Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 7:27:43 GMT 10
... but it was truthful and he does have a point. Idle hands are the devil's tools. But how do you get these people to do something constructive with their lives instead of drinking, fighting, bonking, taking drugs and smashing up their environment and each other??
Federal Government condemns LNP MP for Bowman Andrew Laming after he weighs into race tensions on Twitter with controversial tweet
by: Brittany Vonow and AAP
From:The Courier-Mail
January 15, 2013 7:06AM
THE Federal Government has condemned an opposition MP for posting inflammatory comments about racial tensions in Logan, south of Brisbane, on Twitter.
The opposition's spokesman for indigenous health Andrew Laming posted remarks on the social networking site on Monday night, after clashes between Aboriginal and Pacific Islander communities at Logan.
"Mobs tearing up Logan. Did any of them do a day's work today, or was it business as usual and welfare on tap?" the federal MP for Bowman tweeted.
Federal Trade Minister Craig Emerson told the ABC Mr Laming's quotes were disgraceful and callous, and inflaming a tense situation for political gain was appalling.
Mobs tearing up Logan tonight. Did any of them do a day's work today, or was it business as usual and welfare on tap?
— Andrew Laming (@andrewlamingmp) January 14, 2013
When contacted by The Courier-Mail, Mr Laming confirmed it was his tweet, but said he did not comment on his social media.
He then tweeted about being contacted by this newspaper and about a petition started against him.
"ALPChange.org just concocted a petty-ition. Please sign if asking whether 'rioters' have jobs offends you," he said.
RACE TENSIONS: Racial violence erupted in Logan again last night, as police struggled to separate feuding groups for the third night, and Logan Mayor Pam Parker called for a "zero tolerance" approach from the multicultural community.
The earlier tweet sent social media users into a frenzy, many slamming him.
"You are a disgrace to Public Office - these kinds of comments are unhelpful from any politician and display an ignorance that is detrimental to decent public discourse. Australia (including Queensland) deserves better!" Facebook user Eithne Leita commented.
But others were not so outraged.
"Andrew is just saying what many of us are thinking," Facebook user Belinda Leonard said.
In May last year, the MP who prides himself on being social media-savvy was revealed to have "liked" a raft of anti-Tony Abbott, anti-Campbell Newman and pro-carbon tax pages on Facebook.
Mr Laming - on his official electorate office Facebook page - was listed then as a fan of pages including "Tony Abbott will never be Prime Minister", "Friends don't let friends vote for Tony Abbott", "I hate Tony Abbott" and "That awkward moment when someone says they like Tony Abbott".
In early 2011, Mr Laming released a handbook of social media tips for MPs, and his official website calls him "Australia's most innovative user of social media in politics".
Mr Laming told The Courier-Mail in May last year he had liked the pages to gain access to the forums.
Later that year, he came under fire for liking the page "How's Julia Gillard going to run the country from the kitchen?".
Federal Government condemns LNP MP for Bowman Andrew Laming after he weighs into race tensions on Twitter with controversial tweet
by: Brittany Vonow and AAP
From:The Courier-Mail
January 15, 2013 7:06AM
THE Federal Government has condemned an opposition MP for posting inflammatory comments about racial tensions in Logan, south of Brisbane, on Twitter.
The opposition's spokesman for indigenous health Andrew Laming posted remarks on the social networking site on Monday night, after clashes between Aboriginal and Pacific Islander communities at Logan.
"Mobs tearing up Logan. Did any of them do a day's work today, or was it business as usual and welfare on tap?" the federal MP for Bowman tweeted.
Federal Trade Minister Craig Emerson told the ABC Mr Laming's quotes were disgraceful and callous, and inflaming a tense situation for political gain was appalling.
Mobs tearing up Logan tonight. Did any of them do a day's work today, or was it business as usual and welfare on tap?
— Andrew Laming (@andrewlamingmp) January 14, 2013
When contacted by The Courier-Mail, Mr Laming confirmed it was his tweet, but said he did not comment on his social media.
He then tweeted about being contacted by this newspaper and about a petition started against him.
"ALPChange.org just concocted a petty-ition. Please sign if asking whether 'rioters' have jobs offends you," he said.
RACE TENSIONS: Racial violence erupted in Logan again last night, as police struggled to separate feuding groups for the third night, and Logan Mayor Pam Parker called for a "zero tolerance" approach from the multicultural community.
The earlier tweet sent social media users into a frenzy, many slamming him.
"You are a disgrace to Public Office - these kinds of comments are unhelpful from any politician and display an ignorance that is detrimental to decent public discourse. Australia (including Queensland) deserves better!" Facebook user Eithne Leita commented.
But others were not so outraged.
"Andrew is just saying what many of us are thinking," Facebook user Belinda Leonard said.
In May last year, the MP who prides himself on being social media-savvy was revealed to have "liked" a raft of anti-Tony Abbott, anti-Campbell Newman and pro-carbon tax pages on Facebook.
Mr Laming - on his official electorate office Facebook page - was listed then as a fan of pages including "Tony Abbott will never be Prime Minister", "Friends don't let friends vote for Tony Abbott", "I hate Tony Abbott" and "That awkward moment when someone says they like Tony Abbott".
In early 2011, Mr Laming released a handbook of social media tips for MPs, and his official website calls him "Australia's most innovative user of social media in politics".
Mr Laming told The Courier-Mail in May last year he had liked the pages to gain access to the forums.
Later that year, he came under fire for liking the page "How's Julia Gillard going to run the country from the kitchen?".