Alan Joyce, head of Qantas - "an old Irish bomb maker".

ambasite · 25-02-2011 8:30am #1

Firebrand Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan has called the Irish-born head of Qantas, Alan Joyce, "an old Irish bomb maker".

A bit OTT??

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/25/3148810.htm

hussey · 25-02-2011 11:01am

ambasite wrote: »

Firebrand Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan has called the Irish-born head of Qantas, Alan Joyce, "an old Irish bomb maker".

A bit OTT??

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/25/3148810.htm

I think that's f*cking disgraceful ... he wouldn't say that if he was muslim

That f*cking gets my goat.
Very surprised at Alan Joyce, a few months ago he got an apology from a paper for taking the p*ss out of his accent

Ozeire · 25-02-2011 11:14am

I see this "Senator Bill Heffernan" is a right nutter

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He also called

Julia Gillard "deliberately barren".

Everyone should leave him a message about what you think of him at

http://www.billheffernan.com.au/Contact.aspx

Ozeire · 25-02-2011 12:16pm

mandrake04 wrote: »

mandrake's stupid comment

You might want to consider editing your post and removing a bit as it's not all that funny

quoting it doesn't help much either. Leave the modding to the pro's and just report anything you find objectionable in future. Quoted text removed by mikedraogn32

mandrake04 · 25-02-2011 12:26pm

Ozeire wrote: »

You might want to consider editing your post and removing a bit as it's not all that funny

You are right, I shouldnt really joke about that... I dont know them all only a few.

And thats the truth. Deleted.

Hail 2 Da Thief · 25-02-2011 12:37pm

hussey wrote: »

Very surprised at Alan Joyce, a few months ago he got an apology from a paper for taking the p*ss out of his accent

Very surprised in what way? In the way he casually laughed off the remark?

thecheese · 25-02-2011 12:43pm

What a twat.. Heffernan.. An irish surname right there, he obviously doesn't think much of his ancestors! I really don't understand how people like this get elected

Zambia · 25-02-2011 1:02pm

Because the rest of us dont run.

kiwipower · 25-02-2011 2:15pm

This is COMPLETELY disgusting, inapropriate and just down right unacceptable!
I really think as it happened in parliment that the Irish government should be making an official complaint to the Australian government!

Could you imagine the reaction if someone refered to an Australian in a similar way with reference to the convict ships????

markymark21 · 25-02-2011 4:45pm

ambasite wrote: »

Firebrand Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan has called the Irish-born head of Qantas, Alan Joyce, "an old Irish bomb maker".

A bit OTT??

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/25/3148810.htm

Jesus, Alan Joyce could that like a little bitch

tipptom · 25-02-2011 5:01pm

Ozeire wrote: »

I see this "Senator Bill Heffernan" is a right nutter

He also called

Everyone should leave him a message about what you think of him at

http://www.billheffernan.com.au/Contact.aspx

done

hussey · 25-02-2011 11:06pm

Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »

Very surprised in what way? In the way he casually laughed off the remark?

Yes, the last time someone made a remark about his accent, he complained to press authority, they investigated it and received an apology

http://www.irishecho.com.au/tag/alan-joyce

Diddler82 · 28-02-2011 5:22am

I just received a phone call from Senator Bill Heffernan!

It was not f*ck you you pr*ck message rather a well constructed expression of disappointment at his actions etc. (EDIT) the email I sent him through his contact page!

Anyway I left my details (address, mobile number etc) and he just called me! He asked me what offended me just regurgitated my email to him about it being friendly banter from his perspective, it is a stigma attached to us Irish that offends people. I also said it was disappointing from someone from clear Irish descent - he said his family came over in 1846 and he would consider himself Irish.

He said he was disappointed it was not taken in the manner he intended it and if I can't take a bit of banter I'm in the wrong country. I did respond and say that I can take it but this was below the belt.

We agreed to disagree to an extent but I did thank him for the phone call which I thought was a little unexpected and he did apologise that it offended me and some other people. He then said if he can ever do anything for me to let me know!