The Gillard Government

[noco]

More workers will soon be on the dole.

We might see unemploment reach 6% next year.

We might even catch up to the Yanks.


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...ead-innes-willox/story-fn59noo3-1226517755299

 

[Julia]

I don't think The Hun has ever been known for trying to cast Julia Gillard or much else in the ALP in a good light. This piece of fluff on Tim Mathieson falls into that category.

You might like to be a bit more careful about what you write. I had never heard of "The Hun", so googled it, and this is what came up:
http://www.thehun.net/
I hardly think you want the object of your admiration, viz Ms Gillard, to be associated with with such sleaze.

He's probably very good in the sack...(pure speculation )

Oh god, and you criticise others for "fluff". Can't believe you wrote such tripe.

And please - lets not pretend any of us haveany idea of the quality and depth of their relationship.

None of anyone's business except to the extent that the taxpayer is funding his existence.
Personally, I can't imagine why anyone is even remotely interested in contemplating Ms Gillard's intimate life if indeed such exists.

 

[Ferret]

None of anyone's business except to the extent that the taxpayer is funding his existence.

Any one know if this is correct? Is there a government allowance for a PM's partner. I always thought they would just live from the salary that their PM partner brought in, or any independant income of their own.

 

[JTLP]

You might like to be a bit more careful about what you write. I had never heard of "The Hun", so googled it, and this is what came up:
http://www.thehun.net/.

Hey Julia,

Basilio is actually referring to the "Herald Sun" - tabloid newspaper of Vic. It's what the locals like to call it

 

[sptrawler]

Any one know if this is correct? Is there a government allowance for a PM's partner. I always thought they would just live from the salary that their PM partner brought in, or any independant income of their own.

He's probably just managing to get by on a spouse pension.LOL

 

[Ves]

You might like to be a bit more careful about what you write. I had never heard of "The Hun", so googled it, and this is what came up:
http://www.thehun.net/
I hardly think you want the object of your admiration, viz Ms Gillard, to be associated with with such sleaze.

Seriously Julia? Showing the Qlder in you with this vacuous attack...

 

[moXJO]

Who is covering up for Gillard?
So far we have had lies from the PM, documents going missing and a law firm suddenly bringing in a shredding past documents policy. We then have certain members of the media ,Oaks and Cassidy to name a few praising Gillards ability to spin her way out of it. Destroying all the evidence and then saying 'Im innocent there is no proof' stinks of some kind of cover up.
From what I Hear libs have the dirt and will unlesh it come election time. The sad fact is labor needs a massive clean out.

 

[drsmith]

Who is covering up for Gillard?

More files go missing.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...files-go-missing/story-fng5kxvh-1226518442755

 

[Calliope]

The bath thing is an old Welsh tradition. When the head of the house comes home from the mines the housewife has his bath ready and she scrubs him clean. It would probably take more effort to clean up Julia than a miner though.

DOMESTIC bliss. Neil Mitchell, 3AW, yesterday:

THE Gillard government spin has reached a new level, and it is insulting stuff. First, the government called in a magazine to interview the female ministers only, where they were asked questions about their sex drive amongst other things. Terrific. Now, the first bloke Tim Mathieson has been trotted out for an interview and he sounds like the old-fashioned wife. If there was a male prime minister with his wife like this, there would be screams of outrage. Tim gets up in the morning, does the Prime Minister's hair and then sits on the couch watching TV. He regularly pours her bath when she gets home and brings her a cup of tea in the morning. Imagine if Tony Abbott's wife said that was how their relationship worked. He'd be portrayed as the old-fashioned sexist with the mousy little wife.

 

[Julia]

Seriously Julia? Showing the Qlder in you with this vacuous attack...

I'm happy to admit to ignorance of slang that exists in another State.
Not sure how that defines me, via 'vacuous' as

lacking in ideas or intelligence: a vacuous mind. 3. expressing or characterized by a lack of ideas or intelligence; inane; stupid: a vacuous book. 4. purposeless ...

However, if insults make you feel better, vesupria, then keep firing them this way.

Who is covering up for Gillard?
So far we have had lies from the PM, documents going missing and a law firm suddenly bringing in a shredding past documents policy. We then have certain members of the media ,Oaks and Cassidy to name a few praising Gillards ability to spin her way out of it. Destroying all the evidence and then saying 'Im innocent there is no proof' stinks of some kind of cover up.
From what I Hear libs have the dirt and will unlesh it come election time. The sad fact is labor needs a massive clean out.

More files go missing.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...files-go-missing/story-fng5kxvh-1226518442755

The cover-up is starting to look pretty blatant.
Hope you're right about the Libs having the truth, moXJO.

 

[McLovin]

Can someone explain what the Hun, is Gillard now considered German?

 

[Julia]

Can someone explain what the Hun, is Gillard now considered German?

See above, McLovin. Unless Ves applies a different definition to you, the question defines you as being 'vacuous'.

 

[Miss Hale]

Can someone explain what the Hun, is Gillard now considered German?

The Hun is simply a colloquial term for one of our Melbourne newspapers, the Herald Sun. It's usually referred to as the Hun by it's detractors, like The Age is sometimes referred to as The Rage The Herald Sun is a Murdoch paper and leans to the right (to the extent that it is political at all, it's a tabloid) and The Age is owned by Fairfax and is left leaning.

(In case you are wondering, the Herald Sun obtained its rather cumbersome name when two papers merged; the morning paper called The Sun and the evening paper called The Herald)

 

[Ves]

See above, McLovin. Unless Ves applies a different definition to you, the question defines you as being 'vacuous'.

Carefully read the definition of the word vacuous.

Then read my post again.

I didn't call you vacuous, I called your attack vacuous.

Clearly reading comprehension is not up your alley this morning?

What was it that you said:

You might like to be a bit more careful about what you write.

I mean, you accuse someone of associating Gillard to a sleazy website - without bothering to clarify what the original poster said and you are surprised with the retort? I thought it was a vacuous attack on the poster - so I called it as I saw it.

You can stop with the persecution mania now - it was the post you made, not you that I took issue with.

 

[DB008]

More files go missing.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...files-go-missing/story-fng5kxvh-1226518442755

This weekends AFR (Nov 17-18, Weekend Edition), Page 22, Perspective, "The ugly years" gives more perspective into how corrupt the ALP (on a state level) are.

 

[Julia]

Hey Julia,

Basilio is actually referring to the "Herald Sun" - tabloid newspaper of Vic. It's what the locals like to call it

The Hun is simply a colloquial term for one of our Melbourne newspapers, the Herald Sun. It's usually referred to as the Hun by it's detractors, like The Age is sometimes referred to as The Rage The Herald Sun is a Murdoch paper and leans to the right (to the extent that it is political at all, it's a tabloid) and The Age is owned by Fairfax and is left leaning.

(In case you are wondering, the Herald Sun obtained its rather cumbersome name when two papers merged; the morning paper called The Sun and the evening paper called The Herald)

Thank you JTLP and Miss Hale for polite explanation. Others might copy your example.

Ves, if you want an example of 'vacuous', how about this?

He's probably very good in the sack...(pure speculation )

In fairness, though, such a tasteless remark is not typical of Basilio.

 

[Ves]

Ves, if you want an example of 'vacuous', how about this?


In fairness, though, such a tasteless remark is not typical of Basilio.

That post is also a good example - but I did not point it out at the time because I did feel strongly enough about it. You on the other hand openly posted a link to a smut website. I found it offensive.

I cannot believe I have to explain myself - as if it is me that crossed the invisible line of public standards.

 

[Julia]

That post is also a good example - but I did not point it out at the time because I did feel strongly enough about it.

Fine. I, however, did.

You on the other hand openly posted a link to a smut website. I found it offensive.

I simply said that I googled "The Hun" and quoted what came up at the top of the page. Seems quite reasonable to me. I couldn't agree more that the website was offensive. That's why I questioned it.

I cannot believe I have to explain myself

You don't. It's entirely your choice as to whether you respond to posts or not.

 

[Ves]

That's why I questioned it.

I don't think pr0n / smut websites make comments about Australian politicians, Julia.

 

[sptrawler]

Jeez vespurian, I thought this was a thread about the Gillard government(If you could call it that)
Not a platform for you to parade your prowess of the English language, lets try and stay on topic.
I personally don't want the forum to become an internet English class, I'm sure I would fail.