On Jun 10, 11:23*am, guardian Snow > wrote:
> 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.

They are comedians and it is satire. Gordon Ramsey is a chef slinging
nasty comments around.

One of our TV shows here (Chaser's war on everything) has taken flack
this week for a particularly poor taste stunt.

>
> > 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"?

I do not need to look in the mirror. I do not sling horrible comments
around and then run for cover yelling "It was just a joke". What the
Prime Minister says when asked an off cuff question is his own
business. If you are asking "Are you really any better then Chef
Ramsey" to me personally, then yes I am a hell of a lot better than
Gordon Ramsey because I am not a foul mouthed nasty bully.

>
> 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.

As far as I know the Prime Minister has not stood up and spoken for
the people of Australia on this matter. He has spoken his personal
opinion.

I do not think Kevin Rudd has the idiocy market covered in terms of
leaders, one onl;y has to look at the sorry thing that was your last
president, talk about foot-in-mouth disease.

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

Tracey Grimshaw did not do that. The press is now circling like sharks
and he is fair game because he expects them to respect his privacy
while he feels free to make offensive comments about individuals of
the press.

You completely failed to address the beginning of my post about what
he said, and that there was no provocation.

JB