Gillard grieves her first Xmas without dad

[mellie]

This and takes the opportunity to wish other Australians who are also struggling with loss this Christmas well.

"For me this will be the first Christmas without my father and I will be thinking of him and of my fellow Australians who will be without a loved one for the first time this year."

She never misses a beat, never misses an opportunity to tug at our heart stings in order to create the illusion of warmth and human quality.

Like a reptile sunning itself on a rock... it might appear warm whilst in the spotlight, though it's a cold blooded creature none the less.
Did she wish Australians who had lost loved one's well last Christmas?

How long will she flog her fathers corpse for public sympathy?

The experience of loss is a very personal one, not something to be used for publicity purposes.

Sorry, poor taste, and so obvious too.




http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6542942614

[Neferti]

You are right about POOR TASTE, but it is on your part, Mellie.

You will understand that when you lose someone close to you. The First Christmas after their death is one of the worst.

Christmas is a sad time for many, many people. I doubt that Gillard was trying to draw attention to herself .... I figure that she was asked by the MSN who have no idea .... and she was trying to "reach out" to others who lost love ones during this year and find they will have an Empty Chair at the Table this Christmas.

Life does go on and although I cannot stand Gillard, she is human and has lost her Dad earlier this year.

Gillard is just not very good at the humility stuff. But, don't knock her for being sad about her Dad.

[John G Illard]

My daughter pushed me to the brink of utmost embarrassment and shame. People would stop me in the street complaining to me about my lying deceitful daughter. People would make personal attacks towards Julia calling her the barren bitch from boganville.
I prayed that one day she would find a man in her life but all she could deliver was a pathetic poofter hairdresser and put him on the public payrol for his role. I told Julia that no one would be fooled by that charade and that she must stop displaying her affections towards Penny. That maybe ok for the lesbian vote but it would not go down well with the males particulartlywhen her hatred towards men was so blatant.
The last conversation we had was how I regretted supporting her throughout her political years as she was bring untowards hatred to the Gillard name. i told her that she will forever be remebered as the worst Prime Minister in Australia's history.
If only abortions had have been legal back in the 50s then I would not have had to endure such shame and heartbreak.

[Mattus]

Would have been funnier with an avatar.

[boxy]

It's still humourous, in an ironic kind of way, in that it shows up the hypocrisy of these rusted on arseclowns. Wailing, and gnashing their teeth, because our prime minister mentions something that had a huge impact on her life this year, yet they were all for the opposition leader using the death of her father as a taunt.

Sad fluffy bunnies.

[annielaurie]

Like a reptile sunning itself on a rock ... it might appear warm whilst in the spotlight, though it's a cold blooded creature none the less.

Did she wish Australians who had lost loved one's well last Christmas?
How long will she flog her fathers corpse for public sympathy?

I watched Julia's Christmas message and found it appropriate and gracious.

Your images of your own prime minister warming herself on a rock like a reptile, and flogging her dad's corpse for sympathy are not what I see when I look at Julia Gillard, whom I happen to like and respect.

[IQS.RLOW]

?.. yet they were all for the opposition leader using the death of her father as a taunt.

Sad fluffy bunnies.

^^^ nice signature. When did you become spokesman?


Whats funny is that the opposition never used the death of her father as a taunt, so how could the "rusted ons" be 'all for it'?

[wog_girl]

I'm no fan of Gillard but I agree that is poor taste mellie and a nice slap in the face for everyone who has lost someone close to them this year - myself included.

[mellie]

My daughter pushed me to the brink of utmost embarrassment and shame. People would stop me in the street complaining to me about my lying deceitful daughter. People would make personal attacks towards Julia calling her the barren bitch from boganville.
I prayed that one day she would find a man in her life but all she could deliver was a pathetic poofter hairdresser and put him on the public payrol for his role. I told Julia that no one would be fooled by that charade and that she must stop displaying her affections towards Penny. That maybe ok for the lesbian vote but it would not go down well with the males particulartlywhen her hatred towards men was so blatant.
The last conversation we had was how I regretted supporting her throughout her political years as she was bring untowards hatred to the Gillard name. i told her that she will forever be remebered as the worst Prime Minister in Australia's history.
If only abortions had have been legal back in the 50s then I would not have had to endure such shame and heartbreak.

I almost felt bad after I read Nefs response, almost...

Gillard has attempted to use her fathers death to gain public sympathy at a time when emotions are powerful.

She could have gone about it more subtly, ie, extended her thoughts and best wishes to family's who have lost a loved one this year, without mentioning her father...this is, without making it all about her.


I mean, who hasn't lost a loved one this and is not thinking about them this Xmas?

We all have, and she knows this, this is why she said it, she knew it would strike a chord.

But we don't all use our grief to our political/career/financial advantage. It's just hollow, sorry.

Nef, there are plenty of people feeling a sense of loss this Xmas, many have lost their jobs.

Now, will she extend her condolences to these people also?

Or will we have to wait for her to lose hers before she gives this any more thought.

[Rorschach]

I didn't think it was a particularly good move. But then Julia hasn't made a good move since she became PM.

Annie, I used to like and respect her but she's blown all that out the window.