tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post2585401714922913589..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Not cruising, driftingAndrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-5440273604781017262013-04-26T18:09:58.884+10:002013-04-26T18:09:58.884+10:00I suspect a lot of the conventional wisdom about A...I suspect a lot of the conventional wisdom about Abbott's cred in "Aboriginal Affairs" is down to it being the one group he hasn't downright insulted or dismissed.... apart from the occasional "authentic Aboriginal" remark.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467071669624321286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-45319259239744269322013-04-25T22:59:07.740+10:002013-04-25T22:59:07.740+10:00wait until Aug / Sept when it is drummed into peop...wait until Aug / Sept when it is drummed into people they will have a piddling slow NBN under Abbott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-54825945184749118552013-04-25T22:57:16.446+10:002013-04-25T22:57:16.446+10:00Odd. Rupert Murdoch told Alan Jones in 2005 the th...Odd. Rupert Murdoch told Alan Jones in 2005 the the Iraq War was such a success that oil would by now, be half the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-76280812166933586392013-04-25T22:55:12.794+10:002013-04-25T22:55:12.794+10:00if Howard becomes GG he will be the last one and G...if Howard becomes GG he will be the last one and Gough will be vindicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-16968077477395314012013-04-25T22:53:35.527+10:002013-04-25T22:53:35.527+10:00no-one liked Howard but they kept voting for him. ...no-one liked Howard but they kept voting for him. They may not like Gillard but she has an identity. Abbott has none. I cannot recall people voting for non-entities. The last one they ditched was McMahon and Tony is just a nasty version of him and people know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-74608559394941394792013-04-25T18:48:26.146+10:002013-04-25T18:48:26.146+10:00John Howard part 2....
Sigh
Thats the coalition ...John Howard part 2....<br /><br />Sigh<br /><br />Thats the coalition the polity will have!<br /><br />Furthermore,look at the tie color of Obamas sartorial excellence in presidential suits and that of his lovely wife<br />Namely the recent Vogue cover of Ms Obama<br /><br />Perfect in every political sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-73353349562586432072013-04-25T15:38:37.878+10:002013-04-25T15:38:37.878+10:00ImpressiveImpressiveRuarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258967645212726045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-92043342793672558752013-04-25T06:26:04.599+10:002013-04-25T06:26:04.599+10:00What is it with the Libs and the blue ties? I rec...What is it with the Libs and the blue ties? I recognize the colour connection but Why? Tony Abbott seems to have settled on cerulean, the type of lurid shade associated with look-at-me school uniforms. Amateur deconstruction can only deduce that their aim is to present as a unified team. Vote I for the blue team. We are sober, restrained, calming and conservative, we are not Green and heaven forbid we are not enraging Red. What about the ladies? Is Sophie in sky blue? I must take more notice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-78645727095044645982013-04-24T22:25:52.790+10:002013-04-24T22:25:52.790+10:00Ive woken up ages ago...
The next generation of l...Ive woken up ages ago...<br /><br />The next generation of libs are even more obnoxious<br /><br />Check out homocon/ipa guy on yhe s.b.c<br /><br />Always restless and chastised by staff for being arrogant<br /><br />This morning,trioli told him to relax...<br /><br />Jesus the narcissism of these types are so sad...<br /><br />Born to rule ,like Abbott have a nasty affinity towards these bogans..<br /><br />If only someone could catch him say a deragotary remark about them off the record,it would be Gold!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-9302864597954157332013-04-24T15:46:59.913+10:002013-04-24T15:46:59.913+10:00Ultra conservative going to the extreme and gettin...Ultra conservative going to the extreme and getting silly<br /><br />Marriage equality anyone!!<br /><br />Bestiality akin to gay couples marrying<br /><br />Piers Akerman and his embarrassing rants on this!!<br /><br />Ian Hanke on the a.b.c .<br /><br />Same old crap<br /><br />Blah blah blah...<br /><br />Idiocy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-46116876620563134652013-04-24T14:07:18.500+10:002013-04-24T14:07:18.500+10:00Indeed. The Coalition's inability to comprehen...Indeed. The Coalition's inability to comprehend how much different the world is in 2013 is frightening. Do Australians realise this?<br /><br />Part of me thinks the election will come down to whether people vote on past performance - in which case a Coalition victory to punish Labor's civil war shambles - or the challenges Australia faces in the future - in which case Labor will win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-52274684616745098592013-04-24T11:08:26.857+10:002013-04-24T11:08:26.857+10:00This statement, from Tony Abbott himself, sums up ...This statement, from Tony Abbott himself, sums up to a tee what to expect from the Coalition if they are elected in September:<br /><br /> "There are lots of promises that the current Government will make going into the election that the Coalition simply won't match".<br /><br />...don't say you weren't warned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-57898130784174590072013-04-24T10:04:13.697+10:002013-04-24T10:04:13.697+10:00I'd like to be reassured but I still think the...I'd like to be reassured but I still think the Coalition will win: it's hard to see how a government that's sustained so much damage can pull off a win. But it'll be a workmanlike win, not a landslide: the Coalition will be lucky to get into the high 80s seat-wise. As a result, I've started reconciling myself to the likelihood of an Abbott Prime Ministership. Though that won't stop me reading this blog.<br />The point is there's no secret Catholic-inspired right-wing agenda waiting to be rolled out. Let alone British-style self-defeating austerity for austerity's sake. But the problem runs deeper. To say the Coalition is not interested in policy gives them too much credit. Their approach is the triumph of nostalgia over thought: in particular, thought about how the world has changed since 2007. It bespeaks a fundamental arrogance.<br />In that lies some hope for Labor. That arrogance won't wash with voters once the inevitable economic downturn resulting from the end of the mining boom begins - and it'll begin sooner rather than later. And when 'the chips are down', we'll realise the true value of all that culture war / values bullshit beloved of News Limited (and too many in both cases): bugger all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-2233001325326244992013-04-24T08:51:57.579+10:002013-04-24T08:51:57.579+10:00Thanks Andrew for your thoughtful analysis. The ca...Thanks Andrew for your thoughtful analysis. The care you take shows respect for your readers. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Tony Abbott who treats the voters of this land with scorn. He know he is incorrect, to put it mildly, to describe asylum seekers as 'illegal' . He does not care. It is obvious. He does not care because he despises those he is appealing to. He knows their vulnerabilities and does not seek to enlighten. His arguments are crude and repetitive. He squanders his privileged education: prestigious Jesuit college and Oxford by resorting to the cheap tactics of a propagandist. Has he no self-respect.? And why does he, a grown man, continue to loiter in the comforting cocoon of permanent adolescence. The desire to appoint Howard as GG is only another example of Abbott's need to please older men. He seems to be a permanent acolyte who needs the guiding hand of a mentor. When are Australians going to wake up and recognize that Tony Abbott is Peter Pan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-88849847563158539112013-04-24T08:50:09.256+10:002013-04-24T08:50:09.256+10:00what u mean is,,,U want them to win,
libs are eve...what u mean is,,,U want them to win,<br />libs are every whereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-11091643122194406012013-04-24T08:48:32.943+10:002013-04-24T08:48:32.943+10:00Jennifer what gets me is, these same junos, would...Jennifer what gets me is, these same junos, would have to live with all the nasty policies abbott would bring with him]<br />===========================================<br />thank you Andrew, love your blog and reassurance, the people of geralton where not happy, surely his people didn't think that he spoke for all residents, or did they.<br /><br />do we see a few people starting to awake and take more notice , that this man can not be pm,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-54222972202649223062013-04-23T23:30:17.896+10:002013-04-23T23:30:17.896+10:00saw petrol for $1.21 today...saw petrol for $1.21 today...Peter Warringtonhttp://www.thegeneralpattern.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-11484257285908109342013-04-23T22:38:15.630+10:002013-04-23T22:38:15.630+10:00There's more to the suggestion of John Howard ...There's more to the suggestion of John Howard as governor general and it's pertinent to the point about about teaching history. The Liberals want to rewrite it.<br /><br />Howard didn't just lose the 2007 election, he lost his seat - only the second prime minister to do so. If Abbott succeeds in making him GG, it will mean the last chapter of The John Howard Story will be one of national service rather than humiliating defeat. <br /><br />The fact that the Libs would even consider using one of the highest offices in the land as a tool to rehabilitate their hero goes to show just how messed up their priorities are.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412983524190021368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-47764421655344207362013-04-23T22:01:35.346+10:002013-04-23T22:01:35.346+10:00Andrew
I can only restate my admiration for you as...Andrew<br />I can only restate my admiration for you as a political commentator and I just wish we had Journalists that could be as thoughtful in how they approach and discuss politics the people of Australia would be better informed.<br />And an example of how conversations are conducted was amply demonstrated on radio national PM this evening Alexander Kirk was interviewing Kim Carr about him writing a book on the Labor party and she continually asked him why he was not going to be critical of Julia Gillard and blame her for the low opinion poll numbers and he came back to her and say he was going to write why the Labor party was the best option for the young voters of today and she continually interrupted him by saying Labor was low in the polls would lose the election in September because of all the policy failures as if to follow the mantra of the Murdoch reasoning to give no credit for the good things and successful policy outcomes.<br />So when you say that the press gallery insiders fart sniffers it would seem that applies to the journalists at the ABC also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-17018909978282997182013-04-23T20:40:46.260+10:002013-04-23T20:40:46.260+10:00Howard's legacy INADEQUATE.Howard's legacy INADEQUATE.unionsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996081200697002515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-16740919374851536092013-04-23T16:56:47.853+10:002013-04-23T16:56:47.853+10:00Abbott has his silly placard, O'Connor wants t...Abbott has his silly placard, O'Connor wants to jail children in a remoter desert hell hole again in breach of our own laws yet we are already wasting $8 billion across all areas to illegally jail innocent people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-10766053426184467172013-04-23T16:21:22.118+10:002013-04-23T16:21:22.118+10:00They will still win, I'm afraid. They have pe...They will still win, I'm afraid. They have permanently established incompetence as the Government's default position and Labor conveniently eases into the shoe to frequently to overturn the perception.<br /><br />Noone wants Gillard and Labor and that is all that counts. The positive's or otherwise of LNP are irrelevant for a great many Australian. After the election when nothing changes except the faces, the joke will be on all of us. The political process is trashed to everyones detriment and it will take another 6 years to fix at least.<br /><br />@DeadwoodGoonerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-64063879465847789512013-04-23T14:28:08.507+10:002013-04-23T14:28:08.507+10:00Good article thanks. Its an interesting point that...Good article thanks. Its an interesting point that conservatives tend to become overwhelmed before making the change. I have a corollary that ultra conservatives will defend their position to the point of stupidity. Its going on right now in WA with the billboard and the visit to 'that' landing spot. The whole "tea party" style, and as you have written above, provides plenty of reference material.<br />David Perthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-10000197331396889172013-04-23T14:17:33.308+10:002013-04-23T14:17:33.308+10:00The calculus for Labor's still dim hope is tha...The calculus for Labor's still dim hope is that at some point the rejection of of the ALP's fading brand will begin to be outweighed by a realisation of what Abbott represents.<br /><br />As you say, we have begun to see the signs of that irrepressible meanness this past week in the throat-cutting incident, the blanket 'NO' to Gonski, the incalculably stupid posturing in front of the boat people billboard and, now, Pyne trying to kickstart the Culture/History Wars.<br /><br />We know that Abbott wants to hit the reset button so that they can pretend 2007 never happened and Howard never was beaten. But it's not 2007 and Howard WAS beaten. <br /><br />The Coalition have two major weak points - firstly their self-delusion that the Howard nostalgia, as constantly expressed in the News Ltd papers, has any substance; secondly, their belief in the myth of their superior 'economic management'.<br /><br />It's clear to anyone with any nous that they have no idea, that Zombie Howard won't carry it for them all the way to power and that they are flaky on a broad policy front, most particularly in economic policy.<br /><br />They have nothing to offer apart from satisfying the wet dreams of the ghouls and punishers of News Ltd, the poisonous shockjocks and the coterie of nasty old men who think they run Australia.<br />JCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16616465865456408615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-11533233380994865022013-04-23T12:53:56.204+10:002013-04-23T12:53:56.204+10:00"They're holding out to make Gillard look..."They're holding out to make Gillard look bad, especially to old-school deadline-driven journalists; but there is only so long anyone can resist a bucket of cash that big."<br /><br />You living inside BOF's head or something? Jeez, good timing! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com