Does Gillard inspire confidence?

[explod]

A bigger issue is whether a political party in power feels it can paint over its mistakes by changing leaders. This is not a recipe for good government.

Well of course they can't. But only a fool keeps belting his head against the wall, if its' not working, you have to ditch or change it. As investor/traders we know it well.

But for Gillard, if I was not so old and useless I could go for her,

"don't you worry about that"

 

[drsmith]

The question though is what have they really changed ?

 

[Calliope]

And the tone of the thread would indicate others are having a much harder time than this black duck.

Not me. I'm enjoying every bit of the various Labor leaders' nasty twists and turns.

 

[explod]

Not me. I'm enjoying every bit of the various Labor leaders' nasty twists and turns.

As I am enjoying the nasty, "cant take it", comments of the right wing on this thread. Umpy has blown the whistle.

Remember. the real umpires are the wealthy and the powerfull, the rest of us, and our views for that matter, are not worth a thrup'ny dime. To wit, the big miners over ALP policy.

 

[Calliope]

Remember. the real umpires are the wealthy and the powerfull, the rest of us, and our views for that matter, are not worth a thrup'ny dime.

I wouldn't say that. The Greens, whose leader is your idol, are a party of the rich. But you are right, they couldn't give a toss about the workers' views.

 

[wayneL]

As I am enjoying the nasty, "cant take it", comments of the right wing on this thread. Umpy has blown the whistle.

Remember. the real umpires are the wealthy and the powerfull, the rest of us, and our views for that matter, are not worth a thrup'ny dime. To wit, the big miners over ALP policy.

Right wing, left wing.... pfffft.

These are the redundant descriptions of those trapped in political tribalism. True political intelligence requires looking past these obsolete terms and to proper descriptions of political ideology. The British National Party, long tagged as the extreme right, are actually very socially democratic with the added dimension of addressing race in various policies. The old left/right paradigm is inappropriate.

Julia Dullard herself has apparently traversed the outdated spectrum in pursuit of popularity/electability.

The purported "right wing" are nothing more than liberal (in the true sense of the word) pragmatists who understand the poison that is social democracy.

 

[Southern X]

Does your vote count?

No.

SX

 

[Julia]

Does your vote count?

No.

SX

Perhaps you could explain why? It is the collective votes of every individual Australian that determine the result, so some clarification of your suggestion would be appreciated.

 

[billGhah]

Great song cover that sums the situation up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ70opdCazI

It's a parody of The Herd's 2007 song The King is Dead

 

[noirua]

Yes! All a bit of a Swansong really as he is due to be booted into the long-grass after the election.
Mrs Thatcher, sorry, Ms Gillard is going to stamp her authority on this big-time. In due course, like Mrs Thatcher, she wont be able to change, not for turning, on her own policies that is.
Far off South Australia may think they'll get something out of this, I doubt it, it's Gillard who will.

 

[jbocker]

Ms Gillard is looking a little foolish following the East Timor parliament unanimously rejecting Australia's request/suggestion to house would be asylum seekers there.

They join Papua New Guinea's similar decision.

Another example of the rush to make announcements before doing the background work.

Where will they try next? What other countries are possibilities for Ms Gillard to try?

Might be quite funny if all other countries reject the plan and Nauru is all that's left.

What will they try next?? Call an election as soon as you can because Gillard does not have an answer.
I have noticed a pronounced stop in the bleats about "you vote for the party not the leader of the party" soooo why didnt we stick with Krudd as PM? The answer appears to me that Krudd is made a scape goat for the rest of the party, and changing the facade (to Gillard) is a way to con the voters using an old trusted Aussie maxim to "give her a chance" and thus save the party.

Nice ploy, and will probably get away with it.

 

[Logique]

Gillard talking 'spendathon' yesterday, so the ALP spin-meisters are even pinching our material.

News this morning that Labor is ahead after preferences. NSW voters will have the feeling of dread. We knew what was coming when NSW Labor got back last time. It's a sinking feeling. The NSW Labor leader only has to satisfy the factional heads and union bosses. NSW is now the laughing stock of the federation.

There's no guarantee that Gillard will be there next time anyway. She'll have to watch her back the minute the polls dip. I'd say the factional heads would be looking to the likes of Shorten, Combet, and Robertson.

 

[Happy]

..."you vote for the party not the leader of the party" soooo why didnt we stick with Krudd as PM? The answer appears to me that Krudd is made a scape goat for the rest of the party, and changing the facade (to Gillard) is a way to con the voters using an old trusted Aussie maxim to "give her a chance" and thus save the party.

Nice ploy, and will probably get away with it.

Exactly, same machine behind new facade!

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Re: Julia Gillard Stockholm Syndrome

I believe that Gillard practices hypnotism en masse.

She goes on in a monotone sprouting all sorts of bull****, and stares.

And everyone just listens, and then at the end she disarticulates her nose and stares anew with a fixed smile.

Then yer awake and can't remember what happened.

Poor bloody Rudd he didn't have a chance against that sort of mooja.

Its eerie, but now that I've worked it out I'll close my eyes when she speaks, even if its on radio.

gg

 

[Calliope]

Re: Julia Gillard Stockholm Syndrome

I believe that Gillard practices hypnotism en masse.
gg

I believe that snakes do this with their prey. She certainly has a reptilian look about her with the long neck and long nose. She also speaks with a forked tongue. You are wise to close your eyes to resist the spell.

 

[trainspotter]

I found this amusing ....... Don't know why?

 

[Calliope]

Well she does inspire confidence in me that any initiative she comes up with will open the doors for rorters. Brace yourself for the clunker rorters.

THE biggest question to ask about Julia Gillard's plan to give people $2000 for trading in their old bombs for newer, more fuel-efficient cars is: Who will be the first to rort it and how will they do it?

A second is whether this expensive vow will serve any useful purpose except appealing to voters with crummy cars?

But first, just how rortable is this scheme going to be? Just think, a bucket of nearly $400 million of Government money placed in the vicinity of people trading in used cars.

Even without resorting to stereotyping, that sounds risky, especially given the Labor Government's recent, breathtakingly botched home-insulation scheme

.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...eady-for-rorting/story-e6frerdf-1225897629707

 

[explod]

I found this amusing ....... Don't know why?

Give you a clue, if you go by the rear end it is dark and you cannot hear or see anything.

JMVHO of course.

 

[It's Snake Pliskin]

I found this amusing ....... Don't know why?

There is a book called Liberal Fascism which talks about that very topic.

 

[trainspotter]

Give you a clue, if you go by the rear end it is dark and you cannot hear or see anything.

JMVHO of course.

Please explain? *in my best Pauline Hanson voice*