Only a few months back, when it became obvious media were being gagged by Gillard, an enraged Pickering started blogging. He was computer-illiterate but somehow figured it out.

In the space of a few months he was off and running with a following greater than he ever had in newspapers.

The Press stayed well clear of Gillard’s dubious past. There
were a few bloggers around but they were unsophisticated and without traction. Then Pickering gave the story some legs the media could no longer ignore.

His cartoons are rude and uncensored but he knows how to grab attention. He portrays Gillard with a sex aid. His whimsical stories on the Wilson/Gillard scandal immediately caught the attention of those who were previously unaware of it.

Predictably, those still supporting Gillard went on the attack lambasting Pickering with some pretty foul assertions, all of which he says are entirely expected. He flatly denies them as being typical of attacking the messenger.

“It’s all a nonsense”, says Pickering. “Bloody hell, I’m 70 and was happily retired on an aged pension finding it difficult to make ends meet. I simply wanted to play golf until I dropped dead of some exotic ailment. My days of cartooning and political comment were well over. But when someone f...ks with freedom of the Press, put me first in the queue to bump a few heads.”

The Prime Minister’s now infamous surprise press conference to answer questions on the scandal didn’t seem to answer anything, according to Pickering. But the vitriol she poured on him, and no-one else, indicated that he was the number one “culprit”.
So much so that others of the mostly Left persuasion in the media were distancing themselves from him in droves.

“That’s understandable and expected ”, he says. “I mean, that was the trouble in the first place. People in the media were too scared stiff to call Gillard out on this. She is involved in some pretty serious poo.

“If that bumbling Abbott is PM and involved in crap like this then people should be told. That’s the way it is! It’s not partisan politics. It’s that the media is broke and frightened of litigation and doesn’t know the first thing about on-line stuff. Weeks ago the internet was their enemy. Good accurate reporting is being legalled under the carpet!”

So why is Pickering Gillard’s main target? Delve into his social media and you come up with the reason why:

Facebook analytics shows he has a reach of 160,000.
Friends of fans, 1.5million.
Daily Emails, 10,000, immediately go viral.
The brand new Pickering Post, with AAP news, 52,000 hits in one day.
Pickering cartoons weblog we can’t be sure of, but has a following that has demanded a dedicated server.

All these have a viral component which is then compounded to create a massive coverage. It seems very few people don’t actually see Pickering via one means or another. His coverage is certainly more than a million, possibly two. He hasn’t had time to even consider Twitter and Instagram, yet.

And all in a few months from first emailing his stories and cartoons to a few mates. By this time next year it should be a quite a revelation.

His sites are continually under attack from hackers and DoS flooding. Incriminating material strangely disappears, all to no avail. He has set up other sites because he insists Facebook can’t be trusted. He and his administrators are continually blocked and banned. “The contingency plans we have in place should prevent us being shut down”, he says.

In comparison, “The Australian” newspaper has on-line subscriptions of 40,000, so they say.

Is it any wonder that Gillard chose to publicly attack Pickering for a full hour, exclusive of anyone else?

“It is impossible to read or monitor all the comments on threads but there is an incredible level anger out there. I have never seen such venom displayed in Australian politics before”, Pickering said. “I can’t delete them all.”

But Pickering is content to walk away once the media decides to do its job and follow this story, “as it bloody-well should have done in the first place”, says Pickering. “A Prime Minister blackmailing the Press in order to have a damaging story spiked is simply not acceptable in this country.”

The scandal now has traction and everyone in Australia knows about it. “People want answers and it won’t go away until they get them, or they get her”, Pickering said.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Larry-Pickering/236991276355038

Gillard picked on Pickering?
Thats a whole new slant on the ridiculous debacle  ;D

adelcrow wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 5:06pm:

Gillard picked on Pickering? Thats a whole new slant on the ridiculous debacle  ;D

You could use the word picked on or singled out. Either way........

ANGUS WHITTAKER • 31/08/2012 13:53 (1 DAY AGO) • 122 COMMENTS
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The incriminating evidence of the Prime Minister’s involvement in massive AWU fraud cannot possibly be outside the rules of Facebook decency or acceptability.

The Prime Minister’s Office has also been successful in having Pickering and three administrators banned for varying periods. They are currently using other administrators.

Limited administrators cannot compete with Gillard’s copious staff numbers flooding the complaints section.

Threatening calls this week demanded the Association Form be removed. We refused.

It seems Gillard’s threats to control the dissemination of information are real. She has recently publicly displayed her distaste of this commentary in an hour-long tirade at an unannounced Press conference calling commentators, “sexist misogynistic nutjobs”.

The Form is still available to be viewed on The Pickering Post.

Radio host, Michael Smith, sacked for attempting to run the story, also displayed the Form on his blog.

Pickering’s Facebook page, with a reach of 160,000, may be on life support with Gillard determined to pull the plug.

Gee with all the negative crap coming out of the media about Julia since the last election Im sure she'd be surprised to know she could gag them

Pickering is a bankrupt, sexist, smutty, nut job.

:D

Aussie wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 5:35pm:

Pickering is a bankrupt, sexist, smutty, nut job. :D

You forgot hero of the loony fringe . Talk about dummy spit because the other loony thread was locked.   

skippy. wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 5:43pm:

Aussie wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 5:35pm: Pickering is a bankrupt, sexist, smutty, nut job. :D You forgot hero of the loony fringe . Talk about dummy spit because the other loony thread was locked.

aussie talking about smutty laughable..

why is he a nut job??? because he doesnt like censorship with our media...I couldnt agree more..

when people lose their jobs because they dare to criticize] the PM.. something is WRONG


very WRONG..

you do realize dont you that now all PM will be able to do that....disappear anyone that dares to bring up something they prefer to remain hidden..

I find it disgraceful...so much for FREE SPEECH gillard has certainly given that a death blow.

if you dont like pickerings Page dont go there.. I dont like GET UP so I dont go there..

the information pickering is getting is coming from all dept in the ALP..if it isnt true.. wouldnt someone have taken this further by now???

I mean he pulls no punches..the only thing he hasnt done is arrange a boycott...

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aussie talking about smutty laughable..

Would you care to explain yourself?


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why is he a nut job???

Because he is talking crap, without foundation.


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when people lose their jobs because they dare to criticize the PM.. something is WRONG

Where is your evidence that Gillard had anything to so with it?


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if you dont like pickerings Page dont go there..

I don't.  The 'looney fringe' here post his crap here.


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the information pickering is getting is coming from all dept in the ALP..if it isnt true.. wouldnt someone have taken this further by now???

Which is it?


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I mean he pulls no punches..the only thing he hasnt done is arrange a boycott...

Boycott of what?

:D

cods wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 6:25pm:

skippy. wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 5:43pm: Aussie wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 5:35pm: Pickering is a bankrupt, sexist, smutty, nut job. :D You forgot hero of the loony fringe . Talk about dummy spit because the other loony thread was locked.    aussie talking about smutty laughable.. why is he a nut job??? because he doesnt like censorship with our media...I couldnt agree more.. when people lose their jobs because they dare to criticize] the PM.. something is WRONG very WRONG.. you do realize dont you that now all PM will be able to do that....disappear anyone that dares to bring up something they prefer to remain hidden.. I find it disgraceful...so much for FREE SPEECH gillard has certainly given that a death blow. if you dont like pickerings Page dont go there.. I dont like GET UP so I dont go there.. the information pickering is getting is coming from all dept in the ALP..if it isnt true.. wouldnt someone have taken this further by now??? I mean he pulls no punches..the only thing he hasnt done is arrange a boycott...

We will have to see if Abbotts integrity is as much in shambles as gillards and see if he takes this type of route. I hope not. labor/union corruption and bullying plus Gillard has started the chicago politics in Australia.

I never back Aussie up unless he is 100% correct, this time, he is 100% correct.

skippy. wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 7:08pm:

I never back Aussie up unless he is 100% correct, this time, he is 100% correct.

I am sure that you backing him up makes all the difference lol ::)

Aaaawwww poor lolly. Had a hissy fit and managed to get his own thread locked didja? Poor ...

...

;D

...

fella...  ;D ;D

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http://images.wikia.com/theregularshow/images/archive/1/1a/20120622052737!Rofl.gif

Gist wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 7:28pm:

Aaaawwww poor lolly. Had a hissy fit and managed to get his own thread locked didja? Poor ... ... ;D ... fella...  ;D ;D ... http://images.wikia.com/theregularshow/images/archive/1/1a/20120622052737!Rofl.gif

Funny, I am happy with that. Archived +1.

Now I can make new threads  ;D

Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you.

It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here.

Politicians and celebrities ruin the internet for everyone...they are the biggest thugs and social snobs in real life and cry victim on the Internet which is a level playing field.  These people disgust me getting people banned off the internet, they ruin things for everyone... :P :P

Gillard should be ashamed of herself..picking on a nice old man like Pickering  :'(

Aussie wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 5:35pm:

Pickering is a bankrupt, sexist, smutty, nut job. :D

Larry Pickering - the conman stalking Gillard
August 20, 2012
Michael Pascoe


Aside from Slater and Gordon denying the allegation, there's a major problem with the latest instalment in the vitriolic anti-Gillard campaign being waged by Larry Pickering: it's being waged by Larry Pickering and therefore immediately lacks any credibility.

Pickering is commonly known as a cartoonist, but he's also an inveterate liar, a bankrupt conman with a seedy history of fleecing the gullible of millions of dollars while not paying his own bills.

A small mystery is why the serial bankrupt with the millionaire's lifestyle has been trying so hard to bring down a Prime Minister over her poor choice of men two decades ago. 

With various failed business ventures and numerous personal relationships of equal standard, for decades he has plied a grubby trade behind sundry stooges and partners, assisted by the odd sharp lawyer and hapless corporate and consumer regulators. He is not a nice man.


Read on ...

http://www.smh.com.au/business/larry-pickering--the-conman-stalking-gillard-20120820-24hxi.html#ixzz25D4gXLEH

Gist wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 7:44pm:

Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you. It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here.

Not at all. I find the bullying from the left is a bit rich, when you did all you could to get rid of one particular member.

You want to abuse, you will end up where you belong. This getting members cut off is not going to be one sided.

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:01pm:

Gist wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 7:44pm: Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you. It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here. Not at all. I find the bullying from the left is a bit rich, when you did all you could to get rid of one particular member. You want to abuse, you will end up where you belong. This getting members cut off is not going to be one sided.

What the hell are you blabbering about now? What bullying? You really are a precious princess aren't you?

And I can promise you nobody is cutting my member off, no matter how little use it gets. You can do what you like with yours.

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:01pm:

Gist wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 7:44pm: Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you. It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here. Not at all. I find the bullying from the left is a bit rich, when you did all you could to get rid of one particular member. You want to abuse, you will end up where you belong. This getting members cut off is not going to be one sided.

Who got someone " cut off" ? Youre a grown man ,progs, you need to stop throwing your toys out of your cot.  :-X

                               NUTJOB


:D :D :D :D :D :D

skippy. wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:08pm:

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:01pm: Gist wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 7:44pm: Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you. It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here. Not at all. I find the bullying from the left is a bit rich, when you did all you could to get rid of one particular member. You want to abuse, you will end up where you belong. This getting members cut off is not going to be one sided. Who got someone " cut off" ? Youre a grown man ,progs, you need to stop throwing your toys out of your cot.  :-X

You are currently badgering someone who is no worse than you.

I am surprised that you would even consider me reporting people for being abusive, being an issue. After all, it was your rant that inspired me to do the right thing by abusers and report them.

What I got from your rant is that it would be a disservice not to report them. You can put praise on me anytime you like for following your lead.

John Smith wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:17pm:

NUTJOB :D :D :D :D :D :D

reported

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:19pm:

skippy. wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:08pm: progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:01pm: Gist wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 7:44pm: Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you. It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here. Not at all. I find the bullying from the left is a bit rich, when you did all you could to get rid of one particular member. You want to abuse, you will end up where you belong. This getting members cut off is not going to be one sided. Who got someone " cut off" ? Youre a grown man ,progs, you need to stop throwing your toys out of your cot.  :-X You are currently badgering someone who is no worse than you. I am surprised that you would even consider me reporting people for being abusive, being an issue. After all, it was your rant that inspired me to do the right thing by abusers and report them. What I got from your rant is that it would be a disservice not to report them. You can put praise on me anytime you like for following your lead.

What on earth are you blabbing about? Skip never said anything about you reporting people. Nobody has. You haven't lent your brain to cods again have you?

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:19pm:

skippy. wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:08pm: progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:01pm: Gist wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 7:44pm: Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you. It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here. Not at all. I find the bullying from the left is a bit rich, when you did all you could to get rid of one particular member. You want to abuse, you will end up where you belong. This getting members cut off is not going to be one sided. Who got someone " cut off" ? Youre a grown man ,progs, you need to stop throwing your toys out of your cot.  :-X You are currently badgering someone who is no worse than you. I am surprised that you would even consider me reporting people for being abusive, being an issue. After all, it was your rant that inspired me to do the right thing by abusers and report them. What I got from your rant is that it would be a disservice not to report them. You can put praise on me anytime you like for following your lead.

I'm seriously concerned about you progs, you really are delusional, I have no idea what you're on bout. No one got anyone banned.If someone was banned its because the mods deemed their behavior out of hand, I haven't  reported anyone for months, in fact the last time I did I accidentally sent the report PM to you and you PMd me back agreeing with me. it's a forum about politics, prog, you really need to get yourself a life ,get  out of the cot and go for a crawl around your playpen.

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:20pm:

John Smith wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:17pm:                                NUTJOB :D :D :D :D :D :D reported

are you 2 yrs old? everytime someone says something you don't like you run to mummy? grow some balls you pathetic excuse of a waste of oxygen ... report all you like it doesn't take away from the fact that you're a nutjob ....

skippy. wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:27pm:

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:19pm: skippy. wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:08pm: progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:01pm: Gist wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 7:44pm: Start as many as you like. It just gives us more opportunity to laugh at you. It's obvious you were feeling more than a little sensitive in that thread lolly. You seem to have a very guilty conscience. And no wonder. It probably goes to eplain why you have no friends and so have to spend 24x7 posting around here. Not at all. I find the bullying from the left is a bit rich, when you did all you could to get rid of one particular member. You want to abuse, you will end up where you belong. This getting members cut off is not going to be one sided. Who got someone " cut off" ? Youre a grown man ,progs, you need to stop throwing your toys out of your cot.  :-X You are currently badgering someone who is no worse than you. I am surprised that you would even consider me reporting people for being abusive, being an issue. After all, it was your rant that inspired me to do the right thing by abusers and report them. What I got from your rant is that it would be a disservice not to report them. You can put praise on me anytime you like for following your lead. I'm seriously concerned about you progs, you really are delusional, I have no idea what you're on bout. No one got anyone banned.If someone was banned its because the mods deemed their behavior out of hand, I haven't  reported anyone for months, in fact the last time I did I accidentally sent the report PM to you and you PMd me back agreeing with me. it's a forum about politics, prog, you really need to get yourself a life ,get  out of the cot and go for a crawl around your playpen.

I didnt say you in particular skip, but your rant was a defining moment. I usually ignore the abuse, but then get sucked in to it eventually. Then I may become abusive myself without provocation (thinking it is the norm).

Best to cut its balls off from the beginning.

Freedom of speech on public figures is not stalking, forced ideological competition is stalking... 8-) 8-)

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forced ideological competition

What is that crap?

:D

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:41pm:

I didnt say you in particular skip, but your rant was a defining moment. I usually ignore the abuse, but then get sucked in to it eventually. Then I may become abusive myself without provocation (thinking it is the norm). Best to cut its balls off from the beginning.

Balls? Are we back to members again? Really lolly you should leave that stuff to matty and friends. And what does any of that have to do with getting anyone banned anyway? Who got banned? When? What for?

My rant? Which one? I'm always ranting. :D

Aussie wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 8:44pm:

Quote: forced ideological competition What is that crap? :D

The "Free Market"... 8-) 8-)

Hey lolly? Who got banned? Wasn't longdope again was it?  :-/

So this:


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Freedom of speech on public figures is not stalking, forced ideological competition is stalking...

...should read.......

"Freedom of speech on public figures is not stalking, the free market is.'

Right.

:D

I remember a time when political satire and taking the piss was part of the Aussie culture...when did pollies and celebs get so precious...its not as if they are not paid a fortune for their unproductive occupations...they neither sow not reap and yet ... :) :)

Prevailing wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 11:23pm:

I remember a time when political satire and taking the piss was part of the Aussie culture...when did pollies and celebs get so precious...its not as if they are not paid a fortune for their unproductive occupations...they neither sow not reap and yet ... :) :)

by all accounts it was when Bob Brown was lampooned by a cartoonist.... he got straight onto the editor and told him to sack the guy...from then on it was down hill Bob didnt like anyone picking on him..gillard was the same.. its disgraceful that any govt thinks it has this sort of power...

if they are telling lies.. take them to court...thats what they are there for..

if you dont like them telling the truth as they see it... then tell the story from you own point of view dont try to shut down

FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

just because its your turn to be highlighted...


we are giving huge Power to future govts..if this happens.

I doubt that Pickerings attacks on Julia Gillard can be considered political satire.

adelcrow wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2012 at 9:26am:

I doubt that Pickerings attacks on Julia Gillard can be considered political satire.

No, some of it satire, not political.

The content of the integrity issue gillard has is not political either. It is just down right unpolitical(unparliamentary) and not the type of integrity we would want in our PM.

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2012 at 11:25am:

adelcrow wrote on Sep 3rd, 2012 at 9:26am: I doubt that Pickerings attacks on Julia Gillard can be considered political satire. No, some of it satire, not political. The content of the integrity issue gillard has is not political either. It is just down right unpolitical(unparliamentary) and not the type of integrity we would want in our PM.

It was just the rantings of an angry old man that has backed the hard line right wingers for all of his miserable life.

adelcrow wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2012 at 11:33am:

progressiveslol wrote on Sep 3rd, 2012 at 11:25am: adelcrow wrote on Sep 3rd, 2012 at 9:26am: I doubt that Pickerings attacks on Julia Gillard can be considered political satire. No, some of it satire, not political. The content of the integrity issue gillard has is not political either. It is just down right unpolitical(unparliamentary) and not the type of integrity we would want in our PM. It was just the rantings of an angry old man that has backed the hard line right wingers for all of his miserable life.

Is that a crime if it were true? gillard is just a soft politician, a soft human being with integrity issues. Not PM material.

This is the new hero for the neo cons cause

http://www.smh.com.au/business/larry-pickering--the-conman-stalking-gillard-20120820-24hxi.html

Michael Smith. Gillard and AWU. Public address.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_J5bh3KWok