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sydboy007 raises a good point to which momentum is gathering.
However this thread is about Abbott for PM,
what a sorry looking mess for all you libs
He mightn't be Gillard's front bench but he is someone dear to her heart.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...ng-taxi-vouchers/story-fndckad0-1226549028341
He mightn't be Gillard's front bench but he is someone dear to her heart.
Julia Gillard said:The Leader of the Opposition and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition have come into this place and have talked about the Member for Fisher. Well, let me remind the Opposition and the Leader of the opposition party about their track record and association with the Member for Fisher.
I remind them that the National Party preselected the Member for Fisher for the 1984 election, that the National Party preselected the Member for Fisher for the 1987 election, that the Liberals preselected Mr Slipper for the 1993 election, then the 1996 election, then the 1998 election, then for the 2001 election, then for the 2004 election, then for the 2007 election and then for the 2010 election.
And across these elections, Mr Slipper enjoyed the personal support of the Leader of the Opposition. I remind the Leader of the Opposition that on 28 September 2010, following the last election campaign, when Mr Slipper was elected as Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition at that stage said this, and I quote.
He referred to the Member for Maranoa, who was also elected to a position at the same time, and then went on as follows: “And the Member for Fisher will serve as a fine complement to the Member for Scullin in the chair. I believe that the Parliament will be well-served by the team which will occupy the chair in this chamber. I congratulate the Member for Fisher, who has been a friend of mine for a very long time, who has served this Parliament in many capacities with distinction.”
The words of the Leader of the Opposition on record, about his personal friendship with Mr [Slipper], and on record about his view about Mr Slipper's qualities and attributes to be the Speaker.
Seeing as you mention Gillard and Slipper, we may as well bring it back around to topic
Why? You have added nothing new.Rehashes of Gillard's rants are boring.
He mightn't be Gillard's front bench but he is someone dear to her heart.
Why? You have added nothing new.Rehashes of Gillard's rants are boring.
Her criticism of Abbott has to be balanced against the list of shonky men Gillard has put her complete trust in...Craig Thomson, Bruce Wilson, Blewitt and Slipper etc.
I don't even remember directly talking to you; so god knows why you would have me on ignore. Perhaps you merely block out everyone who has made a post that disagrees with your world view. I guess that is also cool.I have both Ves and Some Dude on ignore
Oh, I misread you then.
I do apologise if I misread you.
With the value of hindsight, I wonder how the electorate would reconsider that choice.On top of that in many peoples mind Abbott is linked very strongly with Howard who was as we all know ousted unceremoniously back when labor won its first election.
With the value of hindsight, I wonder how the electorate would reconsider that choice.
Rudd Labor portrayed itself at the 2007 poll as Howard lite. The Labor government we have had since then has been far from that.
Very true.I have learnt that the electorate are always correct.
He's in the same asylum as the rest of them.By the way, who is that guy Rudd you refer to? Is he still about?
He's in the same asylum as the rest of them.
How is your complaining about posters on topic or any better. God at least noco isnt running experiments on how crap the government isI did an experiment recently and ignored 4 or 5 people (all un-ignored now) who basically only post in this thread (and the Gillard thread) and rarely contribute to other threads, and amazingly the political threads barely moved in a week.
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It's amusing that you guys are accusing someone of rehashing discussions / reposting old topics when that is literally (in the sense that you just copy / paste or link to articles) what you have been doing since I arrived at this forum more than 18 months ago.
I did an experiment recently and ignored 4 or 5 people (all un-ignored now) who basically only post in this thread (and the Gillard thread) and rarely contribute to other threads, and amazingly the political threads barely moved in a week.
The rest of the forum looked normal. I found that uncanny. I will be interested to see if certain people even bother posting here when the enemy has been defeated.
Just to clarify it was over-the-top, unncessary satire on my behalf. I didn't really ignore any one.I am probably one of the 4-5 but totally agree with your sentiment.
When Abbott gets elected I'll still be here
He has been doing this and many other forms of volunteer work for many years so why would you jump to the conclusion that it's a gimmick?I didn't realise Abbott was a volunteer firefighter. He's somewhere near Nowra helping out. Where does he find the time? Perhaps he cycled there to get some training in as well.
I can't help but think it's a gimmick / PR tool but he's been in since 2009.
I didn't realise Abbott was a volunteer firefighter. He's somewhere near Nowra helping out. Where does he find the time? Perhaps he cycled there to get some training in as well.
I can't help but think it's a gimmick / PR tool but he's been in since 2009.
Yes, he does a lot. I'm a sceptic with anything politics Julia. Not sure if he hasn't made his exploits known to the media though.He has been doing this and many other forms of volunteer work for many years so why would you jump to the conclusion that it's a gimmick?
Why is it that a bloke who behaves in the interests of the community and who doesn't seem to seek media acknowledgement for it (unlike Rudd who made sure all the TV cameras were there when he waded out with someone's suitcase on his head during the Brisbane floods) still is suspected not of basic decency but of gimmickry?
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