Liberal MP thinks Pinochet was a "morally courageous man"...

[i-need-a-martini]

... and that "Sometimes it is necessary to do bad things to prevent terrible things from happening," 

Umm. If you say so...

You've got to wonder where the country is headed when we allow right winged nutjobs like this guy to sit in our parliaments without their leaders pulling them into line.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/premier-barry-ofarrells-enforcer-peter-phelps-praises-former-chilean-dicta...

[icyfroth]

is pinochet a sewing stitch?

[i-need-a-martini]

Not as far as I know.

[acacia_pycnantha]

And he didn't stop to think about the fall out?

It's not easy these days to praise someone like Pinochet and get away with it. I wonder who his other heros are?

Anyway, even if he (and he represents his party when speaking in public) admires the likes of Pinochet, he should have had the political nouse not to air those opinions in public. 

[i-need-a-martini]

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@acacia_pycnantha wrote:

Anyway, even if he (and he represents his party when speaking in public) admires the likes of Pinochet, he should have had the political nouse not to air those opinions in public. 

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Perhaps the Liberal Party (both Federal and State) should have a couple of workshops about learning to engage your brain before shooting off your mouth?

[poddster]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@acacia_pycnantha wrote:

Anyway, even if he (and he represents his party when speaking in public) admires the likes of Pinochet, he should have had the political nouse not to air those opinions in public. 

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Perhaps the Liberal Party (both Federal and State) should have a couple of workshops about learning to engage your brain before shooting off your mouth?

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You mean like Conroy, Swan and Rudd foe example?

[poddster]

Not to forget the potential next leader of the opposition 🙂

[i-need-a-martini]

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@poddster wrote:

Perhaps the Liberal Party (both Federal and State) should have a couple of workshops about learning to engage your brain before shooting off your mouth?

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You mean like Conroy, Swan and Rudd foe example?

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So when was the last time Swan, Conroy or Rudd made sexist remarks or sung the praises of a murdering dictator? How does your sentence even relate to the topic?