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Howard stands by Muslim comments
news.com.au ^
| 1 September 2006
Posted on 08/31/2006 9:23:43 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
PRIME Minister John Howard today said he had no need to apologise for telling Muslims they needed to embrace Australian values.
Mr Howard sparked controversy yesterday by saying on talk-back radio that a small group of Muslim migrants had refused to accept their adopted country's values and had not learned English.
His comments sparked fury among some Muslim leaders who say they were offended.
But Mr Howard today stood by his comments.
"I don't apologise," he told reporters.
"I think they are missing the point and the point is that I don't care, and the Australian people don't care, where people come from.
"There's a small section of the Islamic population which is unwilling to integrate and I have said generally all migrants ... they have to integrate."
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: australia; islam; johnhoward; madmoozies; moozies
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Our PM is speaking the plain truth.
He is a great man!!!!
To: Aussie Dasher
Go, John Howard!
To borrow the AC/DC phrase, "For those about to rock, we salute you!"
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08/31/2006 9:24:59 PM PDT
by
kromike
To: Aussie Dasher
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08/31/2006 9:26:00 PM PDT
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kinoxi
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
08/31/2006 9:26:02 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
08/31/2006 9:26:16 PM PDT
by
chesty_puller
(USMC 70-73 3MAF VN 70-71)
To: chesty_puller
We're all VERY proud of him!
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posted on
08/31/2006 9:26:54 PM PDT
by
Aussie Dasher
(The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
To: Aussie Dasher
Three cheers for this MAN! "I don't apologise," he told reporters. That's right. He doesn't have to. And WE don't have to keep letting these people into our country. We should stop toot sweet.
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08/31/2006 9:27:32 PM PDT
by
Libertina
To: Aussie Dasher
Our PM is speaking the plain truth. How I wish ANY American official at ANY level would do the same.
Congrats for putting a man with cojones in.
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posted on
08/31/2006 9:27:54 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(the war on poverty should include health club memberships for the morbidly poor)
To: Aussie Dasher
To: Aussie Dasher
His comments sparked fury among some Muslim leaders who say they were offended.The ones that are offended would obviously be happier in their hellhole of origin and should be shown the door.
To: Aussie Dasher
PM Howard is SPOT ON! Now that's a GOVN'R, mate!
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08/31/2006 9:29:15 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Aussie Dasher
I am extremely proud of John Howard. He displays a courage of conviction I just wish other leaders would emulate. Well done.
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08/31/2006 9:29:58 PM PDT
by
steel_resolve
(Do you know what a bigot is? Someone winning an argument with a liberal.)
To: Aussie Dasher
His comments sparked fury among some Muslim leaders who say they were offended.When are Muslims NOT offended?
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08/31/2006 9:31:19 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
(America, despite the usual suspects, stands firmly with Israel..)
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posted on
08/31/2006 9:31:43 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: Aussie Dasher
To bad W won't speak like this. :(
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posted on
08/31/2006 9:32:11 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(Time to eradicated islambs and mooselimbs! GO PTSC)
To: Aussie Dasher
Great! Wish we had some politicians here who would tell that to our immigrants.
To: US_MilitaryRules
good to see an elected official who won't crumple under the slightest pressure, like ours here in the US.
To: Aussie Dasher
Obviously, Australia will be the last bastion of freedom in the future.
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posted on
08/31/2006 9:38:29 PM PDT
by
gotribe
(It's not a religion.)
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08/31/2006 9:38:47 PM PDT
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MarMema
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