Do you believe Joe Hockey when he says

[donnashuggy]

He doesn't remember seeing the menu at the charity event he was guest of honour at?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-12/mal-brough-says-sorry-for-menu-jibe-at-gillard/4748516

For a man that loves his food I am absolutely sure he would have glanced at the menu, it would also have been a huge talking point, amazing it has not leaked earlier - just goes to show the people that attended have absolutely no decorum - it is just not funny at all.

[catsnknots]

That was a forum discussion not on a menu for an LNP function.

Fred Nile is not the PM and put himself out there with his woman sitting on knee not being sexually mocked at an event.

No Fred Nile is not the PM but if you allow any form of denigration of anyone of any sex then  are you not perpetrating the exact same act of disrespect??

So is it ok for me to make racist jokes on this forum just because I am not the PM or or a public figure??? 

you can't have it both ways... sometimes i really think you are a man hater.. 

[jethro_woolfe]

Mal Brough is standing in my electorate on 14th Sept.

so you voted for slipper 6 times ? :^O

[*crikey*mate*]

Gill it happened and Mal Brough has apologised for offensive and sexist menu

Liberal National Party candidate Mal Brough apologises for 'offensive and sexist' menu which mocked Julia Gillard's body

 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-12/mal-brough-says-sorry-for-menu-jibe-at-gillard/4748516

I thought Mal Borough was claiming that he never saw the menu?

Has he acknowledged that this was the menu at the dinner?

[jethro_woolfe]

I think its fine to talk about this woman any way people see fit. she's a leftie FGS.

[freakiness]

So is it ok for me to make racist jokes on this forum just because I am not the PM or or a public figure??? 

you can't have it both ways... sometimes i really think you are a man hater.. 

Well you'd be wrong.  That's what people do when someone calls out sexism they get called man haters.  Of course I don't hate men.  I do hate the way we make excuses for some of them attacking females while attacking and blaming females for whatever we feel like blaming them for.

And you're are probably right, I probably should not have added the al dente comment as a joke on the other thread.  Does that excuse Mal Brough? NO.

[freddie*rooster]

No I don't, a lap band wouldn't stop Joe from thinking about his stomach

[catsnknots]

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Freaky... 

[monman12]

It would appear that the Slipper is on the other foot.

[freakiness]

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Freaky... 

There is a big difference between me adding a line to a spaghetti joke and comment about the PM having a big red box on a printed menu.

[izabsmiling]

I thought Mal Borough was claiming that he never saw the menu?

Has he acknowledged that this was the menu at the dinner?

Mr Brough says the menu was drawn up by a non-party member who thought it would be "humorous" and "didn't mean any harm by it," but is now "deeply apologetic".