Thomson and the HSU debacle
Every voter in Australia needs to listen to this 2GB broadcast. Former Fairfax radio host Michael Smith joins Ben Fordhamto talk about the ongoing HSU saga.
Gillard’s protestations of presumption of innocence are just delaying tactics. Thomson is not facing a court of law, he has been found to have misused members monies by the ALP established FWA inquiry. He has abused his privileges as a Union leader and he has stolen the members money for nefarious and illegal uses, thus I am of the opinion that he lacks the moral tone and ethics to sit in parliament and represent his electorate.
The interview with Laurie Oakes was painful to watch as it leaves more questions than answers. If he believes he has been set up how is that he has only mentioned this years after allegations surfaced. If I believe I had been set up then I would be bashing down police doors to get them to pursue the matter. If he has a name of whoever set him up, why is it that we haven’t heard it yet and will he drop the name in Parliament next week?
If it was a set up then one would expect the villain to also approve the expenditure when the credit card bills come in. Not so, according to the above linked 2GB broadcast. Thomson admits signing off on the expenditure.
And through all of this he refuses to cooperate with the police. I would say he is about to lose the right to refuse and the police will be reading him his rights in an interview room. Can’t come quick enough
Windsor’s delaying tactics include calling for a possible referendum on rule changes that would allow MPs to be banned from parliament for civil offences while Gillard’s welcomes any debate on a clearer code of conduct for MPs.
Codes of conduct are very clear to the electorate and they are saying ‘get rid of him’ The stench is damaging the ALP.
Reading comments at other sites I note turkeys never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote for Christmas to arrive, never. And that simple fact belongs to both Windsor and Oakeshott, who are making noises about parliament expulsion on civil cases that are found condemning, are just that, noise.
When will we be done with this man….when will the government acknowledge the damage he is doing to the ALP and the country and take remedial steps?
How long can Gillard ignore the issue?
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How long can Gillard ignore the issue?
Until she is forced to an election by either time, someone in parliament gaining a conscience or someone dropping off the twig.
Why? she has nothing to lose by not ending it, the ALP is so toxic that all that they have left are the rusted on voters, who actually believe that “whatever it takes” is justifiable, so hanging on and pushing leftist policy until physically dragged from parliament is all she has left.
I doubt that even the ALP believe that a leadership change will detox their brand before the election.
The ALP and greens still believe that “thirty pieces of silver” will sway a large number of voters. After all, they managed that with the independants. It is strange how the AWB got pinged for doing the same thing…..offering rewards to people of influence to ensure that a deal goes through. The ALP doesn’t have to show a profit at the end of the transaction. They can, and do, create debacle after debacle, with the collusion of the independants, costing the people who pay their wages millions.
That is the one positive in the stance that the ALP and the fence sitting independants are taking in the Thomson affair…. “The stench is damaging the ALP”.
The movie “BENHUR” is a minor production by comparison to “The Thomson Affair”…..now the Australian Electoral Commission has him under the microscope…..”http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-news/investigation-into-craig-thomson-election-spending/story-e6freuzi-1226357664021”.
Update…..looks like Thomson made it over the last hurdle. He is obviously running backwards.