'Guido Fawkes' (and his sock-puppets) on Newsnight

No wonder 'Guido Fawkes' (Paul Staines) came a cropper on Newsnight; he didn't have his usual gang of sock-puppets on hand to back him up!

This video imagines what the appearance might have been like had Staines played his usual cowardly trick of hiding behind a team of anonymous bullies and smear-merchants.

For an ongoing study of 'Guido Fawkes' and the ratbags that hang out at his amateur-hour website, visit:
http://www.bloggerheads.com/guido_fawkes/

To learn more about sock-puppetry and the related art of astro-turfing, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_sock_puppet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing

Video contains NSFW audio and just a *pinch* of satire. You have been warned.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• guido
• fawkes
• paul
• staines
• newsnight

[ACLBlair]

Dude Ireland you are a massive loser and cock nose.

How is your buddy Brown doing you fat dumb cunt?

[bloggerheads]

You should have auditioned for this video, ACLBlair. You'd make a perfect foul-mouthed sock-puppet.

[MuthafunkinBeeatch]

Good God, perhaps it's because I'm not a blogger and only read the odd blog from time to time, but this comes across as the sort of petulance I expect from my 4 year old sister. If you're going to try and be smart and funny you should...you know...make it smart and funny.

[bloggerheads]

Yes, MuthafunkinBeeatch, it is as you suspect. The humour in this video is only fully apparent if you are aware of (and/or willing to accept) several defining aspects of Paul Staines' website.

[Fahrenheit22]

Actually Tim, I think YOU are doing more to make all political bloggers look like twats than anyone else right now.

And you can hardly complain about sock-puppetry when you've got so many online identities yourself.

Just get over it. You used to be good. Now your just a bore.

[bloggerheads]

I have introduced a new ID recently for purely satirical purposes, yes... but I use my usual nickname when I do so and my actual identity is made very clear to all who see me use it. As for the rest of your comments, well, your attempt to portray me as an abuser of sock-puppets when it simply and quite clearly isn't the case makes me doubt that your opinions have any sincerity or merit. Sorry.

[blacflag]

Paul Staines is a waste of oxygen, Tory Donkey, Guy Fawkes would be turning in his grave.

[catalyst8]

Paul Staines really is an irredeemable prick, it's true.

[jman375]

Whoever made this vid has joined him in the Prat club.

Very poor

[DATERWEBSITE]

LOL This funny.

[matsimpsk]

Haha... political bloggers looking like twats? Who would've thought?

[realdavorg]

*applause*

Sums up the Guido blog experience brilliantly.