As the ACT election draws ever nearer we typically see all sorts of mud slinging back and forth between the major parties. Today, citynews brings us word that ACT Labor have accused The Canberra Liberals of holding “secret, closed door” meetings with Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Apparently challenger to the throne Zed Seselja had previously indicated he wouldn’t be talking to Tony Abbott about the local campaign & Labor are furious he’s seemingly going back on his word… as if that never happens in politics.
This thread reminds me of the ‘pigs arse’ quote attributed to John Elliott.
Anyway said :
He did say that he would not be using Abbott in the election campaign. He is. He said something, he did the opposite. I suspect he said it off the cuff without considering it, it does raise the issue of credibility, but not in a massive way.
As Mysteryman points out above, he is no island when it comes to credibility problems.
Let it go, it is boring.
colourful sydney racing identity said :
Yep, you’re right. Stupid statement from Zed.
Still got a hell of a long way to go before any perceived credibility problem reaches the magnitude of the one firmly surrounding Fudge-the-numbers-Gallgher.
pepmeup said :
he also just said the election should be about local issues – he didnt say Abbott couldnt be here at all?!?!?! Im confused as to where this even came from :S
quote from the Crimes: “Well, here I am,” Mr Abbott said.
“It’s great to be out with Zed, he’s doing a great job and I think is a serious chance to be our first coalition Chief Minister in the ACT since Gary Humphries in 2001.”
I withdraw my previous statements about it being a non-issue, I heard Seselja on the Ross Solly show, specifically state that Abbott would play no part in the campaign.
Meeting with him is one thing but using him in the campaign *when you have said you won’t* is another thing.
It was a stupid statement for Seselja to make at the time and has now presented the Liberals with a credibility problem.
Masquara said :
http://m.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/abbott-runs-in-to-canberra-liberals-campaign-20121011-27efz.html
So how many words was a picture worth?
Masquara said :
Obvious Liberal is obvious.
‘a secret, closed door, private meeting’
Lol. As opposed to a ‘public, closed door private meeting’, or a secret, open door meeting, or a secret, closed door public meeting. Come on Elias, surely you could have got the word ‘conspire’ in there somewhere.
And it’s not too late to make dark mutterings in the press about Zed’s ‘problem with strong capable women’.
Politicians of all stripes are fond of saying that they have confidence in the ‘intelligence of the electorate’. I think the evidence is otherwise.
Would you believe The Crimes has actually put this garbage on today’s front page as the main story? Boy, they’re really going all out to try and get Katy re-elected, aren’t they?
Andrew Barr has been on the news claiming that rates won’t triple other than through the standard inflation rate, and that “the increase will be less than 10 per cent per annum”. By less than ten percent, let’s assume he’s allowing himself 9.9 per cent.
On that basis, my rates would grow by 300 per cent over 11 years, but my income at current APS certified agreement rates would grow by less than 50 per cent.
Yes, raters WILL triple, and the impact on my rates bill in terms of spending power is set to MORE THAN DOUBLE in real terms.
Easily enough to hit my hip-pocket nerve to the extent that Labor’s waffly social engineering takes a backseat to my personal financial self-interest.
Madam Cholet said :
“I’d like to tell her that I love her but the point is probably moot”
– Rick Springfield 1981.
chewy14 said :
“Triple your rates” is very good.
It resonates with Canberrans, whose cost of living has soared while the government’s inefficient spending on crap we don’t need has soared commensurately.
Madam Cholet said :
Thank you 🙂
Late night post.
Thumper said :
Did you mean ‘Moot’?
I though the Liberals stupid “triple your rates” slogan would be the low point of this campaign.
I stand corrected, this wins.
The title of this story should be “Dumb meets with dumber”.
Zed, Labor insists you open the door and come out of the closet.
Woody Mann-Caruso said :
What is this? Eastenders?
You truly are pathetic if you think this is anything more significant than a windup.
SnapperJack said :
A very brave prediction.
Abbott is sooooo not PM material it’s not funny. You’d have to be banking on a hell of a lot more ALP incompetence to help get Abbott over the line….
Woody Mann-Caruso said :
Actually, Zed said “at this stage” or words to that effect, that he wouldn’t talk to Abbott.
And that was a few weeks ago I believe.
So technically the point is kind of mute really.
But whatever….