I'm getting mighty tired of the selective filtering done by the media when it comes to quotations from public figures, and the constant wrapping of the snippets that do survive with some punk reporter's commentary. In this post, we're going to stand aside and just let you listen to a couple of important figures this week.
Some readers wondered where that Pim Fortuyn quote Andrew Sullivan linked to the other day came from. Well, we did a bit of digging and found the answer... it's taken directly from a statement by his party, "List Pim Fortuyn." We believe in the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but here at Winds of Change. In that spirit, we invite you read an English translation of the full statement and decide for yourself.
Also worthy of note: Pim Fortuyn not only anticipated his own death, he laid the blame directly on the Dutch Prime Minister.
Our second feature in this blog post is Ariel Sharon, and the speech he made following the massacre-bombing at Rishon Le'tzion.
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