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Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: crabofix on October 17, 2003, 12:37:46 PM
The Swedish ForignMinister Jan O Karlsson has been reported to the Swedish board of Constitution for calling President G.W Bush "Old (f word) Texas fart".
Title: Re: Freedom of speach?
Post by: AKIron on October 17, 2003, 12:44:09 PM
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Originally posted by crabofix
The Swedish ForignMinister Jan O Karlsson has been reported to the Swedish board of Constitution for calling President G.W Bush "Old (f word) Texas fart".


I guess if no one was allowed to "report" anything you guys might wonder if you had free speech. Sounds like free speech is alive and well in Sweeden?
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: muckmaw on October 17, 2003, 12:52:50 PM
Sounds like the foreign minister needs to grow up a little...:rolleyes:
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: Gadfly on October 17, 2003, 01:06:32 PM
He is more of a poot than a full blown fart, anyway.
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: fd ski on October 17, 2003, 01:10:32 PM
i don't know about sweden, but freedom of speech in poland is a bit of a joke. People can sue you for libel is you call them anything remotely negative, and win.
One place wrote an unappealing article about John Paul II and editor is getting prosecuted.
It's a joke really.
Title: Re: Freedom of speach?
Post by: Hortlund on October 17, 2003, 01:40:49 PM
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Originally posted by crabofix
The Swedish ForignMinister Jan O Karlsson has been reported to the Swedish board of Constitution for calling President G.W Bush "Old (f word) Texas fart".


And when did Jan O Karlsson become foreign minister?
Title: Re: Re: Freedom of speach?
Post by: crabofix on October 17, 2003, 01:46:55 PM
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Originally posted by Hortlund
And when did Jan O Karlsson become foreign minister?



Oh, He was, Imight add, Infact imigration minister, when he uttered it, after the Murder of Anna Lindh, he was Forignmisnister for a short period.

Laila Freivalds is Forign minister now.

But you knew that didnīt you?


I dont belive that a Minister should utter things like this, even if they might be true. But this is not the only time that his "tounge slipped".
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: ra on October 17, 2003, 02:12:19 PM
George W. Bush is not old.
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: Toad on October 17, 2003, 02:30:14 PM
If he was here, he'd certainly be free to say it. Heck, you can look on these boards and see some writing essentially the same thing. Probably some Democrats in House or Senate offices have said the same thing but not publicly.

It might be in bad taste, especially if he's presently active in your government, but it's only his opinion.

He's entitled to that, I'd think.
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: midnight Target on October 17, 2003, 05:38:06 PM
He'd be free to say it here, but he would most certainly pay politically. Not exactly the same as "being reported" to the authorities.
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: drone on October 17, 2003, 06:45:00 PM
Sweden has someone who anyone listens to?
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: crabofix on October 17, 2003, 08:52:12 PM
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Originally posted by Toad

It might be in bad taste, especially if he's presently active in your government, but it's only his opinion.

He's entitled to that, I'd think.


He is not entiteled to express his personal opinons Repr. a Goverment.
What he Officialy says as a minister, is official, not private.
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: Toad on October 17, 2003, 11:53:11 PM
Merely makes me think they wear their Jockeys too tight in Sweden.
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: lord dolf vader on October 18, 2003, 12:35:34 PM
iminent death gives you big balls.

yo guys are 0 for 2 on the sneak up and kill for no reason thing right?
Title: Freedom of speach?
Post by: polka on October 18, 2003, 07:23:28 PM
So in order to tell us what he said, you had to call it the "(f word)".
Sounds kinda like they have the same Freedom of speach we have.