Has Clive Palmer gone loco?

[Macquack]

Rumpy, you are off topic.....the thread is about Palmer....but then again I guess you can't resist to bring in your criticism of Abbott Government whenever you can.

That is a bit rich, coming from the Master of Labor bashing/Liberal spin doctoring.

 

[sptrawler]

Not only off topic but wrong.



The Labor-Green cabal that was the Gillard government had a majority in the Senate.

Yes doc, that proved to be a great marriage, the front row all buggered off.lol

What a rabble.

 

[sptrawler]

I suggest you take it up with the Treasury or the Australian.

I'm sure they are in dire need of your undoubted expertise.

V

Well I'm sure it would be as good as the Labor Party could come up with.

Let's not forget most of their senior 'talent' pulled out of politics at the last election.

All that's left is those that couldn't back their "sister" in her time of need, and those that haven't racked up a decent pension yet.IMO

So now the war cry is, let's bag Abbott, that didn't work when they were in office for six years, christ knows why they think it will work now.

Aligning with Palmer will end up with another Labor Party stuff up.

Palmer will be derailed, Labor need to be carefull they don't go down in the same wreckage.IMO

 

[drsmith]

Aligning with Palmer will end up with another Labor Party stuff up.

Palmer will be derailed, Labor need to be carefull they don't go down in the same wreckage.IMO

I wonder what Penny Wong thinks of Jacquie Lambie now.

 

[sptrawler]

I wonder what Penny Wong thinks of Jacquie Lambie now.

Probably the same as she thought of Julia Gillard, it's everyone for themselves in here sister.

One thing the Palmer experiment is going to show Australians, is that it really can get worse.

One big mouth polly could easily get China to say, no ships will be loaded that are destined for Australia and no ships will be unloaded from Australia.

Two months later, everyone is out of work.lol

What a state of affairs, absolute dickwits.

People really do need a dose of reality, the situation with an irresponsible political protocol could quickly escalate into an international situation.

Overseas Governments, won't see Palmer as we do, a bit of a laugh, put it up the Government sort of guy.
They see him as a duly elected representitive of the Australian people, voicing their opinion, that's scary

Not everyone has an Australian sense of humour.

 

[Calliope]

I wonder what Penny Wong thinks of Jacquie Lambie now.

I am sure Penny Wong would enjoy this one. It reminds me of Labor politician Arthur Calwell's remark in Parliament in 1947 in support of the White Australia Policy that "two Wongs don't make a White."

This is what Palmer said at a press conference in Brisbane, May, 2009:

THERE’S a long history of Chinese people in business in Australia. Back in the 1890s two Chinese brothers set up a market garden 4km from the Brisbane CBD. The Wong Brothers ”” hence the suburb, Toowong. It’s two Wongs.

The Queensland Places website, run by the Queensland government.

TOOWONG, an inner residential suburb, is 4km southwest of central Brisbane. It is thought that the name was derived from an Aboriginal word describing a bird, or the call of a bird, possibly the koel or cooee bird, a species of cuckoo.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opi...re-happy-to-help/story-fn72xczz-1227029973875

 

[sptrawler]

I am sure Penny Wong would enjoy this one. It reminds me of Labor politician Arthur Calwell's remark in Parliament in 1947 in support of the White Australia Policy that "two Wongs don't make a White."

This is what Palmer said at a press conference in Brisbane, May, 2009:



http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opi...re-happy-to-help/story-fn72xczz-1227029973875

Australians have a unique sense of humour, also a great belief of 'she'le be right'.
Unfortunately in the I.T instant information world we live in, people overseas get the phrase, before they get the humour of it.

Palmer will burn out,IMO, Faifax aren't touching him, wisely.

 

[sptrawler]

This ABC report probaly shows Clive's real interest in the fiscal situation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-20/clive-palmer-under-fire-over-economics-committee/5684320

It probably highlights, the WTF is he doing in parliament, question.

 

[Julia]

Not only off topic but wrong.
The Labor-Green cabal that was the Gillard government had a majority in the Senate.

And effectively in the Reps, given the alignment of Oakeshott and Windsor, as drsmith has pointed out.
Just no comparison with the present situation.

A political thread is always going to go off topic sometime, besides I was just responding to posts that other people made.

Nice try trying to get people to "look over there", when the complete farce is Abbott and Hockey screaming about the Senate blocking a few of their "savings" when they have got 98% of their measures through.

It shows that the government is incapable of negotiation and are simply trying to bully people because they don't want to back down and get a few red faces.

The thread is about Clive Palmer, Rumpole. It's also a bit simplistic to suggest the government are incapable of negotiation. Just the last few days' display of Clive Palmer's extraordinary behaviour, suitably accompanied by his Tasmanian senator's nonsense, should give quite an understanding of what the government is up against.
Plus the Labor Party clearly being primarily motivated by revenge and a determination to see the government fail in the hope that they will be re-elected.

I understand your loyalty to Labor (well, no, I don't really) but perhaps try to have some objectivity here.

I don't know. We could freeze Chinese investment in Australia in return, but I don't think the Chinese are that bloody minded.

Never mind the Chinese: it would be suicidal for Australia to freeze Chinese investment in Australia.

A legal setback for Uncle Clive,

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...t-citic-pacific/story-fn59niix-1227030839294#

Excellent result. The comments following the article were interesting, the following one summing it up pretty well:

For a man who openly boasted that he had not lost a court case ever - at present he is battling to win one. Glad to see that the courts are waking up the this serial and vexatious litigant and awarding costs against him. Hopefully these judgements will hasten his financial demise so that eventually we will mercifully be shot of him and his coterie of ill-informed senators.

 

[noco]

This ABC report probaly shows Clive's real interest in the fiscal situation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-20/clive-palmer-under-fire-over-economics-committee/5684320

It probably highlights, the WTF is he doing in parliament, question.

He would make a "GOOD" foreign Minister......first visit should be to China.

 

[sptrawler]

Sir Rumpole, just in case you think like Palmer, have a squizz at this.

https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/aust.pdf

Wow China 36% of our exports and 20% of our imports, yes tell them to go and rat f@%k themselves.

Jeez sounds like Labor policy to me, what a hoot.

I'm not saying cow tow to them, but openly slagging off at them doesn't seem very intelligent.

Let's be honest they make up 50% of our economy, but who cares.lol

As long as we get Abbott, absolute dickwits.

 

[noco]

That is a bit rich, coming from the Master of Labor bashing/Liberal spin doctoring.

Thanks for the compliment quack quack......attack the man instead of playing the ball.....typical Fabian tactics.

I don't see you getting any support on here tonight....hope you are not feeling too lonely.

 

[Bintang]

Clive Palmer neglects his parliamentary committee responsibilities,

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-20/clive-palmer-under-fire-over-economics-committee/5684320

This ABC report probaly shows Clive's real interest in the fiscal situation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-20/clive-palmer-under-fire-over-economics-committee/5684320

It probably highlights, the WTF is he doing in parliament, question.

I bet the people who did show up to the committee meetings were not disappointed by Clive's absence.
Technically of course he is derelict in his duties but if by chance these committees do anything that actually does serve the National interest I for one am also glad that Big Clive doesn't bother to attend.

 

[SirRumpole]

I understand your loyalty to Labor (well, no, I don't really) but perhaps try to have some objectivity here.

Why bother ? When I point out from the Murdoch media and the Treasury that 98% of the proposed government savings has been passed, and people here still slang off the Labor party and Greens for obstructionism, then I would say that there is not a lot of objectivity on offer on this forum.

 

[SirRumpole]

I understand your loyalty to Labor (well, no, I don't really) but perhaps try to have some objectivity here.

I have a loyalty to equity and fairness which the current government demonstrably lacks.

In these circumstances I believe it's understandable that I promote an alternative position.

 

[noco]

Why bother ? When I point out from the Murdoch media and the Treasury that 98% of the proposed government savings has been passed, and people here still slang off the Labor party and Greens for obstructionism, then I would say that there is not a lot of objectivity on offer on this forum.

What about the $6 billion savings Labor promised before the election and then broke their promise to stand by it?

They are still holding out....in the national interest of course......or is it in the Green/Labor interest to make the LNP fail in their attempt to bring our economy under control...then they can go to the next election gloating .......Wow, you see the Coalition have broken their promise again ....what a mob of crocks.

 

[dutchie]

This ABC report probaly shows Clive's real interest in the fiscal situation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-20/clive-palmer-under-fire-over-economics-committee/5684320

It probably highlights, the WTF is he doing in parliament, question.

The impression that Clive gives me is that he is only interested in one thing - Clive Palmer!

I don't believe the bullsh*t about him fighting for the battler or any of Australia's interests.

He and Rudd make a great pair (me, me, me).

It would be good if he disappeared completely from the political scene, then he would be doing Australia a favour.

 

[noco]

The impression that Clive gives me is that he is only interested in one thing - Clive Palmer!

I don't believe the bullsh*t about him fighting for the battler or any of Australia's interests.

He and Rudd make a great pair (me, me, me).

It would be good if he disappeared completely from the political scene, then he would be doing Australia a favour.

Hang in there dutchie...you might get your wish sooner than you think.

 

[dutchie]

Lambie: you’re delusional if you ignore threat of a Chinese invasion

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...chinese-invasion/story-fn59niix-1227029283607

Jacqui's right we should double our defence budget - maybe we can get a loan from the Chinese to pay for it!

 

[Calliope]

Rumpy says;

I have a loyalty to equity and fairness which the current government demonstrably lacks.

In these circumstances I believe it's understandable that I promote an alternative position.

Seeing that the majority of posters on this thread consider that Palmer and his PUPs are dangerous fools then Rumpy's alternative position out of "loyalty to equity and fairness" is that they are doing a good job.

But maybe he is just off topic.