Thank you Tony Abbott

[sarah308]

thank you Tony Abbott for having a moral concenious and a dedication to community service and voleunteering and helping the community.

qualified firefighter, qualified surf life saver and he puts the hours and effort into community, he raises hundreds of thousands of $ for charities

this is a person of values and community ethics....and prepared to go out there and put his efforts into helping

https://www.google.com.au/#q=tony+abbott+firefighter

https://www.google.com.au/#q=tony+abbott+volunteer

well done Tony keep it up you are a person of ethics and community values

[icyfroth]

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@sarah308 wrote:

thank you Tony Abbott for having a moral concenious and a dedication to community service and voleunteering and helping the community.

qualified firefighter, qualified surf life saver and he puts the hours and effort into community, he raises hundreds of thousands of $ for charities

this is a person of values and community ethics....and prepared to go out there and put his efforts into helping

https://www.google.com.au/#q=tony+abbott+firefighter

https://www.google.com.au/#q=tony+abbott+volunteer

well done Tony keep it up you are a person of ethics and community values

doesn't take long does it?

come in spinner...

[*ibis]

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@debra9275 wrote:

I'm so glad he took time out for a photo shoot, otherwise I would never have known he was there

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Mr Abbott worked a night shift helping back burn near Bilpinwith with his Davidson Rural Fire Brigade from Sydney's Warringah Pittwater Rural Fire District

http://wildfiretoday.com/2013/10/20/australian-prime-minister-works-a-night-shift-on-the-fire-line/?...

you would think if this was a photo op he would do it during the day when they could actually get photos and not at night

[spotweldersfriend]

It's no secret here that I'm a BIG fan of Tony Abbott.

[**meep**]

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

Yep!...a 'stunt" COMMENT: I'm going to try to convince readers that Abbott's appearance at the NSW fires was no more than a stage-managed event and there has been a lot of BS proffered as to what happened. You see, when a person becomes a PM, his/her world changes and it's all got to do with security and ASIO and the Federal Police are in charge. The PM has to go along with the security protocol, no questions asked. I have had extensive discussions with a long term person in ASIO and he put it.."You don't drive. You don't go to the shops. You don't call tradesmen ... If you want to go watch your kid play football the (Australian Federal Police) have to sweep the oval. It's a massive change."......Abbott did not just waltz up to the fires and do a shift. He turned up, security detail in place, had some photos taken, talked to some people, had some more photos taken...and that was it. Now we are immensely thankful and proud of the RFS volunteers.....but we need to call a 'spade a spade' in exposing Abbott, once again, as the well seasoned 'stuntman' in action....and anyone who believes otherwise needs to replace their suppository.

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I think I'd rather listen to what Trent Dowling had to say regarding this than whoever posted that comment ^^^ on Facebook. 

Whose comment is that?

[**meep**]

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@debra9275 wrote:

I'm so glad he took time out for a photo shoot, otherwise I would never have known he was there

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Photo shoot?  Do you mean a pre-arranged photo shoot?  Which photo is that?   Not this one, was it?

His service was not publicised by his media office and they did not issue a statement until several blurry photos appeared on social media.

[lakeland27]

social media is the newsroom nowadays. i'd like to know the difference.

[i-need-a-martini]

No never. We never do. We don't believe in helping others less fortunate do we?

All those volunteer fire fighters are Liberal aren't they? And all life savers are Liberals. Not a left wing supporter amongst them. No sireeeee. I've personally asked them all and they all admitted the were right leaning.

And lets not forget that the Liberals are the only ones helping out charities. Particularly volunteering to help in our refugee centres. They are all Liberal.

Even my local Meals on Wheels vollies are Liberal. Of course they are. Everyone knows that.

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[cherples]

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@punch*drunk wrote:

I might be reading different news reports, but I'm pretty sure he didnt go around publicising this. There were photos taken by someone else and shared on social media.

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It's a shame he doesn't take his full time job more seriously and leave the fires to others while he is PM.

[lakeland27]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

No never. We never do. We don't believe in helping others less fortunate do we?

All those volunteer fire fighters are Liberal aren't they? And all life savers are Liberals. Not a left wing supporter amongst them. No sireeeee. I've personally asked them all and they all admitted the were right leaning.

And lets not forget that the Liberals are the only ones helping out charities. Particularly volunteering to help in our refugee centres. They are all Liberal.

Even my local Meals on Wheels vollies are Liberal. Of course they are. Everyone knows that.

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[i-need-a-martini]

And seriously, whilst I think its' great he is volunteering in this instance, I think the less said about his other 'volunteering' and the reminder that follows for the cost to tax payers in entitlements, the better.

It's not something you are wise to bring up given the rorting scandal that his plaguing his party atm.