Update: Ben Fordham has spoken out in support of Sonia Kruger:
This afternoon, television and radio presenter Ben Fordham spoke out in support of his colleague, saying he would "rather be honest than popular".
"I think Sonia Kruger should be congratulated first and foremost for speaking her mind and not worrying about what everyone is going to say about her for speaking her mind," he said on his 2GB Drive program.
"And I think she’d be surprised if she knew how many people in Australia agree with her.
"While an outright ban on Muslim immigration might sound extreme, that's where we'll be headed if we have more terror attacks because of radical Islam."
The mainstream narrative is quickly moving towards ending Muslim immigration. This would have been unthinkable outside a very outlying minority only a short while ago. Hopefully, we can look forward to the next step-packing their bags.
ReplyDeleteMichael, you only need to look at the reception of Pauline Hanson after the election. 20 years ago she was untouchable. Today she is having tea with the PM. The rhetorical shift is huge. You only had to see the QandA program the other day - she is on the offensive while her PC opponents (such as Sam Dastyari) are completely on the defensive.
DeleteIncredibly brave woman. And she's not been sacked? That's encouraging. They tried to ban Trump from the UK for saying that.
ReplyDeleteNot sacked, but called names and talk of sponsorship deals being lost. The heartening thing is that she represents middle Australia; obviously middle Australia is not completely blind to what is happening.
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