Julia Gillard’s most ludicrous campaign pitch: beware of men in blue ties

nero_bolt
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SHE famously led her party to a tie in the 2010 federal election, which may explain why Prime Minister Julia Gillard has something against ties of the fabric variety.


 


Yesterday the PM launched an extraordinary attack on Coalition politicians who wear blue ties. Speaking at the launch of Labor's Women for Gillard campaign in Sydney, the PM identified "men in blue ties" as a major 2013 election issue.


 


Gillard also claimed that abortion would become the "political plaything of men" under a Coalition government and that women would be "banished" from mainstream political life if Tony Abbott became prime minister.


 


"I invite you to imagine it," Gillard told the 100 or so female supporters who gathered for the launch.


"A prime minister, a man with a blue tie, who goes on holiday to be replaced by a man in a blue tie, a treasurer who delivers a budget wearing a blue tie."


 


This is actually extremely easy to imagine because Treasurer Wayne Swan, the man who delivered this year's Budget, wore a blue tie.


 


A quick scan of media archives reveals that blue ties are a favourite of male politicians from both major parties. Several of Gillard's Labor colleagues clearly fancy an occasional blue tie.


 


Besides treasurer Swan, Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten is a frequent blue tie wearer. Trade Minister Craig Emerson is another who enjoys blue ties.


 


Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop described the Prime Minister's tactics as patronising and insulting and unworthy of a prime minister.


 


"She should be governing for all Australians and not trying to wage a gender war and divide the community as a distraction from her self-inflicted political woes," Ms Bishop said yesterday.


 


Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer said the PM's broader comments were "disgusting".


 


"Divisive gutter politics," she tweeted.


 


Some government MPs were concerned Gillard's comments on abortion could backfire. Backbencher Stephen Jones told the ABC he was "not convinced of the wisdom of kicking this into a political debate."


 


Online observers noted that in addition to the gender war being conducted by Gillard, her latest remarks open a new battlefront on fashion. Blue tie wearers are now officially objects of government ridicule.


 


The PM has effectively started a blue where no dispute previously existed.


 


Considering all of the other conflicts Gillard is currently managing, this is probably the last thing she needs.


 


When parliament resumes next Monday, all eyes will be on the frontbench to see if any Labor identities defy Gillard's anti-blue tie directive.


 


Given her government's current elevated tensions, even the colour of decorative fabric might be taken as a sign of disloyalty.


 


It's knot easy being the PM - especially when men in blue ties are circling.


 


 


 


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Julia Gillard’s most ludicrous campaign pitch: beware of men in blue ties

Boy, I was bewildered that she would stoop to the gender card again when it turned out so bad for her the last time.


 


She has infuriated women from all sides of politics, shown herself for the shallow vessel she is & is going back to her roots of divisive politics.


 


A  mistake that will come home to roost in loss of credibility & desperation.


 


I watched the Drum last night & all agreed this is a mistake by Gillard, she should not have gone there, it is a wedge & transparent to all. They all looked pretty disgusted.


 


She has embarrassed herself, let the country down & infected young women with hatred & bias. Quite an achievement when she rode into Canberra on the Emilys list ticket.


 


She has done what we all expect from her every day, humiliate herself, concentrate on clinging to power at any cost & to blazes with the country.


 


The people are sick of her, they want her, in particular, gone,  they are waiting in droves to drive her out.

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McTernan has done it again... :^O

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you miss the point, the colour of the ties isn't relevant. its the token representation women have in the LNP and therefore potential government. half the population deserve equal representation.

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You'll be in trouble ll

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its only practice week

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you miss the point, the colour of the ties isn't relevant. its the token representation women have in the LNP and therefore potential government. half the population deserve equal representation.



 


Lets talk about token representation... 


 


EMILY'S LIST


 


Women not in seats for any other reason other than they are female. 


 


That is tokenism. 


 


Nova Peris KneeBone............ only there because she is an Aboriginal and a women... she does not even have any idea of her policy or agenda. That is tokenism. 


 


 


 


 


 

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It was a Labor Women's Lunch.


There is nothing wrong with talking gender issues and how to battle the LNP at a Labor Women's Lunch.

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Lets talk about token representation... 


 


EMILY'S LIST


 


Women not in seats for any other reason other than they are female. 


 


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We have had over 2 thousand years of men in seats for no other reason than they are male, isn't it about time that we changed that?


 

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Lets talk about token representation... 


 


EMILY'S LIST


 


Women not in seats for any other reason other than they are female. 


 


That is tokenism. 


 


Nova Peris KneeBone............ only there because she is an Aboriginal and a women... she does not even have any idea of her policy or agenda. That is tokenism. 


 


 


 


 


 



emilys list is about evening up a gender imbalance, you LNP types may have no interest in that.. and that is your problem.  i've seen the right like bolthead rant about emilys list, he and the rest are either biased or threatened . there is nothing wrong with an organisation seeking to redress the imbalance.  he makes it oooohh.. sinister..  when he is in receipt of slush fund money from big energy and mining. he's the devious cretin here.

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