Wednesday,
June 18, 2008
Leading Welsh MP Resigns
Posts For Calling Italians 'Greasy Wops'
The
ANNOTICO Report
As
I previously reported the
Coincidentally, there are a number of Welsh of Italian
descent in South Wales, and
Joe
Calzaghe is rated by Ring Magazine as pound for pound one of the top 10 boxers in the
world. Joe is the current WBO, WBC, WBA and Ring
Magazine world super middleweight champion. He also holds the
Ring light heavyweight title. He previously held the IBF world super middleweight and
the British
super middleweight championships.
Calzaghe is the longest reigning title holder in any
class, passing the 10 yr mark as WBO super middleweight.
In
2007, even before his more recent most impressive victories, he was voted BBC Sports
Personality of the Year.
Now
what chance do you think Alun Cairns would have if
Joe Calzaghe decided to campaign against him for MP ???? :) :)
Welsh MP Resigns For
Calling Italians 'Greasy Wops'
Goal.com
June
15,2008
Alun Cairns made the inappropriate comments during a weekly
political discussion programme on BBC Radio Cymru.
During the programme, Dau o'r Bae, contributors were asked
who they would be supporting at Euro 2008. One contributor said she had written
a note next to the side of each team at the tournament, describing
She then said that she had written ?nice food? next to
The presenter of the programme then immediately asked
the Tory MP to issue an apology, which he did before the programme
ended.
However yesterday afternoon, Mr Cairns, the South
Wales West AM, announced that he had resigned as shadow education spokesman and
chair of the assembly's finance committee.
"In light of the inappropriate comments I made yesterday regarding
"I very much regret the remarks and wish to apologise
once again for the offence they may have caused.
"I have the utmost respect for
"I support all efforts to tackle xenophobia and racism and will continue
to promote equality and tolerance."
Welsh Conservative leader Nick Bourne AM has accepted
"While his comments were completely out of character they were
unacceptable," explained Mr Bourne.
"Alun is a long-serving, hard working, and
well-respected politician but knows his comments were inappropriate and
regrettable."
Anthony Sormani< /B>
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