Comments on: LIFE BEYOND BLUE http://www.henrybucks.com.au/blog/life-beyond-blue.html ASK Henry - Henry Bucks Fashion Blog Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:35:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.henrybucks.com.au/blog/life-beyond-blue.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 admin Wed, 27 May 2009 01:33:23 +0000 http://www.henrybucks.com.au/blog/?p=179#comment-30 Thanks for your comments and they are valid points in many ways. We do think Jeff Kennett is very sincere however in what he is doing for Beyond Blue and indeed he has achieved a great deal in his hands-on involvement with this wonderful organisation. Maybe politicians of whichever persuasion go on to become non-partisan non-political but still ambitious and hard-driven individuals after they leave politics and make up for being within a political party’s rules and constraints by doing what they believe in later in life. Malcolm Fraser is a good example. But we’ll certainly pass this on to Beyond Blue as it might well represent many people’s scepticism about how public figures put their name to worthy causes once they leave office. In Jeff Kennett’s case however I do know he is very much hands-on. We as a company are happy to be associated both with Beyond Blue with Jeff Kennett as a spokesman, as we are with Prostate Cancer research where Don Argus is a high profile supporter Thanks for your comments and they are valid points in many ways. We do think Jeff Kennett is very sincere however in what he is doing for Beyond Blue and indeed he has achieved a great deal in his hands-on involvement with this wonderful organisation. Maybe politicians of whichever persuasion go on to become non-partisan non-political but still ambitious and hard-driven individuals after they leave politics and make up for being within a political party’s rules and constraints by doing what they believe in later in life. Malcolm Fraser is a good example. But we’ll certainly pass this on to Beyond Blue as it might well represent many people’s scepticism about how public figures put their name to worthy causes once they leave office. In Jeff Kennett’s case however I do know he is very much hands-on. We as a company are happy to be associated both with Beyond Blue with Jeff Kennett as a spokesman, as we are with Prostate Cancer research where Don Argus is a high profile supporter

]]> By: AM Forbes http://www.henrybucks.com.au/blog/life-beyond-blue.html/comment-page-1#comment-28 AM Forbes Tue, 26 May 2009 12:26:12 +0000 http://www.henrybucks.com.au/blog/?p=179#comment-28 This is a copy of a response to the Beyond Blue Website which so conspicuously exhibits a flashing bust of Jeff Kennettt Dear Beyond Blue I visit your site because I experience anxiety and depression. Your site is well presented but has one serious flaw. Every page it seems that I go to I get Jeff Kennet’s face flashing at me. Please do not misunderstand me I am very serious about this. Jeff Kennett is a person with a background of playing a very partisan role in the community. About half of the people who lived through his reign as premier of Victoria do not agree with his world view and many of these I expect believe like me that his severe right wing policies probably caused a great deal of depression in the community. Maybe he now wants to make amends – if so well and good. But his high profile presence in your organisation gives it a partisan political taint which I strongly suggest is not furthering your organisation’s aims which I assume includes the idea of non-partisan service delivery. In short why do you rub the noses of at least some of your target group with the flashing face and name of a man with a partisan political legacy. Whether you agree with our views or not we find this practice disrespectful and offensive in the context of a national health initiative. Yours sincerely AM Forbes This is a copy of a response to the Beyond Blue Website which so conspicuously exhibits a flashing bust of Jeff Kennettt

Dear Beyond Blue

I visit your site because I experience anxiety and depression. Your site is well presented but has one serious flaw. Every page it seems that I go to I get Jeff Kennet’s face flashing at me. Please do not misunderstand me I am very serious about this. Jeff Kennett is a person with a background of playing a very partisan role in the community. About half of the people who lived through his reign as premier of Victoria do not agree with his world view and many of these I expect believe like me that his severe right wing policies probably caused a great deal of depression in the community. Maybe he now wants to make amends – if so well and good. But his high profile presence in your organisation gives it a partisan political taint which I strongly suggest is not furthering your organisation’s aims which I assume includes the idea of non-partisan service delivery.
In short why do you rub the noses of at least some of your target group with the flashing face and name of a man with a partisan political legacy. Whether you agree with our views or not we find this practice disrespectful and offensive in the context of a national health initiative.

Yours sincerely

AM Forbes

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