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Old 06-02-2009, 13:19   #32
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Re: This time it's Clarkson

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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
If there is anything innapropriate about Clarkson's statement, it would be drawing attention to the disability. Its that which is probably the only ground that the politically correct civil rights mob might have some sort of tenous ground to whinge.

The point though is not necessarily what is said, it's how it's said and in what context. Judging by the article linked in the original post, Clarkson got it spot on.
Can I point out that the whinging has nothing to do with any so-called "politically correct civil rights mob", so that is, imho, a bit of a straw man.

The complaints have been made by two Scottish MPs.
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