Maqqa wrote on Jun 18
th, 2012 at 2:05am:
Dnarever wrote on Jun 17
th, 2012 at 10:54pm:
matty wrote on Jun 17
th, 2012 at 3:31pm:
I agree with Maqqa and John, and I am STILL awaiting the evidence and/or proof that Mr Brough conspired with Mr Ashby to concoct such a a story. I watched the Bolt Report this morning, and he was on there. As he said, it's outrageous, and it shows a clear desperation all too akin to this divided and directionless government.
Well before the complaints he was undermining Slipper and leaking information,
His relationship with Pyne is I would think more relivant than Brough.As Pyne have always said - as the Manager of Opposition Business in the House he has contact with the Speaker's office all the time. That fact seems to be conveniently left out by the left
Neither would be amoung the first few hundred million choices to turn to for advice of this nature.
That's you and you don't know him. But to Ashby it might be different so who are you to tell him what he should or shouldn't do?
And then coincidentally he has the same Legal team as Cathy Jackson also free of charge the same guys who specialise in working for the Liberals and HR Nichols society.
Therefore the allegations of Ashby is not credible
There is a point where claiming coincidence becomes rediculous.
Tell that to the 1,100 pages the FWA came out with then match it up with what Thommo said
Quote:as the Manager of Opposition Business in the House he has contact with the Speaker's office all the time
Having drinks in the speakers office with no speaker present and asking for his personal contact information _ Pyne typically likes to have a more intimate relationship with the employees of the speaker as part of his job?
Quote:And then coincidentally he has the same Legal team as Cathy Jackson also free of charge the same guys who specialise in working for the Liberals and HR Nichols society.
[b]Therefore the allegations of Ashby is not credible
It is difficult to establish credability and there is a judge being paid to do that but it does look a lot like the Liberals have been involved in these matters from very early in the process to the extent of assisting with legal representation as a minimum.
Quote:[b]Therefore the allegations of Ashby is not credible
He seems to have taken all the necessary steps to infer that his claims credability is in doubt.
His interation with senior Liberals with a clear political gain in the matter, The free use of the Liberals / HR puff n stuff legal team with his undermining of his employer while in the job. Leaks to the media, Known to have been working against Slipper in his electorate etc.
Was he harrassed, is he another Gordon Gretch or was the whole thing a set up from the start given that he was having meetings with senior Liberals possibly all along the way did he join the speakers office with a very different agenda.
While it is obvious that the Liberals have been involved up to their necks is the organisation of this I have no idea if it is based on genuine harrasment or any of the other possibilities.
You have to admit had he gone to talk to his Aunt Mary or a psycologist and was paying for his legal support from some randon legal group his claims would look to be a lot better founded instead of talking to the Liberals and the media with the free supplied legal support.
Nobody is going to talk to any senior Liberal you do not know about sexual harrasment unless the interest is in getting away with it or there is something in it for them.