An opinion piece worth repeating.

[stephenj]

chook i9m totally in agreeance with you both inhj your impeccable choice of football team and yourpolitical leaning..bravo!

[Guest]

Or, for kicking your tenants out of the penthouse?

Or having associates take a Gap year or three.

Always remember there's only 60 Minutes in a hour of reckoning.

[chook 56]

Aaaaand, just to add a bit more of the obscene....

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...oast-news.html

GOLD Coast billionaire Clive Palmer will run for Federal politics, taking on Treasurer Wayne Swan.

The mining magnate made the announcement at a press conference in Brisbane this morning, where he also announced plans to enter the cruise ship business by building the Titanic II.

Mr Palmer will take on Wayne Swan by seeking Liberal National Party preselection for the seat of Lilley. .


"I intend to put to the test to the people of this country my views against the treasurer in his home seat of Lilley,'' Mr Palmer told reporters in Brisbane.

"He has been the sitting member for far too long. It's about time we get this country moving again.''

Mr Palmer said he believed Australia would be better for him entering politics.

He said he was a member of the Queensland LNP and before that of the National Party for many years and would have no problem maintaining party discipline.

He said he was a former spokesman for the National Party when Joh Bjelke-Petersen was premier.

"We had very successful campaigns in those days. In the '86 election we got 46 per cent of the primary vote here in Brisbane,'' he said.

"Discipline has never been a thing that I have had to worry about when it comes politically because my views are clear. Our party is clear that we want to act decisively for the benefit of all Australians.''


Mr Palmer said he couldn't think of an occasion when his views had diverged from those of the LNP.

"I am happy to be a cog in the machine, just going along, doing what I can do to make the country better because we are all Australians whether we are billionaires, millionaires, whether we live in a very poor circumstance or not,'' he said.

"We can only sleep in one bed, we can only have one meal, we can only go out with one woman if we are sensible, if you are a guy that is. Same goes for you girls, too, right.''

Mr Palmer said he has no aspirations to be prime minister.

"I think Tony Abbott is a great leader and he is someone I support 100 per cent as the next prime minister of Australia,'' he said.

"I don't have any aspirations beyond the seat of Lilley.''

At this morning's conference, Mr Palmer also floated plans to build a fleet of world class luxury liners, including a 21st-century version of the Titanic.

Mr Palmer said he has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build Titanic II.

With the latest navigation and safety systems, Titanic II will sail in the northern hemisphere, with her maiden voyage from England to North America scheduled for late 2016.

Mr Palmer told reporters the rebuild was a tribute to the spirit of the men and women who worked on the original Titanic, which sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912.

The 100th anniversary of one of the world's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters was observed this month, commemorating the death of 1514 passengers and crew.

Asked if the ship could sink, Mr Palmer told reporters: "Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it.''

He added: "It is going to be designed so it won't sink.

"It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn't happen.

"But of course if you are superstitious like you are, you never know what could happen.''

Mr Palmer said design work in conjunction with a historical research team had commenced on the new Titanic.

It would have the same dimensions as its predecessor, with 840 rooms and nine decks.

Mr Palmer has established a new shipping company, Blue Star Line Pty Ltd, which has commissioned CSC Jinling Shipyard to build and co-ordinate the construction of Titanic II in China.

The Chinese navy has been invited to escort Titanic II on its maiden voyage to New York.

[Guest]

Going on the current state of the polls for the Communist Workers Party, a drover's dog could win that seat.

So why not a *** *********?

[Guest]

There is something in me that tells how some people do not really know that much about the economy that they would go about claiming how a leadership has failed just because the economy did not progress.

It really is a tough climb and when people bash like this, just do not help how the improvement might be on its way. While it is also unfair to take sides that easy, I would really think that people need to hold their horses before giving up such foul claims.

[Guest]

There is something in me that tells how some people do not really know that much about the economy that they would go about claiming how a leadership has failed just because the economy did not progress.

It really is a tough climb and when people bash like this, just do not help how the improvement might be on its way. While it is also unfair to take sides that easy, I would really think that people need to hold their horses before giving up such foul claims.

Well you haven't wasted any time in making people aware that you're a know it all.

[chook 56]

Well you haven't wasted anytime in making people aware that you're a know it all.

And I'll add to that....
Why do I smell another (same/returned).....

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[stsae]

And I'll add to that....
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[stephenj]

WHEN John Howard was prime minister, he haemorrhaged seven ministers in his first term alone with scandal after scandal. He had to rip up his promised ministerial code of conduct because he couldn't afford to lose any more. He also reneged on almost all his election pledges (remember his 'non-core promises'?); he took us into one dubious war and one illegal one; he lied about asylum seekers throwing their children overboard to win an election; the list goes on. And yet the media didn't call for an election and nor did the opposition. The media instead judged him on the health of the economy.

Julia Gillard's government has had fewer ministerial scandals than any in living memory. Craig Thomson allegedly misused a union credit card before he was even in Parliament, and Peter Slipper isn't even an ALP member. Neither has been charged with anything. But still there are almost daily calls for an election from the Opposition Leader and a certain 70 per cent of the press.

Australia survived the global financial crisis better than any other country, and the IMF recently named our economy the best in the world. And yet, unlike under Mr Howard, these statistics are hardly mentioned. All we seem to read about is the incompetence of the government, constant opinion polls and calls for an early election".

[Guest]

WHEN John Howard was prime minister, he haemorrhaged seven ministers in his first term alone with scandal after scandal. He had to rip up his promised ministerial code of conduct because he couldn't afford to lose any more. He also reneged on almost all his election pledges (remember his 'non-core promises'?); he took us into one dubious war and one illegal one; he lied about asylum seekers throwing their children overboard to win an election; the list goes on. And yet the media didn't call for an election and nor did the opposition. The media instead judged him on the health of the economy.

Julia Gillard's government has had fewer ministerial scandals than any in living memory. Craig Thomson allegedly misused a union credit card before he was even in Parliament, and Peter Slipper isn't even an ALP member. Neither has been charged with anything. But still there are almost daily calls for an election from the Opposition Leader and a certain 70 per cent of the press.

Australia survived the global financial crisis better than any other country, and the IMF recently named our economy the best in the world. And yet, unlike under Mr Howard, these statistics are hardly mentioned. All we seem to read about is the incompetence of the government, constant opinion polls and calls for an early election".

You're swimming against the tide making all this sense Stephen, pity our lemming society can't see past the propaganda from the press, in particular the Murcock c&nts! Dennis Shannahan is the politcal editor of the Australian and does a superb job as president of the Tony Abbott fan club. Next time I see that prick crossing the road I might just forget to brake.

Chook.

[chook 56]

I'll add my bit.
I hate both sides of politics.
BUT I did not want John Howard lose government. I wanted him to be accountable for the damage that he had done over his terms of reign.
Policies can take years to bear fruit/show the damage and it was evident to me that, going into a GFC, it was going to be B A D.
The little bastard was never held accountable. All that people saw was the bottom line...he had a surplus yada yada yada. The reason he had a surplus? He cut things to the bone (and guess what section of the community wore those costs??? - no prizes). Any fool can cut costs to balance the books & save money.The trick is to keep the economy, services, infrastructure AND business confidence ticking over while keeping a hold on silly spending.
Yes, I hate that little bastard, with a vengeance.
And to keep a balance....The Red Baron is fast catching that hate.

Rant over.

[chook 56]

You're swimming against the tide making all this sense Stephen, pity our lemming society can't see past the propaganda from the press, in particular the Murcock c&nts! Dennis Shannahan is the politcal editor of the Australian and does a superb job as president of the Tony Abbott fan club. Next time I see that prick crossing the road I might just forget to brake.

Chook.

Do it.
Was talking to a dyed in the wool Lib the other day that worked for Abbott.
Said the man is a dead set I D I O T.
He dreads the day he is Prime Minister.

Nuff said.

[Guest]

Julia Gillard's government has had fewer ministerial scandals than any in living memory. Craig Thomson allegedly misused a union credit card before he was even in Parliament, and Peter Slipper isn't even an ALP member. Neither has been charged with anything. But still there are almost daily calls for an election from the Opposition Leader and a certain 70 per cent of the press.

Going on the news of the last 24 hours, I suspect that might be about to change.

I knew that Williamson would squeal like the fat pig he is. He's become the H.S.U. version of Joseph Valachi.

I'm suspecting that the Commonwealth DPP wouldn't have passed on that Fair Work Report if there was nothing incriminating in it.

I don't want either Slipper or Thomson in jail or anything, I just want a government that isn't beholden to a fool, a drunk, a communist sympathiser and a psychopath. And preferably not one run by either Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott. But thanks to the craven power hunger from the former I think we're going to get the latter.