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Entry: Diana Deserves Better Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/diana_deserves_better#4204 Post contents: Taki, you quote as facts statements from a woman whose veracity has been proven suspect time and again, the biggest whopper that she had nothing to do with Morton's book. You then are convinced her relationships with protection officer Mannakee, Lord Pembroke, Oliver Hoare, and Will Carling were all "platonic", are you, all these married men? Their wives' feelings -- ah, not to worry! Even Rupert Murdoch's The Times has printed articles. This essay, The regrettable legacy of Diana, indicates the irreperable damage she has done. (And then why complain about Murdoch's 'vulgarization', or 'Neocon' views, then?) Along with mourning sickness, the writer points out there is emotional correctness, truly a 'conservative concept. # # # Emotional correctness: The reaction to Diana’s death was not entirely spontaneous. It was shaped by those in politics and the media determined to make an emotional connection with the public – by insisting that only one emotional reaction be allowed. Emotional correctness was everywhere, from Tony Blair’s speech anointing Diana “the people’s princess”, to the two-inch high tabloid headline before the funeral commanding “Be Silent All Britain”. We had seen the roots of it before, as when Kate Adie was criticised by BBC bosses for being too “forensic” in her reports from Dunblane. We have witnessed it since in response to other tragedies, from Soham to the Algarve. Sent at: 2008 09 06