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Assange’s Stepfather Speaks Out: He ‘Never Took No for an Answer’
- Posted on December 9, 2010 at 8:54am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Brett Assange, the stepfather of Wikileaks founder Julian, is speaking out about his son who is fast becoming one of the world’s most popular names. Not only does he support Julian, but he says he always knew the young man was going to do “something like this.”
In an interview with Australia’s Seven Network, Brett explains Julian’s childhood and offers a glimpse as to what may have motivated the Wikileaker to release thousands of classified documents, saying he was a “sharp” boy “who never took no for an answer”:
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bigdaddybernie
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 5:45pmThe apple doesn’t fall far from the tree !
Report Post »popeyebedford
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 4:58pmHey Assange’s Daddy….Send you kid some shampoo….
Report Post »dejavu43
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 2:29pmJulian Assange is nothing more and nothing less than the product of his environment and upbringing. His effete, petulant, arrogant attitude is common among elitists convinced they are the only source of answers to the problems of the world. As repugnant as Assange may be, it is the hacker in the US military that deserves not only the scorn of the citizenry, but prosecution to the full extent of the law for espionage. A full investigation must reveal which of his supervisors and officers made it so easy for him to do what he did. I really don’t care who or what Assange is or does–let Swedish law deal with whatever mess he has made there–attempting to bring this little fop to heel in the US is a waste of time and money. All of his nerdy, like-minded followers are really doing the world a favor–their attacks on the internet are simply showing where the weaknesses are and what needs to be made more secure.
Report Post »Slobaphobe
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:55pmWell, isn’t little Julian special. Guess what “daddy”? The ultimate time out is prison.
Report Post »PS90shooter
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:53amHe needs a bullet in the back of his head, and Manning should be publicly hanged for treason.
perhaps that would “stop the leaks”.
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:48amRight I bet he didn’t ever take NO for answer…….and I bet his parents were happy to let him do as he pleased…..no matter what.
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:47amGlenn talked about the sex charges on his show last night and they all seem to be trumped up. Apparently he pissed somebody off. Do ya think ???
Report Post »BeFrankl
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:30amI find it funny, that no one is questioning the veracity of the “leaks”. These guys could make up the most outrageous things and everyone beleives them as true because they are “leaks” about the United States? You talk about misinformation-this could be the most misinformation “let out” and nobody is questioning this or trying to put a stop to this? Think about who benefits from this and what that benefit would be other than a faster demise of the United States. It is like “gossip” to ruin a person’s character. This is an attempt to isolate the United States from the world. Interesting ploy.
Report Post »OMGSTFU
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:29amAdd your comments
Report Post »OMGSTFU
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:29amThe Swiss dropped the arrest warrant today. Not enough evidence.
Report Post »bigdaddybernie
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:27amSpare the rod and spoil the child !
Report Post »GeeWhiz
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:08amHe’s not Robin Hood, the stepdad is an idiot and Assange is a narcissist.
Report Post »Disabledvet
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:01amHe never takes no for an answer, niether will his cell mate when he wants some lovin.
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:56amWe are on the eve of the internet dark ages where no one will trust contents and it will become the very wedge between people we were hoping to eliminate.
Report Post »pennswoods
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:59amI agree. A world wide computer version Pandora‘s box has been opened by Assange and his computer hacking fascists and the fools who support his activities can’t yet see it.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:30amHe definitely has had his chance to say “no”.
Will you stop revealing lies on these corrupt Nazis, Assange?
“No.”
Will these Nazis silence you by trumping up some belated rape charges?
“No.”
Will you ever stop dealing blows to this beast, this lying corrupt cabal of international bankers and heads of state, by slashing their necks with the BLAZING blade of truth that proceeds from your mouth?
“Hell no.”
Nein.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:38amNazis? The Nazi party arose from the National Socialists Workers’ Party. No one here supports National Socialists.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:51amTheir political leanings? Maybe not (although the Nazis were socialist in name only: They were fascists). But their ideas? Hell yes. I’ve read numerous posts here comparing black people to monkeys or asking for literally every single Muslim/Afghan/Iraqi to die/Afghanistan and Iraq be turned into a glass parking lot or people with other opinions be shot or hanged etc. Exchange “Muslims” with “Jews” and you’ve got a few nice parallels here. I’m not saying you share those opinions, but they exist in no insignificant number.
Report Post »pennswoods
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:56amThe only Nazi’s are those who support Assange and his green computer hacking gnomes who think they can rule the world by “outing” the hated USA, it’s allies, and destroy capitalism. As Europe freezes today with some of the lowest temperatures for early December in centuries I hope all the left wing supporters of Assange and his hacking fascists look at the global warming posters on their walls and Al Gore’s books on their shelves and realize that they also supported that fantasy too. This isn‘t about David verses Goliath it’s about a obscure man who wants to try and destroy nations and individuals. Why has he singled out the USA and why doesn’t he “out” Russia, China, North Korea, Iram, radical Islam and a dozen other nations and organizations that don’t have the good of the human race on their agenda?
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:06amGood post @pennswoods. He doesn’t “out” those countries, with true human rights violations, because they would have him killed. He’s far too cowardly for that.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:10am@Nvrforget. Che Guevara had similar beliefs on blacks, yet somehow it’s cool to wear his image as a fashion statement. Yet another failure of our public school system.
Report Post »Hadassah
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:22amI’m sorry did you just say “no one here supports National Socialists?” Who exactly do you think is the head of our country? Oh I forgot he has “the good of the human race” on his agenda.
Perhaps y’all need to wake up and smell the coffee.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:42amHadassah, I meant no one here on The Blaze. I absolutely agree with you about the head of our country.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:03amNever attack the messenger because of the message.
Tis folly.
Your enemies will even give you good advice at times.
PENNSWOODS said: The only Nazi’s are those who support Assange and his green computer hacking gnomes who think they can rule the world by “outing” the hated USA, it’s allies, and destroy capitalism.
PENNSWOODS, the Nazis are the folks wearing the Nazi Uniforms.
http://www.gigaweb.com/files/productsimages/BS_C/31794.jpg
http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/uniforms4/Luftwaffe.jpg
These two look almost exactly alike.
The only thing missing is the extra emblems that they removed and the fact that police hired some minorities…
I WANT people like Assange to snitch on the shady crap going on.
Our government LIES TOO MUCH.
Big Sissie Napolitano is asking you to snitch on your neighbor and tell if you see something “suspicious”.
Let Assange snitch on her ass and tell us what he sees that‘s ’suspicious’.
Report Post »Hadassah
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 5:31pmDear TexaxCommonSense, my apologies. I misunderstood your statement. Please forgive me.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:26amYou’re all clowns for attacking Assange.
The two rape charges are most likely trumped up garbage from two jilted women who’re angry for getting penetrated in too close a time frame.
Then again, it could be a set up, considering the first woman THROUGH A PARTY FOR HIM THE NEXT DAY….
No rape charges were brought until the two JILTED WOMEN got together and realized they were both whores…
And after all this garbage about Assange being a terrorist, they try this crap.
How obvious and pathetic.
All you clowns who will support this witchunt on Assange, I hope the Federal Nazis target YOU and start hacking YOUR computer.
Maybe the Nazis can trump up some disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer charges because they couldn’t catch you with some dope.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/man-escapes-drug-charges-by-allegedly-swallowing-bag-of-cocaine/
Report Post »OneRepublic4us
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:48amOddly enough I agree with you on this one. Why all this focus on Assange when it’s Bradly Manning and the idiots in our government at fault? Doesn’t anyone take security seriously anymore? We should be demanding that the people in the military who allowed this to happen be brought up on charges!
Report Post »Hadassah
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:24amI agree wholeheartedly. Julian has become the scapegoat. Isn’t that what our politicians have become proficient at?
Report Post »Deda1
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:11amLets see if he can take the answer yes when The Punk Maker shows up in prison and needs himself a woman. LOL.
Report Post »Insipid
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:10amYeah, evidently he doesnt know what no means hence erape charge. I can only hope that his cellmate Bubba also doesn’t take no as an answer.
Report Post »Deda1
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:10amLets see if he can take yes for an answer when The Punk Maker shows up in prison and needs a beetch.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:09am“He always took up for his school friends”? Wow, must have been comforting knowing that whimpy worm had your back!
Report Post »rbqueen
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:05amThe way that I see it, I don’t have a problem with him posting things that are “classified” if they are documents that the government classified just to keep people from knowing what they are doing to us behind our backs. BUT, to me there is NO excuse for posting things that put people’s lives and their families lives in danger of being killed. Posting thoes types of articles remove any correctness and self perceived right in doing these things.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:40am“to me there is NO excuse for posting things that put people’s lives and their families lives in danger of being killed.”
Wikileaks didn’t do this. The pentagon said Wikileaks didn’t do this. The only people who say this are politicians trying to save their own hide.
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:44amI feel the same as you do. We need to know of our governments dirty dealings and illegal activities they are doing without the consent and knowledge of we the people. I don’t want soldiers and their families endangered either. For Palin to call for his execution, shows that there is something very wrong with her too. I don’t know why people want a leader just because they are popular or attractive. We need somebody to stand for the constitution.
Report Post »Conserving Ink
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:05amI love it when parents come on the TV and explain why their child is a menace to society in glowing terms.
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Dustyluv
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:00amTwo rape charges…I would agree. He does not know no…
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 8:56amIn other words, he was a defiant, spoiled brat, who did what he wanted to do and got away with it, so he never learned “right from wrong”. Thanks dad!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:05amYou got that right!
Report Post »Sugabee
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:33amI have not watched clip, so I may be off-base here, but speaking from experience…..FREE WILL definitely comes into play when raising children!! You can be the best parent ever, and if your child chooses bad behavior/attitudes, there is nothing you can do about it, ultimately.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:51amSUGABEE, didn’t listen either, just read that the step-father said “he wouldn’t take no for an answer and he was very bright”. The fact that this man supports what Assange did pretty much says it all and shows that he never learned right from wrong.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:59am@Blazers
Good morning Grandmaof5; Assange is a spoiled man, and yet the good book reminds us that each one of us is responsable as an adult for our own actions. The father is not held accountable for the lone actions of the son, nor should the son be held responsable for the lone actions of the father.
If they had commited crimes togeather, different matter, for each would be held accountable for the action they individually played in the commited crimes.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:18pmOkay, I get all that. My oldest was a defiant child and his teen years were my worst nightmare. He moved out of the states in his early 20′s and continued his defiant behavior until caught and incarcerated. He studied himself legally out of jail on a technicality and had no record. He returned to the US, put himself through school and is now a productive and valuable adult. My point is, if they get core values when they are growing up there is a chance they return to them. We never condoned his defiance or supported his bad behavior by making excuses for him like this man is. Wrong is wrong.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 8:56amHe’ll be taking “no” for an answer soon.
The question will be, “Am I a free man?”
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:01amMaybe he will learn what no means when he picks up the soap in Prison…
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:24amWith this weasel its fine for him to have free speech. But if someone disagrees with him, then they are hacked. HMMMMM!!!!!! Seems like the rest of us don’t enjoy the freedom that he takes for granted. But he will make a fine contribution when he gets to prison. Then Weakyleaky should send him a life time supply of Crisco. I hear that the Swiss country has really liberal laws concerning sex.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:29amWhen a parent defends one of the children when they have done wrong, just shows that they have no concept of right and wrong themselves. You can love your child without defending their actions. I bet when he leaves prison he will be talking a couple of octaves higher. I take the Crisco comment back. It would deserve him right.
Report Post »Dearoldad
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:57amWell, fake Dad, your little boy (by marriage, not birth) got himself into the trouble he is in by not taking No for an answer or maybe more so by saying “No, I did not or will not wear a condom“ or ”No, I will not respect you as a woman and not drip my slime/sperm into you? Maybe both you and your “son” should learn to accept NO for an answer. An example would be to ask “Is this a good and legitimate thing to do? When the answer is “NO” then accept it, you dolt!
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:06amReally, the only question here is, oince the rape thing is done, will he be turned over to the U.S.?
Next question, why is wikileaks still on the internet? We’ve got viruses and worms that can not only render all their data useless, but also their hardware. We could hack them back to the stone age- you know… BEFORE Al Gore invented the Internet.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:31amTHIS GUY IS A SCAPE GOAT. We are all being distracted by this side show circus.
Our government had something todo with this. How else did that PFC get all that info, on a Lady Gaga CD?
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:38am“will he be turned over to the U.S.?”
For what? He has not been charged with anything by the US.
“Next question, why is wikileaks still on the internet? We’ve got viruses and worms that can not only render all their data useless, but also their hardware. We could hack them back to the stone age- you know… BEFORE Al Gore invented the Internet.”
No we can’t. You just think we do. As far as I know, we don’t have a virus that can destroy physical copies not connected to anything (i.e. a DVD). And they’re bound to have several of those, tucked away safely all over the globe.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:57am@The blazers
Consider what is going on now, first wikileaks is hacked attacked by oposition to the leaked materials and when the supporters of the funding for wikileaks back out, they are attacked and hacked in turn.
This is the first limited cyberwar going on at this time. Not just nation v nation, now it is small groups going after other groups. I hope it does not spread.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm
Report Post »NapoHill15
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:49amClassic signs of a narcissist; but the level of assumed benevolence, the height of utopian disengagements have left them blind to the consequences of their actions . . . or has it? And if the father wants to break another story, he’ll tell us next who his son’s current biggest enabler is.
But there’s a larger very connected issue at play aside from Assange Jr. and Sr. having great disdain for America and its allies, such as the New World order. This disdain, it’s not supposed to exist. The image of America was to be transformed by Obama, by the Reverend Al Sharpton, Van Jones, Pelosi and Reid . . . Anthony Wiener. Why still the disdain? Why is there a loss of patience . . . the American Obama super libs promise and posture in all the right ways?
Is it fair to say that Assange in his narcissism had a moment of clarity and brilliance discovering the group that had assembled here to save the world from America are a complete bunch of incompetent idiots . . . Assange and his enablers had a revelation that alone America’s liberals would not be able to pull it all off. Obama is faltering, wavering in his expectations in the eyes of those that watch these things . . . such as the UN, Soros.
Report Post »SemperCivis4Ever
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:56amCOMMUNISTS, SOCIALISTS AND ANARCHISTS—Their rationalizations have seeped into their brains. “Order = Disorder, Logic is a complication, The truth is always false”
All part of the “Dada Manifesto” – After the Carnage of WW1 in Europe, Communist-Socialist-Anarchist thugs didn’t get much juice for their politic until they merged and adopted with the Dada Ant-Art movement and got the talking points and strategy to attack civilization
This video, by artist Marc Rubin, explains how they have worked people for 100 years: http://www.marcrubin.com/dada2.ivnu
THE META-FACTS OF HISTORY SINCE 3000 BCE is the Progressive “framework”. See how it emerged as a consequence of natural disaster and caused the first wars of civilization.Listen: Israel National Radio interview of artist Marc Rubin at http://www.marcrubin.com/judean-eve.ivnu
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:19amI keep thinking, what if this was the other way around? Imagine an American had published documents embarrassing to Sweden or Australia. If they wanted to extradite him, would you think that we should ship him off to be tried by a foreign government for divulging secrets that he had never promised to keep of a country he didn’t live in? Or would we be standing up for his rights whether we agreed with his motives or not?
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