Will Craig Thomson finally give us some relief?

[rumpole]

Due process Rumpole?

Since when have we lived in a parliamentary democracy under the rule of law ? I thought we had given up on those old fashioned ideas and agreed that public opinion polls in the Hun were the best way of deciding guilt or innocence.

Not to mention the outraged cries of ( very self interested) politicians.

The hounding of Craig Thomson is a partisan political vendetta that opens the way for any person or politician to be tried, convicted and lynched. It is not justice just opportunism.

Good points

 

[McLovin]

And just how is Gillard shielding Thomson ? She suspended him from the Labor party. He's on his own. She can't force him to resign from Parliament or stop him from voting.

I agree.

How do you not accept an MP's vote anyway?

 

[MrBurns]

And just how is Gillard shielding Thomson ? She suspended him from the Labor party. He's on his own. She can't force him to resign from Parliament or stop him from voting.
Due process must take place

She gives him moral support by critising the opposition for going after him, she is immoral in this act and everyone knows it.

 

[joea]

I cannot add a link from the Australian, however!!
In an article "Why Thompson may exit the limelight", Gary Johns writes the following..

Thompson entered the parliament at the 2007 election and is not covered by the old school. A early exit will deny him an income of $185,000 a year , not including allowances.
Slipper on the other hand will be covered barring adverse legal findings.
...
The parliament is not having a problem - two members and one government are.

and the above few words sums up the fiasco.
joea

 

[MrBurns]

Thompson entered the parliament at the 2007 election and is not covered by the old school. A early exit will deny him an income of $185,000 a year , not including allowances.
joea

Well that would bring one to tears wouldn't it.

In the meantime a prostitute has signed a stat dec and will appear on This Day Tonight to tell how Thompson was a client of hers.
Good to see an honest person get a say.

 

[Julia]

Well that would bring one to tears wouldn't it.

In the meantime a prostitute has signed a stat dec and will appear on This Day Tonight to tell how Thompson was a client of hers.
Good to see an honest person get a say.

How fascinating. Do we know when the interview will be broadcast?
Mr Thomson is clearly rattled about this going by his anxious and angry tone on today's "The World Today".

 

[Julia]

The things that don't get agreements though are the "marquee" legislations, like the mining tax, carbon tax and pokie reforms. It usually comes down to a matter of ideology, not the good of the country that controls whether the opposition supports or opposes these reforms.

l disagreee. Much policy is contrived for political expediency rather than genuine ideology. Gillard had rejected the ETS or a carbon tax, talked Rudd out of it in fact, but then, whacko, we have a carbon tax. Not because she remotely believes it's good for Australia but purely because that was the price put on the Greens' support.

Ditto pokies reform. She needed (at that time) Andrew Wilkie's vote. So suddenly she became convinced about the evils of pokies. Helluva sudden conversion.

So to suggest that this government is acting out of ideological conviction is to attribute to them a moral decency that they simply don't have.
Perhaps try to replace some of your instinctive devotion to Labor with a little reality.

 

[MrBurns]

How fascinating. Do we know when the interview will be broadcast?
Mr Thomson is clearly rattled about this going by his anxious and angry tone on today's "The World Today".

It may not be straight away, a lot of legal bits to get through no doubt but it shouldn't be too long, strike while the iron's hot as they say.
Be good if she could identify a birthmark or perhaps I just watch too many TV dramas

 

[Calliope]

Due process Rumpole?

Since when have we lived in a parliamentary democracy under the rule of law ? I thought we had given up on those old fashioned ideas and agreed that public opinion polls in the Hun were the best way of deciding guilt or innocence.

Not to mention the outraged cries of ( very self interested) politicians.

The hounding of Craig Thomson is a partisan political vendetta that opens the way for any person or politician to be tried, convicted and lynched. It is not justice just opportunism.

Bravo basilio! I wondered when you would come to the defence of Thomson. Poor old rumpole has had to carry the load on his own. You yourself have been on a "partisan political vendetta" against AGW sceptics for some time. Opportunism?

 

[StumpyPhantom]

How fascinating. Do we know when the interview will be broadcast?
Mr Thomson is clearly rattled about this going by his anxious and angry tone on today's "The World Today".

That's hysterical - I just heard Craig Thomson on the radio news, apparently severely criticising the media saying: "This person is being paid 10 times more than what was spent on this 'item' by credit card."

Ah yep - the greatest irony here is that Craig is going to make an honest woman out of her

 

[Miss Hale]

That's hysterical - I just heard Craig Thomson on the radio news, apparently severely criticising the media saying: "This person is being paid 10 times more than what was spent on this 'item' by credit card."

Ah yep - the greatest irony here is that Craig is going to make an honest woman out of her

Yes, I heard a soundbite from him saying enough is enough and talking about being pushed to the brink. When he re-ignited the whole thing with his statement the other day he can hardly complain when others run with what he said and try to verify his assertions - what did he think would happen? Now that he's had his say he wants to stop all discussion of it

 

[McLovin]

If I was Craig Thomson, I'd resign. If for nothing else than for my family.

What does he get out of this, absolutley nothing.

 

[Miss Hale]

If I was Craig Thomson, I'd resign. If for nothing else than for my family.

What does he get out of this, absolutley nothing.

I would too but I suppose the Labor party won't let him as they need his vote (despite what they are saying publically and their dis-endoresement of him), he won't let them down because he needs their money to pay his legal bills.

 

[awg]

Even though just the one ho word on her own is technically not worth spit, you can just sense its going to be grisly for Thompson if this goes to air.

Might just bring out the gold-diggers. Tiger Woods style

Come to think about it, with all those parliamentary fellows away from their wives, staying in hotel rooms, I suspect their would be many a girl with tales to tell

I suspect there would be some division about what is happening, as to me they (the Opposition) have adopted a considered strategy to break the individual, and if the media have been doing thourough investigative work, they most likely have a big dirt file on more than just Thompson

 

[MrBurns]

Yes, I heard a soundbite from him saying enough is enough and talking about being pushed to the brink.

He might fake a collapse or suicide attempt, he's painted himself into a corner and there's no way out. "pushed to the brink" means it's on his mind.

 

[rumpole]

So to suggest that this government is acting out of ideological conviction is to attribute to them a moral decency that they simply don't have.
Perhaps try to replace some of your instinctive devotion to Labor with a little reality.

I was commenting on the Opposition, not the government.

BOTH parties are hypocrites, I have no problem saying that. A lot of people here jump at the chance to criticise Labor, but don't take the opportunity to hit the other side for political expediency, like when they deny tax cuts to business or introduce politically attractive but stupid socialist money wasters like baby bonuses or parental leave paid for by business.

 

[Calliope]

Today's quote from stand-up comedian, Craig Thomson;

"To buy a story from a prostitute is chequebook journalism at its worst. Who is going to take this seriously when they pay a prostitute money?"

 

[StumpyPhantom]

Today's quote from stand-up comedian, Craig Thomson;

"To buy a story from a prostitute is chequebook journalism at its worst. Who is going to take this seriously when they pay a prostitute money?"

Tsk Tsk - Yes it's a real waste giving money to hookers, isn't it?

Especially when it's not your money in the first place.

 

[rumpole]

Tsk Tsk - Yes it's a real waste giving money to hookers, isn't it?

Especially when it's not your money in the first place.

I'm starting to think he may be arrogant enough to claim it as a tax deductible business expense.

 

[Julia]

If I was Craig Thomson, I'd resign. If for nothing else than for my family.

What does he get out of this, absolutley nothing.

I would too but I suppose the Labor party won't let him as they need his vote (despite what they are saying publically and their dis-endoresement of him), he won't let them down because he needs their money to pay his legal bills.

Hasn't the Labor Party said they are no longer paying his legal bills? (I might be wrong about that.)

I'd be resigning if I were Thomson. If he's weeping about the strain on his poor pregnant wife whom he says was having to shower while the media were outside the window, his home life is going to be a lot more shattered if some hooker comes on TV with salacious details of his sexual activities.

Imo he and the Labor Party owe each other nothing. They have both behaved appallingly. At this stage, I reckon they're both going for whatever they believe most promotes their own survival.
Too late for the electorate now though. I could never have imagined such a level of public disgust, not just toward Thomson, but toward both sides of politics for their naked political lust.

He might fake a collapse or suicide attempt, he's painted himself into a corner and there's no way out. "pushed to the brink" means it's on his mind.

Or perhaps he's trying this as a last ditch attempt to stop the television interview with the hooker. i.e. appealing to fears that this could be his last straw.

Maybe should have thought about all that before you so misused the funds of some of the lowest paid workers in the country, Craig.