Gillard dumps Labor Senator for not being black

[nero_bolt]

Another STUNT by this desperate PM....

Wonder Gillard wiped KRUDDSs  blood of the knife before she stabbed a loyal senator or 25 years  in the back.

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/andrewbolt/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/gillard_dumps_labor_senator_for_not_being_black/

It’s a clear case of racial discrimination. Prime Minister Julia Gillard dumps Senator Trish Crossin for being too white:

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard faces a fight to get former Olympian Nova Peris into the Senate, with current NT Senator Trish Crossin speaking out against the decision to replace her.

Ms Peris will stand for Labor at the upcoming election, with Julia Gillard declaring the party needs an indigenous representative in the Federal Parliament…

The Prime Minister personally selected the Aboriginal athlete for preselection as a senate candidate in the NT in a decision that has upset Labor’s serving senator, Trish Crossin.

Ms Gillard said she had engaged “in a captain’s pick’’ in endorsing the Olympic hockey gold medallist over Senator Crossin…

“There has never been an indigenous Australian who has served as a federal Labor representative,’’ she said.

“I’m determined that at the 2013 election we change that.’’

Let’s be clear. Gillard has given no reason for replacing Crossin with Peris other than that Peris is Aboriginal - and Crossin is not.

Nothing has been said about Crossin being less talented, less hard-working, less loyal. The public explanation for the move is entirely about Nova being of one “race” - and Crossin not.

The Australian Human Rights Commission is normally red hot against this kind of discrimination, and says there is a law against it: 

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/andrewbolt/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/gillard_dumps_labor_senator_for_not_being_black/

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/former-olympian-nova-peris-to-seek-preselection-for-the-federal-senate/story-fncyva0b-1226559073672

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/former-olympian-nova-peris-to-seek-preselection-for-the-federal-senate/story-e6freuy9-1226559073672

[nero_bolt]

Cat not sure about Emilys list as  Senator Trish Crossin is one of the main members and stars

http://www.emilyslist.org.au/about-us  

http://www.emilyslist.org.au/our-mps  

But you never know.  Have the womens group stabbed one of their own in the back.....  🙂

Either way Gillard has knifed Senator Trish Crossin... Gillard is getting very good at this...... 

One thing I can say is that women in power at this level of Gillard, Penny Wrong, Roxon, Plibersek  etc etc has been a monumental failure and has done untold damage for future women at the top.......   I for one will not ever vote for any one on Emilys list or even remotely connected to it......ever.... 

[lakeland27]

oh i see . maybe you could tell me who that belgian guy is (cormann) and how he got a senate seat ? 🙂

[silverfaun]

happens all the time. tenure is always insecure. the PM's especially. do you have a valid point ?

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My point is;

There it is writ large.

Join the Labor party, spend 15 years being a good foot soldier for the Labor party, be a good honest worker, be well admired in the community, sacrifice your family life for service to the public under the Labor banner.

What is your well derserved reward for this?

DUMPED for a political novice.

My point being that no matter how good you are there is no party political loyalty. That's my point & that's what we see from this Labor party.

People are sick to the stomach with the dirty political killings, sleazy political quick fixes. Sick to the stomach with the lies & spin.

That's my point.

[donnashuggy]

oh i see . maybe you could tell me who that belgian guy is (cormann) and how he got a senate seat ? 🙂

 Arnold Schwarzenegger B-)

[katydidthat]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/15917084/crossin-angered-by-pms-push-for-peris/

Crossin is considering her future and may run as an independent.  

I think this is going to backfire against Gillard.  

[ca04]

I can't see anywhere where Gillard gave aboriginality as the reason for replacement? 

This morning on nation ABC TV she was saying just that with her own mouth!

Also once more this federal government has over stepped the mark by interfering with a preseclection process. 

[ladydeburg]

Looks like Trish will stand as an independant. She must be devastated. I wonder what Ms Gillard will give her to shut her down?

Well this is starting to look like another fine mess isn't it. Can Ms Gillard ever do anything right?? ?:|

[polksaladallie]

I wasn't here when Bishop was thrust into the deputy op job because of her gender, solely to match Rudd and Gillard.

Did all of you bitter righties whinge then?

[lakeland27]

Looks like Trish will stand as an independant. She must be devastated. I wonder what Ms Gillard will give her to shut her down?

Well this is starting to look like another fine mess isn't it. Can Ms Gillard ever do anything right?? ?:|

well yes, she negotiated an alliance with the independents to form govt. and.. despite the minority govt status, has put a lot of good legislation through. she's done a fine job as long as you dont read News ltd. that rupert murdoch likes to think he can run this country despite his US citizenship, (i hear he was very disappointed Fox couldn't get Romney into the white house though so the Americans are wise to him) she's a huge success 🙂

[silverfaun]

Anger in the caucus.

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Brutal': Labor Senator Doug Cameron sympathised with Senator Crossin, saying the PM's decision was a "pretty brutal exercise of political power". "I think simply a night of the long knives against a senator who has given the party a long-term commitment, a very effective commitment, is not a good message," he told ABC radio.

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