Re: Aus Federal Politics thread (VI)

[horace]

So in summary:

Newman thinks it takes to long to get gun licences and uses crappy and slow processing by the public service as evidence to show that the current system isn't working and at the same timing is busy sacking public servants who, amazingly, do things like process gun licence applications and the like.

And his solution is, rather than improve the public service, just to take away the need for them by relaxing all the controls.


You couldn't make this stuff up.

The chips are in 7th heaven....eg all around the wide bay burnett region, the residents have called a lull in banjo strummin' on the verandah, so they can dig up the automatics they buried in the backyard during the ljh gun buy back

[horace]

to his eternal credit, top end ted the toff from toorak, would not contemplate a similar measure here

[horace]

the problem with the billies rolling back the ljh reforms is that guns will travel across the border...no wonder the coppers are v cranky...I think there is a case for the Fed govt to intervene in the High Court...failing that nationalise the Chips or expel them (minus the reef and the mines) from the federation

[Big Dog]

the problem with the billies rolling back the ljh reforms is that guns will travel across the border...no wonder the coppers are v cranky...

Won't make any difference. There has always been plenty of guns for the crims. Most of them are being smuggled in from O/S but the Customs service has been cut back so much they can't pick them all up.

[Mick Sawyer]

Won't make any difference. There has always been plenty of guns for the crims.

Really? Was Martin Bryant a crim?

[Big Dog]

Won't make any difference. There has always been plenty of guns for the crims.

Really? Was Martin Bryant a crim?

Idiotic statement. Why did'nt you include the rest of my statement or are you deliberately trying to take my comment out of context. Bryant committed his crimes before any reforms, obviously.

[Mick Sawyer]

Won't make any difference. There has always been plenty of guns for the crims.

Really? Was Martin Bryant a crim?

Idiotic statement. Why did'nt you include the rest of my statement or are you deliberately trying to take my comment out of context. Bryant committed his crimes before any reforms, obviously.

OK, I've re-read it, happy to concede that I may have misunderstood your intent, though I'd be certain horrie's coppers are cranky about more than just the criminal community.

[horace]

and ljh's welcome efforts were partly in response to Bryant and the terrible events at Port Arther

[Mick Sawyer]

and ljh's welcome efforts were partly in response to Bryant and the terrible events at Port Arther

aye, it was courageous leadership.

[lardbucket]

his finest hour - lots of opposition, and he basically told them all to get stuffed

[horace]

albeit within a bullet proof jacket...it was ljh's one terrific hour as a leader when he almost had his initials capitalised

[JGK]

It is amazing what you can achieve when both parties are of like mind.

[horace]

quite

the ALP offered ljh full support on the buy back inc through the States which were then mainly of the ALP persuasion

[horace]

but still it was ljh who led the charge

[horace]

'can do' is undermining the ljh legacy

[Mick Sawyer]

'can do' is undermining the ljh legacy

I know Tim Nicholls (Treasurer) fairly well, good enough bloke at his core at a one on one basis but smarmy Tory politician most of the time. Last Sunday morning I'm sitting down at a cafe with a bunch of mates having breakfast. I say mates, because they are but sadly, predominantly micro government fascists. Along rolls Tim for his morning fat ration and I'm knocked out of my chair by the surge of sychophantic nob gobblers. I left, meal untouched.

[Big Dog]

'can do' is undermining the ljh legacy

I know Tim Nicholls (Treasurer) fairly well, good enough bloke at his core at a one on one basis but smarmy Tory politician most of the time. Last Sunday morning I'm sitting down at a cafe with a bunch of mates having breakfast. I say mates, because they are but sadly, predominantly micro government fascists. Along rolls Tim for his morning fat ration and I'm knocked out of my chair by the surge of sychophantic nob gobblers. I left, meal untouched.

...and you think this doesnt happen in all sides of politics?

[horace]

distressing times Mick...even down here we can smell the witches burning in Qld...chip sycophancy is rampant...

...ran into the former Billy premier and her partner a few weeks ago before it was announced they are moving to Spiv Central...the combo of employment opportunity and more importantly the personal invective both they and their family cop seems to have driven their move...pretty horrible for a damned able and fundamentally decent pair of human beings

[skully]

I see Plebiscite has just announced $4 bill in dental spending on the great unwashed low income earners, to be found "from savings". FMD, going on a spendathon a year out. Obviously the Goose has said "Meh, fark the surplus."

[JGK]

I see Plebiscite has just announced $4 bill in dental spending on the great unwashed low income earners, to be found "from savings". FMD, going on a spendathon a year out. Obviously the Goose has said "Meh, fark the surplus."

$1billion in savings will come from cutting the dud scheme that Abbott introduced as Health Minister that is being rorted all over the shop.

[embee]

so what you are saying is ....It's taken the Pinkos 5 years to cut a dud scheme ...

[skully]

[crickets chirping]

[Mick Sawyer]

...and you think this doesnt happen in all sides of politics?

There was me thinking you'd have some sympathy for me going hungry

[bodyline]

distressing times Mick...even down here we can smell the witches burning in Qld...chip sycophancy is rampant...

...ran into the former Billy premier and her partner a few weeks ago before it was announced they are moving to Spiv Central...the combo of employment opportunity and more importantly the personal invective both they and their family cop seems to have driven their move...pretty horrible for a damned able and fundamentally decent pair of human beings

The same person who bankrupted the state and was premier during the health pay debarcle?

I say Good Riddance - and so do her Labor collegues!

[Mick Sawyer]

so what you are saying is ....It's taken the Pinkos 5 years to cut a dud scheme ...

**chuckle**

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