Kevin Rudd for PM

[MrBurns]

uh ohh. Not what you want one day out from the election. Not that it'll really matter

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ny-giving-quotes/story-fnihsrf2-1226712703173

He's a lying little sleaze ball, I wish Abbott would give him a punch n the face from all of us.

 

[drsmith]

He's a lying little sleaze ball, I wish Abbott would give him a punch n the face from all of us.

The Galaxy poll attached to a link in that article shows how much of a failure the resurrection of Kevin Rudd as PM has been in the eyes of the electorate.

The best that can be said for Labor is that he's perhaps saved some furniture in comparison to where Julia Gillard was heading. I imagine many within the Labor Party will now be hoping his own electorate will finish his political career off to make the whole exercise worth it.

 

[MrBurns]

The Galaxy poll attached to a link in that article shows how much of a failure the resurrection of Kevin Rudd as PM has been in the eyes of the electorate.

The best that can be said for Labor is that he's perhaps saved some furniture in comparison to where Julia Gillard was heading. I imagine many within the Labor Party will now be hoping his own electorate will finish his political career off to make the whole exercise worth it.

What is annoying me is that the ABC is going flat out to support him against all reason.

All the articles on the ABC web site are pro Labor today.

Labor seizes on Coalition internet filter 'debacle'

Abbott reveals his plan for a more selfish Australia

Much ado about nothing

By ABC's Stephen Long

The Coalition has promised so much yet its costings announcement delivered so little. All the talk about a "budget emergency" was just that - talk

Coalition costings

By David Llewellyn-Smith

The Coalition costings make one wonder why the Coalition harassed the nation with six years of incessant whining about debt and deficits

The Age supporting him means that Fairfax is worse than I thought.

 

[dutchie]

Labor's continual Abbott, Abbott, Abbott,cut,cut,cut campaign is pathetic.

The last six years have been pathetic and they have carried it on into the last hours of this election.

Hopefully the decimated Party will get rid of Rudd (if the electorate does not) and his hangers on Albanese, Bowen,Wong and Plibersek and start rebuilding with new non union/legal/political plebs and get some people with a more worldly view, especially the business world (have a look at how a business runs - profit and loss, debt!!).

 

[drsmith]

Ministers within the current government effectively concede the obvious.

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek today admitted Labor faced “an uphill battle” with less than 24 hours until the polls open.

And Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare warned a strong opposition would be needed to hold a Coalition government to account.

“Whatever happens tomorrow, you're going to need people like me, people like (Labor MP) Chris Bowen that will hold Tony Abbott to account if he becomes prime minister,” he told the Nine Network, appealing to Labor's “true believers” to stick with the party.

Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese - one of Mr Rudd's strongest supporters - said he would accept his share of the blame if Labor was defeated.

Strategists on both sides predict Labor could lose about 20 seats to be left with just 50.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...-remains-defiant/story-fn9qr68y-1226713007032

 

[Julia]

The best that can be said for Labor is that he's perhaps saved some furniture in comparison to where Julia Gillard was heading. I imagine many within the Labor Party will now be hoping his own electorate will finish his political career off to make the whole exercise worth it.

I agree. If Rudd loses his seat, it saves them the blood letting which would be inevitable post election.

If he can save himself, I still have no sense of whether he would leave politics anyway (causing a by-election) or still allow his hubristic delusion that he can ultimately succeed.

What is annoying me is that the ABC is going flat out to support him against all reason.

That actually hasn't been the case on much of what I've heard on Radio National. On "The World Today", Samantha Hawley, who has been travelling with the PM, could hardly have been more critical about the shambles of a campaign that Rudd has run. And some of Fran Kelly's questions have been anything but kind when interviewing various members of the government.

They have, however, been completely untruthful by reporting that the Coalition is 'cutting foreign aid' rather than reducing the increase to foreign aid.

They've certainly had a good go at the Coalition over the botched censorship mess, and reasonably so, imo.
After all the protestations about the fundamental need for freedom of choice/expression etc, if they were to introduce any sort of mandatory filter they'd never live it down.


It seems to depend a lot on the individual journalist. Stephen Long, e.g. would find a way to blame the Coalition for the fairies not being at the bottom of the garden.

 

[drsmith]

Final words from the representatives of the major parties for the local campaign in Griffith.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2rTJc36mlU#t=221



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkZreWqbfT8

 

[db94]

Labor's continual Abbott, Abbott, Abbott,cut,cut,cut campaign is pathetic.

The last six years have been pathetic and they have carried it on into the last hours of this election.

Hopefully the decimated Party will get rid of Rudd (if the electorate does not) and his hangers on Albanese, Bowen,Wong and Plibersek and start rebuilding with new non union/legal/political plebs and get some people with a more worldly view, especially the business world (have a look at how a business runs - profit and loss, debt!!).

This has really stood out to me in the last week of the election. its really annoying, especially coming from a party that claimed to be positive this election.

The thing thats also really getting to me, is how all the die hard Labor supporters are crying foul about Murdoch being biased. Maybe they've forgotten about the last election and how the ABC have been portraying this election

 

[db94]

Final words from the representatives of the major parties for the local campaign in Griffith.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkZreWqbfT8

I dont know if this is a joke or not... I think he has been spending too much time with Kindies

From the response to this video, he will lose his seat.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

I dont know if this is a joke or not... I think he has been spending too much time with Kindies

From the response to this video, he will lose his seat.

Can I have some of what he is on?

gg

 

[drsmith]

The script for the stuff he's on runs out tomorrow and he won't find going cold turkey a second time around any easier.

 

[Julia]

This has really stood out to me in the last week of the election. its really annoying, especially coming from a party that claimed to be positive this election.

The thing thats also really getting to me, is how all the die hard Labor supporters are crying foul about Murdoch being biased. Maybe they've forgotten about the last election and how the ABC have been portraying this election

Such a good point. We didn't hear Rudd crying foul in 2007 when the Murdoch press so championed him.

 

[sails]

This has really stood out to me in the last week of the election. its really annoying, especially coming from a party that claimed to be positive this election.

The thing thats also really getting to me, is how all the die hard Labor supporters are crying foul about Murdoch being biased. Maybe they've forgotten about the last election and how the ABC have been portraying this election

To his credit, I don't recall Abbott complaining about the bias of the ABC in this election campaign...

 

[sptrawler]

Not wanting to be cynical, but now Rudd has been Prime Minister for the last six weeks. Does that mean he qualifies for the 40% increase in pension.

 

[dutchie]

Kevin's new 3 word slogan - bugger, bugger, bugger

 

[Calliope]

I watched and waited for an agonising 22 minutes for the fat lady to sing. But she continued to nod approvingly and wear a victory smile for the whole time. I think he was following her script.

[video]http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2404735369/Kevin-Rudd-stands-down-as-Labor-leader[/video]

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

If Kevin Rudd stays on as a backbencher, he will try and control any future leader of the ALP.

Far be it from to give advice to Labor, but they really need to convince him to leave, otherwise he will white ant another leader.

gg

 

[Julia]

+1.

 

[dutchie]

If Kevin Rudd stays on as a backbencher, he will try and control any future leader of the ALP.

Far be it from to give advice to Labor, but they really need to convince him to leave, otherwise he will white ant another leader.

gg

+1.

They are very sloooooow learners.

 

[GoodCall]

If Kevin Rudd stays on as a backbencher, he will try and control any future leader of the ALP.

Far be it from to give advice to Labor, but they really need to convince him to leave, otherwise he will white ant another leader.

gg

+2

Australia will lose the election if Kev doesn't go for good.