Witless Conroy's Shameful Attack

[silverfaun]

This witless little incompetent should be sacked, removed from the Labor party and Shorten should distance the party from this pathetic union hack.

This, on the day Labor was shown up for their shameful defence of Craig Thomson,  now we are subjected to this appalling insulting  of an honourable serving Officer on national TV and not having the intestinal integrity to apologise for his attack:

THE government has demanded Bill Shorten discipline frontbencher Stephen Conroy for breaking with convention in a “cowardly”, “unprovoked” and “outrageous” attack on a senior serving army officer.

Coalition senator Ian Macdonald shut down a Senate estimates hearing after Senator Conroy, Labor’s defence spokesman, launched an extraordinary attack on the head of the government’s border protection operation, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, accusing him of being involved in a political cover-up.

Senator Conroy likened General Campbell to the fictitious Colonel Nathan Jessup from the movie A Few Good Men for his approach to restricting the flow of information on the interception of asylum-seeker boats.

“That is called a political cover-up, a political cover-up, you are engaged in a political cover-up,” Senator Conroy yelled from the bench.

The most bitter exchange began after General Campbell said it was necessary to keep details of Operation Sovereign Borders secret to avoid damaging Australia’s relations with its neighbours and to prevent people-smugglers from gaining an advantage.

Senator Conroy retorted: “Can’t we handle the truth?”

General Campbell responded: “It kind of sounds like a movie, senator.”

Senator Conroy: “It is a movie, and we are living it, Colonel Jessup. I mean seriously, you can’t tell us the truth, you can’t tell the Australian public the truth because you might upset an international neighbour. That is called a political cover-up.”

General Campbell remained calm during the incident but said he wanted to put on the public record that he took “extreme offence at that statement”.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/hearing-shut-down-over-stephen-conroys-attack-on-campbell/story-fn59niix-1226837720898

[silverfaun]

Conroy sucker punched this officer with a cowardly slur.

This little grub who destroyed Gillard, this offensive little worm who said he is so powerful if he told everybody to wear their underpants on their heads they would have to.

The hum of his life support machine would be music to the majority of Australians ears.

[silverfaun]

This buffoon should be sacked, he's not fit to hold office. He could very well bring Shorten down so that would make him the Queen & King slayer, what a turkey.

[lakeland27]

You still dont get the underpants joke ? granted it was'nt much of a joke but you seem slow on the uptake.

[silverfaun]

Malcom Turnbull, the darling of the left, on the floor of parliament taking it up to the hapless Shorten. 

Colonel (Conroy) Hurtz in Apocalypse Now was stunning in it's stinging hit on Conroy. Yesterday he was just a brilliant with his General Onodo analogy. A must watch.

la horror la horror

http://youtu.be/yfZfB9dS_vk

[freakiness]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

You still dont get the underpants joke ? granted it was'nt much of a joke but you seem slow on the uptake.

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If that's the best they can come up with he can't have been all bad.

Turnbull was asked a question today about the NBN and all he did was laugh at and mock Conroy. A bit of mocking is fine but he could have at least attempted to mention the NBN in his answer instead of acting out an old movie scene because of what Conroy did yesterday. It's bizarre watching QT at the moment when all attacks from the LNP are ruled ok and all dissenting Qs earn an eviction.  

[freakiness]

Just a shame he wouldn't touch on the subject of the question.

[lakeland27]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@lakeland27 wrote:

You still dont get the underpants joke ? granted it was'nt much of a joke but you seem slow on the uptake.

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If that's the best they can come up with he can't have been all bad.

Turnbull was asked a question today about the NBN and all he did was laugh at and mock Conroy. A bit of mocking is fine but he could have at least attempted to mention the NBN in his answer instead of acting out an old movie scene because of what Conroy did yesterday. It's bizarre watching QT at the moment when all attacks from the LNP are ruled ok and all dissenting Qs earn an eviction.  

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i heard it.  it was all personal, no substance. he also feigned indignance at Ziggy being asked questions in estimates, like ziggy can do no wrong. the most interesting revelation today i thought was of senator ronaldson calling the chief of army a 'liar ' in estimates during 2007. :

[silverfaun]

  Conroy as he was ushered out of power......

Nooooooo I was on the brink of greatness.

[lakeland27]

 when in doubt the piccies come out

[freakiness]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

 when in doubt the piccies come out

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It's funny when Mal said that I was reminded of his near miss with "greatness". It was like he'd been waiting to say that for a long time.

He has a cheek complaining about the way ziggy was treated in estimates after the way he attacked Mike Quigley for 3 years.  Quigley is far more qualified for the job than zigs ever will be.