Does Gillard inspire confidence?

[basilio]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

This thread is a piece of irrelevant, maliciously stupid drivel. I don't believe it adds anything to ASF forums.

For the record Julia Gillard had a relationship with Craig Emerson in 2003 when he was then separated (but not divorced ) from his wife.

 

[pixel]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Question to Joe Blow:
If enough members rate this thread as "terrible" like I've just done, will you simply remove it?
How many "votes" does it take?

 

[explod]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Question to Joe Blow:
If enough members rate this thread as "terrible" like I've just done, will you simply remove it?
How many "votes" does it take?

Agree, I can be a bit low and testy at times but if this type of stuff is allowed on what does it do to our standards going forward.

Be serious, vehement and into it for your beliefs, particularaly at a time like this with the election, but surely its not that bad that you have to try to invent this type of thing.

 

[trainspotter]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

ROFL ..... Bigdog has struck a chord ...... do the research .... some of it is true!

The shadow ministers' affair ... http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/05/1057179204775.html
By Jim O'Rourke
July 6 2003
The Sun-Herald

"Meet Canberra's newest power couple: upwardly mobile Julia Gillard, now with the crucial health portfolio, and Craig Emerson, new workplace relations shadow.

And already the pair, dubbed Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton by colleagues aware of their affair away from the political limelight, have caused Mr Crean an unexpected controversy over his appointments."

Whatever happened to free speech?

 

[explod]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

One senior ALP figure has told Labor colleagues that if the pair - one of them separated but not divorced - are looking at taking on senior leadership roles it would not be a "good look" if they did not marry.

Trainspotter, this is the only mild reference in the article your link purports to support.

And it does not. The divorce may not have been in but the marriage was over by that time.

You cannot bend the facts.

 

[Julia]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Question to Joe Blow:
If enough members rate this thread as "terrible" like I've just done, will you simply remove it?
How many "votes" does it take?

I echo pixel's question. I'd further ask why the thread could not equally be entitled "Craig Emerson, the Home Wrecker".
And if I really wanted to be unpleasant, I'd have something to say about her past and present taste in blokes.

 

[trainspotter]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Trainspotter, this is the only mild reference in the article your link purports to support.

And it does not. The divorce may not have been in but the marriage was over by that time.

You cannot bend the facts.

Not bending the facts at all explod. I thought I quantified my response with the word "SOME" when I typed "some of it is true!" The article I referred to was written in July 6th 2003 for Christoper Robins sake ! The article went on to say she is LEADERSHIP *ding dong* material !!

I never agreed she was a home wrecker but then again if you believe anything written on the right pulse website you are a candidate for a frontal lobotomy.

Didn't Gareth Evans and Cheryl Kernot do something similar? Ummmm as Mrs Emerson has decided NOT to comment we really do not know for sure now do we?

 

[Joe Blow]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Question to Joe Blow:
If enough members rate this thread as "terrible" like I've just done, will you simply remove it?
How many "votes" does it take?

It's not really a question of votes. I'm sure there quite a few one star threads floating around the forums.

I will generally only remove a thread if it particularly offensive, particularly idiotic or spam. Of course, I think we could probably all agree on what constitutes spam but there would less agreement about what amounted to offensive content or blatant idiocy.

Sometimes a thread gets left just because of its entertainment or comedic value, such as this one: Any followers of Jesus here???????

All in all, it's a pretty hard call to make most times and can often depend on variables such as the time of day or how many glasses of red wine I've had.

 

[Joe Blow]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

In the spirit of democracy I have added a poll to this thread asking if it should be deleted.

If there are more "Yes" votes by the time I go to bed I will remove it. If there are more "No" votes it can stay.

 

[Julia]

NZ has just up the GST to 15%.

It's not meaningful to quote that on its own.
NZ at the same time is about to reduce the top marginal rate to 33% and the corporate rate to 28%.
NZ has no CGT.
NZ has non means-tested national superannuation available to every person over 65.

 

[IFocus]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

All in all, it's a pretty hard call to make most times and can often depend on variables such as the time of day or how many glasses of red wine I've had.

Lot to said about the health benefits of red wine Joe

 

[sails]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Joe - if the thread stays, maybe a change of title woud be more appropriate?

I don't like to see politicians (or anyone for that matter) knocked for their personal lives. However politicians know they are pretty much in a gold fish bowl and that their lives are often under scrutiny. Anti liberal people have no qualms about knocking anything they can find on Abbot - personal or not.

I suppose what's good for the goose is good for the gander... lol

 

[Calliope]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Joe - if the thread stays, maybe a change of title woud be more appropriate?

I don't like to see politicians (or anyone for that matter) knocked for their personal lives. However politicians know they are pretty much in a gold fish bowl and that their lives are often under scrutiny. Anti liberal people have no qualms about knocking anything they can find on Abbot - personal or not.

I suppose what's good for the goose is good for the gander... lol

The virgin PM is above reproach. It was a nice touch to be dressed in virginal white the day she went to see the G.G. Like the virgin queen she has had multiple partners. I think Emerson was a novice seducer compared to her. It will be interesting to see how long her latest gigolo lasts.

 

[moXJO]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

This thread would have just died if everyone didn't jump up and down and post on it.

 

[basilio]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

This thread would have just died if everyone didn't jump up and down and post on it

Excellent idea. Your point is an excellent way to finish this conversation

 

[It's Snake Pliskin]

It's not meaningful to quote that on its own.
NZ at the same time is about to reduce the top marginal rate to 33% and the corporate rate to 28%.
NZ has no CGT.
NZ has non means-tested national superannuation available to every person over 65.

Which Australia has and was introduced by Labour.

On another point:
For anyone to say Abott has no economic credentials is rubbish. What are Gillards credentials? We have seen lot's of spending and wastage by Labour, 100 million a day being paid for borrowed funds. Under the last Liberal government we had a fiscally sound time. I haven't seen that under the current Labour gov, Rudd etc.
Can someone show me how we have a fiscally sound government?

 

[wayneL]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Joe - if the thread stays, maybe a change of title woud be more appropriate?

I don't like to see politicians (or anyone for that matter) knocked for their personal lives. However politicians know they are pretty much in a gold fish bowl and that their lives are often under scrutiny. Anti liberal people have no qualms about knocking anything they can find on Abbot - personal or not.

I suppose what's good for the goose is good for the gander... lol

Yep, The socialists always squeal when their own methods are used on their own.

But as a general point, I couldn't give a fat rat's about Dullard's (or Abbot's) personal life either and wish it wouldn't be an election issue.

 

[explod]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Yep, The socialists always squeal when their own methods are used on their own.

But as a general point, I couldn't give a fat rat's about Dullard's (or Abbot's) personal life either and wish it wouldn't be an election issue.

Agree with the last point. But because some my have a leaning to socialist ideas does not mean they cannot judge a fair go.

In fact this thread, or correctly Bigdogs assertion borders on libel in my view and surprised the mods did not jump right onto it for that reason. Starting to see the political leanings are a bit one sided around here. I am a green but a fair go please.

There was a two page article about two weeks ago according to my wife (shae cannot remember which rag) in regard to this matter and it was clearly shown that there was no impropriety on Gillards part in any of this according to her. My wife was deserted in a previous life and left alone with her two young children. She detests Tiger Woods et.al., so if she reckons Gillard is okay in this you better believe it.

Of course those with a Liberal bent will continue to mud rake instead of being constructive.

Sorry I had retired before Joe put up the poll.

 

[Knobby22]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Agree with above.

I don't want to hear this sort of stuff about Liberal or Labor politicians.
It reminds me of US elections.

Do we have to go this low or is this the future for us?

 

[trainspotter]

Re: Julia Gillard the Home Wrecker

Bugger ........ had an epiphany and placed fingers to keyboard and wrote a massive body of work only to hit the wrong button and delete the lot. Ummmmmmm ...... I agree with sails was the essence of my post. They can dish it but not take it.

explod - if you click on the links that Bigdog has provided you will see that he has not written the spiel. It is not his point of view. He has pasted what is written on other Right wing websites. So therefore libel is out of the question. I think you could get him expelled from University for plagerism though !