News roundup
1 Workchoices
According to the federal government, its somehow sinister and nasty that the union movement fund an advertising campaign against the Workchoices legislation, allegedly costing $70m (or $100m depending who you believe). The ACTU denies it is spending anything like this.
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey claimed the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ campaign would outspend the Federal Government’s commitment by five to one and two-thirds of that money would come from unions. So what? I’m guessing here (I don’t think its much of a stretch) that whatever advertising Joe Hockey is talking about is going to be paid for by taxpayers, not by the Liberal Party, despite it being nothing but party propaganda.
So the government thinks its OK for it to spend taxpayers money on its own propaganda but chucks a sook when opponents use their own money to counter their arguments (by the way, I think the government has done an extremely poor job of arguing a case for Workchoices all along …they have been totally unconvincing).
2 Daily Telegraph vs Kevin Rudd
Isn’t the Telegraph trying to have a serious go at Kevin Rudd? All that beatup about the Anzac Day dawn service in Vietnam that the Sunrise program was trying to stage early so it could appear on their show is just garbage. So what, politicians stage contrived events for TV? Wow, news! Politicians lie …surprise me! I had a look at the Sunday Telegraph yesterday and there were pages on it.
Funny though how Rudd used the “my office didn’t bring it to my attention” excuse in denying knowledge of the dawn service being a stunt …convenient when in trouble, ask Alexander Downer and co, works all the time for them. They’re no doubt all fudging the truth.
Rudd has denied he’s knowingly told a lie or would in his political life. Talk about setting yourself up for a fall …just waiting now for one to be exposed, and no doubt there’ll be journalists on a mission to do exactly that.
3 Footy frolics
More footy boofheads at it again over the last week or so.
First, Sonny Bill Williams and his adventures with Candice Falzon in the toilet at the Clovelly Hotel in Sydney. There’s even photos of the happy couple courtesy of someone’s mobile phone.
A patron said it was obvious what was going on in the toilet.
“There were people in the toilets hearing them in action - they were certainly not discreet,” the source said. “There were a lot of people around who saw them and remarked how brazen they were.”
Sonny Bill is of course “ashamed and embarassed” by his behaviour but claims he was too drunk to remember. Then he grovels to his girlfriend via the press.
Williams said he was speaking out about the incident because he wanted his girlfriend of almost a year, Genna Shaw, to know he loved her.
“Football’s here for a lot of my life, but I want Genna involved in all of it,” he said.
Sweet! Maybe should have thought of that before letting his dick take control. In the mens’ at the pub, errk, how romantic! Surely Williams on his $500k per season salary could have gone to the expense of a room? But of course he was too drunk to remember …not too drunk to get it up though. “Dunny Bill” … what a champion!
Meanwhile, Falzon said her fling with Williams was a huge mistake.
“I’ve made a mistake and I’m very, very sorry about it,” Falzon said.
“I’m conscious of my image as a sportswoman and I’ve got a responsibility to young people.
“Young girls look up to me.”
I’d like to know which ones. She seems to be working her way through a team or so of football players … and she’s a follower of all - rugby league, rugby union, soccer … a true sports fan!
Second, Willie Mason proves himself a tool, yet again. This time he’s been in trouble for carrying on like an idiot after refusing an interview with Radio 2GB journalist Michelle Keighran. She was reduced to tears after Mason refused an interview with her, then interrupted her other interviews with teammates by yelling and imitating rap artists. Hey Willie, fair enough to refuse an interview …but can’t we do it politely like a civilised human, without carrying on like a dickhead? Mason turned 27 yesterday - still acts like a 12 year old much of the time.
To give him some credit, he did call Keighran today to apologise for his behaviour. Next time, Willie, remember, engage brain, then speak and you won’t have to go round apologising for being an arsehole.
Third, Michael Braun of the West Coast (Coke, and I don’t mean the black fizzy stuff) Eagles let slip the magic F word in his acceptance speech for the best player award at a game on the weekend, which was heard by the crowd and TV audience. Not a huge big deal, but I’d have thought the Eagles players would have the smarts to be on their absolute best behaviour at the moment … clearly not it seems.
Just more examples of young men with too much money and time on their hands, inflated opinions of themselves, not much brains, molly coddled by managers and team officials just because they are good at footy.
