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Saturday, August 30, 2003

A bit of Pauline Hanson's faceOnly 13% think Hanson guilty
This article in today's Age doesn't even mention why she's actually been given the sentence - it had nothing to do with her politics! She's been gaoled for fraudulently obtaining $1 000 000 in electoral funds, not for (apparently) following the same ideals as Nelson Mandela*!

*Hanson's official website says in an article titled 'Pauline Hanson the Political Prisoner':

    Wednesday 20th August 2003, 2:32pm a political milestone has been cast. A landmark decision not seen since Nelson Mandela was thrown in jail for representing the views of the oppressed voice of South Africa. Pauline now sits in jail for following the same ideals.