Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Leading Welsh MP Resigns Posts For Calling Italians 'Greasy Wops'

The ANNOTICO Report

 

As I previously reported the South Wales MP  Alun Cairns for calling Italians 'Greasy Wops', it is with great satisfaction I can now report a satisfying rapid response beyond the mere apologies, but to have MP Alun Cairns resign not from his seat, but resigned as shadow education spokesman and chair of the assembly's finance committee.

Coincidentally, there are a number of Welsh of Italian descent in South Wales, and Wales' greatest sportsman at present is actually a Wesh-Italian. The unbeaten champion boxer Joe Calzaghe, known as the "Italian Dragon", has a Welsh mother and an Italian father. His father never previously involved in boxing, started grooming his son at an early age, and Joe has never had a different manager.

 

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'

A leading Conservative Welsh MP has resigned as the party's education spokesman after describing the Italy Euro 2008 team as "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 Sweden as ?boring? and writing ?nice flag? next to Portugal.

She then said that she had written ?nice food? next to Italy, before Mr Cairns stepped in and said: "I've written greasy wops."

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 Italy I b elieve I can no longer continue in these roles in the national assembly," he stated.

"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 Italy and Italian people but accept that my comments, no matter how inadvertent, were unacceptable.

"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 Cairns? resignation.

"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."

Wales' greatest sportsman at present is actually a Wesh-Italian. The unbeaten champion boxer Joe Calzaghe, known as the ?Italian Dragon?, has a Welsh mother and an Italian father.

Anthony Sormani< /B>

 

 

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