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2007-11-24 Down Under

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-11-24 01:16|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Exit polls say Labour will win comfortably.

Posted by phil_b 2007-11-24 01:58|| 2007-11-24 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn. Very disappointing. I've no idea whether Labour is as clueless and morally imbecilic as their counterparts in other western countries - but I know Howard's folks got things very right on the big questions. Unlike their US ally, they also managed to state the case clearly and emphatically.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-11-24 02:20|| 2007-11-24 02:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Sigh. Oz was one of the few nations that consistently got it right.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-24 02:48|| 2007-11-24 02:48|| Front Page Top

#4 gird yer loins boyz and fix bayonets we won't fail men if we fight like hell!

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-11-24 04:11|| 2007-11-24 04:11|| Front Page Top

#5 I think it's over - a Labor victory. Personally, I would have preferred Kim Beazley to Kevin Rudd - I think he would have made a much better PM and was more deserving of the position.

Posted by Gladys 2007-11-24 05:08|| 2007-11-24 05:08|| Front Page Top

#6 And in one years time people will be viewing this the same way they were in Spain after Zappy was elected: Stupid.

Posted by Charles 2007-11-24 07:39|| 2007-11-24 07:39|| Front Page Top

#7 apparently ear wax now joins vegamite as a national dish

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-11-24 08:51|| 2007-11-24 08:51|| Front Page Top

#8 I lol'd at Frank.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-11-24 10:11|| 2007-11-24 10:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Personally, I would have preferred Kim Beazley to Kevin Rudd - I think he would have made a much better PM and was more deserving of the position.

Over at Damian Penny's someone was saying that the moonbat love for Rudd was ominous. I replied that it wasn't love for Rudd, but hate for Howard. It was the same with Mark Latham, who turned out to be a bit of a nutter. But poor old Beazley, who was a man of some sense, did not inspire the same pseudo-affection.

I always thought Prime Ministering did not suit Howard; he always looked as if his ulcers were gnawing at him. Perhaps even now he and Beazley are kicking back, laughing in their beers.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-11-24 15:26|| 2007-11-24 15:26|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm over it. Commercial free election T.V is the most boring thing i have ever seen. Thank God they had Star Wars Movie on Channel 10, otherwise i would of went insane listening to all the political B.S. 6 Weeks of campaigning and watching them talk crap on t.v, thank god its over, thank god it's over. It doesn't matter who is Elected, all the Politicians tell lies.

Posted by Chamble McGurque2977 2007-11-24 16:27|| 2007-11-24 16:27|| Front Page Top

#11 over? Heck it's just beginning. You'll have to listen to years and years of analysis how they aren't really screwing you over, it just feels that way.

Posted by Woozle Grereck5422 2007-11-24 17:25|| 2007-11-24 17:25|| Front Page Top

#12 The media theme when conservatives are in power:

Underneath the happy surface lurks darkness and despair. Note their emphasis on family, religion, economy, stock market, improvements in Iraq - etc. Etc. Economy doing well - doom awaits!

The media theme when liberals are in power:

Sure, everything has gone to s&*t - but if you just wait long enough, it will be great fertilizer

Posted by Woozle Grereck5422 2007-11-24 17:34|| 2007-11-24 17:34|| Front Page Top

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