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Well there ya go, our Tones is such a misogynist bastard that he has a female chief of staff. :eek:

I can tell you that this whole "misogynist" nonsense is viewed with bemusement over on this side of the ditch....

...in fact the whole Oz political landscape has Kiwis wondering WTF happened to turn things into such a puerile bitchfest. :rolleyes:
 
Did anybody catch Julie Bishop on the 7:30 Report tonight? She did pretty good. Julie smashed Leigh for 6 when asked about 'Tony's view on abortion'...when he was Health Minster, nothing changed....BAM!

Last remarks, when she said, 'The pleasure was all mine...............'

If looks could kill = Leigh Sales, dead man walking....wow.

l'll post it once ABC upload it.
 
Calliope said:
That's easy. Gillard and the Handbag Hit Squad.:rolleyes:...and Abbott's clumsiness with language.
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Yes.

But of course NZ has its own vicious one issue hypocrites too: Good Lord any honest appraisal of them would have basilio et al screaming 'misogynist' in an instant... but nobody takes any notice of them here, apart from some mild entertainment value.
 
dutchie said:
I am waiting for Julia's apology.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/of...aff-peta-credlin/story-e6frf7jo-1226493508206
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Um, I don't see why Ms Gillard should be held responsible for the comment of some comedian (?), especially when she wasn't even in attendance at the time. To suggest that is to lower the Liberal party and its supporters to the nonsense peddled by Labor.
Craig Emerson walked out when the comment was made. Our Swannie, however, waited until today to make any condemnation. I understand Ms Gillard also contacted the union to express her disgust.

sptrawler said:
Fat chance, jeez she's a piece of work, apparently.
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Who is? Gillard or Peta Credlin?

DB008 said:
Did anybody catch Julie Bishop on the 7:30 Report tonight? She did pretty good. Julie smashed Leigh for 6 when asked about 'Tony's view on abortion'...when he was Health Minster, nothing changed....BAM!

Last remarks, when she said, 'The pleasure was all mine...............'
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Yes, that was priceless when she accompanied it by the Julie Bishop stare. A good interview. Even allowed me to consider if she would be an acceptable replacement for Mr Abbott. She doesn't lose her temper, is articulate and calculated in her remarks. Her very elegance would make a significant contrast with the Prime Minister, also.

wayneL said:
Yes.

But of course NZ has its own vicious one issue hypocrites too: Good Lord any honest appraisal of them would have basilio et al screaming 'misogynist' in an instant... but nobody takes any notice of them here, apart from some mild entertainment value.
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Which demonstrates yet again that New Zealanders don't get easily caught up in hysteria.
 
drsmith said:
It sure has Labor in a spin.

The comment itself must have been a doozie.
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Yes it must be hard to reconcile, paying out on Abbott when he wasn't even at the venue.

When they are all present at this fiasco, makes a mockery of Gillard on the soap box dishing out $hit.

This isn't a government, it's a rabble squandering public money.IMO
 
Julia said:
Craig Emerson walked out when the comment was made.
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Actually from what I read in the papers, Craig Emerson said he left shorty after the comment was made.

Trade Minister Craig Emerson said he left the dinner "shortly thereafter". He called the remarks "sexist and deeply offensive" but added that "no one knew that this was coming."

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...-boss-over-offensive-joke-20121011-27erg.html

Whether he left because of the joke or just had other things to do, we never will know. I would also be interested in how long was "shortly thereafter"

But I agree with you the whole thing has now become a farce. By saying that opposition members should have left certain venues when disparaging comments were made, a standard is now being set where politicians will be expected to scurry from meetings, concerts, public events etc. whenever something is uttered that could cause someone else to take offence.
 
MrBurns said:
Watch it Julia you'll get caught up in the sexism thing, but aint it the truth.
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Oh goodness. So I will.

bellenuit said:
Actually from what I read in the papers, Craig Emerson said he left shorty after the comment was made.

Trade Minister Craig Emerson said he left the dinner "shortly thereafter". He called the remarks "sexist and deeply offensive" but added that "no one knew that this was coming."

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...-boss-over-offensive-joke-20121011-27erg.html

Whether he left because of the joke or just had other things to do, we never will know. I would also be interested in how long was "shortly thereafter"
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There was a comment from him on the whole crappy affair on "PM" this evening and he offered the absolutely clear impression that he left because of the remark. I particularly noticed because I thought at the time "ah, Emerson, being oh so careful to look after your image, huh".
I'd have thought, given the ridiculous and farcical fuss they have made over the last few weeks, and especially given their massive hypocrisy over Slipper, they would all be rushing to dissociate themselves with any off colour remarks, and so it seems to have been.
Swannie will claim the excuse that he was to speak himself soon after so could hardly leave in indignation with Dr Emerson.

How tedious it is all becoming. If only they would, on both sides, just get on with attempting to run the ****** country!
 
Julia said:
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How tedious it is all becoming. If only they would, on both sides, just get on with attempting to run the ****** country!
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That is the last thing they want to do, so much easier to bad mouth and slag off. Than to answer for the state of the economy, at the height of a boom.
It's a bloody disgrace.
 
I think Richo's given up on Julia Gillard.

The PM seems to believe that the best way to protect herself from sunburn is to cover herself in excrement. It may stop the burn, but the smell is permeating every corner of our land. There can be no excuse for the long list of serious errors of judgment. When the crunch comes, she is just not good enough for the office she holds.

Footnote: If Tuesday was the worst day in the life of this government, worse is to come. Soon, the Treasurer will introduce a mini-budget of sorts. You don't need to be an economist to know that the cost of refugees has blown out by billions, the mining tax will raise next to nothing, company tax receipts are way down and GST revenue is tanking.

This mini-budget will be a new low that may make leadership speculation superfluous. Who cares who leads a government that is going down?
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opi...hatever-it-takes/story-fnfenwor-1226493940655
 
"Nero fiddles while Rome burns" keeps coming to mind.

This is the worst era in Oz politics I can ever remember. The Labor party predilection with purported 'misogyny' has sidetracked the whole blinkin' nation on trivia.

Such faux indignation... come on folks, pollies have thick skins. When this is all over, Australia will be ashamed of this childishness (carefully avoiding the now poisoned 'die of shame' phrase :rolleyes: ).

And FWIW, Dullard did not slap down Abbott at all, rather, the straw man they created.

pffffft
 
wayneL said:
"Nero fiddles while Rome burns" keeps coming to mind.

This is the worst era in Oz politics I can ever remember. The Labor party predilection with purported 'misogyny' has sidetracked the whole blinkin' nation on trivia.

Such faux indignation... come on folks, pollies have thick skins. When this is all over, Australia will be ashamed of this childishness (carefully avoiding the now poisoned 'die of shame' phrase :rolleyes: ).

And FWIW, Dullard did not slap down Abbott at all, rather, the straw man they created.

pffffft
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Not poisoned - simply hijacked and now Sole Copyright of Ms Dullard. To be used at will by her, and her alone. Any other user shall be crucified ad-nauseum.

:cry::cry::cry:
 
Julia said:
Even allowed me to consider if she would be an acceptable replacement for Mr Abbott. She doesn't lose her temper, is articulate and calculated in her remarks. Her very elegance would make a significant contrast with the Prime Minister, also.
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Yes, I agree although I don't know much of her views, but she seems a suitable replacement.
 
wayneL said:
"Nero fiddles while Rome burns" keeps coming to mind.

This is the worst era in Oz politics I can ever remember. The Labor party predilection with purported 'misogyny' has sidetracked the whole blinkin' nation on trivia.
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How tragic is it when a PM will do that, I seiously hope the next poll shows her flushed down the sewer where she belongs.
 

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