Apparently the former leader of Getup has a more interesting political past then we were first led to believe. Vexnews is quoted as saying that "Sheikh is rumoured to have sought a very large donation from his fellow NSW Labor Right “Terrigals” sub-faction member and boss Eddie Obeid". The plot thickens in the race up to the next election.
Andy Semple argues that Greenpeace should be stripped of its charitable status:
The advertisement below, co-sponsored by Greenpeace, Banktrack and GetUp!, appeared in the Asian Financial Times.
So when an organisation such as Greenpeace, in cahoots with scumbags GetUp!, crosses the political line and actively lobby’s against the economic interests of Australia, then it’s about God damn time the Australian government stripped Greenpeace of its tax-free charity status.
It's not like we'd be the first country to do so. Both NZ (2010) and Canada (1989) had the intelligence to remove Greenpeace’s charitable status.
Some come on Swanee. Do more than call Greenpeace’s ad’s “deplorable” and finally chalk up a success by following through with what you suggested back in March 2012.
A must listen. The more the radio interview goes on the more of a bumbling idiot Mclean from GetUP! sounds.
And Mrs. Rhinehart’s crime is…what exactly? An Australian buying a minor stake in a listed Australian media company? Would GetUP! rather see a foreign buyer like their pal George Soros own 15% of Fairfax Media instead?
GetUP! is terrified of a wealthy conservative woman and hates the idea of a level playing field.
Seriously GetUp! Get your head out of your backside.
How would you feel if I told you a radical George Soros funded foreign lobby group is secretly launching a campaign to stifle free speech and silence climate realists in Australia?
You would probably think I’m a conspiracy nut – this couldn’t happen, I must be mad!
Some backgroud: you may have read recently that Gina Rinehart, a staunch small-government conservative and advocate of lower taxes and climate realism recently acquired apx 13% of Fairfax Media (owners of the left wing climate-alarmist Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and other publications).
This would not normally make news - a business person buying shares in a company is hardly noteworthy. And Ms. Rinehart has specifically stated – on the record – that this is simply a business investment, and her beliefs will not affect their operation.
But I have just learned that because of Gina Rinehart’s beliefs, an underhand, international, coordinated campaign by left wing extremists has just been launchedto assault freedom of speech, calling on the government to change the law to stop her from getting the seat on the Fairfax Board to which she is entitled, and trying to intimidate and threaten the Fairfax Chairman into vetoing her.
Avaaz is a million dollar international radical left-wing activist group, and they are ‘partners’ in Australia with GetUp! Together they have just launched a full scale campaign to attack Ms Rinehart and intimidate the Fairfax Chairman to prevent her from joining the Board. But this is just the first stage in their plan. If they are successful, they specifically have said that they call on the government to impose an ideological test on the media in Australia. You read that right: they want an the government to censor all media they disagree with.
This is a campaign that should strike terror into the hearts of all of us who believe in free speech, a free media, and the Australian way. If they get their way, none of us are safe.
This is their plan to censor free speech – in their own words:
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has just bought a major stake in Fairfax media -- in a bid that could turn The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald into mouthpieces for climate denial to protect her mining interests. But together we can foil her plan…
The media inquiry that Avaaz members helped win is just weeks away from reporting, and provides the government with the crucial chance to act. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is supportive of stronger ownership limits -- but he needs a community outcry to get the whole government on board…
We desperately need stronger ownership limits, a 'fit and proper person' test for use of public airwaves, and a strong and independent media regulator.
That’s right: they are blatantly and unashamedly calling on the Government to impose a “fit and proper” – ie leftist ideological – censorship test on the media. Even though Ms. Rinehart has pledged to not let her views influence editorial policy. The fact that she is a climate skeptic, and believer in small government, means that she must be stopped and her rights curtailed.
GetUp! followed up with an email to their members saying this is “bad news for the issues we care about” urging them to take action to silence free speech by those they oppose.
I can not stress this enough: this attack on free speech is incredibly serious, and goes against everything we believe in as Australians.
I will be honest. I don’t know Gina Rinehart. I have never met her, I have never spoken to her, I have never emailed her. I honestly don’t know much about her. But one thing I do know: that Australia needs a free and fair media, and if the radical left want to use the government to suppress free speech and blackball Ms Rinehart because she supports Andrew Bolt, then we need to do something about it. Because first it’s Gina, and then it’s Andrew Bolt, and then it’s anyone else who doesn’t tow the government line.
This is a co-ordinated campaign by radical left alarmists who are running scared that the Australian people have woken up to their game , and are getting so desperate they are now trying to use the government to suppress anyone who disagrees with them.
We need to take action now to nip this campaign in the bud.
So what to do?
There are two actions you can immediately take which will only take a couple of minutes, but will make a BIG difference.
1) We need to let Fairfax Chairman Roger Corbett know that he CAN NOT give in to extremists, and can not veto Ms. Rinehart from the board because of radical left wing pressure. Can you please immediately email Fairfax Chairman Roger Corbatt on mhughessmith@rccorbett.com.au and phone his office on (02) 9282 2833 to tell him to resist left-wing threats and blackmail, and not veto Ms. Rinehart from the position to which she is entitled.
2)We have prepared a petition we will present in support of free speech and a free media. PLEASE Sign our petition by clicking here (if nothing happens when you click on the link, try scrolling up)
Make No Mistake: If we let them get away with censoring Gina Rinehart – then everyone who opposes their radical agenda is in danger. And we will have no way to get the truth out to the Australian people.
Please, take the five minutes to email Fairfax Chairman Roger Corbatt on mhughessmith@rccorbett.com.au and phone him through (02) 9282 2833 and tell him to NOT GIVE IN to million dollar left wing intimidation.
This is a battle we can not afford to lose. If Ms. Rinehart is vetoed from her rightful Board position because of her climate realism, then all Australians will suffer.
Please take action now.
Tim Andrews is the Managing Editor of Menzies House.
Menzies House and the Stop Gillard’s Carbon Tax Coalition today thanked radical left wing activist group GetUp! for using their resources to provide a list of businesses that oppose the Gillard-Brown tax on carbon dioxide.
Yesterday, the National Director of GetUp!, Simon Sheikh wrote up to all members of the Australian Food and Grocery Council demanding their views on the proposed tax, and threatening a boycott of companies that disagree with him. As a response, Menzies House and the Stop Gillard’s Carbon Tax Coalition is very pleased to announce that shall use GetUp!’s list to unveil a new campaign urging all Australians to support the businesses opposed to a carbon tax.
“Australians overwhelmingly oppose this unnecessary and destructive great new tax” said Timothy Andrews, Managing Editor of Menzies House. “In trying to blackmail companies and to suppress freedom of speech, GetUp! is unwittingly providing Australians with a resource to support the businesses that are doing the right thing in opposing this tax. With every opinion poll showing the vast majority of Australians oppose Mr. Sheikh’s radical views, the financial affects of such a list are obvious: The businesses opposed to the Carbon Tax will benefit substantially.”
Menzies House is a volunteer-run, non-partisan website and is not affiliated to any political party. In March 2011, Menzies House launched www.stopgillardscarbontax.com and the Stop Gillard’s Carbon Tax Coalition, which has over 20 partner organisations.
“I thank Simon Sheikh and GetUp! for expending their resources to create a white-list of businesses that Australians will have extra incentive to buy from” continued Mr. Andrews. “We shall be taking full advantage of GetUp!'s work, and will direct all of our resources to promote their list with a new campaign informing the Australian people of the businesses that are doing the right thing."
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