Not even Labor loyalty will hold it together

[poddster]

I'm offering you nothing - Julia Gillard's response to dumped senator Trish Crossin

http://www.news.com.au/national/im-offering-you-nothing-julia-gillards-response-to-dumped-senator-tr...

The comments make interesting reading as well

[izabsmiling]

No, i didn't go to the The School of Intelligent debate ? I've actually never heard of it ? Did yous go there ?

[izabsmiling]

Emerson frothed at the mouth 

really? epilepsy ?

how do you know epilepticts do Iza?

do you know that they don't Gill ?

[kengillard]

yes Iza..I do:-(

[izabsmiling]

I know some that do....including myself Gill 

[purple_haize]

My daughter's stepsister suffers from epilepsy she has had it all her life and she froths at the mouth.

She is not allowed to get her drivers licence, unfortunately.:-(

[nevynreally]

funny that it is wrong for the labor party to replace someone but the libs said that if downer wanted to go into SA politics they would bump someone for him... what is the difference.

For starters, how long has Downer been a Lib? 

Next point would be if whoever gets bumped doesn't want to, maybe they are ready to move onto something else or retire maybe they're not.

This woman doesn't want to be bumped. She wants to stay and continue doing the job that she seems to be good at? And to get bumped for a public person with no previous affiliation to the party is just wrong to me.  Don't care which party does it.

[i-need-a-martini]

So LL are you saying that Trish Crossin is not telling the truth?

Telling the truth about what exactly? Some no name journalist writing for a right leaning news forum quotes a bitter politician with a beef against her own government?

Anyway, there is no substance in that 3 paragraph story News Ltd story. Nothing in there that isn't already known.

• Crossin was asked to make room for someone else. Big deal. It's old news already.


• Crossin gets a pension for life. Big deal. She's just joined a long list of politicians Lib and Lab to get lucky.


• Crossin asked for a plum job in return and  Gillard said "No way". Big deal. Can you imagine the cuffuffle if Gillard had given in to this blackmail?

What is the point of this thread?

[2106greencat]

What is the point of this thread?

To bring out all the warm good feelings, and bring the posters together to feel the love ?:|:-p:-x

[kengillard]

What is the point of this thread?

like most political threads, a chance for each 'side' to sling off at the other 'side'

[2106greencat]

What is the point of this thread?

like most political threads, a chance for each 'side' to sling off at the other 'side'

Oh - just like real life

like most political Parties at election time, a chance for each 'side' to sling off at the other 'side'