype but find the truth out for yourself. There is no humane way to kill a whale so whaling should be stopped immediately.
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Hotel de France pays lip service to its environmental policies which are set out at http://www.defrance.co.uk/index.php/pages/carbon_footprint
The hotel’s environmental mission statement says the hotel “is committed to … protecting the environment.”
The hotel’s environmental objectives include:
- To engage, educate and train all members of staff in environmental issues and in good working practices in order to create an energy efficient and environmentally aware working culture.
The hotel has the following “key procedures”:
- “Directors will conduct and monitor monthly meetings with a representative from each department, ensuring that we are constantly putting environmental and energy saving issues at the forefront of our business strategies.
- To actively communicate environmental awareness of the hotel to clients.
- To ensure all staff are made fully aware of the Hotel’s environmental policy, and to gain their commitment and involvement to assist the Hotel de France in being a socially responsible business.”
Why not change the policy to reflect the truth!?
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Seems to me that the hotel must bear the best interests of their guests in mind in the future. They can’t compromise the safety and comfort of other guests just to accommodate a whaling conference.
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The day before Paul Watson tried to check in.
Sea Shepherd crew and supporters were joined by members of Surfers for Cetaceans and Women against Whaling in front of the Hotel de France where the IWC is meeting. The IWC delegates were well insulated from the whale defenders on the street until 100 or so people brushed by security guards and took their voices to the doorstep of the Hotel de France’s convention room.
The head of security for the IWC requested the anti-whaling crowd leave the hotel grounds. Captain Paul Watson responded that they would leave, but only if requested to do so by the Jersey police.
“Jersey does not have any trespass laws so the security guards had no legal authority to order us to leave the area,” said Captain Watson. “However, we are not here to cause trouble and we certainly have no argument with the Jersey police. We were able to bring our concerns to the doorstep of the IWC for at least an hour, so we’re quite satisfied that we have made the delegates aware of our presence.”
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@MikeA
Did you read the hotel’s facebook page wall before they had to shut it down? It was very much filled with intense hatred from people who blindly worship Paul Watson. Dozens of people were calling Hotel de France staff “whale killers” (yes, the staff) and urging others to boycott the whole island of Jersey for chrissakes!
And why do Watson worshippers believe that the rest of the world revolves around him? There are many that don’t instantly recognise the name, you know. No one could have known for sure if it was Paul Watson, leader of SSCS until he actually showed up.
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The hotel isn’t a charity, it’s another small business struggling to survive in this economy. I don’t blame them for booking such a massive convention and making sure their guests were pleased with their stay.
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Erm..Paul Watson is actually a very highly respectes conservationist.
For a hotel to treat him like this is appaling.
Here are some of the awards he’s been given over the years. Make up your own mind.
1979 – Fund for Animals
“Outstanding Courage in the field of Animal Protection”
1989 – Florida Keys
“Honorary Conch” – Honorary citizenship to the Florida Keys
Presented by Mayor Willamina Harvey.
1990 – CITY TV (Toronto)
“Environmentalist of the Year”
Presented by Robert Hunter.
1996 – The Town of St. Jean Ferrat, France
Honorary Citizenship to the French town of St. Jean Ferrat, France
Presented by Mayor Rene Vestri
1996 – The Town of Ville France sur la Mer, France
Medal of Service from the French town of Ville France sur la Mer, France
September 11, 1997 – The City of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Honorary Citizenship to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Presented by Mayor Bill Tierney
March 28, 1998 – Ark Trust Foundation, Genesis Award
“Life Time Achievement Award” – Captain Watson is recognized for three decades of heroic and effective animal activism. Presented by Martin Sheen and Pierce Brosnan
March 1999 – Earth Trustee Award
Presented at the United Nations Building in NYC
June 22, 1999 – President George H.W. Bush
“Daily Points of Light” Award
May 2000 – Time Magazine
Earth Day 2000 Special Award, Heroes of the Planet
Paul Watson named one of the top twenty environmental heroes of the 20th Century
July 2001 – S.P.E.A.K. (Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom)
Star Award to Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for Outstanding Organization
October 2001 – Eco-Link Award
Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding Environmentalist
November 10, 2001 – The Orangutan Foundation
Conservationist of the Year Presented by Birute Galdikas
July 2, 2002 – Inducted into The U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame
Washington, DC
Watson is inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to animal liberation.
January 2006
The UK newspaper The Independent selects Watson as one of the planet’s top ten eco-warriors as reported in their January 23rd article entitled “Defenders of the Earth.”
2007 – Winsome Constance Kindness Trust
Gold Medal for Humanitarian Service Presented by Phil and Trix Wollen
June 18, 2007 – Five Nations
Presentation of registries and flags for the ships Robert Hunter and Farley Mowat
Captain Watson also presented with a special handmade traditional shirt by the women of the Longhouse
July 5, 2007 – Two awards in Ecuador
For the protection of marine life around the world
Presented by General Director Gustavo Paez of AMAZNOR, a grassroots organization dedicated to the protection of pink dolphins and manatees in the Amazon region
Amazon Peace Prize
Asociacion Latino Americana Para Los Derechos Humanos [The Latin American Association for Human Rights]
Selected for the awarded by Ecuadorian Vice President Lenin Moreno and Secretary General Dr. Juan de Dios Parra of the Latin American Association for Human Rights. Presented to Captain Watson at a special ceremony in Quito by General Cisneros.
January 5, 2008 – The Guardian – UK (online/print newspaper)
Watson is named as one of “50 People Who Could Save the Planet”
March 24, 2008 – Australia Zoo: Wildlife Warrior Award
The award recognizes organizations and individuals, true heroes and Wildlife Warriors, who have contributed significantly to Steve Irwin’s legacy and helping to keep Steve’s dreams alive.
June 28, 2010 – Asociación de Amigos del Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau: Defense of Marine Life
In recognition of his merits achieved by the work done in defense of marine life
December 14, 2010 – Humanity4Water: Outstanding Commitment2Action
The award, in its third year, acknowledges sung and unsung heroes who work in the area of planet wellness. It is our hope that the awards inspire many more to contribute towards a healthier future for our water, earth and humanity. Previous awardees include: President Obama (US), Vice-President Al Gore (US), Dalai Lama (Tibet), Ted Danson (actor and board member of OCEANA), Wangiru Maathai (Green Belt Movement, Kenya), Andy Lipkin (The Tree People, US), Dan Huntley (Charlotte Observer, US) – to name but a few.
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Nice one, Paul (17)!
Compound subtlety, intentional or otherwise?
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Sarah J. Thank you for posting that.
I know there are some people who may not always agree with Paul’s tactics, however, none can deny that he has dedicated his life to conservation. Even his biggest critics cannot deny that. And whilst I accept that some people may disagree with his methods, I cannot accept the arguements of those that criticise Paul for his beliefs, or run him down as a man.
Canadian, I did read the posts. I also added to them as well. Not one post singled out a member of staff (apart from the manager), and not one single post called for a boycott of Jersey. In fact, the comments made by Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherds regarding Jersey and its residents have been very flattering and complimentary, with many that I met whilst out and about saying how wonderful us residents are and that they would certainly advocate the place as somewhere to visit. Obviously not recommending anyone to stay at the HDF though for obvious reasons.
Canadian, if you are trying to turn people against the Sea Shepherds, then I suggest you take a different tact. Bare faced untruths and innacuracies will only weaken your arguement and make you look like a fool.
I actually think you are a troll trying to stir up trouble for the sake of it as not one post you have made contains any substance whatsoever.
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I can say firsthand that since the IWC, the Hotel has received constant abuse through various methods of communication; emails to each department and abusive phone calls and letters.
Just because these idiots have a cause it does not give them the right to have a go at people that come to work every day.
During a busy period the Hotel can have anything upwards of 400+ guests to look after. All of those guests have every right to feel safe, welcomed and comfortable throughout the duration of their visit. If that means the Hotel being pro active and not allowing one guest in to stay before he can cause any trouble, then so be it. After all, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
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If you didn’t see even one post suggesting a boycott of Jersey (to be accurate, I saw 2 posts with several more who liked this idea) in addition to the dozens of comments which suggested that the entire hotel was pro-whaling, you apparently didn’t check too closely. And again, I’m not referring to comments Paul Watson & SSCS made, I’m referring to the hate campaign they’ve incited. I’m not a troll or a liar just because I’m pointing out the pure idiocy of directing anti-whaling hate towards this hotel. If you really actually care about the whales (as I do), you’d see this as a non-issue. If you actually bothered to communicate with people being targeted by SSCS, you’d see just how much damage they are doing to this cause.
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PW was banned by IWC. Hotel made normal dicision for security.
SSCS and PW alway attack people who are working legally because of against SSCS.
I guess Hotel may claim damages to SSCS.
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@ Canadian – I suggest you disguise your agenda more subtly. You are quite clearly pro whaling despite your protestations.
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The hotel had every right to refuse him entry. Paul Watson and his crew created a lot of disturbance at the entrance to the hotel, when the hotel asked them to leave, they refused, and the police had to be called. Any hotel would do the same, in the interests of their guests.
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Canadian @20 “The hotel isn’t a charity, it’s another small business struggling…….”
Trolspeak? -I would guess that Hotel de France would be valued at £30 to 40 MILLION
I do not want to see any business damaged. They are a (medium) big business engaging in the usual “greenwash” hogwash as pointed out by “Mossie” @16.
HDF did a foul up accepting the booking (tough) and took a commercial decision using the perceived easy way out to avoid their poor choice and poor security. They imposed their solution and in doing so THEY TOOK SIDES.
@25 you think SSCS are doing it all wrong – Perhaps you are right, but lets compare them to the other side:
Japs & co walking out just to prevent a vote – Is that low ?
-Well not in comparison to other ways and means:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7149086.ece
Flights, girls and cash !!!!
Perhaps you (& RT etc.) think these alternative methods are preferable ?
I can well believe that a portion of SSCS supporters may have mistakenly addressed their comments at staff rather than organisations – NOT RIGHT OR NICE but only very stupid staff would fail to realise that they were not personally the target.
These are only words and text – The actual weapons deployed are explosive harpoons, steel ships, high pressure water cannon…….. oh yes, and stink bombs ….
It would appear that SSCS have the best global track record in terms of RESULTS – do you really have any advice for them as “you really actually care about the whales” – go for it !
Or just carry on with the slights and criticisms and partisan half truths.
HIDS x
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The charter for the IWC is clearly stated in the following link #5 Mike B and it is all about protection of endangered species of whales and the creation and protection of them within various sanctuaries within the worlds oceans.
http://iwcoffice.org/commission/iwcmain.htm
You might think it ineffectual but it is the only international body with any clout to even begin to address the activities of a minority of rogue nations who undertake whaling masquerading as “scientific” research. Certainly the more “out there” activities of organizations like Sea Sheherd and Greenpeace grab the headlines but they too do ultimately influence the IWC.
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“ednakano” @26
Well WELCOME to you and “Konnichiwa”
こんにちは。
Perhaps you have rare experience and can offer some rare insight into these issues :
Can you explain to us how your(?) country’s commercial (for profit) whaling research ?
Can you then explain how this “research whaling” is LEGAL ?
(legal somewhere other than a Japanese court that is)
Thanks,
HIDS x.
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Mr. Watson was with a group of protesters who went around hotel security and made a racket at the conference room doors.
Anybody who’s ever worked in the hotel industry can tell you: When someone makes himself a nuisance to other guests, a hotel is totally within its rights to kick him out.
This hate and fraud campaign that Watson has mounted to try to destroy the hotel is really disgusting.
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Grow up “Dave” @32 – a few dozen (or even thousand) tweets were never going to “destroy” HDF (unless it is teetering on the brink).
Man up HDF. -You are not a “Small Business” – You use social media and it uses you.
Dave Rideough, -can I direct you to my comment #29 “Dirty Business Dirty War” ["war" truncated]
After years (decades?) of apparently buying IWC votes with Flights, girls & cash the Japs were rumbled last year:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7149086.ece
So new tactics this year :
http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/07/15/whaling-nations-storm-out-at-end-of-tense-conference/
Storming out to avoid a vote you would loose -that’s democracy (voting with your feet?)
It is a Dirty War and if we must avoid too much collaboration (with the wrong[?] side) if we want to maintain a perception (reality?) of nutrality.
Whatever the assorted motivations of the comments on these threads, the unfortunate effect is that Jersey gets perceived as a pro-whaling entity.
Paul Watson has gained plenty of enemies through “breaking eggs” but if you read “Sarah J”‘s post @21 you will note that he makes a good “omelet” or two.
PR operates in a black and white world -grey confuses.
“Terry” @30 -good post, up to a point.
IWC is a major player in this but the girls/cash & walkout documented would explain why just one point (IWC) on the “trident” will not work on it’s own in this situation.
HIDS x.
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21, erm……..a list of mostly media back-scratching, self serving mock awards don’t impress anyone…….I mean for example,
the “The Guardian – UK (online/print newspaper)
Watson is named as one of “50 People Who Could Save the Planet””………
What kind of twaddle is that, and who cares what a load of pipe smoking tweed lefties think anyway?
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It looks as though Watson has decided to “plaice” himself as “anemone” of Jersey. There seems little point in his “carping” on about the reaction of the hotel proprietors. Indeed, he seems to have been almost the “sole” person making a fuss; “haddock” think that many local people had the time nor the inclination to join him in his ill placed jolly.
“Halibut” that he won’t be coming again in a hurry and that, if he does, he might like to “skate” back to where he came from. There can be no “trout” about that.
“Bream” him up scotty!
Perhaps Mr Watson might like to “trawl” though a map and determine which “plaices” welcome he and his cohorts and which would rather that he “whelked” elsewhere.
That would be “eely” good for those of us who want to go about our business without being hassled by a load of winkles.
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Blistering barnacles! Watson clearly had a “whale” of time coming to Jersey and making the fuss. Without a doubt, the “offishals” at the meeting would have realised that he would stick to the conference like a “limpet” if at all possible. “Cod” knows what would have happened to the “plaice” if he and his cohorts had remained there.
The jersey people didn’t take the “bait” arising from the protest as the few people clung together like “sardines” on their lofty “perch” of idealism. It’s just a pity that vocal noises were within “herring” of the “sturgeons” going about their business in the medical centre next door. “Whale oil” never be!
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Hey people of Jersey! SSCS is in danger of losing their ship, the Steve Irwin. They need $1,411,692.87 USD in donations by next week. Now is the time to redeem yourselves, residents of Jersey, and show the world that you indeed are supportive of Sea Shepherd & Paul Watson! The Hotel de France can also donate a large amount of money to prove that they don’t support the whale killers.
ww.youtube.com/watch?v=pDXWOjC-AlA
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From your lofty perch, [#34/35] Hope you’re not the croaker in the grouper ?
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with thanks to “alane” 58 from:
http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/07/14/hotel-under-fire-over-ban-on-whale-campaigner/#comment-111170
HIDS x.
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“erm..”@34 Posted at 7:31 pm – Oh bless… did you forget your name ? – I think it is “Captain Haddock” who posted 2 minutes later 7:33pm @35
You picked -The Guardian award…….. “What kind of twaddle is that, and who cares what a load of pipe smoking tweed lefties think anyway?
Why didn’t you pick “1999 – President George H.W. Bush -POL Award”; If he is a ‘loony lefty’ then you scare me – You are not whatshisname “real trollspeaker” with the spellchecker on, are you ?
Oh bless..Did you forget George Bush from #21 (wish we all could !)
Your memory ?
Please don’t abuse the name “Haddock” because it is not true that fish have a 3 second memory – they evidently put yours to shame. Some even navigate across the globe to the river of their birth(spawning), others to opportunist food sources on a diary date (& without the use of an i-phone/app)
May I repeat one line from my post #33:
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“PR operates in a black and white world”
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You did understand the hint, didn’t you ?
or perhaps you are hard of hearing (sorry; Herring -yawn)
Watson (SSCS) is not “anemone” of Jersey and has received a lot of support from islanders -and globally. THEY are PR savy.
What is your angle – do you want to denude the sea of all fish and cetaceans, or
is this some bizarre and misguided clawback for Hotel DF ?
-PR suicide ! well done ! but try not to tarnish Jersey any further – that should be reserved only for when the bigger fish get fried.
HIDS x.
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Watson has clearly tried to demonstrate his views by flexing his mussels but has ultimately floundered in his tactics. He must have had a whale of a time though, even if he did end up looking as thick as two short planktons, unfor-tuna-tely he doesn’t look like a man who believes in cod, but who gives a fishcake anyway. long live the crabby left wing.
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If Paul Watsons got support from Rutger hauer he must be credible.
The man responsible for tears in the rain not to mention the odd cool guiness comercial,& thats from a non drinker.
If Mr Watson wants to save these magnificent creatures like the sex pistols said!
“never mind about the rollocks” thats a fine thing to have on your judgement day cv indeed!
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PR does indeed operate in a black and “whitebait” world. Strange , rambling, posts with funny starred borders and opaque references cannot change this.
“Erm” might be a haddock (although the fact that he posted a message two “minnows” later proves nothing) but he could just as easily be the main man (the big “fish” in a lefty pond) undertaking some self-parody to try to deflect the “shoal” of ridicule which his “hake” campaign on a local business has brought about.
We’ve all seen the (continental) “shelf” posturing of these leftist, self righteous types with their “offishious” telling everyone else what to do. It is “ormer”st laughable to see how some seem to slavishly and unthinkingly play the same “tuna” as their idols.
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37; Jersey doesn’t have anything to redeem itself for, thank you. So far as I am aware, we haven’t thrown a wobbly and tried to bring down a business. I should look to your own behaviour if I were you. While you’re at it, cancel the subscription to the Guardian and try and live in the real world if that is possible for you.
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37; Yes.
What a pity Watson didn’t behave in a more dignified and intelligent way.
Then he might have got some support and the hotel and other local businesses might have felt inclined to make a donation to what should be a peaceful cause. Perhaps the undoubtedly mishandled stunts and ensuing PR disaster heralds the time for this gentleman to step aside and acknowledge his swansong. Toys thrown out of prams via internet hate blogs is never a seemly nor sophisticated tactic.
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I thought that I was “herring” things when I read that Watson doesn’t respect the right of the hotel. These leftist “freedom” fighters seem blinkered when it comes to any views which happen to differ with theirs; it’s not “eely” good to display such flawed thinking, although it seems to come with the territory where these self-righteous types are concerned.
Most guests having an afternoon “kipper” in the hotel would not want the dis”turbot”ance of all the nonsense but I “trout” that consideration for other humans comes top of Watson’s list.
I certainly wouldd’t want to be woken up by a load of “aholeholes” having a “wobblegong” outside. The “walleyes” of the building would not be sufficient to block the noise of the “wetfish” trying to make an impression for their own ends and blowing their own “trumpetfish”. Politically, a load of “red” snappers fails to impress the majority of normal people.
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Hi “WhaleLover” @37
Well worth a try but I think HDF may have nailed their colours to the mast, maybe even by the trolling on these threads ?
All trolls to read #39 please
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“WhaleLover” You mis-pasted your link, which I found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDXWOjC-AlA
I watched it, -It seems to relate to court action following the release by SSCS of endangered bluefin tuna which were (allegedly) poached [NO the other sort of poached !].
There might be some residents who could make a dent in that but it is worth noting that, though a donation would be nice -perhaps what you really need just for the bond to be UNDERWRITTEN pending the (hopefully) successful court case.
Perhaps you could ask our government as they apparently have a spare £800,000 that they want to give away:
http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/05/26/golden-pay-offs/
“WhaleLover” we have problems here that you don’t usually find in civilised societies.
Wish us luck.
HIDS x.
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Hi Harriet @44,
You are certainly right to reiterate that PR / social media is a “two way street” and a “double edged sword”
My analysis (for what it’s worth) is that for SSCS and Paul Watson THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY.
[especially when operating on a PR 'stage' that is global not local]
This (bad publicity thing) is not the case for our island.
For obvious reasons I will not post all the links relating to corrupt/dodgy practises, child abuse and it’s history of cover up, pursuance of third world debts that may have been sold on to err…. Loan Sharks ?
etc. etc……..
Besides; as you used the words “intelligent” and “sophisticated” in your post, I know that you already appreciate all these things.
It is easy to make assumptions about people – and we can easily be wrong – Your use of the word “peaceful” in your complaint about social media excesses (‘sticks and stones etc’) indicates to me that you did not grow up in any really rough playgrounds.
I am happy for you btw. (but I may be wrong of course)
HIDS x.
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