Egg on face for Labor and the Luvvies over Mal Brough :)

[nero_bolt]

Well well well hows this 

Seems the libs are in the clear and no one actually saw that menu thats been discussed at length 

It seems all the tsk tsk labor people on here all owe the restaurant, Mal, Tonty, Joe and all the other Libs an apology... 

The chairman of the restaurant which held the fundraiser says the menu was a private joke and Bough did not see it:

Talk about EGG ON FACE for all concerned.

 The chairman of the restaurant which held the fundraiser says the menu was a private joke and Bough did not see it:

Dear Mal,

I have been following the rubbish that has been on the news today. I would like to confirm what actually happened: there were never any menus distributed on the tables or in the restaurant. I created a mock menu myself as a light-hearted joke, however as I said I never produced them for public distribution.

Unfortunately a staff member saw the mock menu, and unbeknownst to myself, posted it on their facebook. It now appears that a third party for political reasons has distributed it, yet I can reassure you that no such menu was distributed on the night.

As you know no one at the dinner was privy to such a menu, and it is so unfortunate that an in-house joke between myself and my son has caused you great problems and embarrassment.

Regards,

Joe Richards

Chairman

OOHH dear any one want a tissue to wipe the egg off your faces...

🙂

[donnashuggy]

that makes it ok, I suppose

[azureline**]

why did Brough apologise after 2 months then?

[*pepe]

that makes it ok, I suppose

is blaming innocent people ok?

[donnashuggy]

is blaming innocent people ok?

Never, in my opinion.

Sorry you missed the sarcasm of my post, I do it frequently

[*pepe]

i think its you who missed something, you do that frequently too.

[freakiness]

Wow, that's the sort of joking he teaches his own son.

Yeah right, sure.

[donnashuggy]

Who is innocent?

[izabsmiling]

Why didn't Joe Richards make a public statement ? 

Did Mal Brough make a statement (earlier today) published in the media saying something to the effect .. that it was done by a non party member who did it as a joke ?

from the abc 

This evening, the owner of the Brisbane restaurant has taken responsibility for the menu.

Joe Richards has sent an email to Mr Brough saying it was a "mock" menu he created as a light-hearted joke, and it was not given out on the night.

He says it is unfortunate a staff member posted it on social media.

The LNP has confirmed Mr Richards is a party donor, but says he was not asked to send the email.

[catsnknots]

why did Brough apologise after 2 months then?

often in politics an MP needs to take the situation on the chin.. no matter what the situation he took the blame and was going to ride with it.  I think a lot more pollies do that than what we give them credit for.