5 October 2011

Andrew Leigh v. Angry Anderson

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The conservative Quadrant is making merry over comments made by Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh about wrinkly rocker Angry Anderson’s plans to enter politics formally:

Labor MHR Dr Andrew Leigh thinks Anderson’s plan is utter nonsense. Rather than waiting to see if the Nationals would actually accept Anderson as a candidate, Leigh has immediately weighed in with his two cents’ worth on Anderson’s chances.

The article goes on to compare and contrast Dr Leigh’s pointy headedness v. Angry’s working family credentials and finishes with this:

Poor old Angry. It’s a shame, because he’s got the bald head right – but if only he’d written more songs about fashionable minorities and the rape of the environment.

And if only he’d decided to run as a Labor candidate – the PR people would have fallen over themselves to present him as the acceptable face of Labor’s heartland, recaptured by the current regime’s devotion to traditional values and deep-seated love of the working man, tatts and all.

Perhaps even Andrew Leigh might have had a good word for him – after someone explained to him who Rose Tattoo was.

Fair comment? Or “flabby underbelly of snobbery”?

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Tooks said :

Jim Jones said :

I think Mr Anderson should stick to what he does well, that is playing loud late 70s Aussie rock.

To be perfectly honest, I don’t think he was particularly good at that either.

He had a few decent tunes.

I can think of 2.

Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day.

Jim Jones said :

I think Mr Anderson should stick to what he does well, that is playing loud late 70s Aussie rock.

To be perfectly honest, I don’t think he was particularly good at that either.

He had a few decent tunes.

I think Mr Anderson should stick to what he does well, that is playing loud late 70s Aussie rock.

To be perfectly honest, I don’t think he was particularly good at that either.

colourful sydney racing identity11:17 am 23 Nov 11

I think Mr Anderson should stick to what he does well, that is playing loud late 70s Aussie rock.

Agreed. His dabbling in United Nations conspiracy theories has meant I can no longer appreciate Bad Boy for Love – sad days indeed.

colourful sydney racing identity10:21 am 23 Nov 11

Gungahlin Al said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Deref said :

Gungahlin Al said :

At least they inadvertantly concede that the environment is being raped.

As for running in New England, from what I’ve seen of Tony Windsor lately, even “star power” won’t knock him off. Surely he’s a good example of the thinking person’s MP? Spin free, logical, best intentions, pragmatic, not prone to brinkmanship. And those are all traits that rural people value.

IMHO a good role model for anyone ever thinking about putting their hand up.

Hell yes. If only all politicians were like him.

What, like addressing a carbon tax rally bagging out people with agendas and political aspirations and then revealing that he has been shoring up support within the National party? Yes, we should have more people like him.

I think you’re getting mixed up – the above comments were about Tony Windsor – not Angry Anderson, about whom you appear to be commenting?

guilty as charged.

Deref said :

Angry would make a much better PM than Mr Rabbot.

Better than Juliar, too.

Gungahlin Al4:47 pm 22 Nov 11

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Deref said :

Gungahlin Al said :

At least they inadvertantly concede that the environment is being raped.

As for running in New England, from what I’ve seen of Tony Windsor lately, even “star power” won’t knock him off. Surely he’s a good example of the thinking person’s MP? Spin free, logical, best intentions, pragmatic, not prone to brinkmanship. And those are all traits that rural people value.

IMHO a good role model for anyone ever thinking about putting their hand up.

Hell yes. If only all politicians were like him.

What, like addressing a carbon tax rally bagging out people with agendas and political aspirations and then revealing that he has been shoring up support within the National party? Yes, we should have more people like him.

I think you’re getting mixed up – the above comments were about Tony Windsor – not Angry Anderson, about whom you appear to be commenting?

colourful sydney racing identity4:07 pm 22 Nov 11

Deref said :

Gungahlin Al said :

At least they inadvertantly concede that the environment is being raped.

As for running in New England, from what I’ve seen of Tony Windsor lately, even “star power” won’t knock him off. Surely he’s a good example of the thinking person’s MP? Spin free, logical, best intentions, pragmatic, not prone to brinkmanship. And those are all traits that rural people value.

IMHO a good role model for anyone ever thinking about putting their hand up.

Hell yes. If only all politicians were like him.

What, like addressing a carbon tax rally bagging out people with agendas and political aspirations and then revealing that he has been shoring up support within the National party? Yes, we should have more people like him.

Uneducated bogans should never go anywhere near politics or anything that has any bearing on society.

jimbocool said :

chewy14 said :

Gungahlin Al said :

chewy14 said :

Well ChewyA, those are my beliefs, and I’m prepared to put my name to them. Clearly we differ markedly on our assessments of the way the parliament has been running lately, but it is hardly blackmail – it is the system of government we have, and the various players within it are doing what they believe to be right for the country.

You don’t think issues like Wilkie saying he’ll drop support for Gillard if she doesn’t enact his pokie laws is blackmail?
They may think they are doing what they believe to be right for the country, but that doesn’t make it right.

Actually Chewy, Wilkie isn’t balckmailing anybody, he’s just insisting that the agreement he struck with the Prime Minister is adhered to. The agreement is publicly available -http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20110620/wilkie/docs/agreement.pdf – and the terms were widely discussed at the time.

On a side note, my money is on Windsor to be be comfortably re-elected on primary vote alone. Oakeshott is in trouble, and Wilke will be re-elected easily.

No, that doesn’t sound like blackmail at all.
More like bribery.

chewy14 said :

Gungahlin Al said :

chewy14 said :

Well ChewyA, those are my beliefs, and I’m prepared to put my name to them. Clearly we differ markedly on our assessments of the way the parliament has been running lately, but it is hardly blackmail – it is the system of government we have, and the various players within it are doing what they believe to be right for the country.

You don’t think issues like Wilkie saying he’ll drop support for Gillard if she doesn’t enact his pokie laws is blackmail?
They may think they are doing what they believe to be right for the country, but that doesn’t make it right.

Actually Chewy, Wilkie isn’t balckmailing anybody, he’s just insisting that the agreement he struck with the Prime Minister is adhered to. The agreement is publicly available -http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20110620/wilkie/docs/agreement.pdf – and the terms were widely discussed at the time.

On a side note, my money is on Windsor to be be comfortably re-elected on primary vote alone. Oakeshott is in trouble, and Wilke will be re-elected easily.

Gungahlin Al said :

chewy14 said :

Well ChewyA, those are my beliefs, and I’m prepared to put my name to them. Clearly we differ markedly on our assessments of the way the parliament has been running lately, but it is hardly blackmail – it is the system of government we have, and the various players within it are doing what they believe to be right for the country.

You don’t think issues like Wilkie saying he’ll drop support for Gillard if she doesn’t enact his pokie laws is blackmail?
They may think they are doing what they believe to be right for the country, but that doesn’t make it right.

Gungahlin Al12:40 pm 22 Nov 11

chewy14 said :

Gungahlin Al said :

We shall see in the fullness of time I guess. In the meantime, I’m pretty happy with how this balance of power is functioning.

Far from being a “hung parliament” as the media so like to badge it, I think this is (oh so slowly) morphing into a pretty balanced (sorry – pun) government, if you are prepared to look beyond the press gallery’s desparate search for the excitement of a spill and look instead at what’s being legislated. It would be a vastly different situation if it was a traditional majority government.

Sorry Al,
I can’t help but think you’re only saying that because you’re a Greens supporter and they seem to be getting everything they want along with a host of stupid issues being brought up (blackmail style) by the independents.
If this is balanced government, then give me unbalanced majority every day.

As for old Angry A,
he’s definitely a knob but if he was running for the Labor party you can guarantee they would be promoting him as The People’s Knob.

Well ChewyA, those are my beliefs, and I’m prepared to put my name to them. Clearly we differ markedly on our assessments of the way the parliament has been running lately, but it is hardly blackmail – it is the system of government we have, and the various players within it are doing what they believe to be right for the country.

They should have a boxing match.I’d like to see that. 🙂

Gungahlin Al said :

We shall see in the fullness of time I guess. In the meantime, I’m pretty happy with how this balance of power is functioning.

Far from being a “hung parliament” as the media so like to badge it, I think this is (oh so slowly) morphing into a pretty balanced (sorry – pun) government, if you are prepared to look beyond the press gallery’s desparate search for the excitement of a spill and look instead at what’s being legislated. It would be a vastly different situation if it was a traditional majority government.

Sorry Al,
I can’t help but think you’re only saying that because you’re a Greens supporter and they seem to be getting everything they want along with a host of stupid issues being brought up (blackmail style) by the independents.
If this is balanced government, then give me unbalanced majority every day.

As for old Angry A,
he’s definitely a knob but if he was running for the Labor party you can guarantee they would be promoting him as The People’s Knob.

Gungahlin Al said :

At least they inadvertantly concede that the environment is being raped.

As for running in New England, from what I’ve seen of Tony Windsor lately, even “star power” won’t knock him off. Surely he’s a good example of the thinking person’s MP? Spin free, logical, best intentions, pragmatic, not prone to brinkmanship. And those are all traits that rural people value.

IMHO a good role model for anyone ever thinking about putting their hand up.

Hell yes. If only all politicians were like him.

Gungahlin Al10:30 am 22 Nov 11

We shall see in the fullness of time I guess. In the meantime, I’m pretty happy with how this balance of power is functioning.

Far from being a “hung parliament” as the media so like to badge it, I think this is (oh so slowly) morphing into a pretty balanced (sorry – pun) government, if you are prepared to look beyond the press gallery’s desparate search for the excitement of a spill and look instead at what’s being legislated. It would be a vastly different situation if it was a traditional majority government.

Gungahlin Al said :

At least they inadvertantly concede that the environment is being raped.

As for running in New England, from what I’ve seen of Tony Windsor lately, even “star power” won’t knock him off. Surely he’s a good example of the thinking person’s MP? Spin free, logical, best intentions, pragmatic, not prone to brinkmanship. And those are all traits that rural people value.

IMHO a good role model for anyone ever thinking about putting their hand up.

I think you’re underestimating the anger of New England at having their vote deliver a Labor Government Al.

My mail is windsor’s gone for all money.

Gungahlin Al10:14 am 22 Nov 11

At least they inadvertantly concede that the environment is being raped.

As for running in New England, from what I’ve seen of Tony Windsor lately, even “star power” won’t knock him off. Surely he’s a good example of the thinking person’s MP? Spin free, logical, best intentions, pragmatic, not prone to brinkmanship. And those are all traits that rural people value.

IMHO a good role model for anyone ever thinking about putting their hand up.

amarooresident310:03 am 22 Nov 11

Quadrant – is that still a thing?

I’m just perplexed at why Leigh is wandering into this argument given that Anderson, if he gets preselection, and that’s a big if, will be running for New England seat.

Wouldn’t it be great if they went head to head in Fraser?
I’d pay to see that.

I doubt that it’s only Mr Leigh who’d need to have Rose Tattoo explained to him. I’m in my mid-30s, and I only barely remember a time when Angry was anything other than a Paris Hilton-esque famewhore.

Much as I have been having a laugh at Andrew Leigh’s foray into street-party planning, the sight of Angry Anderson addressing that anti-climate change mob who simply reject science because it’s not common sense was memorably horrible. He should do very well in the Nationals.

The only good thing about Quadrant is that it has Les Murray as poetry editor.

colourful sydney racing identity7:33 am 22 Nov 11

Angry Anderson would have to be the greatest sell out in the history of rock’n’roll.

Angry would make a much better PM than Mr Rabbot.

whitelaughter1:37 am 22 Nov 11

This seems to be the original article that Quadrant is basing their stuff on:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/angry-wants-to-be-a-nationals-mp-20111003-1l4zi.html

word perfect copies of the article have been published in multiple rags though; the oldest ones don’t have the Nat’s response.

…I’m guessing Labor’s going to regret giving Angry that Order of Australia medal!

creative_canberran1:19 am 22 Nov 11

Angry Anderson: a school dropout, couldn’t get a job without a family favour, couldn’t keep a band together, couldn’t keep a marriage together, went back to cleaning toilets and doing odd jobs on building sites in recent times following divorce, and even then had by his own admission had to call in favours to get work.

We need diverse people in Parliament, not Trailer Trash AM.

I hope angry gets right up him! Smarmy bastard!

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