Economy
Righteous pollies come down hard on Jacquie …
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has issued an apology for a radio interview in which she described her perfect man as being well-off and “well-hung”.
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“Of course my political enemies will make a big deal out of my comments, but the reality is I was talking with Kim and Dave on Heart FM – not Sarah Ferguson on the ABC.”
Both the Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman and Opposition Leader Bryan Green took a dim view of her performance, saying that Tasmanians had reason to be expect better from their elected representatives.
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The Federal Member for Braddon, Brett Whiteley, was not so forgiving.
“I can only imagine the public outrage if a male member of parliament, myself included obviously, had participated in a similar interview and referred to the opposite sex in such a way,” he said.
“All hell would’ve broken loose.”
• Meanwhile, what one feminist says …
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Feminist commentator Eva Cox said “Jacqui is Jacqui”, and she was not prepared to stick the boot in.
“She’s not the sort of person you expect great finesse and politeness from,” Ms Cox said.
“I think men can take care of themselves when we talk about their private parts,” she said.
“Maybe it will encourage them to be less frank about their own comments.”
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• And, a righteous editorial …
• Mark, in Comments: Yes, as expected every lightweight media dribbler and self-righteous pollie is desperate to weigh in. On the media side, well it’s just a reflection of their operating levels. They’d rather sink their teeth into this one and wail about Lambie being fit for office than go out and dig up any real stories. On the political side, spare me. We’ve got the likes of Bryan Green weighing in with their opinion. I’m still more concerned with Bryan’s two well hung juries than Lambie’s well hung comments.
• Simon Warriner, in Comments: Being lectured by Bryan Green about embarrassing Tasmania is hypocrisy exemplified. The sanctimonious nonsense being spouted by her political opponents is no surprise. She is unafraid of calling a spade a spade and using one. Having her digging in the dirt that is Tasmanian politics must scare them shitless.