Ahh....Tony Abbott! What a model citizen you are. NOT!

[i-need-a-martini]

And this is a man who the Liberal Party think can run a country? ?:|

During his time in the Howard Government, Tony Abbott was once thrown out of Parliament because he moved in a threatening manner towards the Opposition benches just after Labor's Graham Edwards, a Vietnam Veteran who had lost both his legs during the Vietnam War, had interjected: "You're a disgrace"

In 1976, while at University, Tony Abbott kicked in a glass panel door after a narrow defeat in the University Senate elections in 1976.

While at University, Tony Abbott was charged with indecent assault for allegedly touching a female student teacher between her legs on the lower buttock. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald in 2004, Tony Abbott claimed it was a "completely fictional incident" but later claims to have only touched her on the back to get her attention. When Tony Abbott turned up to court, he had the assistance of a legal team (including a QC) as well as several witnesses. The case was dismissed.

After losing an SRC election, Tony Abbott is alleged to have approached the person who defeated him, Barbara Ramjan, come as close to an inch from her nose and then punched the wall on either side of her head.

Lindsay Foyle, a former deputy editor of The Bulletin and a past president of the Australian Cartoonists’ Association, has revealed that Tony Abbott once threatened to punch him because of a disagreement over abortion (Lindsay took a pro-choice stance, Tony Abbott reportedly didn't like that stance).
Lindsay is on record as saying that a number of journalists witnessed this, including Greg Sheridan, a friend of Tony Abbott's who is also the Foreign Affairs editor for the Australian.

Tony Abbott has admitted to punching Joe Hockey out cold sometime during the late 80's. At the time, Tony Abbott was "kind of a semi-player coach" for a rugby union team.

Tony Abbott was once caught by police bending a street sign after passing his economics examination.
Once again, Tony Abbott had to go to court, however while the offence was proven, no conviction was recorded.

During the 2007 Federal Election, the then Federal Health Minister, Tony Abbott, criticised a terminally ill man, Bernie Banton, accusing Bernie Banton of not being "pure of heart".

Tony Abbott once missed five key votes in Parliament - including the vote on the $42 billion stimulus package - because he was asleep in his office after having consumed too much alcohol.
Tony Abbott obviously denies this, and claimed that he was tired due to helping out "with bushfire recovery efforts on the Central Coast four nights earlier".

Tony Abbott once joked about the suicide attempt of John Brogden, who at the time had just resigned as the NSW Liberal Leader. While at a Liberal Party fundraising event, Tony Abbott said: "If we did that we would be as dead as the former Liberal leader's political prospects." When asked whether he should apologise for his comment on the ABC's Insiders, Tony Abbott stated: "Barrie, if it would make people feel better if I apologised, I'm always happy to apologise. I don't believe in standing on my dignity." When asked whether his comment was appropriate, Tony Abbott stated: "Barrie, lots of people say lots of things."

Tony Abbott joked about the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship that sunk claiming 11 lives.
Tony Abbott joked "that was one boat that did get stopped, wasn’t it?" When Tony Abbott was advised that he should apologise, Tony Abbott felt that he didn't need to apologise as it was just "banter".

And of course what is missing here is his disgraceful behaviour toward the Prime Minister. But I am sure I don't have to repeat any of this for you.

[azureline**]

certainly is.....

[i-need-a-martini]

What's your alternative, Martini?

 Ms Gillard? Same old same old, I'm afraid.

Ill 'say what I said in the other post.

I'm not posting to comment on government. I am posting for the sake of balance. 😉

So far 95% of the political threads on CS have been one sided vomit taken from dubious sources and suss opinion/writers.

Quite frankly I find it as boring as most people would find this thread. But whilst all I have posted are actual quotes or events, the other posts are diluted and unfactual 'opinions' and it galls me that some readers might actually think it is all true.

[monman12]

INAM , you and the other myopic acolytes could at least give credit for others work when bleating copied efforts.

I see your OP stems from:- http://www.phonytonyabbott.com

CP: "Along with Reith who led the unprecedented step of forcing legitimate workers out of their workplace using balaclava clad, armed guards with guns & bringing in scab labour......"

Legitimate workers, agreed, but not very productive workers. But at least  Patrick Stevedores achieved, albeit messily, what they wanted from a recalcitrant MUA.

The MUA and Patrick negotiated a new work agreement, which was adopted by the company and workers in June 1998. The agreement specified a near-halving of the permanent workforce through voluntary redundancies, the casualisation and contracting out of some jobs, smaller work crews, longer regular hours, company control over rostering, and productivity bonuses for faster loading. While the union retained the ability to represent maritime workers, the company achieved significant changes to work practices as it desired.

PS

CP if you bothered to research, the reason that the guards inside the locked docks were balaclava clad, was because the MUA "heavies" had publicly stated that they would "remember",   who the legitimate guard workers  were, and to this end they were photographing them for later "attention".

[i-need-a-martini]

INAM , you and the other myopic acolytes could at least give credit for others work when bleating copied efforts.

Clearly they are not my words monman. And typing in the first sentence takes you straight to the site.

And perhaps I was too subtle in my point? The irony that I can be pulled up because I am posting things not referenced or from an anti-Abbott site is laughable.

[icyfroth]

INAM , you and the other myopic acolytes could at least give credit for others work when bleating copied efforts.

I see your OP stems from:- http://www.phonytonyabbott.com

CP: "Along with Reith who led the unprecedented step of forcing legitimate workers out of their workplace using balaclava clad, armed guards with guns & bringing in scab labour......"

Legitimate workers, agreed, but not very productive workers. But at least  Patrick Stevedores achieved, albeit messily, what they wanted from a recalcitrant MUA.

The MUA and Patrick negotiated a new work agreement, which was adopted by the company and workers in June 1998. The agreement specified a near-halving of the permanent workforce through voluntary redundancies, the casualisation and contracting out of some jobs, smaller work crews, longer regular hours, company control over rostering, and productivity bonuses for faster loading. While the union retained the ability to represent maritime workers, the company achieved significant changes to work practices as it desired.

PS

CP if you bothered to research, the reason that the guards inside the locked docks were balaclava clad, was because the MUA "heavies" had publicly stated that they would "remember",   who the legitimate guard workers  were, and to this end they were photographing them for later "attention".

Porridge

[**meep**]

what i laughable is that you were critical of Nero's sources of information while you are using information from a website quoting the same sources....

[azureline**]

Nero's posts have been many..... perhaps martini is over it?

[**meep**]

Nero's posts have been many..... perhaps martini is over it?

oh have there?  i haven't noticed...

[i-need-a-martini]

what i laughable is that you were critical of Nero's sources of information while you are using information from a website quoting the same sources....

What I find laughable meep is that Nero's et als C&Ps are acceptable on this forum and yet there is criticism of 2 of my deliberate posts (and probably the only threads where I have ever done this) where I did not include a reference. 

It's odd aye? 😉

[meh_too]

boring