Has Kevin Rudd misled parliament?

[GumbyLearner]

This is where his spin is tight. He brings it all together, past indiscretions, the current focal point and then just hammers it home over and over again until it’s ingrained. While also spouting the virtues of labor members that are in trouble. The general public either lap it up, or don't give a toss much in the first place and think that will do. You have to hand it to him, he is very good at it.

Or they call him OUT?

Cheers Mods

 

[MrBurns]

The most enlightening aspect of all this is that the more you see our pollies go at it at full steam the more you realise they are not as good as you would have expected.

They are average speakers with no great talent and it's a bit of an eye opener.

I'm unimpressed on all fronts.

 

[GumbyLearner]

The most enlightening aspect of all this is that the more you see our pollies go at it at full steam the more you realise they are not as good as you would have expected.

They are average speakers with no great talent and it's a bit of an eye opener.

I'm unimpressed on all fronts.

I'm sure you are! You spend a lot of time pre-occupying yourself with the Prime Minister!

 

[MrBurns]

I'm sure you are! You spend a lot of time pre-occupying yourself with the Prime Minister!

Wel he deserves it.

 

[GumbyLearner]

The story got a long run because of Turnbull's big idiot mouth. The buffoon went off half cocked, not bothering to check facts and just wouldn't shut his trap. The man is a fool and is not fit to run a local nana's knitting convention.
ha ha ha!!!

I have to agree there. Some people just don't have the constitution for the rough and tumble. Not that I want to sound like Hyacinth Bucket from "Keeping Up Appearances." Great show by the way.

 

[MrBurns]

"Keeping Up Appearances." Great show by the way.

Loved it.

 

[GumbyLearner]

Wel he deserves it.

there are two L's in well. Maybe you need to sober up

 

[MrBurns]

there are two L's in well. Maybe you need to sober up

Gosh sorry, I didnt realise you could spell

 

[moXJO]

Was that the old pommy lady that thought she was upper class, with the forever suffering husband?

 

[MrBurns]

Was that the old pommy lady that thought she was upper class, with the forever suffering husband?

Correct , a bit like the Rudds in reverse

 

[Timmy]

Was that the old pommy lady that thought she was upper class, with the forever suffering husband?

No, that was Mrs. Thatcher.

 

[GumbyLearner]

Gosh sorry, I didnt realise you could spell

Well, Mr Burns good luck to you.
May you live a long life.

 

[moXJO]

No, that was Mrs. Thatcher.

ROFL

 

[MrBurns]

Well, Mr Burns good luck to you.
May you live a long life.

and you Gumby

 

[drsmith]

Yes, indeed. I expected the situation re Godwin Grech to be discussed amongst the 7.30 Report but it seems everyone is tiptoeing around this issue until the police have finished interviewing him.

Re his apparent uncertainty in the Senate hearing, perhaps he had mentioned the email to his Treasury colleagues and been told to shut up about it?

Below is part of the transcript from tonight 7:30 report

MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: The revelations of Godwin Grech the Treasury official appeared to contradict the assurances given to Parliament by both the Prime Minister and the Treasurer that they had not given Mr Grant any special treatment as he attempted to secure emergency finance from the Government's special OzCar scheme. The initial contact Mr Grech referred to was in the form of an email that an extensive search initially failed to find. But the contents of which seemed to have been known by the Opposition for some time. It was quoted from on Friday by Eric Abetz, the senator leading the Opposition attack in estimates. But by today, it had been unearthed as a fake by Australian Federal Police investigators, who this morning raided Mr Grech's Canberra home. It's understood the email was written in the Treasury system, sent to Mr Grech's home account and then deleted from Treasury computers. The Prime Minister said the Opposition Leader's attack has been demolished.

With regard to the bit highlighted in bold it's clear Godwin Grech had knowledge of the email given that it was sent to his home account.

What if it was organised such that there was only oral communication between the politicians and treasury with treasury then constructing the email and passing it onto Gretch. That way written evidence directly linking the politicians is avoided.

 

[GumbyLearner]

ROFL

No that actually was her son.

He was such a doyen at motor car racing and deals with arms dealers, what a legacy! Total scumbags, supporting WHO????????????????????

 

[GumbyLearner]

Keating was great

 

[GumbyLearner]

I knew that bloke in the 80's before he got that...
Aging and decaying is part of this place

 

[GumbyLearner]

It's great to remember back in the day

 

[GumbyLearner]

Why Keating embraced Asia and Howard didn't?