all i can say is that it is entirely un-strylyn of our lady of holy anger, saint julia, to call the elction mid-footy finals. i thought that was historically a bad time to call it? anyway, c’arna cats!
i see she is electioneerig already with the call not to electioneer in the sitting of parliament up to the dissolution of the government. right.
A lot of fuss over the election date. People still crowing about their precious religion being stepped on, some sacred Jewish holiday falls on September 14. Why do we have to worry about walking on eggshells, what about real issues and why on a Saturday, you can cast a pre-poll vote y’know!!
Bob Hawke almost lost the unloseable election in 1984 when the campaign dragged on too long. Australians don’t like American-style elections. As for the election date being under cover of the footy finals, the Labor premier in WA thought he would be returned easily by holding the 2008 election in the middle of the Beijing Olympics and the footy finals and he was turfed out. 14th Sept is also Yom Kippur, a key Jewish holiday.
A lot of fuss over the election date. People still crowing about their precious religion being stepped on, some sacred Jewish holiday falls on September 14. Why do we have to worry about walking on eggshells, what about real issues and why on a Saturday, you can cast a pre-poll vote y’know!!
Well it’s pretty simple. Elections have always been held on a Saturday, in my lifetime anyway. So any Jew giving a toss about Yom Kippur has been shafted by every PM for the last 40 years or so as it. Turnbull should have been well above having a go at Gillard over this.
Indeed, it’s a perfect snapshot of the incredibly shallow level of political debate in this country.
You know I think this might be a clever move (for once) from Gillard.
1/ Abbott is even showing up Zed with his lethargy to get going after holidays.
2/ Even the mainstream media is getting thoroughly jacked off with Abbott’s refusal to answer anything he doesn’t want to.
3/ It forces voters to face up to the fact that on 15 September this joke of an alternative could actually be our Prime Minster, and therefore will give a rather different perspective to every single thing he does from now on. Including, according to twitter, refusing to take any questions after his response this afternoon. (Might as well just post a bloody YouTube clip!)
Julia was wearing thick glasses – is that a first? Made her look as though she was wearing one of those Marx Brothers glasses/nose combos. She has some semite-ish honker! Which made Julia’s choice of Yum Kipper day for the election even a tad poignant.
You know I think this might be a clever move (for once) from Gillard.
1/ Abbott is even showing up Zed with his lethargy to get going after holidays.
2/ Even the mainstream media is getting thoroughly jacked off with Abbott’s refusal to answer anything he doesn’t want to.
3/ It forces voters to face up to the fact that on 15 September this joke of an alternative could actually be our Prime Minster, and therefore will give a rather different perspective to every single thing he does from now on. Including, according to twitter, refusing to take any questions after his response this afternoon. (Might as well just post a bloody YouTube clip!)
Plus one.
Anybody who votes for not only a halfwit, but also a half retarded religious fanatic who thinks women being abused is a good thing, should probably be put down.
Julia was wearing thick glasses – is that a first? Made her look as though she was wearing one of those Marx Brothers glasses/nose combos. She has some semite-ish honker! Which made Julia’s choice of Yum Kipper day for the election even a tad poignant.
Wow, you really are a simple, petty little boy aren’t you!
You know I think this might be a clever move (for once) from Gillard.
1/ Abbott is even showing up Zed with his lethargy to get going after holidays.
2/ Even the mainstream media is getting thoroughly jacked off with Abbott’s refusal to answer anything he doesn’t want to.
3/ It forces voters to face up to the fact that on 15 September this joke of an alternative could actually be our Prime Minster, and therefore will give a rather different perspective to every single thing he does from now on. Including, according to twitter, refusing to take any questions after his response this afternoon. (Might as well just post a bloody YouTube clip!)
Plus one.
Anybody who votes for not only a halfwit, but also a half retarded religious fanatic who thinks women being abused is a good thing, should probably be put down.
Maybe if you could be a little more civil or are you just venting your spleen befor Labor’s new offensive comments legislation kick in.
Please supply proof that Abbott said “women being abused is a good thing”
You know I think this might be a clever move (for once) from Gillard.
1/ Abbott is even showing up Zed with his lethargy to get going after holidays.
2/ Even the mainstream media is getting thoroughly jacked off with Abbott’s refusal to answer anything he doesn’t want to.
3/ It forces voters to face up to the fact that on 15 September this joke of an alternative could actually be our Prime Minster, and therefore will give a rather different perspective to every single thing he does from now on. Including, according to twitter, refusing to take any questions after his response this afternoon. (Might as well just post a bloody YouTube clip!)
Plus one.
Anybody who votes for not only a halfwit, but also a half retarded religious fanatic who thinks women being abused is a good thing, should probably be put down.
When did Tony Abbott state that he thinks women being abused is a good thing?
It gives the Opposition 7 months to come up with policies; it gives a definitive end date to this frustrating political cycle and it means, from this point, Abbott may actually start answering questions – instead of 1) walking away 2) parading his daughter/wife/Chief of Staff around to answer puff questions about his character. It’s a smart move. And a religious holiday that most wouldn’t be able to locate on a calendar .. please.
Julia was wearing thick glasses – is that a first? Made her look as though she was wearing one of those Marx Brothers glasses/nose combos. She has some semite-ish honker! Which made Julia’s choice of Yum Kipper day for the election even a tad poignant.
So when does gov’t go into caretaker mode and cease buying things, issuing tenders and contracts etc?
How does this affect the people and businesses that carry out said activities?
You might as well forget Parliament for the rest of the year, it will just be a shit fight with zero productivity.
The combination of the Rabbits promise to sack 20,000 Pub Servs, and the acknowledged downturn in business during political campaigns, does not auger well for the local business scene during the next 9 months.
You know I think this might be a clever move (for once) from Gillard.
1/ Abbott is even showing up Zed with his lethargy to get going after holidays.
2/ Even the mainstream media is getting thoroughly jacked off with Abbott’s refusal to answer anything he doesn’t want to.
3/ It forces voters to face up to the fact that on 15 September this joke of an alternative could actually be our Prime Minster, and therefore will give a rather different perspective to every single thing he does from now on. Including, according to twitter, refusing to take any questions after his response this afternoon. (Might as well just post a bloody YouTube clip!)
Plus one.
Anybody who votes for not only a halfwit, but also a half retarded religious fanatic who thinks women being abused is a good thing, should probably be put down.
Errr….. Let me see,
1. the Launch/Launch on the weekend? Sure there wasn’t much happening earlier in the month but it is January FCS!
2. You reckon the PM does any thing/answer anything the media wants all the time?
3. Or we could continue with the joke we have right now…dear lord not another 3 years of this!
Anyone who continues to support this misogynist naming (oh, except when its her other half), mind changing (No carbon tax/definitely a surplus) government may also need their head read.
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bugger, knew you’d beat me to the punch.
all i can say is that it is entirely un-strylyn of our lady of holy anger, saint julia, to call the elction mid-footy finals. i thought that was historically a bad time to call it? anyway, c’arna cats!
i see she is electioneerig already with the call not to electioneer in the sitting of parliament up to the dissolution of the government. right.
Footy finals,
very un-straylyn like from the PM
OMG! what about the One Direction concert!!! Julia, PLEASE!!!
Tony said :
i’m rather sure 1d concert goers will be far too young to be casting a ballot…
Nice to see the persecution complex is coming out strong in reaction to the date.
Scary times
A lot of fuss over the election date. People still crowing about their precious religion being stepped on, some sacred Jewish holiday falls on September 14. Why do we have to worry about walking on eggshells, what about real issues and why on a Saturday, you can cast a pre-poll vote y’know!!
Bob Hawke almost lost the unloseable election in 1984 when the campaign dragged on too long. Australians don’t like American-style elections. As for the election date being under cover of the footy finals, the Labor premier in WA thought he would be returned easily by holding the 2008 election in the middle of the Beijing Olympics and the footy finals and he was turfed out. 14th Sept is also Yom Kippur, a key Jewish holiday.
Mr Gillespie said :
Not surprising you are also are against Jews.
Well it’s pretty simple. Elections have always been held on a Saturday, in my lifetime anyway. So any Jew giving a toss about Yom Kippur has been shafted by every PM for the last 40 years or so as it. Turnbull should have been well above having a go at Gillard over this.
Indeed, it’s a perfect snapshot of the incredibly shallow level of political debate in this country.
Let’s vote them all out!
So… Caretaker mode in government agencies for the next 8 months?
No decisions, no new projects?
Caretaker mode not in effect until August. Parliament to continue sitting, writs not issued.
Jivrashia said :
No caretaker until government is dissolved in mid August.
You know I think this might be a clever move (for once) from Gillard.
1/ Abbott is even showing up Zed with his lethargy to get going after holidays.
2/ Even the mainstream media is getting thoroughly jacked off with Abbott’s refusal to answer anything he doesn’t want to.
3/ It forces voters to face up to the fact that on 15 September this joke of an alternative could actually be our Prime Minster, and therefore will give a rather different perspective to every single thing he does from now on. Including, according to twitter, refusing to take any questions after his response this afternoon. (Might as well just post a bloody YouTube clip!)
A seven and a half month election campaign? I will surely drown in my own vomit by then…
So why the early call?
People who cannot vote on Saturdays for religious reasons can always do a pre-vote or postal vote. No big deal.
Julia was wearing thick glasses – is that a first? Made her look as though she was wearing one of those Marx Brothers glasses/nose combos. She has some semite-ish honker! Which made Julia’s choice of Yum Kipper day for the election even a tad poignant.
Faark… I’d rather shove myself back in utero for the next 8 months.
Anyone know a female Asian doctor?
Gungahlin Al said :
Plus one.
Anybody who votes for not only a halfwit, but also a half retarded religious fanatic who thinks women being abused is a good thing, should probably be put down.
Masquara said :
Wow, you really are a simple, petty little boy aren’t you!
I think she looked quite attractive.
what’s the fuss with calling an election now?
its not as if we don’t know the date of the next ACT election.
I can ignore the crap that politicians and the media will spew out over the next eight months and focus on who to vote for just before 14 September.
Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :
Maybe if you could be a little more civil or are you just venting your spleen befor Labor’s new offensive comments legislation kick in.
Please supply proof that Abbott said “women being abused is a good thing”
Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :
When did Tony Abbott state that he thinks women being abused is a good thing?
I’m totally down with this.
It gives the Opposition 7 months to come up with policies; it gives a definitive end date to this frustrating political cycle and it means, from this point, Abbott may actually start answering questions – instead of 1) walking away 2) parading his daughter/wife/Chief of Staff around to answer puff questions about his character. It’s a smart move. And a religious holiday that most wouldn’t be able to locate on a calendar .. please.
Masquara said :
I also like kippers.
So when does gov’t go into caretaker mode and cease buying things, issuing tenders and contracts etc?
How does this affect the people and businesses that carry out said activities?
You might as well forget Parliament for the rest of the year, it will just be a shit fight with zero productivity.
Unbeliavable.
12 August parliament is prorogued.
8 months to decide which EU country I’ll go and live in while the mad monk is in power.
The combination of the Rabbits promise to sack 20,000 Pub Servs, and the acknowledged downturn in business during political campaigns, does not auger well for the local business scene during the next 9 months.
We are not being well led.
Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :
Errr….. Let me see,
1. the Launch/Launch on the weekend? Sure there wasn’t much happening earlier in the month but it is January FCS!
2. You reckon the PM does any thing/answer anything the media wants all the time?
3. Or we could continue with the joke we have right now…dear lord not another 3 years of this!
Anyone who continues to support this misogynist naming (oh, except when its her other half), mind changing (No carbon tax/definitely a surplus) government may also need their head read.