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Starter: EricLindros Posted: 16 years ago Views: 19.0K
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#3870088
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Mostly for our Aussie Members, but enjoy how I Feel!!

Like life itself, one day Kevin Rudd's Prime Ministership will come to an end.

Calls to Cate Blanchett to check on the progress of baby Iggy will be met with the butler telling him "Ms Blanchett is busy, could you possibly ring back on another occasion".

He will then realise that celebrities have a thousand fans but John Button only one funeral. As a former Prime Minister once said "remember that it is not about you, it is only about the position you hold".

Like a boy in a lolly shop with a stack of blank cheques, Kevin Rudd is a man hopelessly out of his depth. Easily the worst Prime Minister in living memory. Nowadays he hardly ever refers to former Prime Ministers Hawke, Keating or Howard by name, thinking of them as irrelevant to Australia. He views them more as reluctant but necessary local administrators of a scorched earth nation in post-Mad Max environment. A wasteland where the main role of the three former PMs was to preserve as much petrol as they could and keep the fledgling scrap metal compounds in place until someone could rescue the survivors.

How else should we account for everything that Rudd does as having to be 'big', 'landmark', 'historic', 'root and branch', 'the first time' and so on? It is as if Hawke, Keating and Howard did absolutely nothing as Prime Ministers. Don't worry about Gough he will just be delighted that after the passing of more then 30 years Australia has produced a Prime Minister worse than him. It is Rudd and his fellow blow-in Penny Wong that had to save us from the great moral issue of our time. Vital to our nation's future the CPRS bill had to be passed by 3pm on some Friday back in October or November, not a minute later. What an embarrassment to them this high-pressure hoax became. Surprisingly the world did not end in 2009 after all.

Rudd also needed to save the nation from a looming recession by plundering our national savings and putting us into debt for years. But, of course, a man with no experience in running a business of any size at all would panic and overreact to the crisis because he failed to take notice of or give credit to John Howard or Peter Costello for having Australia in a position where we entered the GFC in a much better state than any other Western nation.

This is because in his mind there really was no economic management before Rudd. His election was year 0. Charging into the GFC with all of the incompetence and inexperience of a financial markets wood-duck, Rudd spent billions of taxpayer's money on hair brain schemes that have made Australia a laughing stock internationally.

Have you noticed how Rudd never now attends all of those international forums you couldn't keep him away from in his first year as PM? The gain for international leaders is the loss to Australia's hospitalized who have to endure Kevin Rudd exploiting their illness for cheap photo opportunities.

The second last thing Australians deserve or need is such an incompetent Prime Minister trying to run the hospital system. The "Building the Education Revolution" has also been a farce and an embarrassment to both Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. With Peter Garrett, these three ministers are lucky they are not company directors otherwise they would be prosecuted by ASIC, cross examined by liquidators and sued by shareholders. It is a pity that some years ago our business leaders did not demand of our politicians that any corporate governance rules applying to them would be willingly accepted if the politicians imposing them agreed to be bound by the same rules.

Some weeks ago, the Prime Minister was passionately in favour of "a big Australia". You know that when a process driven politician like Rudd declares himself passionately in favour of something, it means he has only just discovered the idea, this is especially true in his case given that this passionate belief like most of his ideas, only lasted a few weeks until he realised his passionate belief was not shared by the voters.

If you add closure of the insulation scheme, the failure of Grocery Choice and Fuel Watch to the debacle over the Green Loans scheme, his border protection policies and the now failed child care centre scheme, you are right to conclude that Kevin Rudd's hide is much thicker than that of any politician we have ever known in this country. Having been responsible for some of the greatest policy failings this country has ever seen, he would be forgiven for being so humiliated that together with Gillard and Garrett, they never showed their faces in public again. Agree with him or not on the policies, the only runs Rudd could say he has scored are the two apologies and the signing of Kyoto which only saw him capitalise on the work done over many years by others.

Just like a footballer whose only game for the year is the winning Grand Final in which he was selected due to other player injuries. With such a record of failure and incompetencies, he should not claim credit for any success in relation to his policies pertaining to the GFC which were by good luck rather than good management. He inherited the best economy in the Western world, spent too much money and working families now have six interest rate rises as a result of it.

Kevin Rudd has now announced a disastrous new tax regime which will seriously damage the mining industry. The last thing Australians need is Kevin Rudd trying to overhaul the tax system. Another fiasco looms. What Kevin Rudd needs is less power, less money, less influence and fewer Cabinet Ministers prepared to go along with this circus. Anyone with a nodding acquaintance of politics in this country knows that Colin Barnett and John Brumby were right. Why give any more power to a man whose Prime Ministerial record is bad beyond belief and whose period in office will be ridiculed by history?

Kevin Rudd now leads a Government in crisis. His capacity to deliver anything successfully must be severely shattered. He is a man without friends in the Labor Party. He is a loner. Not only without friends, but with a huge number of enemies inside his own Party. Why would the electorate keep liking a man so intensely disliked by those that know him best.
#3870089
Lvl 59
Sarah Palin may have gotten implants?

#3870090
Lvl 30
Too sensitive for me!




http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/06/pat-condell-on-ground-zero-mosque-is-it-possible-to-be-astonished-but-not-surprised.html
#3870091
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Subject: Julia Gillard (Australia's Newest Prime Minister)
She said it!!

WHEN DO WE SEE HER RUN ONTO THE PITCH?
#3870092
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Syd,

I saw on the news today that she won, is that a bad thing?

(I would sooner have a woman figure head to look at than a man)
#3870093
Lvl 30
Me? Challenge? No Way!
#3870094
Lvl 22


I know who she is
#3870095
Lvl 30
He no longer resides here:

One sunny day in July, 2010 Syd approached the Canberra Lodge. He spoke to the Commonwealth security guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd."
The Guard looked at him and said, "Sir, Mr. Rudd is no longer Prime Minister and no longer resides here."
Syd said, "Okay", and walked away.
The following day, Syd again approached the Lodge and said "I would like to go in and meet with the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd."
The Guard again told him, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr.Kevin Rudd is no longer the Prime Minister and no longer resides here."
Syd thanked him and, again, just walked away.
The third day, Syd again approached the Lodge and spoke to the very same Guard saying, "I would like to go in and meet with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd"
The Guard, understandably agitated at this point, looked at Syd and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row, you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Rudd. I've told you already, that Mr.Rudd is no longer Prime Minister and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?"
Syd looked at the Guard and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."

The Guard snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir."
#3870096
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#3870097
Lvl 30
"The Sound of Julia Gillard"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PE_vr0t3FA&feature=related

Made in September 2009 - eight months ahead of its time….
#3870098
Lvl 30
How to start each day with a Positive Outlook ...

1. Open a new file in your computer.

2. Name it "Julia Gillard".

3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.

4. Empty the Recycle Bin.

5. Your PC will ask you. "Do you really want to get rid of Julia Gillard?"

6. Firmly Click "Yes."

7. Feel better?

Tomorrow we'll do Wayne Swan.

Note: It worked on Kevin Rudd
#3870099
Lvl 30
Julia Gillard’s first interview………..

TV: “Congratulations Prime Minister. Before we start, as we stand here on Thursday afternoon, do you accept that tomorrow will be Friday?”

PM: “We have always supported the standard structure of the calendar and acknowledge that the public expect a regular system that provides the rhythm necessary for everyday planning and life structures. We feel very strongly about this.”

TV: “So you do agree that tomorrow is Friday?”

PM: “It isn’t important whether it is Friday or Monday. What is important is that unexpected changes don’t interfere with the normal expectations of the public - and this government has a solid record in supporting those expectations.”

TV: “But as today is Thursday, surely you can confirm that tomorrow is Friday?”

PM: “Everything is relative and whether the next day is Wednesday or Sunday is dependent on where you stand at the time. We have never challenged the current system and have the full support of the unions on this. Most intelligent people agree that changes are not required.”

TV: “Well then, what day is tomorrow?”

PM: “Tomorrow is the next day in our plan to further develop our marvelous country in many areas. We plan to continue providing better health care, reduced debt, reduced unemployment, controlled immigration and to be a world leader in controlling global warming.”

TV: “Returning to the question, can you not confirm that Friday is tomorrow?”

PM: “Friday is always around. It has been around many times before and will be around again many more times. Which is why we need - as a responsible government - to plan and organise for the future. Not just for tomorrow, but for our children and their children.

TV: “Prime Minister, the viewers are waiting for your answer on what day you think tomorrow is?”

PM: “We are dealing with bigger issues here. The Friday, Saturday, Sunday thing is not important or relevant to the scheme of things. They need to understand the critical issues and focus on the matters of concern, such as the condition of our nation and how we can continue to develop it so that all may reap the benefit.”

TV: “I’m sorry, we seem to have lost the point here again. Are you saying that it isn’t Friday tomorrow?”

PM: “The reality is that it is not important what day it is. What is important is how we handle the situation - and my government is handling it with solid policies evolved from the mandate the people gave us.”

TV: “But we just want to know if you agree that it will be Friday tomorrow?”

PM: “Let’s remain focused here. It is the nation that is important and we stand fast and rock steady in our dedication to the job in hand. In closing, let me say this one more time – we are fully committed to the task and have commissioned a report that will enable us to develop the plans for the future. Thank you.”

TV: “Prime Minister?????????????...”
#3870100
Lvl 30
I got to thinking today,

Socrates was poisoned
Julius Caesar was stabbed
Napoleon died in exile.
Lincoln & Kennedy were shot.
Gandhi was shot.
But poor Kevin Rudd was Gillardteened???????
#3870101
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Great Bumper Sticker!

#3870102
Lvl 30


Cattle Guards
Your government at work………
You will love this one, I haven't stop laughing yet………….
For those of you who have never travelled to the west, cattle guards are horizontal steel rails placed at fence openings, in dug-out places in the roads adjacent to highways (sometimes across highways), to prevent cattle from crossing over that area. For some reason the cattle will not step on the "guards," probably because they fear getting their feet caught between the rails.
A few months ago, Kevin Rudd received and was reading a report that there were over 10,000 cattle guards in NSW & Queensland. Graziers had protested his proposed changes in grazing policies, so he ordered the Minister to fire half of the cattle guards immediately!!
Before the Minister could respond and presumably try to straighten him out, Minister for Employment Julia Gillard, intervened with a request that…, before any cattle guards were fired, they be given six months of retraining.

And they are running our country, OMG!!
#3870103
Lvl 30
In reply to the many PM's re: our Election yesterday:

A Constitutional Democracy (which is what we have), differentiates us from a Republic, in that it gives us stability.

How many republics do we read about, which have indefinite results in their elections? Lots of them result in bloodshed.

Ours don't, because we have that Constitutional safety valve. The Governor General can call a fresh election, so that we the people, can decide.

This happened in 1975. No bloodshed, just a fresh election.

WHAT DOES A HUNG PARLIAMENT MEAN CONSTITUTIONALLY?

The potential of a hung parliament in Australia, following yesterday's election, has raised questions about the constitutional situation.

The final decision of how many seats each party has will probably not be known for some days but, once all results are in, if it is found that no
one party has a clear majority, negotiations will commence with the Green and independent members to enlist their support.

The Governor-General is vested with constitutional powers to commission a person to form a government but, by convention, these are never used in an arbitrary sense.

The duty of the Governor-General is to commission the leader of the party which can prove it has sufficient support in the lower house of the
parliament to survive a vote of no confidence. Until then, the incumbent government continues in caretaker mode.

If, in the future, those independents who had pledged support, decide to withdraw and support the other party, then the Governor-General will, upon being certain that the other party would survive a vote in the House of Representatives, commission the leader of that party to form a government.
If the situation is likely to continue to be unstable, then the Governor-General will seek a consensus on holding an election.

The number of electoral votes gained by any one party is, in a constitutional sense, immaterial - although it may influence the non-aligned
members. It is all about votes of elected members in the House of Representatives.

The whole process is based on providing the country with the most stable government possible.
#3870104
Lvl 30
Why I Voted Greens:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH_MBwQhGgA
#3870105
Lvl 36
Fire half of the cattle guards immediately!!


I'm from rural Texas and that has got to be the funniest shit ever. I wish GW Bush would have said something as ignorant as that.
#3870106
Lvl 30
Which side of the fence are you on??
If you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
If a Conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
If a Lefty/Greenie doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a Conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat.
If a Lefty/Greenie is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a Conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a Lefty/Greenie is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a Conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A Lefty/Greenie wonders who is going to take care of him, who he can leach off.
If a Conservative doesn’t like a talk show host or media commentator, he switches channels.
Lefties/Greenies demand that those they don’t like be shut down.
If a Conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
A Lefty/Greenie non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
If a Conservative reads this, he’ll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A Lefty/Greenie will delete it or go on the attack because he’s “offended”, the truth is offensive to them.
#3870107
Lvl 22
I didn't bother to read all the way back through to see if this has been posted before. Today is the first time I've seen it.

I LoL'ed,

Thank You
For only the second time in my adult life, I am not ashamed of my country. I want to thank the hard working American people for paying $242 thousand dollars plus additional expenses for my vacation in Spain. My daughter Sasha, several long-time family friends, my personal staff and various guests had a wonderful time. Honestly, you just haven't lived until you have stayed in a $2,500.00 per night suite at a 5-Star luxury hotel. We only booked 70 rooms for our friends, staff and family. Thank you also for the use of Air Force 2 and the 70 Secret Service personnel who tagged along to be sure we were safe and cared for at all times.


Air Force 2 only used 47,500 gallons of jet fuel for this trip and carbon emissions were a mere 1,031 tons of CO2. It costs only $11,500 per hour to operate Air Force 2 and each additional plane for the other members of our party group. These are only rough estimates, but they are close (who's counting?). That's quite a carbon footprint as my good friend Al Gore would say, so we must ask the American citizens to drive smaller, more fuel efficient cars and drive less too, so we can lessen our combined carbon footprint.


I know times are hard and millions of you are struggling to put food on the table and trying to make ends meet. I do appreciate your sacrifice and do hope you find work soon. I was really exhausted after Barack took our family on a luxury vacation in Maine a few weeks ago. I just had to get away for a few days. Will write more from Martha's Vineyard where we will spend our sixth vacation this year with more of our family and friends.

Cordially,


M. Obama


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