Comments on: DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? with Larry Buttrose

By: CaTⓋ

CaTⓋ — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:27:09 +0000

That was 79%. She laughed it off and said “Not really” when Tony invited her to comment – end of segment…

By: Marlena Bloomfield

Marlena Bloomfield — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:24:46 +0000

Great work Larry. Juilan Assange has been treated very badly be our Government and there was a vote about this during Q and A a few weeks ago. More that 70% (dont quote me on the number but near enough ) agreed that the Australian Government had not done enough to help him. Nicola Roxon was present that night and showed no interest in what Australians feel about the situation.
When corruption is absolute from the top down in this country we need people like Julian to keep on spreading the truth to us.
Yes he should be Australian of the Year.

By: Robert Medina

Robert Medina — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:55:45 +0000

Great commentary Larry. Yes, I too think he should be “Australian of The Year”

By: CaTⓋ

CaTⓋ — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:43:58 +0000

Thanks for your comments gabfest. You point to the heart of the injustice. Not only has the Walkley been awarded, the Sydney Prize too. Before that, an Amnesty International award, among others. Curiously one of these is the Sam Adams Award, which is given for Integrity in Intelligence by a group of retired CIA officers, to an intelligence professional who has taken a stand for integrity and ethics. Seems that’s what happens when people are old enough to speak their mind. He’s also won some outstanding international awards, such as Readers’ Choice in TIME magazine’s Person of the Year poll, and runner-up for Person of the Year. But when he bothers Americans, our lawyer-leader will sacrifice her professional integrity by claiming he’s a criminal. That makes some of us feel all schizoid inside…

Wikileaks / Assange’s publications cause controversy for sure, but they are legal and of great public interest. We are being de-brained again by the sound-byte: “He will be treated like an other Australian”. Em… no other Australian that I know has so many people with so much influence after his head, or want him at least immobilised, irrespective of whether he has committed any crime. Since this influence has been clearly demonstrated to be at the level of government and public media, there is a high risk that “arrangements” could be made. We need tight judiciary monitoring, but are dismayed that Australian laws affecting Julian’s extradition(s) are rapidly changing… Another schizoid moment was Nicola Roxon on Q&A saying that Assange had fled Sweden. No doubt in my mind about the truth of the matter, which Jeffrey Robinson thankfully pointed out, but an Attorney General as well now, spouting false information on national television… needs a second thought.

By: gabfest

gabfest — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:31:18 +0000

Great Larry,
I fully agree with you.
In a not so distant time Julian Assange will be recognised as a true genius and man of courage by all of us. And we should be proud that he is Australian .
Let’s see if Carr will wil be true to his own words.
it is important to give him the support of the best lawyers and give him donations.
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