Justin Madden gatecrashes inquiry, 12th March 2010
Mr Madden gatecrashed the parliamentary inquiry into a leaked government strategy memo over the Windsor Hotel redevelopment, forcing the meeting to be suspended in farcical circumstances after walking uninvited up to the table for questioning.
Michael at Woodstock
- Minister's disgraceful display of dishonesty
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|2010-03-15 20:16:48
What an absolute disgrace! This performance by a Minister of Parliament makes the whole process of State Government feel grubby and dirty. This Minister has been reported as having notions about being the Premier some day. If you watch these interviews you quickly realize that can never happen.
Nobody likes a bare faced liar and these interviews reveal exactly that. If you are caught red handed, be man enough to take responsibility instead of using your staff member as a scapegoat.
Better still be honest in the first place, and don't fake public consultations, base policy and legislation on buried faked reports, or manipulate parliamentary inquiries or processes to force through an outcome in line with your prejudged likings.
The Victorian public deserves better. Judge this Minister at the ballot box later this year.
Now here's some news to madden Victorians
And enliven the tomes of future historians
And make people clutch their heads and say "Blimey!"
For a minister of state has crashed an inquiry
And stormed in and said, "Now listen to me!
"I swear, I take full responsbility
"For a media plan that's a shameful disgrace
"Though I'll insist and insist till I'm blue in the face
"That I'm as thoroughly shocked as all of you
"I knew nothing - I swear, it's true!
"Though I don't want you talking to my media adviser
"Since you might end up a bit too much the wiser
"As to how my department is normally run
"And that wouldn't be at all much fun
"For there might then be another new media storm
"If you cotton on that these tactics are the norm
"So I'll try to make this inquiry all about me
"And just talk and talk till you're all at sea"
