tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post6710068875350965856..comments2024-03-29T10:32:31.945+11:00Comments on loon pond: Day 5, and the pond steps out of the tent for a very long 6,000 mile march with Tony Rudd ... or is it Kevin Abbott?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-21726317596876502342016-03-27T06:17:22.106+11:002016-03-27T06:17:22.106+11:00Well I thought that was a well balanced piece of j...Well I thought that was a well balanced piece of journalism. I am clearly a Labor supporter and always will be. There lies the issue. Many conservative right wing voters will never change their stance either regardless of scandals. But I say to the writers many issues were raised and the truth of what was stated has been taken on board. Regardless of anyone's personal opinion of paper or authors. Australia voted and the LNP gained office with a vast majority on the "Stop the Boats Slogan alone' the flavor of the month back then. It was a policy with many flaws resonant today. What I find astounding throughout all of this Governments term so far is every-time they appear to founder a significant World Event takes place to save the day or switch perceptions to 'National Security', 'Bring them Home' has stated in this article. Fascinating really the same applied to Thatcher with the Falklands all forgiven England forever. Except with Turnbull Belgium has not rallied the flag with election looming focus is still on scandals and the unsavory 2014 budget. The mistrust of both Abbott and now Turnbull is obvious in the electorate. But like I first stated LNP and Conservatives will always vote that way no matter what. Great Article Peter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714028749366565794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-78726868885662339782016-03-27T02:06:01.841+11:002016-03-27T02:06:01.841+11:00Tony, Peta and Brian were up to their necks in thi...Tony, Peta and Brian were up to their necks in this scandal.<br /><br />Of course the other meaning of Peta is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.<br /><br />http://origin-www.afr.com/p/national/peta_credlin_emails_revealed_at_dKqNsVBmjWAFUjVy09SP1K<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-16059780656853485662016-03-27T01:51:22.011+11:002016-03-27T01:51:22.011+11:00They even have nice new uniforms just in time for ...They even have nice new uniforms just in time for Easter.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitente_Hermandad_de_Jesus_Yacente<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-86693544163711401052016-03-26T20:30:21.594+11:002016-03-26T20:30:21.594+11:00Top of front page of The Australian today: EUROPE ...Top of front page of The Australian today: EUROPE IN CRISIS.<br /><br />I fly to Rome on Monday for my second visit to Europe this year. Europe is not in crisis. It's nowhere near crisis. Europe is dealing with a policing co-operation issue that is costing innocent lives, and a bunch of twisted, misogynistic f#@$!wits. But that doesn't suit the reptiles one little bit.<br /><br />They're very compassionate are the reptiles - and they demand compassion of you and I every single day as they blather the same old shit endlessly. But hang on, is there a crisis anywhere? Is there a place where lives are being snuffed out in their hundreds, and in their thousands? Why yes there is, thanks very much for asking.<br /><br />Let's dig in for a moment: https://theintercept.com/2016/03/25/highlighting-western-victims-while-ignoring-victims-of-western-violence/<br /><br />Look forward to Kenny and Bolt wringing hands over the endless indiscriminate deaths caused by....well, we'll get back to you once we've established blame.<br />via collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342963456605644101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-3818939437678565922016-03-26T19:32:16.918+11:002016-03-26T19:32:16.918+11:00Does that mean that before Abbott was sworn in, Va...Does that mean that before Abbott was sworn in, Van Onselen was running the country?Mercurialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531202189169082683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-14533864650226651962016-03-26T19:00:18.546+11:002016-03-26T19:00:18.546+11:00Eyes tightly shut, fingers crossed...
please form ...Eyes tightly shut, fingers crossed...<br />please form a new party... please form a new party... please form a new party... please form a new party... please form a new party... please form a new party... mattoxicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-23577743281123651072016-03-26T18:52:40.112+11:002016-03-26T18:52:40.112+11:00Oh DP. I don't know what is better. The orig...Oh DP. I don't know what is better. The original epic film...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkYIJ-1LWgY<br /><br />Or Scott of the Sahara...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=152tLmGkgZY<br /><br />Watch 'em both, and you decide.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-75533359378541139772016-03-26T18:44:11.773+11:002016-03-26T18:44:11.773+11:00So, a seconded/ing USS Australia doesn't have ...So, a seconded/ing USS Australia doesn't have "porous borders", but it does have an important geopolitical role in strongly and reliably supporting, encouraging, and assisting in sundry (proxy-)wars-with-humanitarian-and/or-blowback-elements; and the routinized de-recognitions of the very concepts of sovereignty, borders, and sovereign borders, in a rules-based(?), global (bombing?) order; and there was no liberal democratic debate <i>per se</i> or Parliamentary vote about any of the specifics of that enhanced (in)security for (non-)citizens; and now that order, the bulk of its freedom-fighting capabilities, and a flashpoint have pivoted to the Asia(-Pacific?) region, despite, or in cause of, "special relationships"? Jolly good. Carry on.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-65646005286839239032016-03-26T18:12:11.412+11:002016-03-26T18:12:11.412+11:00First party meeting of the "Australian Conser...First party meeting of the "Australian Conservatives."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgKUHtcZEXc<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-42151424675110006872016-03-26T17:57:13.000+11:002016-03-26T17:57:13.000+11:00Van Onselen is doing useful work for his superiors...Van Onselen is doing useful work for his superiors. The reptiles have to keep reinforcing the idea that 'loss of control over borders' - whatever that means - is the mark of a country with no future.<br /><br />We know it as an old Abbottism, of course, but it is now used broadly in the refugee debate, even in Europe. And Trump has used it to whip up his monkeys.<br /><br />This lie must be repeated and repeated. Until when you hear that Turnbull blamed the Brussels attack on the EU's loss of border control, like I did on the ABC the other night, then you realise it is 'the truth'.Mercurialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531202189169082683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-60512141826842362962016-03-26T17:50:29.432+11:002016-03-26T17:50:29.432+11:00There are reports on Twitter that Cory Bernardi ha...There are reports on Twitter that Cory Bernardi has trademarked the name "Australian Conservatives."<br /><br />The game is afoot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-86160323489661757772016-03-26T16:59:59.001+11:002016-03-26T16:59:59.001+11:00"MALCOLM TURNBULL: I know people like to focu...<i>"MALCOLM TURNBULL: I know people like to focus on one thing or another, and that's fair enough, but you've got to have reform right across the board and that's what we're doing."<br /><br />"MALCOLM TURNBULL: What Australians are interested in are the prospects of the future government. What they want to know is who is best able to manage...; who is best able to lead our transition..."<br /><br />"LEIGH SALES: So when voters come to vote on election day, are they voting for three years of Coalition government, because it's not - you're not a new government?<br /><br />MALCOLM TURNBULL: They'll be voting - well, voters always look forward. They'll be voting for the next three years and they will be voting - they will be deciding who do they think is best able successfully to manage the transition....And the choice is between me and..."<br /><br />"MALCOLM TURNBULL: ...And it’s <a href="http://rustreport.com.au/issues/latestissue/infrastructure-australia-and-pricewaterhousecoopers-weigh-into-the-nbn-debate-paul-budde/" rel="nofollow">very consistent with my philosophy</a> which is where we are investing, and you know governments use the term “invest advisably”, when we are investing...we should be seeking to get a...return. Now it can be a very modest one, it might just be a few per cent that enables us..."</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-48258217552961873442016-03-26T12:18:50.541+11:002016-03-26T12:18:50.541+11:00This is a government that reeks of corruption, is ...This is a government that reeks of corruption, is at war with itself, is populated with incompetents and after almost three years still has no coherent policy platform. In short the LNP is demonstrably not fit for purpose. What is beyond shame is, with the possible exception of La Tingle, our media elites universally described Malware's DD strategy as a political tour de force that ensures his tenancy in the Lodge will eclipse that of Menzies. Their stupidity, their cowardice, their total disrespect for their profession explains their impending extinction which will be mourned as we mourn the death of VHS and tape recorders. Funny enough the modern political journalist bares a striking resemblance to these two out dated technologies.AntiBolterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351938784232328851noreply@blogger.com