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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby once_were_warriors » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:38 am

Keating was a smarter and classier bully than Abbott will ever be.
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Sojourner » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:36 am

How is it bullying to repeat their own words back to them?

"There will be no Carbon Tax under a Government I lead"

"I most certainley did not create a Slush fund for my boyfriend to siphon off funds" - Mid 30s with several years experience as a Lawyer must really be "Young and Naive"...
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby once_were_warriors » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:59 am

If you don't think he has the characteristics of a school yard bully , then I suggest your mother never gave you lunch money as a child.
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby gossipgirl » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:16 pm

Abbott is way too funny to be a bully :D
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Psyber » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:27 am

once_were_warriors wrote:If you don't think he has the characteristics of a school yard bully , then I suggest your mother never gave you lunch money as a child.
He doesn't look like a school yard bully to me.
All the school yard bullies I met had black eyes or other injuries...
(Nobody took my lunch money. ;) )
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Psyber » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:32 am

once_were_warriors wrote:Keating was a smarter and classier bully than Abbott will ever be.
I hadn't thought about how much alike they are - it explains my not being a big fan of Abbott, despite my political affiliation with the Libs.
(And yes I do say I'm not a big Abbott fan at Lib functions when it comes up, and nobody gets snotty about my saying so because dissenting opinions are accepted in that party.)
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Psyber » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:28 pm

I just came across this: http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/stay-o ... ml?cmp=ftw

Is this guying playing politics with his conflicting statements, trying to please all those he may need favourable hearing from in future?
Or, has he been misquoted at one end or the other?
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According to Fairfax reports, Kloppers told British media that new investments in Australia's coal sector would not be profitable given the country’s carbon and mining taxes.
Klopper’s statement comes after he reassured Australians that the taxes were not to blame for BHP axing the Olympic Dam expansion and just hours before a joint venture between Gina Rinehart's Hancock Coal and GVK won approval from the federal government.
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Booney » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:16 pm

Sojourner wrote:How is it bullying to repeat their own words back to them?

"There will be no Carbon Tax under a Government I lead"

"I most certainley did not create a Slush fund for my boyfriend to siphon off funds" -

Mid 30s with several years experience as a Lawyer must really be "Young and Naive"...


May have worked in a law firm, may be well educated, but common sense 'aint to common. ;)
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Gozu » Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:55 pm

Not the first time Liberal Party strategist Grahame Morris has been in hot water for sexist comments:

Prominent Liberal Party strategist Grahame Morris has apologised after describing ABC journalist Leigh Sales as a "cow" during a radio interview this morning.

The former chief of staff to John Howard made the remarks to 702 ABC Sydney in reference to the 7.30 presenter's tough interview with Tony Abbott last week.

"Were you surprised that he didn't handle that better?" 702 host Linda Motram asked.

"Well, Leigh can be a real cow sometimes when she's doing her interviews," Mr Morris said after a long pause.

Later on, Mr Morris spoke again to 702 to apologise, but described ABC listeners calling in to complain about his remarks as "poor little sensitive souls".


http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/852 ... ales-a-cow
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby scoob » Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:59 pm

Gozu wrote:Not the first time Liberal Party strategist Grahame Morris has been in hot water for sexist comments:

Prominent Liberal Party strategist Grahame Morris has apologised after describing ABC journalist Leigh Sales as a "cow" during a radio interview this morning.

The former chief of staff to John Howard made the remarks to 702 ABC Sydney in reference to the 7.30 presenter's tough interview with Tony Abbott last week.

"Were you surprised that he didn't handle that better?" 702 host Linda Motram asked.

"Well, Leigh can be a real cow sometimes when she's doing her interviews," Mr Morris said after a long pause.

Later on, Mr Morris spoke again to 702 to apologise, but described ABC listeners calling in to complain about his remarks as "poor little sensitive souls".


http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/852 ... ales-a-cow


How is that sexiest?
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Psyber » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:21 pm

scoob wrote:
Gozu wrote:Not the first time Liberal Party strategist Grahame Morris has been in hot water for sexist comments:
Prominent Liberal Party strategist Grahame Morris has apologised after describing ABC journalist Leigh Sales as a "cow" during a radio interview this morning.
The former chief of staff to John Howard made the remarks to 702 ABC Sydney in reference to the 7.30 presenter's tough interview with Tony Abbott last week.
"Were you surprised that he didn't handle that better?" 702 host Linda Motram asked.
"Well, Leigh can be a real cow sometimes when she's doing her interviews," Mr Morris said after a long pause.
Later on, Mr Morris spoke again to 702 to apologise, but described ABC listeners calling in to complain about his remarks as "poor little sensitive souls".

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/852 ... ales-a-cow
How is that sexiest?
That's a good question, actually.
I'm not saying it is the case or his intent, but in that context an inanimate object, or event, (or even a bloke) could be called a "real cow".

I remember people having conversations in the 1950s and 1960s like:
"My ****** car has broken down again."
"That's a real cow!"

That now dated colloquial use may have its roots in one of these sources - no1. probably - which have nothing to do with gender:
1. 1595–1605; Old Norse kūga to oppress, cow; compare Danish kue to cow, (Linked to coward - one who is cowed by the oppressor or experience.)
2. Idiom: till/until the cows come home, for a long time; forever: "You can keep arguing till the cows come home, but I won't change my mind."
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Jimmy_041 » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:53 pm

This sort of stuff is very important to Gozu
That's why he posted it in the Abbott Watch thread when its got absolutely SFA to do with Abbott
It''s where the action is and he's feeling all lonely
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Sky Pilot » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:41 pm

Abbott Watch?
What sort of watch does he wear?
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Jimmy_041 » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:50 pm

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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Sky Pilot » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:53 pm

Gold :D
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Jimmy_041 » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:55 pm

dedja: Dunno, I’m just an idiot.
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby fish » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:58 pm

I reckon the Liberals are pissed off that Leigh Sales made Abbott look like a fool and that her interview on the 7:30 Report helped expose him as a liar:

In that interview on the Wednesday evening when asked if he'd read the BHP statements he said "No".

But the next day he said he had read the statements - on Wednesday afternoon before he went on the 7:30 report!
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Gozu » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:46 am

Of course they are Fish, Jimmy's not as dense as he tries to make himself look.

Psyber, when you were having those convos back in the 50's & 60's did it occur to you that Aboriginal people couldn't vote at that time? We've moved on a fair way since then.
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Jimmy_041 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:49 am

or as f***ed up as Gozu really is
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Re: Abbott Watch

Postby Gozu » Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:04 am

Jimmy_041 wrote:or as f***ed up as Gozu really is


Oh so you genuinely didn't actually understand why I put this in the Abbott Watch thread then?

You're not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed Jimmy but I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt.
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