While his presentation was far better and more concise than that of Julia Gillard, it's still the same old nonsense in terms of non-answers and trying to get away with bare faced lies.
In relative terms, the electorate will see this as a greater problem for Labor regardless of who is leading.
Kevin Rudd reborn won't be the messiah regardless of what some would like to dream.
I can't believe people see Rudd as a serious leader. Cannot people see through his rhetoric ((in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.). He is cannon fodder and the lesson he failed to learn last time is humility, though egocentric he may always be.
Labor don't want Kev but the hard heads weighted up the damage of a Gillard election and have rolled the dice.
The game is to limit the future damage a Abbott government will do to Australia and the Labor hard heads believe its serious.
The game is to limit the future damage a Abbott government will do to Australia and the Labor hard heads believe its serious.
Self centered
Self indulgent
Self serving
Manipulative
Who really treats the general public with contempt
That he can manipulate you and I just as he manipulates
Everything else around him.
Spoilt college boy who works behind closed doors
And will stab you in the back if it benefits his position.
Labor deserves him as a leader
Australia DOESNT
For one minute I thought you were describing Abbott.
But then again maybe you are.
Oh lord, explod, what an example of seeing what you want to see!Hate him if you like, but he is charasmatic, his performance in Parliament today left the opposition floundering and his words were loaded with clear meaning that will strike a cord with the electorate. The big egos pumped up are hard to assail.
You are allowing your hopes to run away with you. However, you do get it right when you refer to "a big show of confidence". Rudd has that in spades. It's the foundation that's entirely missing.My tip, he will call the election soon and win it. Interview on sbs24 today with Ray Morgan was revealing in this way and I feel he (Morgan) would lean to the right. People today are concerned with job losses and high mortgages, they love a big show of confidence and Rudd will provide it.
+1. Charisma and Rudd? Not even in hell.That's not charisma. Ask any warm-blooded woman if they'd like to have him to dinner.
Bill Clinton - that's charisma. Rudd = geek.
+1.I can't believe people see Rudd as a serious leader. Cannot people see through his rhetoric ((in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.). He is cannon fodder and the lesson he failed to learn last time is humility, though egocentric he may always be.
Last night Bunyip commented on being thankful for being in future spared Julia Gillard's grating voice.
I mentally agreed reading his comment. But after just half a day of Mr Rudd's prissy, patronising, egocentric tones, I'd welcome back even the shrill tones of Ms Gillard.
Key elements of Ms Gillard's carbon tax - including whether to fasttrack the shift from a fixed price to a floating price - will be examined as soon as Mr Rudd's new cabinet meets next week.
And senior Labor sources have told The Australian Mr Rudd will reverse some of the cuts to the welfare payments of single parents and commit to an in-principle pledge to increase Newstart, in a radical departure from the Gillard government's welfare agenda.
The Rudd relief rally has not been enough to get Labor's head above water.
Asked if Labor could win the September 14 election under Mr Rudd, 56.9 per cent responded no, while 30.2 per cent said yes.
The Rudd relief rally has not been enough to get Labor's head above water,
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I suspect his promises will be along the lines of a reduced carbon tax (early transfer to an ETS ?), a do something about the boats he started, some extra low/middle class end welfare and a big warm trust me, I've changed and so has Labor.He will want the election to be early as possible. The alternative always looks better. Now they have him, give it a few weeks and people will realise what hes really like. Watching him talk on TV makes me feel sick, hes a lion in a sheep's suit. Its still the same Labor party, just a different leader.
Gillard supporters, including Wayne Swan, Stephen Conroy, Peter Garrett, Joe Ludwig, Greg Combet, Craig Emerson and Stephen Smith have, since Wednesday's ballot, either quit the ministry or politics entirely. Prominent female ministers - including Gillard backers Tanya Plibersek, Jenny Macklin and Kate Ellis - have stayed on Mr Rudd's frontbench despite decrying his vicious undermining of Ms Gillard as prime minister.
A interesting question there will be if someone gets under his skin.Interesting how close the preferred PM polling is.
Mr 'popular' Rudd 51.6%.
Compared to
Mr 'unpopular' Abbott. 48.4
Just think what a few weeks of seeing Rudd on the TV every night wil do to that equation.
Mr Rudd said Australia needed "cool hands on the tiller" when dealing with Indonesian relations.
"What I am talking about is diplomatic conflict. But I am always wary about where diplomatic conflicts go," he said, before referring to the 1962-66 Indonesia-Malaysia conflict.
"Konfrontasi with Indonesia evolved over a set of words, and turned into something else.''
Pressed on the claim, Mr Rudd suggested the opposition's boats policy could lead to a naval showdown.
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