Sport, sponsors, activism and politics

[Gointocarlton]

My perception is that Newman is THE most insincere person to walk the planet until Trump came along.
Any apology made by him is seen in that light, imho.

And yet, those who know him well and have been through troubled times speak very highly of him for constantly checking in and helping them get through those times of despair.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Netball has a big following, that's a lot of potential votes for Dan.
Get down to Sunshine Hospital ER in the West of Melbourne, it really needs the 15 million....

[shawny]

Netball has a big following, that's a lot of potential votes for Dan.
Get down to Sunshine Hospital ER in the West of Melbourne, it really needs the 15 million....

Agree EB

The state has more debt then ever, the vast majority of businesses are struggling and god help ya if your have a heart attack as the ambulance service is broken. The roads on the north where I live have had potholes the size of basketballs all over them and nothing gets done yet he thinks our state above all other states can afford to spend 15M on this cause. I have to hand it to him he is the ultimate poli. And despite all his games the libs remain quieter then church mice. What a sad state of affairs this state has at the moment politically.

The thing is regardless of how weak the libs are imo you can’t allow this bloke to continue and I just hope the people in this state (excluding the dielhard labour voters of course) remember what he has done to us and don’t have that awful case of amnesia like Dan did when it comes time to send him packing. 

[LP]

And yet, those who know him well and have been through troubled times speak very highly of him for constantly checking in and helping them get through those times of despair.

Years ago as part of pre-season our U18s/19s would have to spend some evenings volunteering with Fr Bob Maguire's mission in and around the city. Mostly KP duty or similar. Celebs would rock up sporadically, some I think looking for cheap publicity. Newman was the only one they crossed paths with who was volunteering on a regular basis.

[PaulP]

Years ago as part of pre-season our U18s/19s would have to spend some evenings volunteering with Fr Bob Maguire's mission in and around the city. Mostly KP duty or similar. Celebs would rock up sporadically, some I think looking for cheap publicity. Newman was the only one they crossed paths with who was volunteering on a regular basis.

That's all well and good, and he deserves credit for that, but it's cold comfort to those marginalised individuals and groups who have to deal with his "jokes' at their expense, and who are already doing it tough to begin with.

[LP]

That's all well and good, and he deserves credit for that, but it's cold comfort to those marginalised individuals and groups who have to deal with his "jokes' at their expense, and who are already doing it tough to begin with.

I suppose so, but when you are there serving up some hot meals there is nobody who makes jokes about their circumstance more than themselves, in my experience they have no high horse and some of those jokes they may actually have taught Newman.

Personally, I'm not much for judging people by words it's actions I look for. I suspect if the kids are still doing the volunteering, I think they are, then they are unlikely to run across the media and social media types who want to make a pariah out of the likes of the "low brow and old school types of Sam Newman or Fatty Vautin". By that I refer to intellectual mammoths like the trio of Susie O'Brien, Rita Panahi or Andrew Bolt. If that filthy trio come across unfortunates they are more like to take the advice of the late Bill Hicks and "Step on the gas!", yet they get front page credit and earn top dollars slagging off the likes of Newman and Vautin day in day out!

Even worse, as much as I hate to admit it, that filthy trio who are sparklingly clean outside but full of stank, continually sway and sculpt our society and much of local humanity!

[PaulP]

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Personally, I'm not much for judging people by words it's actions I look for. I suspect if the kids are still doing the volunteering, I think they are, then they are unlikely to run across the media and social media types who want to make a pariah out of the likes of the "low brow and old school types of Sam Newman or Fatty Vautin". By that I refer to intellectual mammoths like the trio of Susie O'Brien, Rita Panahi or Andrew Bolt. If that filthy trio come across unfortunates they are more like to take the advice of the late Bill Hicks and "Step on the gas!", yet they get front page credit and earn top dollars slagging off the likes of Newman and Vautin day in day out!

Panahi and Newman seem to have an excellent relationship, judging by my last few minutes of googling. I'd be very surprised if those three have any issue with Newman, given their shared crusade and War On Woke.

[madbluboy]

Do the girls know who Victoria is named in honour of?

[Professer E]

Those bagging out Dan should have a hard look at the bloke running the show on the other side.  Neither of them are worthy of anybody's vote.

[madbluboy]

Those bagging out Dan should have a hard look at the bloke running the show on the other side.  Neither of them are worthy of anybody's vote.

The last 8 years has seen Melbourne go from one of the best cities in the world to an absolute crap hole. Labour has to go.