There goes Howard's Christian vote

Howard defends new tourism campaign

Australia: "A new international tourism campaign that uses the word 'bloody' should not be considered offensive, Prime Minister John Howard says.

"The $180 million campaign, unveiled today by Tourism Minister Fran Bailey, seeks to lure international travellers Down Under by posing them the question: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'

"The question follows a sequence of footage in which everyday Australians are shown saying: 'We've poured you a beer, we've shampooed the camel, we've got the `roos off the green' and 'we've got the sharks out of the pool'.

"A young woman says: 'We've saved you a spot on the beach.'

"Mr Howard, who in late January stressed the need for Australians to be more polite, today defended the campaign, saying he did not believe the ads were offensive."
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