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.

[cherry*135]

The breaking of election promises is more serious than some bloggers skewed view of a female Labor MP.

[just_me_karen]

Ditto, newstart, I wrote to tony Fibbott to let him know he did not represent me in his ridiculous role as "minister for women" and the rude man didnt reply.

[spotweldersfriend]

I'm still waiting fot a reply from Warren G Harding.

[fiestas*girl]

i have met tanya and she is one of the lovliest people i ha

ve encountered. she is warm and genuine and cares about people

nero, you have NO c'ue about this wonderful lady,  hope she is n the house for many years to come

we do need to get rif of the dinosour speaker bishop...what tacky bovine she is

[spotweldersfriend]

I'd like to think of her becoming Australia's second female PM.It won't happen too soon on the other side of the fence.

[topsidesoul]

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@spotweldersfriend wrote:
I'd like to think of her becoming Australia's second female PM.It won't happen too soon on the other side of the fence.

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I hear credlin is pulling the strings, or tony's to be exact and some LNP ministers are not happy about.

So we do have a female PM nobody voted for , even if she is a drink driving alcoholic who is steering this country.

[i-need-a-martini]

How wrong you are nero. Or should I say how wrong you are Pickering?

I know Tanya quite well through and she is PM material. She is intelligent, savvy, funny and understands the voting public inside and out. And she would have a good laugh at this rubbish printed about her - she's a no-nonsense type of person and she wouldn't give this type of garbage the time of day.

And as for the claims that she blurted out info about Holden before the families knew - this is nonsense. It has been widely reported now that Holden execs were so incensed at the government that they made sure that they were the one of the LAST to know. Calls were made to their state governments and unions. After this the federal government was notified and a media release was issued by Holden at the same time staff were being informed. The media release was personally handed to Plibersek just before she spoke up.

[silverfaun]

Re; what kind of a bloke is attracted to this type of woman?? a drug dealer?

[i-need-a-martini]

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@daydream**believer wrote:

why is it ok for the Labor supporters to have a thread continually bagging the current Government. It has very few Liberal supporters bothering it.

But when a thread having a go at Liberal is started the Labor supporters swarm and take it over?

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And its comments like the last one that highlights the difference between Labor/Liberal threads.

The Labor threads discuss policy and politics, the Liberal threads are personal and do not relate to issues involved with running a country.

[freddie*rooster]

I sent an email to her when she was Health Minister, I received a helpful reply within days.

Next time send an email.