Yikes: Conservative British Politician Tricked Into Honoring Dead Human Sh*tstain Ian Watkins
There’s been a lot of talk lately about people in power and their close proximity to pedophiles over the last year or so. And while even our president is protecting a dead one (and all his co-conspirators), this news coming out of the U.K. isn’t as disturbing as the Epstein case, but it does include a cringey bit of schadenfreude, as a member of Pariliament was tricked into filming himself honoring the very dead pedophile and Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins.
According to Metro, leader of the conservative Reform UK party Nigel Farage recorded a nearly 30 second clip of himself honoring Watkins after receiving a request through the service Cameo. Someone paid £98 (or roughly $131 in real American money) to have the MP record the message, in which he said the following:
“This message is to pay tribute to Ian Watkins, a good man, a really good guy who is very much in contact with me.
“He loved his children and will be sorely missed by them forever. He will always hold a very special place in everybody’s heart.
“Remember what he always said ‘Mad Lolz’ doesn’t that sum up the world doesn’t it?’
“Sorry for your grief but please try and keep some happy memories.”
Given how high profile and heinous Watkins’ crimes were, it boggles the mind to think an MP wouldn’t immediately recognize that name and make sure they weren’t honoring a convicted pedophile. One would think they’d at least do their due diligence, but nope. Dude just took the cash and filmed the message.
A reporter with Metro interviewed the individual who purchased the video named John Smith, who said he was inspired by another prankster who used the service to get Farage to praise the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Anyone with even a little knowledge about the Troubles knows why that would be a big no-no for a British politician. Considering how Farge had already been duped into saying something controversial on Cameo before, Smith expected Farage to reject his request. But that didn’t happen.
“Getting the video was simplicity itself, I just asked him to do a video on behalf of a late friend called Ian Watkins and his family.
“I am concerned that he could not see through my frankly paper-thin deception and his willingness to do anything for money without even a rudimentary check. If he would do this for a small amount of money, what would he do for paymasters with deeper pockets?
“I hope to show the world that Farage is a man who will do and say anything for whoever is paying him. I suspect he has no actual ideology and will follow the path to power that offers the least resistance.
“If I could speak directly to him I would ask why he did not do even a rudimentary check? Will he blindly accept what he is told by the Kremlin, the White House or anyone with £70 going spare for a Cameo?”
Like most conservative politicians these days, Farage basically just shrugged and said “doesn’t matter, got paid” when confronted with the fact that he’d been duped yet again.
“Thank him for the money. There are lots of Ian Watkins. Tell him to send more. I did alter his request.”
In the wake of everything, Metro asked Smith if he was worried that the prank might have made light of Watkins’ crimes, which included the attempted rape of an 11-month-old. He said he wasn’t worried about that, so much as he was worried about how corrupt Farage might be.
“I am worried that Farage’s support of Grok and its ability to generate obscene images of women and children, his giggling at PMQ’s yesterday makes light of these crimes.
“My favourite part was the fact he knowingly lied saying “Ian” was someone he knew well. If he is prepared to lie for relatively paltry sums, what is he prepared to do for larger amounts?
“I asked him to do Watkins infamous “Mega Lolz” catchprase but Farage fucked it up. Maybe I should ask for a refund?”
