This e-mail is really old, and mostly untrue. First it started out in 2002, then it changed and got applied to Australia - " A January 2008 version combined elements of this article with a separate piece about Muslims in Australia, creating the misleading impression that the hybrid version reflected a speech given by Australian prime minister John Howard", then someone changed the heading to "Kevin Rudd" who is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP) who won the 2007 federal election on 24 November against the incumbent centre-right Liberal/National coalition government led by John Howard (see Howard Government). The Rudd Ministry was sworn in by the Governor-General, Michael Jeffery, on 3 December 2007. Neither Howard, nor Rudd, have anything to do with this article.
Who ever is forwarding this stuff has no knowledge about Australia and is forwarding rumors, not truths. It is very sad that this kind of urban legend e-mail is read by people who think they are getting the truth. In a separate e-mail I am sending to you I have given some info that will help you sort truth from fiction when it arrives in your in-box. The Snopes site is also a great site for footnoted research of quality.
It is time for Americans to educate themselves from credible information, not anonymous e-mails.
In the name of truth, justice, and the American way.
Grace
I received this humorous response from one of the recipients:
Maybe sometime its the MEANING of the message that is important. It's not always about who may or may not have said it or if it is or is not true. If someone believes everything in e-mails, quite frankly they're ignorant. I passed it on for the following portion but a story had to be told to get the message across. It's called creative writing.
'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.'
'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great freedom,'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.'
DOES THIS PASS THE CREATIVE WRITING TEST??????
GRACE
