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Bring a plate, barrack for the team - don't care where you come from ... : Comments

By Emma Dawson, published 30/3/2007

Australia has a most successful multicultural society due, in part, to our being the world’s dumping ground for undesirables of other cultures.

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Send us your misfits -

- the ones who didn't fit in with the British aristocracy.

- the Irish who wouldn't kneel to the British Empire.

- the Europeans who had enough of wartime fascism.

- the Asians who had enough of warlords and corruption.

- the Middle Easteners who had enough of mullahs, thought police and meddlesome foreign governments.

Thus have we had a filtration system which has largely operated on auto-pilot for 200 years. Seems like a good recipe for a population to me.

Is it any wonder the neocons are having a hard time controlling us?
Posted by Chris Shaw, Carisbrook 3464, Friday, 30 March 2007 9:29:40 AM
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Nice article. I certainly agree with the Howard as a 'cultural imperialist' remark. I can think of a few posters here, actually, who fit that title.

I remember reading somewhere that the wealthier a country is, generally speaking, the more conservative it's politics tend to be. It definately seems to be the case in Australia at the moment, we have lots of privelege and ...stuff, and conservatism (individualism, privatisation of everything, destruction of public services, not letting any foreigners in on the deal) seems to be the best way to keep a tight grasp that wealth.

Just a passing thought, but it seems to me like an ever swelling bubble..the bigger it gets, the more fragile it becomes..
Posted by spendocrat, Friday, 30 March 2007 9:44:28 AM
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Multiculturalism is more like a trojan horse computer virus than an wonderful achievement that makes us all proud. Fabian socialism is like a trojan horse come to think of it. Speaking for myself the whole concept is embarrassing, and unAustralian. Multiculturalism is not distinctly Australian, it is an idea copied from Canada!

Why the hell do people advocate the decline of Anglo/European culture in this country when clearly, that is what stabilises the country? Why would you excitedely anticipate greater middle eastern and asian influence in this country? Is it possible that the views of our Asian neighbours mights be biased and laced with self interest?

Pathetic article.
Posted by davo, Friday, 30 March 2007 10:01:59 AM
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I can think of one group here in Australia that does threaten the stability of our country, namely Hizb ut Tahrir.

I cant see this group being very multicultural - so why should we?!
Posted by chav, Friday, 30 March 2007 11:03:45 AM
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Meanwhile, the Serbs are still fighting with the Croats.
Posted by VK3AUU, Friday, 30 March 2007 11:13:29 AM
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Multiculturalism is a bit of a misnomer. Australia's experience is more like generational assimilation. 'Bring your food but leave your baggage behind'. This is a trend that multiculturalism seeks to change.

Each wave of migrants to this continent had some impact on the prevailing culture, but it was often short lived. In the 80 years from 1788 to 1868 when WA ceased the practice, only 160,000 convicts came to the Colonies - that's an average of 2,000 a year - only a small proportion of total migration.

The primary role of migration was to provide labour for growing industries. In the early days, there was a sufficient surplus of labour from countries with similar language and culture (UK and Ireland), but as this ran out, the capitilists had to look further afield for their labour - war ravaged Europe, where culture and languages were not too disimilar. Eventually this source started to run out, and the capitalist became more desperate, turning to non-european cultures, formulating extreme right policies such as multiculturalism to justify, fool, and placate the left.

The question that we must ask is whether there is continued benefit for a policy of migration, or whether too much strain is being placed upon our environment and infrastructure.
Posted by Batch, Friday, 30 March 2007 12:06:59 PM
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Multiculturalism; are they still trying to sell this pup? Can anyone recall mass protests by people demanding more multiculturalism? Raising this topic periodically would indicate that it hasn't been the outstanding success that we were told it would be. I think we should demand our money back.
Posted by Sage, Friday, 30 March 2007 12:16:58 PM
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To those who consider multiculturalism to be bad somehow, can I ask, does that mean you dislike this country? Because it's included a gamut of cultures for a long, long time now. In fact it's been one of the defining features of the country from the beginning.

So to suggest multiculturalism is a bad idea...wouldnt that be saying that Australia sucks, and always has?
Posted by spendocrat, Friday, 30 March 2007 12:27:23 PM
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People should exercise extreme caution when positing that Australia has always been multicultural. If that gains wide acceptance it will kill off the ‘White Australia’ policy. Disappearing with the term ‘White Australia’ would be racist and xenophobe (those two words can’t exist along with multiculturalism). Just think how upset the Trotskyites would be. They would only have access to a few barbs with which to abuse us; imperialist, colonialist and convicts. Maybe they could hammer us with an accusation of national Rachmanism.
Posted by Sage, Friday, 30 March 2007 12:55:05 PM
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"Howard is a cultural imperialist. He sees white, western culture as superior to all other cultures, and hasn’t the generosity of spirit or imagination to appreciate the benefits of other world-views"

Is that the culture of democracy, justice by rule of law, human rights, equality of the sexes, freedom of religion, economic growth through encourgaging enterprise, providing aid to others (e.g. 1 Billion to Indonesia, generoisty of spirit!), encouraging sport for health life styles, etc etc.........

Western "white" culture may not be fully perfect and there are bad points (as in any culture) but really can any one argue it is not worthy as the one culture to aspire too?

Does that make me rascist? Or just a philosophical-ist?
Posted by The_Big_Fish, Friday, 30 March 2007 1:25:18 PM
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Not at all Spendo... Australia developed a recognizable culture which was quite stable up to the outbreak of WW2 and only after that did we open our doors to non traditional ethnic sources of migrants.

PROTESTS ON THE DOCKS.
There were people who protested on the docks in those days who, from their thrones in glory are probably saying "We told you so" for the very simple reason that the word 'Multi'-cultural is used to describe once 'mono' cultural Australia.

NOT 'MULTI' but CITIZENS
As I've argued in other threads, we don't need the word 'Multi' to be connected to Culture in Australia, we have a culture and the only word we need to focus on is..CITIZENSHIP.

BLENDED NATION.
In the process of becoming good, well informed citizens, there will be an inevitable osmosis of cultural habits which the predominant culture picks up from the newby's which are seen to be of value, and specially so as people from various ethno/cultural backgrounds intermarry.

RACIST BARRIERS.
The only true barriers to inter-marriage and cultural/racial blending are 'racist' ones. Only those who believe they are ethnically or culturally superior will resent the idea of marrying someone from a different culture. Some may refrain for reasons of a personal and practical nature, such as the inability to cope with too much difference, and this is understandable. But the 'in principle' disagreement with the idea of cultural/ethnic blending is plain racist.

BRING A PLATE, BARRACK FOR THE TEAM.. AND MARRY MY DAUGHTER. (she's cute)
Yes, lets have social interaction, lets be friendly to all, but don't let us put barriers to marriage in the way of our offspring who happen to love each other.
Posted by BOAZ_David, Friday, 30 March 2007 1:28:12 PM
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Emma,

This is really good stuff but was Fraser our last "liberal" prime minister? Ok, he might be a liberal or semi bolshevik now but whether he was a liberal PM we judge by his actions during his period in office. He was pretty bad in those days!
Posted by Markob, Friday, 30 March 2007 3:12:14 PM
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I have no problem with multiculturalism so long as people who want to come here respect a few things:
- The rule of law
- Freedom of speech
- Observe our laws against violence/terrorism etc
Posted by volition, Friday, 30 March 2007 6:31:51 PM
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There is some wisdom from our grandmas. Much of this comes down to common courtesy and good manners.

Of course we show Austalians good manners if English is not their first language. In return, we expect some courtesy and good manners too.

When cultures insult our ancestors calling them convicts, or insult our Aboriginal ansestors (1/7 th in my case), do we sit on our political correctness and take it on the chin?

Maybe this is what is upsetting so many people. We have some immigrants here who are rude, say horrible and nasty things to and about those with Australian ancestors and in return, expect us to kiss their bums.

The truce is, no one expects anyone to kiss anyone's bum, or anyone's flag, including ours. That does not mean they should have the audacity to insult our bums or our flags either.

There is an misunderstanding between what is good manners and common couressy and what is an insult. It could be that simple.
Posted by saintfletcher, Saturday, 31 March 2007 12:07:18 AM
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Emma you ask "why are we importing arguments against Multiculturalism from countries with real problems such as Britain and France?"

Because Britian and France are way ahead of us in the numbers (in the millions, I believe, we only have 500,000 thousand here at the last count) of a certain religious ethnic group that has failed to intregate. Because they have the vote, sooner or later they will take control of Britian and France either through the ballot box or through demanding a sepratist state if they grow impatient.

My crystal ball tells me that if a couple of these ethnic groups (tribes) in Australia fail to assimilate then in a century or two Australia will be divided up into three countries like the multiple countries in Europe with their adjoining borders.

The situation in Britain and France is giving us a look through the window of the future to what may be our fate.

You also write of "Australias achievment in building a harmonius multicultural society". It's too soon to make that assumption.

How do you know whats simmering just below the surface amongst the different ethnic groups. Anything could happen at any time, look at Cronulla.
Posted by sharkfin, Saturday, 31 March 2007 12:45:55 AM
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The Fabians must be working for the Howard camp because this is the sort of stuff that will keep Labor out of power. Everyone is fed up to the back teeth with the social engineering experiments borrowed from elsewhere.
Posted by Cornflower, Saturday, 31 March 2007 10:14:33 AM
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Spendocrat,
Multiculture is a misnomer, as Batch says. We have been multi-racial since 1788, but never really MC dispite the best efforts of Grassby and Fraser to portray us as such. We were predominantly British culture until Federation when we began to develope our own culture.

Multiculturalism was introduced in the 1970s but not entirely as ALL had to abide by our laws and social standards and still do. A Spaniard, for example, cannot hold a bullfight even though it is a very important part of his culture. There are certain foods not allowed here that are part of others culture. Men and women are equal here but not acording to some cultures. There is a whole range of cultural things that either are against the law of not part of our social standard. So it is a misnomer to say we are MC.

In any case MC would only succeed if ALL people participated and were respectful and tolerated other cultures. Lebanese muslims will not integrate and do not respect any other people. As for accepting intermarriage, forget it. The croats and serbs want to riot and fight each other at every chance they get.

MC has separated us into groups and both the government and opposition are right in abandoning the concept. Promotion of integration is a much better way to go. The nice things that other people bring here can still be carried out, such as dragon parades, folk dancing, children in colourfull costumes, beer festivals, and music, etc.

We need to eliminate the baggage that some cultures bring with them.
Posted by Banjo, Saturday, 31 March 2007 4:48:09 PM
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Emma,
I was just having a bit of a browse before I went to bed and I saw
'bring a plate' and it made me smile,laugh then shed a tear as I thought of all that implied. Sweet, lovely.
Will I go into my background with the refugee kids that turned up at East Ivanhoe State School from 1950?
Mothers coming down to the shelter-shed at lunch time because they missed their kids, they didn't speak English but their kids were learning fast and could explain and open up the new world they had come into.Their fear, after what they had been through, for their kids in a new environment.
Swapping vegimite sandwiches for Polish salami.Wondering at short grey socks, sandals and hairy legs and warmth and hugs from someone
who spoke no English.
I remember a grey Australia under Menzies. Beer and roast lamb.
And then in 1965 along came wine, Greek and Italian food.Menzies cut that short,he conscripted us and for a while we were cut off from all the rapid changes. But in the Army,luckily, we had representatives from all of those migrant streams that had come into Australia in the 1950's.
My grandfather lost a son at El Alamein and gave land and building materials to a Latvian who had served in the German Army and that when my grandmother was dying how that family gave support to my grandfather.
And from my friend in the army George Bollos who died and my friend Bernard Butner from Berlin who worked with me on the oil rig and who taught me how to carry bags of cement on my shoulders by using my mind; he taught me mental toughness. And Ken Chan who taught me tolerence and gentleness.And so I could go on. But some of those posting comments made me cry at their intolerence.
I just don't believe we need to be cruel to other people, I don't believe we need to hurt people.
So Emma thank you, from my perspective and from the Australia I know, a really good piece.
All the best
Bruce Haigh
Posted by Bruce Haigh, Sunday, 1 April 2007 4:57:59 AM
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The positives in your article about multi-culturalism are great. I support them to the hilt. I'm liberal and multi-cultural. It is not the preserve of the ALP.

The negatives, finger-pointing, the baying and blame belong only among ALP members and unionists. (Remember they are our traditional racists)
Posted by keith, Sunday, 1 April 2007 5:04:47 PM
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No problem with people coming to our country.......just the numbers!

When will we wake up? Maybe the rule should be "one in one out", that way we keep our diversity and maintain what is left of our natural environment for the future. We also lessen the risk of one group getting into a powerful position and changing our laws which would restrict the freedoms our Fathers and Grandfathers fought for.
Posted by Guy V, Monday, 2 April 2007 11:11:48 AM
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Guy V - does your 'one in one out' idea apply to births and deaths?
Posted by spendocrat, Monday, 2 April 2007 12:40:09 PM
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Spendocrat.

Australia's natural population change is roughly zero, similar to most countries where women have an education and a life expectancy.
Posted by Guy V, Monday, 2 April 2007 8:15:17 PM
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Thank you Emma! There are many of us who love our country and our varied compatriots passionately. Some gladden us, some infuriate us, a bit like in any family.

Australia is without a doubt the most successful multicultural country. It is unendingly tedious to have people constantly compare us to other countries. Like Britain, or France. Like comparing apples to oranges.

Bruce Haigh, that was a beautiful post you wrote.
Posted by yvonne, Friday, 6 April 2007 12:04:49 AM
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It really amazes me that multiculturalists claim that "Australia is without doubt the most successful multicultural country"

What, even better than Canada, the instigator of MC?

One can only wonder at what their criteria for claiming success is.
Is it ongoing inequality for women in some quarters or that the RSPCA only rescued 30 roosters, in South Brisbane, from cockfighting?
Well that is better than the 123 fowl they rescued the year before.

Is it that Auburn hospital only had to treat 50 odd patients for post FGM problems last year. How many other girls suffered the truama of FGM but did not get medical attention?

The MC lobby is ignorant or blissfuly disregards these types of issues. They never offer suggestions about how to reduce the social problems of some groups. They ignore the rude and offensive conduct of Leb muslims to females, the intimidation and gang bashings of anglo males, the 70 gang rapes of girls in S/W Sydney with racial purposes, the harrassment of girls, for 10 years, at Cronulla from which that infamous day grew where the locals retook the beach for all to use. They further ignore the riotous behaviour and bashings that took place after Cronulla, resulting in serious injury of individuals.

Then there is the riots and violence of the serbs and croats. What do they suggest we do to stop that cultural hatred.

If Aus is deemed to be MC successful, perhaps we should have a closer look at some of the less successful countries.

Or, maybe the multiculturalists should remove their rose coloured glasses and have a good look at reallity.
Posted by Banjo, Friday, 6 April 2007 11:13:48 AM
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Since both the Government and Opposition have now dumped multiculturalism, it is time we moved on and reconsidered the politicaly correst non-discrimatary immigration programme.

Our immigration has to be discrimatary if we value social cohesion as being important for our descendants.

We have certain groups that clearly are incompatable with our way of life and it is ridiculous that we allow more of these groups to come here.

It is my contention that immigrants only be expected to (A) leave behind any hatreds their culture carries for others, and (B) that they obey and respect our laws and social standards. Other than this they can live their lives however they wish. I believe this to be reasonable and not too much to ask.

We should not continue to import any group/s that will not abide by this and flout ou laws and standards.

For example, if a particular group/s is involved in cockfighting or, say, carrying out FGM on young girls. We should stop further immigration of those groups. Likewise those who continually display anti-social conduct.

It goes, without saying, that in fairness we must totally ensure that ALL prospective migrants are aware of our social laws and standards, before deciding to immigrate. I think we are lacking in this area at present.

But where there are problems of incompatability we nust not compound the problem by allowing in more of that group.
Posted by Banjo, Saturday, 7 April 2007 11:21:03 AM
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I am an Australian who was born in the Western suburbs of Sydney. Of Irish decent and genetics, I was raised Catholic, I grew up climbing trees, riding BMX's and enjoying family BBQ's. When I watch old family films from 25 years ago, it's amazing to hear myself and my sisters' Aussie accent. Just like those old newsreels from the 40's or 50's. Very strong ocka twang ! I was brought up with social minded ideals; to live life as much as possible the way Christ would. To forgive all slights against me, and to love my neighbour, no matter where they are from. To embrace multi-culturalism.

Fast forward to now; age 31. In the recent 4 years I've done a 'Kevin Rudd' and become fluent in Mandarin. It will sound insane, but still living in Sydney, I identify myself more with the mainland Chinese community here than with Australians. I struggle to spend time with my hard-drinking sisters, parents and other family friends or relatives. Their selfishness (and nihilism) with regards to money or time is too painful. I prefer the community spirit of the Chinese, and the genuine 'mateship' in that community of 'guanxi' (relationships) that involves sacrificing yourself for your closest friends (but not for society / strangers, as the left-minded Aussies would have us do).

I have the choice of living in China or Australia. A good life can be had for a foreigner like me over there. But I figure that a better life can be had here in the (growing) Australian Chinese community.

I am against multi-culturalism. I support the 'Asianisation' and 'under-socialisation' of Australia through Asian immigration. I would like to live in the one culture, the 'Chinese' culture in the healthy physical environment of Australia.
Posted by Generalist, Sunday, 8 April 2007 2:55:22 PM
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“If John Howard can’t refrain from imposing his own personal cultural identity on the rest of the nation, then he’s no business calling himself a liberal any more.”

How “personal” a “cultural identity” is Mr Howard imposing when he shares such “cultural identity" with the majority of other Australians?

Seems to me someone is having a beef and denying the fact that Australia is, like Britain has been before a “melting pot” of different cultures.

“Multi-culturalism” is a myth and at best a stepping stone to the inevitable assimilation and shaping of futures Australians by the ethnic and cultural components of the current population and that population is significantly “Anglo Saxon” admittedly with a liberal sprinkling of Celt and a lesser involvement of Greek Italian and other minorities.

It is worth pointing out the term “Anglo-Saxon” is an amalgam of ethnicity, following a Roman influx and was subsequently subdued by a serious Norman / French influence just under a thousand years ago.

Being “precious” about multiculturalism is a dumb idea, for something which will evaporate in four or five generations as the natural process of "assimilation" prevails, forging a homogenous "Australian" identity.

As they say - "There are alot of coffee coloured people in Brazil" - because they have been at it (assimmilating) for 300 years longer than Australia.
Posted by Col Rouge, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 3:00:13 PM
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More nauseating tripe from the multicultural lobby (Emma Dawson is a former SBS employee).

If multiculturalism is so wonderful, then why the need for the unrelenting barrage of multiculturalist propaganda? Maybe because Australians resent the gradual usurping of their culture and national identity in favour of every alien non-Western culture under the sun.

According to Emma Dawson, celebrating Australia’s Western culture, history and traditions is cultural imperialism. Recognising our predominately Anglo-Celtic heritage is blatant racism. Encouraging social cohesion and shared national identity is an imposition.

Emma Dawson, you are a disgrace. If the Labor Party's "thinkers" are promoting this sort of national suicide, then Howard will get my vote. Like most Australians, I value our nation's Western heritage. Maybe, just maybe, the people who actually built this nation would prefer to preserve their dominant culture. After all, it has served them well so far. It's the reason why you aren't in a burqa (a reference to the Battle of Vienna, not that I expect Westernphobes to understand it).

Multiculturalists are self-appointed social fiddlers. Rather than allow Australian society to evolve naturally, they feel the need to enforce diversity for diversity's sake at the expense of shared national identity. Such pernicious diversity for diversity's sake is creating a legacy of ethnic tribalism. Three decades of multiculturalism and we are less united as a nation than ever.

The ALP's hero, Curtin, died in office trying to save Australia. Now it appears the ALP's current generation is intent on destroying it.
Posted by Oligarch, Saturday, 14 April 2007 12:27:19 AM
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Emma Dawson writes: "And, as former deputy prime minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, recently pointed out, the decision has caused similar offence among some of our nearest, and most strategically important, neighbours."

For a nation like Malaysia to claim the moral high ground over Australia on an issue like this would be insulting if it wasn't so laughable. Ms. Dawson only demonstrates her cultural ignorance by parroting such ludicrous claims by Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysia may be touted as a moderate Muslim country, but in reality it is an apartheid state where Muslim ethnic Malays (Bumiputras, meaning "son of the soil") are given unfair advantages over the non-Muslim Chinese and other minorities in all aspects of life, including education and business.

Considering Malaysia discriminates against its own people, it's hardly surprising that Malaysian racism also extends to other nations and peoples. For example, the infamous Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (Ibrahim's old pal) is on record labelling Australians as "white trash". He has also claimed that "Jews run the world by proxy". Not simply empty rhetoric in a nation where the film "Schindler's List" was banned as "Jewish propaganda" in some parts of the country.

What's next? Australia being lectured on human rights by Sudan? Free market economics by Cuba? Religious freedoms by Saudi Arabia?
Posted by Oligarch, Saturday, 14 April 2007 9:38:00 PM
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Oligarch,
I totally agree with your previous post and do not know enough about Malaysia to comment on your last post.

Someone in the ALP should tell Emma Dawson that they have now dumped multiculturalism and if Kevin Rudd is smart, he will tell her to shut up, at least until after the election.

People like her are so intent on their own warped ideology they will take no notice of anyone. Rudd could well do without friends and party members like her. I bet she doesn't even realize that she is costing him votes, and with her ideology, doesn,t care.
Posted by Banjo, Sunday, 15 April 2007 9:24:54 PM
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Nar.. Johnny is an 'R'.
He automatically did decry based on someone on 'R'.. Barrack Obama !.
( You would not decry someone unless they had a lot to decry )
Posted by savoir68, Monday, 16 April 2007 1:24:33 PM
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Nar.. Johnny is an 'R'.
He automatically did decry based on someone based on their R.. Barrack Obama !.
( You would not decry someone unless they had a lot to decry )
Posted by savoir68, Monday, 16 April 2007 1:25:02 PM
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