Andrew Dickens: The curious case of Benjamin Doyle

Benjamin Doyle spoke on the controversy surrounding them yesterday and basically called themself stupid.  

We’ve found out that the Greens actively asked them to delete their accounts which introduced us all to the "bussy". 

But they refused, wanting to stand up for what they are and who they stand for. 

Given that, if I was the Greens I would have gone to the next person on the list. If Doyle wasn’t going to drop it, I would have dropped him.  

I said last week they should go, and I stand by that. I don’t see the need for anyone so stupid and bloody-minded in a taxpayer funded Parliament.  

Doyle says the bussy stuff was a knowing joke and I can understand that - Queens are always ironically calling each other Queens. 

That’s not the sort of joke I want to see in an MP. 

But to claim Benjamin must be a child offender is also a step too far and a heinous accusation unless you have proof, and that goes for Hamish Campbell too. 

If they want to put those haters aside perhaps, they need to stand up for themself with a defamation suit, or even let the wife speak out. 

But again, the easiest way to deal with it is to just slope out the door. Carrying on is probably not worth the angst.  

The whole thing is an ugly and entirely avoidable situation.  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The curious case of Benjamin Doyle. Benjamin Doyle spoke on
the controversy surrounding them yesterday and basically called themself stupid.
We found out that the Greens actively asked him to
delete his accounts before he came into Parliament, those accounts
which introduced us all to the Bussy, but they refused,
wanting to stand up for what they is and who

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they stand for. Given that if I was the Greens,
I would have gone to the next person on the list.
If Doyle wasn't going to drop it, I would have
dropped him. I said last week they should go, they
should go, and I stand by that. I don't see
the need for anyone so stupid and bloody minded in
a taxpayer funded parliament. Doyle says the Bussy stuff was

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a knowing joke. I can understand that queens are always
ironically calling each other queen's but that's not the sort
of joke I want to see in an MP. But
to claim Benjamin must be a child offender, I thought
was also a step too far. In fact, it's a
heinous accusation unless you have the proof. And that goes
for the Hamish candl case too, So if they want

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to put those haters aside, perhaps they need to stand
up for himself with a defamation suit, or even maybe
let the wife speak out, but again that will be difficult.
So again, the easiest way to deal with it all
is just to slope out the door. Benjamin carrying on
is probably not worth the Yanks, and this whole thing
is an ugly and entirely avoidable situation. For more from

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