I have little respect for the game of politics and even less respect for most of its players yet I also have compassion so I hoped for the best possible outcome when Australian Victorian Minister Tim Holding went missing the other day. I was of course thrilled that he had been found alive and returned to his family.
Today I am a little annoyed with him though. I don’t expect that he should pay for his own rescue- unless he profits from it by way of paid media deals etc but I do expect him to be humble and acknowledge his fault in the incident rather than the arrogance I perceived in a quote I just read discussing his failure to carry the advised Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBS) with him
“I’ve never hiked with an EPIRB before and I’ve been to places that are far more remote and rugged than where I was at Feathertop but – and I have to say I bet if we interviewed 100 hikers going up there in six months’ time we would probably find very few EPIRBs with them – but I think given what I’ve put my family through and Victorians through over the last few days when I hike in the future I’ll have an EPIRB with me”
All this when it was his actions that caused the accedent and his failure to set out fully equiped with the advised tools that caused the delay (and extra cost) in his rescue.
I do not know him personally or even politically but Tim Holding, like the opposition I think you are a ‘Super dill’ – and an unrepentant one at that!
He has apologised for all the concern he has caused, has thanked his supporters and rescuers but he has not made a heart felt apology for being an idiot in his choices, rather he has brushed them off as what everyone else would do. Maybe so, maybe 80% of Australian hikers are also arrogant idiots I don’t know, I don’t know any – but aren’t our leaders(world wide) meant to set a good example to their community?
I am tired of fools running countries – I am tired of people who feel they are above everyone else thinking they have the right to lead other people.
What do YOU think?
A Post for an IGNORANT reader of my blog
Monday, September 7th, 2009Dear “the lord speaks”
You are IGNORANT and quite frankly fools like you annoy the hell out of me. YOU do not speak for “god”and your opinions are narrow minded.
Re your comment on the beautiful “plus sized” model Lizzie Miller:
“fat or thin there is no reason for women to pose naked this is porn.”
Fool – look up the definition of pornography – this is not porn.
This is a lovely young woman showing the female form with class and sensuality.
Re your comment on the Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi post
“this is not a place for women, men should be leaders.”
Men like YOU? Thank goodness that the rest of the world has matured beyond such idiotic thoughts – women are just as fit to lead as men.
Re the contraception post and your comment
“you should take down those links. it is a sin for teenagers to have sex it is only for married people.”
It is perfectly ok for any one of legal age in their community to have sex with another legal person – don’t like that fact – fine, but I intend to keep the links up for anyone looking for advice on how to have sex safely.
If this offends you don’t come back.
And as for your idiotic comment that
“only men and women should get wed God said so”
As I replied on the post itself -
your god may well say “no” but then I disagree with a lot of things the bible does approve of like slavery, physical punishment of children etc
But this is not a religious or moral debate – in my mind it is about equality and human rights.
I really don’t like the way YOU think
Tags: annoying comments, god freak, idiot, IGNORANT
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