Aussie Politicians: Forthright!

[ChillDoubt]

Nigel Farage is no shrinking violet and has a forthright style but this chap takes the biscuit!

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/may/15/what-did-christopher-pyne-call-bill-shorten

Imagine the furore if that had been in the UK?

[emmie]

don't think he did say it, they have given the word that he supposedly said, and going on the fact this is televised i believe, why would he have said C***

[emmie]

not sure, but if he did surely others would have heard and acted accordingly.

[lady-janine]

oh dear!

[emmie]

i still don't think he did, perhaps someone else can take a listen,

[1ozzy]

Hee Hee, Welcome to Aussie politics.
I reckon it's a definite.
At least they didn't get to "fisticuffs", which I have seen happen in other countries.
Funnily enough it hasn't been reported in the papers today, but may be in the news later.
"A golden moment in politics."

[mikey4444]

I have listened to this 3 times and I am not convinced he did use the c word, so I'm not really sure what all the fuss is about to be honest !

[1ozzy]

Maybe it's pronounced differently here.

[youngmafbog]

Who cares?

Good to see they dont take this PC nonsense.

[sp1814]

I think I have to agree with mikey444...it *sounds* like the 'c' word, but then again, it also doesn't sound like it.

Regarding 'PC nonsense'.

Ummm....wow....

[1ozzy]

Enjoy your "PC" world.
Don't think I would.

[sunny-dave]

What a load of Jeremies they all are ...

[retrocop]

Love it.At least you know were you stand with the good old Aussies.They call a spade a spade.OOOOps.They tell it how it is.Not like the weasle mouthed duplicious,cheating,fiddling dregs that are supposed to represent us and HM's government in the UK.

[sp1814]

...amazing.

[1ozzy]

"Jeremies"
A google search gave me a German footballer.
Please explain to a "sun fried Aussie".
Don't understand!

[sp1814]

Let me just make sure I'm not being thick.

Are we supposed to believe that not calling someone a c**t is supposed to be 'PC'?

When I was growing up, not using swear words was meant to be an indication of good breeding.

Have we descend so far that using foul language is somehow a mark of 'anti-PC' honour?

Should we encourage children to use more swear words?

[mikey4444]

Neither do I !

[1ozzy]

So true Retrocop.
A spade is a spade and a digger is a digger.
All good for moving earth.

[1ozzy]

"Should we encourage children to use more swear words?"
Most definitely not.
But should we deny it happened?
Whenever my children have been subjected to something I think is inappropriate I have used the moment to educate them.
Negative moments can be used to promote decent behaviour.

[sunny-dave]

1ozzy :

UK politician Jeremy Hunt - involved in a famous Spoonerism - what the interviewer should have said was "Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Minister..."

[1ozzy]

Love it Sunny Dave.