Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s shameless pointing of the bone at the Northern Territory’s Senator Patricia Margaret Crossin, in favour of celebrity candidate Olympian Nova Peris smacks of yet another execution order by the expedient faceless men who stoke Labor’s furnace with fuels of treachery and betrayal of their own political kith and kin.
The Prime Minister had no compunction yesterday (Wed) in publicly humiliating Crossin, lauding the indisputable and admirable achievements of Peris, her New Best Indigenous Famous Friend.
The first Crossin knew of her impending demise was the night before, when Gillard telephoned, presenting her with the fait accompli that she was backing Peris in pre-selection and that was that.
Dontcha just lurv consensus and consultation?
The backstab recalls a feeling of deja vu over the knifing of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by his ‘loyal’ deputy, Gillard the human Guillotine.
Read the full article by Tess Lawrence (above), with full links, Independent Australia, here
