Richard Carleton

[striptrack]

micky gets it, bazza doesn't

[bazzamataz72]

Hawke you fucking boozer and looser

[5micky2]

Richard Carleton was good reporter. He was passionate about rooting out the truth. His rude manner was designed to get an interview subject angry and lose control. This had the effect of getting them to tell the truth. Don't forget Hawke was a powerful alpha male who would not hesitate to charm his way through an interview if given half the chance. Carleton could see the charm for what it was and did us all a favour by peeling away the mask to show us the real man.

[colindominy]

Carleton was a prize fuckwit, an arrogant bastard. Karma caught up with him when he died .. always the smirking arsehole.

[Zebonka]

Richard Carleton was always a fucking fool. Even with his dying breath, he was asking retarded questions. Glad he's gone.

[bakednoodle]

now thats a PM, tell it like it is.

[meakd]

the worst pm ever

[Grefi1985]

@meakd what would u rather have abbout as pm

[Sdblahm67]

Gee with the benefit of hindsight Hawke's tone and body language reeks of alchaholism

[whysohardto]

@Sdblahm67 lol yes he was a boozer that's for sure!

[Abreen11]

Well Mr Carleton your demise had to come eventually and the better off Australia is for it too...you were a lousy egotistical narcissistic journalist who seemed to think that they were holier than thou...I remember the comment you made in one interview to a decent ordinary guy who you referred to as "not much of a person" all because the guy never had a job. I doubt whether you'd be in Hades right now because even they like to keep a certain standard for who is let in....

[stephenbiboy]

bullshit

[grandadpoppyable]

That closet Liberal Kerry O'Brien showed his real colours the other night with that walk in the park holiday festive interview with Malcolm Turnbull. I thought he was gonna get down and lick his arse. Not one challenge,,just best wishes and a merry xmas and he let him dribble on Labour bashing almost without interuption. Need I say more.

[trevorx1960]

Carleton never got up the nerve to ask hard questions of Fraser, Peacock of the same era as this interview . . . . and he certainly could have asked plenty.. But didn't. Wanker.

[KombiPode]

FAIR DINKUM PRIME MINISTER. RHODES SCHOLAR OXFORD UNI. BRILLIANT ORATOR. HAVE NOT HAD ONE SINCE.

[zigenoony]

Hawkey was a rhodes scholar- he's no dick head and Charleton never had a bloody hope in this grubby little attempt at slandering him. Maybe if he conducted an interview with integrity and didn't try and perverse it to his right wing p.o.v. he wouldn't be remembered as the wanker who Bob knocked down a few pegs time after time.

[Ken0009100]

Bob Hawke was a JOKER.

[The777FORGIVEN]

Bob Hawke is a drunken union lackey and a retarded tool...I still remember how him and Keating had a million people unemployed. Worst prime minister ever. Dont let the Aussie Oi Oi Oi Fair Dinkum dyed in the wool dingo loving beer swilling lovable buffoon image Bob Hawke portrays himself as fool you. The bloke is a dickhead and forever will be.

[SvendBosanvovski]

@The777FORGIVEN Typical small man syndrome. You hide behind a phoney label and personally insult two great leaders.Take a cold shower you drongo

[The777FORGIVEN]

@SvendBosanvovski - "YAWN"........great comeback dickhead.

[Ken0009100]

@The777FORGIVEN So True.

[FaddleonLSD]

Tricky dicky, just like Nixon.

Went out the same way too - rotting away.

[MisterLemonde]

Just as well there's an 'E' between the 'L' and the "T' because Tricky Dicky is the number one ticker holder to himself.

[SvendBosanvovski]

@jmoul59 No need to keep repeating your posting, jimoul. You make your point more forcefully - and I agree with your perspective - by relying upon the power of your argument.

[jmoul59]

@SvendBosanvovski Sorry about that. When I hit the post button nothing happened and I thought the comment hadn't been accepted. I've deleted all the multiple postings.

[SvendBosanvovski]

Classic Bob rejoinder. Nothing wrong Richard? Embarrassed? Blood on your hands? What a way to open and interview.

[vivefemmes]

Richard Carlton is DEAD

Bob Hawke is alive and kicking.

GOD has spoken.

[DigbyCat]

Hawke, you piss swilling; adulterous mongrel... You were, are and will be until your six fett under + a true Aussie wanker! and a nasty piece of work...

[Azawarrior]

@DigbyCat what have you done for your country? have any of your children accomplished 1/10 of what Mr Hawke has? I doubt it!

[DigbyCat]

@Azawarrior Howard presided over an unprecedented period of Australian prosperity. Where were you? Either in goal or at a leftie indoctrination camp somewhere in the Simpson Desert. Gillard is a senior player in the Fabian Society. Google it and see for yourself what a disturbing socialist organisation it is. You are a zombie Labor voter. Labor could burn your house down; murder your wife and rape your children; but you’d still vote for them you miserable wretch.

[SvendBosanvovski]

@DigbyCat That is a disgaceful remark to make about a former PM of this country.

[DigbyCat]

When labor has ever been in government, Australia has moved backwards. Look at the buffoons that have been PM’s – Whitlam, in bed with the REDS; Hawke an adulterous piss swilling prick; Keating a back stabbing clock collecting arrogant piss-ant; Rudd was at least honest, but Gillard is a RED… She was once the Secretary of the Socialist Forum Group (check it out) and also a key member of the Fabian Society (Google that too)… Aug 21st will see these liars relegated to the recycle bin.

[SvendBosanvovski]

@DigbyCat Your opening sentence is palpaby incorrect. Almost all of the great enduring reforms universally valued have been introduced by Labor governments. We go through the gray desert of Coalition rule, where they brag about surpluses - gained essentially by cutting back on funding for essential needs, selling public assets and reducing taxes - as they redistrbute wealth in favour of the rich. They promote a phoney freedom: freedom of the market.

[SvendBosanvovski]

@DigbyCat They wouldn't get away with it if it wasnlt for the constant mystification of the media. A little advice - educate yourself before you feel free to denigrate outstanding Lbaor leaders with your half baked, half witted insults.

[01davethecouchguy]

Where is Carlton now hey?

[deodorant93]

Who's the bloke in black?

[TheAmura]

Carleton was an embarrassment to Australian journalism, the smug fuckwit.

[dmcguire70]

Carleton would've been perfecton Fox news!!

[shadowman32au]

richard was the first of the whore journos. Now most of the commercial ones are ...........sad reflection

[VHEBW]

The fact this youtube video is on youtube would suggest otherwise Mr Venuecam, they still will remember what he did same way as people will remember what Hawke was like in his personal and political life...you silly old bugger.

[slicydicer]

Carleton you stupid smug faggot.

[tgypoi]

Play the ball, not the man.

[bobbiebenanzac]

Yeah

You are probably far more intelligent that I, but I I just think he was a horrible person, I do not think he was a good strong politicial.

I have a photo of my dad with him (Bob Hawke) in the early days and afraid I didn't like him then either

Oh ! about Michael Jackson I felt so sorry for him, I think he had a sad hard life.

Made many mistakes and was brilliant

[bobbiebenanzac]

A womanizer, a cheat, a cry baby, and this we had trying to run our country

Called old people "Silly old buggers"

Hope him and Blanche go off somewhere never to return in their white matching pants and their bare feet

Carlton you rest in peace,

How can you all speak so hurtful of the deceased ???????

[anwyll]

@bobbiebenanzac would you change your opinion of hawke after his death?

[bobbiebenanzac]

@anwyll

Probably, I don't like to speak bad of the dead.

They can't stick up themselves

Bob Hawke was so cruel to Hazel who stuck by him through thick and thin.

I knew of him many years ago and he always was a womanizer.

I would never wish him dead and once he is, I would never say anything horrible about him, he can no longer defend himself

[anwyll]

Hardly seems relevant whether the person in question can defend themselves... I doubt Bob Hawke trolls videos of himself on youtube looking for people knocking him.

Why would Hawke passing away change what he was or did in life (and how you view these things), you might not speak ill of him after his death but I asked if you would change you opinion and you said yes.

This seems rather strange to me. I thought Michael jackson was wierd, now that he is dead I don't think he was normal.

[BarryDennen12]

Carleton lived, and died, as a fucking idiot.

[Seleucus84]

Good ole Hawky...damn I miss him. Look at what we have now...

[webaroos]

Bob Hawke, the traitor, sold out Australia to jew interests, they loved him so much in Israhell they named a forest after him. Little prick brought jews from Russia and gave them pensions and housing while Aussies went without, deadshit bodgie prick.

[Prod1Kh]

@webaroos Oh bullshit, you ignorant bigot. No Australian of retirement age and in need has ever been denied an old-age pension since they were introduced. No Australian in need of housing has ever been denied.

[webaroos]

@Prod1Kh - I never said Australians were denied a pension, I said Hawke gave jews a pension when they had no work input into this nation, many arriving at pension age they also received housing before needy Australian, how jews are homeless and how many Australians are homeless? If that makes me a bigot so be it, I am proud to defend the rights of Australians denied entitlements when undeserving migrants milk the system with the aid of moron politicians, namely Hawke.

[Prod1Kh]

@webaroos "Little prick brought jews from Russia and gave them pensions and housing while Aussies went without..."

Not too smart, are you?

[webaroos]

@Prod1Kh - Is this a factual statement by you? well I concur, congratulations for having a brain, although I surmise you are a jew prick by nature.

[Prod1Kh]

@webaroos No, that was a quote by you. You said "[Hawke] brought jews from Russia and gave them pensions and housing while Aussies went without."

Which means "Australians were denied a pension."

Your words.

I'm a prick, but not a Jew, and only to those who are stupid by choice.

Which is what you are. Stupid by choice. And a wanker.

Tell me, do you still believe in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?

Still, it was pretty good trolling by you and look, I fed you. Oops.

[LordAkira]

Grinning like a smug little wanker and trying to rile up and old-school man like Hawke who's full of pride is ofcourse going to piss him off.

Ofcourse you did something wrong you stupid retard.

[RJohnLloyd]

Is there a full version of this interview available anywhere cus I know it's been edited and I just would like to know exactly what happened.

[Prod1Kh]

You were a wanker, Carleton, and you proved it in Dili.

Oh, and you fucked up royally with that opening question.

"...did nothing wrong, whatsoever"? How about breaking the first rule of interviewing: Never lose control of the interview.

Ego was too big to learn from the real professionals, the likes of Lyneham, Olle and O'Brien.

At least when Lyneham destroyed Peackock he knew what he was doing from the beginning.

[AussiePolitics]

@Prod1Kh well actually from a public relations perspective bob hawke fucked up royally by getting overly emotional about the issue. thats exactly what the interviewer wants - them to get angry or cry

[Ken0009100]

@Prod1Kh Hey show some respect Carlton is dead, the question was based around Bob Hawke kicking out Bill Hayden, just like Julia Gilard did to Kevin Rudd. hawke was a bloody moron my dad was a candiate in 1980 and 1983 for Labor and they knifed Hayden and he did not like it. Calwell and Keating were the best 20th century labor party leaders.

[Prod1Kh]

@Ken0009100 Hitler is dead, too. Should I show him some respect? That is one of the stupidest things people say. Just because some fuckwit up and died I have to change my opinion of him?

Doesn't matter what the question was based around, Carleton lost control of the interview and never got it back. He thought he was smarter than a Rhodes Scholar.

Your dad says? Perhaps you should look at the difference in the Australian economy under Fraser/Howard and Hawke/Keating.

[Ken0009100]

@Prod1Kh Carleton is not Hitler, and Bob Hawke did have blood on his hands for what he did to Bill Hayden.

[Prod1Kh]

@Ken0009100 You really need to get your equivalences in perspective. You say Carleton wasn't Hitler (meaning I blew things out of proportion), then go on to say that Hawke had blood on his hands because of a leadership spill in which nobody died? Get a grip. Hayden was right, a drover's dog could have won that election, but Hayden couldn't do what Hawke did after winning. Which was reform the entire economy after 80 years of stagnation and tarrif-walling.

[Ken0009100]

@Prod1Kh They kicked out Hayden, oh and Hawke tried to back out of a deal from Paul Keating saying he would step down but tried to stay on the cheating bastard he is. Hawke could have been a bit better he did have blood on his hands.

[Ken0009100]

@Prod1Kh Yeah well especially when a Rhodes Scholar students wife is pregnant and she has a illegal abortion which is just sickening. That and Hawke's womanizing habit and alcohol problems really changed my opinion of him.

He is a Fool.

[Prod1Kh]

@Ken0009100 Abortions are "just sickening"? Abortions are just one more medical procedure. Nothing more, nothing less.

Hawke's alcohol problems were long over by the time he became PM. That has been well-documented. They guy dealt with his problem.

As for his womanising, in what way did it interfere with his job performance?

Foolish is hating a man for reasons that have nothing to do with his job performance, which you can't attack. Your 2nd-hand ad hominems are all invalid.

[Ken0009100]

@Prod1Kh Well thats your opinion abortion is wrong and you are a suck up to Labor.

[Prod1Kh]

@Ken0009100 If only history agreed with you, then you'd be correct.

[Ken0009100]

@Prod1Kh Well if only you stopped denying the things I said about Hawke are true. Perfectly Like Hayden said He stuck the knife in on him.

[fucjape]

i hope carleton is interviewing all his mates in fucking hell

[JohanRegus12]

See the look on Carleton's face!

[aussiechelc]

its 83 when he just had taken the leadeship off hayden//hence the 1st question about if je had blood on his hands

[BCSimm1978]

i dont like the Labor Party, especially Keating. BUT, the silver bodgey was a legend at the time.

[bwstripessam]

get him Hawky

[joedz2]

Yeah, thank god Richard Carelton is dead. What a wanker!

[fucjape]

well said

[Sydneysider1310]

What year was this?

[1AussieAvenger1]

seems about 77-78 when Hawke was ACTU president. i could be out a little but its there abouts.

why cant people just answer the questions? Bob went into full defence mode instead of just answering regardless of how ridiculous a question may be.

typical of all political types.

[Sydneysider1310]

Yeah, I was guessing late 70's, I was basing it on his hair colour LOL and assuming it was before he was PM

Yeah, he got defensive, but I miss that raw emotion from politicians during interviews. These days it is all so orchestrated and they all know the party 'lines' and spew them out adnauseam. No politician would show their true feelings of aggravation or frustration during an interview as Hawke & Keating used to for fear of offending the dumb masses Bring back off-the-cuff interviews lol

[grezzbop]

it was 1983 when he took over the ALP leadership from bill hayden

[Sydneysider1310]

Oh, ok.

Ta.

[venuecam]

Carleton, as a true Journo, refuses to admit his faults even after all this time. Don't worry Mr. Carelton, Australia won't remember you or your school boy demeanor.

[ChattyCathyonLSD]

Hear hear!

[Starwithnoname]

Richard Charlton let his ego get away with him. Hawke deserved this line of questioning, but Richard Charlton lost the plot in the end, as did Hawke.

[RockDJ123]

They really knew how to do political interviews.