1. I am an Indian and I am laughing. Shit's hilarious.
2. two options: A. be yourself, laugh at a funny name and entertain the audience during a breakfast show; B. be stuffy, serious and bore everyone until the last viewer tunes out. option A comes with a one million dollar job offer from channel 10 and admiration from his viewers. (see paulhenry.co.nz ) option B comes with nothing but criticism for losing viewers.
3. how childish. he's just like the bullies who made fun of my friend robert asslick.
4. He has since been picked up by Australia's channel 10 and already caught the eye of Media Watch. Classy as always.
5. some regions of the world may have a different sense of humour, but in the culture this show was intended, it is appropriate to laugh at a funny name, and there is no offence intended. see these v=G8s5ItPyNrk . v=buoztHLk9JQ
6. stuff dot co dot nz - "Henry refused to say how much he would be paid to host the new breakfast show on Australia's Chanel Ten, launching [2012], but did confirm it would be more than $1 million. Ten Network Holdings CEO Lachlan Murdoch called Henry to offer him the job, TV3 reported."
7. Network Ten's chief programming officer, David Mott said in Ten's press release ''Paul is exactly what we've been after for Breakfast.''He's cheeky, mischievous and unapologetically forthright, just like Ten's viewers. While you can't ever be sure what Paul will do, when he's on air, you know he's going to tackle the elephant in the room.
8. It's funny if he could laugh together with miss DikShit but if you behave like a 12- year old and you make fun about her it's just embarrassing!
9. fuck u
10. yeah right. getting the murdochs to sack him is even easier for us. It took us a while called TVNZ tried to hold on to it's 'autonomy' for ...about a week,
11. bullshit again. he was not some 'fall guy'. As the president of the IOA it was his job to deliver the games (stadiums, village etc.) and hers was to provide land, permissions and law and order. That's why he was thrown into jail and prosecution initiated when it became clear he had inflated costs. SHe stepped in to save the games when it became clear that he was screwing up. At least get your facts right.
12. I understand he was the fall guy. v=z7ZNXG5I2Vo . The reference Paul made to Sheila was because she was related to the problems at the Delhi Games - not malice towards a people or intent to insult. That's why he says "We asked Mrs Dikshit about the apartments and she said they were a bit mucky". Indians have had their media take this entirely out of context and should not take offence as no offence was intended.
13. NZ would be in real trouble if Australian's suddenly became sensitive. In NZ and Oz, people not only can take a joke, but actively joke with friends. Check these clips v=buoztHLk9JQ v=n70HumwPDHM v=RenRILqwhJs . Jokes and laughter are not offensive in the culture Paul's TV show was intended. Besides, Indian students have been laughing at Ms Dikshit's name for decades.
14. it is irrelevant. you don't fuck with the biggest powers in your neighborhood and get away with it. You don't make fun of delhi CM (far more powerful than NZ PM) and get away with it.
15. no. suresh kalmadi was.
16. Yes. It was unfair as NZ government was not responsible for TVNZ and cannot dictate what is said and what is not said. This is important in a democracy as a TV station needs to feel free to criticise it's own government and ministers without recrimination, which they frequently do.
17. Sheila Dikshit was Delhi Chief Minister for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and ultimately responsible for it. Check these clips v=YdwB4dsQThY v=ZSELDmVEpNg . "All 100 pages of CAG report specifically indict Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit over escalating costs to as much as 900 percent in the run up to the Commonwealth Games. Delhi government faces maximum and multiple indictment for arbitrariness and non transparency. The report slammed Sheila Dikshit on 8 charges. "
18. That's how Indian politicans think about NZ PEOPLE (not just politicians). It took them less than 24 hours to get an apology. And before the apology the NZ ambassador was most probably made to pee on electric rods in the foreign ministry.
19. she was not the minister in charge of the village.
20. HAHA!!
21. take a look at this on Australian TV: v=G8s5ItPyNrk . the reaction from the audience speaks volumes. Paul is a breath of fresh air and was doing what he was employed to do - entertain viewers. Paul's fans may be interested in this clip: v=9-PcAuksfPQ but, it may make others somewhat green. People need to lighten up and enjoy a laugh - life's too short to waste being boring.

Newsman Laughs at Diplomat named "Dikshit"

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Sheila Dikshit, pronounced Dixit, is the chief minister of Delhi, India and her name has been in the headlines over the games. New Zealand newscaster Paul Henry couldn't stop laughing at the woman's last name, even pronouncing it "Dick Shit" and "Dip Shit" . Henry has since resigned. This clip has been posted here as a matter of public record, describing a controversy currently in the news. The original clip has been deleted from the TVNZ website. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Kiwi-TV-host-now-shown-ridiculing-Sheila-Dikshit/693408 http://www.tntmagazine.com/tnt-today/archive/2010/10/06/paul-henry-in-dikshit-race-row.aspx http://filmifi.com/gossip/Dikshit-giggles-New-Henry-drama-3638559.html
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