Re: Aus Federal Politics thread (XI)

by G.Wood Mon 30 Sep 2013, 02:09

Paul Keating wrote:Election now!

Three weeks in and this government is a shambles.

I watched bits of Labor in Power on the History channel on the weekend - fark Hawkey hated you.

It was ironic to hear PK say (paraphrasing) "we're not going to jump at every popularist numpty idea to fix the economy, our policy will be measured and responsible". The pinkos should have been made to watch it 6 years ago

by Bradman Mon 30 Sep 2013, 04:35

Ho-hum.Another Coal;ition govt and travel/expense rorts. How many did Howard lose in the first coule of months alone, forcing him to water down his own guidelines.

by skully Mon 30 Sep 2013, 04:47

Pinkos are funny. Laughing

by Red Mon 30 Sep 2013, 04:51

It's funny how ministers seem to be gagged and the mad monk has become somewhat muted. We all though there was chaos on our borders and with the economy.

by Bradman Mon 30 Sep 2013, 05:07

Red wrote:It's funny how ministers seem to be gagged and the mad monk has become somewhat muted. We all though there was chaos on our borders and with the economy.

Very Orwellian isn't it?

by Red Mon 30 Sep 2013, 06:01

Bradman wrote:
Red wrote:It's funny how ministers seem to be gagged and the mad monk has become somewhat muted. We all though there was chaos on our borders and with the economy.
Very Orwellian isn't it?

Was actually going to say Orwellian with all the doublespeak and silent control. Keep the masses ignorant until they forget what's real. Ignore or suppress the unpalatable.

Kenneth Davidson on the mad monk's 'inconvenient truths'.

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/tony-abbotts-rising-tide-of-inconvenient-truths-20130929-2umbc.html

by Red Mon 30 Sep 2013, 07:49

Another big boat arrives.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/boat-carrying-80-suspected-asylum-seekers-arrives-at-christmas-island-20130930-2uo11.html

Stop the boats - stop the boats!

Broken promise methinks. Very Happy

by Big Dog Mon 30 Sep 2013, 08:23

Red wrote:Another big boat arrives.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/boat-carrying-80-suspected-asylum-seekers-arrives-at-christmas-island-20130930-2uo11.html

Stop the boats - stop the boats!

Broken promise methinks.

One of the boats contained Indian nationals. There must be a shortage of call centres back in India. Another boat was from Papua NG. They were all sent home.
Sheer ignorance to expect the smugglers to give up overnight. Like most of Labor's failures, it will take time to put things right.

by Paul Keating Mon 30 Sep 2013, 08:28

Of course it will take time.

But the point is when Rudd implemented the PNG solution and the boats arrived the next day, there were critics saying the new policy is not working.

by JGK Mon 30 Sep 2013, 08:43

Red wrote:
Bradman wrote:
Red wrote:It's funny how ministers seem to be gagged and the mad monk has become somewhat muted. We all though there was chaos on our borders and with the economy.
Very Orwellian isn't it?
Was actually going to say Orwellian with all the doublespeak and silent control. Keep the masses ignorant until they forget what's real. Ignore or suppress the unpalatable.

Kenneth Davidson on the mad monk's 'inconvenient truths'.

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/tony-abbotts-rising-tide-of-inconvenient-truths-20130929-2umbc.html

Not to mention the cowering of the public service by sacking the 4 Dept heads who were most instrumental in creating the policy that the Noalition campaigned against.

by Red Mon 30 Sep 2013, 09:40

Warmest September ever on record in Melbourne. Thank goodness they abolished climate change so things can get back to normal now.

by skully Mon 30 Sep 2013, 09:43

Red wrote:Thank goodness they abolished climate change...

[snigger] @ stoopid Pinko. snigger

Did I mention Pinkos are funny?

by Red Mon 30 Sep 2013, 09:58

skully wrote:
Red wrote:Thank goodness they abolished climate change...
[snigger] @ stoopid Pinko.

Did I mention Pinkos are funny?

I think the conservatives are funny too. They wallow so much in nostalgia they want to go back to the future. And they silence anything that might provide them with unpalatable information.

by G.Wood Mon 30 Sep 2013, 22:39

JGK wrote:And Science.

Why would you need a minister for science when everyone gets their facts from shock jocks and English tabloids?

by JGK Mon 30 Sep 2013, 22:43

G.Wood wrote:
JGK wrote:And Science.
Why would you need a minister for science when everyone gets their facts from shock jocks and English tabloids?

Shouldn't you be asking skully this question?

by G.Wood Mon 30 Sep 2013, 23:36

Would he know yet? Hadley doesn't start until 9

by horace Tue 01 Oct 2013, 01:50

Dr Bolts must be in line for a Nobel prize for his remarkable contribution to science...I await his verdict on Galileo

by JGK Tue 01 Oct 2013, 01:51

horace wrote:Dr Bolts must be in line for a Nobel prize for his remarkable contribution to science...I await his verdict on Galileo

Did you see MediaWatch last night? Poor Alan Jones. It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

by horace Tue 01 Oct 2013, 01:53

nah missed it....what was Goebbels up to?

by G.Wood Tue 01 Oct 2013, 02:06

JGK wrote:
horace wrote:Dr Bolts must be in line for a Nobel prize for his remarkable contribution to science...I await his verdict on Galileo
Did you see MediaWatch last night? Poor Alan Jones. It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

You could understand him and his breed picking up the Australian's story and running with it but to keep on quoting it a week after the correction makes him look an even bigger numpty than usual.

His bagging of the ABC for its fawning of Suziki was fair enough though - every climate change undenier must have been embarrassed by his ignorance

by JGK Tue 01 Oct 2013, 02:28

Aye. And good on MediaWatch for exposing it. And in fact on QnA for loading up the audience with scientists too.

by embee Tue 01 Oct 2013, 02:42

by JGK Tue 01 Oct 2013, 08:34

embee wrote:

Is that from the book of political cartoons that George Brandis claimed on his parliamentary allowance?

In 2011, he spent taxpayer funds on the Best Australian Political Cartoons, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage and an international edition of Roget's Thesaurus.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/attorneygeneral-george-brandis-defends-13000-taxpayerfunded-library-20131001-2upee.html#ixzz2gSB2wcG6

by horace Tue 01 Oct 2013, 08:46

Roget's Thesaurus - fraud, embezzler, trickster, silvertail, thompson

by skully Tue 01 Oct 2013, 08:59

There's no "p" in Thomson, although he is full of puss (and bile).

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