A HOOTIN’, TOOTIN’ GOOD OLE BOY
Bloody hell, you women never stop.
Tony Abbott gets kicked out of Parliament after ignoring the directions of Anna Burke, the Deputy Speaker of the House, and all of a sudden he’s got a problem with women. Oh boo hoo, shut up and do a wee sitting down! You feminazis see evil lady-haters behind every untrimmed bush.
Tony Abbott ordered from the lower house by Deputy Speaker Anna Burke yesterday. Photograph by Andrew Meares via The Age.
Tony Abbott is a good bloke. He’s a good Aussie bloke. He’s a good Aussie bloke who is fair dinkum on a bike.
He’s exactly like John Wayne if you replace the twelve gallon Stetson and six shooter with lycra tights and a Consumer Safety Standards approved bike helmet. He’s a hootin’, tootin’, rootin’, good ole boy who knows what he knows and knows it’s right because he knows it. (And by rootin’ I mean he thoroughly enjoys barracking at the cricket – not doing dirty grown-up things that would make the baby Jesus cry.)
To prove my point, here is the most stupid argument of all: Abbott has been accused of being ‘too macho’.
Have you women been sniffing the furniture polish again? Macho is what this country is crying out for. We need a straight-talking man of morals who knows right from wrong and black from white. We don’t need all of this intellectual save the trees and pet the whales and love the poor people stuff, we need action!
When Tony got kicked out of Parliament, he went straight to the gym where he no doubt lifted a bunch of heavy things, ran really fast on other things and gave everything else a good whacking. Any other politician would have gone back to his office and done a bit of writing or reading. What a bunch of lacy panty-wearing sissy boys.
Calling Tony Abbott sexist is not fair. He’s just a simple man with simple beliefs caught in a crazy, mixed-up world. He loves women and here’s the proof:
Virginity is “the greatest gift you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving”.
See? He’s sensitive! He knows what a lady is worth. Her hymen. Madame Curie may have given the world the gift of the x-ray, but she did us all a far greater service the first time she let Mr Curie do it to her in the nicky-noo-nah.
“To a pregnant 14-year-old struggling to grasp what’s happening, for example [or] a senior student with a whole life mapped out or a mother already failing to cope under difficult circumstances, abortion is the easy way out.”
With these words of wisdom, Tony is motivating us ladies by explaining we’ll never get anywhere if we always shy away when things get a little tough. Unwanted pregnancies and the ensuing misery, isolation, lack of opportunity and public shaming they incur should serve as a lesson to all of us.
If we see a few 14-year-old girls’ lives and bodies ruined by becoming mothers before they’re capable of dealing with the responsibility, it’ll teach the rest of us to keep our legs closed.
“I won’t be rushing out to get my daughters vaccinated against cervical cancer.”
Now look, this quote has been taken way out of context. He didn’t say you couldn’t vaccinate your daughters, just that he wouldn’t be doing it to his. If your kids are little whores who buy their clothes from Target, then it’s best to get them shots for everything. (It’s also a good idea to get them washed down with a high pressure hose on a regular basis.)
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144 Responses to this article
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El August 22, 2012
Nayce.
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Van Essa August 22, 2012
I so want to see Labor out of power but I so don’t want to see Tony Abbot leading our country. On the other hand, he is a clubby (surf life saver) and they are usually really good people.
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Mez August 22, 2012
Corrine, this article really is a insult to women’s intelligence. It also insults the intelligence and strength of his wife, three adult daughters, his female staff and colleagues. I’m surrounded by women and not one of them has a problem with him. He is a thoroughly decent man. Emily’s List are the only ones up in arms at his ‘Safe, legal and rare’ stance on abortion. It’s the opinion of the majority of Australians. Emily’s List are alone in thinking it right to abort til term. I’m afraid your bias is showing again. If you were genuinely trying to keep your readers abreast of current affairs then the heading would be, ‘A Rorting, Rooting Good Ole Girl.’ Carry on though. The more you do the more people wake up to what you’re trying to do.
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VRog August 22, 2012
Mez, if the tone of the majority of the articles on The Hoopla offends you so much (as it seems to do, judging by the amount of pro-LNP badgering you do in the comments sections) why do you keep reading? I’m sure there are plenty of right-wing fora out there where you can feel right at home.
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Mez August 22, 2012
SImple, VRog, thank you for asking. Some months ago, the Labor Party decided that the Mummy Bloggers (yes, that’s what they called you) were a ‘soft target.’ I thought I’d have a bit of a look around and see if they were right. Not all articles offend my but I must say that the hypocrisy of Labor’s elite can be quite breathtaking on occasion.
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VRog August 22, 2012
I take offence to the term “Mummy Blogger”, as I am neither a “Mummy” or a “Blogger”. I think you’ll find the women who contribute to this site come from a wide range of circumstances (ie. childless, gay, straight, bi, single mums, married, single, young, older etc etc) so to suggest that we are all an amorphous mass susceptible to brain-washing by the ALP is plainly wrong and misguided and more than a little bit misogynistic. Sounds like you’ve got a little conspiracy theory going on there that may not be rooted in reality. Just my opinion.
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VRog August 22, 2012
Thanks for the link Mez, but to me that just seems like smart politicking, and the kind of thing that Tony Abbott is probably kicking himself for not thinking of first. I think it’s a long bow to draw to say that the PM’s actions amount to an attempt to brainwash people into voting Labor. You really don’t think much of women’s ability to think for themselves do you?
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Janet August 23, 2012
@ Mez. I don’t know how you have read all that into the article. I don’t think it was being ironic.. Surely Corinne just lurves Tony.
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Meghan B. August 23, 2012
We actually love Mez at EMILY’s List, because every time Mez takes umbrage with a Hoopla article, we get 5-6 mentions and our website visits and memberships spike. Mez’s last EMILY’s List crusade on Hoopla correlated with our highest number of web visits that month.
Keep it up, Mez. And for everybody else: http://www.emilyslist.org.au
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Bern Morley August 22, 2012
*applaudes*
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Heidi August 22, 2012
Great article Corrine – my intelligence is not insulted at all. I too am surrounded by women and we ALL have a problem with him and his backward thinking.
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M August 22, 2012
Wasn’t he also the guy who said being at the birth of your child wasn’t a good enough excuse for being away from Parliament for a day?
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corinne grant August 22, 2012
oh damn! I’m so annoyed I forgot to include that! Yes, you’re right!
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Unbiased August 22, 2012
What Mez said.
Somewhat ironic that you accuse Tony Abbott of telling women what to think, and then write an article doing exactly that…..
Normally love your work, Corinne, but this article is just silly. Leave the ‘outrage generating stories’ to Today Tonight, please.
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Kristy August 22, 2012
Great article! He really is quite an embarrassment as a politician. I’m worried though that he does reflect a fair portion of opinion in this country – not since the Howard years have I felt such cultural cringe. Surely we can do better? Our PM is far from perfect but she’ll do for now.
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Tess August 22, 2012
Thank you, Mez. Your constant references to Emily’s List finally got me to google them. What a worthwhile organisation, that I didn’t even know existed until you thoughtfully let everyone know about it.
Shame it’s only Labor and not all women in parliament, but stil, it’s good to know there is an organistion trying to increase women’s representation in parliament.
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Mez August 22, 2012
My pleasure, Tess. If you’re happy for women to be promoted to Parliament on the sole basis that they pledge to support abortion to term then good on you. Call me fussy but I think we should be looking for more than that. What surprises me the most is that Corrine continually misrepresents Tony Abbott when she knows how it feels to be misrepresented. When Today Tonight exposed her hording problem it gave her first hand experience of the power of the media to twist, turn, lie and manipulate the public’s perception of a person than in no way reflects the truth of their character.
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my say August 22, 2012
Abbott also read 50 Shades of Grey so he could keep up with what his daughters were reading.
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Anna August 22, 2012
Brilliant! I LOVE this article – keep pushing the boundaries, Corinne! The more irony and humour the better! Conservatives will never get it – but do we really care what they think?
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Bev August 22, 2012
Corinne I needed that laugh so a big thankyou. You captured TA beautifully altho we could have had mention of his ‘gospel truths’. In retrospect he’s covered himself well with that line and man y accept his fabrications as ‘that’s just Tony’.
Perhaps you could treat us to a story about that some time.
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Chris August 22, 2012
Neither leader inspires me, but I would much rather have Tony Abbot than Julia Gillard. At least Tony only thinks woman need guidance, Julia thinks we are all stupid.
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Kaz August 22, 2012
Corinne – very funny article. I must take issue with the funniest line ever – “the only time a woman should yell order in the house” is when she’s telling we children to do the dusting”! – who dusts these days? There is a drastic need for order in this house when there’s toy picking up to be done – particularly pesky little Lego bits!!
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K August 22, 2012
you rock Corinne…..My intelligence is often enhanced by your comic insight!…I too am surrounded by people (not only women) who are actually scared that this man may have power over all of us soon………@ Mez….*SIGH……rolling of eyes….what..ever*
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Robert T. August 22, 2012
If gender wasn’t a continuum I’d ask to excommunicate Abbot from the rest of us guys. We need to develop a time machine quickly so we can send him back to the time where he fits in.
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Mez August 22, 2012
Yes, the way he drags Julie Bishop around by the hair must be terribly embarrassing for you men who are so highly evolved that your menses are in synch.
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Deborah August 22, 2012
Great article Corinne – my intelligence has not been insulted in any way
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Erica August 22, 2012
Very funny Corinne. More please!
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Leesa August 22, 2012
Brilliant as usual Corinne…nothing better than a morning giggle!
Mez please go away…you are spoiling the enjoyment of a great online site.
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Bec August 22, 2012
I really think its a non issue. He doesn’t like Nicola Roxon she doesn’t like him either does that make HER sexist. Seriously get on with the important stuff and if you don’t want to be judged by your gender don’t make an issue of it yourself. I thought the Deputy Speaker was the most sensible yesterday, while Nicola Roxon and Tanya Plibersek looked like whiners.
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David G August 22, 2012
Hi Corrine, I have in my life one wife, six sisters and one mother. All of whom wouldn’t let him near any part of their lives let alone running the country. I think he’s actually good for the ALP, trust in him has never been high. When I heard he’d gone to the Gym when he was booted I had the same thought as you. I’m sure he paid out on the heavy bag big time. I wonder if he had a face painted on it?
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Kate August 22, 2012
@Mez re Robert T. You made a funny. Who knew you had a sense of humour?
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MEGA August 22, 2012
yay corrine, what a clever chook you are……..agreed agreed.and more agreed.
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MEGA August 22, 2012
yay corrine, what a clever chook you are……..agreed agreed.and more agreed.
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Nic August 22, 2012
Brillant – he is a monkey…..
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Mez August 22, 2012
Cow … monkey.
Offensive …. not offensive.
Hyper-bowl/hypocrisy.
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leonie August 22, 2012
Oh Corrine this is so good
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Carol Huish from the Valley August 22, 2012
LOL! Thanks Corrine, spectacular article. God I needed a giggle. Keep em coming.
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cate August 22, 2012
Hilarious, as usual, Corinne.
Nice to see that person who continually mentions Emily’s List (which I had also never heard of til the last time she brought it up 3 times) back here again. Which always makes me wonder….-
Mez August 22, 2012
My ears were burning, cate. Were you talking about me by any chance? The reason I mention Emily’s List is that I wonder if Corrine’s articles are sponsored by them. If you check their ‘media/news’ section you’ll be able to read their behind the scenes manipulation of public opinion. The chinese whispers about how dangerous Tony Abbott is to women’s rights comes directly from them. Ms Gillard is a founding force in Emily’s List and Corrine’s face seems to pop up quite often when they have functions. As we all know, Tony Abbott is not THE political news story of the day. That story is being ignored here. Anyway, you make up your own mind. The fact that you had never heard of Emily’s List before I bought it to your attention should make you wonder who else is manipulating your thoughts without you being aware of it. And just as an aside, I’m a massive man-hater. I come from generations of man-haters. If anyone was going to loath him and what he say it would be me but I don’t. I think he’s a decent man, a faithful husband and a loving father to three wonderful daughters and he has the interests of the Nation at heart, not the interests of the Trade Union fat cats. He no more intends outlawing abortion or making it unlawful to have premarital sex than Ms Gillard has of making marriage and childbirth illegal. This is just a ridiculous beat up and an insult to our intelligence.
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cate August 22, 2012
Do not say ‘our’ intelligence. You do not speak for me or any other women, only for yourself.
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Mez August 22, 2012
My apologies, cate. I meant no offense to the thirty percent.
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cate August 22, 2012
Actually mez, my intelligence puts me a lot higher than the top 30%, but it was a good guess.
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Mez August 22, 2012
Oh, this is embarrassing. More apologies to you, cate! I wasn’t referring to your mensa level IQ. I was referring to the 30 percent of the electorate that still support Underbelly Labor.
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cate August 22, 2012
Duh, I know. *rolls eyes*
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Mez August 22, 2012
Argh! You were too smart for me that time, cate! *slaps forehead with palm of right hand*
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dramaqueen75 August 22, 2012
bloody brilliant Corinne. I loves me some good satire and you always score a ten out of ten on that front.
hehehehe
love you work!See, we have to laugh because if we actually think seriously for a moment about Tony Abbott being the leader of this country we would be traumatised!
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Mez August 22, 2012
(don’t tell anyone, dramaqueen, but he’s actually had his daughters vaginas removed and all but one have had a lobotomy to stop impure thoughts, ‘traumatised’ doesn’t being to describe my fear)
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Liz August 22, 2012
You brighten my lunch hour Ms Grant. Keep them coming
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Suzanne August 22, 2012
I think the inept way Julia is running the country has done more damage to woman and their fight for greater parlimentary representation than Tony Abbott ever has!
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liz August 22, 2012
I agree Corrine he seems not to be able to handle the fact that there are woman who have more authoity than he.
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Andrew Page-Robertson August 22, 2012
Wendy, some months back I congratulated you on Hoopla and advised it would be good to have something like Derek Guile’s ABC radio ‘sinbin’, (where if you phoned in and got on the talkback quiz you had to stay away for 2 weeks before having another go). PLEASE think about this for Hoopla so the continual daily posting of the same narrow views by the same narrow people could be lessened. How many ‘Mez’ comments does it take to make me not want to read any further? I rarely read the ABC ‘Drum’ comments any more, its too tedious and SO predictable.
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Mez August 22, 2012
LOL! I think you may have kicked an own goal there, Andrew! I’m ONE person with a DIFFERENT view. It’s the rest of you who have homogenised your narrow views. Wendy is free to block me whenever she likes. I’m only here out of personal interest. Why don’t you report me to the Finklestein Inquiry for daring to disagree with the government?
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VRog August 22, 2012
Wonderful article Corinne – spot on. I really fear for the future of our country with Abbott likely to be at the helm.
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Narelle August 22, 2012
It seems fairly obvious that “Mez” is sponsored by either Tony Abbott himself or the Federal Opposition Liberals who spend their time trying to drag up dirt on anybody in the ALP.
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moiby August 22, 2012
I don’t think I dislike Tony Abbott uite as much as others here, and I also think the PM does a reasonable job in the face of unreasonable criticism.
I like reading articles I don’t entirely agree with, and I like reading a variety of comments, including ones I don’t agree with as well.
What a boring world we would live in if we only ever read things we agree with … I like having my assumptions challenged, so anyone is welcome to make their views known along with everyone else, as far as I’m concerned.
Peace.
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Rhoda August 22, 2012
The man is a practicing Catholic is he not? I would think it would better serve our political aspirations to attack the religion rather than the man. Christianity has unchangeable and unchanging principles and a patriarchal culture that excuses sexual abuse and regulates women to second class status. It is a construct of male dominance.
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moiby August 22, 2012
Pogroms are not cool.
In any case, Christianity has an evolution of belief. For example, previously attempted suicide was considered sin. It is now understood as a mental illness.
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Mez August 22, 2012
You’re an ideas person, Rhoda! The Labor cause, that is the preferred party of Catholics, that is chock-o-block full of Catholics, that was built by working-class Catholics would greatly benefit by inciting religious hatred and vilification. Well done.
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Kris August 22, 2012
Great article Corinne – I needed a good giggle today. I’ve never met him (& nor do I want to), so I judge him solely on how he comes across on TV, newspapers, interviews etc. The thought of this man being in charge of the country scares me. Can you imagine him up in front of the UN or similar as our representative?? Yikes.
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Alex August 22, 2012
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Mez August 22, 2012
OMG! He clearly thinks that husbands should be raping their wives willy-nilly! The man is a monster to understand the sexual give and take that is required in a marriage!
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sami August 22, 2012
He wouldn’t “let” his daughters get the cervical cancer vaccine? Aren’t they adults and therefore can decide from themselves? And why wouldn’t he want them to have it anyway? :/
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Mez August 22, 2012
sami, his daughters are now young adults. They are all whip smart and highly educated young women. If anything, Abbott is whipped by them, not they by him. When you have teenagers you say and do things to protect them from themselves and his comments regarding the vaccine and virginity were just that – the loving advice of a father who wanted his girls to concentrate on their education and growing up rather than be used by teenage boys as play things. Think about it. This man is not evil. He’s the father that most of us wish we had.
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Peter August 22, 2012
Great article. So true. Even for the Lib fan bois about the place, there has to be a sense of concern over this bloke. He’s not exactly sane is he? I mean, really…
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Benison O'Reilly August 22, 2012
So funny, but at the same time terrifying.And it doesn’t even touch on his attitudes to refugees.
Please don’t let this man become our Prime Minister. Malcolm?!
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JoanneH August 22, 2012
Mez…..thanks for the reminder about Emily’s List -I’ve put several of my friends onto it, and even the right leaning voters think it is excellent.
Tony may be surrounded by women; family, staff etc.,but Mez how does that make him sympathetic towards all women? Lots of tyrants have had numerous wives and daughters, and Colonel Gaddafi even had a 40-strong squad of gun-totting virgin soldiers. (wouldn’t Tone love that!)Do you think it is dignified for the Leader of the Opposition to answer on four occasions – “Are you suggesting to me that when it comes from Julia, ‘No’ doesn’t mean ‘No’?”
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Mez August 22, 2012
Joanne tell your right leaning friends to get their shoe built up and it might help balance their cerebral fluid.
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Katie August 22, 2012
I read a good weekend fathers day article in about 1998 which included an interview with the then mostly unheard of Tony Abbott. I began my dislike of him after reading his statement “if men have more power than women that is not necessarily a bad thing”
As far as I can tell he hasn’t changed.
Plus, he is all complaint and no solution.And btw, fearing an Abbott leadership does not equal support for full term abortion. I have great respect for right wing opinions when they are coherently reasoned – which is why I am surprised that LNP allow Tony up front instead of, well, pretty much anyone else (again, Malcolm?..)
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Carole August 22, 2012
Poor old Tony had his head (Fu) messed up when he was beaten for the top job by a woman , when all his life he thought it was supposed to be best MAN for the job . Before the last election he claimed he was heading for a famous victory ( score x1 Julia Gillard ) then arrogantly stated he would be in the Lodge before Xmas. ( score x2 Julia Gillard ) my monies on the PM for the trifecta .
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Alex August 22, 2012
Actually Carol, so is mine. The Libs have jumped the shark with this latest ‘scandal’ after James Ashby and Godwin Grech blew up in their face it just looks like the PM is persecuted. They’re generating sympathy for her amongst people who never voted for her. With the Abbott factor thrown in I think I lot of conservative women will not say anything but just quietly tick the Labor box come election day.
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Linda August 22, 2012
Actually, i’ve always thought that Tony is so like God’s gift to women. However, why was Target targeted when suggesting socio-economics are relevant to STDs and cancer ? Think about it.
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Marilyn August 22, 2012
He’s horrible. Is this the best that the Libs can come up with for a leader? I despair.
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Jane August 22, 2012
Agree with you Marilyn. Abbott or “Rabbit” as I prefer to call him is the most ‘appalling of appalling’ – he should leave politics for the sake of Australia’s positive progress as a nation. My post graduate students in a tutorial at university today raised the matter of Abbott and how they feel very pessimistic at the thought of an Australia under “Rabbit”.
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sue bell August 22, 2012
Mez, this post is not sponsored by Emily’s List. Tony Abbott is certainly not the sort of man I would want as a father, nor is he the type of man I would want for my children’s father. The Emily in Emily’s List stands for Early Money is Like Yeast. The organisation is there to financially help women win seats in parliament, on the premise that money early on in a career can be more useful than money when you have already achieved your aims. Emily’s List makes it quite clear that they are a feminist organisation, thus some Labor women are not members. E.L. does not have the money to pay writers like Corrine to push their agenda. Like Corrine I too have performed at Emily’s List meetings. They are a wonderfully supportive group of women helping other women through life.
Emily’s List does not frighten women, women read and listen and make up their own minds.
If any child of mine behaved in the aggressive, bullying, disparaging way that Tony Abbott does, I would be deeply ashamed of them-
Mez August 22, 2012
Thank you for clarifying that the post isn’t sponsored, Sue. As for the rest of your comment … words fail me, they just do.
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Mrs Woog August 22, 2012
Mez! Mate! Lay off the wine until the sun goes down.
Excellent work Corinne. You never fail to make me giggle xxx
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RobynMarie August 22, 2012
Mez, where have you been? I’ve missed your crazy posts. Just so you know I am neither a ‘mummy’ or a blogger but I am a woman and I have a brain. I must ask, are you sponsored by Emily’s List because you and you alone are responsible for getting the word out there. Who even knew what Emily’s List was until you so kindly told us.
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Lydia August 22, 2012
Ha ha ha… I SO needed a good laugh! I’m so glad Mister Abbott is finally getting a bit of stick, instead of the same moronic, salivating, cowtowing by the media he’s been enjoying so much of. And, Mez, thanks love, but I’ve actually got an LLB with first class honours, and a BA (ditto – first class honours), and a PhD – I don’t think this, very funny, article insults women’s intelligence at all. Abbott isn’t ‘for’ women at all – don’t be misled…
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Rhoda August 22, 2012
What a silly response to my post, Mez. Incitement indeed. When did religion become an untouchable subject? I was merely trying to point out that this man’s religion is deeply felt and may explain where he’s coming from in many ways. Organized religion has always had a role and interaction with public policy issues – abortion, euthanasia, same sex marriage for instance. It is not something you can ignore if you wish to keep an open mind.
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Alice Shaw August 22, 2012
Loved this Corrine… very amusing. Keep up the great work
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Amanda August 22, 2012
Great post Corrine. Enjoyed it very much.
Now I am off to see if I can support Emily’s List. I didn’t know it existed before today. What an informative bunch you all are
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Maye August 22, 2012
What a load of boring old cobblers.
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Marg August 22, 2012
Mez, good to hear a woman who hangs in for the fight. One of the qualities I love about our current pm is that she hangs in there and sticks to her position on unpopular issues, tht she believes will make for a better future for all Australians. Corinne you forgot to mention Tony’s attempt when he was health minister to prevent access to medical abortions. Thank you for the article it made me laugh, and thank you mez for your passion, but now it might be time to go and do the ironing then have a Bex and a good lie down lovey!
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neeter August 22, 2012
Yay Corrinne awesome work!
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Karlos the Kackel August 22, 2012
wonderfully funny, but I fear the sarcasm may only be understood by the converted. The rest will probably just like to thank you for stickin up for their man!
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Janet August 22, 2012
Hilariously clever Corrine. Thanks for this. We need a laugh.
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Andrew Page-Robertson August 22, 2012
Wendy, I didn’t give up reading, and by 10 tonight I read the rest of the postings on Corrine’s delightful piece.
Alas, 19 were from ‘Mez’. Boring tit for tat responses.
The last one he/she claimed that ‘words failed me’.
I for one can only hope that it’s true, and it will make room for someone else to have a go and voice their opinion. If it’s not true, than can you please consider having a separate column just for ‘Mez’. You could dedicate it to Tony, ‘The father that most of us wish we had’, apparently.-
Wendy Harmer August 23, 2012
I hear you Andrew. I have now recieved many complaints about “Mez” … not for having a contrary opinion,( which we welcome) but for consistent personal vilification and rudeness.
Mez has outstayed (his/her?) welcome, I am afraid. For most people a couple of comments is sufficient to make a point – on any site. No doubt Mez will complain, but after being warned via personal email from me not to drag The Hoopla into disrepute by posting comments which may be libellous, the behaviour has not improved. Shall advise of where to visit the “Mez Magazine” as details come to hand.-
Deb August 23, 2012
Another fantastically funny article from Corrinne. Have never heard of Emilys List until now, will google as very curious it’s created so much comment. I have a strange feelng that Mez maybe Tony’s mother or somethng.
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Meghan B. August 23, 2012
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dramaqueen75 August 23, 2012
applause
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Alice Shaw August 23, 2012
Good call Wendy.. had to be done I think
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June August 22, 2012
Over many years I have voted for either labor or liberal, whichever I felt would be better at the time and I think I have never experienced such a hate campaign as the present one against Julia Gillard. I think the credit (if that’s the right word) for this goes to Tony Abbott. During Question Time he constantly turns his back when Julia Gillard speaks and last week when each coalition member stood up and verbally abused her was the last straw for me I’m afraid. They just completely follow Abbott like a lot of sheep, no wonder he is referred to as Dr NO. That seems to be the only word he knows which he doesn’t have to read.
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chinda63 August 23, 2012
For those of you wondering about Mez and his/her ilk; I have another Google search for you: Menzies House.
It is a right-wing think tank established by Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi to introduce American Tea Party politics to Australia.
Their tactics include astro-turfing (you might like to look that up as well) and trolling blogs like this all day, post anti-progressive messages, disrupting the flow of discussion by introducing non-relevant topics (Emily’s List, anyone?) and insulting other posters.
You can see them in full flight on #auspol on Twitter as well.
They are to a man (and woman) nasty pieces of work.
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JoanneH August 23, 2012
Last night on the ABC 7.30 report Tony Abbott was made to look stupid by another intelligent,capable red-headed woman
Go girls!
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secret squirrel August 23, 2012
When he responded to a reporter’s question by saying “I am entirely a modern man” just two days ago, his head was shaking side-to-side with a sub-conscious ‘NO”. That’s body language 101.
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heather green August 23, 2012
@ Jane…. what a wonderful tutor you must be Jane. In this age of self directed learning, do you allow any of your post grad students to think for themselves?… OR do you openly indoctrinate them to your far right opinions and sweet nicknames that you ascribe to people whom you think are less worthy than yourself?.. “Rabbit” ..indeed !! I bet you are one of the outraged who scream murder if they hear anyone call Ms Gillard “Juliar”… yet you see nothing wrong in denigrating her opposition. Are you dumbing down your students through fear that if they dont agree with you they will be marked harshly ???? Hmmm…. You are contributing to a re-engineering of our culture wherein we once had polite respect for others and their opinions.. Where we were prepared to consider others points of views and either agree or disagree with them… and where if we disagreed we offered an informed debate against… Now, it seems that the majority proffering opinions on politics on here can only support their choice by assassinating the character of the opposition.. without any accuracy of fact. .. As for MEZ opinions on here, well done Mez… you took all these lightweights on single-handedly… To the lady who objected to Mez’s reference to soft target mummy bloggers… It was the PM’s dept that labelled you my dear… they have been targetting soft targets… people with exploitable vulnerabilities.. and by the tone of these comments seems they hit their mark. If this site only encourages those of like mind and whom agree on all the right wing propaganda it wont survive … I would hope that the online editors would encourage DEBATE, TOLERANCE, RESPECT,COURTESY and CELEBRATION of women and of MEN. Without that, your comments are LIGHTWEIGHT … I have my chair and a bag of popcorn, I will now sit and wait…
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VRog August 23, 2012
@Heather: I objected to the term “mommy blogger” because I am not a mother nor a blogger. I objected to Mez’s assumption that because I contribute to this blog, I must be one or both. Get your facts straight before denigrating others. Oh, and your patronising tone “my dear” does you and your argument no favours.
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VRog August 23, 2012
@Heather: I objected to the term “mommy blogger” because I am not a mother nor a blogger. I objected to Mez’s assumption that because I contribute to this blog, I must be one or both. Get your facts straight before denigrating others. Oh, and your patronising tone “my dear” does you and your argument no favours.
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VRog August 23, 2012
For heaven’s sake, no matter what side of the political divide you’re on, could we please try to keep it civil??? Personal abuse and denigration is just not on.
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Mrs Woog August 23, 2012
You say Mummy Blogger like it is a dirty word.
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VRog August 23, 2012
I don’t object to the word “mommy blogger” if that’s the way a person wishes to identify themselves. But I do think that some people (Mez & Heather Green included) use the term to denigrate the contributions of women, ie. lumping all women together and labelling them as “mommy bloggers” denies the diversity of women contributing to public debate. I think some people use it to reduce women’s opinions to mere biology rather than accept that women have valid opinions that have been arrived at via logical and rational thought.
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dramaqueen75 August 23, 2012
I missed the interview last night with Abbott but there is a lot of talk about it today.
http://noplaceforsheep.com/tag/leigh-sales/
oh, btw, I think “Mez” has get herself a new email address or a proxy server and is back again under the guise of “Heather”
Oh well, each to their own
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VRog August 23, 2012
I wondered the same thing dramaqueen75!!
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JoanneH August 23, 2012
What a contrast between Tony Abbott’s meltdown during a 10 minute interview last night, and the Prime Minister’s Press Conference today, lasting for over an hour, where she excelled herself, batting away all the reporters questions with feisty, positive, and relevant answers.
People may not like her politics, but it is hard to believe now how anybody could honestly say that Tony Abbott would make a better Prime Minister.
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sami August 23, 2012
@mez
“When you have teenagers you say and do things to protect them from themselves and his comments regarding the vaccine and virginity were just that – the loving advice of a father who wanted his girls to concentrate on their education and growing up rather than be used by teenage boys as play things.”Gardasil is a couple of injections which protect you from life from certain HPV-induced strains of cervical cancer. Vaccination is recommended for adolescents before they even consider sexual activity. Saying his daughters shouldn’t be vaccinated because they’re apparently virgins (how would he know anyway?) is a bit silly. Delaying vaccination doesn’t magically stop a teenage girl from wanting to have sex, or ‘be used as playthings’. Does he think they will never have sex ever?
Surely a normal parent would have their child vaccinated as a matter of course and educate them instead of pretending their child will stay virtuous and pure and try to ‘protect’ them from the Big Bad Sex? It’s like denying someone contraception and assuming that’ll stop them from having intercourse. How naive.
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sami August 23, 2012
Oh, mez is gone now?
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Janet August 23, 2012
I am a mummy blogger and am having a great time.
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Carole August 23, 2012
There’s a wise saying that says “when someone shows you who they are , believe them”. When Tony Abbott stood in front of that sign calling Julia Gillard a “Bitch”, he was showing us who he really is, I for one believed him. He is not fit for the highest office in my country .
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Nareen Young August 23, 2012
I’m hearing ya Wendy but I’m gonna miss Mez in a weird kinda way. Reading her comments always made me glad that I’m on the side of reasoned debate and decency
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Rhoda August 23, 2012
No need to censor Mez. We’re all grown-ups.
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Wendy Harmer August 23, 2012
Yes, and if you’d like to risk your house in a defamation action… Don’t worry, Mez is not the last Tony Abbott supporter in the sea.
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Rhoda August 23, 2012
Sorry Wendy, didn’t realize there was that to worry about. Was just thinking about my own personal reactions to her posts.
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Jill August 24, 2012
Wow, this site looks like the lefties answer to Larry Pickering’s righties blog.
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Matt August 24, 2012
YAWN!!!!
Corrine’s a tad bit obsessed with Mr Abbott me thinks.
I realise it’s fine to make fun of a person’s religion, their relationship with their spouse, their children and their colleagues…….unless of course that person is a woman then apparently it’s a no-go-zone for comedy.
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Grace McCaughey August 24, 2012
Mez said she is a man hater. Perhaps that means she is lesbian.
As a former member of the Liberal Party for 10 years, I think all of you need to read Susan Mitchell’s Tony Abbott. A Man’s Man. It is a must read for conservatives and progressives alike. .
And remember that Tony has not sued Susan for her comments, so it must be true.
All those small ‘ l’ Liberals must be squirming. Watch out to see Malcolm Turnbull make his move before the end of this year or early next year. And by the way. Julia is going to win the next election. She has achieved so much, despite heavy going. A strong woman. Nobody comes even close as a negotiator, for her grace and aplomb in answering her critics. Can you see Tony or Hockey holding a long press conference/interview without reading their answers?Good article Corrine.
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Matt August 24, 2012
Julia is going to win the next election – Bwhahahahaha!
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Jill August 24, 2012
@Wendy,
I have no argument with you re the Pickering website – I totally support the Prime Minister in her comments last night. However I think that the Corinne Grant article (which is sarcasm not satire) provokes the same type of reaction from the lefties as the Pickering garbage does from the righties.
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Astro August 25, 2012
Nice article – funny ‘coz it’s true
P.S. wow how obnoxious is @mez? I might start reading this site just for more of her ‘enlightened’ views and logical arguments. I could use a good laugh.
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Bimmers August 25, 2012
Corrine, this is probably one of the funniest reads I’ve had for a long, long time. As for those comparing you to pickering when was the last time you defrauded or conned somebody out their money?
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sally August 25, 2012
Thankyou, Corinne, for injecting some humour into something that is becoming increasing painful.
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Bek August 25, 2012
Great article Corrine. Usually stories on Tony Abbott just put me into a depressive state pondering about the possible future de-evolution of the country when he’s running the show. Having a laugh along the way at his expense makes it slightly more bearable
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Ella September 24, 2012
Keep up the good work Corinne LOL.
