good speech by the governor general, page-22

Dear Debono,

When Kevin Rudd (as Prime Minister) makes a public
statement, which body of people elected him
to act as Prime Minister of Australia?

The electors of Outer Mongolia?

This may come as shocking news, but
during the election campaign, one
of Labor's key policies was to do
precisely what Kevin Rudd
did - make an apology
(and why nit-pick on
whose behalf) for
what the Aussie
culture did to
Aboriginal
culture.

One of the main characteristics of the
defunct Howard era was a juvenine
and asinine refusal to accept that
white culture had done anyhing
wrong when all the evidence
pointed to the attempted
genocide of Aboriginal
people and culture.

I don't give a rat's backside if Rudd said
'Sorry' on behalf of Queen Victoria,
he was man enough to say 'Sorry'
when John Howard was not.

It was one of the most lucid, honest
and incredibly moving speeches
I've had the privilege of hearing.

The electors of Australia were not sure
about Beazley, Crean or Latham as
Prime Minister of Australia, but the
wait for a Labor Prime Minister
with the incredible emotional
and intellectual literacy that
Kevin Rudd revealed in his
'Sorry' speech today was
absolutely worthwhile!