Morris apologises for calling Leigh Sales 'a cow'

  1. Liberal strategist and former Howard adviser Grahame Morris has been forced to apologise after calling ABC 7.30 presenter Leigh Sales a "cow" over her interview last week with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
  2. @702 Mornings jaw dropper: "Leigh can be quite a cow" says pol strategist Grahame Morris re 730 interview with Tony Abbott @leighsales
  3. Morris came under fire from journalists and listeners alike for the original comments.
  4. For asking the same questions Tony Jones or I would have asked Tony Abbott, @leighsales just got called "a cow" by Graham Morris on @abc702.
  5. if that's the best analysis graeme morris can come up with i'd hope @702sydney don't have him on again @leighsales
  6. Female journalists do not take a vow to submit to their interviewees, Grahame Morris. Just FYI.
  7. So Leigh Sales is a cow because she's good at her job. Thanks Grahame Morris for the reminder that sexism lives on
  8. Grahame Morris defends his use of the word 'cow' to describe @leighsales by saying its a word he's used 1000s of times. Toward men? Doubt it
  9. He was also criticised for the apology.
  10. Grahame Morris' non-apology apology to @leighsales is par for the course. Is anyone really surprised?
  11. .@702sydney What a condescendingly transparent apology. Good on you @leighsales!
  12. Just listened to Grahame Morris' apology to @leighsales prefaced by 'poor little senstive souls'. Oh dear. #sexism
  13. Sales says she's accepted the apology.
  14. Graeme Morris has apologized on 702 and I accept that apology and look forward to doing my job again tonight.
  15. What do you think? Was Grahame Morris right to apologise?

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