Our VC soldier

[drrnadms]

How disgusting it was to see that channel TEN having news reporters if you call them that making fun of our VC hero soldier. These people should be sacked and the show axed. This man fights for our country and our way of life. He is a real hero.

Darren 

[Offroad 4x4 Accessories]

Yes he is a true hero and i just read that article. Thank god i dont watch that show. Sack them all

[Paul (SA)]

I don't think it matters if he is a VC winner or a homeless kid on the streets. You shouldn't bring anyone down that way. They've apologised now so we all move on.

[Skinnee]

The media have NFI what these lads go through. I enjoyed the comments of the old vet getting stuck into them 

[Mallory Black]

Those chicks are just oxygen thieving bogans with good makeup.

[waz65]

Those chicks are just oxygen thieving bogans with good makeup.

Hahaha , classic

[rossbarb]

The lack of respect that was shown was not good, if they were in my class at school would they hear about it if they spoke about anyone like that!!!! Our class motto is to encourage each other daily and to use our words to build each other up not tear them down. Maybe I need to send the journalist our class motto
Barb

[Dogsbreakfast]

Those chicks are just oxygen thieving bogans with good makeup.

Buch of dopey molls denigrating people who have achieved something. Who are they and Why are they on our screens anyway ?

[welchygq]

how about instead of sacking them - we send them to afganistan?

Welchy

[aidbish]

Absolutley disgusting the comments they made about a person who puts his life on the line. 
This woman and the bumbling idiot negus should be sacked

[Tjupurula]

I am not going to bring myself down to the level of the reporter by denigrating anyone.  I will express my extreme gratitude to Corporal Roberts'Smith for his service and gallantry to our country, and our freedom.  The same goes for all our service people.
Regards
Tjupurula

[alnjan]

Those chicks are just oxygen thieving bogans with good makeup.

Hope you include George Negus in there as well, his comment was just as bad

[dooguss]

Ive just come of there facebook page and holy crap the australian public are giving them a mouth full, come on if you want to make fun of people you dont need to go any further then the priminister and her travelling circus leave the people who risk there lives for the sake of there country alone. BTW who calls there kid YUMI 

[gunna]

Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith is one person i would like to shake hands with
those other 2 well --- this is a family forum so enough said
sheeds

[DeLuxHiLux]

pretty disgusting really. And the lame a$$ed "apology" wasnt any better. Kerry Packer would have pulled that rubbish off air mid sentance! Disgracful and disrespectful. The toughest thing any of them has done is battle early morning traffic getting to the studio to be on time for their ad show with some other irrelevent brainless morons. I intentionally chose to use the term brainless, because if this Yumi woman had a brain, she would have realised that comment was a hand grenade. Stick to the autocue next time you twit!

And as for GeorgeNegus, he "apologised" too, to "Colonel" Roberts-Smith. Gee, i wonder if he knew about the promotion!!!! Good one George - You idiot! Personally i loved the Vietnam Vet who says George "didnt have the stones" to be called a "Bloke" - Well said that man!!!!! Sorry George - Respect factor Zero

The only distingushed person in all this? Cpl Roberts-Smith VC.  All service personnel should have our utmost respect, for doing what a lot of us dont have the stomach to do. To do what he did, shows a selflessness that is sorely lacking in todays society.

[welchygq]

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/celebrity/8427556/aussie-war-hero-mocked

[rockygu4.8]

pretty disgusting really. And the lame a$$ed "apology" wasnt any better. Kerry Packer would have pulled that rubbish off air mid sentance! Disgracful and disrespectful. The toughest thing any of them has done is battle early morning traffic getting to the studio to be on time for their ad show with some other irrelevent brainless morons. I intentionally chose to use the term brainless, because if this Yumi woman had a brain, she would have realised that comment was a hand grenade. Stick to the autocue next time you twit!

And as for GeorgeNegus, he "apologised" too, to "Colonel" Roberts-Smith. Gee, i wonder if he knew about the promotion!!!! Good one George - You idiot! Personally i loved the Vietnam Vet who says George "didnt have the stones" to be called a "Bloke" - Well said that man!!!!! Sorry George - Respect factor Zero

The only distingushed person in all this? Cpl Roberts-Smith VC.  All service personnel should have our utmost respect, for doing what a lot of us dont have the stomach to do. To do what he did, shows a selflessness that is sorely lacking in todays society.

Well said i too wish to say how i feel about this topic although refuse to stoop to the level these media air heads have.

[tropicbird54]

Three cheers for Ben. What a wonderful hero for us to look up to.  Saw his interview the other night and was so moved by his courage, compassion and dedication to his service to our wonderful country.  How proud must his wife be and his beautiful little girls as they grow to know what an amazing Dad they have.

Didn't see the other show being mentioned - only what was reported on the news tonight.  Am thoroughly disgusted. I know we are known for taking the micky out of people, but that is really out of line!!

Anyway, thank God we have people like Cpl Ben Roberts-Smith looking out for us.  A true hero.  Well done mate.

[two+four]

We can live without reporters exercising free speech but we can cannot live without soldiers giving us free speech

[Symon]

Both of them admitted later they are anti-war.

So f^$%ing what.  Regardless of if you support the war or not, you still respect those who serve in it.  Total and utter morons.

I used to have a lot of respect for Negus as a journalist, I have zero respect for him now.

[sol]

how about instead of sacking them - we send them to afganistan?

Welchy

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[Janbo]

"I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."  - Voltaire.

Unfortunately is it chaps like Ben that have to do the defending!!!!

[bobnrob]

Now here's something I've never gotten my head around no matter how hard I try to understand it!

You get group/person A bad-mouthing group/person B. Then group/person C comes out bad-mouthing group/person A for bad-mouthing group/person B

I - just - don't - get it 
At what point is it Ok to bad-mouth someone without you being an A-hole as well for bad-mouthing someone for bad-mouthing someone else???

FTR...I reckon Mr Ben's a hero as well

[Tommo66]

This is what Australia has become, the Anzac spirit is almost gone in my opinion and morons like these two aren't helping, I expected more from Negus, now he's just a pathetic, medallion wearing, sad little has-been and she doesn't even register on the 'give a Shit' meter.

I agree with an earlier comment that they should both be sent to Afghanistan 

Tommo

[BigJules]

Hold on folks.

They have apologised, repeatedly. Cpl Roberts-Smith has accepted their apology. How is it you are all more outraged than he? You are all now giving life to an episode that was disrespectful and unworthy, but has passed. Let it go.

Let us not fall into the trap of thinking that evening television is the true measure of our society; it is not. Or at leats I hope it is not. It is generally banal, shallow entertainment(?) for the unthinking.

I long for the days of James Dibble and Brian Henderson, when news was delivered with dignity, and the trivial and minutae was reserved, occassionally, for the closing 30 seconds of the program.

Shock jocks, the 24 hour news cycle and cheap tabloid newspapers have degraded reporting. Demand higher standards, but apply them to oneself also.