Julian Assange told: stop using embassy to make fun of politicians

[struggle4progress]

Ecuador's Rafael Correa sends letter to WikiLeaks founder asking him to cease ridiculing Australian political figures
Kevin Rawlinson and agencies
Friday 30 August 2013 17.19 EDT

... The South American nation's president, Rafael Correa, chastised Assange after a video appeared online in which the WikiLeaks founder – along with Juice Rap News – ridiculed Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.

"We have sent him a letter: he can campaign politically, but without making fun of Australian politicians. We are not going to allow that," said Correa, who is attending a South American summit in the Surinamese capital Paramarimbo ...

According to Agence France-Presse, Correa said: "The rules of asylum in principle forbid meddling in the politics of the country that grants asylum. But as a matter of courtesy, we are not going to bar Julian Assange from exercising his right to be a candidate. Just so long as he doesn't make fun of Australian politicians or people" ...

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/30/julian-assange-embassy

[ProSense]

1. It has to be getting

uncomfortable knowing that a RW, Rand Paul supporting, anti-choice hack is hold up in your embassy.

[dionysus]

3. the wig and singing was a shark jumping moment...

[arely staircase]

4. certainly embarrassing. nt

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. What a boor...and a bore

Assange is a boring clown. It's only mildly funny that he's also acting like a typical colonialist shithead, now feeling he can use the embassy for whatever his personal purposes, as if Ecuador doesn't have specific interests and needs that it runs through its diplomatic institutions.

As my pops used to say, ma che cafone.

[JI7]

5. hhaha

[Cali_Democrat]

6. So this just applies to making fun of politicians, right?

Well I guess he can continue his praise of Rand and Ron Paul.

[Cha]

7. "he can campaign".. yeah, such as it is. Go rand fucking paul.

But, "without making fun of Australian politicians. We are not going to allow that," said Correa, who is attending a South American summit in the Surinamese capital Paramarimbo ..."

They're off limits! thank you for speaking up, Rafael Correa!

thanks struggle

[Pretzel_Warrior]

8. All of these Libertarian doofuses are showing true colors

Amazing. Please proceed, Mr. Assange and Mr. Greenwald.

Snowden. Gotta love his feeble reply with the news of what kinds of things he swiped from the NSA.

[sheshe2]

9. What a clown!

Julian Assange is an embarrassment and a joke.

[Cha]

11. Assange will have to shut up now about Australians if he

doesn't want to be thrown out into the big bad world of wolves, she.

What a guy.. of course he wants rand paul in 2016.. he thinks he'll get a pass out of there.

[hrmjustin]

10. Why he thinks making fun of an opponent is going to make you win is beyond me.

[SwissTony]

13. Aussie politics is pretty rough. Justin.

Here's an article from The Graun about some classic stoushes

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/27/vicious-fights-australian-politics

If you read only one section, read Paul Keating v pretty much everybody else. He was brutal. And one of our best PMs.

[hrmjustin]

15. Thanksfor the article and I am reading the whole thing as i sign off. I think I might have a

question or two tomorrow for you.

But yes Paul Keating sounds interesting. The Speaker falling down and dying is weird.

Good night my friend!

[SidDithers]

12. DU rec...

I imagine that the Ecuadorans are growing tired of their houseguest.

Sid

[KittyWampus]

14. Why didn't Assange release the files he got on Russia? Funny how that happened & Snowden ends up in

Russia.