Daves - genuine typo - I thought I had put 50k each. Still, I underestimated by 20,000.
We get two senators. Kate Lundy and Gary Humphries. Both get token 'Assistant Minister' roles whoever is in Government
Daves - genuine typo - I thought I had put 50k each. Still, I underestimated by 20,000.
We get two senators. Kate Lundy and Gary Humphries. Both get token 'Assistant Minister' roles whoever is in Government
Chopperlink
WITB
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That also doesn't mention Julia Gillard's fling with Peter Gordon of Slater & Gordon (also married). While it mentions Bruce Wilson, it doesn't mention he's married and having an affair with Julia Gillard at the time of the alleged fraud taking place.
Just a side issue, Dr Craig Emerson also had an extra-marital affair with Julia Gillard. Craig Emerson just happened to share digs in Canberra with one Craig Thomson. So don't go thinking the PM knew nothing about Craig Thomson.
Forgive the bluntness here, but whatever did we do wrong to deserve such a skanky ho as our PM? If you were a married woman with a powerful husband, you wouldn't want her within a bull's roar.
WITB -
Driver - Nessie 9o
Woods - Turbo Power III+ 3 & 5 wood
Irons - Oxygen - Type S 3HL, 4HL, 5-PW
Wedges - xds 56 & 60 degree
Putter - Tomahawk Sniper
H'cap - 12.7 on 1/1/08, 12.8 on 1/1/09, 13.7 on 1/1/10
http://www.golflink.com.au/HandicapH..._no=4130402024
"I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. That was way more satisfying." Mitch Hedberg
WITB -
Driver - Nessie 9o
Woods - Turbo Power III+ 3 & 5 wood
Irons - Oxygen - Type S 3HL, 4HL, 5-PW
Wedges - xds 56 & 60 degree
Putter - Tomahawk Sniper
H'cap - 12.7 on 1/1/08, 12.8 on 1/1/09, 13.7 on 1/1/10
http://www.golflink.com.au/HandicapH..._no=4130402024
"I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. That was way more satisfying." Mitch Hedberg
Has Oakeshott finished his victory speech from the last election yet?
As usual the lefties are more vocal because by nature they are the more hysterical types.
A major factor for me is the economy. The economic waste and failed schemes by labor just goes on and on. The scandals and incompetence within the party are ongoing.
The leader is a liar and can't lead, and her and her partner are an embarrassment representing Australia.
Apparently wealth and success is something to be feared and be jealous of.
Economically if the economy is going alright everything else takes care of itself for the greater good.
I think you'll find the vast majority of Australians like Abbott as a person, prefer the Libs, and the next federal election will result in the decimation of the labor party as has been happening in state elections. It's not that hard to understand why.
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Well said Matty.
I think Oakeshott and Windsor are both history come September ... or earlier ...
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In the bag ...
Driver - Ping I15 9.5 Stiff Shaft.
3W - RBZ
Hybrids - Titleist 913 17 and 22 deg.
Irons - Ping I5's
Wedges - Titleist Oilcan
Putter - Rife Deep Blue
http://www.golflink.com.au/handicap-history/?golflink_No=4010200385
http://www.gamegolf.com/player/Marto65
People don't like Catholic's. Especially reasonably successful ones that are very blokey and apparently don't like women.
Moe Norman
Ping G30 9* | Wilson Staff Tour F5 15* | Ping G20 20** | Ping i3 Blades 3-PW | Ping Tour 54.12 & 60.08| Yes! Marilyn
"I had played so poorly recently, I started thinking that maybe I should do something else. Then I saw my friends going to work every day and realised that my life wasn't so bad." -Steve Pate
His personal polling is bad largely because of a successful scare campaign by the progressives, especially the anti-religion types who find fault with anything that comes out of his mouth.
He's not perfect (there is plenty to criticise) but he's nowhere near as bad as people make out. The way some people carry on anyone would think he's going to try and ban abortion, ban contraception and try to convert the entire country into churchgoers. I mean seriously? And nobody said a word about it when Rudd was doing press conferences in front of church every Sunday.... hypocrites.
Because the media have portrayed him for years as a stereotypical umming and ahhing neanderthal, who swans around in budgie smugglers (despite that being the volunteer lifesavers costume) and a Catholic who contemplated becoming a priest (which by implication makes him a pedophile).
So what is he really? Married (successfully), father (successful though he'd suggest that his wife did most of the parenting), intelligent (you don't get a Rhodes Scholarship for being a grunt), understands small business (in that his wife runs a child care centre), community minded (volunteer surf life saver, fire fighter, raises funds for charity and spends time as a teaching aide in aboriginal community), fit (had a boxing blue at university, and would still run rings around most of us as a triathlete), and a cabinet member in the Howard government (one of the more stable governments we've had - even if you didn't like their policies or politics). He was apparently involved in nobbling Pauline Hansen, which wasn't good form. 30 years ago he would have been fairly closely aligned to the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) as a social conservative.
So how does that compare with Julia Gillard - has had numerous affairs with married men, childless, doesn't appear to have done much volunteering, was a member of the Socialist Forum (associated with the Communist Party), left S&G under a cloud, is currently a person of interest in a fraud investigation, and knifed a sitting PM.
WITB -
Driver - Nessie 9o
Woods - Turbo Power III+ 3 & 5 wood
Irons - Oxygen - Type S 3HL, 4HL, 5-PW
Wedges - xds 56 & 60 degree
Putter - Tomahawk Sniper
H'cap - 12.7 on 1/1/08, 12.8 on 1/1/09, 13.7 on 1/1/10
http://www.golflink.com.au/HandicapH..._no=4130402024
"I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. That was way more satisfying." Mitch Hedberg
This was the response of one of the guys I used to work with regarding Tony Abbott. I mean, seriously?
I'm sure to be comfortable in the return to 1950 Australia where women know their place in the kitchen, being gay is illegal and a jail-able offence, contraception is outlawed, RUD486 is outlawed, abortion is illegal, single mothers are "housed" in hospitals and have their babies taken away, our indigenous communities are moved to missions and the white Australia policy returns..... Not to mention large increase to middle class welfare at the expense of those who can least afford it.... Now that would be criminal!!!!
Last edited by BrisWesty; 1st February 2013 at 03:34 PM.
WITB -
Driver - Nessie 9o
Woods - Turbo Power III+ 3 & 5 wood
Irons - Oxygen - Type S 3HL, 4HL, 5-PW
Wedges - xds 56 & 60 degree
Putter - Tomahawk Sniper
H'cap - 12.7 on 1/1/08, 12.8 on 1/1/09, 13.7 on 1/1/10
http://www.golflink.com.au/HandicapH..._no=4130402024
"I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. That was way more satisfying." Mitch Hedberg
Just deleted a double post there BW.
spasticrap
Sim 2 Max / PRGR
3W 7W 4H - Sim 2 Max
Miura 57 CBs - ADDI
Odessey #7
Chopperlink
WITB
Cobra Speedzone::Cobra Speedzone Tour 3 wood, Cobra F6 5 wood: Mizuno H4's, :Mizuno 50, Mizuno MP 56 and 60*:TM Works #7
AndyC will always be my AndyB(unny)
ps- any posts made between now and midnight are made when I should be in the 'Getting my Drunk On' or the 'Getting my drunk on whilst the wife and kids are 750k away and I spend the afternoon on the piss and punt' Thread
Chopperlink
WITB
Cobra Speedzone::Cobra Speedzone Tour 3 wood, Cobra F6 5 wood: Mizuno H4's, :Mizuno 50, Mizuno MP 56 and 60*:TM Works #7
AndyC will always be my AndyB(unny)
In light of that example of shining wit, wb, I'll choose to ignore your opinion on politics forthwith as you simply appear to be rusted on. In case you want to accuse me of being rusted on, I have never given any of the major parties or The Greens my vote, but have chosen to direct my preference (and in not all cases was it to the Libs or the Nats either).
WITB -
Driver - Nessie 9o
Woods - Turbo Power III+ 3 & 5 wood
Irons - Oxygen - Type S 3HL, 4HL, 5-PW
Wedges - xds 56 & 60 degree
Putter - Tomahawk Sniper
H'cap - 12.7 on 1/1/08, 12.8 on 1/1/09, 13.7 on 1/1/10
http://www.golflink.com.au/HandicapH..._no=4130402024
"I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. That was way more satisfying." Mitch Hedberg
Unsure of this is genuinely from Ross Greenwood, but very interesting if it turns out to be accurate:
Originally Posted by Ross Greenwood of Money News
Last edited by Courty; 3rd February 2013 at 10:43 AM.
That's something which has been going around since 2009 - the numbers haven't been updated since then.
So perhaps it is good news as it means the debt hasn't grown at all in the last 2.5 years.
Edit - Even better, here's Ross himself on the email he didn't write. http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2...-his-name.html
It piqued my interest a bit so a bit of googling reveals it is utter horseshit from beginning to end.
There was about $50B in securities outstanding when Rudd as elected which, if you are going to claim $200B as debt now/then, is $50B more than NO debt. The 181 years thing is wrong. Garret was a minister when this was first written, and Faulkner and a few others that had past lives that weren't with the union or party.
Is google down for you Courty?
Last edited by Bruce; 3rd February 2013 at 11:35 AM.
Should be an interesting day today, with them all back in the chamber.
I love listening to question time .... would be nice if it was called "Appropriate Answer Time" though.
Self Appointed Matchplay Nazi. Elite Endurance Athlete. Proud Blue Arseclown. Vocal Minority.
In the bag ...
Driver - Ping I15 9.5 Stiff Shaft.
3W - RBZ
Hybrids - Titleist 913 17 and 22 deg.
Irons - Ping I5's
Wedges - Titleist Oilcan
Putter - Rife Deep Blue
http://www.golflink.com.au/handicap-history/?golflink_No=4010200385
http://www.gamegolf.com/player/Marto65
The economy from the eyes of Ross Gittins
http://www.smh.com.au/business/why-v...203-2dsgp.html
Bad news sells papers
Chopperlink
WITB
Cobra Speedzone::Cobra Speedzone Tour 3 wood, Cobra F6 5 wood: Mizuno H4's, :Mizuno 50, Mizuno MP 56 and 60*:TM Works #7
AndyC will always be my AndyB(unny)
Praising the Gillard governments economic management might be the same as praising Ricky Pontings captaincy.
Any numpty would have won all those test matches with McGrath and Warne in the team.
So Blakey, was there ever a global financial crisis?
Chopperlink
WITB
Cobra Speedzone::Cobra Speedzone Tour 3 wood, Cobra F6 5 wood: Mizuno H4's, :Mizuno 50, Mizuno MP 56 and 60*:TM Works #7
AndyC will always be my AndyB(unny)
Obviously a trick question. I give up. Why would you ask such a thing and how does it relate to the upcoming election?
It was Kevvy's gomint in the crisis. Nothing to do with the ranga.
spasticrap
Sim 2 Max / PRGR
3W 7W 4H - Sim 2 Max
Miura 57 CBs - ADDI
Odessey #7
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