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Goring the right ox

by Philippa Martyr

October 8, 2012

Q: When is bullying not bullying?
A: When you do it to Alan Jones.

 

Q: When is sexism not sexism?
A: When you do it to Tony Abbott.

 

Q: When is misogyny not misogyny?
A: When you do it to Gina Rinehart.

 

Q: When is sexual harassment not sexual harassment?
A: When it's [allegedly] done by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Attorney-General says it's a put-up job.

 

Q: When is theft not theft?
A: When it's done by an ALP-backed union boss who gets his lawyer girlfriend to draw up the preparatory paperwork.

 

Q: Why are some people not protected by law?
A: Because we don't like them.

 

Q: Why are some people prosecuted to the full extent of the law?
A: Because we don’t like them either.

 

Philippa Martyr blogs at Transverse City

 

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