Kevin Foley Assaulted Again

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Kevin Foley the former treasurer broke down in tears today at a press conference when talking about how he was again assaulted when out in the city.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Feel sorry for the bloke. I know he is not everyones cup of tea, but nobody deserves this. When he broke down and said he has to have a life I totally agree with him. What a stupid question from the journalist.

 

[smoovy]

Quite clearly an insecure person who covers it up with a lot of bravado.

Honestly he needs to stop going out to town after sunset.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Quite clearly an insecure person who covers it up with a lot of bravado.

Honestly he needs to stop going out to town after sunset.

Is that tongue in cheek?

 

[Geoffa32]

Not a fan of the man, and yes I have met him a few times, but no-one ever deserves to be assaulted.

 

[jo172]

Terrible, no one deserves to be assaulted regardless of their status/actions etc.

Out of curiosity you wonder how many assaults he has to suffer before it stops being a coincidence? 2 unprovoked assaults in 4 months seems ****ing unlucky ...

 

[Allbetsroff]

Say what you like about Foley, but people who assault others unprovoked in the city are scum.

 

[rayven]

I wonder if the perpertrators rode penis extension motorcycles?

 

[smoovy]

Is that tongue in cheek?

About not going out after sunset...yes, about the insecurity...no

 

[King Elvis]

Terrible, no one deserves to be assaulted regardless of their status/actions etc.

Out of curiosity you wonder how many assaults he has to suffer before it stops being a coincidence? 2 unprovoked assaults in 4 months seems ****ing unlucky ...

The level of hatred and vitrol from the rank and file Labor Party and the Unions is incredible.

I'm not generally a Labor Voter, but I feel Rann & Foley have done a decent job (ie, they haven't ****ed everything up), and the way Foley is being treated of late is absolutely disgusting.

Was lame seeing him cry, but he's right - isn't he allowed to have a life?

 

[Southerntakeover]

The basis for you infering this was an attack by "the rank and file Labor Party and the Unions" is?


Pathetic post Elvis.

 

[smoovy]

I don't always agree with Foley, but I give him full marks for not being a populist politician.

When you make decisions that you know will hurt you at the polls that is political balls.

 

[King Elvis]

The basis for you infering this was an attack by "the rank and file Labor Party and the Unions" is?


Pathetic post Elvis.

To be honest, I wasn't meaning to imply that, but I can see how it came across that way. I was more meaning that Foley has been slammed in the media hard by these people, and they've turned the public against him.

Having said that, the first assault was purely due to Foley acting inappropriately towards a couple of girls, I'm not sure what the 'basis' for this one was, could be the same.

 

[jo172]

Mike Smithson is alluding to Kevin Foley provoking the attack.

 

[brucetiki]

Transcript of what would have to be described as a tasteless and terrible interview by Matt Abraham and Dave Bevan in relation to this incident. No wonder ABC breakfast ratings are going down the toilet.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/attacking-kevin-foley-simple-as-abc/story-fn6bqvxz-1226034339372

 

[jo172]

Transcript of what would have to be described as a tasteless and terrible interview by Matt Abraham and Dave Bevan in relation to this incident. No wonder ABC breakfast ratings are going down the toilet.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/attacking-kevin-foley-simple-as-abc/story-fn6bqvxz-1226034339372

Pot, kettle, black. (Not you Foley, the man has an absolute potty mouth).

 

[King Elvis]

Pot, kettle, black. (Not you Foley, the man has an absolute potty mouth).

He does, but I'm not sure that's relevant to that pathetic effort from those two.

 

[Puddy]

I don't know what he is complaining about, he earns big money. No right to complain at all.

 

[jo172]

He does, but I'm not sure that's relevant to that pathetic effort from those two.

In that Foley's made voluminous personal attacks on members of the opposition in parliament and out of it which has nothing to do with their job performance.

Crying foul when the same is done to him seems a bit rich to me.

It's like when Michaelangelo Rucci complains about 5AA bias.

 

[Southerntakeover]

In this context, do you really think this is a line of argument which does you credit Jo?

Im interested in his bringing 'bikies' into the discussion. Is he alluding that this attack was related?

 

[Pariah]

I can't stand him but most people don't deserve to be repeatedly assaulted.
He should he hit them in their hip pocket and sue them. Then donate some of it to a worthy charity or two.

 

[Macca19]

That transcript is heavily edited. I thought the line of questioning from Bevan and Abraham was fine. Yes the man is allowed to have a life and I feel sorry that hes been attacked a couple of times lately, but really his life has turned into a soap opera over the last 12 months. Him whinging about getting a hard time in an interview when he constantly dishes it out and acts like an arrogant knobend in general public may get the sympathy vote from Amanda Blair and Ali Carle but it doesnt sit well with me.

Good on the ABC guys for taking it up to him.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

That transcript is heavily edited. I thought the line of questioning from Bevan and Abraham was fine. Yes the man is allowed to have a life and I feel sorry that hes been attacked a couple of times lately, but really his life has turned into a soap opera over the last 12 months. Him whinging about getting a hard time in an interview when he constantly dishes it out and acts like an arrogant knobend in general public may get the sympathy vote from Amanda Blair and Ali Carle but it doesnt sit well with me.

Good on the ABC guys for taking it up to him.

Can you imagine how Foley would be carrying on if this was an opposition MP in the same place?

 

[jo172]

Can you imagine how Foley would be carrying on if this was an opposition MP in the same place?

Indeed. Then if you consider the defamatory statements he's made under parliamentary privilege about innocent members of the public the hypocrisy gets to me.

Especially you have to think Foley knew exactly what he was getting into with an interview with Matt and Dave regarding the incident? What exactly did he think the tenor of the interview was going to be like? Violins?

 

[PrideOf]

Transcript of what would have to be described as a tasteless and terrible interview by Matt Abraham and Dave Bevan in relation to this incident. No wonder ABC breakfast ratings are going down the toilet.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/attacking-kevin-foley-simple-as-abc/story-fn6bqvxz-1226034339372

As much as I hate the usual Adelaide media interviews which don't go hard enough or even demand an actual answer for their question, this interview was cringeworthy.