Loree Rudd urged to say sorry for gay slur

The Anti Defamation Commission has joined calls for former prime minister Kevin Rudd's sister to apologise over an anti-gay marriage remark.

Loree Rudd is lobbying federal MPs and threatening to quit Labor if the party backs gay marriage at its national conference in December.

She accused some Labor members of being brainwashed by a "global gay Gestapo" this week.

The ADC, Australia's peak Jewish human rights body, said she should apologise.

"It is completely unacceptable for anyone to co-opt and trivialise the name of one of the most active and feared arms of the Nazi machinery for their own political purposes," ADC chairman Anton Block said in a statement on Friday.

"The Gestapo was directly responsible for the murders of Jewish, Romani, homosexual and disabled people.

"To use its name in this context shows a level of ignorance and insensitivity that has no place in contemporary political discourse.

"It is highly offensive, and we call upon Ms Rudd to apologise immediately and unreservedly."

Four state ALP conferences have endorsed changes to legalise same-sex marriage under federal law. NSW Labor last week refused to back the proposal and referred the issue to the national conference.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she does not have any plans to change the marriage act.

The coalition also opposes legislating for same-sex marriage but the Greens support it.



http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/loree-rudd-urged-to-say-sorry-for-gay-slur-20110715-1hhu5.html

Lets hope she can get her brother to follow.

so much for FREE SPEECH!

The right doesn't believe in free speech. That is why it opposes an Australian Bill of Rights and a media enquiry.

A rather misleading headline.

THE PROMOTION OF BLACK CULTURE AND HOMOSEXUALITY ARE JEWISH TOOLS OF INTERFERENCE HOWEVER!!!

I'M NOT SAYING ALL JEWS ARE BAD, HOWEVER!!  IT SIMPLY SERVES AS THE CIRCUS PART OF THE AGE OLD METHOD OF DISTRACTION!!!!

THESE JEWS THAT PROMOTE IT DON'T CARE IF THE WORLD TURNS GAY OR  BLACK, THEY JUST WANT TO KEEP THE WORLD TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT IS ESSENTIAL!!!!!

GoddyofOz wrote on Jul 16^th, 2011 at 2:20am:

A rather misleading headline.

It was the least offence of a few I thought up.

Also this shows Labor could lose a portion of their support base if they do support human equality, and also if they don't.

She should go if she does not agree with the party, simple really. Don't get why this is news who cares.

____ wrote on Jul 16^th, 2011 at 6:05am:

GoddyofOz wrote on Jul 16th, 2011 at 2:20am: A rather misleading headline. It was the least offence of a few I thought up. Also this shows Labor could lose a portion of their support base if they do support human equality, and also if they don't.

What support base... haven't you seen the latest poll results....

progressiveslol wrote on Jul 15^th, 2011 at 10:49pm:

Lets hope she can get her brother to follow.

Kevin will never quit. He and JuLiar are made from the same mould of clay.

OS

____ wrote on Jul 15^th, 2011 at 11:11pm:

The right doesn't believe in free speech. That is why it opposes an Australian Bill of Rights and a media enquiry.

The left - especially the lunatic Greens, only believe in "Free Speech" when it spurts out of their own mouths.

Obnoxious, ignorant, braying donkeys. . .

But it is when they indoctrinate schoolchildren that it ceases to be funny.

OS

olde.sault wrote on Jul 17^th, 2011 at 7:39am:

____ wrote on Jul 15th, 2011 at 11:11pm: The right doesn't believe in free speech. That is why it opposes an Australian Bill of Rights and a media enquiry. The left - especially the lunatic Greens, only believe in "Free Speech" when it spurts out of their own mouths. Obnoxious, ignorant, braying donkeys. . . But it is when they indoctrinate schoolchildren that it ceases to be funny. OS

So how will the Right be gagged if all Australians are protected by the Greens' Australian Bill Of Rights Policy?

Some of these rightwing posters show via their posts that they don't think logically, aye olde.sault. Or is it just before midday with you?

Green slime will you tell me who is complaining about the media not giving them a fair go?

It wouldn't be Brown and his looney mob by any chance.

What is the greens motto?

FREE SPEECH ONLY IF I AGREE WITH IT. Yep that's it.

Why should she apologise for having an opinion? Seriously, isn't this meant to be a democracy?