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Political expediency and McDonaught suddenly growing a spine - 

I noted that last night McDonaught received rare but high praise from one of the more extreme right wing political commentators and former Senator Cory Bernadi:

 

Sky News host Cory Bernardi says "bravo" to Michael McCormack, after the acting Prime Minister recently  spoke "truth to the warriors of woke".

“The modern media hates the truth, they’d rather gather the claims that support their own views and complies with their colleagues,” Mr Bernardi said.

Mr McCormack has faced a tide of criticism after he compared riots at the US Capitol with Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

“Irrespective of what the agenda of that protest was, the fact is, there was violence, there was destruction," Mr McCormack said.

He has been further criticised for defending the importance of the lives lost in the violence of Black Lives Matter protests in the US.

“They should know that those lives matter too; all lives matter,” Mr McCormack said.

Mr Bernardi also said Mr McCormack’s response to critics by saying “facts are sometimes contentious” was true as telling the truth is now an act of division.

“Stop trying to appease the people who will never work for you, never vote for you and never give you a fair go, every time you do, you are simply helping your political enemy," Mr Bernardi said.

“Speak truth to power and don’t get all mealy-mouthed when hit with the confected outrage, stick to your guns and keep calling them out on the lies and hypocrisy.”

So why does it appear our normally spineless Village Idiot McDonaught has suddenly grown a set? 

Hmm...now consider that the Acting PM McDonaught has spent the last 2 days in sunny FNQ (in particular Townsville)  apparently (on evidence) courting/consulting with one Senator Susan McDonald - via McDonaught Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/M_McCormackMP

Michael McCormack
@M_McCormackMP
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An amazing tour of #Townsville’s @aims_gov_au Sea Simulator with @SenMcDonald, @keithjpitt &
@P_Thompson88 The team at #SeaSim research the impact of complex environmental changes by large, long-term, experiments on tropical marine organisms in the world-class aquarium.

And from the day before:

Great afternoon with @keithjpitt and @SenMcDonald, meeting with local transport operators and North Queensland Mayors. Our $110b infrastructure spend is backing regional communities, especially the local roads & community infrastructure program which is making such a difference.

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Building the water infrastructure regional Queenslanders need, want, expect & deserve. That’s what Big Rocks Weir will do, that’s what @The_Nationals in Government are delivering. Great to be with @keithjpitt & @SenMcDonald in Charters Towers, visiting the mighty Burdekin River.

Hmm...



MTF...P2