Does Gillard inspire confidence?

[noirua]

Noirua, at one stage you were living in the UK which would explain your apparent lack of comprehension of the reality of Gillard's behaviour. Are you still there?

I thought you were a Kiwi Julia?

 

[noirua]

Julia Gillard's speech to US Congress PART 1of3 March 09, 2011 - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K8CYsKr9XA

Speech to Joint Houses of Congress | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/111277

Guys, I rest my case, they are very similar.

 

[Calliope]

Julia Gillard's speech to US Congress PART 1of3 March 09, 2011 - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K8CYsKr9XA

Speech to Joint Houses of Congress | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/111277

Guys, I rest my case, they are very similar.

You are very naive noirua, if you think you have a case to rest on.

Thatcher was committed to reducing the power of the trade unions, whose leadership she accused of undermining parliamentary democracy and economic performance through strike action. Several unions launched strikes in response to legislation introduced to curb their power, but resistance eventually collapsed. Only 39% of union members voted for Labour in the 1983 general election. According to the BBC, Thatcher "managed to destroy the power of the trade unions for almost a generation."

Wikipedia

Gillard on the other runs a government which is controlled by the unions.

 

[dutchie]

What? She has an utterly different philosophy (insofar as she has any philosophy apart from her own personal survival) and absolutely lacks the persona and dignity that Thatcher offered.
I cannot think of a more unlikely comparison.

Chalk and cheese.
Thatcher had a bit of class, Gillard would not know the meaning of the word.

 

[Julia]

I thought you were a Kiwi Julia?

I was born in New Zealand, yes.
I am an Australian citizen and have been living here for twenty years.
You haven't enlightened us as to whether you are actually living in Australia yourself.

 

[IFocus]

Julia Gillard has modeled herself on the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1979 - 1992) who was weakened early on but recovered brilliantly on her handling of the Falklands war in 1982; it gave her 10 more years in office.

Australia is bumbling along still and I feel a second and third term in office by Gillard would be good news. Up and at 'em and handbag them if necessary.

Sheezies your entering the snake pit making comments like that here Noirua hope you have plenty of antivenene handy

 

[MrBurns]

John Howard, Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell.

While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for. The Devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth.

Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 15 minutes. When he is finished the Devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes a cheque.

Obama calls the US and talks for an hour. When he is finished the Devil informs him that the cost is 4 million dollars, so he writes a cheque.

Finally John Howard gets his turn and talks for 4 hours. When he is finished the Devil informs him that the cost is 20 cents. Howard just smiles.

Obama and Putin go ballistic, and ask the Devil why Howard got to call Australia for only 20 cents??





are you ready?





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The devil smiles and replies:

"Since Julia Gillard took over, the whole country has gone to hell. It's a local call."

 

[Calliope]

Sheezies your entering the snake pit making comments like that here Noirua hope you have plenty of antivenene handy

That's right. Just the thought of mentioning Thatcher as being comparable with their beloved Julia is enough to drive our lefties round the bend.

 

[Logique]

The real 20 Most Influential women of 2012
by: By Annette Sharp From: The Daily Telegraph December 15, 2012 : http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/en...al-women-of-2012/story-e6frewz0-1226537097606

This is closer to the real list for mine. It includes Gina Rinehart and Gail "male bank tellers" Kelly. I think Gai Waterhouse rates much higher than shown here. I still think Heather Ridout and Miranda Devine should be on any such list. Also where is Julie Bishop.

 

[noco]

Gillard should not be worried about ABBOTT, ABBOTT, ABBOTT as much as she should about her caucas and cabinet. She has reak
l problems in that sector.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opi...a-problem-for-pm/story-fnbcok0h-1226537935181

 

[drsmith]

That's right. Just the thought of mentioning Thatcher as being comparable with their beloved Julia is enough to drive our lefties round the bend.

Thatcher would turning in her grave at the mere implication.

Gillard is closer to Stalin than Thatcher. The only real difference is that Julia Gillard limits her purges to the political. There, as we all know, no one is safe. Not even a serving PM from the same side in his first term.

 

[MrBurns]

Lets face it Gillard is a screeching fishwife and a dangerous vindictive one at that, I simply just don't believe the polls having her a preferred PM.

 

[Julia]

The real 20 Most Influential women of 2012
by: By Annette Sharp From: The Daily Telegraph December 15, 2012 : http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/en...al-women-of-2012/story-e6frewz0-1226537097606

This is closer to the real list for mine. It includes Gina Rinehart and Gail "male bank tellers" Kelly. I think Gai Waterhouse rates much higher than shown here. I still think Heather Ridout and Miranda Devine should be on any such list. Also where is Julie Bishop.

I don't think much of that list. I've never heard of some of them. Agree in particular about Heather Ridout who should rate a higher mention than e.g. Katie Page.

Lets face it Gillard is a screeching fishwife and a dangerous vindictive one at that, I simply just don't believe the polls having her a preferred PM.

Perhaps consider that she is preferred PM simply because much of the electorate dislikes Abbott.
If there were to be a more popular leader of the Libs that stat would change, as would imo the overall rating of the Liberal Party.

 

[MrBurns]

Perhaps consider that she is preferred PM simply because much of the electorate dislikes Abbott.
If there were to be a more popular leader of the Libs that stat would change, as would imo the overall rating of the Liberal Party.

I find it hard to believe that people dislike Abbott more than they dislike Gillard, I just don't buy it.

 

[Julia]

I find it hard to believe that people dislike Abbott more than they dislike Gillard, I just don't buy it.

Your choice to believe or otherwise, of course. But when we feel strongly about someone, it's very difficult to imagine that others feel utterly differently.

By disbelieving you are rubbishing all the polls from various companies over a sustained period. Pretty hard to believe they are all wrong.

 

[sptrawler]

John Howard polled badly, also Colin Barnett was blasted in the polls. Funny how the polls can get it wrong.
Who knows, maybe the polls will be more accurate, if Abbott gets in and an inquiry into the unions follows?

 

[moXJO]

Small business isn't so happy

The looming federal election is already shaping as the key news event for Australia’s political and business sectors in 2013, and the SME community has given a blunt verdict on who it’s backing ahead of the poll.

The third bi-annual SME Direction survey, sponsored by Australia’s top SME accounting and financial services firm WHK Group & Crowe Horwath, polled 520 business owners and managers. It found that 57.3% would back the Coalition if the poll was held now, compared to just 11.2% supporting Labor and only 5.6% backing the Greens.

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/economy/053287-smes-back-coalition-ahead-of-2013-election-expect-economy-will-be-flat-sme-directions-survey.html?utm_source=SmartCompany&utm_campaign=4ddcae8f79-Thursday_6_December_201206_12_2012&utm_medium=email

 

[sails]

Unbelievable...

I read this in Christopher Pearson’s column and even then it took me half a day to appreciate what it said. I had probably heard the same before but hadn’t really thought about its significance. This is what he wrote:

McTernan is credited with writing Gillard’s misogyny speech and with her gender wars campaign.

Gillard’s misogyny speech was written by a man! Come on, it was written by a man!

Read more:
Gillard’s misogyny speech was written by a man

 

[sptrawler]

Well I think our Julia has mentioned the pommie spin doctor on a number of occassions.
He will trip over his own BS, just watch.LOL

 

[sails]

Well I think our Julia has mentioned the pommie spin doctor on a number of occassions.
He will trip over his own BS, just watch.LOL

It has been said that he failed with this approach in the UK, so why would Gillard would hire someone who has a track record of failure?

Perhaps she is hoping that Aussies are more easily fooled than the Poms...