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On Sat, 03 May 1997 16:06:02 GMT, andrewr@omen.com.au (Andrew) wrote:
>Also take note of the numbers from the seven nightly news
>poll .. The results were also a huge show of support for her.

Anyone who places any trust in so-called 'phone polls' is seriously
deluded.  These are not proper polls, they have none of the usual
procedures to sample a representative cross-section of the population
and to guarantee that the results are not biased.  In any case, this
poll was only publicised to those who choose to watch the frothy
infotainment that is Seven Nightly News.

>But you will always get some loud-mouths who wish to make a stand for
>"the good of the country" (or at least to get on TV)

What, like Pauline? ;-)

>Don't get me wrong, I applaud freedom of speech, but I don't like a
>group of rabble just standing there shouting out derogatory comments
>and inflaming an already tense situation.

So perhaps they should stay home and let people think that Pauline
Hanson has no opposition?  And who inflamed the situation in the first
place?

>Maybe some of these people
>should run there own campaign to get into politics and see if they get
>the same support !

Maybe they should... if the electorate is willing to actually face up
to the hard issues rather than supporting simplistic whingeing.

Tim Richards.

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