They are the regular Weekend Today guests who often find themselves at odds with each other on air.
And Prue MacSween and Peter FitzSimons did not pull any punches when the red bandanna-clad author mocked Prue for what he believed were xenophobic comments.
The the pair were discussing Pepsi’s decision to allow Australian workers to swap Australian public holidays for more ‘culturally relevant’ observances.
Stouch: Prue MacSween and Peter FitzSimons did not pull any punches when the red bandanna-clad authour mocked Prue for what he believed were xenophobic comments on Weekend Today
While Prue said she believed in the idea in principle, despite sying Pepsi were ‘jumping on the PC bandwagon,’ she added that she didn’t want to see a drop in productivity.
‘I haven’t got a problem with that, proving these people that want to observe these holidays take it in their holiday leave package. but if it means that the’re going to be working on the days when we’re all having holidays, are they productive?
Prue continued: In the end it’s the company’s interest which becomes the employees interest. if the company is just babysitting people who don;t want to take the day off because it’s an Anglo cultural initiative, obviously we don;t want malingerers, we want productivity.’

Debate; The the pair were discussing Pepsi’s decision to allow Australian workers to swap Australian public holidays for more ‘culturally relevant’ observances.

Argument: ‘I haven’t got a problem with that, proving these people that want to observe these holidays take it in their holiday leave package. but if it means that the’re going to be working on the days when we’re all having holidays, are they productive?’ Prue argued

Mocking: ‘I like that,’ he said leaning in to Prue. ‘These people…these people. We all know what Prue means by these people.’
Peter then took umbrage with Prue’s use of the term ‘these people’ and affected a mocking tone in his rebuttal.
‘I like that,’ he said leaning in to Prue. ‘These people…these people. We all know what Prue means by these people.’
Continuing his spray Peter said: ‘You know the ones I mean they don;t look like us…these people.’
Peter then jokingly said that he agreed with Prue’s comments before issuing another not-so-subtle dig.
‘No look, I’m with Prue. This policy sounds dangerously like post-1952 and, as you know Prue and I, if it’s a policy that doesn’t belong in 1952, we’re not happy.
Clearly unimpressed, Prue shot back with: ‘You are an imbecile. Don;t be with me, I never want you to agree with me.’
The spat continued when the panel went on to chat about men stepping up their domestic duties.
Peter argued that mess was a matter of perspective, saying: If my mussus was here she would see a messy desk and it would bother her. She would start re-arranging things. I would say: ‘It’s just a desk, calm down.’
‘You are a pig! No, you are,’ Prue retorted.

Rebuttal: Clearly unimpressed, Prue shot back with: ‘You are an imbecile. Don;t be with me, I never want you to agree with me.’