The only thing that Duncan did was ask one question (that was probably fed to him) that came directly off Electricity Bill's sheet of slogans, and the left whingers latched onto him to represent everything they stand for, granted him saint status and threw money at him. Unfortunately, they didn't do their homework and soon found that their new working class hero was a louse with no redeeming features.

Suddenly the left whingers find themselves trying to defend their symbol, and finding that all the vituperative bile that they have directed at Liberals is now directed at them, and it is sticking fast.

So Poirot, Duncan Storrar is the symbol you chose and we are using him to beat the crap out of your hypocrisy.

Hi Poirot,

Please forgive runner 'he know not what he say'. Besides he is only putting into practice what his good book tell him. Don't you remember the Good Samaritan, I'll refresh for you.

"The Good Samaritan was on his way from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he came across a man, whom he attacked and robbed. Then stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead."

Actually the Good Samaritan had a busy afternoon that day, after he got stuck into the bloke on the road, he came across a dole-bludger, a druggie, an Aboriginal, a leftie, a un-married mother, a feminists, a gay or two, a Labor voter, a Green, an environmentalists etc etc. He was so bushed he had to book into the local inn for the night.

runner is just putting into practice his "Christian" beliefs.

Shadow, could it also be hypocrisy to quote sanctimonious clap trap from a tax dodging News Corp, as you so often do.

yep Paul, the Greens are the masters of twisting morality, biblical truth and sexuality. You never fail to disappoint. We saw how much weeping the Greens did when they were responsibnle for 1200 plus drownings. LOve to take the high ground by twisting the truth. Oh thats right you don't believe in absolutes so you make up your own version and then twist the Scripture you don't believe in to order to appease yourselves.

Just noted comments on how the creep will spend the money. Amazing. Is he going to actually be given the money? Have the people who stupidily passed the hat around become even more stupid, and intend to give the grub what they have collected? If they have any sense and decency, there are many worthy causes they could pass it on to.

Hi Poirot,

My mum used to give me Milk of Magnesia for that.

You have a problem to answer, even just to yourself, if you were honest enough: if your mate Duncan doesn't pay any tax, then, in your opinion, how much of a tax cut do you think he should get ?

Be generous now: that he should get a 5 % rebate on his non-tax ? 10 % ?

Of course, another question is: should he pay tax on his $ 60,000 gained in one week (thanks, dumb-arses!) and at what rate ? Shouldn't sixty thou a week be taxed at the highest rate possible ? After all, it puts him up there with the fat-cats and silvertails.

Like Tony Jones, for example. No, that's cruel: Tony would earn only around six thousand a weak, not sixty, like Duncan.

Meanwhile, as a friend pointed out, the 77-year-old Italian cleaning lady who is working away when he gets to work, and is still working away when he leaves, is probably on a lot less than sixty thousand for the year. People like her are the heroes. Get your priorities right, Poirot: support the genuine working class, not the lumpens. If you can tell the difference.

Cheers,

Joe