The Gillard Government

[bellenuit]

I think The Coalition have to be very careful about how they deal with Rudd. If there is too much gloating and reliance on the vitriol that came from the Rudd opponents after the last challenge, it could backfire. Rudd is in honeymoon mode and many believe that a wrong against him has been undone. Being too negative might alienate a lot of people who think he should be given a fair go.

 

[sptrawler]

I wonder if Kevvie will bother moving in.

Kevvie will probably hand over to Martin Ferguson.

Then ride away into the sunset.lol

 

[wayneL]

I think The Coalition have to be very careful about how they deal with Rudd. If there is too much gloating and reliance on the vitriol that came from the Rudd opponents after the last challenge, it could backfire. Rudd is in honeymoon mode and many believe that a wrong against him has been undone. Being too negative might alienate a lot of people who think he should be given a fair go.

Such people are morons IMO.

Has Kevvie changed? I think not.

 

[Miss Hale]

Bit alarmed that there is a suggestion that Rudd would move the election further out That would be political suicide surely!

Blimey, the ABC just love this sort of thing, they could talk about Labor party infighting 'til the cows come home! Thank goodness the tennis has started - go Lleyton

 

[bellenuit]

Such people are morons IMO.

I agree, but unfortunately morons get to vote

 

[Julia]

I wouldn't be so sure of that. Rudd ain't Gillard, he's still popular for some reason. He will certainly bring into relief how unpopular Abbott really is and with the election so close he could benefit from a honeymoon bounce as everyone breathes a sigh of relief.

I still think the election will be tighter than many think.

I agree. The electorate has a collective short memory. Kevin knows all the right sounding stuff to say, and will be a far more effective opponent to Tony Abbott than Gillard has been.
Add to that the sympathy for the way Rudd was previously assassinated by his own, and perhaps what will be seen as his determined loyalty to the Party that knifed him, and he's on a winning ticket for the honeymoon period.

It's unclear how many voters see through his egocentric, delusional conviction that he is (as Nicola Roxon famously said) a messiah come to save Labor.

The sample Coalition advertisement aired on 7.30 this evening was apparently put together in haste.
If that's the case, I can't imagine how devastating will those advertisements be whose preparation has the benefit of more time.

The mechanics still need clarification. Presumably all this will become clear tomorrow.

Bill Shorten has deserted Julia Gillard and is now backing Kevin Rudd after saying for the past two weeks that he supported Gillard.

What a turn coat Shorten tuirned out to be.

 

[Julia]

Does anyone have a link to Julia Gillard's speech this evening before she went to see the Governor-General?

 

[dutchie]

The Labor party have lost Wayne Swan, Stephen Conroy, Craig Emerson, Tony Windsor, Rob Oakshott, Julia Gillard and Joe Ludwig. They have gained Kevin Rudd the most dysfunctional Prime Minister ever.

 

[sails]

Does anyone have a link to Julia Gillard's speech this evening before she went to see the Governor-General?

No, but I saw some of it. She was "proud" of all her "achievements and listed them all - much like Anna Bligh did on her concession speech. If Gillard had actually done as well as she thinks she did, I don't believe she would have been ousted tonight.

I didn't watch the whole thing. Can only take so much of the voice...

 

[Julia]

Thanks, sails. So at least she didn't weep amongst it all which is a plus.

I wonder how the history books will record today's events. I expect the ultra feminist movement will spin it as nothing to do with fault on the part of Julia Gillard, and rather paint her as the victim of rampant misogyny not only from the Opposition but from the male sexists in her own party. As a result, she may well be seen as a martyr for the feminist cause, however illogical this actually might be.

In the meantime, the mass resignations from the Labor front bench just keep on giving to the Opposition who will need to make no effort at all to present Labor as still deeply divided and not fit to govern.

What I most look forward to seeing Mr Rudd address is the current chaos of lack of border protection that his dismantling of the Howard government measures has caused. Hard to see how he's going to explain that away.

 

[bellenuit]

No, but I saw some of it. She was "proud" of all her "achievements and listed them all - much like Anna Bligh did on her concession speech. If Gillard had actually done as well as she thinks she did, I don't believe she would have been ousted tonight.

I didn't watch the whole thing. Can only take so much of the voice...

I noticed no mention of border protection.

 

[sptrawler]

The Labor party have lost Wayne Swan, Stephen Conroy, Craig Emerson, Tony Windsor, Rob Oakshott, Julia Gillard and Joe Ludwig. They have gained Kevin Rudd the most dysfunctional Prime Minister ever.

What's wrong with that? They got rid of seven duds and only kept one.

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What I most look forward to seeing Mr Rudd address is the current chaos of lack of border protection that his dismantling of the Howard government measures has caused. Hard to see how he's going to explain that away.

IMO. That is the rod that will break Kevs back.

 

[CanOz]

The Australian labor party must be the laughing stock of Global Politics by now, paralleled only by the Argentinian calamity....

Whats the next trick? Surely there's not enough intellectually challenged people in Australia to keep them office?

CanOz

 

[statisticalg]

This is a good soap opera.

 

[sptrawler]

The Australian labor party must be the laughing stock of Global Politics by now, paralleled only by the Argentinian calamity....

Whats the next trick? Surely there's not enough intellectually challenged people in Australia to keep them office?

CanOz

You're not kidding, Monty Python "The life of Labor"

 

[chops_a_must]

The Labor party have lost Wayne Swan, Stephen Conroy, Craig Emerson, Tony Windsor, Rob Oakshott, Julia Gillard and Joe Ludwig. They have gained Kevin Rudd the most dysfunctional Prime Minister ever.

What's wrong with that? They got rid of seven duds and only kept one.

Exactly!

It's amazing how many of Gillard's supporters were truly incompetent and absolute policy disasters and duds!

 

[noco]

Does anyone have a link to Julia Gillard's speech this evening before she went to see the Governor-General?

Julia, here is the link you may be seeking.

And so endest the last chapter of this thread and the Gillard Government


http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...toric-leadership/story-fnho52jo-1226670491081

 

[Aussiejeff]

This is a good soap opera.

The best!

Most entertaining night I've had watching Oz TV for quite some time. I hope there will be some repeats of the show in the coming weeks.

:bananasmi

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Julia, here is the link you may be seeking.

And so endest the last chapter of this thread and the Gillard Government


http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...toric-leadership/story-fnho52jo-1226670491081

How ironic that on the day of the Big Media Blitz showing granny Jools knitting baby kangas for the Royal couple, it all blows up in her smug mug.

If that didn't bring a wry smile to your face, I don't know what could....

 

[nulla nulla]

Thanks, sails. So at least she didn't weep amongst it all which is a plus.

The fact that Ms Gillard showed no emotion, in her parting press conference, only reinforced my opinion that the tears displayed on a couple of times in parliament were a sham.

 

[Knobby22]

She did show some emotion while talking about her staffers.
I'm glad she didn't start crying though.