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Post by angra on Aug 5, 2013 18:25:07 GMT 10
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Post by Matthew Of Canberra on Aug 5, 2013 18:46:43 GMT 10
"The Australian did not intend to suggest that one account should prevail over another"
Oh, how we laughed.
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Post by Matthew Of Canberra on Aug 5, 2013 18:48:28 GMT 10
Oh, it just occured to me. It's monday, isn't it?
Maybe the ABC is letting MW lead with it. That'll make some ears smoke.
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Post by angra on Aug 5, 2013 19:02:16 GMT 10
To tell the truth, I could never support Abbott, and am extremely disillusioned with the ALP over asylum seekers, neo-colonialism in the Pacific region, and other back-flips and compromises. I am seriously thinking of voting Greens across the board, with preferences to Labor.
Am I being stupid?
There's always the Free Beer party (are they still around?)
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Post by angra on Aug 5, 2013 19:15:51 GMT 10
The ABC is running an on-line survey called Vote Compass, which so far has has over 160,000 responses - with the Greens apparently ahead! Of course all on-line surveys are nonsense, but fun. Remember, vote early and vote often Just set your browser to " delete cookies on exit" and reboot your modem for a new IP address each time.
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Post by Matthew Of Canberra on Aug 5, 2013 19:17:50 GMT 10
Go ask Jeremy Sear, see what he recommends :-)
I'm coming across a surprising number of people who actually want to see the minority government experiment continue. I'm one of them, and (despite TA's ridiculous and fairly unbelievable promise not to negotiate) I'm actually LESS concerned with who holds the bulk of the seats in government - just as long as they have to keep fighting tooth and claw to get anything done.
Besides, a minority government would cause a complete meltdown on Teh Rights :-)
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Post by angra on Aug 5, 2013 19:25:27 GMT 10
Thanks MOC. I agree with most of what he says, except the myth about PNG having a large land mass and a small population.
It's just a bit more than Victoria on both counts.
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Post by chookmustard on Aug 10, 2013 10:18:10 GMT 10
Why does Kroger not have to apologise? news wears the brunt of it, and loses a sum of money I'd assume...?
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Post by angra on Aug 10, 2013 10:24:56 GMT 10
chookmustard - I'm not sure why Kroger didn't have to apologise. It was a pre-trial settlement to avoid it going to court, so it's confidential. But I believe money was involved.
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Post by chookmustard on Aug 10, 2013 10:49:37 GMT 10
Paying for the right not to apologise?
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Post by chookmustard on Aug 10, 2013 18:35:14 GMT 10
What's with channel 7 and is Reachtel polls? I briefly saw Mark Riley speaking to us with a very serious tone that the ch7 'exclusive' poll today showed that Kevin is in big trouble and Tony is a shoe-in for the election.
What the fuck!?!?!?
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Post by Matthew Of Canberra on Aug 10, 2013 20:56:21 GMT 10
I think it's sweet that people still fall for stuff like this: Tony Abbott unveils Indigenous advisory council, promises to close the gapAh, the old advisory panel trick. It's what you do when you want to send a message that you're across an issue and taking action without having to say what action you'll take ... or take any action. Kev did it with his 2020 summit - got lots of supporters to think they had a say, and their fans to think that their views were being heard, got lots of attention, a big splash, and then precisely nothing came out of it. Nothing was supposed to come out of it. It was cheap recognition for political support - support which, folks might notice, isn't quite so forthcoming from those attendees this time. Howard did it too. Take the Broadband Advisory Group - announced on the run when somebody did or said something that exposed the libs for not having any sort of telco policy beyond "whatever telstra says." Names were canvassed, lists were put forward, then it was pared back to a few establishment players who didn't want any change, they might or might not have had a meeting or two and then nothing happened. But for a few months, nobody could accuse the guv of not doing anything, and then they didn't have to do anything. An advisory council is what you have when you either haven't thought of a policy or you desperately don't want to have to propose one, but you have to say something. Instead you defer the problem while sending a message to your base by placing politically significant people in an ersatz advisory role, promising to listen to them at some unstated time in the future, and then deflect all questions on the subject to the advisory panel. If I were the people on this panel, and if I actually wanted something to happen (and I assume that they do), then I'd be asking for meetings BEFORE polling day, and then some sort of public statement of agreement. Otherwise, after that vote, their real job is done and all they're going to get for their support is a few fruitful discussions and a sinking feeling.
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Post by Matthew Of Canberra on Aug 12, 2013 17:29:40 GMT 10
I see a lot of signs around for Simon "I'm not with Get-Up" Sheik.
The signs aren't green enough, though. They're a bit pastel. So it wouldn't be a vote for the greens, but a vote for the teals. It's not right.
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Post by Matthew Of Canberra on Aug 14, 2013 8:49:35 GMT 10
Check out youtube for The Daily Show's p-take of our election campaign. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx9eH3qOJXwAnd there's already more material for a follow-up. This "sex appeal" thing ... I think people are a bit over-heated. I think it is a bit of a giggle, but I think people are being a bit ridiculous about their responses. Far be it from me to give anyone advice on human interactions but, as a general rule, if something is likely to make somebody feel uncomfortable, and if that's not what you're aiming for, then it's probably best not to say it (this is something learned by long, painful experience). I think I get what he was getting at - I figure he meant style, youth, energy, personality. For a brief instant he thought "sex appeal" summed that up, and maybe in that context it seemed like a good idea. Trouble is, those words escape and then go on a completely unplanned journey and opposing spin doctors and journalists get hold of them and next thing you know you're multiple miggs. The wonky guys are right that it would have been worse in a workplace context, but it wasn't a workplace context. I'd like to hear journalists get back to extracting some specifics on policies, thanks.
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Post by angra on Aug 14, 2013 9:31:55 GMT 10
I'm a mere mortal so cannot understand the intricacies of the preferencing system. "OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott will today direct the Liberal Party to preference the Greens behind Labor in all seats across the country in a bid to ensure the party is wiped from the lower house of parliament." Whaaat! How can giving preference to the Greens ensure they are wiped out?Whoops, forgot that little word 'behind'. Got me thinking about suppositories. Anyway, here's a song for Tones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=39YUXIKrOFk
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