Australian of the Year

[jean2579]

I don't feel comfortable with the 2014 Australian of the Year, Mr. Goode. I just can't help feeling that if he could not handle the rudeness and bad manners of a 13 year old girl without crucifying her on most forms of social media to make a political point of his own, however justified is  concerning. I wonder how he will handle interjections and comments he finds offensive during his term of office.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@poddster wrote:

What a pity that we have been reduced to having a "token" Australian of the year to apease a minority .

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I wonder which minority they were appeasing the year they selected Alan Bond.

[poddster]

Well TGSE, it took me a while to realise that you were not a ponderous, pink, myopic eleplant with a good memory.:)

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@poddster wrote:

because......................................unlike some here I have reached a level of knowledge and enlightenment that is beyond the reach of most denizens of this jungle called CS some of whom do not even have the aspiration to rise above their present level of ignorance.

they say that ignorance is blissful 🙂

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OMG Poddy - I never realised you were  a Scientologist?

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[*pepe]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@poddster wrote:

What a pity that we have been reduced to having a "token" Australian of the year to apease a minority .

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I wonder which minority they were appeasing the year they selected Alan Bond.

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the fat cat idle rich.

[polksaladallie]

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@freddie*rooster wrote:

My suggestion would be someone who isn't being paid copious amount of money to play a sport or to do their employment.

Australian of the year should be a person who gains recognition for their selfess acts to the Community on a volunteer basis.

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There are over 600 people honoured today for what you advocate. Isn't that enough?

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/australia-day-honours-list-2014-in-full/story-fni0cx12-122...

We all have the opportunity to put the name of someone forward to the committee.

[joz*garage]

hes not a public figure in my book, hardly if ever follow the footy

yeah, little bit precious in the way he handled the young girls comment, lol

[poddster]

Publicity Joz, and you know what they say about publicity , 'Any publicity is good publicity'

I just thought nof another saying about brain and brawn.....

[boris1gary]

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@poddster wrote:

Well TGSE, it took me a while to realise that you were not a ponderous, pink, myopic eleplant with a good memory.:)

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@poddster wrote:

because......................................unlike some here I have reached a level of knowledge and enlightenment that is beyond the reach of most denizens of this jungle called CS some of whom do not even have the aspiration to rise above their present level of ignorance.

they say that ignorance is blissful 🙂

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OMG Poddy - I never realised you were  a Scientologist?

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so this was obviously before you reached your level of knowledge and enlightenment and so on and so on?

[nevynreally]

Personally, I would have preferred either Professor Bruce Robinson or John Caldwell. Both more worthy recipients in my opinion.

[azureline**]

we aren't on the committee who get to choose though.

[poddster]

Az they neglected to consult the expertise of the C/S posters, very remiss of them and i have sent a stern reprimand to the committee stating that any further oversight will be punished :0