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I think the end is near for Julia Gillard with the Independants, who installed her in Government, are now starting to have second thoughts. If just one defects, we will go to another election. If two defect, Tony Abbott will become Prime Minister.
Not so happy days ahead for our dear Joolya. The sooner she goes the better we will all be. But oh dear, what a frightful mess to clean up.
 
drsmith said:
Warnie ?

Who in politics is married, high profile and attractive enough for him to go for ?
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Or perhaps the question should rather be: who on earth would be silly enough to become involved with the dreaded Warnie?
But then I've never been able to see what the attraction is with that individual who would have to be one of the most shallow, egocentric creatures ever.

Why doesn't someone sit her down and explain how utterly annoying her patronising way of speaking is? On the 7.30 Report this evening, she couched her responses to Heather Ewart in tones and enunciation one would use if speaking to a five year old, or perhaps a 100 year old sufferer from dementia.

I just can't believe she doesn't watch the replays of her interviews and realise how she will be losing votes because of this ghastly patronising tone.
 
Julia said:
I just can't believe she doesn't watch the replays of her interviews and realise how she will be losing votes because of this ghastly patronising tone.
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Julia, I guess we all develope our own method of speech from a young age and it remains with us through the rest of our lives. It may come from our parents or something that nauturally takes place. We all have our little idoisycrasies and at times may not know that it can be annoying to some people. That's the way life is and I doubt whether anyone could change the way Joolya speaks.
 
Certainly voice coaches etc can change the way people speak.

And Ms Gillard does not always speak in that slow, monotonous, patronising way. When she is not responding to a question, i.e. being interviewed, and we actually hear her in a reasonably normal conversation, she speaks at a normal speed, not that drone.

Consider also how she can run off at the mouth in parliament. There's still the awful accent, but that's not what I'm objecting to.

She absolutely could modify that tone of a teacher talking to an intellectually challenged five year old.
 
This is what happens when governments treat the community like fools. Electricity prices are a runaway train in NSW. PM Gillard take note.
All the same, Premier Keneally deserved a fairer go than to be brought in at the 11th hour. ALP pollies have been bailing out, one after another prior to the March 2011 election.

http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Politics/2010/12/21/NSW_Labor_headed_for_crushing_defeat_554522.html
NSW Labor headed for crushing defeat
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Kristina Keneally's government is the most unpopular Labor government since Newspoll began taking state polls in 1984, according to the latest poll.

Labor has just 24 per cent primary support, according to the poll conducted in November for The Australian newspaper.

The result, published on Tuesday, means Kristina Keneally's government is the most unpopular Labor government over the 26 years Newspoll has taken state polls.

The NSW coalition has 45 per cent primary support and leads Labor 61 per cent to 39 per cent on a two-party-preferred basis.

Ms Keneally's satisfaction rating is down three percentage points to 35 per cent, while dissatisfaction is down one point to 49 per cent.

Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell's satisfaction rating dropped six points to 42 per cent and dissatisfaction rose one point to 33 per cent.

Mr O'Farrell leads Ms Keneally as preferred premier by 40 per cent to 35 per cent.
 
Logique said:
Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell's satisfaction rating dropped six points to 42 per cent and dissatisfaction rose one point to 33 per cent.

Mr O'Farrell leads Ms Keneally as preferred premier by 40 per cent to 35 per cent.
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Hard to remember a state or federal government that should hammered as much as the NSW Labor party but O'farrell's poll numbers should be double what they are and are really quite shocking.

Looks like one bunch of zombies replacing another
 
IFocus said:
Looks like one bunch of zombies replacing another
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That is exactly what will be happening in Qld when our election comes around and is why the Bligh government even achieved their current term.
The alternative Premier is woefully inadequate.
There is a small beacon of hope in that Mal Brough (from the previous federal govt) has rejoined the LNP. If they have the sense to make him Leader (unlikely) then we citizens might at long last be able to feel a measure of confidence in government.

Meanwhile, despair grows daily.
 
IFocus said:
One of Gillard's great qualities is her courage and tenacity. It is Labor's best hope.
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But what use is courage and tenacity when there appears to be nothing else? There has been debacle after debacle. Backflips. Broken election promises. Tax muddles. Oh and the well documented lies.
 
IFocus said:
An excellent run down by Kelly of the current state of play
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It's a pity Gillard did not give the Australian people some hope form all the waste of tax payers money on hare brain failed schemes.

God may save the Queen, but nothing will save Joolya. She will certainaly not see 2011 out. She had better marry Timmy and live a life of seclusion.
 

Or the Howard Government's waste of taxpayers money on advertising.

Both don't care about the people. As wikileaks reveals...

And neither do THE GREENS until they work out the difference between exchange value and use value.

And nor will parties like ONE NATION and their populist policies. Considering Pauline Hanson was a member of the Liberal Party for almost a decade and also sat on the Ipswich City Council.

I have no faith in any of these parties!!!!!!!
In particular the ALP, no longer the fair-go party!
 
noco said:
God may save the Queen, but nothing will save Joolya. She will certainaly not see 2011 out. She had better marry Timmy and live a life of seclusion.
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Want to have a little wager on that noco. If you are right, I will retire to a life of seclusion and if you are wrong, you can retire to a life of delusion.

Your prolific attacks on Julia Gillard sound like a broken record. Go play some golf or do something constructive instead of just whining.
 

Well Macquack, we will just have to wait and see, but when you observe what is coming from the Back Room Boys, you only have to put two and two together. Rob Oakshot is becoming restless with Gillard and if he were to defect, then their will be another election. If the other independant defects, then it is there for the taking by Abbott.

As far as broken records go, it is not as bad as Gillards puppets every time they come on TV. They all repeat the same lines given to them. Abbott is a wrecker and the Abbott three word slogans. Don't talk about broken records to me after having to listen to those parrots day after day.

Furthermore, you have no idea what I do. You are only surmising. If you only knew, you would most likely eat your words.
 

Its OK Mac Abbott and the opposition front bench will save Labor...............
 
What strikes me most about Gillard, is how flaky and nervous she is over the past 6 weeks in interviews.

She is a faction warrior , so perhaps she knows her time is up.

It would be fun to have the ole reichmeister Rudd back in power, or one of the roosters.

gg
 

Noco are you Tony Abbott?
 
IFocus said:
An excellent run down by Kelly of the current state of play
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Now, IFocus, what has happened to your admirable level of objectivity displayed a couple of months ago?
Yes, that was Paul Kelly's final line in his extensive article which detailed the total folly and mismanagement of the present government, and in particular Julia Gillard's failure to create sustainable and workable policy.

To quote just that one line is to totally misrepresent the essence of Paul Kelly's thoughts.

There's little point in having 'courage' if what that courage is backing is poorly constructed and unworkable policy, the examples of which during the term of this government are many. In fact, pretty much anything they have undertaken.
If you can come up with something they have instituted which has been a resounding and unqualified success, perhaps you could put it up here?

You are right. So where does this leave us?
No wonder the electorate overall is feeling disillusioned and helpless as we watch the debacle continue to unfold.
 
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