This morning I sent the following email to 149 Fed Reps and 77 Senators.Dear "Honourable" Member
It used to be that bringing the House into disrepute was a firing offence. Today, it's reputation has been in the sewer for so long that the offence is no longer possible.
The reason the "Honourable" Members refuse to expell Craig Thomson is that all are equally guilty of behaviour that is at least as disreputable, if not demonstrably criminal.
- 36 "Honourable" Members have been accused of spouse abuse.
- 7 "Honourable" Members have been arrested for fraud.
- 19 "Honourable" Members have been accused of writing bad cheques.
- 117 "Honourable" Members have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses.
- 3 "Honourable" Members have done time for assault.
- 71 "Honourable" Members cannot get a credit card due to bad credit.
- 14 "Honourable" Members have been arrested on drug-related charges.
- 8 "Honourable" Members have been arrested for shoplifting.
- 21 "Honourable" Members currently are defendants in lawsuits.
- 84 "Honourable" Members have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year.
- ALL have failed to censure and expell a Member whose actions are at best dishonourable, and probably criminal.
Thompson has treated the House, its Members, and the Australian public with the contempt they so richly deserve.
The House is a dunny and its Members are turds.
With deepest contempt
Other than automatic responses, I've just received replies from Rob Mitchell:Dear Carl
Before you send an email like this please check your facts
To which I replied:Hello Rob
If you're referring to the statistical items, they will change daily and are quite irrelevant to the main issue.
If you're referring to the disgusting behaviour of Oz Politicians, my facts are indisputable. But, of course, you don't have the guts to address the real issues. You and your colleagues spend your whole life avoiding them at the public's expense.
I confirm my contempt.
And got this back:I will address the main issue and that is this email is rubbish its a chain email
And if you bothered to check you would see your email information is not about the Federal Parliament.
So the real issue is whether I use more time or not
Cheers
Rob
Ps please include your address for my records
Me again:Yes, it's a chain mail, and serves to demonstrate two things:
1. The degree of contempt in the general population for Oz politicians that this sort of thing is happily circulated.
2. The fact that there is no way of proving or disproving the allegations there, since no-one in their right mind would believe a single word uttered by any Oz Politician.
I spent many happy, successful years in Singapore, and know just how different is the political environment there. Ozns ridicule Singaporeans on the basis of it "not being a democracy". The simple fact is that Sg politicians, by and large, are honourable, self-respecting men who readily obtain the respect and support of a majority of the population. Any politician who transgresses their strict code of conduct faces several strokes of the rotan - the bamboo cane. Oz pollies get a slap on the wrist and media adulation.
Do you really expect any respect after what has happened this week?
I'll let you know when the SWAT team starts breaking down the door.Rob Mitchell - Snout in the Trough