Don Burke - Our own Donald Trump

[Macquack]

Macquack, ease up on the language please. It's possible to get a point across without swearing.

Fair enough, except Don Burke said much worse!

 

[Joe Blow]

Fair enough, except Don Burke said much worse!

Possibly, but if reports are true, Don probably would have been banned from ASF as well as Qantas.

 

[Macquack]

Possibly, but if reports are true, Don probably would have been banned from ASF as well as Qantas.

Joe, you should have been CEO of Channel 9 and none of this nonsense would have happened.

 

[sptrawler]

The problem with all this IMO, the media has zero credibility, I will wait and see what criminal actions are taken against him.
From memory, Tony Abbott was painted as a horrible person, yet the only 'real' people they talked to said he was fine, yet Rudd was a horrible person.
Everyone takes what is said on t.v as gospel, yet IMO it is far from it.

 

[IFocus]

Hang on so this bloke with a "OAM" walks into Susie O'Neills home.....our Golden Girl, Olympic icon, some one every parent would be stoked to have as a daughter, sister, wife, he walks into her living room and asks her if her c***t is as big as the flower painting on the wall.

1st any one here going to call Susie a liar?

Any one here willing to leave their daughter, sister, wife alone at home with him?

If he behaves like that with some one like Susie what would he be like with a women who has no public profile?

Is this what we expect from some one with a OAM.

 

[basilio]

Said it all IFocus.

And for good measure there were two camera men filiming that interview who backed up the story.

Just unbelievable... and unacceptable.

 

[sptrawler]

Hang on so this bloke with a "OAM" walks into Susie O'Neills home.....our Golden Girl, Olympic icon, some one every parent would be stoked to have as a daughter, sister, wife, he walks into her living room and asks her if her c***t is as big as the flower painting on the wall.

Why didn't the parents say something about it? Why is it all of a sudden everyone is out of the wood work? What was wrong with saying something earlier to save others?
It isn't as though Rolf Harris wasn't busted a few years back, this sort of thing was a criminal offence years ago, maybe the 'hollywood' mega sue has empowered everyone.
Hey I don't know and do think it is appalling, but it is amazing not a word was said, until a mogul is busted in the U.S.
It should provide entertainment and feedstock, for the media

 

[moXJO]

How much money did you make out of being a diickhead?
.

Seriously underpaid.

This seems to be the trend though. Social media karma. And theres a lot of retards on social media to punish those who have committed sins in the past.

I haven't really kept up with all the atrocities against humanity that Don has committed beyond saying stuff like.
"Nice ar$e"
"Nice rack"
"I like a good fcuk"
I am awaiting the mass murder and rape charges to be laid. Because that might then justify the current outrage.

 

[sptrawler]

Seriously underpaid.

This seems to be the trend though. Social media karma. And theres a lot of retards on social media to punish those who have committed sins in the past.

I haven't really kept up with all the atrocities against humanity that Don has committed beyond saying stuff like.
"Nice ar$e"
"Nice rack"
"I like a good fcuk"
I am awaiting the mass murder and rape charges to be laid. Because that might then justify the current outrage.

That's all a bit over reactive IMO, no one has the right to abuse a position of superiority, which Burke would have held at that time.
He hasn't any right to make those sort of comments, to anyone who works for him, if he made those comments to someone who didn't work for him I would expect them to report him to the authorities.
If they didn't they should be ashamed and really have no right of recourse.
If he made those comments to people who worked with him, in front of witnesses, then it should have been reported and one would assume management will be responsible.
Apart from saying rude and horrible things, what has he done?
Can someone tell me?
I'm not saying it's right, but it isn't criminal, they could have walked out and told him to FFF oFF.

 

[moXJO]

That's all a bit over reactive IMO, no one has the right to abuse a position of superiority, which Burke would have held at that time.
He hasn't any right to make those sort of comments, to anyone who works for him, if he made those comments to someone who didn't work for him I would expect them to report him to the authorities.
If they didn't they should be ashamed and really have no right of recourse.
If he made those comments to people who worked with him, in front of witnesses, then it should have been reported and one would assume management will be responsible.
Apart from saying rude and horrible things, what has he done?
Can someone tell me?
I'm not saying it's right, but it isn't criminal, they could have walked out and told him to FFF oFF.

Just have to wait and see what comes out of the woodwork.

 

[sptrawler]

Just have to wait and see what comes out of the woodwork.

Absolutely, at the moment all I'm hearing is a lot of noise from people who should have told him to shut the FF up, instead of working for him or doing interviews for him.
If he has assualted someone, no doubt he should and will be charged, but at the moment all that is happening, is crucifixion by media as usual.IMO

 

[Logique]

As for Don Burke, there seems to be a pathology there. The picnic is short of a sandwich or two, it goes beyond 'self-diagnosed Aspergers'.

I'll take Suzie O'Neill's word over Burke's, any day of the week.

 

[tech/a]

If I was the sound man or camera man on site with Burke at Suzie O Neil’s
And I heard Burke ask what he did
He’d be on the floor.

Any decent guy would do the same.

What would happen?
Burke get you fired
Yeh right—-Suzie ONeil and the other guy backing you up
For doing the right thing.

Seriously guys grow some nuts if you see this stuff
Don’t be apathetic.

 

[Uncle Festivus]

Is there a special connection between you two that no other can interpret your written English?

Makes sense to me. Don Burke may be crude, rude and all the rest, but until it get's to the point of a legal issue then it's just a vent by disgruntled past acquaintances and the #metoo echo chamber trend. The 'movement' is at risk of crying wolf once too often based on little more than hurt feelings - it will do great harm to those women who genuinely get abused.

 

[basilio]

Reality check on the Susie O'Neill incident. If you go back to the 1st and then the 5th post on this thread you will see that Susie's manager, Nick Cummins , was horrified when Susie told him of the comments. He immediately contacted Channel 9 and Don Burke.

Don steadfastly denied the accusation. Channel 9 management would do nothing and insisted on the contacted interview being used. It's unclear if the two camera men were interviewed at the time (or if they were willing to lose their jobs by speaking up). On the face of it Nick Cummins did his utmost to protect his client. His last alternative was going nuclear - a public exposure of TV star Don Burke and the exposure of Susie O'Neill to the media comments - which we can already see see now.

At that time Don Burke was the biggest star/money maker for Channel 9. Current management will just say things have changed but the comments by previois Channel 9 staff on Don Burke still stand - he was a total pig of a man.

 

[SirRumpole]

At that time Don Burke was the biggest star/money maker for Channel 9. Current management will just say things have changed but the comments by previois Channel 9 staff on Don Burke still stand - he was a total pig of a man.

His behaviour seems so bizarre and erratic that maybe he does have psychological issues as he implied.

One would feel a certain sympathy for him if there was something medically wrong with him that could be treated. If he wants to retain any shred of credibility then he should get himself checked out.

 

[basilio]

His behaviour seems so bizarre and erratic that maybe he does have psychological issues as he implied.

One would feel a certain sympathy for him if there was something medically wrong with him that could be treated. If he wants to retain any shred of credibility then he should get himself checked out.

Don Burke attempted to deflect some of the damage in his interview with Tracey Grimshaw by saying he (self diagnosed) believed he had asbergers.

Unfortunately it came out in exactly the same tone as Kevin Spacey saying he was gay when defending accusations of cracking on to a 14 year old actor. In effect demonising the gay/Asperger community for your actions.

 

[basilio]

More background on historic complaints about Don Burke.

Turns out Don was an ambassador against domestic violence in 1993. However even there there were many complaints about his behaviour to women which went unheeded.

The interview he does with A Current Affair make fascinating viewing. When you watch him you can understand why his denials of any wrong doing seem so plausible.
.....And then you go back to the accusers and the witnesses.

Don Burke campaigned against domestic violence in 1993 despite complaints from women

When the federal government launched its "Real men don't bash or rape women" campaign in 1993, four iconic Australian men were featured as "ambassadors" for it.

But when one of them was revealed to be Don Burke, then a major television celebrity, there was an immediate backlash

"As soon as his face appeared in ads, we were contacted by several women saying that he was not appropriate for the campaign because he himself was an abuser," said a former public servant who was involved in the campaign.

Shocked at the allegations, the Office of the Status of Women, which was running the "Stop Violence Against Women" campaign, contacted Burke.

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"We tried to convince him to withdraw from the campaign through his management - he refused," the source said.

Burke, whose program Burke's Backyard was a ratings juggernaut at the time, was quoted in the advertisement saying: "Many people suffer stress, get drunk, lose their jobs, get angry or jealous without resorting to violence. There is never an excuse for a man to be violent towards a woman."

The campaign also featured swimming legend Kieren Perkins, singer James Blundell and ironman Darren Mercer.

Journalist Jacqui Lang, who was working at the magazine New Weekly (now NW), recalled being surprised when a woman rang the magazine to say that Burke had to be removed from the campaign because he had assaulted her.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/ent...te-complaints-from-women-20171128-gzumex.html

 

[moXJO]

he was a total pig of a man.

I think this sums it up best.
There are aholes out there.

 

[tech/a]

I think this sums it up best.
There are aholes out there.

Every dog has its day
Burke is having his