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Public Address 15/02/05 - After Spongebob And More

Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 3:46 pm
Column: HARD NEWS from Russell Brown

PUBLIC ADDRESS 15/02/05 - After Spongebob and more

After Spongebob | Feb 15, 2005 10:01
Russell Brown's Hard News

The youth of the nation tumbled into my inbox like a great, anguished wave yesterday. Disturbed, confused and alienated by the brief gay snog in a public health cartoon condom ad, they were also spilling over with gratitude to National's Murray McCully for so generously voicing their pain...
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