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There has been quite some criticism of Malcolm Turnbull on the basis that he is the wealthiest politician. Why would anyone criticise him for that? Apparently his mother left when he was nine, he and his father lived in rented flats, and he has achieved what he has through his own endeavours.
Wouldn't it be more logical to regard him as an example of what can happen when someone moves on from a less than great childhood experience and becomes successful in several fields?
There has been quite some criticism of Malcolm Turnbull on the basis that he is the wealthiest politician. Why would anyone criticise him for that? Apparently his mother left when he was nine, he and his father lived in rented flats, and he has achieved what he has through his own endeavours.
Wouldn't it be more logical to regard him as an example of what can happen when someone moves on from a less than great childhood experience and becomes successful in several fields?
There has been quite some criticism of Malcolm Turnbull on the basis that he is the wealthiest politician. Why would anyone criticise him for that? Apparently his mother left when he was nine, he and his father lived in rented flats, and he has achieved what he has through his own endeavours.
Wouldn't it be more logical to regard him as an example of what can happen when someone moves on from a less than great childhood experience and becomes successful in several fields?
Well, Pepperoni, you're entitled to see him through your own eyes, of course.=pepperoni;336398
Good luck to him and all, but give me a more everyday man for PM. Abbott or Hockey. Mortal men with some conscience.
Well, Pepperoni, you're entitled to see him through your own eyes, of course.
I'd say, in contrast, that a person who has been so successful in his own life is more likely to have a few clues about how to make Australia similarly successful.
Abbott an 'every day man'? Give me a break!
I hope we never, ever have a fundamentalist Christian (or any other fundamentalist religion) running the country. He's also inconsistent and changes his loyalties like a true populist.
And Joe Hockey? Seems a nice bloke. So is Brendan Nelson.
Doesn't make him leadership material, not by a long way.
How do Point Piper and Balmoral Slopes compare in terms of, umm, rich people's territory?
yeh well rudd and swann are doing f-all, just reassuring us with how good Australian economies are and dropping rates to devalue the AU$
I couldn't agree more Julia....There has been quite some criticism of Malcolm Turnbull on the basis that he is the wealthiest politician. Why would anyone criticise him for that? Apparently his mother left when he was nine, he and his father lived in rented flats, and he has achieved what he has through his own endeavours.
Wouldn't it be more logical to regard him as an example of what can happen when someone moves on from a less than great childhood experience and becomes successful in several fields?
I couldn't agree more Julia....
I was actually thinking about this yesterday and (considering how important sport is to us Aussies) I couldn't help but to draw on sport as an example of how success should actually bring support/praise rather than push it away.
I mean when the swans won the AFL grand final I bet my bottom dollar their membership, merchandise sales, fan base and general interest in the swans/AFL went through the roof in NSW. Or when the Socceroos went to the world cup and did quite well that the same thing happened in their case.... I for one have never followed soccer/football at all up until that point but even I found myself staying up to 3 in the morning to watch them play.
So my question is why, when and individual is successful, do people write them off without a thought? why not become a bit more interested in their story and, dare I say it, even support them?
I just don't get it
Cheers
There has been quite some criticism of Malcolm Turnbull on the basis that he is the wealthiest politician. Why would anyone criticise him for that? Apparently his mother left when he was nine, he and his father lived in rented flats, and he has achieved what he has through his own endeavours.
Wouldn't it be more logical to regard him as an example of what can happen when someone moves on from a less than great childhood experience and becomes successful in several fields?
Unfortunately for Turnbull, the Rudd household with its $50Million+ combined wealth, is just so obviously more in touch with the plight of ordinary Australians.
Duckman
And Joe Hockey? Seems a nice bloke.
Well, Pepperoni, you're entitled to see him through your own eyes, of course.
Abbott an 'every day man'? Give me a break!
I hope we never, ever have a fundamentalist Christian (or any other fundamentalist religion) running the country.
bring the troops back from Iraq.. once this one term 'donothingment' is done.....
Too fat? See what happened to Kim Beazley and his ability to lose those 'unloseable' elections. Aussies will never vote for a fat man it would seem (apart from Harold Holt?) . Not sure why? Maybe it is because we have been raised on the myth of the golden athletic Aussie sportsmen/Gallipoli warrior/ gentleman.
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