Seeming a bit cooler latey since Rudd signed kyoto. There is action for you.:
Ill bet the Rudd haters will say its just a coincidence.
Green08, it's already happening.
I am indebted to 2020 for his advice;
'Never let the truth get in the way of a good story'.
Before boarding his plane to return home Mr Rudd was asked whether his trip was successful.
He said he was very satisfied with his rousing speech, which he wrote himself, before the General Assembly, but was disappointed that the few members who were there went to sleep.
He also said that actually the main purpose of the trip was to set up a photo op with Chrissy Higgins. However this had to be dropped at the last moment when he received a text message from his plant on ASF that some posters were ridiculing his attempt to be a cool dude.
Anyway he said, there will be many photo ops and TV footage at the footy tomorrow. Although an avid AFL supporter (since last weekend) he hadn't yet been briefed on who was playing who.
Rudd calls for tougher world financial regulations
By Online parliamentary correspondent Emma Rodgers
Posted 3 hours 20 minutes ago
Updated 1 hour 18 minutes ago
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called for tougher international regulations and improved transparency of the world's big banks and financial institutions.
The Prime Minister has made the call in his first speech the United Nations General Assembly, where he outlined the widespread reform program in response to the international financial crisis.
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The strong emphasis in his speech on addressing the global economic volatility was a late shift in priority for Mr Rudd, after agreeing in meetings with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to unite to push a tougher regulatory strategy.
International security
Mr Rudd also urged other countries to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and said Australia is committed to abolishing nuclear weapons.
..."We remain concerned that states such as Iran and North Korea continue to defy the international community and fail to comply with demands for a full declaration and a an accounting of their nuclear programs," he said. ...
Clean coal
As expected Mr Rudd also extended an invitation to governments around the world to become involved in Australia's Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, which will begin work early next year.
Mr Rudd said solutions must be found in order to reduce the world's dependence on producing energy from coal.
"We are determined to be part of the future on climate change," he said.... etc
PS It's gonna get messy with two threads on this, one for and one against - mods, how about combining them and making it a poll?
Disagree. It's too messy now. I'd prefer a single thread, maybe entitled, "Our Politicians", to include the existing ones on Rudd (why couldn't you have made your comment in this thread on the existing thread on Rudd, Nioka?), the one on Turnbull, and - if it's still relevant - the one on Costello.This one was necessary to balance the obvious bias from a number of members. I would expect a poll to be against Rudd on this forum where unbridled capitalism is the dominating attitude. Combining the two will result in more personal abuse that genuine contributions. The minority view needs a soap box too.
I am indebted to 2020 for his advice;
'Never let the truth get in the way of a good story'.
Before boarding his plane to return home Mr Rudd was asked whether his trip was successful.
He said he was very satisfied with his rousing speech, which he wrote himself, before the General Assembly, but was disappointed that the few members who were there went to sleep.
He also said that actually the main purpose of the trip was to set up a photo op with Chrissy Higgins. However this had to be dropped at the last moment when he received a text message from his plant on ASF that some posters were ridiculing his attempt to be a cool dude.
Anyway he said, there will be many photo ops and TV footage at the footy tomorrow. Although an avid AFL supporter (since last weekend) he hadn't yet been briefed on who was playing who.
Another one is that "some say" he looks like an old lesbian.
Well that he may but it's his embracing of the pomp and self importance with that really irritates, I don't think we'll get anything out of him except the standard responses.
He and his wife are having a ball while Rome burns.
The existing thread, or the one that inspired this is crude, demeaning and very one sided. Maybe I am trying harder for the wooden spoon. In Turnbull's words "that is for others to decide".(why couldn't you have made your comment in this thread on the existing thread on Rudd, Nioka?), .
on second thoughts, I agree.This one was necessary to balance the obvious bias from a number of members. I would expect a poll to be against Rudd on this forum where unbridled capitalism is the dominating attitude. Combining the two will result in more personal abuse that genuine contributions. The minority view needs a soap box too.
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e.g. I was all for him in the beginning, but now regard him as focused on talk fests, gestures and posturing.
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What are the other gestures that are meaningless or duplicitous to you?
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