Countdown’s Rachel Riley had a 4-letter word for George Galloway and people loved her for it
Countdown’s Rachel Riley is never afraid to speak her mind on Twitter, and for that we are very grateful.
There was the moment she said this about that unfortunate looking scarf and people who wear fur.
Proof that people who wear fur look like c*nts. pic.twitter.com/ZZ9wedJDxV
— Rachel Riley (@RachelRileyRR) October 17, 2018
And the time she came up with a new ‘creative insult’.
Anyone in need of a new creative insult, @C4Countdown is at your service! Come on, we all know one… 😝 pic.twitter.com/DnU7I2wnWl
— Rachel Riley MBE 💙 (@RachelRileyRR) October 31, 2018
Anyway, we digress. We’re here because Riley responded to criticism from George Galloway after she said this about antisemitism and the Labour Party.
Thanks to Nick Hewer and everyone else standing shoulder to shoulder with me and so many others, against bullying, and against Antisemitism.
It’s so very much appreciated. 😊❤️🙏 #BeLouder https://t.co/PcN3bcsgBp— Rachel Riley MBE 💙 (@RachelRileyRR) January 8, 2019
She got plenty of support, including a tweet from this chap you might have heard of.
I stand with you, Rachel x
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 8, 2019
Except George Galloway, well, George Galloway, he wasn’t happy. Not at all.
Dumbfounding. She calls Chomsky ( or Chomski as she styles him) an anti-Semite and slanders half the Labour Party as the same. 1980’s left-wing comedy icon and all round gent backs…her! #Corbyn #Labour
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) January 9, 2019
There was no shortage of replies in support of Riley. People like this …
The problem George, is that both she and Stephen have huge credibility, whereas you have none.
— Mike T (@CiderBotherer) January 9, 2019
… and this.
Hhmmm,
Do we listen to Rachel Riley, Nick Hewer, Stephen Fry or…
George the cat?
Tricky one that. pic.twitter.com/HfI2YDXxwT
— Lee Halliday 🇪🇸 ⚽ (@espanalives) January 9, 2019
But no-one was quite so succinct as Riley herself.
Fuck off George Galloway. https://t.co/4vUbAjI86i
— Rachel Riley (@RachelRileyRR) January 9, 2019
Today is not the day I’m going to be polite to antisemite scum – to be explicit George Galloway.https://t.co/mo6jSPrVkj
— Rachel Riley (@RachelRileyRR) January 9, 2019
Not everyone appreciated it.
In my day countdown was a family show. "In good hands" they told me☹️
I miss carol https://t.co/RCAQpVzuru— Han Dodges (@Han_Dodges_) January 9, 2019
But lots of people did.
Evergreen tweet https://t.co/bTC3ppNv3d
— Daniel Sugarman (@Daniel_Sugarman) January 9, 2019
Fuck off George Galloway
Pass it on https://t.co/oZnsv41ZTe
— Clare Quilty (@cquilty52) January 9, 2019
I could RT this everyday and stand by it.
It's evergreen. https://t.co/Sntx6pK84j— Annika H Rothstein (@truthandfiction) January 9, 2019
The perfect 4 word tweet. https://t.co/1RvOW1wDec
— Stephen Pollard (@stephenpollard) January 9, 2019
