Just what does it take to get any of these foreign agents sacked? We couldn’t even get rid of Mona Shindy, for heavens sake!
Yassmin Abdel-Magied: ABC activist’s vile anti-Diggers remark slammed as ‘deeply reprehensible’
“Reprehensible”. Not enough to get her sacked.
THE spineless ABC is refusing to sack or even condemn a star broadcaster and PC poster girl who claimed Anzac Day should be spent thinking about Manus Island detainees, not Diggers.
Presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied, who labels herself “first and foremost … Muslim”, caused outrage after hijacking the sacred “Lest We Forget” tribute in a sickening insult to the nation’s war dead.
As soldiers marched across the nation, the Sudan-born Australia Wide presenter posted on Facebook: “Lest. We. Forget. (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine …)”
Acting Veterans’ Affairs Minister Troy Grant said, “The public were absolutely right to demand Ms Abdel-Magied apologise for her comments.
“On April 25 we expect all Australians to stop and give thanks for the dedication of those before us who fought for the freedoms our country holds dear, and to those who continue in this tradition of service and sacrifice. Anzac Day is sacred, should be kept above politics and certainly not hijacked for grandstanding.”
While Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP Robert Borsak told the Daily Telegraph, “Ms Abdel-Magied’s denigrating comments are absolutely disgusting and show no love of Australia whatsoever.
“She wouldn’t even be able to live in this country if it wasn’t for the sacrifice of those we remember and honour every Anzac Day.
“Anzac Day is to honour those who have given their all in the service of our country, not for furthering Ms Abdel-Magied’s own political agenda.”
Former Army Captain, now MP Andrew Hastie said, “She demands protection for her pet issues, yet is more than happy to disrespect a day cherished by everyday Australians. She trashes who we are as Australians and what our forbears have sacrificed. The backlash is a sign of healthy democracy. People won’t tolerate an assault on our national character and traditions.”
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton slammed the activist as “a disgrace” while federal MP George Christensen demanded the ABC sack her.
“It is a disgrace that on our most significant national day … this advocate seeks to make political mileage,” Mr Dutton said.
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However, the ABC has stood behind Ms Abdel-Magied, who has previously caused controversy after declaring Islam was the “most feminist religion”.
A spokeswoman would say only: “(She introduces) stories done by ABC reporters from around the country … when presenting for the ABC she works in accordance with ABC editorial and other policies.”
Sudanese-born politician Edmond Atalla weighed into the debate this morning, with the Labor MP for Mount Druitt saying: “These comments are not appropriate and shows the lack of understanding of what Anzac is all about.
“At the very least Ms Abdel-Magied should apologise to all those she has offended by these outrageous remarks.”
Ms Abdel-Magied later deleted the post, and apologised after “it was brought to my attention that my last post was disrespectful”. The 26-year-old has previously been a member of the federal Anzac Centenary Commemoration Youth Working Group.
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A furious Mr Christensen said she “should no longer be on the public broadcaster’s tax-funded payroll”.
Assistant Cities Minister Angus Taylor said the post “showed a profound lack of judgment”. Communication Minister Mitch Fifield said Anzac Day was reserved as an occasion “to honour the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform”.
Lest We Forget: ANZAC DAY 2017
The 2017 ANZAC Day march in Elizabeth Street, Sydney.
ANZAC Day 2017 dawn service at Dee Why Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Central Coast Combined Surf Clubs reenact the first landing at Gallipoli, 102 years ago, during the Terrigal-Wamberal RSL Sub Branch ANZAC Day dawn service, Terrigal Beach.
Ms Abdel-Magied caused a furore in February after a heated exchange on ABC’s Q&A program with Senator Jacqui Lambie, during which she said Islam was “the most feminist religion”.
SBS sacked sports reporter Scott McIntyre in 2015 after he lashed out on Anzac Day and said the commemoration was “remembering the summary execution, widespread rape and theft committed by these ‘brave’ Anzacs”. Mr McIntyre later sued SBS for wrongful dismissal, reaching an out-of-court settlement last year.
Tasmanian senator Eric Abetz said Ms Abdel-Magied’s post was “disrespectful” and “deeply reprehensible”.
Ms Abdel-Magied did not respond to requests for comment.
WHO SAID WHAT
ERIC ABETZ:
“Yassmin Abdel-Magid’s unfortunate and disrespectful Facebook post today, of all days, is deeply reprehensible.
“Tens of thousands of Australians, from all walks of life, have gone to war and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
“Today we pay tribute to them, not seek to use their sacrifice for cheap political point scoring as Ms Abdel Magied has done.
“The freedom she enjoys to make such disrespectful comments is what the people who we commemorate today fought and died for.
ROBERT BORSAK (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers NSW)
“Ms Abdel-Magied’s denigrating comments are absolutely disgusting and show no love of Australia whatsoever.
“She wouldn’t even be able to live in this country if it wasn’t for the sacrifice of those we remember and honour every Anzac Day.
“Anzac Day is to honour those who have given their all in the service of our country, not for furthering Ms Abdel-Magied’s own political agenda.”
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER MITCH FIFIELD:
“ANZAC DAY is reserved as an occasion to honour the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. “Lest We Forget” are solemn and precious words to be used with reverence and respect. Australians would be appalled by someone attempting to hijack and debase this national time of reflection through crude politicisation.”
No matter what she wears, she always ends up looking clownish.
I think that she would be much better off helping those poor, misunderstood and oppressed Palestinians. Give her a one way ticket immediately. I’ll chip in for it. And it is not crude politicisation. It a pathetic attempt to promote Muslim causes. She does not belong here and the ABC should bow its collective head in shame.
The gAyBC won’t get rid of the mouth of the south because she now has solidified and firmly entrenched herself there with her views that she hates Australia. The left detests our Military and anything or anyone associated with it.
The Multicoloured clown with the huge gob has now got her dream job at bludgers paradise.