Leaping Lindner wrote:southee wrote:Hypothetical - if jones had said this comment about another person or a political party .... Would we have the same uproar ?
Just putting it out there ...
I don't agree with what he said but I think as we lead to believe ... She is tough enough to ride it though .
Just labour keep going on about it like getting hit with a stone in a school yard !!!
I think so. Politicians are fair game and most would accept that as part of the job, but to bring someones recently passed father into the discussion is beyond the pale.
Personally IDGAFF about Jones. He is in Sydney for a start, and I wouldn't listen to him even if I could. Besides if Jones said the sun was going to rise tomorrow I'd seek a second opinion.
personally, i dont care who he said it about, it is disgusting. my wife recently lost her mum. if someone had tried to suggest that my mother inlaw (who i didnt get along with) somehow died due to embarrassment or whatever caused by her daughter, id seriously consider physical violence against them. i have seen what my inlaws have gone through losing their wife and mum, and i honestly have sympathy for our PM on this issue.
however, having said that, this oxygen thief is paid to make outrageous statements on air. im not sure if he actually meant what he said, or just misjudged where the line in the sand is on this issue, i suspect the latter (i refuse to accept that someone could be that much of a bottom feeder to believe it). i also agree with LL that she is tough enough to ride it out, i just dont think she should have to.
attack her on her job performance, attack her on her parties performance, but leave her grieving out of it. by becoming a polititian people give up much of their right to privacy, however something like this should still be left alone. neither "side" should be trying to score political mileage out of someones death. and that goes for the media too.
