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Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Q & A Reply #15 - May 9^th, 2011 at 9:37pm Missed last week but tonight looks good with the last 2 real politicians left appearing in Turnbull and unfortunately retired Tanner
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Q & A Reply #16 - May 10^th, 2011 at 7:18am Didn't really live up to its promise IMO. Some lovely statements about motherhood, and any debate about Osama shut down with the standard,"you're saying it's our fault". If Lindsay doesn't want to reveal his personal opinions he shouldn't agree to go on public forums.
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Reply #17 - May 24^th, 2011 at 8:38am

Watched last nights episode. I was wondering what all the negative press Gale Dines got was about; now I understand.

Everything is men's fault, never the woman's.
Men are to be made responsible for the harm that porn does, never women.

She blames men for the porn actresses for getting throat infections from sucking on penises that have feces on it. She blames men for women's anuses falling out after too much anal sex.
As distressing and as ugly as these things are, where is the self-responsibility? She wants to sue the porn comapnies for this sort of harm. Isn't that like, as one audience member said, suing McDonalds for being fat?
It seems common knowledge that eating feces is harmful and inserting large things continually in one's anus is not good for you. It's like walking bare foot over broken glass then blaming the glass and the soft drink company for the cuts.

I'd prefer to see Dines and other activists teach and encourage personal decision making and autonomy rather than blame others.

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Wimmera Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 118	Re: Q & A Reply #18 - May 25^th, 2011 at 10:52am Yes, Dines is one of those easily flustered types. Annoying. I watched the show for Howard Jacobson - and he didn't disappoint.
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Life_goes_on Gold Member Offline Posts: 4772 400kms south of Yobsville, Qld Gender:	Re: Q & A Reply #19 - May 25^th, 2011 at 11:32am I saw Dines on The Drum. She's found an angle that appeals to a certain market and she's running with it. She's just rehashing Andrea Dworkin's angle and she's just as annoying.
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Dogged New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12 Gender:	Re: Q & A Reply #20 - May 31^st, 2011 at 7:14pm I saw parts of it last night, lots of raised voices... I'm afraid my mind just got hooked on a word uttered by George Brandis I think it was - "disincentivise" and I couldn't cope with it after that .
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Q & A Reply #21 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 9:36pm Just starting now... http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/ Quote: Tonight's Panel Nicola Roxon - Minister For Health and Ageing Christopher Pyne - Opposition education spokesperson Sandy Gutman aka Austen Tayshus - comedian and author Lee Rhiannon - Greens Senator-elect Paul McGeough - Senior Foreign Correspondent, Fairfax Media
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astro_surf Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2981	Re: Q & A Reply #22 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 9:46pm Paul McGeogh - one of the last REAL journalist. One hard bitten SOB
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astro_surf Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2981	Re: Q & A Reply #23 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 9:48pm And Pissy Pants Pyne, lol!
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Q & A Reply #24 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 9:52pm There's not a lot of patience, respect or self-discipline on the panel so far tonight...
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Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Q & A Reply #25 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:28pm waste of time tonight. It sh!ts me how any critism of Israel suddenly becomes anti-semitism.
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Q & A Reply #26 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:35pm Dsmithy70 wrote on Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:28pm: waste of time tonight. It sh!ts me how any critism of Israel suddenly becomes anti-semitism. Ditto, ditto! Austen Tayshus behaved like a juvenile shytehead throughout - and sabotaged any semblance of serious adult discussion!
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Reply #27 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:47pm

Equitist wrote on Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:35pm:

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:28pm:

waste of time tonight.
It sh!ts me how any critism of Israel suddenly becomes anti-semitism.

Ditto, ditto!

Austen Tayshus behaved like a juvenile shytehead throughout - and sabotaged any semblance of serious adult discussion!

Doesn't start here for nearly another hour, I figured that Austen T was too lightweight, guess I'll still watch. Roxon and I have a thing going on, one day I might let her now

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Reply #28 - Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:58pm

Grey wrote on Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:47pm:

Equitist wrote on Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:35pm:

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jun 6^th, 2011 at 10:28pm:

waste of time tonight.
It sh!ts me how any critism of Israel suddenly becomes anti-semitism.

Ditto, ditto!

Austen Tayshus behaved like a juvenile shytehead throughout - and sabotaged any semblance of serious adult discussion!

Doesn't start here for nearly another hour, I figured that Austen T was too lightweight, guess I'll still watch. Roxon and I have a thing going on, one day I might let her now

LOL

Seriously, but...I reckon that this was hands-down the worst episode of Q&A ever - a shemozzle from beginning to end...

I had thought that Austen Tayshus might offer some positive comedic dynamics to the panel but the opposite was true - he was grossly intrusive, abusive and counter-productive throughout...

On the plus side, they showed a priceless video of Abbott's pro-Carbon Tax rant from 2009...

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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Q & A Reply #29 - Jun 7^th, 2011 at 12:52am Well next week will be interesting for me, Natallie Pa'apa. I'm a fan There's no doubting Natalies political commitment. As I recall her appearance on Spicks 'n Specks she's a reticent public speaker. Possibly ought to keep to the stage she excels at, but we'll see. http://www.bluekingbrown.com/promo/
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