"Let's hope that more than sports fixtures are scheduled for the same day, the event of his death should be marked with parties."
So Piers Akerman concludes his column in the Sydney Daily Telegraph today.
I would not even deign to provide a link to the entire column. And, given Piers Akerman's "record" on so many things perhaps his view comes as no surprise.
There are, no doubt, some low-lifes out there, who would be cheering for the hanging of Van Nguyen. The majority of the Oz population is not! Whilst it might have been far too much to expect from Akerman, for an "individual" [he is not worthy of the appellations "person" or "human being" ascribed to him] to advocate parties to celebrate a hanging of 25 year man is breath-taking. It is crass, insensitive and obscene.
One must really wonder what the Editor and management of a major daily newspaper think about all of this. Then again, perhaps the answer to that question lies in the fact that the Daily Telegraph is a Murdoch newspaper and Akerman is to all intents and purposes a mouthpiece for Murdoch.
In a related issue one has ask why the ABC continues to "use" Akerman on its Sunday morning TV show.
If you want to protest about Akerman email or write to the Daily Telegraph and the ABC. The less one reads or sees of Akerman the better!
So Piers Akerman concludes his column in the Sydney Daily Telegraph today.
I would not even deign to provide a link to the entire column. And, given Piers Akerman's "record" on so many things perhaps his view comes as no surprise.
There are, no doubt, some low-lifes out there, who would be cheering for the hanging of Van Nguyen. The majority of the Oz population is not! Whilst it might have been far too much to expect from Akerman, for an "individual" [he is not worthy of the appellations "person" or "human being" ascribed to him] to advocate parties to celebrate a hanging of 25 year man is breath-taking. It is crass, insensitive and obscene.
One must really wonder what the Editor and management of a major daily newspaper think about all of this. Then again, perhaps the answer to that question lies in the fact that the Daily Telegraph is a Murdoch newspaper and Akerman is to all intents and purposes a mouthpiece for Murdoch.
In a related issue one has ask why the ABC continues to "use" Akerman on its Sunday morning TV show.
If you want to protest about Akerman email or write to the Daily Telegraph and the ABC. The less one reads or sees of Akerman the better!
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