SM,

No...my logic was to question your assertion of "... her deeply personal struggle to fall pregnant dragged into the public domain to score cheap parliamentary points..."

That was one of the mainsprings of your opening post. I was merely drawing attention to the fact that she herself had already dragged her personal struggle into the public domain in order to bolster Tony Abbott's chances of election.

Simple really.

As you admit, Labor did not initiate the clumsy comment from Palmer, and Bernard Keane mightn't have noticed too much outrage from the left, but there was plenty of it on twitter. In fact, I've noticed if Credlin is criticised on twitter in general for being Tony's puppet master, it's likely that someone along the line will protest, saying it's "sexist" merely because she's a woman!

So the upshot is that if it's okay for Credlin to use her personal struggles for political gain, why are you surprised when someone who's crass like Palmer make's a dumb comment in her direction...and why keep thumping lefties with it.

When Shorten, Albo, Plibersek et al stage a demo outside of Parliament replete with "Ditch the Witch" signs for Credlin's removal as CoS - perhaps then you'll have a good reason to critique the "Left" on this issue.

SM,

Just on the other topic you raised.

I watched most of Kernohan's testimony yesterday...which was quite interesting.

I'll add that the only time he got a little bit excited was when he spoke of his feelings when Gillard looked like she might b elected in 2010. He did seem to be restraining himself from launching into a tirade every time he mentioned her name.

However, I don't recall Gillard being mentioned as part of the machinations with the setting up of the slush fund - as Wilson was. I think Wilson is in the stand today (?)

Maybe you should start a thread?

P,

You still going to run with that Credlin deserves to be abused because she asked for it line? People revealing personal information does not give everyone a license to use it to abuse them. What if she revealed that she had cancer or lost a child, is it open season? After hysterical demands for apologies at every perceived misstep by Abbott, the silence from the left whingers is the worst form of hypocrisy.

P.S. The rally was against the carbon tax Juliar guaranteed we wouldn't have. And the one ditch the witch poster fades into insignificance compared to the thousands of Fcuk Abbott tee shirts, posters and other vile paraphernalia that the brain dead left whingers parade around.

Shadow, I have said many times I consider political name calling as being part and parcel of the ignoble "profession" of politics. If one chooses to be, or wannabe a politician, one has to (a), have a thick hide, and (b), be prepared to cop some stick. If your going to make your mark in politics be prepared to pick up a few name tags alone the way. You yourself refer to our illustrious former leader, and statesman, Bob Brown as 'Brown Eye Bob'. I have no problem with that, and I hope you have no problem with those men of dubious reputation, The Mad Monk, Tony Boloney, Tax Em' Tony, just to name a few, sorry my mistake, they are all the same bloke.

SM,

Where did I say that Credlin "deserves" abuse?

Palmer (an ex-Lib) made a crass comment linking her to Abbott's PPL.... pretty dumb as it turns out. For some unknown reason, you appear to think that it's a left issue.

I was addressing "your" line (and feigned outrage) that Palmer had dragged her personal issues into the public arena for parliamentary gain, by pointing out that she appeared to have no qualms in doing so herself.

My point being that if you are riding in on a white steed to defend Ms Credlin's personal fertility issues as private, then you've arrived a little late...because she's already outed them in tandem with a giant plug for her boss.

You say:

"...And the one ditch the witch poster fades into insignificance compared to the thousands of Fcuk Abbott tee shirts, posters and other vile paraphernalia that the brain dead left whingers parade around."

Have you a pic of any senior federal Labor pollies having their picture taken standing in front of such paraphernalia...like Abbott, Bronwyn Bishop, Sophie Mirabella. etc did?

P,

Do you have a problem with the English language? What I said does not mean that Peta Credlin's issues were not already common knowledge. What it meant is that her one very personal issue was dragged into the public sphere for the point of ridicule.

And while it is not from the left whingers, given that the left whingers' hysteria over trivial perceptions of Abbott's behaviour towards Juliar, and the moral high ground the left whingers took with regards sexism, the expectation was that if they were really protecting the interests of women, an equal outrage would have been expressed in the defense of a fellow woman.

The reality was that the feeble and tardy response highlighted that the sexism issue used so frequently over the years against Abbott had bugger all to do with protecting woman and 100% to do with attacking Abbott.

P.S. Juliar and Bill (fingers) Shorten are both looking pretty rotten in the RC. (I took your advice and started another thread.)