Craig HillParliamentarians, Not Drongos
August 10th 2006 09:57
If you ever start up a conversation with me about Members of Parliament, I will probably give you a filthy look and banish you to the corner of the room to think about what you’ve done.
The truth is, MP’s bore me to tears. I have no interest in them. I do not want to know about them. I flick to another channel if I see them on TV.
But today, some Aussie MP’s finally caught my attention.
During a recent debate on technical colleges, Western Australian Senator Glen Sterle was heard using the words “drongo” and “pork chop” to describe a fellow Senator.
The President of the Senate is now being asked to rule on the use of these words when describing an MP. Are these words too offensive?
Hmm...
Off the top of my head, I can think of a lot of words much more crude and insulting than “drongo”, to describe some of our politicians. But I guess the question is, should THEY be using it to describe each other?
Sure, using colourful language can sometimes give a person more character, but when an MP calls someone a pork chop? Well, it just sounds silly.
They are meant to be the intelligent, articulate representatives of our country. And using such words only renders them childish and immature.
The truth is, MP’s bore me to tears. I have no interest in them. I do not want to know about them. I flick to another channel if I see them on TV.
But today, some Aussie MP’s finally caught my attention.
During a recent debate on technical colleges, Western Australian Senator Glen Sterle was heard using the words “drongo” and “pork chop” to describe a fellow Senator.
The President of the Senate is now being asked to rule on the use of these words when describing an MP. Are these words too offensive?
Hmm...
Off the top of my head, I can think of a lot of words much more crude and insulting than “drongo”, to describe some of our politicians. But I guess the question is, should THEY be using it to describe each other?
Sure, using colourful language can sometimes give a person more character, but when an MP calls someone a pork chop? Well, it just sounds silly.
They are meant to be the intelligent, articulate representatives of our country. And using such words only renders them childish and immature.
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