Albo to the rescue

[red750]

Interviewer to Albo:  "Did you compile a dirt sheet on Helen Haines?"

 

Albo:  "Helen Haines is a local member who stood up for her community."

 

Interviewer:  "Did you compile a dirt sheet on Helen Haines?"

 

Albo:  "Helen Haines is a local member who stood up for her community." 

 

He wouldn't answer the question.

[willedoo]

I don't blame him for clamming up when the metadata proves it came from his office. One thing Albo has learnt is that when he stuffs up, it's better to just zip the mouth and hope it goes away. He's trying not to dig the hole deeper.

[Marty_d]

I assume that every party compiles a shit list on anyone not in their party, and probably many in their party too.

Not a good look, but judging by what everyone is saying about her, it wouldn't be a big list anyway.

[willedoo]

With the modern day 24 hour news cycle, mud doesn't stick like it used to. The pollies are lucky we have a voting population with ADHD.

Edited yesterday at 11:52 AM by willedoo

[facthunter]

I believe it was about some of her Policies  and it wasn't to bully . The whole thing is a beat up. Just  another attempt at making Albanese look bad by a Press ( Murdoch, most of all)which will stoop at Nothing to Politicise a tragedy that should appall ALL of us.  Nev

[old man emu]

It must be a bit hard for a reported to get the opportunity to ask a Prime Minister a question during one of these opportunities. Why waste the chance by asking something so inane that experience would tell you that the politician is not going to answer. In the current situation of confrontations with politicians, I would have thought the reporter should have been more concerned with what acrtions ar being taken to protect politicians (of all sides) from them. First and foremost, these attacks are being made upon people being present to carry out a job that the community has given them to do. It also seem that our male law makers are prone to mysogeny based on what our female politicians are saying.

[facthunter]

All they want is a Headline. Media is interested in getting THEIR VIEWS in the Public gaze. ALL Newspapers are Owned by RICH people and Historically not many (if any) of them are very NICE People. They FAIL their Public Duty. Nev

[red750]

Ben Carroll is anther polly who doesn't answer a question directly and repeats his first answer when re-asked.

[Brendan]

33 minutes ago, red750 said:

Ben Carroll is anther polly who doesn't answer a question directly and repeats his first answer when re-asked.

He is another snake in the grass

Paul dowsley makes him uncomfortable 

Edited 10 hours ago by Brendan

[facthunter]

Talk amongst yourselves?  Nev

[willedoo]

5 hours ago, old man emu said:

It also seem that our male law makers are prone to mysogeny based on what our female politicians are saying.

You mean like talking about bonking Kylie and juggling the Japanese prime minister's melons, that sort of thing.

[facthunter]

That was a set up by a ridiculous station. It's a real problem not to be taken lightly. Labor have a predominance of Women. Anxious Failure sacked the dominant one in the Libs and they have gone Backwards ever since. It was her  sacking that enabled Hanson to get ONE elected Person in the Lower House. The ONLY one such person there and there's a fair chance HE won't stay there long being told what to say and having to sign a non disclosure statement. Only Ashby and Hanson call the shots. No democracy there. Gina Pays the Bills. Murdoch sings "WE Love you Pauline" Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

That was a set up by a ridiculous station

I agree. But Albo really shouldn't have taken the bait, either. 

 

But the press beat up after it was equally ridiculous.

 

[willedoo]

It's hard to excuse him. He was following the comedian on social media so he would have well known her style and format as her Bush Barbie character. Anyone with half a brain would have known in advance they would be asked stupid questions like that. He jumped at the invitation to have her at the lodge to interview him, most likely to try to push an image to younger voters as a cool dude. It backfired on him badly. Politicians are expert at avoiding questions and 99% of them would have had the sense to avoid that. All he had to say was it would be inappropriate of him to comment on and that it would be disrespectful to Kylie, which is what most would have said. Instead he put on his most cringeworthy performance to date, acting like a sniggering schoolboy with his first stiffy. It was a national embarrassment. Totally in character for him.