Julia cops another sandwich at Lyneham High

Postalgeek said :

Mr Gillespie said :

I knew the school couldn’t resist the temptation to punish the sandwich-thrower for being such a naughty little boy.

You want a medal for that prediction?

Well actually I don’t think he was dealt with at all. According to one report, no action was taken against him. If that’s the case it is a startling example of how poorly Ju-liar is regarded in this country (even in traditionally left wing Canberra) and how the election is likely to be a 1975-style massacre.

Mr Gillespie said :

I knew the school couldn’t resist the temptation to punish the sandwich-thrower for being such a naughty little boy.

You want a medal for that prediction?

Mr Gillespie said :

I couldn’t help but notice this article in The Canberra Times:

Gillard sanger thrower ‘dealt with’

The schoolboy embroiled in the latest sandwich-throwing incident involving Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been dealt with in-house at his Canberra high school.

The Prime Minister was visiting Lyneham High School on Thursday when a salami sanger was lobbed her way.

While Ms Gillard was quick to dismiss the incident, it quickly attracted national attention.

Australian Federal Police categorised the matter as “minor”.

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ACT school authorities on Friday issued a brief update, with a spokeswoman saying: “Appropriate action has been taken at a school level in accordance with normal processes.”

Thursday’s incident was not the first time Ms Gillard has attracted an airborne sandwich.

Brisbane student Kyle Thomson, 16, was suspended from school for 15 days after a sandwich was pegged at the Prime Minister during her visit to Marsden State High School earlier in May.

Kyle denies he was responsible.

Neither sandwich made contact with Ms Gillard.

AAP

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/political-news/gillard-sanger-thrower-dealt-with-20130531-2ngyl.html

I knew the school couldn’t resist the temptation to punish the sandwich-thrower for being such a naughty little boy.

I thought Mr G had been warned off schools….

Mr Gillespie said :

I couldn’t help but notice this article in The Canberra Times:

Gillard sanger thrower ‘dealt with’

The schoolboy embroiled in the latest sandwich-throwing incident involving Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been dealt with in-house at his Canberra high school.

The Prime Minister was visiting Lyneham High School on Thursday when a salami sanger was lobbed her way.

While Ms Gillard was quick to dismiss the incident, it quickly attracted national attention.

Australian Federal Police categorised the matter as “minor”.

Advertisement
ACT school authorities on Friday issued a brief update, with a spokeswoman saying: “Appropriate action has been taken at a school level in accordance with normal processes.”

Thursday’s incident was not the first time Ms Gillard has attracted an airborne sandwich.

Brisbane student Kyle Thomson, 16, was suspended from school for 15 days after a sandwich was pegged at the Prime Minister during her visit to Marsden State High School earlier in May.

Kyle denies he was responsible.

Neither sandwich made contact with Ms Gillard.

AAP

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/political-news/gillard-sanger-thrower-dealt-with-20130531-2ngyl.html

I knew the school couldn’t resist the temptation to punish the sandwich-thrower for being such a naughty little boy.

Why exactly would they not punish him?

Jungle Jim said :

You’re probably right, but surely the attempted assault of the PM would be at least something high on the list of expulsion worthy acts. Even if it was meant as a joke (albeit it horrible taste) I can’t see this kid getting off lightly.

Why? It was essentially harmless and, unlike bullying, didn’t involve making someones life a living hell.

I couldn’t help but notice this article in The Canberra Times:

Gillard sanger thrower ‘dealt with’

The schoolboy embroiled in the latest sandwich-throwing incident involving Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been dealt with in-house at his Canberra high school.

The Prime Minister was visiting Lyneham High School on Thursday when a salami sanger was lobbed her way.

While Ms Gillard was quick to dismiss the incident, it quickly attracted national attention.

Australian Federal Police categorised the matter as “minor”.

Advertisement
ACT school authorities on Friday issued a brief update, with a spokeswoman saying: “Appropriate action has been taken at a school level in accordance with normal processes.”

Thursday’s incident was not the first time Ms Gillard has attracted an airborne sandwich.

Brisbane student Kyle Thomson, 16, was suspended from school for 15 days after a sandwich was pegged at the Prime Minister during her visit to Marsden State High School earlier in May.

Kyle denies he was responsible.

Neither sandwich made contact with Ms Gillard.

AAP

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/political-news/gillard-sanger-thrower-dealt-with-20130531-2ngyl.html

I knew the school couldn’t resist the temptation to punish the sandwich-thrower for being such a naughty little boy.

That kid is in my son’s class and is not the smartest chicken and according to my son the school’s biggest bogan. He was standing near him when he decided to throw it. Apparently thought it would be hilarious. He also has been suspended for three weeks and his facebook account has been deleted. A few people including teachers are happy he’s not there.

Matt_Watts said :

Considering how the US treats their former Presidents, a bunch of visiting American businessmen were amazed when they saw a tipsy former-PM Bob Hawke waiting in a carpark for a cab or something after the races, and some young blokes pulled up and shouted out, “Hawkie you bloody legend!” only for Hawke to reply, “If you think I’m that much of a legend, how’s about giving me a lift?” before he hopped into their Datsun.

Didn’t see it first-hand, but utterly believable in this country.

I read an account of it – but said to be after a footy match in Melbourne …

Aeek said :

Sanger ryhmes with ranga, so what will be thrown at the budgie smuggler ?

I can’t get past jugular, but that’s the wrong way round.

As to those lamenting the prospect that a shrinking violet like Julia, or Tony, or anyone else with sufficient hide, ego and self-belief to be drawn to the Prime Ministership might be deterred from mixing with the masses by an occasional soaring sanger, I don’t think you have too much to worry about. Although, if Goon Show enthusiasts get on the bandwagon, there may well be second thoughts about public appearances:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dreaded_Batter_Pudding_Hurler_(of_Bexhill-on-Sea)

Tooks said :

Mr Gillespie said :

I hate women. Except for the stalk-worthy ones

You really are a terrible person, aren’t you?

Guy probably has so many AVOs out against him that he can’t come within 100km of civilisation.

Dilandach said :

Really? Hard to keep track of the crazy.

Not really, they’re two distinct brands of crazy (which leads me to believe they’re separate internet personas).

HenryBG is an internet tough-guy, the last of the true keyboard warriors.

Gillespie is a more your limp-wristed, frustrated mega-beta, living off his mother’s basement broadband connection and convincing himself that he hates the one thing he wants more than anything, but can’t have.

(just for the folks playing at home, no need to thank me)

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

LSWCHP said :

Mr Gillespie said :

vileness

… if I heard anyone talking like that irl I would give them a mouthful, if not more.

Mr G sounds just like the type of guy who would love ‘a mouthful’, if not more.

Sanger ryhmes with ranga, so what will be thrown at the budgie smuggler ?

LSWCHP said :

Mr Gillespie said :

vileness

I really enjoy participating in the RA online community, and as part of that I accept that I’ll frequently run across people whose ideas I may not agree with. That’s really the point of the exercise in fact, because if we all agreed with each other it’d be a pretty dull place. So most of the time when confronted with nonsense I just roll my eyes, stay calm and carry on.

But that stuff you wrote right there was contemptible. I’m sure you don’t care, but I’m just letting you know I hold you in contempt.

As much as many here disagree on things or don’t get along, I think pretty much everyone agrees(well except maybe gazket), that mr g is the biggest pos on this forum.

His posts can often cause me to lol out loud but his absolutely disgusting sexism makes me fume and if I heard anyone talking like that irl I would give them a mouthful, if not more.

Mr Gillespie said :

vileness

I really enjoy participating in the RA online community, and as part of that I accept that I’ll frequently run across people whose ideas I may not agree with. That’s really the point of the exercise in fact, because if we all agreed with each other it’d be a pretty dull place. So most of the time when confronted with nonsense I just roll my eyes, stay calm and carry on.

But that stuff you wrote right there was contemptible. I’m sure you don’t care, but I’m just letting you know I hold you in contempt.

Magoodotcom said :

The more the ‘mejia’ beats it up, the more likely it is to happen at the next school she visits…

That was my point. Faced with the opportunity to visit a a school (or anywhere, really) and cop a ham and cheese in the face, she’ll just go “Nah”. So she won’t visit any more schools. And neither will the next one. We’ll all be the poorer for it, if that’s how it pans out.

The more the ‘mejia’ beats it up, the more likely it is to happen at the next school she visits…

I had a roast chicken thrown at me at the SCG many years ago.

Yes, you read that right, a whole roast chicken…

Haha, one of my mates was hit by a roast chook at the cricket. Back of the head, funniest thing ever.

Mr Gillespie said :

I hate women. Except for the stalk-worthy ones

You really are a terrible person, aren’t you?

Matt_Watts said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

LSWCHP said :

Here’s the thing folks. Unlike politicians in many other countries, our elected representatives have always been free to walk among us in relative safety, and they often do. It’s a nice thing to contemplate, and I’ve always thought it spoke volumes for what sort of people we are.

But suppose this catches on, and every time our PM goes amongst the members of the public there’s a high likelihood of some ratbag lobbing a sanger at him or her. It wouldn’t take long before barriers of all sorts would be erected between the PM and the people of the country. And the last thing we need is more distance placed between us and our leaders.

It also seems pretty likely that given the mentality of these folks, they’d graduate readily from a sandwich to rotten eggs, tomatoes, dogshit, rocks, a lump of wood studded with nails and razor blades….

It’s easy to make light of this incident, but there are some fundamental principles of decent civilized behaviour that need to be maintained if this country is going to continue to be worth living in as an open society.

Finally, are there any men on RA who would like their female partners or family members to be subjected to this indignity from some teenage arsehat? Any blokes out there volunteering their wives or sisters or daughters for a bit of this action? If this tool did this to my wife, I’d remonstrate with him.

Plus one.

Too the morons who think this is a good thing simply because they are halfwit Hadley listeners, give your selves a uppercut.

From memory (please correct me if I’m wrong), the Australian Protective Service was created because somebody threw an egg at then-PM Billy Hughes.

http://www.afp.gov.au/~/media/afp/pdf/3/33-37-warwick-incident.ashx

Tetranitrate said :

LSWCHP said :

Here’s the thing folks. Unlike politicians in many other countries, our elected representatives have always been free to walk among us in relative safety, and they often do. It’s a nice thing to contemplate, and I’ve always thought it spoke volumes for what sort of people we are.

But suppose this catches on, and every time our PM goes amongst the members of the public there’s a high likelihood of some ratbag lobbing a sanger at him or her. It wouldn’t take long before barriers of all sorts would be erected between the PM and the people of the country. And the last thing we need is more distance placed between us and our leaders.

It also seems pretty likely that given the mentality of these folks, they’d graduate readily from a sandwich to rotten eggs, tomatoes, dogshit, rocks, a lump of wood studded with nails and razor blades….

It’s easy to make light of this incident, but there are some fundamental principles of decent civilized behaviour that need to be maintained if this country is going to continue to be worth living in as an open society.

Completely agreed with this. John Howard’s walks come to mind as well here – that simply couldn’t happen in most other countries. That our leaders can walk among us in relative safety is something that’s almost uniquely Australian. I remember reading a story about a schoolboy back in the 50s who’d knocked on the door of the lodge to interview Menzies for a school assignment – I’d hate for us to end up like the United States or our neighbors in Asia.

Considering how the US treats their former Presidents, a bunch of visiting American businessmen were amazed when they saw a tipsy former-PM Bob Hawke waiting in a carpark for a cab or something after the races, and some young blokes pulled up and shouted out, “Hawkie you bloody legend!” only for Hawke to reply, “If you think I’m that much of a legend, how’s about giving me a lift?” before he hopped into their Datsun.

Didn’t see it first-hand, but utterly believable in this country.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

LSWCHP said :

Here’s the thing folks. Unlike politicians in many other countries, our elected representatives have always been free to walk among us in relative safety, and they often do. It’s a nice thing to contemplate, and I’ve always thought it spoke volumes for what sort of people we are.

But suppose this catches on, and every time our PM goes amongst the members of the public there’s a high likelihood of some ratbag lobbing a sanger at him or her. It wouldn’t take long before barriers of all sorts would be erected between the PM and the people of the country. And the last thing we need is more distance placed between us and our leaders.

It also seems pretty likely that given the mentality of these folks, they’d graduate readily from a sandwich to rotten eggs, tomatoes, dogshit, rocks, a lump of wood studded with nails and razor blades….

It’s easy to make light of this incident, but there are some fundamental principles of decent civilized behaviour that need to be maintained if this country is going to continue to be worth living in as an open society.

Finally, are there any men on RA who would like their female partners or family members to be subjected to this indignity from some teenage arsehat? Any blokes out there volunteering their wives or sisters or daughters for a bit of this action? If this tool did this to my wife, I’d remonstrate with him.

Plus one.

Too the morons who think this is a good thing simply because they are halfwit Hadley listeners, give your selves a uppercut.

From memory (please correct me if I’m wrong), the Australian Protective Service was created because somebody threw an egg at then-PM Billy Hughes.

Gerry-Built said :

I seriously doubt the kid was expelled… perhaps suspended; but expulsion is VERY, VERY rare in Canberra Public Schools.

DET has also created an environment that insures suspension is a rarity, too.

You’re probably right, but surely the attempted assault of the PM would be at least something high on the list of expulsion worthy acts. Even if it was meant as a joke (albeit it horrible taste) I can’t see this kid getting off lightly.

I seriously doubt the kid was expelled… perhaps suspended; but expulsion is VERY, VERY rare in Canberra Public Schools.

DET has also created an environment that insures suspension is a rarity, too.

Yesterday’s incident was an over-hyped non-event, and nothing compared to the Klutzgate fiasco of Australia Day 2012 which, as I recall it, was a spectacular case of friendly fire.

With that in mind, and always on the lookout for conspiracies and hidden meaning, a flying sanger in the vicinity of the PM may simply be a portent that Feeney will (surprise, surprise) get the nod for Batman.

devils_advocate said :

Dilandach said :

Take a break from throwing stones at women to bring us those ‘wise’ words huh?

Tsk, tsk, getting your RA posters confused.

The stone-thrower was HenryBG, not Mr Gillespie (assuming for the moment these are two different people).

Really? Hard to keep track of the crazy.

Dilandach said :

Take a break from throwing stones at women to bring us those ‘wise’ words huh?

Tsk, tsk, getting your RA posters confused.

The stone-thrower was HenryBG, not Mr Gillespie (assuming for the moment these are two different people).

Mr Gillespie said :

The “culprit” should be given a medal. It was a sandwich, not a hand grenade, and as for Juliar being an “important” person who must be respected at all costs, consider the fact that she hurled insults and abuse at ALL good men, when she shot her mouth off that day Peter Slipper was forced to resign.

Juliar is a little wannabe big important man in the big chair filling big shoes, and is only PM because of the same reason Queensland had a female Premier, why NSW had a female Premier, why Tasmania has a female Premier, and why the current Governor-General is also female.

Why? Because the Australian Labor Party have been running a (call it a “conspiracy” if you want) secret agenda in the name of “equality” by putting more quota girls in high positions regardless of their qualities and merits.

An to the headmaster (or is it headmistress?) of Lyneham High — don’t follow the Queensland school’s example of punishing the hero who threw the sandwich. While Julia Gillard is occupying that chair, the “prime minister” is not an “important person” and is to be treated with the contempt she deserves.

Alan, please do us a favour and retreat to your toilet block.

LSWCHP said :

Here’s the thing folks. Unlike politicians in many other countries, our elected representatives have always been free to walk among us in relative safety, and they often do. It’s a nice thing to contemplate, and I’ve always thought it spoke volumes for what sort of people we are.

But suppose this catches on, and every time our PM goes amongst the members of the public there’s a high likelihood of some ratbag lobbing a sanger at him or her. It wouldn’t take long before barriers of all sorts would be erected between the PM and the people of the country. And the last thing we need is more distance placed between us and our leaders.

It also seems pretty likely that given the mentality of these folks, they’d graduate readily from a sandwich to rotten eggs, tomatoes, dogshit, rocks, a lump of wood studded with nails and razor blades….

It’s easy to make light of this incident, but there are some fundamental principles of decent civilized behaviour that need to be maintained if this country is going to continue to be worth living in as an open society.

Completely agreed with this. John Howard’s walks come to mind as well here – that simply couldn’t happen in most other countries. That our leaders can walk among us in relative safety is something that’s almost uniquely Australian. I remember reading a story about a schoolboy back in the 50s who’d knocked on the door of the lodge to interview Menzies for a school assignment – I’d hate for us to end up like the United States or our neighbors in Asia.

Mr Gillespie said :

The “culprit” should be given a medal. It was a sandwich, not a hand grenade, and as for Juliar being an “important” person who must be respected at all costs, consider the fact that she hurled insults and abuse at ALL good men, when she shot her mouth off that day Peter Slipper was forced to resign.

Juliar is a little wannabe big important man in the big chair filling big shoes, and is only PM because of the same reason Queensland had a female Premier, why NSW had a female Premier, why Tasmania has a female Premier, and why the current Governor-General is also female.

Why? Because the Australian Labor Party have been running a (call it a “conspiracy” if you want) secret agenda in the name of “equality” by putting more quota girls in high positions regardless of their qualities and merits.

An to the headmaster (or is it headmistress?) of Lyneham High — don’t follow the Queensland school’s example of punishing the hero who threw the sandwich. While Julia Gillard is occupying that chair, the “prime minister” is not an “important person” and is to be treated with the contempt she deserves.

Take a break from throwing stones at women to bring us those ‘wise’ words huh?

Mr Gillespie said :

The “culprit” should be given a medal. It was a sandwich, not a hand grenade, and as for Juliar being an “important” person who must be respected at all costs, consider the fact that she hurled insults and abuse at ALL good men, when she shot her mouth off that day Peter Slipper was forced to resign.

Juliar is a little wannabe big important man in the big chair filling big shoes, and is only PM because of the same reason Queensland had a female Premier, why NSW had a female Premier, why Tasmania has a female Premier, and why the current Governor-General is also female.

Why? Because the Australian Labor Party have been running a (call it a “conspiracy” if you want) secret agenda in the name of “equality” by putting more quota girls in high positions regardless of their qualities and merits.

An to the headmaster (or is it headmistress?) of Lyneham High — don’t follow the Queensland school’s example of punishing the hero who threw the sandwich. While Julia Gillard is occupying that chair, the “prime minister” is not an “important person” and is to be treated with the contempt she deserves.

A medal?? Any school kid who emulates a previous sandwich throwing incident at the person occupying the highest office in the land regardless of their perceived performance needs to be disciplined.

RESPECT appears to be optional with young people these days much to my chagrin!

Mr Gillespie said :

The “culprit” should be given a medal. It was a sandwich, not a hand grenade, and as for Juliar being an “important” person who must be respected at all costs, consider the fact that she hurled insults and abuse at ALL good men, when she shot her mouth off that day Peter Slipper was forced to resign.

Juliar is a little wannabe big important man in the big chair filling big shoes, and is only PM because of the same reason Queensland had a female Premier, why NSW had a female Premier, why Tasmania has a female Premier, and why the current Governor-General is also female.

Why? Because the Australian Labor Party have been running a (call it a “conspiracy” if you want) secret agenda in the name of “equality” by putting more quota girls in high positions regardless of their qualities and merits.

An to the headmaster (or is it headmistress?) of Lyneham High — don’t follow the Queensland school’s example of punishing the hero who threw the sandwich. While Julia Gillard is occupying that chair, the “prime minister” is not an “important person” and is to be treated with the contempt she deserves.

“Thoughtful…”

Mr Gillespie said :

waffle

Misogynist is boring.

miz said :

Maggie Thatcher had food thrown at her
http://www.80sactual.com/2009/03/1984-egg-hits-thatcher.html

Perhaps food throwing shows that Ms Gillard is a great leader but we will only appreciate her in 20 years?

In 20 years we’ll appreciate her because it will have been a wonderful 20 years without her.

Maggie Thatcher had food thrown at her
http://www.80sactual.com/2009/03/1984-egg-hits-thatcher.html

Perhaps food throwing shows that Ms Gillard is a great leader but we will only appreciate her in 20 years?

Someone threw an egg at John Hewson and he caught it without breaking it. Remember that? Those were the days; when our political leaders could collect breakfast ingredients at their local rally.

Masquara said :

Katie was nodding away in the background while Julia was defending the political party public-money slurp-fest that the Liberals backed away from. Glad I didn’t need to donkey-vote (which I would have, to avoid paying my dollar to either party).

As an aside, donkey-voting won’t stop either party getting money from your vote – but informal voting (ie where you fill out no numbers, or otherwise make your ballot invalid) would.

Either way, I think the idea that school kids think it’s ok to throw stuff at our PM is fairly disgraceful.

Masquara said :

Katie was nodding away in the background while Julia was defending the political party public-money slurp-fest that the Liberals backed away from. Glad I didn’t need to donkey-vote (which I would have, to avoid paying my dollar to either party).

And this is why we need to put as much monies into public education as possible…

Masquara said :

Katie was nodding away in the background while Julia was defending the political party public-money slurp-fest that the Liberals backed away from. Glad I didn’t need to donkey-vote (which I would have, to avoid paying my dollar to either party).

I think you mean informal. Isn’t donkey voting just voting for the first name on the ballot paper? That might be someone who gets your dollar.

IP

Hehehhe, my niece’s friend was the fellow that threw the sandwich. I heard from the grapevine that this fellow is now expelled.

Could’ve been worse… I thought Lyneham-ites would be eating quinoa with soy for lunch.

That would suck to get out of your hair and clothes.

It would’ve cost a lot of dough to get cleaned. Although the PM does earn a reasonable crust I guess.

The “culprit” should be given a medal. It was a sandwich, not a hand grenade, and as for Juliar being an “important” person who must be respected at all costs, consider the fact that she hurled insults and abuse at ALL good men, when she shot her mouth off that day Peter Slipper was forced to resign.

Juliar is a little wannabe big important man in the big chair filling big shoes, and is only PM because of the same reason Queensland had a female Premier, why NSW had a female Premier, why Tasmania has a female Premier, and why the current Governor-General is also female.

Why? Because the Australian Labor Party have been running a (call it a “conspiracy” if you want) secret agenda in the name of “equality” by putting more quota girls in high positions regardless of their qualities and merits.

An to the headmaster (or is it headmistress?) of Lyneham High — don’t follow the Queensland school’s example of punishing the hero who threw the sandwich. While Julia Gillard is occupying that chair, the “prime minister” is not an “important person” and is to be treated with the contempt she deserves.

steveu said :

It could only happen in Australia.

And Katy’s tweet is gold, pure gold. Just goes to show how situationally aware she is.

You dont think it was a staffer?

It proves one thing, this silly town has moved away from being a Labor stronghold like it once was.

I blame the fruitcakes rolling in from the country areas in the 90s. I bet the kids parents told them to throw it too.

Can’t wait to see what the Gonski report says about the re-introduction of corporal punishment. Really, this is the only thing missing from our dysfunctional education system. This sandwich incident would not have happened 50 years ago as the perpetrator would know that he/she would be flogged as punishment. I can still remember getting 24 cuts on both hands in one day with a rattan cane. It was the only record I ever got while at school. I can’t remember what I was being punished for but I a damn sure I didn’t do it again nor did any other pupils do a “copycat”.

LSWCHP said :

Here’s the thing folks. Unlike politicians in many other countries, our elected representatives have always been free to walk among us in relative safety, and they often do. It’s a nice thing to contemplate, and I’ve always thought it spoke volumes for what sort of people we are.

But suppose this catches on, and every time our PM goes amongst the members of the public there’s a high likelihood of some ratbag lobbing a sanger at him or her. It wouldn’t take long before barriers of all sorts would be erected between the PM and the people of the country. And the last thing we need is more distance placed between us and our leaders.

It also seems pretty likely that given the mentality of these folks, they’d graduate readily from a sandwich to rotten eggs, tomatoes, dogshit, rocks, a lump of wood studded with nails and razor blades….

It’s easy to make light of this incident, but there are some fundamental principles of decent civilized behaviour that need to be maintained if this country is going to continue to be worth living in as an open society.

Finally, are there any men on RA who would like their female partners or family members to be subjected to this indignity from some teenage arsehat? Any blokes out there volunteering their wives or sisters or daughters for a bit of this action? If this tool did this to my wife, I’d remonstrate with him.

Plus one.

Too the morons who think this is a good thing simply because they are halfwit Hadley listeners, give your selves a uppercut.

Katie was nodding away in the background while Julia was defending the political party public-money slurp-fest that the Liberals backed away from. Glad I didn’t need to donkey-vote (which I would have, to avoid paying my dollar to either party).

LSWCHP said :

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

You’re so right. You’d think her status would at least afford her the luxury of being walloped with a smoked salmon w/ cream cheese bagel.

dungfungus said :

LSWCHP said :

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

And regardless of the occupant, I reckon the office of the PM deserves a bit more respect. I detested John Howard, but I would say the same thing if this had happened to him.

A similar thing happened to John Howard when some deranged leftie threw a show at him on Q&A one night.

And that was a poor showing too.

LSWCHP is right on the money. Shoe throwing, sandwich throwing is disrespectful of the office of PM and quite frankly a national embarrassment.

I see what The Simpsons were getting at with their ‘Australia’ episode now.

If the sandwich contained mayonaisse from Copa, would the brat who threw it now be facing charges for endangering a life?

Here’s the thing folks. Unlike politicians in many other countries, our elected representatives have always been free to walk among us in relative safety, and they often do. It’s a nice thing to contemplate, and I’ve always thought it spoke volumes for what sort of people we are.

But suppose this catches on, and every time our PM goes amongst the members of the public there’s a high likelihood of some ratbag lobbing a sanger at him or her. It wouldn’t take long before barriers of all sorts would be erected between the PM and the people of the country. And the last thing we need is more distance placed between us and our leaders.

It also seems pretty likely that given the mentality of these folks, they’d graduate readily from a sandwich to rotten eggs, tomatoes, dogshit, rocks, a lump of wood studded with nails and razor blades….

It’s easy to make light of this incident, but there are some fundamental principles of decent civilized behaviour that need to be maintained if this country is going to continue to be worth living in as an open society.

Finally, are there any men on RA who would like their female partners or family members to be subjected to this indignity from some teenage arsehat? Any blokes out there volunteering their wives or sisters or daughters for a bit of this action? If this tool did this to my wife, I’d remonstrate with him.

Someone must be spreading rumours that JG is one sandwich short of a picnic. (Did it really take 37+ posts for someone to say this?)

Personally I have no opinion on the matter.

IP

dtc said :

Isnt the Lyneham polling booth one of the most ‘left wing’ (ALP and Green) in the country? Must have been someone trucked in from Watson or Downer

At somes schools in the Brindabella Electorate she may have got a knuckle sandwich instead.

It could only happen in Australia.

And Katy’s tweet is gold, pure gold. Just goes to show how situationally aware she is.

FioBla said :

Wichcraft in Lyneham?

Did the sandwich have the eye of a newt in it as well?

dungfungus said :

LSWCHP said :

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

And regardless of the occupant, I reckon the office of the PM deserves a bit more respect. I detested John Howard, but I would say the same thing if this had happened to him.

A similar thing happened to John Howard when some deranged leftie threw a show at him on Q&A one night.

That’s meant to be a “shoe”, not a show. (Must buy a new keyboard)

LSWCHP said :

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

And regardless of the occupant, I reckon the office of the PM deserves a bit more respect. I detested John Howard, but I would say the same thing if this had happened to him.

A similar thing happened to John Howard when some deranged leftie threw a show at him on Q&A one night.

LSWCHP said :

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

And regardless of the occupant, I reckon the office of the PM deserves a bit more respect. I detested John Howard, but I would say the same thing if this had happened to him.

+1 show some respect.

Ben_Dover said :

LSWCHP said :

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

Too true!! A PM deserves at least a plate of sandwitches, and a pie!

And don’t forget that she is a classy lady. Cucumber sandwiches, no crusts.

LSWCHP said :

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

Too true!! A PM deserves at least a plate of sandwitches, and a pie!

Mr Evil said :

I’m sure the culprit will be given a ‘stern’ talking to and will be made to sit in the powder blue room until they feel calm and relaxed.

Don’t public schools have in school suspension room? My high school did. It was also blue.
you would turn up at school and sit in the room all day. Your teachers assigned work for you. You also had different recess and lunch and they were held in the enclosed courtyard where they locked the second exit for that period.

This shouldn’t be reported on at all

Holden Caulfield said :

There is no devon. Only fritz.

Polony!

This is shameful crap. She’s a human being like you and me, and nobody going about their lawful business deserves to be treated like this, regardless of what people think of her politics.

And regardless of the occupant, I reckon the office of the PM deserves a bit more respect. I detested John Howard, but I would say the same thing if this had happened to him.

I endorse this act of violence.

There is no devon. Only fritz.

krome said :

Another miss? Do they even teach PE anymore?

Apparentlty not, as it’s not good for kids to competye, it may spoilt their fun.

dtc said :

Isnt the Lyneham polling booth one of the most ‘left wing’ (ALP and Green) in the country? Must have been someone trucked in from Watson or Downer

Sounds like the kids have more sense than their parents.

EvanJames said :

Society is going to get very interesting as people with no concerns about rules, laws or consequences are increasingly among us.

That time is already here, Gillard is the ring leader.

Now had they thrown stilettos at least she could’ve worn it.

Isnt the Lyneham polling booth one of the most ‘left wing’ (ALP and Green) in the country? Must have been someone trucked in from Watson or Downer

Another miss? Do they even teach PE anymore?

Dill pickle?

f-ing little turds. It’ll be just as funny when someone throws a rock I imagine, or an egg. Society is going to get very interesting as people with no concerns about rules, laws or consequences are increasingly among us.

Devon ? Baloney ? surely you mean Fritz

If it was salami, it’s clearly a sign that multiculturalism has failed.

Once Lyneham High gets its own Asian Century Centre, shocking acts of lèse-majesté will be a thing of the past, and visiting dignitaries will be treated to Kabuki, shadow plays and the tea ceremony – very apt, when you think about it.

If the reports of the nature of the sandwich are correct Katterite/Howard Battler tendencies would appear to be lurking at Lyneham (surely a bastion of gourmet wraps?), which is clearly another compelling illustration of why we need Gonski!

This pic will just reinforce the stereotype that Canberra is a white bread town.

johnboy said :

Some suspect it might actually have been devon.

If, in the case it was devon, was tomato sauce involved???

johnboy said :

Some suspect it might actually have been devon.

Baloney!

Needs a kick in the arse for missing her fat head

Wichcraft in Lyneham?

What type of salami was it; Hungarian, Danish?
The standard of detail on this blog is slipping.

Political journalism at its greatest. Let’s all make sandwich throwing the new national policy debate.

Never let it be said that Lyneham High isn’t a classy place that’s turning out the leaders of tomorrow.

Mr Evil said :

I’m sure the culprit will be given a ‘stern’ talking to and will be made to sit in the powder blue room until they feel calm and relaxed.

Or a holiday, erm I mean a horrible horrible suspension. The horror of not being able to go to school for a few days will certainly shock the offender.

I’m sure the culprit will be given a ‘stern’ talking to and will be made to sit in the powder blue room until they feel calm and relaxed.