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Mark Latham goes guerilla again

Posted by: 3AW Radio | 12 August, 2010 - 11:36 AM

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PLAYING NOW: An excerpt of Latham v Abbott with analysis from 3AW's Neil Mitchell.

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REPORT: Mark Latham has again stolen the media spotlight at an election news conference, this time Tony Abbott's.

The Opposition Leader was conducting a meet and greet with veterans at an RSL Club in Sydney but the situation soon escalated when Mr Latham walked into the room.

He disrupted the news conference for almost 15 minutes, pressing Mr Abbott on his role on driving Pauline Hanson out of politics.

Meanwhile, this is the text from Channel Nine's promotion of Latham's appearance on 60 Minutes:

"Latham at Large

If you asked us to describe the current election campaign, the word that immediately springs to mind is - "boring". The race to the Lodge has been a cheerless trudge. And the so called "Great" Debate was about as stimulating as warm milk before bedtime. Someone needed to shake things up. Well, our guest reporter, Mark Latham, certainly managed to do that. But before you write him off as a bully and an attention seeker, remember, Mr Latham has experienced an election campaign from the frontline. He knows the inner machinations. Maybe that's why the major parties are so scared of him."

Do you think anyone's scared of Mark Latham?

Below: 3AW Facebook fans not happy with 'Sideshow' Mark Latham.

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Mark Latham Laurie Oakes Toilet Brush NEIL MITCHELL: "Mark Latham is an arrogant pig. Laurie Oakes has more decency, more ethics and more talent in his nose-hairs than Mark Latham does." Re-live Neil Mitchell's vicious attack on Mark Latham from earlier in the week.

Blog comments Your Say

  • One comment sums up Latham's behaviour - look up the definition of a sociopath~! Channel 9 KNEW exactly what they were doing~!

    Lenny Friday 13 August, 2010 - 1:24 PM

  • Latham is arrogant and unpredictable. Everyone should be scared of him, especially Channel 9 whose reputation he is damaging. How can any 9 News report be given credit when they're stooping that low? Real reporters have years of experience and or degrees in journalism. What does Latham have other than a loud mouth and a big head?

    Matt Friday 13 August, 2010 - 10:53 AM

  • Ww should be carefull of our criticism of Mark Latham. There is no doubt he is suffering from some mental disorder, most likely mania or bipolar.

    JOHN of Heathmont Friday 13 August, 2010 - 8:51 AM

  • You had your turn at your own election campaign Mark, you stuffed it up. Game over.
    Go away.

    John Howards hand Thursday 12 August, 2010 - 10:40 PM

  • The obese hounds of the second estate - the almost mentally putrified precious pixies of the Media - are getting up each morning facing the mirror of their intellectually prostituted incompetence. The "Intruder", fair game for spats of invectives and other vile barkings, is doing the job we, consumers of necessary transparency, find unquestionably necessary. Marc Latham is following a rationale that is akin to normal pursuits in a democracy. He is NOT doing anything illegal, imoral, unethical. Unlike his critics, the canine territorial media "professionals", he is not saving his next interview by NOT posing necessary questions. Emabarassing a politician or a journalist...??!! Give me a brake and, more importantly, give Marc the brake WE need !

    ows view Thursday 12 August, 2010 - 8:14 PM

  • It truly goes to show what Latham and 9 think of Australian Veterans.
    Shame, shame, shame but very typical of 9 'News' in particular 60 Minutes.

    THAT is the real story.

    Peter Thursday 12 August, 2010 - 6:27 PM

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