Bob Brown: LEGEND

[Halcyon Daze]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-13/room-for-renewal/3948730

Bob Brown resigns today, opening the way for a new chapter for the Greens.

IMO Bob was about the only politician who put his principles and convictions first, the rest are just opportunists, in it for themselves.

Full respect to this guy, if they all had the integrity of Bob we'd be living in a far better Australia.

[etherealdrifter]

legend indeed!

if you watch some of the old footage of bob during the hoopla of the franklin dam days in tassie, it just reinforces his legend status. Fuck man, activist for sure. tick.

So good to see an Australian polly who knows when it's time to bow out with dignity. i mean, it's like, he knows the wheels are in motion for australia and he realises it just won't happen during his watch. gotta love the forthright manner in which he conducts himself.

i always have.

Don Chip would be very proud of his work today.

[LokStok]

all of the above ++

He is one of my heroes!

[waterboy 2.0]

If you knew some of the shit that has gone on at Bob's property from pro-forestry rednecks

"tassie style" and how it has washed off his back, you would have an even greater respect for this bloke.

He has a big set of balls, thats for sure.

The bastards only succeeded in making him stronger.... the irony

[Psylo]

Oh, man. This upsets me nore than I would have expected.

Will offer more in this thread in the next few days, but for now, through my tears, may I wish Bob all the best in his retirement.

It's nice that his fellah Paul is beside him in this exit speech.

Alas, I feel, as my first immediate emotional retort, that Australia is doomed.

All the best Bob.

[Psylo]

Full respect to this guy, if they all had the integrity of Bob we'd be living in a far better Australia.

 

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