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dutchie said:
From the Andrew Bolt Blog:


Never mind the facts. How the ABC put Tony Abbott on the menu
Andrew Bolt June 14 2013 (7:42am)
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Bolt is right, why do we have to put up with this BS from Labor , their only function now is smear and attack to try to get votes, no ones running Australia at present the whole Labor Govt is high farce.
 
This week, when we might have thought the political landscape could not get more debased, we have had two utterly offensive pieces of 'humour' designed to humiliate the leaders of our two main parties.

First, the recycled Chicken 'menu' insulting Julia Gillard which allegedly never made it out of the kitchen of the restaurant involved.

Second, the revolting cartoon by Michael Leunig which was proudly published by The Age for the whole nation to see, expressing quite pathetic insults toward Tony Abbott's genitalia.

In the first instance, the ABC, both on radio and television has given saturation coverage to the distress caused Ms Gillard, this even extending to a segment on the prestigious and widely watched "7.30"
Even this evening, in the local Qld 7.30 program the ubiquitous Clive Palmer was encouraged to offer a rerun of the horror of the chicken menu.

But has there been even a mention, the slightest whisper of comment, let alone outrage, about the disgusting personal abuse directed toward Tony Abbott on any part of the ABC Network? Not that I've heard or seen.

Anyone still up for claiming the ABC is not politically biased?
 
Julia said:
But has there been even a mention, the slightest whisper of comment, let alone outrage, about the disgusting personal abuse directed toward Tony Abbott on any part of the ABC Network? Not that I've heard or seen.

Anyone still up for claiming the ABC is not politically biased?
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Yes Julia, the ABC is now aware of an impending disaster for the ALP and is moving to minimise it.

Amongst all this is there any thought for what really matters, asylum seekers drowning and a myriad of other problems, no nothing on that just fluff and spin.
 
Julia said:
This week, when we might have thought the political landscape could not get more debased, we have had two utterly offensive pieces of 'humour' designed to humiliate the leaders of our two main parties.

First, the recycled Chicken 'menu' insulting Julia Gillard which allegedly never made it out of the kitchen of the restaurant involved.

Second, the revolting cartoon by Michael Leunig which was proudly published by The Age for the whole nation to see, expressing quite pathetic insults toward Tony Abbott's genitalia.

In the first instance, the ABC, both on radio and television has given saturation coverage to the distress caused Ms Gillard, this even extending to a segment on the prestigious and widely watched "7.30"
Even this evening, in the local Qld 7.30 program the ubiquitous Clive Palmer was encouraged to offer a rerun of the horror of the chicken menu.

But has there been even a mention, the slightest whisper of comment, let alone outrage, about the disgusting personal abuse directed toward Tony Abbott on any part of the ABC Network? Not that I've heard or seen.

Anyone still up for claiming the ABC is not politically biased?
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The comparison on how Gillard and Abbott respectively handled their "menus" is very telling, imo. As insulting and crude as it was, Abbott simply lets it go through to the keeper whilst Gillard (via an ever obliging media) keeps up the victim carry-on for news report after news report. Unbelievable for a PM. What damage is she doing for the cause of professional women?

And then we have a poster on another thread saying how hard done by Gillard is...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Julia said:
This week, when we might have thought the political landscape could not get more debased, we have had two utterly offensive pieces of 'humour' designed to humiliate the leaders of our two main parties.

First, the recycled Chicken 'menu' insulting Julia Gillard which allegedly never made it out of the kitchen of the restaurant involved.

Second, the revolting cartoon by Michael Leunig which was proudly published by The Age for the whole nation to see, expressing quite pathetic insults toward Tony Abbott's genitalia.

In the first instance, the ABC, both on radio and television has given saturation coverage to the distress caused Ms Gillard, this even extending to a segment on the prestigious and widely watched "7.30"
Even this evening, in the local Qld 7.30 program the ubiquitous Clive Palmer was encouraged to offer a rerun of the horror of the chicken menu.

But has there been even a mention, the slightest whisper of comment, let alone outrage, about the disgusting personal abuse directed toward Tony Abbott on any part of the ABC Network? Not that I've heard or seen.

Anyone still up for claiming the ABC is not politically biased?
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I'm not sure I fully understand your outrage, Julia? The Leunig cartoon was clearly a topical response (as such Newspaper cartoons are) to the inane political issue of that small period. The Leunig cartoon was, quite obviously, in response to the entirely absurd menu beatup; what would you have the ABC do? Respond to every little mundane political response? A response to a response to a response? Surely you don't deem responding to a Leunig cartoon in a newspaper as major news worthy?

Lets be honest, here. Although it shouldn't have been, the whole Gillard-Menu affair became nationally covered news. Should major news outlets really have been publishing major stories, "The Age has published a Michael Leunig Comic about Tony Abbott"? I don't think so.

If I'm not mistaken, Leunig comics are published in the opinion section of The Age? Not as news, but as to accompany the selected letters sent in by readers?
 
ChrisJH said:
I'm not sure I fully understand your outrage, Julia? The Leunig cartoon was clearly a topical response (as such Newspaper cartoons are) to the inane political issue of that small period. The Leunig cartoon was, quite obviously, in response to the entirely absurd menu beatup; what would you have the ABC do? Respond to every little mundane political response? A response to a response to a response? Surely you don't deem responding to a Leunig cartoon in a newspaper as major news worthy?

Lets be honest, here. Although it shouldn't have been, the whole Gillard-Menu affair became nationally covered news. Should major news outlets really have been publishing major stories, "The Age has published a Michael Leunig Comic about Tony Abbott"? I don't think so.

If I'm not mistaken, Leunig comics are published in the opinion section of The Age? Not as news, but as to accompany the selected letters sent in by readers?
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I hope you are not suggesting the leftist rAge is a non-biased news outlet? The left-leanings of that rag are well known. I'm willing to bet more swill spills from it's pink pages before the election debacle comes home to roost.

On topic, the ABC is setting itself up for a mighty big cut post election by ramping up the anti-liberal BS as IT'S TIME draws nearer.
 
Well looks like the world is completely against you lot led by the left wing commie party political propaganda unit ..........the "ABC" hilarious.

Its all just a grand conspiracy next they will want to take your guns...........LOL
 
I don't think the ABC's worried about anyone's guns.

Barrie Cassidy's inside tips on the whereabouts of Labor's kitchen knives will see the ABC well and truly occupied for a while.
 
ChrisJH said:
I'm not sure I fully understand your outrage, Julia? The Leunig cartoon was clearly a topical response (as such Newspaper cartoons are) to the inane political issue of that small period. The Leunig cartoon was, quite obviously, in response to the entirely absurd menu beatup; what would you have the ABC do? Respond to every little mundane political response? A response to a response to a response? Surely you don't deem responding to a Leunig cartoon in a newspaper as major news worthy?
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I think a fundamental problem is that for the last 20-30 years or so we have all been beaten up so much by political correctness that few people can have a good laugh anymore.
If I was Abbot I would just laugh of the Leunig cartoon.
If I was Gillard I would have laughed off the menu affair.
And maybe the ABC should relegate these kind of stories to a comedy hour and reserve the News slot for real news.
 
Bintang said:
If I was Gillard I would have laughed off the menu affair.
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I'm quite sure Gillard laughed all the way to her political strategist McTernan when she heard of the menu. It wasn't political correctness that made her and her ministers come out with feigned offence taking, but a deliberate ploy to use the menu as a means to attack Abbott and his team. She doesn't care two hoots about PC. She even used her deceased father again when attacking Abbott, when Abbott didn't actually say anything about her father, but made the mistake a few months back of using the expression "died of shame" in an unrelated context when it had been used a few weeks before by Alan Jones, who was speaking about Gillard's father.

If the media was really reporting facts, they should be highlighting the fact that it was not Gillard who was offensively treated last week, but Abbott. Abbott did absolutely nothing but was heaped on by Labor and the left leaning press. It was not Abbott who publicised the offensive menu, but the Labor Party machine. If not for them, it would have remained, as Abbott said, in the kitchen.
 
IFocus said:
Well looks like the world is completely against you lot led by the left wing commie party political propaganda unit ..........the "ABC" hilarious.

Its all just a grand conspiracy next they will want to take your guns...........LOL
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Yes I agree IFocus. Hilarious.

I was listening to the radio and they asked what the listeners thought. About 5 guys rang in and said it was no big deal and about 4 women rang in and were upset. Depends on your viewpoint I guess. I suppose if you are a women you should just expect to be told regularly if your t1ts aren't up to scratch and your bum is big, not too mention the "red" bit. If someone found out that Abbott was cursed with tiny genitals then that would be fair too.

I saw an article today about International reporters doing stories on us.

They can't believe what they have found. The army porno squad, the attack on the Prime Ministers genitals, the Socceroo's coach saying women should shut up, the interview with the Prime Minister, the nasty cartoon by Pickering. The English are saying we are the most uncultured lot since the prison ships came in.

Can't they see it is harmless?
 
Hmmm Knobby - who is actually causing the fuss?

Here is Gillard in action - is she completely delusional? Who is the ugliest of them all in this clip?

I bet this stuff doesn't get reported overseas - just her made-up accusations about the opposition being misogynists - but the likes of Slipper and Sandilands are ok in her books (she said she would call it if she saw it - seems she calls it when it suits her - whether it's factual or not doesn't seem to matter).

She might be getting her twisted stuff believed overseas, but thankfully Aussies are waking up!




Hypocrisy alert: Gillard abuses politicians’ looks
 
sails said:
Hmmm Knobby - who is actually causing the fuss?

Here is Gillard in action - is she completely delusional? Who is the ugliest of them all in this clip?

I bet this stuff doesn't get reported overseas - just her made-up accusations about the opposition being misogynists - but the likes of Slipper and Sandilands are ok in her books (she said she would call it if she saw it - seems she calls it when it suits her - whether it's factual or not doesn't seem to matter).

She might be getting her twisted stuff believed overseas, but thankfully Aussies are waking up!


Hypocrisy alert: Gillard abuses politicians’ looks
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She's horrid, I hope I see her in person one day so I can tell her what I think..............probably better I don't.
 
sails said:
Hmmm Knobby - who is actually causing the fuss?

Here is Gillard in action - is she completely delusional? Who is the ugliest of them all in this clip?

I bet this stuff doesn't get reported overseas - just her made-up accusations about the opposition being misogynists - but the likes of Slipper and Sandilands are ok in her books (she said she would call it if she saw it - seems she calls it when it suits her - whether it's factual or not doesn't seem to matter).

She might be getting her twisted stuff believed overseas, but thankfully Aussies are waking up!




Hypocrisy alert: Gillard abuses politicians’ looks
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That video makes it pretty damned obvious that Julia Gillard was displaying her PM potential as far back as 2006.
PM = Prime Misandrist
 
I hear there is a new ABC 'CHICKEN MENU' coming out after the 14 th September.

It is called 'LEFT WINGS AND BUMS WITH GINGER BREAD' which, I understand for political reasons, will be disposed of in a very appropriate manner before reaching the restaurant tables.

There will also be many new red and green feather dusters available in Canberra at the same time.

I think a better terminology might be known as a ' COALITION ETHNIC CLEANSING'.
 
MrBurns said:
She's horrid, I hope I see her in person one day so I can tell her what I think..............probably better I don't.
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Horrid...an interesting usage. Once used by the Royals to describe Cherie Blair. Unfairly to her I thought.

It is not anger, but pity that I feel for our PM. Peter Slipper also comes to mind in the following context.
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/29450.html
He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 - 1527)
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I haven't watched "The Insiders" for many months, having become bored and fed up with its biased commentary.
However, due to the extraordinary week we've just seen I did see most of it today, and have to say there were actually some objective comments (read criticisms) about Ms Gillard's silly "Gillard for Women"/Abortion/Wipe out of Women in Parliament" speech.

It actually seemed to have fallen as flat with Malcolm Farr and Lenore Taylor as with most of the rest of the commentariat.

Then Barrie Cassidy subjected Peter Garrett to some pretty rigorous questioning on Gonski.

The above observation is in direct contrast to the Radio National segment "The Outsiders" with Jonathan Green, whose guests today were Eva Cox, Bernard Keane and Grace Collier, i.e. all essentially Left leaning.
The subject was (who'd have guessed it!) sexism directed toward the Prime Minister. It was all very predictable until Grace Collier objected to the non-critical, non-objective sympathy toward Ms Gillard and had the temerity to speak out. She was rubbished for this, of course.

But the main point is that here we have this Left group lamenting sexism, yet referring to women's breasts as "t1ts". Hardly respectful is it?
 
MrBurns said:
She's horrid, I hope I see her in person one day so I can tell her what I think..............probably better I don't.
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I also hope you see Gillard in person one day, and that she has read all the grossly derogative, downright rude and obnoxious comments you have written about her. I would pay to watch her deck you.
 
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