A NASTY MIX OF INCOMPETENCE AND VITRIOL IS TANYA

[nero_bolt]

During the brief absence of Opposition leader Bill Shorten, we had an opportunity to view the true colours of his Deputy, Tanya Plibersek, and they were not pretty.

Apart from appearing to be totally unaware of standing orders and being visibly out of place at the despatch box, she showed just how concerned she was at the Holden workers’ plight.

Holden’s Mike Devereux had informed both major Parties of Detroit’s decision to up anchor by 2017 but had requested the courtesy of allowing him to inform his workers first.

A reasonable request that the Government respected. But not our Tanya.

She couldn’t help herself. The opportunity to one-up Joe Hockey was so irresistible she prematurely blurted out the announcement as part of a question, stupidly sheeting home the blame to Hockey for influencing Detroit’s decision. 

The families of workers watching Question Time, or listening on the radio, were made aware of the decision while Devereux was still in the process of explaining the situation to his workforce.

Holden has been existing on borrowed time, and taxpayer funds, for years and it was an announcement the Government had been expecting, as was the Labor Government expecting Ford’s.

Plibersek then proceeded to a Press conference where she announced 200,000 workers would lose their jobs.

No, Tanya, even your union mates say the figure is 16,000 and those workers have almost 4 years’ notice. In fact there will be hardly a ripple in the employment figures by the time 2017 comes around.

But there will be more than a ripple in union membership figures as workers drift into meaningful, alternative employment in the interim.

Madam Plibersek and Comrade Shorten’s concern is not for workers. They are concerned at an ever-diminishing union support base.

Anyway, why are nasty, ambitious and ideologically-driven women attracted to Labor?

And one ponders what type of bloke is attracted to this type of woman.

[topsidesoul]

If it helps nero, maybe meeting someone before you have a go at them.

An example, I have met Christopher Pyne twice and when questioned on his shortcomings  he does a runner, rather than discuss them like a gentleman..

[silverfaun · Accepted solution]

THE greatest piece of drama acted out on TV was the Academy Award performance by the Opposition Deputy Leader, Tanya Plibersek, as she reacted to the Holden decision. If you arrived here from Mars on Wednesday, you'd now believe that Joe Hockey chased the company out of the country.

Plibersek's pathos-ridden effort made me recall if she was so tearfully outspoken when Mitsubishi and Ford pulled up stumps under Labor.

She wasn't.

Don't get me wrong, I hate Aussies losing jobs, but I resent troglodytes who falsify numbers to turn a fact of life -- an uncompetitive business closing down -- into a Hollywood blockbuster drama.

This is a piece from P Switzer who is a top rated economist & writer.

I think he got it spot on with her so called "pathos" the sighing & rolling of the eyes she goes on with all the while verballing what she thinks is happening.

She did the same scare mongering up at a Central Coast retirement village when she scared all the senior citizens witlesss when she said the seas will take thair homes & all the surrounding suburbs.

[nero_bolt]

If it helps nero, maybe meeting someone before you have a go at them.

I have and I agree with all that was said about her in my post.... 

Seems to forget the four years of Nero's cut and past jobs from the Australian and News ltd.

Where do you get 4 years from.... Member since: Jan-26-12 in Australia

Maybe tanya can go into a chafe bag?

Now thats a good idea

Very well said SF and I 100% agree with you..... 

@silverfaun wrote:

THE greatest piece of drama acted out on TV was the Academy Award performance by the Opposition Deputy Leader, Tanya Plibersek, as she reacted to the Holden decision. If you arrived here from Mars on Wednesday, you'd now believe that Joe Hockey chased the company out of the country.

Plibersek's pathos-ridden effort made me recall if she was so tearfully outspoken when Mitsubishi and Ford pulled up stumps under Labor.

She wasn't.

Don't get me wrong, I hate Aussies losing jobs, but I resent troglodytes who falsify numbers to turn a fact of life -- an uncompetitive business closing down -- into a Hollywood blockbuster drama.

This is a piece from P Switzer who is a top rated economist & writer.

I think he got it spot on with her so called "pathos" the sighing & rolling of the eyes she goes on with all the while verballing what she thinks is happening.

She did the same scare mongering up at a Central Coast retirement village when she scared all the senior citizens witlesss when she said the seas will take thair homes & all the surrounding suburbs.

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[lakeland27]

one original sentence would be refreshing  ''Plibersek's pathos-ridden effort made me recall if she was so tearfully outspoken when Mitsubishi and Ford pulled up stumps under Labor.''  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/labors-gm-hysteria-overblown/story-e6frg8zx-1226782827526#

[topsidesoul]

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@silverfaun wrote:

THE greatest piece of drama acted out on TV was the Academy Award performance by the Opposition Deputy Leader, Tanya Plibersek, as she reacted to the Holden decision. If you arrived here from Mars on Wednesday, you'd now believe that Joe Hockey chased the company out of the country.

Plibersek's pathos-ridden effort made me recall if she was so tearfully outspoken when Mitsubishi and Ford pulled up stumps under Labor.

She wasn't.

Don't get me wrong, I hate Aussies losing jobs, but I resent troglodytes who falsify numbers to turn a fact of life -- an uncompetitive business closing down -- into a Hollywood blockbuster drama.

This is a piece from P Switzer who is a top rated economist & writer.

I think he got it spot on with her so called "pathos" the sighing & rolling of the eyes she goes on with all the while verballing what she thinks is happening.

She did the same scare mongering up at a Central Coast retirement village when she scared all the senior citizens witlesss when she said the seas will take thair homes & all the surrounding suburbs.

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Was it as good as Tony Blaming the Olympic **bleep** expansion being cancelled because of  the carbon Tax?

Yeah, thought not.

Kind of the same thing you seemed to have blocked out of memory......Tony was licking his lizard lips and couldn't wait to use bad news for a state for his own political use.