On Jun 10, 12:29*pm, Golden One > wrote:

> > Americans (or as they call us on free to air television in Australia
> > "Yanks") are usually a favored target in the media. Australians just
> > can't handle a non-Australian making a joke about one of their own...
>
> Nonsense. Australians are pretty good at sending ourselves up, just
> look at any od our comedy.

"Sending ourselves up" Yes and everybody else for that matter as we
see in your media on a weekly bases on "Good News Week" but heaven
forbid a non-Australian cracks a joke about one of your "mates".
Every week Paul McDermot and his crew make nasty remarks about "Yanks"
and "Christians" and even Jesus and I didn't see the Prime Minister
calling him a low life.

> I am thoroughly sick of people using the "it was only a joke" mantra
> to palm off their nasty comments.

Take a look in the mirror first then and try a little self
reflection. Are you really any better then Chef Ramsey that your
Prime Minister has the right to call it's visitors "Low lifes"?

Let's be clear here.. I'm not defending the Chef's jokes here but
aren't we all just big hypocrites with "tall poppy" syndrome? How is
calling Ramsey a low life any better then his comments? It doesn't
represent Australia well that your Prime Minister thinks it's his job
to speak about the Chef for you as a people making comments like that.
His actions makes you look like a racist banana republic.

How is dragging up alleged affairs and rumor mongering representing
you as something better?