Your chance to quiz link road protester Simon 'Sitting Bull' Medhurst (From The Argus)
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Your chance to quiz link road protester Simon 'Sitting Bull' Medhurst
10:20am Saturday 19th January 2013 in News By Ben James
Your chance to quiz link road protester Simon 'Sitting Bull' Medhurst
The subject of next week’s Your Interview is Simon William Medhurst aka Sitting Bull.
The 54-year-old has become something of a poster boy for the Hastings to Bexhill link road protest, having kept bailiffs at bay for over a week with his hand-dug tunnel.
This is your chance to put your questions to the seasoned protester.
Email ben.james@theargus.co.uk or call 01273 544536.
Alternatively leave your questions below?
Comments(37)
Algeria Touchshriek
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11:15am Sat 19 Jan 13
Let's hope your friends or family never need an ambulance quickly eh? Because without the new road, arrival time will no doubt be much later.
Ergo, if anybody other than this dole bludger dies as a result of poor link roads, Mr. Simon Medhurst will be the same as a murderer - FACT.
Mayan Turkey
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11:28am Sat 19 Jan 13
Do you have any advice for young people evaluating their future options who might be interested in following a career in protesting?
There are a lot of protesters at Portslade Academy at the moment. Would you give them any pointers?
Sounds just right for our Tarquin if it involves long periods of inactivity.
stoner1690
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11:34am Sat 19 Jan 13
Nosfaratu
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11:44am Sat 19 Jan 13
Lets pretend he is a 'Badger'.
After all, being in a damp hole for a week he has probably already contracted TB.
risingphoenix
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11:45am Sat 19 Jan 13
AGT999
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12:03pm Sat 19 Jan 13
worthingite
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12:50pm Sat 19 Jan 13
nocando
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12:58pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Poccypoc
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2:18pm Sat 19 Jan 13
2. Do you actually look for work?
3. Why did you think your protest would do any good given the road will be built come what may?
4. Is it fair to say people like you would ban cars if they had their way?
5. Do you consider yourself for tomorrow's generation of feckless layabouts?
6. If we don't build roads, how are we supposed to get about?
7. Do you not feel an ounce of shame that taxpayers' money was wasted trying to get you and crowd off the site?
Ballroom Blitz
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3:48pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Why do you look so smug and self righteous in your photo, when you rely on state benefits, paid for by the very people you are trying to **** up. Oh I see... that's exactly why you look so smug.
funkyyoyo
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6:09pm Sat 19 Jan 13
williethemailboy
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6:44pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Nosfaratu
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6:53pm Sat 19 Jan 13
risingphoenix wrote:Luddite !
Do you ever believe a time will come that the blind numpties out there who post such ill informed nonsense about the need to destroy the countryside will realise they have been taken for a ride by the 'development' lobby?
AGT999
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7:31pm Sat 19 Jan 13
funkyyoyo wrote:does anyone care?
does anyone know what katie price is upto these days????
risingphoenix
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7:51pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Nosfaratu wrote:Ah... I wondered when one of the said numpties would rise to the challenge...
risingphoenix wrote:Luddite !
Do you ever believe a time will come that the blind numpties out there who post such ill informed nonsense about the need to destroy the countryside will realise they have been taken for a ride by the 'development' lobby?
So tell me, said numpty...Given that virtually all road 'developments' have failed to bring in the promised economic benefits, what will you say when this one fails as well?..
societyisdying
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8:41pm Sat 19 Jan 13
lets start but giving kittwat the money he wants and agree to all his schemes
seriously though i sencerely hope you self rightous c**ts get the totalitarian dictatorship you truely deserve.
i also hope that if anything bad happens to you no-one stands up for you in any way, it's not only what you deserve, it's what you ask for.
if the argus is a true representation of society in this country we are all f***ed, you spineless basterds
nocando
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9:04pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Grow up.
All 9 of me
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9:44pm Sat 19 Jan 13
societyisdying wrote:and better english lessons for the rest
couldn't agree more with you all, lets never protest about anything ever.
lets start but giving kittwat the money he wants and agree to all his schemes
seriously though i sencerely hope you self rightous c**ts get the totalitarian dictatorship you truely deserve.
i also hope that if anything bad happens to you no-one stands up for you in any way, it's not only what you deserve, it's what you ask for.
if the argus is a true representation of society in this country we are all f***ed, you spineless basterds
Selnec
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9:55pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Are you from the area, and if not, why do you feel your and your fellow 'protesters' opinions are more important than those of local people?
This man is a joke, a layabout and a waster. Him and his cronies' actions are nothing short of a national disgrace. If you've had enough of them too, remember http://epetitions.di
rect.gov.uk/petition
s/44214
churchst
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11:21pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Mayan Turkey wrote:the fact you called your child Tarquin makes your question completely invalid...
Dear Mr Bull
Do you have any advice for young people evaluating their future options who might be interested in following a career in protesting?
There are a lot of protesters at Portslade Academy at the moment. Would you give them any pointers?
Sounds just right for our Tarquin if it involves long periods of inactivity.
churchst
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11:24pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Algeria Touchshriek wrote:Lets talk about the issues and not the predictable rhetoric of a sad old conservative...
I assume your benefits are being stopped why you play your silly games?
Let's hope your friends or family never need an ambulance quickly eh? Because without the new road, arrival time will no doubt be much later.
Ergo, if anybody other than this dole bludger dies as a result of poor link roads, Mr. Simon Medhurst will be the same as a murderer - FACT.
Maritimer
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11:41pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Thank you for your courage in trying to defend Combe Haven Valley. I think it is really important to protect precious and unique natural heritage sites like this.
Beautiful Sussex should not be subject to ill-thought-out developments, like this road, and hazardous gas fracking, both of which will damage the attraction of the area to tourism as well as endangering fragile water resources.
churchst
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11:41pm Sat 19 Jan 13
stoner1690 wrote:extract yourself from your tiny bubble and try see the bigger picture....the only parasite on this planet is people like you.
Don't give this parasite any more publicity.
Maritimer
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11:42pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Thank you for your courage in trying to defend Combe Haven Valley. I think it is really important to protect precious and unique natural heritage sites like this.
Beautiful Sussex should not be subject to ill-thought-out developments, like this road, and hazardous gas fracking, both of which will damage the attraction of the area to tourism as well as endangering fragile water resources.
churchst
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11:42pm Sat 19 Jan 13
stoner1690 wrote:extract yourself from your tiny bubble and try see the bigger picture....the only parasite on this planet is people like you.
Don't give this parasite any more publicity.
churchst
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11:46pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Nosfaratu wrote:pathetic. irrelevant. but most of all severely lame.
I have an idea !
Lets pretend he is a 'Badger'.
After all, being in a damp hole for a week he has probably already contracted TB.
Maritimer
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11:46pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Thank you for your courage in trying to defend Combe Haven Valley. It is so important to protect precious and unique natural heritage sites such as this.
Beautiful Sussex should not be subject to ill-thought-out developments, like this road, and hazardous gas fracking, both of which will damage the attraction of the area to tourism as well as endangering fragile water resources.
churchst
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11:54pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Nosfaratu wrote:pathetic. irrelevant. but most of all severely lame.
I have an idea !
Lets pretend he is a 'Badger'.
After all, being in a damp hole for a week he has probably already contracted TB.
churchst
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11:54pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Nosfaratu wrote:pathetic. irrelevant. but most of all severely lame.
I have an idea !
Lets pretend he is a 'Badger'.
After all, being in a damp hole for a week he has probably already contracted TB.
stoner1690
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5:15am Sun 20 Jan 13
churchst wrote:Do you have a st st st stutter ?
Nosfaratu wrote:pathetic. irrelevant. but most of all severely lame.
I have an idea !
Lets pretend he is a 'Badger'.
After all, being in a damp hole for a week he has probably already contracted TB.
saraman
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9:53am Sun 20 Jan 13
Maritimer wrote:Don't we need roads to bring the tourists to see the beautiful countryside?
I think you are amazing. I cannot believe you are 54. Have you done anything like this before and where do you find the stamina? Thank you for your courage in trying to defend Combe Haven Valley. It is so important to protect precious and unique natural heritage sites such as this. Beautiful Sussex should not be subject to ill-thought-out developments, like this road, and hazardous gas fracking, both of which will damage the attraction of the area to tourism as well as endangering fragile water resources.
Sussex jim
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10:09am Sun 20 Jan 13
Maritimer wrote:If he's 54 then it is unlikely he will ever get a job (when he grows up) ; and being so fit and healthy he will probably be a parasite on the state for another 30 or 40 years.
I think you are amazing. I cannot believe you are 54. Have you done anything like this before and where do you find the stamina?
Thank you for your courage in trying to defend Combe Haven Valley. It is so important to protect precious and unique natural heritage sites such as this.
Beautiful Sussex should not be subject to ill-thought-out developments, like this road, and hazardous gas fracking, both of which will damage the attraction of the area to tourism as well as endangering fragile water resources.
nocando
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10:37am Sun 20 Jan 13
Maritimer wrote:Oh please, pass me the sick bag. If you've ever actully been to the area you'll understand its pretty much a swamp of questionable beauty. You'll also be aware that 50 years ago it had a railway line and viaduct running across it which had no impact on anything worth noting. How can you honestly call a project that's been planned and developed over 40 years ill thought out? I'd argue that you're resorting to mild hysteria because your grounds for objecting are ill thought out and hold less water than your supposedly fragile water resources, which at combe haven incidentally are anything but fragile, quite the opposite in fact, prone to flooding is a better description. I was a small boy growing up in the area in the 70s/80s watching them build queensway which is the preliminary link to the new bypass. I can remember the signboards outside most houses 'supporting the new spur road' as it was called. Its been a long time coming and the people most affected are in favour. End of argument, so either demonstrate the courage of your convictions by throwing yourself under a bulldozer or find something useful and productive to somewhere that actually concerns you.
I think you are amazing. I cannot believe you are 54. Have you done anything like this before and where do you find the stamina?
Thank you for your courage in trying to defend Combe Haven Valley. It is so important to protect precious and unique natural heritage sites such as this.
Beautiful Sussex should not be subject to ill-thought-out developments, like this road, and hazardous gas fracking, both of which will damage the attraction of the area to tourism as well as endangering fragile water resources.
doon72
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10:45am Sun 20 Jan 13
doon72
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10:56am Sun 20 Jan 13
nocando wrote:I don't want this road. I am a resident of Hastings I enjoy using my car and trains and buses (which I would use more if they worked better) and I cycle (which I would do more if the roads weren't so dangerous, polluted etc.)
The residents want the road. They're getting it. What's totalitarian about that?
Grow up.
Somethingsarejustwrong
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4:13pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Sussex jim says...
10:56am Sat 19 Jan 13