I wish the new president all the best for the new challenges he faces and as the first black american president has indeed
made history . I like the tone of his speech and i think we have the man who can turn the corner in american politics.
I would also lke to wish george bush all the best in whatever career he may follow after his term of office and if he
remain in politics be strong in opposition to challenge the new president i think this maybe the ingredients required
for great advancement of politics . Good luck to both . And indeed god bless america and continue to do so.

Michael

I think the young prince maybe nieve to some extent , if we take a language like the english language it is ever
evolving words become shortened when speaking fast and to some extent that influences evolution in speech.
However if the more neurologically sensitive people use this as a means to attack the monarchy then we can
indeed manipulate this sentiment for that purpose . If we were for example to strike negro out of the dictionary
would that in some way say that the people who put it in the dictionary were wrong in terms of a meaning for a
race of people as we might say caucasian is reference to a race of people , the real problem is who decides ?
If an ever increasing amount of words should not be used were will that end . If say for instance a person of
one black group of people were to say no i find tht the use of that term is founded in a by gone age and may
have had a racist conitation attached that may begin to challenge evolution in language . In the vein it was meant
maybe more appropriate , White bastard for example , would a fatherless child who was white find that offensive.
If it was said in the vein of a racist comment . I seem to remember an asian man publicly saying that he did,nt find
paki offensive i think he spoke for a section of his community so is representative as such of the views of the people
that he represents , and i also remember that same individual saying that we as a nation have over burgeoned ourselves
with the issue of race . I think we must consider friend also , if the person who the prince was reffering to found this
offensive than i think the prince should indeed apologise from the reaction on the film , he did,nt seem to be offended.
If we shorten speech and use slang expressions its part of the rich cultural diversity we have in england we except that
oxford as been the font of a reformed part of our speech , if we were to enter paki as a generally excepted slang
expression meaning a shortened version with reference to someone who is from pakistan and is slang .
We can all be guilty of using slang and adopting expressions the fact of the matter is the person to whom the
prince referred did,nt seem to find it offensive , NOT GUILTY . What we should consider is the vein in which it is
meant because if we look at black people for example the is so much diversity in the black culture and evolving
races of people that we may say that the afforementioned expression be defunct . However the debate will rage
on . And countless people will use that term .

I have never heard such rubbish in my life, it was obvios to anyone who cared to listen to what Harry said, that he was taling in an afectionist way not in a racist way like people are trying to potray, I have been in the Army myself and know that we all have nicknames for each other,that does not mean we are racist, people from Wales are called Taffy, Sctland, Jock, I reland Paddy, The Ame ricans call us Limies, but it is all in a good way, people who havent been in the forces wouldn't undestand, but none of the names mean anything as regardes to us all being friends, we all get on together, I find it so pathatic when n ewspapers and other media try to make a big deal about it, it doesent matter what Harry's position in lif e is, he is still human,and should be treated as such.

Personally, I think that Harry is a pathetic excuse for a prince. He's a fugly dim-witted playboy (because the girls he goes out with only want him for his money... I mean what else does he have to offer??) and thinks he's superior to the rest of us.

“Pakis come from Pakistan, Jocks from Scotland, Paddies from Ireland, Taffs from Wales, Brits from the UK, so presumably all these titles are offensive?... surely they have more important news to report?”

Am not sure about the other names mentioned, but I certainly know that ‘paki’ is a racist remark. Its equivalent to calling someone from Africa a ‘Nigger’ or someone from Poland a ‘Polack’ which are also racist terminology. Maybe to you it seems unimportant but for the many Asians residing/living in the UK it’s not. Just because he’s ‘royal’ it doesn’t mean he’s above the law. Parliament IS supreme. They make the law representing society, and the law does not tolerate racism. He should be locked up, or given a fine. It doesn’t seem right that he is excused from the law. And even though you say what he said wasn’t a big deal, if he gets away with this, what’s it going to be next?
If you read this Harry, I just want you to know, just cause you’re a prince, doesn’t make you any more special than me or anyone else, you should be privileged to hold such a position, cause just remember, you can easily lose it. You’re a human just like the rest of us (even though you have a funny way of showing it) your mum would be absolutely disgraced with you. You used to be such a good kid. What happened to you??

IS HARRY TRYING TO BE A KNOB, OR A YOB, OR JUST A SLOB ? NOT SETTING MUCH OF AN EXAMPLE IS HE !

Pakis come from Pakistan, Jocks from Scotland, Paddies from Ireland, Taffs from Wales, Brits from the UK, so presumably all these titles are offensive? When apologies are demanded for using such terms it is political correctness gone mad.
The media should not be wasting time on such trivia, surely they have more important news to report?
Like the bitter hate filled Hamas supporters in Gaza who have no intention of stopping firing rockets into Israel, but expect Israel not to respond in defence of their people and territory. It is these Moslem extremists we should be worried about, and if the Gazan people took time out to think for themselves rather than accepting Hamas propoganda they would realise that most of the misery in their lives has been brought about directly as a result of Hamas.

leave the man alone typical people dragging up the past - let it go for goodness sake!