"I for one welcome our insect overlords" - The Politics Thread

[Insertnamehere]

That’s the the one i was talking about, you might have got him confused with Matt Canavan who allegedly did the same thing to the same person…

The party of traditional values

 

[Insertnamehere]

An observation on twitter on the barracking (not reporting) of the media


The media: ‘The coalition has left the economy in great shape! Great job guys well done!’

Also the media: ‘WHAT WILL LABOR DO TO FIX THE ECONOMY?!?!? ITS IN TATTERS!!!’

Same with debt and deficit when Labor was in. Then we owe like 14x and crickets.

 

[style_cafe]

The party of traditional values

and 6 fingers on each hand...

 

[Insertnamehere]

and 6 fingers on each hand...

Is that because someone slipped a digit in?

 

[pjennings]

I wonder how the people that voted for the two time liberal candidate 'independent' that beat Keneally feel now after she effectively distanced herself from the rest of the crossbench meaning she has absolutely no clout in the new parliament. Three years coming as a totally ineffective member that will be ignored by the other 150 members of the lower house.

 

[style_cafe]

Is that because someone slipped a digit in?

They both did mate but not at the same time i`m reliably told...

 

[midfielder]

Had a look at Sky after dark..... OMG .... they are a copy of Fox in the US... but for the first time in my life we have a major company that has gone beyond simply lying and making stuff up to screaming that they will change the government...

I know Rudd and Turnbull want an royal commission into News ... but as a swinging voter, the actions of News IMO are an abuse of power... kinda like he now believes in fascism ... it's scary stuff ...

I know and understand all media organisation's have bias, but parts of News IMO threaten democracy while all the time claiming its all about free speech...

 

[pjennings]

Watch out. Apparently Craig Kelly now lives in Narara. Will he try for Robertson next time

 

[pjennings]

 

[FFC Mariner]

I wonder how the people that voted for the two time liberal candidate 'independent' that beat Keneally feel now after she effectively distanced herself from the rest of the crossbench meaning she has absolutely no clout in the new parliament. Three years coming as a totally ineffective member that will be ignored by the other 150 members of the lower house.

They booted Kenneally. Great outcome
Shoyld never have been allowed to stand.

 

[marinermick]

A bit of driving today, so for shits and giggles I decided to listen to John Laws. The amount of salt from those who rang in was glorious. Blaming the Liberal moderates for the loss and urging the Libs to go more right.

 

[FFC Mariner]

With Potato head/Himmler they will

 

[pjennings]

They booted Kenneally. Great outcome
Shoyld never have been allowed to stand.

That wasn't the point. She is now an independent with no friends. Not the libs where she was expelled from. Not the crossbench and not the ALP. Her electorate is now for all intents and purposes unrepresented. She stood to represent her community and with her first utterance has ensured that they now have no access via the government, opposition or front bench.

A complete failure on her promise on day one.

Edit. Today she seems to have walked back her dismissive approach to the crossbench and now says that she is willing to work with the ALP and the cross-bench.

 

[midfielder]

Watch out. Apparently Craig Kelly now lives in Narara. Will he try for Robertson next time

I think tied to the railway line between Woy Woy and Gosford would be a good welcome...

 

[Man Overboard]

Had a look at Sky after dark..... OMG .... they are a copy of Fox in the US...

Stop The Steal

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

With Potato head/Himmler they will

Yep, Potato Satan is a terrifying thought.

No, people abandoned the Libs because they've gone too far right and are too much in bed with the far, far right and the conspiracist nutters. They need to come back to the centre - that's where the party has traditionally stood.

If people dumped the Libs for White Nation and Palmer's f**ksticks Anonymous, then they'd have a claim that they need to go further right - but look at Qld; they skipped ALP and jumped all the way over to the Greens.

Last election, Australia very firmly said that we don't want policies at all. Maybe we're realising that we actually do.

I'm genuinely concerned that if the economy tanks, ALP will get the blame and we'll have a one-term government with Mein Kipfler ruling us.

 

[pjennings]

 

[style_cafe]

They booted Kenneally. Great outcome
Shoyld never have been allowed to stand.

Similar to Feneley in Dobell…

 

[FFC Mariner]

Similar to Feneley in Dobell…

Looking at the booth data in Dobell - in the words of the song "he gets battered everywhere he goes" Managed to turn a marginal into a safe labor seat.
Another captains pick by Scummo

 

[Insertnamehere]

Looking at the booth data in Dobell - in the words of the song "he gets battered everywhere he goes" Managed to turn a marginal into a safe labor seat.
Another captains pick by Scummo

Pentecostal soldier?