'Condemn the abusers!': James O'Brien reacts to Reform MP's 'bizarre' post
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James O'Brien and Shelagh Fogarty react to the video posted by Reform MP Sarah Pochin, in which she calls on the England World Cup team to keep winning in order to keep women safe from domestic violence.
Yikes. What a remarkable take.
The Reform MP posted a short speech onto X in which she encouraged the team to keep up their good form at the tournament because domestic violence 'goes through the roof' when England lose.
Thomas Tuchel's side beat Croatia 4-2 in their Group L in Dallas on Wednesday evening, but Ms Pochin wrote in her caption: "For the sake of women’s safety we need England to keep winning".
Evil 👿 to core..
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Going by those stats, maybe by her logic, Pochin should campaign to ban the England football team completely, to reduce domestic abuse?
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tone deaf. How could you accidentally finish talking about such a serious topic with such a crass soundbite?
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And she is one of Reform's leading lights.😂 I wouldn't give this idiot the benefit of the doubt, on anything!
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It's because they ONLY have ONE track - they play the politics of division every chance they get - there's no solutions offered, ever - just vile rhetoric to stir up even more hate - and the sinister part is that they KNOW they're doing it - it's rage bait and it's disgusting!
@amandagraney137James is so full of bitterness. So sad.
@TomBartram-b1cI’d call it instrumental stupidity where the threat of stupidity, and its consequences, are used to manipulate people.
@theeniwetoksymphonyorchest7580You won't ever please these clowns! If they do well they are miserable, and if they don't,, they use that as an excuse to take out their life frustrations on others. 🤡
@Scott-j1m9cThought that was Worzel Gummidge for a second there
@iby914This felt like a dog whistle to the domestic abusers to me. I'd like to joke that she clearly knows who her fan base are, but that wouldn't be leaving this topic with the respect it deserves ...and I have more than two brain cells to know that DV abusers come in all styles, shapes and forms.
@pppp67567James you are the best
@DjGoluckyI think we know the answer to that one. Thats the £100 question on who wants to be a millionaire
@neilg981Ffs😂
@ikh-go9yiMost of the research suggests it doesn't matter if England win or lose. Domestic abuse cases go up the same either way. The catalyst isn't men being angry their team lost, it's that men are out with their abusive mates, drinking and generally being abusive.
@GozLynnWhy do I ever get worried about my mistakes, when politicians in the eye of the camera behave insane
@beniaminocogoi5806She's a real life Cruella de Vil - except more extreme
@Rambo0784Thought reform were keeping that imbecile away from the cameras
@sanchez16That might just be the weirdest take I've ever heard.
@mattybob12310Disgusting, same happens Australia, my Mum & Dad would be furious.
@petereagle1969She's out of touch and tone deaf ... I'm speechless...
@Aggie84It’s usually, all the above. Or both. People are very versatile!
Learn from Our mistakes, Europe. Freedom over Fascism!!!
This feels like a South Park episode
@DTecksVisionThat was take eighteen or so and she had a coach too boot...truly bumbling...the finger gestures ffs
@ronturner3598The proof for Dunning Kruger.
@UndulyBulkyOh how one can long for cancel culture.
@anewsortofgramophoneDemocracy has become so dangerous it's scary. Because the chances of electiing someone like her is real.
@boseman8227She looks like the Joker from the Batman Killing Joke cover when she smiles.
@NeilScott-v6nDecent and intelligent people don’t want to be in politics because the media destroys them today … so this is what we have now - dumb dumber!
@SculptExpress-gv8jpHer smile says the lights are on but nobody’s home.
@edmurthhe is still my mp
@Not-u8sThe self righteous sanctimonious ex public school boy middle class lefty O’Brien is again showing how out of touch with the majority concerns of the working class he is.
@davidfoster2006LBC presenters are never consistent with their moral outrage. They still spew their opinionated vitriol that the illegal settler colony has a right to “defend” itself. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@1066keefurbanBurnham actually physically ran away from Beth Rigby rather than be asked what ‘Manchesterism ‘ means
@lestrem11Some folks are just weird. Too important for reality...
@2Old2MtbMeanwhile, here on Earth, Burnham is now refusing to be interviewed after his Victoria Derbyshire disaster.
@lestrem11Yes they are probably reform patriots
@grahamhavercroft4203Take alcohol out the equation and you'll likely get zero incidents of domestic violence. Dont blame the footballers.
@ChrisI-jz5dzIrony is the new news
@geeksworkshopA fourteen year old did all of that to an old woman to steal her money to buy sweets, crisps and chocolate! That means they did it just for the fun they got out of doing it. What kind of evil sick ish is going on here? The poor baby never stood a chance from day one.
@jujutrini8412I would contend that the abuse goes up as a direct result of alcohol consumption, not the footballers losing.
@user-mark9660You’re reaching
@KEHB25Glad to hear men are never abused.
@xxnoxx-xp5blObviously football should be banned. 😊
@SIMONWINTER-m6dain’t a bandwagon thats too unsuitable for these cranks
@alingard1Pretty sure she didn't say it was the footballers fault, James. It's just a matter of fact, and she was calling it out. Not once did she imply the fault lay with the footballers. I think you will be embarrassed by this tomorrow.
@user-mark9660Like Jess Phillips did as minister for women?
@TheD4vieSorry James, it's worse than you thought. It's option C - she thought she was making a hilarious joke about women being battered.
@tewrghI thought it was a tweet, but she actually filmed it 😮 😂😂😂
@Siôn_ydw_iProof if any were needed that Reform don't care about VAWG.
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