It's all a big media beatup if you ask me to help cheer up the Labor party. The poor soles they must be soooo depressed at ATM.
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What an absolute load of poisonous dribble.The phone call was simply a stupid mistake by Senator Hefferman which Rob Oakshott rightly questioned.
Ridiculing him for standing up to a perceived abuse is uncalled for - but not surprising.If enough liberal hacks (and their proxy blog supporters) keep this ridicule and abuse up then the independents will decide to work with politicians who are constructive and respectful. Just makes sense doesn't it ?
I don't it's a media beat up at all - in a normal workplace, calling another employee's home and telling someone's wife the devil is calling is cause for official action.It's all a big media beatup if you ask me to help cheer up the Labor party. The poor soles they must be soooo depressed at ATM.
.Replace the Royal Hobart Hospital, kill Gunns' Tamar River pulp mill, dramatically speed up the national broadband network rollout in Tasmania, free dental care, limit bets on all poker machines to $1, urgently introduce a carbon price, increase all pensions and allowances, allow a conscience vote on gay marriage . . . Yes, and another 15 modest ideas. Unaccountably, he forgot to mention a four-lane bridge from Tasmania to the mainland.
It seemed quite a wish-list for an MP who squeaked in to Parliament with a primary vote of about 21 per cent, thanks to preferences from Greens and Liberals that put him ahead of Labor, which got 38 per cent
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It's certainly not a Coalition strategy. It's a storm in a teacup. Oakeshott craves attention like a spoiled brat in the supermarket.
What an absolute load of poisonous dribble. The phone call was simply a stupid mistake by Senator Hefferman which Rob Oakshott rightly questioned.
Ridiculing him for standing up to a perceived abuse is uncalled for - but not surprising. If enough liberal hacks (and their proxy blog supporters) keep this ridicule and abuse up then the independents will decide to work with politicians who are constructive and respectful. Just makes sense doesn't it ? Basilio
Any comments I have made about Oakeshott and the other two independents can't compare in nastiness with your unprovoked remarks about me. Calliope
Quite right,In my view one of the worst aspects of politics recently has been personal attacks on politicians with the aim of destroying their credibility and undermining any respect others might have for them.
Just heard a replay of the Oakshott guy on radio and I must say I am not impressed with his attitude and his style.Calliope I was fed up with your unnecessary ridicule of Rob Oakshotts willingness to stand up for himself.
In my view one of the worst aspects of politics recently has been personal attacks on politicians with the aim of destroying their credibility and undermining any respect others might have for them. In that sense your cheap shot about Oakshott craving attention like a spoilt brat in a supermarket was pretty ugly.
Congratulations
One of the possible outcomes of this situation with independents holding the balance of power is a more constructive solution based politics with less aggro, head kicking and ridicule and more clear thinking. I support that idea so I'm willing to defend Rob and the other independents and point out just how dumb it is to abuse the people you need to get on side. After all even the Liberal party have worked that one out havn't they ? And even Labour makes every effort to minimise the public loss of face that Kevin Rudd had in his replacement.
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So now you are calling the independents The Three Stooges. Classy work Calliope. You don't need anyone else pointing out your nasty side. You do it quite well yourself
In that sense your cheap shot about Oakshott craving attention like a spoilt brat in a supermarket was pretty ugly.
I agree that any of the parties should not be doing that. But it shouldn't be the topic of the day. There is more important stuff for the pollies to be doing.I heard him interviewed on Radio National this morning and thought he was quite reasonable on this. It's just stupid of any member of the Coalition (unless the Coalition does actually have a strategy of wanting to go to another election) to be making unpleasant phone calls to any of the independents.
Mr Oakeshott wasn't saying he couldn't deal with this sort of rubbish, but he was making the quite legitimate point that he was puzzled by this behaviour if the Coalition do want to a deal to get into government. And if this is the sort of nonsense that's happening now, naturally he's going to be concerned that it would probably be worse in an actual government situation.
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The "Wish List" from the Independent Wilkie cracked me up !
Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie wants Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott to commit to an upgrade of inner port infrastructure at Hobart before guaranteeing his support to the next Australian government.
http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/august/31-1/mp-seeks-hobart-port-upgrade
and a pony ..... don't forget the pony.
Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie wants Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott to commit to an upgrade of inner port infrastructure at Hobart before guaranteeing his support to the next Australian government.
I don't it's a media beat up at all - in a normal workplace, calling another employee's home and telling someone's wife the devil is calling is cause for official action.
The change in 2 party preferred polling is a far bigger story in any case.
Wayne Swan's bend over posture to Bob Katter might be hard to top.
They are only playing hard to get so that they can squeeze out a few more goodies for their electorates. they are politicians after all.
This is how I see the game so far Nioka the Nationals did the same here in WA to squeeze the Liberals a better deal and what a deal it was...........
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