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Sam Newman fell on his sword
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think positive wrote:Sam Newman fell on his sword
I was a bit worried when I saw this comment but he didn't apologize and stood by his comments. Good on him for speaking truth to power, even if it cost him professionally (maybe, was probably due to retire anyway).
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I’ve sometimes thought of Newman as representing the quintessential Australian approach to politics: not very well-informed and proud of it, opinionated, angry at everything and an incessant moralist. He really should be our PM.
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^^ Must agree, David.

In an field over-populated with wankers, Newman still managed to stand out.
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David wrote:I’ve sometimes thought of Newman as representing the quintessential Australian approach to politics: not very well-informed and proud of it, opinionated, angry at everything and an incessant moralist. He really should be our PM.
He is.

Well, near enough as makes no difference.
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Tannin wrote:
David wrote:I’ve sometimes thought of Newman as representing the quintessential Australian approach to politics: not very well-informed and proud of it, opinionated, angry at everything and an incessant moralist. He really should be our PM.
He is.

Well, near enough as makes no difference.
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What Sam said:
He has been in jail five times, he held up a pregnant black woman with a knife, he's a drug addict, he's a crackhead and he's a porn star," Newman said.

"He's dead because of the police brutality and it never should have happened,
"But I am telling you who George Floyd is, now they've made a monument about him and he's a piece of shit."

I love Sam! I don’t always agree with what he says, but at least he says what he thinks
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PC Crowd get what they Want
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"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
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You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either!
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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
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exactly!!
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We know what Newman thinks of non-white people; look at the Nicky Winmar incident from years back. There’s a reason why he feels the need to say this now, too.
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The truth is not welcome in a PC society
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eddiesmith wrote:The truth is not welcome in a PC society
Ain’t that the truth
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