Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

[Roxy the Rat Girl]

I wonder how that will translate to the ballot box next time around?

[mighty_tiger_79]

Barry O'Farrel is going to resign.......

[bennymacca]

Barry O'Farrel is going to resign.......

wow. just read it was over a bottle of grange or something.

anyone following this closely? I know the obied's are dodgy as hell, is this just more fallout from that?

[mighty_tiger_79]

no im not following it closely, watching channel 24

ICAC found that Australia Water Holdings delivered the bottle of wine.

so yes I think Obied is part of this, there is also another LIberal heavyweight involved also

[Jimmy_041]

Ouch

This will f*** you up big time (why I never thank anyone for anything)

[woodublieve12]

Barry O'Farrel is going to resign.......

i reckon it's buddy franklins fault

[bennymacca]

Ouch

This will f*** you up big time (why I never thank anyone for anything)

so corruption is ok unless you never thank them for it?

[Jimmy_041]

I forgot to put a smiley there - sorry

[bennymacca]

I forgot to put a smiley there - sorry

haha fair enough

[Jimmy_041]

I forgot to put a smiley there - sorry

haha fair enough

Funny how these guys can forget something like that
I would never forget a $3k bottle of Grange

[Dogwatcher]

No one would.

Bloody hell - I can tell you the provenance of every CD in my very large collection, or every t-shirt in my wardrobe.
I reckon if I got a bottle of Grange from some bastard, I'd remember it until the grave.
Heck, I'm still thanking a mate for a bottle of scotch he bought six years ago for helping him with something.

[Q.]

maybe it's the sort of thing you would forget if you received 'gifts' often....

[bennymacca]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Mr O'Farrell had demonstrated "integrity" by resigning over what he said was an innocent and inadvertent misleading of ICAC.
"We are seeing an act of integrity, an act of honour, the like of which we have rarely seen in Australian politics," he said.
"I admire him tremendously for this, although I deeply regret the necessity for it."
...
"Obviously, as we now know, he innocently, inadvertently misled ICAC yesterday and he has taken the utterly honourable step of resigning as Premier."

[shoe boy]

No double standards Tony??/

He also believes it is not in the publics interest to release the documents regarding the so called free trade agreement????

[tigerpie]

maybe it's the sort of thing you would forget if you received 'gifts' often....

Haha i see where you are going with that

I agree, if he receives a lot of "gifts" then sure you could forget.

Especially if its only a manky bottle of grange?

[Jimmy_041]

This is why I write the person's name on the bottle when someone gives one to me.

"Excuse me Your Royal Commissioner, I'll just check my 2,500 bottle wine cellar to see if that is correct"

To be honest, I think he probably did forget. That is just not something any smart person would deliberately do.
But, then again, Rannbo forget he plugged a couple of holes .............. "I have no idea who that cuckold is.............."
Foley "snicker....snicker....."

[StrayDog]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Mr O'Farrell had demonstrated "integrity" by resigning over what he said was an innocent and inadvertent misleading of ICAC.
"We are seeing an act of integrity, an act of honour, the like of which we have rarely seen in Australian politics," he said.
"I admire him tremendously for this, although I deeply regret the necessity for it."
...
"Obviously, as we now know, he innocently, inadvertently misled ICAC yesterday and he has taken the utterly honourable step of resigning as Premier."

Exactly.

Deflective, turd polishing blather at its finest.

[Psyber]

No one would.

Bloody hell - I can tell you the provenance of every CD in my very large collection, or every t-shirt in my wardrobe.
I reckon if I got a bottle of Grange from some bastard, I'd remember it until the grave.
Heck, I'm still thanking a mate for a bottle of scotch he bought six years ago for helping him with something.

I don't think a Grange from my birth year is something I'd not remember even if constantly showered with gifts (?bribes).

There are things one doesn't forget.
I remember which big Pharma company paid for my only glider flying lesson back in 1993 (and that it made no difference to my prescribing habits), and which one bought me a Grandfather Port from my birth year for speaking at a function they ran. I also still remember the name of the married woman (co-worker) who gave me a bottle of Corvoisier for my birthday in 1976 (quite unexpectedly because I only knew her casually I thought) and then invited me to drop over for dinner next week when her husband would be at his company's head office interstate.

[woodublieve12]

No one would.

Bloody hell - I can tell you the provenance of every CD in my very large collection, or every t-shirt in my wardrobe.
I reckon if I got a bottle of Grange from some bastard, I'd remember it until the grave.
Heck, I'm still thanking a mate for a bottle of scotch he bought six years ago for helping him with something.

I don't think a Grange from my birth year is something I'd not remember even if constantly showered with gifts (?bribes).

There are things one doesn't forget.
I remember which big Pharma company paid for my only glider flying lesson back in 1993 (and that it made no difference to my prescribing habits), and which one bought me a Grandfather Port from my birth year for speaking at a function they ran. I also still remember the name of the married woman (co-worker) who gave me a bottle of Corvoisier for my birthday in 1976 (quite unexpectedly because I only knew her casually I thought) and then invited me to drop over for dinner next week when her husband would be at his company's head office interstate.

did you???

[Jimmy_041]

You crack me up Psyber...........