Damn, that is spin worthy of Rudd :P You are hereby crowned a Rudd-Rat Ruru :P
That being the case though, Afghanistan is a situation that only the Greens don't support.
That being the case though, Afghanistan is a situation that only the Greens don't support.
lol... call me a rudd rat- im just sick of howard... :P
im too suspicious of our government here and i think the rest of the country is not..
my dad pointed out a really interesting point to me the other day... his theory is that in countries that fought any sort of civil war or were colonised or fought a war of independance, the government is much more answerable to the public, who are much harder on the government. in australia the public is very quick to accept anything the government says without much hesitation...
im too suspicious of our government here and i think the rest of the country is not..
my dad pointed out a really interesting point to me the other day... his theory is that in countries that fought any sort of civil war or were colonised or fought a war of independance, the government is much more answerable to the public, who are much harder on the government. in australia the public is very quick to accept anything the government says without much hesitation...
I don't believe that's the case at all. What we have here is actually a weak media, who are generally blatantly biased one way or the other. As a result there are few discernible facts, and a lot of spin and opinion. Much of Rudd's rise through the polls is due to the media, needing to create hype to make their product valuable. Hence there is little need from the media for distinct policies from the ALP, though commentator Andrew Bolt believes that this will change shortly as the media needs something new to fixate on.
hmmmz.. i guess its a matter of perspective, you feel its the media, i feel its the sheep :P something new to fixate on? i guess somebody needs to blow something up then?
though im having second thoughts about rudd- i was ok with the stripper but eating earwax is just nasty- and you should have more class than to do it in public with camera's everywhere! eww eww eww.
though im having second thoughts about rudd- i was ok with the stripper but eating earwax is just nasty- and you should have more class than to do it in public with camera's everywhere! eww eww eww.
From Andrew Bolt;
The reason Peter Garretts comment is so damaging to Labor is that its so plausible:
Radio 2UE broadcaster Steve Price reported Mr Garrett had told him the "me too" tag the Liberals are putting on Labor wouldn't matter if the ALP won because "once we get in well just change it all".
The reason Peter Garretts comment is so damaging to Labor is that its so plausible:
Radio 2UE broadcaster Steve Price reported Mr Garrett had told him the "me too" tag the Liberals are putting on Labor wouldn't matter if the ALP won because "once we get in well just change it all".
From Andrew Bolt;
Labors latest ad attacks John Howard for saying what seems to be perfectly true as a generalisation:
Set in a suburban kitchen, the ad features a mother of two questioning the truth of Mr Howards statement that working families have never had it so good.
If Howard is wrong, let Kevin Rudd answer this:
Tell us what year working families had it better?
UPDATE
Simon Heffer, visiting from Britian, has no doubt Howard is right:
We really do see a people who have never had it so good. Indeed, it is hard to name a nation in history that has ever had it so good as the Australians are having it now.
So lets repeat that question: When, Mr Rudd, did we have it better?
Labors latest ad attacks John Howard for saying what seems to be perfectly true as a generalisation:
Set in a suburban kitchen, the ad features a mother of two questioning the truth of Mr Howards statement that working families have never had it so good.
If Howard is wrong, let Kevin Rudd answer this:
Tell us what year working families had it better?
UPDATE
Simon Heffer, visiting from Britian, has no doubt Howard is right:
We really do see a people who have never had it so good. Indeed, it is hard to name a nation in history that has ever had it so good as the Australians are having it now.
So lets repeat that question: When, Mr Rudd, did we have it better?
I saw that ad for the first time last night, and it really made my blood boil! And just like Mr Bolt and Mr Heffer I too thought, when have we ever had it so good??
When I was growing up, I remember the challenges my parents faced with interest rates up at 18%, union forced strikes, high unemployment and low wages. I never want to experience that again, but I'm afraid Labour has a habit of turning things sour....
When I was growing up, I remember the challenges my parents faced with interest rates up at 18%, union forced strikes, high unemployment and low wages. I never want to experience that again, but I'm afraid Labour has a habit of turning things sour....
From Andrew Bolt;
Its as best as Howard can do to spin the sixth rate rise since the last election - his promise to keep interest rates low:
JOHN Howard has dramatically shifted his re-election pitch, accepting that Australians face higher inflation and the threat of rising interest rates but insisting only the Coalition has the experience to manage the tougher economic times ahead.
Speaking ahead of tomorrows Reserve Bank board meeting, which is expected to raise official interest rates for the sixth time since the 2004 election, the Prime Minister said Australia faced a more difficult economic environment, with some unavoidable inflationary pressures.
In that environment, we are better able to manage those pressures than the Labor Party, particularly with its inflationary industrial relations policy, Mr Howard said.
The thing is, of course, that Howard is actually right. Whats more. all this is about a total rate rise of just 1.5 per cent, off unsustainable lows.
Think this is bad now?
Its as best as Howard can do to spin the sixth rate rise since the last election - his promise to keep interest rates low:
JOHN Howard has dramatically shifted his re-election pitch, accepting that Australians face higher inflation and the threat of rising interest rates but insisting only the Coalition has the experience to manage the tougher economic times ahead.
Speaking ahead of tomorrows Reserve Bank board meeting, which is expected to raise official interest rates for the sixth time since the 2004 election, the Prime Minister said Australia faced a more difficult economic environment, with some unavoidable inflationary pressures.
In that environment, we are better able to manage those pressures than the Labor Party, particularly with its inflationary industrial relations policy, Mr Howard said.
The thing is, of course, that Howard is actually right. Whats more. all this is about a total rate rise of just 1.5 per cent, off unsustainable lows.
Think this is bad now?
Kevin Whitlam
Paul Kelly goes through the list of the new powers Kevin Rudd wants as Prime Minister and the new agencies hell create and control. And he draws a conclusion that should worry you:
The public servants working on the transition plans can hardly believe their eyes. This Labor agenda means a deepening of the prime ministers powers and a reorganisation of government that is Whitlamesque in its scope and its obsession about process.
More: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22715143-7583,00.html
Paul Kelly goes through the list of the new powers Kevin Rudd wants as Prime Minister and the new agencies hell create and control. And he draws a conclusion that should worry you:
The public servants working on the transition plans can hardly believe their eyes. This Labor agenda means a deepening of the prime ministers powers and a reorganisation of government that is Whitlamesque in its scope and its obsession about process.
More: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22715143-7583,00.html
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