A heckler has thrown a Doc Marten boot at former prime minister John Howard during a speech at Cambridge University.
Mr Howard was preparing to speak to an audience of 400 at the Cambridge Union Society on the "leadership in the new century" when a student verbally abused him and accused him of being racist.
A Cambridge student website, The Tab, said the man began his verbal attack when Mr Howard told the audience he had been the Australian prime minister for 12 years and listed his achievements while in office.
The Tab said the man yelled: "I was ashamed to be an Australian for that entire time, racist."
The website continued: "After this he was asked to leave the union but he refused. He took off his Doc Marten boot and attempted to throw it at the former head of government.
"Senior union members managed to intercept the boot and the man was escorted out."
> Not happy, John: uni student hurls boot at Howard
> THOMAS HUNTER > November 4, 2009 - 10:19AM
> A heckler has thrown a Doc Marten boot at former prime minister John > Howard > during a speech at Cambridge University.
> Mr Howard was preparing to speak to an audience of 400 at the Cambridge > Union Society on the "leadership in the new century" when a student > verbally > abused him and accused him of being racist.
> A Cambridge student website, The Tab, said the man began his verbal attack > when Mr Howard told the audience he had been the Australian prime minister > for 12 years and listed his achievements while in office.
> The Tab said the man yelled: "I was ashamed to be an Australian for that > entire time, racist."
> The website continued: "After this he was asked to leave the union but he > refused. He took off his Doc Marten boot and attempted to throw it at the > former head of government.
> "Senior union members managed to intercept the boot and the man was > escorted > out."
> Not happy, John: uni student hurls boot at Howard
> THOMAS HUNTER > November 4, 2009 - 10:19AM
> A heckler has thrown a Doc Marten boot at former prime minister John Howard > during a speech at Cambridge University.
> Mr Howard was preparing to speak to an audience of 400 at the Cambridge > Union Society on the "leadership in the new century" when a student verbally > abused him and accused him of being racist.
> A Cambridge student website, The Tab, said the man began his verbal attack > when Mr Howard told the audience he had been the Australian prime minister > for 12 years and listed his achievements while in office.
> The Tab said the man yelled: "I was ashamed to be an Australian for that > entire time, racist."
> The website continued: "After this he was asked to leave the union but he > refused. He took off his Doc Marten boot and attempted to throw it at the > former head of government.
> "Senior union members managed to intercept the boot and the man was escorted > out."
> Source: theage.com.au
And the tosser would be some genius or one less intelligent than his Doc Martin (depending on what side of politics you are, of course)
> Not happy, John: uni student hurls boot at Howard
> THOMAS HUNTER > November 4, 2009 - 10:19AM
> A heckler has thrown a Doc Marten boot at former prime minister John > Howard > during a speech at Cambridge University.
> Mr Howard was preparing to speak to an audience of 400 at the Cambridge > Union Society on the "leadership in the new century" when a student > verbally > abused him and accused him of being racist.
> A Cambridge student website, The Tab, said the man began his verbal attack > when Mr Howard told the audience he had been the Australian prime minister > for 12 years and listed his achievements while in office.
> The Tab said the man yelled: "I was ashamed to be an Australian for that > entire time, racist."
> The website continued: "After this he was asked to leave the union but he > refused. He took off his Doc Marten boot and attempted to throw it at the > former head of government.
> "Senior union members managed to intercept the boot and the man was > escorted > out."
> Source: theage.com.au
And the tosser would be some genius or one less intelligent than his Doc Martin (depending on what side of politics you are, of course)
OS
# It's to do with the class of people now allowed into Cambridge since the 1960s.
Wearing Doc Martins boots for goodness sake! Probably flaunts them in the Eagle to show how cosmopolitan he is.
> > Not happy, John: uni student hurls boot at Howard
> > THOMAS HUNTER > > November 4, 2009 - 10:19AM
> > A heckler has thrown a Doc Marten boot at former prime minister John > > Howard > > during a speech at Cambridge University.
> > Mr Howard was preparing to speak to an audience of 400 at the Cambridge > > Union Society on the "leadership in the new century" when a student > > verbally > > abused him and accused him of being racist.
> > A Cambridge student website, The Tab, said the man began his verbal attack > > when Mr Howard told the audience he had been the Australian prime minister > > for 12 years and listed his achievements while in office.
> > The Tab said the man yelled: "I was ashamed to be an Australian for that > > entire time, racist."
> > The website continued: "After this he was asked to leave the union but he > > refused. He took off his Doc Marten boot and attempted to throw it at the > > former head of government.
> > "Senior union members managed to intercept the boot and the man was > > escorted > > out."
> > Source: theage.com.au
> And the tosser would be some genius or one less intelligent than his > Doc Martin (depending on what side of politics you are, of course)
> OS
> # It's to do with the class of people now allowed into Cambridge since the > 1960s.
> Wearing Doc Martins boots for goodness sake! Probably flaunts them in the > Eagle to show how cosmopolitan he is.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
What was Torpedo trying to prove? That the student who threw the shoe was superior to John Howard?
The thrower missed his target, lost a shoe and was escorted out of the room.
Some victory!
If we dig deep enough into any do-gooder, we'll locate some racism or would it be a natural dislike of some people or some food?
We don't control our likes or dislikes just are being taught to pretend that they don't exist.
> > Not happy, John: uni student hurls boot at Howard
> > THOMAS HUNTER > > November 4, 2009 - 10:19AM
> > A heckler has thrown a Doc Marten boot at former prime minister John > > Howard > > during a speech at Cambridge University.
> > Mr Howard was preparing to speak to an audience of 400 at the Cambridge > > Union Society on the "leadership in the new century" when a student > > verbally > > abused him and accused him of being racist.
> > A Cambridge student website, The Tab, said the man began his verbal attack > > when Mr Howard told the audience he had been the Australian prime minister > > for 12 years and listed his achievements while in office.
> > The Tab said the man yelled: "I was ashamed to be an Australian for that > > entire time, racist."
> > The website continued: "After this he was asked to leave the union but he > > refused. He took off his Doc Marten boot and attempted to throw it at the > > former head of government.
> > "Senior union members managed to intercept the boot and the man was > > escorted > > out."
> > Source: theage.com.au
> And the tosser would be some genius or one less intelligent than his > Doc Martin (depending on what side of politics you are, of course)
> OS
> # It's to do with the class of people now allowed into Cambridge since the > 1960s.
> Wearing Doc Martins boots for goodness sake! Probably flaunts them in the > Eagle to show how cosmopolitan he is.
Cambridge has always been full of tossers.
The real deal went to Sheffield or Manchester, or both ;-)
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:27:49 +1100, Torpedo wrote: > The Tab said the man yelled: "I was ashamed to be an Australian for that > entire time, racist."
> The website continued: "After this he was asked to leave the union but > he refused. He took off his Doc Marten boot and attempted to throw it at > the former head of government.
> "Senior union members managed to intercept the boot and the man was > escorted out."
I think that's basically wrong. Australia is still a relatively small country, and I too have met politicians who I disagree with strongly. But I save my disagreements with them for the blogs, letters, and the ballot box!
If a politician can't do policy for fear of having boots chucked at it, democracy is in trouble.
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!" - Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.
"This is the recession we had to have!" - Paul Keating explaining why he gave Australia another Labour recession.
"Silly old bugger!" - Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.
"By 1990, no child will live in poverty" - Bob Hawke again, desperate to win another election.
"A billion trees ..." - Borke, pissed as a newt again.
"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor general!" - Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his appointee for Governor General John Kerr.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU DUMB CUNT!" - FlangesBum on learning the truth about Labour's economic capabilities.
"I don't care what you fuckers think!" - KRudd the KRude at his finest again.
"We'll just change it all when we get in." - Garrett the carrott
netvegetable wrote: > On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:51:48 +1100, Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF wrote:
>> netvegetable wrote: >>> If a politician can't do policy for fear of having boots chucked at it, >>> democracy is in trouble. >> When does KRudd plan to do policy over the asylum shoppers?
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!" - Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.
"This is the recession we had to have!" - Paul Keating explaining why he gave Australia another Labour recession.
"Silly old bugger!" - Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.
"By 1990, no child will live in poverty" - Bob Hawke again, desperate to win another election.
"A billion trees ..." - Borke, pissed as a newt again.
"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor general!" - Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his appointee for Governor General John Kerr.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU DUMB CUNT!" - FlangesBum on learning the truth about Labour's economic capabilities.
"I don't care what you fuckers think!" - KRudd the KRude at his finest again.
"We'll just change it all when we get in." - Garrett the carrott
The real deal went to Sheffield or Manchester, or both ;-)
Mark Addinall. ( and Loughborough Polytechnic ;-)
# Not always. Certainly since Watson and Crick left. Nothing of any use has come out of Cambridge since the likes of the Doc Martins thrower were allowed entrance.
We called it dumbing down, the Americans complicated simplicity with Affirmative Action.
On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:45 +1100, Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF wrote: > netvegetable wrote: >> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:51:48 +1100, Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF >> wrote:
>>> netvegetable wrote: >>>> If a politician can't do policy for fear of having boots chucked at >>>> it, democracy is in trouble. >>> When does KRudd plan to do policy over the asylum shoppers?
>> That I don't really care about, frankly.
> Why not? And don't call me Frank.
I guess I just don't find the subject care-worthy. I find that the people who obsess over this sort of bullshit are usually a bit strange.
netvegetable wrote: > On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:45 +1100, Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF wrote:
>> netvegetable wrote: >>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:51:48 +1100, Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF >>> wrote:
>>>> netvegetable wrote: >>>>> If a politician can't do policy for fear of having boots chucked at >>>>> it, democracy is in trouble. >>>> When does KRudd plan to do policy over the asylum shoppers? >>> That I don't really care about, frankly. >> Why not? And don't call me Frank.
> I guess I just don't find the subject care-worthy. I find that the people > who obsess over this sort of bullshit are usually a bit strange.
> And I didn't call you Frank.
Well, to be Frank, KRudd should do something about closing the floodgates before the problem escalates.
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!" - Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.
"This is the recession we had to have!" - Paul Keating explaining why he gave Australia another Labour recession.
"Silly old bugger!" - Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.
"By 1990, no child will live in poverty" - Bob Hawke again, desperate to win another election.
"A billion trees ..." - Borke, pissed as a newt again.
"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor general!" - Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his appointee for Governor General John Kerr.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU DUMB CUNT!" - FlangesBum on learning the truth about Labour's economic capabilities.
"I don't care what you fuckers think!" - KRudd the KRude at his finest again.
"We'll just change it all when we get in." - Garrett the carrott
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