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Foley lashes Libs over sex scandal 'smear campaign'

09 Feb, 2010 08:39 AM
The Liberals have again been blamed for a sex scandal smear campaign against South Australian Premier Mike Rann, with Deputy Premier Kevin Foley lashing out on radio this morning.

Former parliamentary waitress Michelle Chantelois alleges she had an affair with Mr Rann between 2003-05.

Although Mr Rann has vehemently denied the allegations, he has admitted to a "flirty" past relationship with Ms Chantelois.

In the past two weeks, Ms Chantelois has shown up at a function the premier was meant to attend, has visited his city office to make a special delivery of lie detector tests and gone public with a copy of a personal letter she wrote to accompany the polygraph test.

A poll has also revealed public dissatisfaction with Mr Rann's trustworthiness.

This morning, Mr Foley lashed out on ABC Radio branding the appearance of Ms Chantelois as nothing more than an opposition stunt ahead of the March 20 poll.

"This is a government that has delivered, and when we talk about trust, we are not out there doing what the Liberals are doing - working hand in hand with other people to put nonsense up like the Chantelois factor," he said.

"I'd like people to expose what is clearly an activity involving the Liberal Party."

However, Mr Foley admitted he had no evidence to support his claim.

"What I'm basing it on (is) ... clearly, the Liberal Party is exploiting it for all it's worth," he said.

"If we want to debate trust, put the Liberal Party under as much scrutiny as the Labor Party is put under."

Comment is being sought from the Liberal Party.

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I don't believe her, but anyway who cares? What self respecting Australian would air their supposed dirty laundry in public and what for? what does she gain from it except to undermind Ranns political career
Posted by Bluewren, 9/02/2010 9:14:16 AM, on The Independent Weekly
I love the way they always blame the Liberals. Heck, I can think of about 1.4million other South Australians who would want to see the back of this particular Labor gang.
Posted by FREE Paul Kuhn, 9/02/2010 12:36:44 PM, on The Independent Weekly
So Kev Foley is yapping about the Liberals again while he is doing that he let we the people of South Australia see what a bully he is
Posted by jessej, 9/02/2010 7:02:18 PM, on The Independent Weekly
Foley did a very good job of bringing this issue back when it had almost died a natural death. Blaming the Libs without any evidence merely adds to the speculation that this issue is being used to distract from something else or, Foley is trying to undermine Rann's leadership from within. Rann could have stopped this whole issue on day 1 if he'd simply said what had happened. I don't think anyone would have cared who he had sex with: that is between him and them. That he couldhave publicly lied about this has become the issue and will hurt him [Rann] in March. Oh what a tangled web we weave!
Posted by Darron, Aldinga, 10/02/2010 6:33:59 AM, on The Independent Weekly

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