The Gillard Government

[sails]

This will be extremely difficult to repeal, Gillard will lock it in as best she can

Half wit Stephen Conroy waffled on the other day about how "reforming Govts" have to be prepared to take short term hits in the polls.

What he's saing is we'll do what we want regardless of having a mandate or not and we will push it down your throat and hope you give in to it.

How dictatoral can you get.

If Gillard "locks" it in, she is doing so against the wishes of the majority. It's not Abbott she is trying to lock out of her tax, it is voters - the people who she is paid to represent. Shameful at best, imo.

 

[MrBurns]

If Gillard "locks" it in, she is doing so against the wishes of the majority. It's not Abbott she is trying to lock out of her tax, it is voters - the people who she is paid to represent. Shameful at best, imo.

Absolutely, this whole tax is against the wishes of the people but Gillard doesnt care, she is a dictator, we have a dictator as leader

 

[noco]

We are coming second last in productivity and the 'GOOSE' says every thing is OK.

Check out the link below.


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...alia-second-last/story-fn59nsif-1226439881599

 

[noco]

Is this just another 'RED HERRING' looming with this inept government?

Is Gillard trying to make herself look good again to lift the polls?

Is this just another diversion from the failures of the past; the boat people, the carbon dioxide tax etc.etc.

It would appear Campbell Newman, whilst in the state by state minority on the NDIS, maybe the only one with any sensible approach to what it will all cost.


http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/...ut_wheres_that_8_billion_a_year_to_come_from/

 

[Julia]

Is this just another 'RED HERRING' looming with this inept government?

Is Gillard trying to make herself look good again to lift the polls?

Is this just another diversion from the failures of the past; the boat people, the carbon dioxide tax etc.etc.

It would appear Campbell Newman, whilst in the state by state minority on the NDIS, maybe the only one with any sensible approach to what it will all cost.

Agree. She knows it won't be her responsibility to figure out how to fund the NDIS because she'll be out of office by then. In the meantime, she's hoping it will make her look warm and fuzzy, oh so compassionate.
Easy to spruik these schemes when you don't have to worry about how to pay for them.

 

[noco]

Agree. She knows it won't be her responsibility to figure out how to fund the NDIS because she'll be out of office by then. In the meantime, she's hoping it will make her look warm and fuzzy, oh so compassionate.
Easy to spruik these schemes when you don't have to worry about how to pay for them.

It seems to be the trend of her repetitive modus operandi and anybody with half a brain can read her like a book.

She obviously believes she can pull the wool over the voters eyes.

 

[Julia]

So now we have the Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister telling the nation that he derives inspiration for his public policies from a pop singer.
The Pythonesque nature of this government would be hilarious if it were not so bloody tragic.

 

[sptrawler]

So now we have the Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister telling the nation that he derives inspiration for his public policies from a pop singer.
The Pythonesque nature of this government would be hilarious if it were not so bloody tragic.

Well they certainly didn't derive their inspiration from public conscience, fiscal mamanagement or self appraisal. The only attribute this government seems to posses, is a lack of humility.
Also the rudeness to overstay their welcome.

 

[orr]

So now we have the Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister telling the nation that he derives inspiration for his public policies from a pop singer.
The Pythonesque nature of this government would be hilarious if it were not so bloody tragic.

Ah no, he takes note of the meaning from the lyrics, but lets not cloud this thread with rational assessment.

This land is their land
this lands not your land
Form the mining royalties
to the corporate loyalties

This land is their land
This lands not your land
with snivelling media
That couldn't be greedy'a
inherited privilege
Tax free for extra leverage
The greater good optional
six Bentley's, no seven, optimal

apologies to Woody

Know your post code know your children's future, there's something tragic.

 

[sptrawler]

Yes the greens, through Bob Brown, have shown they are a more effective party than labor. Also they have highlighted how inept labor are at formulating effective policy.
The labor internal polling must be coming up with horrific results, to cause the current panic attack. They must be in utter turmoil, somethings got to give, probably when parliament resumes.

That post was 11th of last month, this newspaper report shows how close to the bone it is,

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14443374/leaked-poll-dire-for-labor/

Can't wait untill parliament resumes, I don't know what plan "B" is, but the blame Tony smear campaign ain't working. LOL
First thing I would be doing if I was Gillard, is sack that pommie adviser, he is just compounding the loser projection.
The more they blame Tony, the more they look like fools, who are not in control.
Bob Brown must be having a real laugh, after playing the goons.

 

[bunyip]

That post was 11th of last month, this newspaper report shows how close to the bone it is,

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14443374/leaked-poll-dire-for-labor/

Can't wait untill parliament resumes, I don't know what plan "B" is, but the blame Tony smear campaign ain't working. LOL
First thing I would be doing if I was Gillard, is sack that pommie adviser, he is just compounding the loser projection.
The more they blame Tony, the more they look like fools, who are not in control.
Bob Brown must be having a real laugh, after playing the goons.

I hope they keep Gillard as leader. She’s virtually a certainty to lose the next election, whereas a change of leadership might just sway enough delusional voters into giving Labor another go in the hope they’ll lift their game.
That’s what happened when they replaced Rudd with Gillard – they got an immediate lift in voter confidence because of the delusional people who thought Gillard would make a better PM, despite the fact that she was instrumental in helping Rudd formulate his ill-considered policies that have cost us so dearly.

 

[Calliope]

Fair Work Australia is running according to plan.

 

[dutchie]

Fair Work Australia is running according to plan.

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Yes it was a superb review. The boys should be proud of themselves for doing such a fine job.

 

[Julia]

I hope they keep Gillard as leader. She’s virtually a certainty to lose the next election, whereas a change of leadership might just sway enough delusional voters into giving Labor another go in the hope they’ll lift their game.
That’s what happened when they replaced Rudd with Gillard – they got an immediate lift in voter confidence because of the delusional people who thought Gillard would make a better PM, despite the fact that she was instrumental in helping Rudd formulate his ill-considered policies that have cost us so dearly.

+1.

 

[Ves]

So now we have the Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister telling the nation that he derives inspiration for his public policies from a pop singer.
The Pythonesque nature of this government would be hilarious if it were not so bloody tragic.

And the leader of the Opposition is a confessed reader of "Mummy pr0n." Woe is me, these people are human after all. Seriously, the media and the voters make a big deal of all the wrong things some times!

 

[Julia]

And the leader of the Opposition is a confessed reader of "Mummy pr0n." Woe is me, these people are human after all. Seriously, the media and the voters make a big deal of all the wrong things some times!

I doubt, though, that the Opposition leader sets policy on the basis of what you describe as 'mummy pr0n'.
I don't actually know what you're referring to. Maybe enlighten us?

And it's not the voters who are making something of Mr Swan's predilections. It was the fundamental thrust of his speech delivered as the John Button lecture. He even put up a Utube video showing him pawing through his old LPs of the pop singer he so admires.

 

[waza1960]

It appears to me that Swan raving about Springsteen ,rubbishing the miners/Gillard going on holidays/Gillard pushing through with the Disability scheme without any idea of where the money is coming from is just their attempt to leave some sort of legacy as they know that their time is up ( a matter of weeks I'm guessing).

Originally Posted by bunyip

I hope they keep Gillard as leader. She’s virtually a certainty to lose the next election, whereas a change of leadership might just sway enough delusional voters into giving Labor another go in the hope they’ll lift their game.
That’s what happened when they replaced Rudd with Gillard – they got an immediate lift in voter confidence because of the delusional people who thought Gillard would make a better PM, despite the fact that she was instrumental in helping Rudd formulate his ill-considered policies that have cost us so dearly.
+1.

+2 but surely people are not that dumb

 

[Ves]

Julia - it won't let me reply to you with quotes. For some reason.


Link http://www.news.com.au/national/abb...de-stripped-bare/story-fndo4eg9-1226441975367


I think you're over-analysing Swan's use of Bruce Springsteen. But I'm not getting into a debate about that - because it's silly. The public seem to jump on any politician who shares anything from his personal life... whether seriously or in jest.

Is there a link of this speech where he apparently uses his youtube video as part of the content? I think it would be pretty amusing if it was true.

 

[Julia]

I think you're over-analysing Swan's use of Bruce Springsteen. But I'm not getting into a debate about that - because it's silly. The public seem to jump on any politician who shares anything from his personal life... whether seriously or in jest.

Disagree. I'm not the one making something of it. He appeared on '7.30' discussing his passion for Springsteen and how he had helped him formulate policy.

Is there a link of this speech where he apparently uses his youtube video as part of the content?

Certainly. All you had to do was Google "Wayne Swan - utube video discussing his Springsteen collection".
Here is the link to the '7.30' interview. I suggest you watch the video which includes the aforementioned Utube footage.
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3558630.htm

I think it would be pretty amusing if it was true.

Well, you can see it is absolutely true. Perhaps you might now concede I'm justified in my scorn.

 

[Julia]

Julia - it won't let me reply to you with quotes. For some reason.


Link http://www.news.com.au/national/abb...de-stripped-bare/story-fndo4eg9-1226441975367

Happy to help with a quote from the so called story:

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says he has read 50 Shades of Grey. But he prefers Bride Stripped Bare.

Mr Abbott told the Grill Team on TripleM radio in Sydney that he had been prompted to read the book because his daughters had been reading it.

Mr Abbott was responding to a series of rapid-fire questions from the breakfast radio show pertaining to his masculinity.

He was answering with flying colours, revealing he does not eat salad as a main course, can drive a manual car, does not own a cat, does not rub sunscreen on other men and does love hot chicken vindaloo.

So he was responding to a bit of fluff interview on TripleM, hardly the intellectual hub of Australia.
I'd also take an interest in what my daughters were reading. What on earth is wrong with that?
He's not exactly then deciding to set Liberal policy on the basis of what some middle aged woman discovers about her sexuality. For god's sake, Ves. If you are seriously trying to compare the content of Swan's John Button Lecture, a prestigious event attended by Australia's top people, with an off the cuff response to a trivial question about some currently popular bit of memoir or fiction or whatever, you need to have a rethink.