tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post4942238460259913862..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Potted History: the Devil we Know - Part 1Michael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-25390499069731855722007-11-09T09:22:00.000+10:002007-11-09T09:22:00.000+10:00Re Dennis Quick's comment, "Mayor Byrne is NOT a b...Re Dennis Quick's comment, "Mayor Byrne is NOT a bully."<BR/><BR/>According to Wikpedia (09/11/2007) bullying is....<BR/>"the act of intentionally causing harm to others through verbal harassment, physical assault, or other more subtle methods of coercion such as manipulation. <BR/><BR/>In colloquial speech, bullying often describes a form of harassment perpetrated by an abuser who possesses more physical and/or social power and dominance than the victim. The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a target. The harassment can be verbal, physical and/or emotional.<BR/>Norwegian researcher Dan Olweus defines bullying as when a person is "exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons." He defines negative action as "when a person intentionally inflicts injury or discomfort upon another person, through physical contact, through words or in other ways."[1]<BR/>Bullying can occur in any setting where human beings interact with each other. This includes school, the workplace, home and neighborhoods" <BR/><BR/>And I think we can safely add local council to that list.<BR/><BR/>Mayor Byrne has repeatedly and consistently labelled individuals or organisations in the public arena who dare critizise his performance or that or CCC. He has called us "trouble makers," "splinter groups", "doomsayers", "neanderthals" and the list goes on.<BR/>Any person who calls another person's employer to complain about actions of that employee outside of the said workplace is the worst kind of bully in my book. He is not only misusing his position of Mayor to harrass a resident, but he is also using threats and intimidation through a boss to influence and reign in an employee. It would seem from this blog that this incident is not a single one as others have been "targeted." <BR/><BR/>In recent years, anyone who has dared speak out, has had some form of harrassment dished out by KB in the form of vitriolic emails or verbal assaults. By rights, he is someone we should look up to and respect as a leader in our community. As long as he continues to abuse his position of power and bully decent people who have had enough of bad decision making, arrogant attitudes and favouritism shown towards developers, then he must lump the consequences of his "negative" actions at the next election. <BR/>I would sincerely like to suggest to Dennis, that your being KB's PA has little to do with your ability to do a good job, but rather, a lot to do with the fact that very few others would be able to work with him for reasons outlined above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8329517234417493872007-11-09T06:58:00.000+10:002007-11-09T06:58:00.000+10:00Bryan Outlaw,Are you still stalking him? Go and ge...Bryan Outlaw,<BR/>Are you still stalking him? Go and get some help for God's sake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-81860036744158501312007-11-08T21:19:00.000+10:002007-11-08T21:19:00.000+10:00Ah yes, true to form, the awaited malicious missiv...Ah yes, true to form, the awaited malicious missive from the rabid right! And what a particularly hideous creature this one seems to be, a drongo from the quongo no doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-44361680900095647832007-11-08T20:43:00.000+10:002007-11-08T20:43:00.000+10:00Jason's question to Bryan Law is easily answered.B...Jason's question to Bryan Law is easily answered.<BR/><BR/>Bryan Law is a nihilistic twit, more interested in the nasal sound of his own voice than the betterment of the community. <BR/><BR/>As he'll be going to gaol shortly for his crimes against the AFP and the American Government at Pine Gap, his fluffy countenance and poor personality and educational level should make him quite a hit with all the boys in the federal pen. His stint will likely make him a "better man", biblically speaking, but unfortunately even more bowlegged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-21820189706130900152007-11-08T20:31:00.000+10:002007-11-08T20:31:00.000+10:00Woooh....this is getting interesting!!!!!!Woooh....this is getting interesting!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-47148442709152464022007-11-08T12:51:00.000+10:002007-11-08T12:51:00.000+10:00While this story is mostly true, it should be note...While this story is mostly true, it should be noted that the Australian Labor Party does not endorse members to run as candidates at the local government level in Cairns and does not, as an organisation, participate in the election. Individual members of the party certainly do in their capacity as members of the community.<BR/><BR/>Neither Max Plummer nor Frank Lanza are now or were then members of the ALP. I can't speak for Frank but Max was certainly not controlled by anyone either in the ALP or outside of it. He pretty well ran his own show. I would argue that Max's team was as much community based as Frank Lanza's but you imply that this is not the case. No doubt, however, Kevin Byrne would argue that his team is community based too.<BR/><BR/>To my knowledge, Jeff Puzzuti has never been a member of the ALP so you should probably correct the record.<BR/><BR/>While you attribute a sinister motivation to Warren Pitt in the 2000 election, I suspect he would argue that this was not the case at all.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for the next installment and your explanation on why you bled votes off Val and undermined her chances of beating Byrne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com