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Laural

I hadn’t expected a gambling newsletter to be a place where I could find my name, but these folks are laying odds presently on Laural Barrett’s (and others’) chances in Miss Universe on Monday.
   The Online Wire in Fla. has reported my comments (I like how they portrayed me as a politically incorrect loudmouth) defending Laural in early April as a Kiwi–Aussie rivalry thing, but I want to add that that wasn’t the case. It was, more accurately, a side-swipe at foreign-owned media and their “patriotism”.
   The interesting thing is that the Online Wire has done a better job of reporting the so-called “incident” that Laural and her sister Sharaine were allegedly involved in than the newspaper which originally broke the non-story.
   It also asks:

Meanwhile reports from Mexico indicate that Laural Barrett appears to be getting along with Aussie sad beauty Kimberley Busteed. Could it be that these two young women are showing to be far more mature than their fans/supporters?

   In a word, yes.