Christopher Pyne: The term ‘Climate Sceptic’ is a ‘holocaust allusion’
Posting the whole article because this is important. It is important to see the STUPIDITY and IGNORANCE and the lowness the Opposition will go to to win , regardless of the cost , the truth and the humanity.
Article here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/22/3170694.htm
Prime Minister Julia Gillard described Tony Abbott as a climate change denier – a frequent political barb used against the Opposition Leader.
But the Manager of Opposition Business, Christopher Pyne, took a point of order.
"I think the words being used by the Prime Minister would be regarded as offensive words," he said amid rowdy scenes.
"We all know the connotation the Prime Minister is trying to bring about by using the word ‘denier’.
"We know she’s trying to allude to the holocaust. It is offensive and it must stop."
Speaker Harry Jenkins said he had to use "all the sensitivity" he could muster to hush the House.
"I think that the construction the Manager of Opposition Business has placed at this point in time is stretching it," he said.
But Mr Pyne was not prepared to leave it there.
"Mr Speaker, with 18 years in this place I don’t think anybody would accuse me of making light of the holocaust or any issue to do with the state of Israel," he said.
"I was 11 years as chairman of the parliamentary friendship group on Israel. I make the connection between climate change denier and holocaust denier.
"I find it offensive and I’m sure the Leader of the Opposition finds it offensive. In that spirit I would ask you to ask [Ms Gillard] to withdraw it."
But the Speaker would not be moved – and delivered a reprimand to both sides.
"I simply say to the House that actually having come to this flashpoint I would hope that members take a deep breath and behave in a manner that those that observe us from outside would expect," Mr Jenkins said.
"That would apply to both sides actually turning down the heat, turning to the basics of what we are here for.
"That is to debate the issues and not get into the personality clashes that we are seeing over many question times.
"Regrettably, we are judged by this hour-and-a-half of our proceedings."
But neither would Mr Abbott leave it alone.
"I find the Prime Minister’s statement both untruthful and offensive. If you don’t wish to ask her to withdraw Mr Speaker, I just want to place on record it is both untruthful and offensive," he said.
Mr Jenkins wanted no more of the issue.
"I hope that the whole membership of the House would see this as a full stop," he said.
50% of Coalition do not believe in Climate Change
Article here: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/mps-to-ignore-climate-belief-and-attack-on-tax-20110301-1bd7q.html
Tony Abbott has ordered his troops to focus on the government during what will be a protracted climate change debate and to shelve their personal views so they do not become distracted by an internal fight over whether global warming is real.
Mr Abbott told the party room that regardless of personal points of view, the Coalition accepted that humans contributed to climate change and MPs and senators must focus on Ms Gillard for breaking her promise not to introduce a carbon tax.
”This is a tax issue, not an issue about climate change,” he said. ”Yes, we believe climate change is real, yes, we believe humans make a contribution towards climate change.”
Mr Abbott, who once described climate change science as ”absolute crap”, presides over a party about half of which disputes that humans contribute to climate change.
Well…Tony Abbott lying to get his way? Telling his coalition members to also lie “Just agree for now – YES we believe in Climate Change!”
Hes a fucking snake.
Please refer to my previous post:
TONY ABBOTT WOULD DO ANYHTING TO GET INTO POWER
Abbott and his fucktard cronies – Immigration spokesman Scott Morrison’s proposal to pursue an anti-Muslim agenda
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/17/3141338.htm
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is standing by his immigration spokesman Scott Morrison amid calls for his sacking over his alleged proposal for the Coalition to pursue an anti-Muslim agenda.
Mr Morrison urged shadow cabinet to capitalise on electorate fears of "Muslim immigration", "Muslims in Australia" and Muslim migrants’ "inability to integrate".
Speaking this morning, Mr Abbott called the Sydney Morning Herald report a "travesty" of Mr Morrison’s position during the shadow cabinet discussion.
He said there was no-one in public life who was more decent, compassionate and sensitive than Mr Morrison.
Also – One Nation:
In an interview with The Australian, Queensland One Nation director Ian Nelson says the Opposition stole the party’s idea of cutting aid to Indonesian schools to help pay for Queensland’s flood recovery.
Mr Nelson says he made the call to channel foreign aid into the flood recovery on One Nation’s website in the aftermath of the floods in and around Brisbane.
Within weeks, Mr Abbott had adopted the policy, calling for $500 million in funding for schools in Indonesia to be cut.
Annabel Crab from ABC’s The Drum speaksout about this mess:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/17/3141410.htm
“…how could anyone ignore the nasty dot-to-dot that is increasingly created by Mr Morrison’s public and private remarks?
Or the irresistible conclusion that the conflation of three disparate groups – boat people who happen to be Muslims, groups of Islamic extremists, and the 350,000-plus Muslims living in Australia today – is not an accidental one?
With Mr Morrison’s dance tune now clearly audible, the actions of other Liberal MPs now take on a horribly choreographed feel.”
An example of just that sort of ignorance, quoted in the above article:
Liberal MPs warn of ‘Islam danger’ (9/2/2011
AUSTRALIA risks becoming a nation of "ethnic enclaves" that unknowingly buys livestock slaughtered "in the name of Allah", senior Liberal MPs have warned.
Opening up a new political faultline, former immigration minister Kevin Andrews lashed out at political leaders who failed to speak out on the rise of extreme Islam, claiming the silence contributes to the rise of One Nation-type movements.
"I, for one, don’t want to eat meat butchered in the name of an ideology that is mired in sixth century brutality and is anathema to my own values," – Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi
WTF!?
