Gawd, yes, that's it, Indy! Shock jocks are rude because of the Gillard government!

Anyway, see
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/howard-sattler-sacked-after-julia-gillard-gay-debate/story-fnhocxo3-1226663453289

If only 2GB had the same standard.

Banjo no one is entitled to anything but the air to breath. If someone wants respect, first they must earn it. Gillard has never respected the people of Oz, & doesn't like it when her lack of respect is returned in spades.

Luciferase this woman is not my prime minister. In fact she resigned as the Oz prime minister the day she decided do join the greens & introduce their carbon tax. She became the PM of the 10% who voted for that policy, & no more.

Since that day she has been an interloper sleeping in our prime ministers bed on false pretenses. Perhaps that explains the disgust she generates every where she goes.

Hasbeen,
If a kid of mine had thrown a sandwich at the PM he/she would get a hiding, even though I have no respect for the PM. I was brought up to show courtesy to others and I expect my kids to do the same.

The fact that the PM has shown herself to be deceitful, a liar and a person who will do and say anything, does not entitle someone to throw things at her. That reflects on the parental standards. It is the common courtesies, like moving aside for others and not blocking the walkway, that show a decent upbringing. Even small things like saying please and thank you seem to be lacking these days.

The fact that the PM choses to deceive and lie, and make false claims about others, shows her lack of respect for us and her low standards. My kids are better than that.

Nor does it entitle someone to publicly ask about personal sexuality.

Likewise the shoe throwing incidents to Bush and Howard. Adults, especially, should be able to express disagreement or dislike without throwing things.

Shock jocks are rude because of the Gillard government!
Luciferase,
You got it ! What else can there be done ? You gotta fight fire with fire so to speak.

should be able to express disagreement or dislike without throwing things.
Banjo,
Many of us have tried the polite ways to get them to listen but they don't so, do something that startles them back into some reality. Don't you realise that if you want respect you have to have some yourself too or are you an academic ?

None of this is improving our democracy. Let us stop talking about the PM and rememberr that we have a parliament of about 220 MPs which we elect. They can all take a stand on what they want. In a monarchy or dictatorship the PM would be critical. IN democarcy it is our local MPs that count. Do your bit, without a party bias and elect the very bests candidate. That of course requires a bit of work. You can always join one of our Residents Roundtables if you would like to influence what government does. That is how democracy should work. The polies can't do what we want unless we tell them. They are not psychic. Forget the PM and contrate on electing decent MPs.