Is it just me or does this woman have some balls to ask Campbell Newman for these...

1. A tax payer funded mobile phone
2. An iPad - what the fuck does she need this for?
3. An assistant to answer her phone calls

This is the same idiot who tried to have a smear campaign against Newman's family during the election. She is already guaranteed $150,000 a year lifetime pension and she has the nerve to ask for these entitlements when she knows she shouldn't get them. If she was Premier for 5 years she could have. But she missed that mark by 6 months.

What a greedy fucking woman she is.

source

it's tough getting through every day only making $150k/year

Wish I could earn $150k a year and still have the courage to ask for an iPad, Blackberry and an office personnel to answer my emails.

i am outrage

i dont think they should b getting 150k+ a yr for the rest of their lives... fuck they get good pay while in office, wtf should we look after them for the rest of their lives... and LOOK AFTER THEM WELL, i mean 150k a yr is a pretty sweet pay packet.

What other job do you get 200k a yr, then when you leave you still get that for the rest of your life?

No wonder we get rimjawed by taxes, paying for these fatcat politicians to live it up on 150k a yr...

I got raped 1800 tax this pay =( hope u enjoy it slut

+ they can sign off on their own pay rises

"oi guys u rekon we each need atleast an 80k pay rise"

"yeah for sure"

not that I agree with parliamentary pensions but that's definitely not how they get a pay rise, scoobs.

i think after all she has done for qld, its the least we could do for her.

8 posts after this and no one has bitten. what is QGL coming to!!

with out being excessively rabid about it i also think it's a bit rich. i heard on ABC radio it would cost $20K for the lot. not much, but she isn't entitled and i may have been more lenient if she had stayed in her seat. but to commit to the election then dump on those people and cause a bi-election just sucks.

sorry Anna you blew it

Wish I could earn $150k a year and still have the courage to ask for an iPad, Blackberry and an office personnel to answer my emails.

Wooahhh.. She isn't earning a fkn cent of that. She just gets it for breathing. Stupid hay.

8 posts after this and no one has bitten. what is QGL coming to!!

clearly teh bait is not good enough!

You guys are fucking morons... nuff said

Send her the bill for the By-Election
Why are Labor women such BITCHES ?

Im never having sex with any chicks that votes Labor.
(maybe some Greens chicks)

last edited by FaceMan at 19:53:31 11/May/12

i lold at the article and i lold at spooks post. We have a lot of cleaning up to do.

what is this crap

retired premiers get pensions and perks, it doesn't matter how popular they are

Im never having sex with any chicks ever

Fixed for you FaceMan

Boo hoo now she'll have to read her own emails. Such a hard life she has.

she might finally respond to spook's 756,000 requests for a date.

There is a HUGE rumour going around Canberra about a certain Labor Minister who has got his Personal Assistant up the duff. His Mrs has moved in with her 'carinG Good mother" and the Minister is keeping a very low profile.

you read it here first !

What fade said.

Course she should get a phone, iPad even, nothing rich about that request - she lives and breathes her work. Can't comment on the PA since I'm not sure on the cost or requirement there.

Personal opinions aside I think they earn every cent, I wouldn't like my life to be dominated the way theirs are.

rape the resources or die. command & conquer to landscrape, terraform and develop the the fuck out of planet. ftw.

Mr BlighT is the global warming shill.

Hes been getting a lot of bad news from Newman.
Must be funny being at the dinner table with them bitching about Newman.
Take a look at this bucket of Labor FAIL:

QUEENSLAND taxpayers are forking out more than $30 million a year in interest payments on the debt incurred from buying almost 500 properties near Gympie for the dam that never collected a single drop of water.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/sunday-mail/a-dam-travesty-seeney-lambasts-labor/story-e6frep2f-1226353873593

Never again...
never again

Buy lots of farmland for high prices, rent property back to the old owners for bugger all until dam is built, find out dam can't be built and try to sell the land back, can't sell it back and there isn't anything else to do with it so keep renting it out.

if only the qld govt had never planned the dam.

care to expand on why outrage at this is a "bogan" thing?

care to expand on why outrage at this is a "bogan" thing?

When I say 'bogan', I mean - this isn't an issue worth thinking about and if you think it is - you're a 'bogan'. I speak with a thick accent - I'm bogan in the sense you're being offended by.

If you believe mobile phone calls (audited communication), a toy ipad and using an already employed government lacky (to only answer mail) is an issue worthy of outrage, you're a bogan. I use it as a generic insult, not as a social identifier.

This whole article is trash.

Even the title says it all: "Labor leader refuses to back Anna Bligh's request for taxpayers to cover costs of her mobile phone, iPad and staffer to answer her mail"

Labor Leader Vs. Anna Bligh.

There is no substance to this article. News.com.au rubbish.
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"The former premier has asked Mr Newman to fund her phone, iPad and staff member, which she has continued to use since quitting Parliament after the March 24 election."

Just look at the wording...
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"But it is understood Mr Newman has rejected his predecessor's push for special perks, saving Queenslanders about $20,000."

Yeahh....
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"Mr Newman declined to comment yesterday. Ms Bligh and her unnamed staff member could not be contacted."

Wow. Check that one out. Mr Newman declined...but Ms Bligh 'AND' HER UNNAMED STAFF MEMBER! MY GOD! UNNAMED!
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This next quotation is the icing on the cake:

"There is certainly no love lost between the current and former Queensland premiers after Ms Bligh's attacks on Mr Newman's personal interests during the bitter state election campaign."
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Oh hey guy, let's take a look at the last sentence. Surely, a journalist would use it in a professional manner and to perhaps recap their points?

"Ms Bligh is also entitled to a Railways of Australia Gold Pass to travel free by train - but the rules stipulate she must buy her own food and drinks."

Oh. She's actually entitled to that...BUT...but lets add another point to incite outrage.
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To answer your question, infi - neglecting to de-construct an article and identify bias...well, this makes you a bogan.

Jesus just look at this sentence:

"Ms Bligh, who retired on a lifetime pension of at least $150,000 a year, has argued the staff member is necessary to help her deal with the continuing correspondence and invitations linked to her former role."

REPORTING AT IT'S FINEST. I should have just quoted the entire article. I don't care about politics, but obviously intention slander such as this just gets the bogans foaming at the mouth and I hate it - even if this was the intention.

Just look at the news.com.au comments. 503 comments, unbelievable. I'm glad the reporter 'Steven Wardill' only gets paid for the article and not hits...right? right?!

Just ridiculous. News.com.au is entertainment for bogans. News.com.au is not news. If you're upset by this article, you're a bogan. You're a bogan because you're upset by this article. Despite the obvious biased in this article... Max $900 phone calls, toy ipad, mail forwarder. Really? A real estate employee in rental on 30k in a small office gets these benefits.

Edit: Got carried away with the writing there, my bad. Made it a lil more readable.

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Ahhh, mrdamn is one of those people who make up ridiculous new definitions of words and who applies incorrect labels to people.

You think you clarified it well?

You gave the most retarded explanation for calling someone a bogan I have ever seen.

Congrats.

You defined a bogan as someone who thinks an issue that isn't a big deal lol

You defined a bogan as someone who thinks an issue that isn't a big deal lol

No, I didn't. Sorry I couldn't make my point clearer for you. May I add that it's a little hypocritical of you fpot to accuse me of being Altos and door, then use your AndrewB account to agree with your posts...at 2:39AM. Especially since I proved to you via PM that I am not - also with mods. If I'm incorrect about you, I'm glad you're both commenting and checking my posts so immediately and with equal vigour at such a late hour.

Bed time now. In the interim, maybe it's a good time for you to re-evaluate your gossiping pastime and focus on more meaningful activities, like an adult discussion. I'm no longer going to respond to you or your alter ego in future. Can't even put it into words how sad this is.

Have a great day.

I have posted here a long time mysterious new guy who popped up randomly after Door's DocterMoist account was banned who has detailed knowledge of previous forum drama and while there are plenty of people who think I am a dick, there is no way I would use some other account to argue for me. Except for my FaceMan account of course.

Amen.

Loki! No wait, Tung!

Yeah. Rules is rules. The issue I have is that the article implies that she's being greedy for applying for benefits. Benefits which could be granted by Newman.

An iPhone. Phone Calls. Mail reader.

That's what she's asking for. That is nothing.

Were the article written in an unbiased light, Newman would be a complete and utter ass for not providing Bligh with these benefits. He should provide these benefits as an act of good faith - it's menial.

Instead, bogans are now angry because she has an iPad, a work phone and a messaging service.

It really is pathetic.

wait, wait.. politicians have been thieving from the tax payers for what last 50 years? now people are upset when one of them wants an iPad.. really? that's the line? they can use tax payer money to fly all over the world, they get paid Ridiculousl amounts of money, instead of say making policies they simply waste our money attacking each other (e.g. Abbott's budget reply - I only mention this because its what sticks in mind atm)..

but no this is what people get upset about.. about a fucking iPad... all politicians are leaching c**k suckers that have been allowed to get away with for a long time... now people are surprised when one of them wants benifits she may not be entitled too? really???

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Bit late on this one I know (in the middle of transferring internet providers), but I want to go back to this quote

Im never having sex with any chicks that votes Labor.

Faceman, just curious to know - when you meet women is this what you lead with?

I love all the excuses everyone is making up. It is a cut and dry case. She is not eligible for the benefits. She also has 150 K a year to buy her own shit.

it sounds like politics to me.

she doesn't want the free shit - she wants to draw our attention to something... it's called 'towing the line'. That $150k sounds like a lot, but she's just another political slave. Much like Kev is now.

BTW - I heard this today, and thought you chaps might like it:

Julia Gillard met with the Queen of England. She asked her, “Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me”.

“Well,” said the Queen, “the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people.” Julia frowned, and then asked, “But how do I know the people around me are really intelligent?”

The Queen took a sip of tea. “Oh, that’s easy; you just ask them to answer an intelligent riddle.” The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. “Please send David Cameron in here, would you”.

David Cameron walked into the room and said, “Yes your Majesty”.

The Queen smiled and said, “Answer me this please, David, Your Mother and Father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister, who is it?

Without pausing for a moment David Cameron answered, “That would be me.”

“Yes! Very good, said the Queen.

Julia went back home to Australia and asked Wayne Swan, her Deputy Prime Minister the same question.

“Wayne, answer this for me. Your mother and father have a child. It’s not your brother and it’s not your sister. Who is it?

“I’m not sure”, said Wayne. “Let me get back to you on that one.” He went to his advisors and asked everyone, but none could give him the answer.

Finally he ended up in the men’s room and recognized Tony Abbott’s shoes in the next stall. Wayne asked, “Tony, can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it’s not your brother or sister. Who is it”?

Tony yelled back, “That’s easy, it’s me!”

Wayne smiled and said thanks and then went back to speak to Julia.

“Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It’s Tony Abbott”.

Julia got up, stomped over to Swan, and angrily yelled into his face, “No, You idiot! It’s the English Prime Minister, David Cameron!”

politicians... only as good as the people who prop them up.

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haha that got a lol out of me koopz

it is when she put her husband on 400k

she doesn't want the free shit - she wants to draw our attention to something... it's called 'towing the line'. That $150k sounds like a lot, but she's just another political slave. Much like Kev is now.

politicians... only as good as the people who prop them up.last edited by koopz at 15:36:18 14/May/12

it's actually called 'toeing the line', but that is neither here nor there
$150k is what she gets if she just wakes up each morning, she has a massive earning potential if she leaves politics and goes into the private sector

it is 100% clear cut, she isn't eligible so she shouldn't get it.

who the fuck would seriously hire anna bligh? she has no real world experience, and everyone in the present state government hates her. what does she have to offer?

I would say Coles would have her back but at minimum wage only though and only as a casual.

she could do as those blighs before her have done after a mutiny, go to timor

word from the inside is that Costello has finished his review and QLD is in the red to the tune of $85b. Effectively have been living on credit for the last term of the government.

Send her the bill for the By-Election
Why are Labor women such BITCHES ?

Im never having sex with any chicks that votes Labor.
(maybe some Greens chicks) last edited by FaceMan at 19:53:31 11/May/12

You wanna find the ones who vote for the marijuana party. Them bitches be crazy. In a good way.