Scott Morrison

[freddie*rooster]

Is full of it, how can a Minister go on and on and on, for what about 3/4hr, repeating the same ole over and over again without answering the questions asked of him? All he done was repeat his "crystal clear" slogan when in fact nothing is crystal clear except his Government's failure to stop the boats, as per their election promise.

[cherry*135]

Morrison has, however, learnt from another story about asylum seekers that got about during the 2001 election campaign. Every politician understands that the initially released version of the ''facts'' defines (or ''frames'') the situation. This depicted a riot that was initiated by the asylum seekers. The idea was put about that the disturbances were nothing to do with management.

Almost immediately this was challenged, but not before it had taken hold as the official definition of what occurred. Morrison's now backtracking - but this doesn't matter.

When people are offered two conflicting and complicated versions of an event they'll either accept the one according with their prejudice, or ignore it altogether.
Which is just what Morrison wants.

Nicholas Stuart is a Canberra writer.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/scott-morrison-dimness-is-part-of-the-dynamic-20140224-33daq.html#ixzz...

[silverfaun]

Why not take the Ministers word for the information he was given which he then repeated in the PARLIAMENT before taking the word of vested interests.

OR here's a thought!!!!!

Wait for the independent inquiry which included the announcements MP Morrison made as he recieved them then updated them when things became clearer.

OR

Join the March of the dissappointed to vent your anger against the fact the the majority of people voted for this government purely for their stance & policy of stopping this filthy trade a securing our borders.

Just a thought

[donnashuggy]

Just popped back to see if you found those pics?

You know, the proof that you speak of?

[tall_bearded]

Ah the candle lit vidual.  Thousands attended. 

So let’s do the math.  Let’s be overly generous and say 10, 000 attended and they were all of voting age and Australian citizens.  Now let’s say that that 10,000 is representative of a larger group.  That is, for everyone who attended there are a hundred more who are like minded but, for one reason or another, couldn’t attended (bad hair day, toe nails needed cutting, family BBQ etc.).  That brings the total to a respectable million.

Now let’s do the math.  Current population 23,000,000 of which say half are citizens old enough to vote.  This equals 11,000,000 rounded down to the nearest million.  So of the 11 eligible voters less than 10% appear to be opposed to what the government is doing, and the other 90 percent either support it or couldn’t care less.

As for blood on ones hands, in the mid 1970’s the then Labor government turned its back on a long-time friend, a friend to whom many an Australian serviceman and woman owes their lives to, and gave the thumbs up for the Indonesians to invade.  The outcome, some of the world’s worst human rights abuses of recent times, with well in excess of 200,000 dead including 5 Australian citizens, and some Indonesians who were active participants are still Indonesian government ministers.

Sort of puts things into perspective.

[freakiness]

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@silverfaun wrote:

Join the March of the dissappointed to vent your anger against the fact the the majority of people voted for this government purely for their stance & policy of stopping this filthy trade a securing our borders.

Just a thought

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Why do you think the majority voted basd on the asylum seeker policy?

Surely the majority can't be that dumb.  

You haven't answered about the thousands you claim died in boats under the previous government yet? 

How many thousand, or hundreds, drowned?

[silverfaun]

I'm sure you don't need my assistance in bagging out the government. I'm sure you have access to all info re this event considering your close ties to Labor.

Why don't you post authoritative uncontr overted proof of information to the contrary & I don't mean ideological Labor dogma or left wing sympathiser journos, or vested interests,  but real proof

Or , why not wait to see if Scott Morrison is sacked from the Liberal party  for misleading Parliament to which he openly gave all the info re this incident.

Or,  Why don't you also join the March of the disappointed to vent your anger that the majority of people voted this government in to the disappointment of the Left.

All this is just helpful in assisting you to respond.

[silverfaun]

[cherry*135]

Scott Morrison publicly announced dud info. He realised that but didn't correct it for a week.. He acknowledges that although he won't say why he waited so long to admit it was incorrect info.... Suspect.

[silverfaun]

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@tall_bearded wrote:

Ah the candle lit vidual.  Thousands attended. 

So let’s do the math.  Let’s be overly generous and say 10, 000 attended and they were all of voting age and Australian citizens.  Now let’s say that that 10,000 is representative of a larger group.  That is, for everyone who attended there are a hundred more who are like minded but, for one reason or another, couldn’t attended (bad hair day, toe nails needed cutting, family BBQ etc.).  That brings the total to a respectable million.

Now let’s do the math.  Current population 23,000,000 of which say half are citizens old enough to vote.  This equals 11,000,000 rounded down to the nearest million.  So of the 11 eligible voters less than 10% appear to be opposed to what the government is doing, and the other 90 percent either support it or couldn’t care less.

As for blood on ones hands, in the mid 1970’s the then Labor government turned its back on a long-time friend, a friend to whom many an Australian serviceman and woman owes their lives to, and gave the thumbs up for the Indonesians to invade.  The outcome, some of the world’s worst human rights abuses of recent times, with well in excess of 200,000 dead including 5 Australian citizens, and some Indonesians who were active participants are still Indonesian government ministers.

Sort of puts things into perspective.

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5 thousand went & the rest of Australians didn't. Purely a political stunt that was organised by Labor &  unions.

So transparent that I was sickened at all the hypocrites using the death of an illegal immigrant participating in a violent riot, for their own ends.

[donnashuggy]

So no proof, your information is about as reliable as Scott Morrisons.

Why did you say the pictures prove it?