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Old 05-01-2007, 05:24 PM   #39
calculoso
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I hear ya... the only thing I'd suggest is that she made the comments in a church service... sometimes politicians at church services make statements that are a bit more 'preachy' than you'd hear outside of church. Politicians pander to the crowd at the moment. Its also important to understand that she was referencing author George Monbiot with her comments, they aren't directly attributed to her;
2 things:

(a) The Nazi comment was George Monbiot's. The religion comments are all hers
(b) She's being truthful in her religious thoughts:

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Liberal MP Glen Pearson, who invited May, an Anglican minister-in-training, to speak to his church after defeating her in the byelection in the London-North-Centre riding, likened the Green party leader to an Old Testament prophet at the conclusion of her speech: "(May) is one such prophet."
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