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2013 Federal Election: 7 September 2013

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Much jubilation in the Labor camp today, it seems, with the re-emergence of media tart, Peter Beattie (for non-Queenslanders, the premier of Qld before Anna Bligh, and responsible for much of the running up of debt and electricity prices.)

Following a pattern for the Labor Party, we'll all recall Mr Beattie's promise that his political career was over, finished, dead for ever. Further he strongly supported Julia Gillard against Kevin Rudd.

But allegiances seem to be but temporary conveniences for Labor, as they throw out the pre-selected candidate for the electorate Mr Beattie has chosen to represent. The rationale offered by ABC Radio on this exciting change of events is that Mr Beattie will take over the campaigning for all of Qld, freeing Mr Rudd up to cover the rest of the country. ABC asserts that this 'will be an absolute game changer for Labor'. Perhaps.

Or perhaps plenty of Queenslanders still retain bitter memories of an oh so plausible, 'butter wouldn't melt in my mouth' premier.

I had to laugh at Christopher Pyne's comments today:

He might be absolutely right about Mr Beattie - anticipating Rudd's inability to hold it together as leader, given the antagonism from his own people - now missing the limelight in which he thrives, seeing an opportunity to walk the leader's walk once again.
 
Beattie's campaign did not get off to a very good start today after being heckled in South Brisbane.

Rudd said, he and Beattie had more in common than they had differences. The only thing I can recall them being the same is their poor econmic managing. Beattie had a boom decade and had nothing to show for it except a heap of debt which he left as a legacy for Anna Bligh

Rudd and Beattie hate each others gutz.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...orde-in-election/story-fnihsrf2-1226693267301
 

Andrew Bolt is of the opinion that if Rudd loses the election, Labor really does not have anyone capable of leading the Party when in opposition.


http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/...peter_beattie_rushed_in_as_a_labor_candidate/
 
sptrawler said:
The short answer, is they both are having a major effect on rates, but domestic policy is driving down interest rates.
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Ummm......no the strength of the AUD is driving down interest rates currently even under Howard global issues determined interest rates rather than any thing politicians did.

Our economy is not big enough on the global scale to have any say in our AUD value or interest rates levels.
 

There you go, and I thought it was the Reserve Bank driving down interest rates, to stimulate the economy.
I'm sure I heard they were trying to create growth in the small business and housing sector, to create employment, as mining construction drops off.
Thanks for putting me straight.
 

Oh by the way, what was holding the dollar and interest rates up then?

How come the dollar has only dropped, since the RBA dropped rates?

Also it has dropped against NZ, which isn't a major economy on a global scale.

Probably starting to drift, it all sounds like KRudd spin to me.
 
Desperation for Rudd.

He also rang Gillard to help with the campaign, can you believe this man, I dont see her saying yes and who would.
After saying what a bad government she was, he has the gall to offer her an olive branch.
He was a bad government too, just as he is showing now, and was tossed out.

We may have had our opinions but all the removing has been done by their own, come the 7th, it will be our turn to say exactly what we think of this dysfunctional rubble.
 
Rudd's next phone call might be to Hawke and Keating.

Help Bob, help Paul I am going down the gurgler.
 
Although both Rudd and Beattie are media tarts, they are both tarred with the one brush when it comes to managing the economy.

Beattie in his reign had to borrow money to pay public servants. A public service that been increased ftom 140,000 to over 200,000 during his term as premier...Almost an incresae of 50% and all in the name of creating more jobs to keep the unemployment down.

Beattie is an absolute joke but like Anna Bligh people seem to fall for those toothing smiles. Of course Beattie was extremely clever in admitting his mistakes by saying he would fix it. Like Rudd he is all talk and no action and just continued to faulter with every thing he touched.

I just hope voters have long memories.


http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...rn-sour-for-rudd/story-fnihsr9v-1226693875733
 
No matter what Beattie thinks of Rudd, and voicey verser, the ALP are well ahead at present and may be able to perform another hungee in parliament.

gg
 
Rudd and his henchmen have been raving on for weeks that Abbott would mirror Campbell Newman by slashing and burning the public service which would create massive unemployment.

Although Newman has reduced the public service by 14,000 to a more efficient level, 18,500 jobs were created in the private sector, reducing the unemployment in Queensland and making it the best performong state in Australia. So Mr Rudd, Campbell Newman must be doing something right!!!!!!!!

A case of "EGG ON FACE" for Rudd.


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...nsland-jobs-jump/story-fn9qr68y-1226693897611
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
No matter what Beattie thinks of Rudd, and voicey verser, the ALP are well ahead at present and may be able to perform another hungee in parliament.

gg
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Good heavens GG.

Have the drinks been spiked at the Ross Island Hotel ?

Poor Pete is just another from Qld with delusions of grandeur.
 
drsmith said:
Good heavens GG.

Have the drinks been spiked at the Ross Island Hotel ?

Poor Pete is just another from Qld with delusions of grandeur.
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Sadly mate, the ALP are so far ahead, I am advising all my ALP mates to stop campaigning and prepare for victory.

I do like Peter Beattie's American teeth, so much better than his Queensland Health ones. Were they paid for by government?

gg
 
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Garpal Gumnut said:
Sadly mate, the ALP are so far ahead, I am advising all my ALP mates to stop campaigning and prepare for victory.
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That's good advice. They can then at least be happy for the next few weeks.

Garpal Gumnut said:
I do like Peter Beattie's American teeth, so much better than his Queensland Health ones. Were they paid for by government?
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He might have to go back for more if the smack in the mouth from the following poll is replicated at the election.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/...-shows-beattie-trailing-behind-lnp-candidate/
 

Campbell Newman understands what the ALP never can – that the key to competent economic management is to trim the fat and create an environment that encourages business investment, and hence job creation.
This is what will happen under an Abbot government, in stark contrast to continued incompetence and stupidity, and more business-killing taxes, if Rudd gets back in.
 
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