tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post4332816795723307528..comments2024-03-29T09:45:45.406+11:00Comments on loon pond: It's million dollar month at the pond ... or at least a pennyworth of Caterists ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-9136569132481566742014-10-22T04:59:58.653+11:002014-10-22T04:59:58.653+11:00From memory, 1997 wasn't an unusual year for s...<a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1314/ClimateChangeTimeline" rel="nofollow">From memory</a>, 1997 wasn't an unusual year for sceptics extraordinaire, and still seems largely indistinguishable from any other year among a <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-20/mungo-abbott-has-been-mugged-by-reality/5826002" rel="nofollow">domestic 17-year hiatus</a> on global policy efficiency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-59849312227131280502014-10-21T20:03:36.361+11:002014-10-21T20:03:36.361+11:00And to give him his due, his son Kubla did inspire...And to give him his due, his son Kubla did inspire Coleridge, and Olivia Neutron Bomb and ELO.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWeJ9p42ufgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-10145315923063324162014-10-21T19:54:56.997+11:002014-10-21T19:54:56.997+11:00Not many quotes from old Genghis around - apparent...Not many quotes from old Genghis around - apparently he wasn't much of a literary fellow. But this is good - <br /><br />“If you're afraid - don't do it, - if you're doing it - don't be afraid!”<br /> <br />And<br /><br />“an action comitted in anger is an action doomed to failure.” <br /><br />Mind you he still did manage to murder around 40 million people.<br /><br />http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-genghis-khan<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-67435150861452763152014-10-21T19:34:30.991+11:002014-10-21T19:34:30.991+11:00'I am the flail of God. Had you not created gr...'I am the flail of God. Had you not created great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you'. - gengis Khan.<br /><br />Out of his own mouth Anon. He was a great trial to his mum Marjorie Khan and sister Beryl. Always had the flail out. A bit like K Andrews.<br /><br />Miss PPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-15303794651423749212014-10-21T19:16:22.520+11:002014-10-21T19:16:22.520+11:00Poor old Genghis - was he _really_ that bad that h...Poor old Genghis - was he _really_ that bad that he deserves constant comparison to some of the turds of the modern Australian Right?<br /><br />When will an appropriate representative of the Khans - Imran, perhaps? - speak up on behalf of the poor old boy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-35843390457408802022014-10-21T17:51:01.155+11:002014-10-21T17:51:01.155+11:00I think K Andrews might have more in common with G...I think K Andrews might have more in common with G Khan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-34180789873186497342014-10-21T17:48:58.014+11:002014-10-21T17:48:58.014+11:00I think Fraser's exact words were 'they ha...I think Fraser's exact words were 'they have both marched to the right' in reference to the two majors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-37590597531907320102014-10-21T14:12:15.080+11:002014-10-21T14:12:15.080+11:00Still going on Gough .....
Malcolm Turnbull has ju...Still going on Gough .....<br />Malcolm Turnbull has just given a delightful speech on Gough. Warm, wise, respectful peppered with amusing tales of Whitlam erudition.<br /><br />He would have believed every word. Why then hasn't he lived up to promise as the Whitlam of his generation.<br /><br />Whitlam would never have mangled the NBN or been involved in plans to castrate the ABC.<br /><br />Miss Pitty PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-22572652973543949202014-10-21T13:49:58.865+11:002014-10-21T13:49:58.865+11:00Thankyou Anon for bringing us Bolt breadcrumbs (st...Thankyou Anon for bringing us Bolt breadcrumbs (stale) in your beak. I can't venture into his lair.<br /><br />I don't care if people want to speak ill of the dead. I do care if their criticism is contrived because one has fattened one's wallet by being a simple-minded contrarian (in my opinion).<br /><br />I laughed out loud when Kevin Andrews droned today in Parliament that he didn't really agree with much Gough stood for. I'll bet Gough wouldn't have found that he had much in common with Kevin Andrews. In actual fact I don't think K Andrews would have had much in common with Menzies either.<br /><br />Miss Pitty PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-68737260182054706242014-10-21T13:04:01.084+11:002014-10-21T13:04:01.084+11:00Bolt lines up with Sheridan to speak ill of the de...Bolt lines up with Sheridan to speak ill of the dead.<br /><br />"Whitlam explored the gulf between seeming and doing, and tumbled into the chasm.<br /><br />His legacy endures. The Abbott Government is even today dealing with the costly consequences and culture of entitlement bequeathed by Whitlam’s decisions to give free universal medical care and university education.. We are also dealing with the terrible legacy of Whitlam’s decision to end the assimilation project - both for Aborigines and immigrants. "<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-73316492498678715972014-10-21T12:39:38.029+11:002014-10-21T12:39:38.029+11:00I agree with you GD.
I heard Malcolm Fraser speak ...I agree with you GD.<br />I heard Malcolm Fraser speak about Gough this morning and I was struck by his grace and generosity. Likewise when Gough spoke about Malcolm, he exhibited similar qualities.<br />Someone like Sheridan has blinkered views held fast by the unyielding cement of certainty.<br />I rarely read a word he writes. It is always the same.<br />Giants like Gough Whitlam have improved life for us all, even those critics who are too mean-spirited to admit it.<br />The death of Gough today has shone a light on what Australia has become largely due to the shriveled aspirations of both major political parties. As Fraser has said on numerous occasions both parties are now unrecognisable from what they once were.<br /><br />Miss Pitty PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-16102608345699514292014-10-21T11:42:54.802+11:002014-10-21T11:42:54.802+11:00Sheridan was a DLP crony of Abbott's student t...Sheridan was a DLP crony of Abbott's student thug days. And like those of that time including his hero, he is incapable of exercising grace. Years ago I did hear him have a relatively rational conversation on radio with Philip Adams. It seemed entirely at odds with anything he wrote in the GG as we called it. Even Adams noticed the contrast and the civil tone. I've forgotten how Sheridan explained it, but he didn't entirely depart from his writings. From memory I think he settled for an 'agree to disagree' pact.<br /><br />It says more about the difference in character of people that Malcolm Fraser, once vilified for his position leading up to the Dismissal, should long have reconciled with Gough and adopted a humane approach to government.Gorgeous Dunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540625260311418333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-5007508367825808322014-10-21T10:56:08.461+11:002014-10-21T10:56:08.461+11:00To make you really pissed off with the loons, chec...To make you really pissed off with the loons, check recent responses to Gough's death on twitter.com/boltcomments<br /><br />Bunch of fuckwits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-28591252738889994862014-10-21T10:33:38.358+11:002014-10-21T10:33:38.358+11:00Always thought that Sheridan was a nasty piece of ...Always thought that Sheridan was a nasty piece of work. This bears that out.<br /><br />And he's short too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-37899196434472497002014-10-21T10:19:15.581+11:002014-10-21T10:19:15.581+11:00Good morning DP.Have not even read your post yet a...Good morning DP.Have not even read your post yet as Greg Sheridan just came on air at 774 to totally spit in the face of Gough Whitlam on the morning of his death. What a fucking arsehole. Actually makes Kerr sound like a good guy. Without doubt the lowest dog in Australia.Felt he had to curb the outrageous ABC lovefest for Gough. His quote ,not mine.Fuck you Sheridan.Hope you and your family rot in hell.<br />Will read the Pond when I calm down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com