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.
And the time she came up with a new ‘creative insult’.
Anyway, we digress. We’re here because Riley responded to criticism from George Galloway after she said this about antisemitism and the Labour Party.
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.
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.
https://twitter.com/Han_Dodges_/status/1083105616523153422
But lots of people did.
https://twitter.com/Daniel_Sugarman/status/1082925901300580352
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