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   Amy Mathis to ROBBIE   
   Re: For the attention of Martha A. Bride   
   22 Oct 06 22:29:32   
   
   From: acmathis@earthlink.net   
      
   Is there some requirement that the media must be a mirror image of the   
   majority?  I don't know why people like you get so worked up about the BBC's   
   composition. (I'm American, so maybe I missed something.)   
      
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   "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security,   
   deserve neither liberty or security." Ben Franklin   
      
   "ROBBIE"  wrote in message   
   news:EpGdnaA5iJI6VqbYRVnytg@bt.com...   
   >> Andrew Marr told The Mail on Sunday last night: 'The BBC must always try   
   to   
   > reflect Britain, which is mostly a provincial, middle-of-the-road country.   
   > Britain is not a mirror image of the BBC or the people who work for it.'   
   >   
   > c/o ROBBIE   
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