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Take it off her

martinw-48 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 02:54:05 GMT

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-23/tim-smith-calls-for-bettina-arndt-to-be-stripped-of-am/11992082?utm_source=abc_news&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=abc_news
I can't believe this rampant victim blaming.

Re: Take it off her

debra9275 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:01:11 GMT

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/02/24/bettina-arndt-david-hurley/

The Governor-General’s office has confirmed to The New Daily it has received correspondence calling for the honour to be rescinded and this will now be considered by the independent board that hands out the awards.

The chair of the Order of Australia awards is former Liberal president Shane Stone, who The New Daily has contacted for comment.

Senate leader Mathias Cormann, who sits on the board that awards the Order of Australia honours, was not at the meeting that signed off on Ms Arndt’s award and declined to comment if she should be stripped of the award.

The Prime Minister has policy responsibility for Australian honours and awards, and this is presently delegated to the Honourable Ben Morton MP, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

“The Australian honours system operates independently of government, with deliberative bodies making their recommendations directly to the Governor-General.”

I know these awards are supposed to be independent of Govt., but when you look at some of those on the board... you do wonder

Re: Take it off her

martinw-48 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:23:22 GMT

Like everything in life it's who you know

Re: Take it off her

martinw-48 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:06:54 GMT

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-24/council-of-order-of-australia-receiving-bettina-arndt-complaints/11993592?utm_source=abc_news&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=abc_news

Re: Take it off her

davidc4430 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:55:57 GMT

its an awful like the aussie cricket team, much harder to get in than be dropped

having handed her this award the taking it back is like pulling wisdom teeth.

she hasnt as yet to my knowledge said sorry i goofed big time.

so on the evidence, shes not a worthy reipient.

take the honour off her.

its getting handed from one lot to another like 'well we dont know what to do, here you try'

Re: Take it off her

imastawka — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 01:46:52 GMT

Take it off her and beat her with it - oh, and make sure the beating is done by a man.

She might learn something.................or did she provoke the beating?

Re: Take it off her

martinw-48 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 02:42:44 GMT

Stawka, as Dick Emery used to say "oh, you are awful but I like you"
Hopefully I've got it right, been a long time since I heard it

Re: Take it off her

imastawka — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 02:46:14 GMT

Yep, you got it right. D ick Emery as Mandy -

Re: Take it off her

domino-710 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:10:45 GMT

Martin - did you miss ' Muriel '. lol

Re: Take it off her

martinw-48 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:16:10 GMT

dom, is that Muriel's wedding?
I've never seen it

Re: Take it off her

lyhargr_0 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:19:45 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Take it off her and beat her with it - oh, and make sure the beating is done by a man.

She might learn something.................or did she provoke the beating?

Taking away her award is one thing but advocating violence towards another person is never a good thing

Re: Take it off her

domino-710 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:24:17 GMT

Yes.

Worth a laugh.

Re: Take it off her

imastawka — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 04:42:26 GMT

Martin, that clip is not from Muriel's Wedding, but the Dick Emery Show.

Lyhargr, my tongue was placed firmly in cheek

Re: Take it off her

martinw-48 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:05:05 GMT

stawka, yes I knew that you were just joking

Re: Take it off her

martinw-48 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:54:12 GMT

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/bipartisan-support-for-bettina-arndt-to-be-stripped-of-honours/12000314?utm_source=abc_news&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=abc_news

Re: Take it off her

icyfroth — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:01:17 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Take it off her and beat her with it - oh, and make sure the beating is done by a man.

She might learn something.................or did she provoke the beating?

Nasty pasty...everyone's entitled to their opinion...

Re: Take it off her

imastawka — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:15:52 GMT

Aren't I an 'everyone'?

I'm also entitled to mine, y'know

Re: Take it off her

lyhargr_0 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:39:06 GMT

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, just some people's opinions are far more violent than others at times

Re: Take it off her

icyfroth — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:42:16 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Aren't I an 'everyone'?

I'm also entitled to mine, y'know
Of course. desn;t mean you yours overrides everyone else's!

Re: Take it off her

imastawka — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:29:46 GMT

Might I point out post #13

Sheesh