Is the Liberal Party full of thugs?

[donnashuggy]

Tony Abbott only punched a wall I suppose but Dr Mark Roberts threatens throat cutting.

[donnashuggy]

Nice language isn't it, I have been listening to the news for the past few hours and on sky they were saying he threatened to cut his throat once in government, now they are saying cut your throat in funding 😄

What do you think of Van onselens tweets warubin? 😮

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/political-news/abbott-staffer-counselled-after-incident-at-s...

They are still reporting that Roberts is denying using the language......oopsie!

[donnashuggy]

The bribe would make headlines if it were a Labor politician. Funny that?

[j*oono]

That is what I find interesting.  It's not the cut your throat comment, it's the fact that he offered to be a source inside Tony Abbotts office for Peter van Onselen.

How will Tony Abbott deal with that if it's true?

[donnashuggy]

I guess it is going to be who do you trust to be telling the truth?

I cannot stand van onselen and it seems out of character for him to tarnish the Libs this way, the only good thing I have heard him say was when he criticized Alan Jones for the die of shame comment.

[kengillard]

hadn't they been to a 'party'??  not that that's any excuse, but perhaps a reason?

[azureline**]

They all need to grow up and start using the words already provided in the English language for the purpose........innuendo is a poor way to speak.....

[donnashuggy]

hadn't they been to a 'party'??  not that that's any excuse, but perhaps a reason?

Yes, apparently he was 'full'

Now demoted. Not sure what he has been demoted for...........

[izabsmiling]

Abbott staffer demoted over threat claims PUBLISHED: 4 HOURS 29 MINUTES AGO

Updated |

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has been forced to demote his policy director Mark Roberts after claims he made threatening remarks to eminent Australian Andrew Penfold at a function.

 http://www.afr.com/p/national/abbott_staffer_demoted_over_threat_5r8IE98rxLjwD8bqmvNJNO

[the_great_she_elephant]

How could the author of this thread interpret "I'll cut your throat in government, I'll cut your funding" into a thug threatening to cut someones throat? Very strange.

As silly as interpreting the expression  'I'll 'fix you up,' when used on a chat forum as being a threat of physical violence. 

[the_great_she_elephant]

And no doubt there'll be massive missives flying backwards and forwards across the chamber during question time.