Liberal insiders have expressed surprise at the decision of upper house MP Bruce Atkinson to seek another term.
Atkinson apparently is hopeful of elevation to the Legislative Council presidency. There has been a lot of speculation about the upper house presidency, with the Greens making noises that they’d like to claim the position for themselves and some Liberals also positioning themselves, even if the Labor government is re-elected they are not expected to gain a majority in the upper house.
His views on a range of issues are highly controversial in Liberal circles and more generally, with his passionate advocacy of liberalising porn and what he insisted was merely a "fact-finding" visit to a gay sex club/orgy to observe safe sex practices. He has also been an erotic poet, penning verses like One Night Stand, Making Love and Tabletop Dancer.
A VEXNEWS commenter asks:
When is the Liberal Party going to dump scumbag MLC Bruce Atkinson?
How is it possible for anyone to share a platform with people such as Sex Party boss and porn advocate Fiona Patten and not want to throw up?
Despite repeated requests he refuses to state whether he would be happy if his mother, sister or daughter appeared in one of Patten’s films. Why is it so hard to give a straightforward answer to that question?
Obviously, it’s because if he said no then that would make him the ultimate hypocrite. Why would it be okay then if someone else’s mother, sister or daughter appeared in them?
How odd it is that pornography’s biggest advocates such as Atkinson, Patten, Robbie Swan and Catherine Lumby, etc have never been in one themselves. As long as it’s someone they don’t know then it’s okay.
Another familiar with Atkinson’s public record told us:
Recently, there’s been a crackdown on a huge porn production house operating in Melbourne that makes many millions of dollars a year paying young women to take their gear off to provide jerking material for the world’s desperates. They are paid a few hundred dollars for embarrassment that in the digital age will last a lifetime.
It affects their livelihood, their families and kids down the track.
How can any politician align themselves with such an industry of exploitation?
Some believe the Liberals are sitting on a scandal time-bomb with Bruce Atkinson. Is he set to explode or due for promotion to the Presidency. In the show business for ugly people, politics, anything is possible.
Brucey … do NOT txt me under any circumstances.
How’s Bruce’s toupee going? Nice rug.
Has Brucey been getting advice from Diane Anderson? It was the comments on this blog that convinced Jeff Kennett not to appoint Diane his campaign manager when he was a serious candidate for Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Diane, the editor of the rag publication Higgins News, also a publication sent to Peter Costello, had brothel industry boss as a contributor for that publication. With Albon writing you wouldn’t want your children to see that publication.
Stay away from Diane Brucey or you’ll never be reelected, let alone become president of the Legislative Council.
Don’t txt me and I will NOT offer you a ‘ride’ home, but I am interested in buying any of your teen dirty books.
Brucie been to gay beats lately? Like he admitted he frequented in Parliament hansard.
In fairness to Bruce, everything he did and put on the record in Hansard is legal.
This is in stark contrast to the corruption and criminal behaviour on the record in Hansard outlining the behaviour of Julian Sheezel.
The ALP are the masters of corruption and criminal behaviour, do I need to mention Gordon Nuttall?
Add Andrew Theophanous to that list.
I’ve never been a fan of Brucie’s since he falsely (and libelously) accused me of embezzling funds from an eastern suburbs Young Liberal branch. He would have been about 22 at the time. It was downhill from there.
Goose, despite all his weaknesses, is a saint when compared to Rat Dog Riva.
Anonymous 20:44
At least Bruce had the courtesy of placing his visits to gay beats in Hansard.
Unlike a certain ALP State member who had his name suppressed by the courts for doing likewise.
Let’s not forget the geriatric (but slimmer) nutbag Kronberg…
She has been about as useful as a colostomy bag in a funeral parlour out there.
Why is this woman in Parliament?
what are you taking about Kronburg is doing a fantastic job for us in the East
Jan and Goose are still better than any ALP upper house member, the same can’t be said for Rat Dog Riva.
RDR is leadership material.
Even I know that RDR is what is wrong with Victoria, and Eastern Metro in particular.
Atko come on don’t be greedy – I want to check out those Miss Teen booty books.
There is nothing wrong with appreciating the fruitful beauty of frivolous young women…
Agree Maccas and I will ‘drive’ them all the way home.
If his mother sister or daughter looks like him then I doubt very much if they would make it in a porn movie unless it was a play on a horror movie or some kind of kinky sex take.
Could you imagine a porn movie set in the red morgue and staring Liberal and ALP members of long standing? Including various motions, appealing to the innersactum of government opposition and rape scenes on the front bench. All role fantasy play of course. Screwing the constituents at every position possible whilst attracting the media’s attention. Titles like High Moon in the Press Galley, Hansard does a Brumby, on the floor of the house, Brought before the bar, The Stolen Mace. Double dissolution, Division in the house, Second reading, Justice delivered and Sargent at arms bangs the red door..
Other titles include:
The Chamber maid
Queen’s Hall
Bills Passage
Constitutional Amendments
Proroguing the house
Kennett’s nightmare
Brumby versus the Stallion
Red Ted’s bed
The retired plumber takes the floor
Getting erected to office
The Back-bencher’s revenge
Crossing the floor
Lying on the table
The Usher’s Black Rod
Stranger in the house
Holding them to account
Law and Justice
Social Security
Part Time Office Work on the Side
Fact finding at the brothel
The overseas sex jaunt
Losing your trousers in the lobby
Sex on the Ministers desk
Diary of a Com-car driver
Commissioner caught on the job by police – Blown at night
Held in contempt
Porn Titles, you and I have much to discuss.