Does it annoy you when they refer to Tony Abbott as honorable?

[donnashuggy]

It really irritates me, hello monman, is that enough for my daily diss? 

[donnashuggy]

Maybe it is just the way Bronwyn Biship says it.

[aftanas]

"Honorable" is not an adjective in this context.  It is the appropriate formal form of addressing a cabinet minister. 

Whatever you may think of his moral values, he is the Prime Minister of Australia and, for that reason alone, deserves to be treated with respect.  

[donnashuggy]

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@aftanas wrote:

"Honorable" is not an adjective in this context.  It is the appropriate formal form of addressing a cabinet minister. 

Whatever you may think of his moral values, he is the Prime Minister of Australia and, for that reason alone, deserves to be treated with respect.  

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I wonder if I can bleep the word when I am listening then, because it irritates me.

[lakeland27]

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@aftanas wrote:

"Honorable" is not an adjective in this context.  It is the appropriate formal form of addressing a cabinet minister. 

Whatever you may think of his moral values, he is the Prime Minister of Australia and, for that reason alone, deserves to be treated with respect.  

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nah. he doesn't deserve any. he disrespects others so he can go jump.

[poddster]

I must say........... the content of most of the topics here is getting progressively sillier.

[nero_bolt]

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@poddster wrote:

I must say........... the content of most of the topics here is getting progressively sillier.

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Would have to agree and I do wonder who you are refereeing  to  who does these "sillier" topics......  🙂

So KUDOS to you poddster

[lakeland27]

can't please everyone i guess.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

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@aftanas wrote:

"Honorable" is not an adjective in this context.  It is the appropriate formal form of addressing a cabinet minister. 

Whatever you may think of his moral values, he is the Prime Minister of Australia and, for that reason alone, deserves to be treated with respect.  

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I wonder if I can bleep the word when I am listening then, because it irritates me.

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Here's what I do when I struggled with Miss Gillard being our leader.

I just focused on her actual achievements to be able to be in a position to even consider leading a country.

When you think about it, there really are never that many people who could even have the credentials to apply for such a job (and be taken seriously). That alone is worthy of respect.

No one knows how well they will perform in a job until they actually get it and begin trying to do it. That's what I always said about Ms Gillard, Even though I didn't like the way she did her job, I still had respect that she was even able to attempt the position.

[aftanas]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

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@aftanas wrote:

"Honorable" is not an adjective in this context.  It is the appropriate formal form of addressing a cabinet minister. 

Whatever you may think of his moral values, he is the Prime Minister of Australia and, for that reason alone, deserves to be treated with respect.  

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nah. he doesn't deserve any. he disrespects others so he can go jump.

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The title Honorable is a reference to the office not the man.  Whether or not you respect the man the office is deserving of respect. 

Imagine two scenarios. 

1. Tony Abbott is a tourist in Indonesia and an Indonesian national spits on Tony Abbott. 
2. Prime Minister Tony Abbott is attending an official function in Indonesia and member of the Indonesian delegation spits on him.  

The first is an insult to Tony Abbott and the second is an insult to Australia. 

Tony Abbott may or may not be a despicable human being, but the Prime Minister of Australia is the Prime Minister of Australia.  In Parliament Tony Abbott is discharging an official function as an MP with a ministerial rank and deserves to be treated as such.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

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@aftanas wrote:

"Honorable" is not an adjective in this context.  It is the appropriate formal form of addressing a cabinet minister. 

Whatever you may think of his moral values, he is the Prime Minister of Australia and, for that reason alone, deserves to be treated with respect.  

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nah. he doesn't deserve any. he disrespects others so he can go jump.

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I know what you mean. I felt similarly when Ms Gillard used the term "internet nutjob" and before that when she wanted to have the definition of words changed to suit her purposes. At least when Mr Abbott misused a word, he didn't try to have its meaning changed.

but anyway, despite the above, I still had and have respect for Ms Gillard and the position that she held.