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Humble gesture
09/05/2008 10:14
Congratulations to both of them. It's a mature and honourbale thing to do, no matter what others say. Respect to Bullard and respect to Zuma. - Charl |
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Is he a genius???
09/05/2008 10:15
Zuma is not a genius either... - Kolobe |
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who's next
09/05/2008 10:15
John Qwelani- i hope you take heed... - JQ |
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It takes a big man...
09/05/2008 10:18
to admit that he was wrong and apologise for it.Good on him (and good on JZ for accepting the apology as well). - The Truth |
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JZ & Bullard
09/05/2008 10:18
I think its a case of growing up between two grown up men. I am definitely happy for them and Bullard again has shown that emotions don't always prevail over common sense. The sooner more JZ detractors realise that, the better. VIVA JZ!!! - Tomas |
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Not Sincere
09/05/2008 10:19
Hey man, this is SA. NO ONE is sincere, we're all just politically correct, polite and manage to tolerate one another. - Athi |
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I'd vote Zuma
09/05/2008 10:21
Off topic: I'm an old DA voter, if Zuma does run for president, I'd actually consider voting for him, even he'll win in any case... - Nigel |
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oh please...
09/05/2008 10:22
its a political move to get further employment. JZ is the dumbest person to ever be in the public eye. & he matches his follows level of intelligence & integrity. everything he says potentially has consequences.showerin as aids prevention?GOD endorsing the ANC?David is a whimp & lost all credibilty in my eyes.but thats not important right,he struggled in exile in some first world country plus he's black (BIG bonus)so that makes him suitable to "lead" us into the dark ages.excuse the pun - mp3's mentor |
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This is the way things should work
09/05/2008 10:25
In my day to day life (business and personal) you make mistakes sometimes big ones but the nice advantage I have and the people around me is that you can apologise and go on with your life. I think this is how all situations should be handled.
This is the right way of handling situations. I hope it becomes a trend. - xWilus |
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Respect
09/05/2008 10:25
Welldone to both off them. - Marc S |
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this bullard is a good writer
09/05/2008 10:25
was in this book store in fourways mall the other days and there must have been about 12 books of his there and they were selling like hot cakes, and here i thought this bullard only wrote newspaper articles. Funny enough i had never heard of him untill you people made a fuss about him here on news24 - terence |
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PR show
09/05/2008 10:25
And what exactly prompted Bullard to apologise now?maybe the raelity of being umeployed is sinking in? It just boggles the mind that he could make such disparaging comments about someone he had never even met!If I were Zuma I'd have shown him the door...guess thats why i'm not running for Pres... - VG |
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kissed and made up..
09/05/2008 10:26
Arghhh...don't you just love that warm, fuzzy feeling when a plan comes together!PUKE! who cares? - Ryan |
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Awesome
09/05/2008 10:26
This is how it should be. Someone apologizes, and the other person ACCEPTS the apology, and doesn't bring it up again, to use against the person later. Thumbs up to both of them. - Sinudeity |
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desperate times...
09/05/2008 10:29
Both men have found themselves in a corner, for whatever reason, and the natural reaction is to fight. You can't blame them. Just look at the rest of South Africa - when you have your back against the wall and feel you have nothing to loose, you're bound to act irrationally, even if you're normally very level headed. - ian |
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Kolobe
09/05/2008 10:34
You are not a genius either Kolobe! Can you please go back to work. - MEL |
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uMsholozi........My President.
09/05/2008 10:35
Chickens coming home to roost? Once again,we as Africans show the way. But for how long will we accept these empty apologies and not deal with these people. We have given so much, 350years of pain and suffering. At what point is enuff,ENOUGH! - Cape Town Kid |
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Zuma is a cheap money-grabber
09/05/2008 10:35
This is the second time Zuma tried to cash in on media criticism. He also wanted to sue Zapiro for his cartoons lampooning Zuma. Is this lack of character what presidents are made of? - James |
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Great Stuff
09/05/2008 10:36
This is an example of keeping the doors of communication open, how many of us openly forgive
and find respect for those who insult us ?
There may be an element of propaganda, but at the end of the day deeds speak louder than words, so lets see what David Bullard comes up with next.
Is Jacob Zuma going to sue everytime a journalist
antagonises or challenges him ?
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Bullard should use soap
09/05/2008 10:36
Yep Bullard do a Vlok but instead of washing JZ`s feet, wash his #$%k - Hanman |
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Apology
09/05/2008 10:36
Ja I would like to read John Qwelani's take on this in next week's comedy showcase...but my comment is not about a racist who just continues with his twisted propaganda. It's about Bullard and Zuma. This is the spirit which I wish everyone should live in, in South-Africa. I never had a lot of respect for Zuma, but it's things like this that makes me think twice about judging people. Bullard made a mistake, and it takes a man to apologies. Respect to both of them. - Danny |
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Apologising
09/05/2008 10:37
for saying it does not mean it is not true. - iceCreamMan |
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The ANC will rule forever
09/05/2008 10:38
Might as well apologise and get used to the fact that that the ANC will rule forever no matter what they get up to. It's God's will. - neville |
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Ummm
09/05/2008 10:39
I think he just doesn't want to get sued and saying sorry will achieve that goal. - veritas |
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Bullard
09/05/2008 10:39
I applaud this apology from Bullard and urge other rascist journalist to come clean. Max Du Preez has also recently admitted to having benefited from apartheid. However Bullard still has to apologise to the entire black community for last column he wrote on Sunday Times, failing which, he should pack his bags and return home. We have enough rascists to deal with in the country so we can't import anymore of them. - Azania |
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VG - Would Not Apologise
09/05/2008 10:39
That is exactly the mindset we, as South Africans need to change. It takes ALOT to apologise for something. If someone DOES, why not accept it? - Sinudeity |
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Wish JZ didn't do it...
09/05/2008 10:40
JZ seems like a humble an open guy. Why did he have to do so much corrupt and silly things? He could have been a good choice as pres. - GK |
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Good indeed!
09/05/2008 10:40
If only people would learn from things like these and stop looking at the negative side of everything, this was a good gesture indeed, very impressive. - MEL |
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A level of maturity?
09/05/2008 10:42
I think the offer of an apology from David and the acceptance of the apology from JZ shows a level of maturity from both men. I agree that the aplogy was offered and accepted for political/career reasons, but is still a nice gesture from both men and the mature way to deal issues. David could have acted like a child and continued his bashing and JZ could have acted like a child and refused the apology and rubbed Davids face in his mistake, but they didn't. What a triumph for both men!! - Karen |
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Bullard is eyeing
09/05/2008 10:42
Snuki's job at the SABC. - jb |
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Zuma/ Bullard
09/05/2008 10:43
A nice but effective PR job for both of them.Bullard may even get a media job from Zuma in due course.mp3s mentor has it right though- JZ is expedient, cunning and devious, has dubious values. He is still an idiot and out of this league. Is he too old to lead the ANCYL instead of our country? - Birdman |
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President in waiting
09/05/2008 10:44
This clearly shows that JZ is a charismatic leader and a noble stateman who is ready to govern this country. Although I have some reservations about this mere racist scribe's sincerity. I am of the opinion that Bullard is a publicity seeker, who will willingly prostitute himself in pursuit of glory & fame. Remember he glorified his own shooting incident to the media and lied that it was armed robbery. I don't remember FW, Botha or Vorster being a genius either. - Calvin Mkhize |
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Good men apologise when they are wrong.
09/05/2008 10:45
There's nothing wrong with what Bullard did i.e. apologise, that's a sign of character and as Africans, we always pay respect to such men. We just hope that he is able to educate others that subliminal racism is just as racist and has no place in civilised communities. JZ is also right that Bullard should not be lost to journalism, he is a witty writer with very good use of words. We have a history of forgiveness in this country, and as Black S.Africans we have learnt to look beyond anger and self-pity. - Libembe |
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Cape Town Kid
09/05/2008 10:45
You will deal with us for the rest of your life...deal with it - jannie |
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Apologise, why?
09/05/2008 10:45
He merely put the facts on the table. - Khumalo |
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Good on ya!
09/05/2008 10:45
Nice jackect David! - Dumas |
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@ Azania
09/05/2008 10:46
Dude you are totaly right, we have enove racist in this country, and then we must also count the whites in also.
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Goog Example of great leaders
09/05/2008 10:46
Zuma has once again proved that he's a normal human being. He's made mistakes in the past, apologised and forgiven. He's just proved that he can forgive others as well, Congats to both of them!! - Nkululeko |
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smarter than a fifth grader
09/05/2008 10:48
This is just Bullard showing he is smarter than a fifth grader... - skaapkop |
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Um..not too sure
09/05/2008 10:49
if that was a good idea, to apologise, that is. On the other hand, maybe we shall see JQ apologising for some remarks he has made as well.Oh we can only dream. - carol |
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Forgive and Forget.
09/05/2008 10:49
Is how we learn by our mistakes. - Bethuel |
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Its good to humble & accept mistakes
09/05/2008 10:51
We all make mistakes. Lets stop being judgmental - Jones |
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It's not easy.
09/05/2008 10:51
David, it takes a lot of guts to apologize, but it makes an even better man than you already are, of you. Feel good about yourself. You deserve it. JZ, I applaud you for accepting it with grace. Looking forward to the next David Bullard column. Please don't change. - Alicia |
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@CapeTownKid - Grow up and become a man!!!
09/05/2008 10:53
I am so sick and tired of your whingeing and whining about the past. It is done, and I will not apologise for it. Yes,I benefited it from - good for me. You didn't - sorry for you. The white man has apologised and it was thorown back in our face, you have demanded we make up for it. I think the only thing that will satisfy you is if you were to inflict 350 years of pain and suffering on the white man and then another 350 years to make you feel good. Pity you won't live long enough for it all. - Karen |
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Well done to JZ and Bullard
09/05/2008 10:56
It takes 2 big men to do something like this - well done to both of them. Shows the respect they have for each other. And as for Kolobe..dispite all the insults thrown at you for the rubbish you write, you continue day in day out to write more and more rubbish. - Al |
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@Azania
09/05/2008 10:58
He already has apologised for that as well (and stop repeating Pallo Jordan's comments).You must also be one of the home-grown racists he was referring to. - The Truth |
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It take man and his ego 2 apologise........
09/05/2008 10:59
When somebody apologised, it means he/she is regreting doing what they have done. It took a man and his ego to apologise. Zuma was right to accept the apology. I 4 one, accepted Bullard's apology about the article. The man, Bullard, learned a lesson, so let it go. - Proudly south african |
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Don't say things you don't mean
09/05/2008 10:59
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?
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Why can't we say what we mean and mean what we say. Lets call South Africa the land of cheap apologies.
Vlok washes lying rev. Frank's feet just to get a kick from the same lying Frankie-boy few months later. These apologies are empty and meanigless like the words from the mouth of a politician - George A |
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Think before you write
09/05/2008 11:03
Bullard should have thought before making those remarks about Zuma (I didn't read the articles). Just wondering whether he still thinks Zuma is stupid. - Hakuna Matata |
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Proof is in the shower
09/05/2008 11:03
Yes he may have done some stupid/immoral/corrupt/did i mention stupid? things in the past and he may also be telling every1 he meets what they wanna hear but old Zuma gets my respect for his courage to make allies with a so-called racist pale man of colonial desent. I wish we could do the same for the crimes of aparteid...SA would be all the more better for all!!! - DV |
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Darwin for Azania, VG
09/05/2008 11:03
You can both thank God that Darwin's theory is questionable. If it really was survival of the fittest, your excuses for brains would have lead you to your grave long ago. Get a clue!!! - ian |
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Clever Bullard!
09/05/2008 11:04
Clearly Bullard is looking out for his own future interests - Smiley |
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Well done
09/05/2008 11:05
Things like this shows the spirit of ubuntu and that we still have concious after all, I am proud to be a south African..I say well done to both of them. - masingita |
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Cape town kid
09/05/2008 11:05
Why must you always post such hate filled things. It's getting a bit old. Just live and let live, we all need to work TOGETHER to make this country great. get off your high horse! - Nic |
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But what did he do wrong ????
09/05/2008 11:06
Congratulations to both, but I wish someone can tell me what Bullard did wrong ?? Is'nt the sun suppose to rise in the east and set in the west ?? Some things are just suppose to be like it is ...... you cannot change it. - Samuel |
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Apology..
09/05/2008 11:07
Well done for the apology, but just political games. If Bullard did not mean what he said, he would never publish those articles re zuma in the first place. And he is a journa, entitled to his OPINION, and freedom of speech? Oh wait, only freedom if r not critical. I'd also apologise to get out of R6mil lawsuit. Zuma is stupid. - Grant |
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Shower
09/05/2008 11:07
i like the cartoons that always depict Zuma with the showerhead affixed to his head - that's funny! - maza |
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A leaf from this book
09/05/2008 11:08
Maybe we should all learn from JZ's gesture. Even if he maybe thinks that Bullard is false, at least he is making an effort of setting a good example. I don't believe JZ's chip on his shoulder is as big as that of some of the regulars on this forum! - Johann |
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Cape Town Kid - Africans showing the way
09/05/2008 11:09
You just proved the OPPOSITE of your statement. Cause, you are heading BACKWARDS. Your attitude is disgusting. - Sinudeity |
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a leaf from his book
09/05/2008 11:09
Maybe we should all learn from JZ's gesture. Even if he maybe thinks that Bullard is false, at least he is making an effort of setting a good example. I don't believe JZ's chip on his shoulder is as big as that of some of the regulars on this forum! - johann |
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Bullard/Zuma apology
09/05/2008 11:10
The more things change the more they stay the same. Bullard apologizes in good faith, and the racists take this the wrong way. Madiba must cringe when he reads what his fellow countrymen spew out. - Pat |
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One good deed...
09/05/2008 11:10
Guys, one good deed cannot right the past. We have all witnessed what Zuma has done! uhm well done for accepting apology, but for goodness sake, don't forget the man is a rapist, showered to cure HIV, involved in fraud case etc etc etc... don't be blinded by propaganda! - Grant |
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I'd also apologise...
09/05/2008 11:10
....if there was a couple of million against me!
i still think David Bullard is great. I'd rather read his columns than JQ's - charmaine |
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a leaf from his page
09/05/2008 11:11
Maybe we should all learn from JZ's gesture. Even if he maybe thinks that Bullard is false, at least he is making an effort of setting a good example. I don't believe JZ's chip on his shoulder is as big as that of some of the regulars on this forum! - Johann |
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Azania - Apologise to entire black community?
09/05/2008 11:11
You want him to go door to door, and shack to shack? Or just publish an article with the word "Sorry" written a couple of million times? WHEN IS AN APOLOGY ENOUGH?! - Sinudeity |
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Well done Zuma
09/05/2008 11:13
For the first time I would say hats off to Zuma. You have done weoll to forgive Bullard. I also respct Bullard for swallowing his pride and apologise to Zuma. Mandela surprised the world when he forgave the masters of apatheid and that brought peace and stability in S.A. Zuma has one a lot of friends than enemies with his charm. I wish him well in August when his corruption trial takes centre stage. Maybe he will make a good President one day. Who knows ?? - Concerned |
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Bullard
09/05/2008 11:14
It takes a mature person to apologise. - Ingrid |
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Views
09/05/2008 11:14
I think it is great that they could shake hands and get on with life. South Africans are too hung up on the past and in doing so are not moving on. We have a great country and need to work together to make it a happy place to live in. Learn from the past by all means, but I do not think beating it to death will achieve anything. We should look at how we can work together as South Africans to make our country stronger. - Reality |
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Makes economic sense
09/05/2008 11:17
The apology probably is in Bullard's best interests. Previously he would have had the financial backing of the Sunday Times should he have been sued - now it would be out of his own pocket. So: 1+1 = ... Clever dude. Taking advantage of JZ's "stupidity"! Lol - skeptical |
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Bullard's out job and therefore
09/05/2008 11:18
out of pocket, he can't afford the lawsuit that JZ filed against him. Im not one to kick a man when he's down though, David Bullard was a good columnist before he started with his weekly anti ANC/ZUMA rhetoric. He must go back to writing like he once did.
If David Bullard can do it, surely you can do it too. - tshepo |
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more sense
09/05/2008 11:22
This maybe in JZ's best interests as well. It's not like he really needs the money anyway - as long as schaik is arround! This way we can grasp and comprehend this great leaders compassion and willingness to accept everyone. JZ's really sharp. Viva, comrade. You got to hand it to someone who can catch on so much crap and still get the masses to idolise him - Bullard was so wrong - this man is far from stupid! Gotta luv politics. - skeptical |
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It is, perhaps a good example for nation building.
09/05/2008 11:23
The two gentlemen did the right thing.
In a case like ours in South Africa, reconciliation is an integral part of nation building. Both these requirements are every citizen?s responsibility. While we are prone to faltering in thinking and in our free expression of our opinions about situations and leaders, it is important to remember always to acknowledge when we have been wrong and be responsible enough to apologize for it. It is equally important for our leaders, especially, to demonstrate readiness to forgive when those who are seen to have transgressed them humble themselves and apologize for their actions or utterances.
In that way the legacy of heroes of the liberation struggle, black and white, will be preserved while new champions of our democracy will be made.
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Cape Town Kid
09/05/2008 11:24
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It's only a convenient Public Relations exercise
09/05/2008 11:24
Oh, please, spare us the quasi-religious escapism: the meeting between Bullard and the Ever-Dancing one, particularly that it has also been made public, amounts to nothing other than an orchestrated Public Relations exercise (both to score cheap political points for being seen with each other, ?in public?, mind you)
Regarding Bullard, it does beg the question, or doesn?t it: why has Bullard taken so long to realize the ?affront? he caused on the Ever-Smiling fellow? Could the fact that he has found himself outside the protective ?buffer? that the Sunday Times had accorded him (through his repetitive prejudice that he spewed without caring much about what people thought of his writing), be the reason he now finds it proper to pay a ?courtesy visit? to the man only reputed for his advocacy for the shower as a post-coital ?preventive? measure? It?s even odd that Bullard had responded both dismissively and derisively of the Ever-Singing one?s legal suit against him, but now sees it fit to bow down, genuflecting before the ?Shower Man?.
I must also hasten to add my suspicion that Bullard, the ever-smart fellow that he always has been, may have come to the realization that it?s better to just, for a minute, swallow the pride and pay the fool a visit (knowing the ?Shower Man? will surely receive gleefully), than to risk having some of the embittered anti-Bullard crusaders send their boys to his house in what would be a retributive act ?just to teach David Bullard a lesson or two?. Maybe, and maybe, Bullard is beginning to realize how angry some of the black folk are in South Africa, so the best way of handling a potentially backfiring situation is just to be seen to be apologizing so that they (black folk) would, as they are known to be, willingly and gladly accept apology from the man from the Ivory Tower. From the latter vantage point, I view Bullard to be a very shrewd calculator ? a quasi-Machiavellian at best (after all, what better way of dealing with a potentially ?aggressive? populace than to tell the aggrieved people what they purportedly want to hear; in other words, to be seen to be eating one?s humble pie?).
It does beg the question as to how those who have been defending Bullard all along would now respond: are they also going to backtrack on their undying defence of Bullard?s prejudice, I wonder.
The less said about the ?Shower Man, the better!!!!
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JZ and Bullard share a similarity
09/05/2008 11:24
Two not-so-wise men finally realise their common lowest denominator - their stupidity - and decide to forgive and forget. - David Bullfrog |
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A Few Good Men
09/05/2008 11:26
Big up to both of them, very mature ... - Sma |
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Apology?
09/05/2008 11:26
Do you guys really think this apology is from his heart or is it just to let things pass, and in the same manner is JZ acceptance from the heart? Let's get real, it is all about the state of our hearts in the first place! - Brian |
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have learnt to look beyond anger and self-pity. - Libembe
09/05/2008 11:29
Africans have learnt to look beyond anger and self-pity. - Libembe - HAHAHAHAHAHA you should take up politics for being such a good lyer with a straight face. Join the ANCYL, no matter the age you are always weolcome. Just dont go for presidency. - Trec |
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Suit withdrawn?
09/05/2008 11:29
Has Jacob Zuma withdrawn the suit against Bullard? Maybe that was why he apologised to Zuma? - Steven |
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Grow up, South Africa
09/05/2008 11:30
Anyone who has been to the UK will know that on TV and in public we make fun of the Queen, the PM, other government ministers and notable historic figures. What is the comeback? Nothing, unless it constitutes actual slander. Even so, can you imagine the Queen taking someone to court over an insult? What an embarrasment that would be! Prominent South Aricans need to forego their inflated egos and embrace democracy. - James |
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Lost all credibility
09/05/2008 11:34
Bullard saying Jacob Zuma was stupid is about the most credible thing he ever wrote, now he is just trying to save his career. - Jonathan |
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Very Clever
09/05/2008 11:36
Both of them.I'll bet Bullard will write Zumas autobiography now that has written his own obituary. - psycobabble |
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JZ
09/05/2008 11:36
I used to not to like JZ, but i realise he is a human being just like every one else.I got dissapointed by the the tyrant of the world George Bush, Thabo Mbeki,Putin Chines etc. Thabo Mbeki used to be my hero like big hero, but i came to understand that he is just a human being as well,nad i used to hate JZ because the company he kept.But i wish he learned from all this, if he did,JZ HAS MY BLESSINGS AS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, BUT PLEASE LIKE OUR PARENTS LIKE SAYING PLEASE KEEP AWAY FROM BAD COMPANY. - Blackman |
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Jannie,Karen,Nic,Sinudeity.....
09/05/2008 11:42
I dont usually engage with idiots but let me say, when I grow up I will make sure you never forget what your forefathers in your name did to me to end up feeling my forefather's pain and their suffering. So be realistic and move out beyond da laager-mentality. - Cape Town Kid |
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Bulliar...
09/05/2008 11:43
The apology is not real.If he wasn`t fired and if Pallo didn`t say that SA doesn`t need to import racists like him,he wouldn`t have apologised.Blacks are naturally very forgiving and this at times works against us.People take us for a ride... - Majozi |
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Huh?
09/05/2008 11:44
Bullard made the apology during a private meeting at Zuma's Forest Town, Johannesburg home"
With a photographer & reporter present?
Shades of Paris Hilton.
Definitely not "private" as in meetings of BFJ.
Still, Zuma's efforts at "love thine enemies", visiting poor white settlements, etc, are to be applauded: politics is 99% show biz.
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Apology long accepted!
09/05/2008 11:50
i think many people who know JZ personaly will agree with me that Zuma is not a person to hold grudge against anyone and Bullard was not an exeption. Zuma has been through a lot in the past and has through the support of his followers overcome a lot, he was bound to forgive mr. Bullard. i my opinion unlike many who are critisizing JZ i think he will make a good President of Country. - lebogang Ramagaga |
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R6 Million the real reason Bullard got fired!
09/05/2008 11:52
Now we know why Bullard got fired - Sunday Times in the hole for $6 Million - fire him and we;re all happy! - ChickenRunner |
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@james
09/05/2008 11:52
this is SA not the UK, so if the UK started eating dogsh*t must we do it too? People need to stop using the US & UK as if their God himself. - tshepo |
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@James
09/05/2008 11:52
This is not UK & JZ is not king either. - Azania |
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I say Bull...
09/05/2008 11:54
He should have done it while still employed at Sunday Times and say it very LOUD on the paper. My guess is he's job hopping...so he sweet talk evrybody that he rubbed off the wrong way. - Nzo |
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Freedom of Press...??
09/05/2008 11:57
Since when does the free press have to bow at the knee of the state??
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defamation suits
09/05/2008 12:00
Bullard did this with the intention of trying to avoid the defamation suits. - Tletle |
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I am slowly coming around
09/05/2008 12:04
I never thought the day would come when I would agree that perhaps JZ is not such a bad choice as our next president. The man has made the right moves and noises recently and in the spirit of forgiveness perhaps we should all wipe his slate clean and forgive his mistakes of the past and give him chance to move forward and show us what he is made of. Just his stance on dealing more harshly with criminals (yes, I get the irony of it :o) got him a brownie point in my book. - Karen |
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Apologies vs Forgiveness
09/05/2008 12:07
It was interesting to see an old Jewish lady who survived the holocaust being interviewed on etv this morning. She said that ppl should not forgive and should not forget, lest history repeats itself. She said that the same should apply to apardheid. Not sure if i agree, but interesting... - Athi |
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tshepo
09/05/2008 12:08
then Africans need to stop being hypocrits and proclaiming we live in a democracy as we dont. a real democracy means freedom of speech and TRUE equality which we dont have here which james was ponting out.this is a communist state which controls everything we do.JZ doesnt even have a matric and is broke and you want him to run the country? you're as dumb as he is. - no-name |
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Kolobe
09/05/2008 12:11
It's not about being a genius,but about respect for a fellow human being no matter how you disagree with them. - Godfrey |
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Tricky one Athi
09/05/2008 12:13
Has Israel built the so-called "apartheid wall" to keep the palestinians out or to prevent history from repeating itself? - psycobabble |
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To Theseus comment
09/05/2008 12:17
Theseus they are both public figures so they had stage it like that with photographer's present otherwise we would think they still have beef with one another since it was put in the media in the first place. - tt |
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James
09/05/2008 12:19
Who told you that everything that happens in the UK is right and should therefore be copied in the whole world? - Godfrey |
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Forgiveness? - Athi
09/05/2008 12:22
I am willing to forgive JZ for his actions... but first the man has got admit to his wrongs. which he actually never has, and will not. His conviction must be brought forward. We cannot undermine constitution and our laws for one mans few good deeds!! It's amazing how easily ppl's thoughts r changed after 1 postive action. propaganda!! do not fall for it!! - Grant |
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Athi
09/05/2008 12:23
The holocaust was on a much bigger scale compared to apartheid. No-one wants you to "forget" the past but you are the one giving apartheid the power over your life. - helen |
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He is scared...
09/05/2008 12:23
Mr Bullard is csred of being thrown out of the country, that is why they say "if you can't beat them you have no choice but to join them". It simply indicates that some people cannot do whatever they can to save their skin, even if it means jeoperdising their hard earned career. Mr Bullard you are a Big Looser. - Takalani |
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Apology?
09/05/2008 12:24
After JZ was found to be innocent in the rape charges that were trumped up, he also APOLOGISED to the country at large for his poor judgement. Here you lot are applauding the forgive-and-forget attitude he has and yet you are not prepared to do the same? Hypocrites! - Trevor |
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The Truth
09/05/2008 12:32
You don't have to apologize for writing the truth!!! - Rudi |
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Godfrey
09/05/2008 12:33
I was pointing out that in a democracy we can make fun of or criticise our politicians. Are you happy to be ruled by ego-maniacs who cannot handle criticism? - James |
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Respect our leaders
09/05/2008 12:38
Zumas dignity has been violated by being called names like "stupid", "tribalist", "womaniser", "illiterate" and it seems like "kaffir" would also be used if it was not banned. Now I know freedom of speech does not equate to throwing demeaning insults at our leaders, why is it that we don't show respect for our leaders? I know sometimes they are at fault but does that give us right to throw insults. - Luzuko |
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Well done.
09/05/2008 12:40
Am happy for them. We all make mistake. forget the past and let move on to not make mistake next time. JZ plz make SA better :) - Didier |
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@Cape Town Kid
09/05/2008 12:41
you try to talk about larger mentality... yet in the same sentence you talk about revenge on people who had no control over their fore fathers. you are contradicting yourself, and you are generalising meaning that you are a racist with one hell of a chip on the shoulder.
you have the mentality of a peanut, you idiot.
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Negative
09/05/2008 12:42
You know what gets to me about white South Africans. A lot of us always find something negative to say about any gesture a Black South African makes. I think it is actually time that we all stop bithcing and moaning about the black government and actually try and find positive things to say. I know already that the probable responce to this post will probably be that they haven't done anything good. Never anything positive. - Carl |
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Self- rightous Tosser
09/05/2008 12:46
Trevor.You may notice that not everyone is appluading him here.Now by saying "you lot" are hypocrites is a bit rich of you.Go and toss yourself off,you'll feel much better.Come back and apolgise to us all for being a hypocrite just like us. - psycobabble |
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Cape Town Kid
09/05/2008 12:48
I couldn't care less about YOUR pain and sufferings about you and your forefathers! - Win |
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what we need
09/05/2008 13:03
After reading through the rest of the comments. what we need is more people in South-Africa like Bullard and Zuma putting things behind them, and more people like some of the ones who posted here (And I'd like to mentoin libembe here) who is looking to improve things, rather than ponder on the past. Cape-town Kid, I hope you're reading this - Danny |
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