Q&A | Man throws shoe at former Prime Minister, John Howard | ABC1

[Damecos]

Stereotypical hippies fail again.

[MrReoNetro]

do you hear all those accomplices to murder shout? so sad

[prettyflydirt]

Why do these shoe throwing people never manage to hit the target?

[jetsupers]

how dare they say "get out". I would like to see them be bombed by the Chinese or Invaded by the Indonesians to understand how they feel.

[3ouness]

so rude!! -_-

[XxDavo93xX]

Haha the whole audience was behind Howard 'Get out!'

[chickenemu]

@XxDavo93xX I wouldn't necessarily say that the whole audience was behind Howard, it's just that they all understood that such an act was completely unacceptable. You may disagree with Howard but you have to respect his position as a former PM.

[densaner77]

At least the iraqi guy made Bush duck....

[Darusdei]

involving anything in iraq or afghanistan was a mistake...

[Hindopia]

Aim is important. 

[mufcevo]

Just read that the shoe thrower has died of cancer.

R.I.P

[stoltobot]

not very appreciative for the man who bank-rolled their dole fuelled Nimbin lifestyle for the past 12 years

[FuckDaMedia]

u australians are so dumb and naive its beyond words. ur government leader are bowing down to israel just as amercia and britain. but im sure u guys are not as heartless and cold as some americans that think its ok for inoocent ppl to be killed

"oh its just war, get used to it....."

what sort of mentality is that? how about i drop a bomb on your house, along with ur family? insanity or evil, or maybe both, is the world we living in today.

that "hippie" has balls, and a huge heart.

[1CaptainAustralia1]

@FuckDaMedia What does Israel have to do with anything here, do you people just feel the need to inject a mention of them into everything you say or something?

[FuckDaMedia]

@1CaptainAustralia1 israel are the key factor behind the war in iraq, america and the rest of the puppets (such as the australian government) are fighting for israelis agenda. the zionists are controlling these governments, especially USA. israel are too smart to sacrifice thier own ppl to conquer iraq, so they use ppl from countries that they control. iraq was a very strong independant country in the middle east, but thats just one of the many reason why they occupy iraq. its insane, trust me

[kyeYuri]

@FuckDaMedia You are the definition of scum on this earth

[FuckDaMedia]

@kyeYuri and ur the definition of the word "thick". anyone that supports the zionist agenda can suck dick.

so suck it

[ElDuorPaso]

As much as you can say about him.

He bloody knew how to run a country!

Look at the economy back then, employment rates, job figures. We most certainly wouldn't be seeing a f*cking Carbon Tax... I'm glad I can sleep at night knowing I didn't vote for Jules.

[vindalooforyou]

@ElDuorPaso John Howard did nothing. There was a global resource boom during his era, and Australia had minerals. We would have had a great economy, whoever ran the country. Carbon tax is being introduced to control pollution levels and preserve the environment, to make our economy sustainable for the future.

[1CaptainAustralia1]

@vindalooforyou Ignoring your inane brush-off of the way the economy was handled... "Carbon tax is being introduced to control pollution levels and preserve the environment, to make our economy sustainable for the future." Oh wow. Please tell us all how it will 'preserve the environment' and how making Australian products more expensive helps our economic sustainability? Propping up unsustainable industries with a tax on other ones doesn't seem like a good way to do that to me.

[vindalooforyou]

@1CaptainAustralia1 once you put a price on something, there is less opportunity to exploit it. Basic supply and demand theory - when you raise (or in this case, introduce) prices of a good or service, demand will go down. Companies would be forced to innovate to more sustainable and less waste producing methods of production hence lowering pollution.

[1CaptainAustralia1]

@vindalooforyou Yes I understand the idea behind it. It doesn't work the way you hope it will though, companies will simply pass on their costs to customers (which is the reason for the compensation) and the governments own modelling says a price under $40 a tonne still won't make alternatives viable. And even if it did start to make alternatives viable they will still need propping up from somewhere. It's completely unjustified, all of this for an emissions cut the world won't even notice.

[A7XDudeDrums]

@SaddamsSherma1 What the fuck are you talking about?

[LoonYLegionnaire]

hahaha stupid hippy just realised his dole form was rolled up in his shoe.

He'll be back to pik it up later.

[MerryGoFuckYourself]

@LoonYLegionnaire hahahahaha

[Passa91]

@LoonYLegionnaire He died of cancer, jackass.

[LoonYLegionnaire]

@Passa91 i posted it before he died jackass.

And him dying of cancer , makes his actions when he was alive better how ? ... Jackass

[royallie]

i wish it hit him.

[TehMonsteh]

@drenlord I dont care, i still think it's funny, and he has balls for doing it. XD

[CMFrenchEsq]

@TehMonsteh there is nothing funny having things thrown at anybody former PM or otherwise who is trying to engage in a serious meaningful discussion.

[TheFroggerdude]

John Howard was a great Prime Minister he set it up so we wouldn't be so hard hit by the GFC. On the other hand K-Rudd went and overspent and made stupid decisions and look what happened he got knifed and caused a huge swing against labor across the country. I for one would be happy to see John Howard as Prime Minister again

[Moufisto]

@TheFroggerdude Seconded.

It would be a miracle to have him back in PM.

The pricks who flamed below at Howard,

do not deserve him.

Australia has decided to throw the greatest asset(s) away,

there's not much we can do about it now :(

[uservw123]

John Howard led Australia to an illegal war in Iraq, he helped destroy Iraqi lives; you cannot belie the facts.

[CMFrenchEsq]

@uservw123 A decision was made to support Australia's most important ally on evidence which at the time suggested Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Sadly many Iraqi and US soldiers have lost their lives but their is a lot more freedom for Iraqis today than under the previous dictatorship.

[pressuretested1984]

it would have been funny if someone threw their shoes at him

[SanctumStudios]

John Howard rules!!! What a true Aussie champion!!!!

[uservw123]

@Thastorcyclone you ignorant turd

[halflifeproductionz]

@Thastorcyclone your comparing saddam to islam? muslim extremists hated saddam you buffoon.

[qin02]

lol whats this q&a audience full of right wing imbeciles patting themselves on the back

[TehMonsteh]

What a legend. The guy a mean, not John Howard. :D

[bablemama]

Well we New Zealand did not join into that and we went reping as peace keepers, I am proud to be a kiwi!

We don't follow U.S like puppets and i am glad our govt knew better. We make our own stands.

But if our Australian brothers and sisters needed us, have no doubt we'd have their backs!!!!

[dedetube]

I will apologise on behalf of that guy John Howard. You didn't deserve it. You led Australia well during your time as PM and I am appreciative. You can't please everyone. I think you are really underappreciated sir. You did really well with the economy. SHOES THROWING IS DEF NOT ON. GET OUT hahaha

[Thastorcyclone]

Remember Irak used To conduct Genocide on our Kurdish brothers and sisters.

And left says? Well what about Crusaders? Or what about Imperialism?

Yes they happened, Are we doing it anymore, NO.

Time to start Liking our own culture as well.

Say no to islam and yes to democracy, equality and freedom.

[Fishibo]

And as for ppl who oppose the war... I can understand the sympathy towards civilian casualties, but WHAT IF, we didnt do anything, and shit went crazy NOT in our favour? Then you've got ppl kicking up a stink saying we 'sat on our hands'? At the end of the day, Howard supported our allies. Allies that we have fought beside before in the wars that may have decided whether we even would be having the option of free speech right now. I for one, am grateful for this great country I live in.

[Fishibo]

Howard has proven himself as possibly one of the greatest prime ministers we will ever have in this country. The thing with politics, is you cannot, and will never, be able to make ALL the people happy, ALL the time. No matter which way a decision is made, someone is going to be pissed off. He made tough decisions, and stuck by them, unlike this current govt which due to some killer stuff-ups, and spending all of Howards surplus, has lined us up straight into a financial blackhole...

[glamourfields]

Howard didn't deserve that, he ran Australia for 11 years. Although we went through a lot of shit with his leadership, they were certainly not the worst years. He helped us avoid the effects of the GFC.

[qin02]

@glamourfields

gfc came after johnny? he certainly did not prepare us for it. Money from mining boom was not reinvested into education, infrastructure causing long term skill sortages that lead to a housing bubble.. Name one good economic (not revenue) reform he performed under is leadership.

[adenowa3232]

@qin02 Well thats easy. You're already talking about the GFC, which government do you think had the foresight to properly regulate the financial sector which is what really guarded us from the GFC. We had strong banks and reliable independent regulatory bodies, APRA ACCC RBA and of course ASIC, unlike the confusing web of fed. and state regulators in the US which hasn't been reformed since the 30s. It was fantastic reform, everybody knows that, even Wayne Swan of all people has acknowledged it.

[adenowa3232]

@qin02 That is just tired old regurgitated Labor party rhetoric. Money was re-invested and it was also saved, yes saved. They payed off debt and built a surplus. It was that surplus and the reforms in the financial regulation sector that guarded against the impact of the GFC. Even people in the Labor party recognize this, glamourfields is absolutely right.

[allinjim123]

I was hoping the bloke would come up and light that faggot howard on fire. Piece of garbage howard you cunt.

[Thatsit36]

@TaylorTayMusic Good point.

I feel if I argue against this one I will fall into my own "moral hole"

But, we do have a right to protest.

[somerandomkhunt]

I liked John Howards shit eating grin after he threw the shoes, like he was thinking "hahaha, you missed me you dumb hippy, but then again, I can't bowl that well."

[Thatsit36]

@somerandomkhunt Win!

[fenderplaya]

shoe man = leftie poofter.

[Thatsit36]

@jonutarr Freedom of Speech...... Remember?!??

He isn't preaching, he is standing up for what he believes in, he is using his right as a citizen of Australia to protest!!!!

He is using a Freedom associate with the rights of citizenship while you are abusing one. You are discriminating on the grounds of belief!!

Now off you go like the good, uneducated idiot that you are.

[TaylorTayMusic]

@Thatsit36 I am a leftie; I opposed most of Howard's social policies including our decision to go to pointless wars in the Middle East. However, there is a difference between freedom of speech and freedom to throw shoes at people.

Speech alone doesn't necessarily hurt anyone; a shoe will.

[Thatsit36]

@Forwardthinker22 What Wallabytrack was doing is called been passionate about his virtues.

Although arguably the swearing may be too much, but is still a sign of him displaying his principles.

[Thatsit36]

@Wallabytrack I completely agree with your original comment!!!!

[Thatsit36]

I salute the man brave enough to show his disrespect towards John Howard!!

That man does have blood on his hands.

That vile, smug little man and a terrible liar.

[TheInkybus]

That made me giggle. He seemed so happy about it I am sure he was thinking about telling good old George Bush that they had something else in common!

[jonutarr]

What a pair of hippy douche bag scum, they should preach less and aim better

[Forwardthinker22]

@Wallabytrack I'm not a follower of Howard myself, but come on - surely you can make your point without resorting to labels and swearing? Try something more imaginative

[Wallabytrack]

@Forwardthinker22 More Imaginative? Yes ok! I would like to run over the fukker with a

"B"Double.I reckon that's pretty pointy Fella'.

[ironbrick52]

Why does noone throw shoes at me?

I need a new pair.

[fluke28889]

champion :D