Does Kevin Rudd have a problem with women?

[idlewhile]

The evidence is mounting that not only does Rudd have a problem with people he believes are beneath him but he seems to have a problem with women.

The RAAF cadet who was reduced to tears because Rudd didn't get his preferred meal on board a RAAF  flight, the tantrum with the hairdryer he couldn't get, the appalling rudeness to Ms Kenneally whilst she was premier, the 3 year crusade to destroy Julia Gillard, the rude & arrogant way he treated the make up artist & now the brush off of a young woman trying to ask a question & was jeered at because she wasn't a "working journalist" after she was given permission to move up front & ask a question by Rudds staff.

We are not privvy to the reign of terror he perpetrated on his staff in the PM's office but were witness to 80% of them fleeing his employ.

We have heard about his massive ego & his filthy mouth but the disdain he seems to have for women is worrying.

[clair.de.lune]

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@micasheen wrote:

Sooo, we turn our outrage onto the woman now, hunt her down and ruin her career on social media? ? Never mind that Kevin Rudd is well known for his misogynist attacks on females he considers beneath him! Then, when he is outed we get the "who moi?" And the phoney laughing denials and the trivialising.

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What a load of absolute carp! One thing you are forgetting .... and that is, he is rude to everyone.

[azureline**]

the other thing is, no one is turning anything on the woman.................. I just want to know what he did or said!

[izabsmiling]

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@azureline** wrote:

the other thing is, no one is turning anything on the woman.................. I just want to know what he did or said!

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if he was the exact opposite of 'her opinion/view/description of the others' ...

He in her opinion wasn't absolutely lovely, didn't engage in genuine conversation with her nor acknowledge that she did a good job and in her opinion wasn't very appreciative  

and in her opinion/view...that equates to treating her badly .

[waterlilycat]

We don't exactly know how she was treated but does anybody remember what he did to Premier Christine Kennealy? Sometimes saying nothing and being totally ignored is worse.

Its a passive aggressive form of abuse.

[lakeedge]

I feel for his wife. It must be very stressful at the end of the day. I wonder what Kevin Rudd does to wind down? It would be interesting to see the real Kevin or is that so deeply buried even he doesn't know.

[idlewhile]

There's not a voter in Australia who  doesn't remember this but Kevin  is hoping we all get amnesia. Rude and foul mouthed in full colour

[windrake]

Poor Therese,  most women  find him revolting.

[azureline**]

Not true, I know women who find him attractive, just as others find Abbott attractive.

I wonder did anyone concern themselves about Bob Hawke being attractive, or John Howard? and ask if they thought they had sex appeal? I am betting not....................the concerns were real ones.

[lightningdance]

Nobody in politics at that time made it all about gender & sexism.

This is the politic now, after 3 years of a gender war waged by Gillard,   to discredit a poltician to get advantage. This is the legacy we are left with & now having a PM who is more intersted in selfies seems to be what a lot of peoople want never mind whether they are fit for the job.

[azureline**]

Looks to me like a complete shift to trivia and character assassination.

Can't win an argument on it's merits so introduce some trivia/gossip/personal vendetta...... and take the focus off the real issues.

Since when do we take notice of just anybody who gives an opinion on another's personality and take it as a diagnosis?

Everyone is an expert now, even if they are not.