The Gillard Government

[Calliope]

If only the bitter end wasn't so far away....

Yeah. It will be a great day when she and bludger Tim depart the Lodge.

IT'S one thing to have a bogan in The Lodge. In a country that hates snobs, few dare complain.

But a bogan who expects free tickets just because his girlfriend is Prime Minister?

That's Tim Mathieson's big mistake.

It's hardly his fault Julia Gillard prefers a partner out of his depth in public affairs. ("You again!" he cried on meeting the Queen a second time.)

What is his fault is that he cadges free tickets to sports events as the Prime Minister's partner, often taking his mates but leaving Gillard at the office.

He's had freebies at the Formula One Grand Prix, Derby Day, Oaks Day; Australian Open, State of Origin, the AFL and NRL finals and international cricket games.

And he doesn't mind taking the Prime Minister's taxpayer-supplied car to get there.

In January, NSW police wondered why Gillard's car was left in a no-parking area at the SCG during the Australia versus Sri Lanka Test.

The culprit was Mathieson, living it up in the Cricket NSW box with his son.

Read more;
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion...pull-his-head-in/story-e6frfhqf-1226594300408

 

[MrBurns]

Yeah. It will be a great day when she and bludger Tim depart the Lodge.
Read more;
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion...pull-his-head-in/story-e6frfhqf-1226594300408

It must be like the Beverley Hillbillies at the Lodge, talk about low class.

 

[sptrawler]

Well at last Conroy has worked out what Aussies think of Labor.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...rd-to-stand-down/story-fndo3ewo-1226595032882

It shows how badly they are functioning when Julia is the best they have. Australia is sick of them, they just don't get it.

It is past being funny, the electorate is fed up and have to wait 6 months to vent. It won't be pretty.lol

 

[Julia]

It is past being funny, the electorate is fed up and have to wait 6 months to vent. It won't be pretty.lol

I think that's right. The long election campaign was a huge mistake imo. People have largely made up their minds and will become increasingly resentful as the unfunded pork barrelling continues to be rolled out.

There was a good initiative today in the form of a definite standard of literacy and numeracy being set for potential teachers. About time. I'd have thought that was pretty damn basic and should have been automaticaly incorporated in the selection criteria from the beginning.

 

[sptrawler]

I think that's right. The long election campaign was a huge mistake imo. People have largely made up their minds and will become increasingly resentful as the unfunded pork barrelling continues to be rolled out.

There was a good initiative today in the form of a definite standard of literacy and numeracy being set for potential teachers. About time. I'd have thought that was pretty damn basic and should have been automaticaly incorporated in the selection criteria from the beginning.

Well Julia, I'm no academic, left school at 15.
However, even I have noticed that the schooling system has moved from teaching, to teaching as a job.
The job has great holidays, has good pay, doesn't require a great academic ability and outcomes are now not assessed.
What's the down side, smart kids that know more than the teachers, would be a down side.lol
I believe they are saying you shouldn't teach your kids anything, because they get bored at school.
They don't do the times tables anymore, probably because the teachers don't know them.lol
Anyway we are probably getting a bit off thread.

 

[MrBurns]

Well she's crawled back a bit in the polls, I don't believe a word of it but it will keep her there perhaps which is a good thing........let her face the music not scurry away with her bludging hardresser and leave it to others.

 

[Miss Hale]

Well she's crawled back a bit in the polls, I don't believe a word of it but it will keep her there perhaps which is a good thing........let her face the music not scurry away with her bludging hardresser and leave it to others.

It was a Newspoll poll though whose results do tend to favour Labor a bit more than some of the others.

 

[bigdog]

Whoever wrote this was really pissed off ... But it's a point well made.
-- received from a friend


On the 18th of August 1966 at Long Tan , Vietnam , D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, mainly made up of Australian National Servicemen and at that time located to support the American Army.

They fought a battle against the North Vietnamese regulars & Viet Cong comprising: Viet Cong 275th Regiment and elements of the D445 Local Forces Battalion in this action D Company lost 18 men killed and 24 injured.

The Viet Cong dead numbered in excess of 245. The Australian lines were never crossed. The Viet Cong withdrew.

American President Johnson and US Army Staff recognised the achievement by awarding the Unit Citation of Gallantry on 30th May 1968. The Award was formally accepted by Queen Elizabeth in 13th June 1968.

Prime Minister John Gorton made the formal presentation of this American Citation to the Battalion at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville on 18th August 1968.

On the 31st of March 2010, D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment were belatedly awarded the Australian version of "Unit Citation for Gallantry" (UCG) honouring their extraordinary deeds at Long Tan.

The Government however refused to approve travel payment for the surviving Unit Members or their families, including the families of deceased unit members, in order that they be present at the UCG Presentation Ceremony presided over by the Governor General of Australia .

In February 2011 the same Government of Australia footed the Funeral Bill to bury the illegal boat people, who tragically perished on Christmas Island. This included flying surviving family illegals and survivors to and from Sydney and Xmas Island , accommodating them, etc etc, plus a Coach tour of Sydney thrown in.

The Canberra Politburo had waited 45 years to publicly acknowledge the bravery and sacrifice of these sons of Australia and then immediately **** on their memory by wetting themselves to appease the feelings of boat illegals forcing entry into our country.

Now we witness what can only be described as attempted political face saving, by this same Government, sponsoring a TV Documentary, to celebrate our Armed Forces accomplishments at Kapyong , Korea in 1951.

This will see our Prime Minister and the entire Priministerial Entourage fly in a RAAF plane to Korea to mark this 60th Anniversary.

What Bloody Hypocrisy!!!

What a Blatant Affront to the feelings of our Nation's serving Armed Forces, past and present.

Shame, Shame, Shame,

You Political Parasites.

You do not deserve to represent our country

 

[Logique]

It was a Newspoll poll though whose results do tend to favour Labor a bit more than some of the others.

Exactly what I was thinking. How many times has it been Newspoll to the rescue. Always good for a clutch poll.

 

[explod]

... with her bludging hardresser ...

What does your wife or partner do, and what would you expect her/he to do if you were the Prime Minister?

Newspoll always seems closer to the mark at election time too.

 

[explod]

I think that's right. The long election campaign was a huge mistake imo. People have largely made up their minds and will become increasingly resentful as the unfunded pork barrelling continues to be rolled out.

There was a good initiative today in the form of a definite standard of literacy and numeracy being set for potential teachers. About time. I'd have thought that was pretty damn basic and should have been automaticaly incorporated in the selection criteria from the beginning.

If it had not been called Abbott and the press cheer squad would have been at her every minute to declare when. Ya just cant win.

 

[Miss Hale]

If it had not been called Abbott and the press cheer squad would have been at her every minute to declare when. Ya just cant win.

You're missing the obvious choice, she could have called it NOW! Might not have won votes but would not have lost more by p*** off the electorate by calling it with the longest election campaign in history!

 

[explod]

You're missing the obvious choice, she could have called it NOW! Might not have won votes but would not have lost more by p*** off the electorate by calling it with the longest election campaign in history!

If you were Prime Minister, or Abbott do you not think you would hang in there full term, first to govern, albeit with independents, and to give time to improve ones footing. Not sure she could have won votes in any circumstance over the last few months. Down the track a bit we will see. Noted Garrett very good on tellie last night. Also in the last few days Bowen and Wong speaking up well. It seems the shackles are off a bit and it is exposing the talent that Guillard does have if they are allowed to run. Could be interesting in a few more months down the track.

And not picking you Miss Hale but there is a lot of wishful thinking of others here clouding clear thinking in my humble view.

 

[bunyip]

If it had not been called Abbott and the press cheer squad would have been at her every minute to declare when. Ya just cant win.

A government usually chooses an election date that they believe will most enhance their chances of being re-elected.
Can you think of any reason why they chose September? I can’t.

 

[bunyip]

A government usually chooses an election date that they believe will most enhance their chances of being re-elected.
Can you think of any reason why they chose September? I can’t.

Explod....Ignore the above - when I wrote it I didn't realise that you've already answered this question in your last post.

 

[bunyip]

If you were Prime Minister, or Abbott do you not think you would hang in there full term, first to govern, albeit with independents, and to give time to improve ones footing. Not sure she could have won votes in any circumstance over the last few months. Down the track a bit we will see. Noted Garrett very good on tellie last night. Also in the last few days Bowen and Wong speaking up well. It seems the shackles are off a bit and it is exposing the talent that Guillard does have if they are allowed to run. Could be interesting in a few more months down the track.

And not picking you Miss Hale but there is a lot of wishful thinking of others here clouding clear thinking in my humble view.

If she wants to run full term, OK. But she could have left the full term option open if she’d made no decision on the election date just yet. Then if she got a surge in the polls sometimes down the track, she could have announced a snap election to take advantage of that.
I just don’t see any advantage to her at all of announcing a date so far out – it seems to make no sense at all. But then it’s pretty damn hard to find any sense in anything else that Gillard does, either.

Judging from some of the comments from her own party, they too seem to be rather perplexed too as to why she chose September. One of them, I can’t think who it was, suggested that she’d given away the tactical advantage that incumbent governments have in being able to choose the election date that most advantages the government.

 

[Miss Hale]

If you were Prime Minister, or Abbott do you not think you would hang in there full term, first to govern, albeit with independents, and to give time to improve ones footing.

Yes, most probably, but I wouldn't name an election date eight months ahead of time. It looks light you are trying to be smart and score points in a 'gotcha' kind of way, "You want me to call the election? OK I will, I'm calling it now...for September...ha, ha, gothcha!"

Not sure she could have won votes in any circumstance over the last few months.

I tend to agree, my point is this was the worst of the three options as I believe by annoying the electorate it may be the last straw for some voters who were prepared to give Labor another chance, thereby actually losing votes.

And not picking you Miss Hale but there is a lot of wishful thinking of others here clouding clear thinking in my humble view.

I agree, but I see it from people of all sides of politics. And there is definitely wishful thinking on my part, I'll admit that, and it probably does coloutr my view to some extent.

 

[Calliope]

Ya just cant win.

Of course "ya" can't win. "Ya" are on the losing side.

The Newspoll is good news for the Coalition. It means Labor won't be dumping loser Gillard for two-time loser Rudd anytime soon.

Julia's mad spending spree is Abbott's best weapon.

Hey Logique, there is method in their madness;

Exactly what I was thinking. How many times has it been Newspoll to the rescue. Always good for a clutch poll.

 

[bunyip]

I agree, but I see it from people of all sides of politics. And there is definitely wishful thinking on my part, I'll admit that, and it probably does coloutr my view to some extent.

Wishful thinking on my part too....my wish is that voters will continue to treat this government with the same disdain that Rudd/Gillard & Co have shown towards Aussie voters.

I’m really enjoying watching this Labor government being shredded – can’t wait for the final death throes in September of what is probably the most dishonest and inept government in the history of our country.

 

[dutchie]

Whoever wrote this was really pissed off ... But it's a point well made.
-- received from a friend

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What Bloody Hypocrisy!!!

What a Blatant Affront to the feelings of our Nation's serving Armed Forces, past and present.

Shame, Shame, Shame,

You Political Parasites.

You do not deserve to represent our country

This is a disgrace. Especially how this country honours our diggers.

Unfortunately it only emphasises that this government is only concerned about two things - themselves (staying in power) and the unions.