The Reverend - 'David Beckham Could Have Stopped The Iraq War'

Jon McClure rants about the footballer...

July 14, 2009 by Scott Colothan | Photo by Shirlaine Forrest

The Reverend - 'David Beckham Could Have Stopped The Iraq War'

The Reverend himself Jon McClure believes that David Beckham had the power to stop the Iraq War.

The singer, famous for spouting his views, says he's frustrated that celebrities don't use their status to do things more meaningful.

Blathering about Beckham, McClure told the Press Association: “If David Beckham had of spoken out about Iraq it wouldn't have happened, I honestly believe that hand on heart, or Britain certainly wouldn't have got involved."

He continued: "Beckham's cultural gravitas was as such in that period that if he'd have gone 'I don't want this war in Iraq, it's an awful thing, we should not do it', it wouldn't have happened, the public would've gone mad against it.

“But because he kept his gob shut, and everybody else did, it happened, we sleepwalked our way there."

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uhh over a million people marched on parliament to speak out against it,not exactly everyone keeping their 'gob shut' is it?! Blair still didnt listen so what the **** difference would a footballer make?
~ by badbandstupidsinger 7/14/2009 Report
Reverend you are a twat
~ by gbrown 7/14/2009 Report
Stop trying to be Noel Gallagher, Twat!
~ by He is a Twat 7/14/2009 Report
Lets hope Beckham uses his cultural gravitas to get John McClure to shut the **** up and **** off.
~ by Reverend 7/14/2009 Report
Hard 2C were Iraq sits in the Beckham brand portfolio.
~ by megawat 7/15/2009 Report