Last night, I made myself sit through about half an hour of
the Gillard Government’s Community
Cabinet ‘love-in’ held at Ringwood in the marginal seat of Deakin, Victoria. Deakin is currently held by Labor. The half-hour broadcast was covered by ABC’s
News24.
Well, what a horrifying spectacle is was. These Community Cabinets are supposed to
have a public Q and A session where members of the community can pose
questions to both the PM and her Cabinet Ministers. However, what I saw was nothing more than Dorothy Dixer questions
from what appeared to be a selection of hand-picked questioners from an
audience of approximately 300 that I suspect had been catapulted straight from
the Victorian ALP branch membership. It
was nothing more than political theatre orchestrated by a desperate, sinking,
stinking Labor Government.
It may have become more balanced during the second half hour
but I could not bring myself to stomach any more from a Government desperately
tying to create an impression there is nothing wrong with it. It came across as a nothing-to-see-here
stunt. The back-slapping and
grovelling from the floor was nauseating and it’s worrying that approximately
29% of the population will reward incompetence, ineptitude and deceit by voting
for this pack of idiots at the next election.
Surely there’s medical help for selective blindness!
Click the link to read what Community Cabinet sessions
should actually aim for!
What is Community Cabinet?
Community Cabinet meetings are part of the Prime
Minister’s commitment to provide opportunities for people to bring their
concerns directly to the government. Community Cabinet provides citizens with
direct access to the government and the government with first hand access to
community perceptions and expectations.
Public Forum (45 – 60 mins):
Public Q & A with the Prime Minister and the
attending ministry, where members of the community can ask questions directly
of the government.
