tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post6141079202611193805..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: Taken out of contextcatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-75535238387304352402012-10-14T17:25:57.156+10:302012-10-14T17:25:57.156+10:30Thanks Donna, Ros and Bridget.
Er Bridget I hope i...Thanks Donna, Ros and Bridget.<br />Er Bridget I hope it did not sound as if I condoned politicians lying - I just meant they seem to think it is part of the job! And yes, it is a complex situation - one which is not going to go away in a hurry.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-42480499805433804782012-10-14T09:22:54.454+10:302012-10-14T09:22:54.454+10:30Thank you for this - I had heard part of the speec...Thank you for this - I had heard part of the speech on British radio and to be fair to the news programme they did attempt to put it in context by mentioning the speaker's behaviour etc etc but I can see from this post how complex the situation is.<br />My big quibble though is when you say all politicians lie. Don't worry I'm not going to rush to their defence but we can't give our representatives permission to have a lower standard of behaviour than the one we would accept from a work colleague or someone with whom we did business. In the UK they thought they had the "right" to claim expenses to make up for the fact that they couldn't get a reasonable pay rise through parliament - they didn't. If they couldn't win their case they had to accept the consequences. And they can't get away with lies because voters assume that is what they all do... Thanks again for an insightful postBridget Whelanhttp://bridgetwhelan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-10933010206728252052012-10-11T16:45:24.583+10:302012-10-11T16:45:24.583+10:30Have to agree with both of you. It was sickening t...Have to agree with both of you. It was sickening the way this went around the world and so many people have entirely the wrong impression.<br />Ms Gillard was not supporting women at all - she was using the situation to have another unwarranted go at the Leader of the Opposition. The man she was trying to defend is far worse than Mr Abbott who is, all said and done, a gentleman in most respects - albeit a rather old fashioned one. RosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-47121759005311376392012-10-11T10:59:58.982+10:302012-10-11T10:59:58.982+10:30OMG YES YES YES! I have been on Facebook this morn...OMG YES YES YES! I have been on Facebook this morning, correcting all my friends overseas who think Gillard is the greatest advocate of women - EVER!<br /><br />She was not taking one for the sisterhood. She was attacking an opposition leader, while defending another man for exactly the same thing.<br /><br />Said it once, repeated again: I HATE politics in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com