Burqa 'confronting', says Tony Abbott.

[i-need-a-martini]

OMG!

And most of the country thinks this numbskull is suitable PM material??

And if that isn't bad enough when asked about Mr Kings proposed radical new policing system in which criminal suspects (only suspects mibnd you. Which i think means all Muslims in Mr Kings world)  would be injected with satellite trackable micro chips shot from a "high powered sniper rifle" his response was:

"I'm just not going to get into the micro-detail of policing," Mr Abbott said.

Micro detail? That is policing? How about "I'm not going to comment on what is obviously a ridiculous statement by King"? That would have been a more appropriate response Mr Abbott.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/burqa-confronting-says-tony-abbott-as-h...

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is this it?

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-premier-campbell-newman-backs-magistrate821...

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@**meep** wrote:

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It is important that people understand the difference.   There is a difference between feeling confronted by a person with partially covered face and a person wearing lose clothing, covering entire body, including the face.

If someone did not know the difference and looked at the pretty picture you posted, he/she would probably be thinking, how can Mr Abbott, how can anyone say they  find it confronting?

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Most people are brighter than you obviously think they are. 

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Even confusing the hijab with burka is more common than you realise.

[azureline**]

I guess if you don't have any Muslims in your immediate neighbourhood/workplace/transport etc, most people would only know about them via media?

[lakeland27]

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@**meep** wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@**meep** wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@spotweldersfriend wrote:
A Paisley burqa would go down a treat in my opinion.:-)

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That's not a burqa

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Nobody here said it was, but Mr.Google did.    

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Mr Google did not post the image here.

It is important that people understand the difference.   There is a difference between feeling confronted by a person with partially covered face and a person wearing lose clothing, covering entire body, including the face.

If someone did not know the difference and looked at the pretty picture you posted, he/she would probably be thinking, how can Mr Abbott, how can anyone say they  find it confronting?

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 i know the difference, and as i said earlier in the thread .. what kind of weak noodle is he ? the boxer.. the tough guy athlete..

scared of a person (a woman usually small) because he cant see their nose or mouth ? 

he's not really a tough guy is he

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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/expert-claims-court-had-right-to-demand-woman-remove-h...

[azureline**]

did he say he was scared?

confronted is not the same..........

[lakeland27]

 someone lying for advantage, thats who he is, saying just what the scared of their own shadow types want to hear..

[lakeland27]

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@azureline** wrote:

did he say he was scared?

confronted is not the same..........

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 i'm not confronted unless its confronting. confrontation engenders fear. fear is what he plays on always ..GOP handbook..

[azureline**]

To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility

 To bring face to face with: 

 To come up against; encounter:

[polksaladallie]

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@**meep** wrote:

Even confusing the hijab with burka is more common than you realise.

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I agree.  Because the word 'burqa' has been thrown around politically by shock jocks etc over the last few years, all the different modes of Islamic dress are lumped together as "burqas" for effect, and repeated by those who don't care.