Australian State Parliament Formally Deems Trump a 'Revolting Slug'

The motion passed without opposition.

Gage Skidmore

Donald Trump was on the receiving end of yet more international condemnation Wednesday morning when the upper chamber of the New South Wales Parliament, the Legislative Council, passed a motion proclaiming him a "revolting slug."

The motion was brought forward by Greens Member of the Legislative Council Jeremy Buckingham, who asked the assembled chamber to condemn "the misogynistic, hateful comments made by the Republican candidate for President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump, about women and minorities, including the remarks revealed over the weekend that clearly describe sexual assault."

Buckingham further asked the Council to officially recognize the "divisive, destructive impact" of Trump's comments and to signal their agreement that he is indeed a "revolting slug unfit for public office."

The motion was unanimously consented to by a voice vote of present Council members. It became the official opinion of the body after a determination by Council President Don Harwin that "revolting slug" did not amount to unparliamentary language.

Comments

[The Fusionist]

They send us Rupert Murdoch and then preach about offensive businesspeople?

[__Warren__]

Rupert Murdoch is from Luxembourg.

[A frilly pink thing]

There must be a joke I am missing here.

[Ceci n'est pas un woodchipper]

Australia: against violence in video games, gay marriage, and Donald Trump; in favor of wine in bags, synthetic peanut butter, and a savory jam made from trub.

[tarran]

Don't forget they killed Crocodile Dundee. No seriously... the cops shot him dead.

[DEATFBIRSECIA]

+1 Rod Ansell.

[Citizen X]

Silly tarran, guns are illegal in Australia, so therefore nobody gets shot there ever!

[tarran]

In the cops' defense, he killed one of them at a roadblock.

But given that the government had forced him to destroy his herd and he had lost everything, his land, his savings and his marriage as a result... I can understand why he descended into a paranoid psychosis.

[kbolino]

Hooray, a return to the "post stupid shit about Trump" days.

[Ceci n'est pas un woodchipper]

Strewth!

[Fist of Etiquette]

No one likes to be grabbed down under, where it's sensitive.

[DEATFBIRSECIA]

They call it a "jut" (pronounced "joot"). So if you're toeier than a Roman sandal (horny as fuck) you might "pash" (kiss) her and then just grab her by the jut.

But please try and not be a "tosser."

[Hugh Akston]

I hear that's where women glow and men plunder.

[DEATFBIRSECIA]

+1 vegemite sandwich

[Tagore Smith]

Chunder. It's where men Chunder.

[Tagore Smith]

Also-

Traveling in a fried out Kombi \
on a hippie trail, head full of zombie.

is a pretty good description of my teenage years.

I met a strange lady \
she made me nervous

is a fine description of my sex life.

Maybe these Australians are on to something

[Citizen X]

Who foisted him upon the Antipodes?

[tarran]

I think they're telling us how cross Donald Trump's antics make them feel.

[Mickey Rat]

Oh, yay. Meaningless attention whoring and virtue signaling from the orher side of the world.

[DiegoF]

Good for them! They are, strictly speaking, defrauding their own country by doing this kind of "work" while drawing a public paycheck. But, other than that, they are hurting no one with this kind of nonsense; and, frankly, that is nearly the best you can hope for with politicians around the world these days. I cheer when my own state legislature spends its time on this kind of shit; every minute doing that is one less minute spent searching for the next regulation to help me live my life in better accordance with their wisdom. And Australia, for all that they love to see themselves as wild outlaws and rugged cowboys and so forth, is a global leader in that field.

[jester]

"You can't vote for Trump. Australians will hate us!!!"

[DiegoF]

Yes, that is exactly what I said. Brilliant exegesis.

[Tagore Smith]

Fuck me- it's rare that I meet such a kindred soul. I understand you _completely_ Diego.

[The Grinch]

A hardhitting story from a hardhitting giant of a Libertarian magazine. Keep it up ladies and gents and maybe, just maybe, your clicks and circulation will someday receive the numbers you deserve.

[Hugh Akston]

You realize that this is a blog right?

[The Grinch]

It's a silly story on an increasingly silly website. I'll apologize though because the writer is an intern.

[Ceci n'est pas un woodchipper]

You think Reason's silly? Foreign Policy just endorsed Hillary Clinton on the basis of her savvy diplomatic skills and geopolitical wisdom.

[The Grinch]

Good point, everything's relative.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

She is savvy. Only Hillary could build a criminal empire right out in the open and ascend to the presidency while her victims cheer her on.

[Tagore Smith]

Yuo think Johnn can't type?

[jester]

I think Britschgi means 'little britschg' in Swiss.

[jester]

Britsch Name Meaning. Swiss German and German: variant of Br?tsch, a nickname for a sullen or moody person, from the dialect word Br?tsch 'pouting mouth'.

[The Fusionist]

POLITICIAN 1: "You're a revolting slug."

POLITICIAN 2: "Point of order, that is unparliamentary language."

POLITICIAN 1: "I refer the gentleman to Volume LXXXIII of Australian Parliamentary Precedents, page 404, the Trump Case, saying that the phrase 'Revolting Slug' is perfectly in order."

POLITICIAN 2: "Crikey, you're right! Then I withdraw my point of order."

POLITICIAN 1: "No hard feelings, mate, here, have a can of beer."

POLITICIAN 2: "I'm already drinking one, but thank you."

[Brett L]

I mean, I think an Aussie refusing a beer because he already has one brings on the "No Poofters" point of order.

[The Fusionist]

But if he's carrying a beer in each hand, how will he scratch his balls?

[Tagore Smith]

Do you really want to know? I mean, I could demonstrate if you want...

[DEATFBIRSECIA]

I've actually known some pretty decent slugs, so I resent them being compared to this execrable shitstain.

[The Fusionist]

Yeah, those slugs are the salt of the earth...oops.

[Ceci n'est pas un woodchipper]

The thing I like most about Australians is how everything they say sounds like a question because of that rising intonation thing they do.

[$park? is totally a Swifty]

Royt?

[jester]

And the word *no* has four to six syllables: nee-oh-wah-ah

[AlmightyJB]

I thought they liked pussy grabbers

https://youtu.be/6fzrE8lGJds

[jester]

If there's a bunyip in your billabong, don't be alarmed now.

[SadlyShakingHead]

So, any minute now the Clinton campaign will be admonishing the Aussies for interfering in the American election, since that's not okay for Russia like they keep saying (true, hacking is more serious than simply stating the obvious, but it's still trying to influence American voters.)

[The Fusionist]

Influencing American voters, but in which direction?

Appealing to the vast reserves of pro-Australian sentiment...or provoking a backlash?

Or, more likely, just getting ignored.

[Princess Trigger]

Man, this has got to be the worst marketing scheme in human history.
It's out running the NFL's "Disrespect 'Murica's Song to Protest Cops Shooting Black Folk." marketing program.

[The Fusionist]

Oh, and it was the upper house, not the entire Parliament, and I'm betting it will die in the lower house.

So unless I miss my guess, their Parliament, as such, hasn't done anything.

[Sir Digby Chicken Caesar]

Gee, if they think Trump is awful, wait 'til they hear about Hillary!

[loveconstitution1789]

Haha. Good one.

[The Fusionist]

They hear she's a great bloke, for a sheila.

Have I done that right?

[rrobinsonkaren]

My mothers neighbour is working part time and averaging $9000 a month. I'm a single mum and just got my first paycheck for $6546! I still can't believe it. I tried it out cause I got really desperate and now I couldn't be happier. Heres what I do,

-------------->>>> http://YoutubeJobs.Nypost55.com

[The Fusionist]

Note the Australian spelling of "neighbour."

[Enjoy Every Sandwich]

How hurt are they gonna be when they find out that nobody gives a fuck?

[yet another dave]

Finally a sound reason for trump to step down from running. They should follow pm zoolander's lead...
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&.....6toegKzNAQ

He's so feminist he's more feminine than hillary...

[Cynical Asshole]

Dwayne Johnson is more feminine than Hillary.

[Cynical Asshole]

It became the official opinion of the body after a determination by Council President Don Harwin that "revolting slug" did not amount to unparliamentary language.

That's actually kind of funny. I'm picturing something out of Yes, Minister where a bunch of bureaucrats argue the relative merits of the term "revolting slug."

[The Late P Brooks]

Imagine, if you can, the depth and breadth of my interest in the musings of this rabble of retrograde savages.

[Cynical Asshole]

this rabble of retrograde savages

Hey, we resemble that remark! /H&R commentariat

[The Fusionist]

And the rock band Rabble of Retrograde Savages will be in touch with you about your trademark violation.

/joke

[Tagore Smith]

I'm trying.

[loveconstitution1789]

I say, who cares what Australians think.

Australians will be begging the USA for military help when the Chinese start building islands near their fish farms.

[loveconstitution1789]

The USA will have to save them from the Chinese, just like America saved Australia from the Japanese.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Australian State Parliament

WHO?!!

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Btw, on a serious note, it's difficult for me to imagine any Australian person uttering anything off-color, rude or not fit for public consumption. Never has there ever been a more demure, reserved, genteel and urbane culture than that of Australia.

[Cynical Asshole]

I'm almost (but not quite) ashamed to admit I laughed at that.

[But Enough About Me]

I'm not ashamed at all to admit I laughed at that.

(After all, it's probably gonna be me and my buddies in a few years...)

[Tagore Smith]

There's actually a town in Australia named after my family. Apparently one of my great-uncles emigrated there and became a commie. Their little sheep uprising didn't go anywhere, but there's still a town called Barcaldine down there.

[Fenris Wulf]

To be fair, the Australian Revolting Slug has seven-inch fangs and is venomous. So it's not really clear whether they're insulting Trump or praising him.

[The Immaculate Trouser]

Fuck off criminal scum

Sincerely,

An American

[lukashik]

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