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It was a premiere that promised to create controversy and certainly delivered on that promise.
Social media lit up tonight as viewers expressed outrage as a panel led Karl Stefanovic discussed issues including terrorism, mental health management and abortion. A sample of the initial twitter storm is included below, but its fair to say the vast majority was negative.
Panellists for the first episode included.
- Mark Latham - former federal Labor leader and stay at home dad
- Sandy Rea - criminal psychologist
- Senator Jacqui Lambie - Independent Tasmanian Senator
- Campbell Brown– former Australian Rules footballer
- Jamila Rizvi – Editor-in-Chief of the Mamamia Network of websites
- Anne Henderson- Deputy Director of The Sydney Institute and editor of The Sydney Papers and co-editor of The Sydney Institute Quarterly.
- Dr. Anne Aly- Australian political scholar, academic and counter-terrorism expert
This is literally #QandA for people who watch The Footy Show...and I am loving it. #TheVerdict
— Dom Hennequin (@DomHennequin) October 8, 2015
Verdict on #theVerdict. I'd laugh it off if Latham hadn't said such dangerously uninformed stuff on mental illness.
— Barrie Cassidy (@barriecassidy) October 8, 2015
Anne Henderson sounds like Gerard Henderson. Coincidence? #TheVerdict
— amanda meade (@meadea) October 8, 2015
Karl Stefanovic, interviewing Troy Newman from within the Eye of Sauron. #TheVerdict
— Jazz Twemlow (@JazzTwemlow) October 8, 2015
Good thing about #TheVerdict is it gives the opinions of concern against #Islamic extremism a chance to talk - #auspol @karlstefanovic 👍🏻
— Peter Oataway (@PetefromHayNSW) October 8, 2015
So far I've disagreed with 100% of what's come out of Mark Latham's mouth. #TheVerdict
— Alison Piotrowski (@apiotrowski9) October 8, 2015
Fishing 4 media headlines at the cost of those suffering w mental illness.A shameful,misinformed n disgraceful act Mark Latham #TheVerdict
— Sebastian Robertson (@sebrobertson) October 8, 2015
#TheVerdict has potential, but it's very messy, talking over each other. @Sandy_Rea_ a standout, sensible and intelligent.
— Dee Dee Dunleavy (@DeeDeeDunleavy) October 8, 2015
Reminder that you only have a limited amount of time on this earth and it's best not to spend any of it listening to Mark Latham.
— Alex McClintock (@axmcc) October 8, 2015
#TheirABC giving important time to mental health coverage while Ch9 gives Latham's awful views on depression more oxygen... telling.
— Eric George (@ericpaulgeorge) October 8, 2015
Anxiety is just worrying too much?! F$&K YOU LATHAM. Why is this ill informed, dangerous person being allowed yet another platform.
— Em Rusciano (@EmRusciano) October 8, 2015
