Steve Walker wrote:
> Gaz wrote:
>> Steve Walker wrote:
>>> Avery wrote:
>>>> Quote from Prime Minister John Howard - Australia
>>>>
>>>> Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on
>>>> Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted
>>>> radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
>>>
>>> This is old news, and a good part of the reason why the Australians
>>> kicked his bigoted arse out of office last year. They believe in
>>> freedom you see, much more than in Howard's vision of Christian
>>> flags & pledges.
>>
>> Howard lost the election for a large number of reasons, despite his
>> position on such things, not because of them.
>
> I'm afraid I lack the detailed info for antipodean psephology, but it
> seemed clear to me from media coverage that the Australian people had
> tired of his aggressive posturing, and elected instead a quiet decent
> accountant-type.
> What would you attribute the result to, Gaz?
ten years of power......
We all got sick of Blair after ten years, who was probably the finest
performer of the last fifty years. Howard made Gordon Browns grins look
inspiring. I was living in Australia when he got elected. His positioning
killed the Australian version of the BNP, which was developing at a
disturbing rate.
Gaz
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