The ABC is Australia's public broadcaster -- and is as Leftist as you would expect from that. The Liberal Party is Australia's major conservative party. "Liberal" is a much abused word.
"The ABC has apologised today after it broadcast an anti-gay jibe against a Liberal MP. A hailstorm of criticism erupted today after a Q&A panel session with federal member Christopher Pyne last night ran a viewer's tweet: "Does Pyne really light up when he's talking about men in uniform?"
Though he is married with children, Mr Pyne has been dogged for years by sideswipes over his sexuality. In 2009, Kevin Rudd referred to him as "the member for skirt that is, the member for Sturt".
When Mr Pyne was appointed manager of Opposition business, Julia Gillard expressed surprise that the then Coalition leader, Malcolm Turnbull, hadn't given the job to Tony Abbott instead. Faced with a choice between a doberman and a poodle, she said, Mr Turnbull had opted for the poodle.
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3 comments:
Plover - What nationality are you? Please find an English dictionary or use spell-check for any version of the English language. (At least you seem to know something about ornithology :) )
If the same taunt was made against the de facto PM (Bob Brown) there would be hell to pay because he is openly gay and pushing for gay marriage. Surely by parliamentary standards he should recuse himself from a vote should such legislation be presented since it represents a conflict of interest?
By the same standards the ABC should recuse itself from public commentary due to a conflict of interest. Personnaly I would defund and privatise the ABC and SBS as they no longer serve the public interest.
-btm
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