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TONY SAYS HE IS SORRY CALLING HER LESBIAN

Ake Tyvi | 20.03.2003 07:18

Newly selected Member of Finnish Parliament -boxer Tony 'Viking' Halme- apologised his previous statement from President Halonen. Halme's statement was related to Mrs Halonen's -President of Finland- possible sexual habits. Boxer Tony Halme admitted in his open letter assigned to Mrs President, that it would had been a better (idea) to use term "SETA's ex- president" instead of him having said "lesbian".

TONY 'VIKING' HALME SAYS HE IS SORRY CALLING HER LESBIAN


Newly selected Member of Finnish Parliament -boxer Tony 'Viking' Halme- apologised his previous statement from President Halonen. Halme's statement was related to Mrs Halonen's -President of Finland- possible sexual habits. Boxer Tony Halme admitted in his open letter assigned to Mrs President, that it would had been a better (idea) to use term "SETA's ex- president" instead of him having said "lesbian".

On monday 'Viking' Halme called Tarja Halonen "a lesbian" in a radio interview by saying "Everything is possbile since we have lesbian President and me as a Parliament member".

The day before yesturday Halme send an open letter to Mrs President, in which he apologied his comment by writing "I apology, that I have called Mrs President (lesbian) in my radio statement". "I could had formed the sentence differently, for example as follows: Everything seems to be possible in life, since street raised upbrought can become a Parliament Member and SETA's ex- president a President." Tony focused the point.

Source:  http://www.iltasanomat.fi/uutiset/kotimaa.asp#id523121
Source:  http://www.iltalehti.fi/2003/03/19/580076_uu.shtml#8221Entarkoittanutmitnpahaa8221

Ake Tyvi
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