Dnarever wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 11:49am:



There is a formal police investigation of Slippers' cabcharge misuse and a workplace harassment case against him and the Commonwealth as the employer of both Slipper and Ashby
There is a formal police investigation into Thompson's credit card fraud.
Police involvement = criminal investigation.

The Abbott issue, by contrast, is a civil dispute about a repeatedly convicted person's reputation and whether it can be further damaged, considering he is annointed to be the boss of the Victorian CFMEU (nee Brickies' Labourers). No police will ever be involved as it is not a criminal matter.

SO on the one hand we have two criminal investigations and a workplace harassment case, and on the other, a civil dispute about how low a convicted union heavy's reputation can sink.



Are you progs telling me that you do not see any difference?

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Abbott won't stand aside - he has one rule for everyone else, and another rule for himself.

He is a hypocrite through and through.

And interestingly enough, who is paying for Abbott's legal defence?

According to Michelle Grattan, Abbott is receiving pro bono legal assistance from Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Hmmmm.

Lawyers generally don't like to do ANYTHING for free, so isn't it interesting that Kathy Jackson, James Ashby and now Abbott are all receiving pro bono legal representation.

Suspicious?  Perhaps.

But why can't Abbott pay for it himself?

Why is he relying on handouts - and more importantly - what do they expect in return?

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 5:16pm:


Absolutely - particularly in the Murdoch media where Abbott is virtually untouchable, printing his lies as if they were the truth and never questioning Abbott's statements.

Almost every single day Abbott lies to the media and to the Australian people and yet, the gullible swallow it up as if it were fact.

progressiveslol wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 1:24pm:


FOOL! It isn't up to Gillard. SHE doesn't pick the leader of the opposition. THE OPPOSITION DOES.

JULIE BISHOP should be demanding he stand aside! Why is that not happening? If Tony's rules don't apply to Tony, they should NOT apply to anyone else.

Tony must stand aside or else Slipper must return.

Even the stupidest righty should be able to understand that.

The mob stormed the castle and there was nothing there 

PhonyTonyAbbott wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 5:41pm:



There is nothing to report because Labor is lying doggo on this. Why? because they know, even if you progs don't realise it, that this is much worse news for Labor and the unions than Abbott and the Libs.

Everything they might say against Abbot in this case in defence the union heavy will be taken down and used against them. That's why they are silent. There is absolutely nothing they can say that would not backfire.

But you ijits keep thinking th soilence is due to some friggin' directive from Rupert. As if he would issue directive, especially in the middle of the British media enquiry.

Gist wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 6:40pm:



Ashby has dropped the cab charge accusation from his civil case because thy are criminal allegations and a formal police investigation has already started into them. There is now no point in his clogging up his own civil case with criminal issues that the police have already well in hand and will prosecute regardless of is civil case.
The main reason both Stinking up the place is their misuse of commonwealth and union funds. Fraud, in other words.
For a married Speaker to hound a staffer for homo sex is normal behaviour only around Darlinghurst. Hollingsworth was chased out of the GGship for a whole lot less. In such positions appearances and perceptions matter very much.

For a liberal politician to hint at union thuggery is what everyone would expect and there is nothing in it for Abbott to worry about. If he loses the case, it would be an even more massive political win for him than if he won it.

PhonyTonyAbbott wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:49pm:


At last, a left sock. I didn't ever think I was going to make a pair.

As far as they want in return, may I suggest, a muzzle might be the gift of choice.