Verge wrote on Nov 20^th, 2011 at 4:02pm:

Good call, I agree, but it seems "Tim" is fair game, while if the same sort of threads were started about Abbotts wife there would be uproar, and no doubt longweekend would delete them and ban the poster that started it, but no one has been small minded enough to start a thread about Abbotts wife or family.

Talk back radio has callers criticising Abbott's family, especially his wife's looks
SO WHAT? that just highlights the mentality of the morons that listen to and call up talkback radio.
This is a political forum, not a whiny little bitch fest about politicians partners.

skippy. wrote on Nov 20^th, 2011 at 4:07pm:


Me three - good call. What has Tim got to do with politics? So he's Gillards squeeze - whoopie. Nothing to do with anyone other than them.

So why is this thread here?

adelcrow wrote on Nov 20^th, 2011 at 5:40pm:


Yep, plenty out there would give BO a bump...

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 20^th, 2011 at 4:46pm:




you didnt think he was a HIT here pansi?   where have you been???

I went all shivery watching gillard lusting after him... and the picture on the front p[age of the Tele with timmy in the back ground.. going ga ga said it all..even the GG changed dresses for him... how often do you see that happen.?????.. gillard wore dresses or skirts.. come on pansi admit it... he was flavour of the month..and I think they are still swooning in this town.

cods wrote on Nov 20^th, 2011 at 6:06pm:


I suppose Tony calling BO "sir" throughout his entire speech would not rate as "oogling" and "going ga ga", ey Dwarfie?

Verge wrote on Nov 20^th, 2011 at 4:02pm:



You may have a point should there be an attack on a wife or husband's character or personal appearance (eg Kevin Rudd's wife's terrible dress sense and bogan-like appearance or John Howard's wife looking like a dinner lady).

However I tend to think on this occasion there is more than enough mileage in the suspicion that the relationship Gillard has with her partner is not what it would seem.
It goes more to the heart of what sort of person is leading our country.

We have a woman who has never married, nor had children, for whatever reason.
Now there is a need to bring out a man to marry (a hairdresser  ) and you have to wonder why....

It goes to the heart of the character. If she is prepared to do or say anything for power (which she has shown to have done anyway) - it is a concern if there is a need to promote a family image to grab votes of middle Australians.

We shouldn't be attacking partners for appearance I agree, but this view on this thread is not without merit.

Gist wrote on Nov 20^th, 2011 at 8:12pm:



Whether it has been done before or not, is neither here nor there.
I deal in the here and now.

It has everything to do with running the country.

Do we want someone prepared to pretend to be something they are not, do we want someone prepared to do anything to grab votes?

I hold Bill Clinton to the same.
People said to me what does it have to do with him running the country?
Well lying to people is everything to do with character.

Be who you are, be honest and stand by your core beliefs.
That's all we ask.

She never married, she has never had children (hence she cannot relate to the issues facing the vast majority of us) and now all of a sudden she takes up with a hairdresser? Give me a break will you....