Posted by Declan on September 10, 2006, at 20:40:37
I dunno if it will make matters clearer, but in Australia iconic Australians (like Steve Irwin) are routinely pressed into service as a stick with which to beat up the elites, meaning anyone who is not part of the mainstream, which seems narrower than it used to be.
Maybe this is how politics works in your countries and you are familiar with the whole divisive dreary business.
On a somewhat related note I must get to see "Thankyou for Smoking"
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