Mini-Moonface Wins!
Three things to note:1. Back in April, when undertaking my John Howard/Joan Ferguson intertextual analysis, I referred to how Joan was eventually brought down by Rita 'The Beater' Connors.
Quote me:
But don't despair - just when we thought nothing would ever stop Joan Ferguson, along came blonde bikie Rita Connors - and the rest is history...Someday, my blonde bikie will come too.
Kev's a vary unnertrectif men, but he is blond...
2. Am I the only one to have noticed an unsettling resemblance between
and
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3. How dare any feral lefty get her lesbian knickers in a knot about Uncle Rupert supposedly being biased against the Labor Party, or using his media machine to prop up Howard at every conceivable opportunity?
I thought yesterday's heading in the Tele, 'Rudderless', and sub-heading, 'Kevin leads Kim on sinking ship', was a completely objective, fair and responsible piece of reporting.
See, the Tele has a machine that can see into the future - that's how it's able to report with absolutely certainty things that haven't actually happened yet, e.g. Labor losing the next election.
Bet you feel pretty stupid for thinking the Tele is biased now, doncha? Huh?
posted by Sam @ Tuesday, December 05, 2006
10 Comments:
Perhaps he gets his irritatingly pompous manner from the same place as the son of an Earlwood service station proprietor, Adam.
And if 'substance' is corrupt, unaccountable governance, cynical voter manipulation through populist right-wing rhetoric and a refusal to move into the 21st century on social policy, then I'll take Rudd's shallow style any day.
Howard making judgments about a politician's lack of substance is a bit like Lindsay Lohan accusing someone of lack of self-restraint.
'You can throw around as many derogatory adjectives as you like about Howard...'
Gee thanks, Adam - I take after your lead. ('irritatingly pompous manner', 'aged, lefty lesbian hack', etc)
'corrupt? What on earth are you basing that on?'
Just a niggling little thing called AWB. Oh that's right, that wasn't corruption was it, just willing negligence and gross incompetence. My bad.
And remember the three, I think it was, ministers who were sacked within the first term of the Howard government, in the days when he used to enforce his ministerial code of conduct?
'And, you know, to win, you guys are simply going...'
Don't be so presumptuous - I'm not a Labor member or supporter. I just believe they're the lesser of two evils.
'inner city poseurs and fauxhemians...aren't terribly concerned about right-wing populism in respect of David Hicks, refugees, or whatever the totem of the day is...'
I don't know if you're referring to me specifically here - if you are, please have the courage and courtesy to do so directly - but for me, an unconvicted Australian citizen having the expectation of and right to a swift and speedy trial, no matter what he's been accused of, is nothing to do with populism - it's an essential component of our judicial system.
But keep flying the flag Adam - it's always oddly entertaining to see a gay man apologise for and defend such a potently anti-gay government and Prime Minister. Masochism in action.
Stalin star-chamber?
Grow up.
Of course there was no finding against the government - it rigged the terms of reference so no minister could be found guilty as Cole could not rule on the government's culpability.
Even the extremely Lib-friendly Australian has repeatedly condemned the limitation of the terms and repeatedly called for Downer's resignation, at a minimum.
I'll take you and your 'credible counter-argument' request seriously when you stop throwing in bullshit about Stalin star chambers, ok?
'If you want a scapegoat for the farce, the UN is a far more credible candidate than the Oz government.'
As per the government spin, which I'll never believe any sooner than you stop believing it.
If you wish to keep debating a topic on which we'll never reach concensus, please email me as I don't like cluttering my post comments on the same argument ad nauseum.
For now, I've had a long, shitty day and it's bedtime for me. Ni night.
One might be mistaken for thinking you two don't like each other.
lovers' spat?
Could Adam, possibly be the other half of deadnaught ?
Nah, just a difference in political perspective flaring up.
I don't find Adam to be as much of a prat as other right-wing bloggers - he just caught me at a bad time.
Unresolved sexual tension if ever I saw it! ;o) If this were Neighbours you two would be married within 6 months. Chris
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