Friday, December 16, 2005
Insufferable European Hypocricy, part II
And so it's official: Local pols in Arnold Schwartzenegger's Austrian hometown of Granz is taking the Terminator's name off their local stadium as a result of his denial of clemency to a man - I won't bother with his name - convicted of murdering four people.
This is a politician from a country which elected a known former SS officer and Nazi war criminal to its presidency.
Message to Austrians: I'm sorry you have more sympathy for California murderers. But he did commit murder in the state of California, and as you liederhosers are fond of saying: Regeln sind regeln.
Maybe Schwarzenegger could have garnered more sympathy in Europe if he had executed David Berkowitz instead.
Splash, out
Jason
Graz deputy mayor Walter Ferk said: "It is annoying that we are being criticised because of Schwartzenegger's actions in California. It is not exactly admirable for us to be connected with the death penalty. Therefore, I am in favour of renaming the stadium."
Link: http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/articles/21213348?source=Metro
This is a politician from a country which elected a known former SS officer and Nazi war criminal to its presidency.
Message to Austrians: I'm sorry you have more sympathy for California murderers. But he did commit murder in the state of California, and as you liederhosers are fond of saying: Regeln sind regeln.
Maybe Schwarzenegger could have garnered more sympathy in Europe if he had executed David Berkowitz instead.
Splash, out
Jason
Comments:
Perhaps someone should point out to Austria that in America we execute murders. We don't execute people simply because they are Jewish.
Hillman
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