Late at night, so I probably should wait until tomorrow to post, but here goes...

Seeing the youtube video and the remarks in context makes them seem a little less offensive than they origingally seemed in Black and White on a page. However I still think he crossed a line and I think it would have been better if he hadn't said those things whether he agreed wtth them or not.

I don't think that the holocaust is funny under any circustances, and making the comments whether he agreed with them or not had a major potential to offend.

Tommy Tiernan is no idiot and must have been aware of this potential when he said what he did. I think Lox has basically agreed with this position in more recent posts.

It scares me that the crowd seemed to find what he said hillarious. It also scared me that he was capable of thinking some of the things he said whether he meant them or not.

Can't help wondering why the questioner asked the question in the way that he did and whether there was some orchestration involved in this.

My basic position is unaltered, it was at best a silly thing to make these remarks, whether they reflect his views or not. If anyone with racist views takes succour in them on the basis that TT and others support their views, this is not a good outcome.