Comments on: Coalition ethics still quarantined by Howard Virus http://www.toobroketofix.com/politics/coalition-ethics-quarantine-howard-virus/ A life at the end of history Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:18:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Will O' http://www.toobroketofix.com/politics/coalition-ethics-quarantine-howard-virus/#comment-1368 Will O' Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:20 +0000 http://www.toobroketofix.com/?p=93#comment-1368 Some of the rubbish coming out of Sharman Stone about the recent boat people was so appalling that I'm gobsmacked Abbott got rid of her. Now he's stupidly compared Copenhagen to the Munich agreement (see below), but maybe that was simply projection, since his front bench looks like they could have easily sat at Wannsee. Robert Dean calls for separate parties, citing the takeover of conservatives at the moment Peacock lost to Howard. The John Howard Party anyone? Lindy Edwards traces the infiltration of conservatives back to Deakin in 1909. Be sure to read the comments following the Crikey article. At least now every ratbag right wing xenophobic racist has one party to vote for instead of a bunch. And Pauline can once again run as a Liberal. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yk4w7jf" rel="nofollow">Abbott defends Munich comparison</a> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yzs9mrp" rel="nofollow">Crikey: Abbott brings back the dead in reshuffle</a> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yeaf2f9" rel="nofollow">Robert Dean: Liberals have betrayed the Menzies dream</a> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yc3soty" rel="nofollow">Lindy Edwards: Libs broad church threatens to become a chasm</a> Some of the rubbish coming out of Sharman Stone about the recent boat people was so appalling that I’m gobsmacked Abbott got rid of her. Now he’s stupidly compared Copenhagen to the Munich agreement (see below), but maybe that was simply projection, since his front bench looks like they could have easily sat at Wannsee. Robert Dean calls for separate parties, citing the takeover of conservatives at the moment Peacock lost to Howard. The John Howard Party anyone? Lindy Edwards traces the infiltration of conservatives back to Deakin in 1909. Be sure to read the comments following the Crikey article. At least now every ratbag right wing xenophobic racist has one party to vote for instead of a bunch. And Pauline can once again run as a Liberal.

Abbott defends Munich comparison
Crikey: Abbott brings back the dead in reshuffle
Robert Dean: Liberals have betrayed the Menzies dream
Lindy Edwards: Libs broad church threatens to become a chasm

]]> By: Richie http://www.toobroketofix.com/politics/coalition-ethics-quarantine-howard-virus/#comment-1360 Richie Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:34:45 +0000 http://www.toobroketofix.com/?p=93#comment-1360 Don't worry about it Will O', I've lost a lot of interest as well. Without Howard I think our minds have been freed up for other things. :) Abbott's front bench is hilarious. In addition to your selections, I draw attention to that Thatcherite creature Dr Sharman Stone. I met Dr Stone when she was Minister for Workplace Participation when she came up to my hometown to address the clients of the disability employment consultancy I was at. I was astonished by her complete lack of compassion. She had absolutely no idea about the jobseeking needs of disabled people, and actually called us lazy and said there was no excuse for our unemployment in a growing workforce. As you can imagine, she encountered a lot of hostility from the audience, which included people with some serious disabilities who were trying to do the right thing and find a job. Simply disgusting behaviour on her part, and it says a lot that Abbott's quite happy to have specimens like her in his circle. Don’t worry about it Will O’, I’ve lost a lot of interest as well. Without Howard I think our minds have been freed up for other things. :)

Abbott’s front bench is hilarious. In addition to your selections, I draw attention to that Thatcherite creature Dr Sharman Stone. I met Dr Stone when she was Minister for Workplace Participation when she came up to my hometown to address the clients of the disability employment consultancy I was at. I was astonished by her complete lack of compassion. She had absolutely no idea about the jobseeking needs of disabled people, and actually called us lazy and said there was no excuse for our unemployment in a growing workforce. As you can imagine, she encountered a lot of hostility from the audience, which included people with some serious disabilities who were trying to do the right thing and find a job. Simply disgusting behaviour on her part, and it says a lot that Abbott’s quite happy to have specimens like her in his circle.

]]> By: Will O' http://www.toobroketofix.com/politics/coalition-ethics-quarantine-howard-virus/#comment-1328 Will O' Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:45:11 +0000 http://www.toobroketofix.com/?p=93#comment-1328 Haven't had so much fun since The Weasel lost Bennelong. A riveting week, with Tony Abbott's "victory" the Schadenfreudian dream come true. The John Howard Party (or is it the Australian Insane Party?) now firmly stands by the belief, as espoused by Nick Minchin on Four Corners, that "for the extreme left [Climate Change Science] provides the opportunity to do what they've always wanted to do, to sort of de-industrialise the western world." Laugh? I thought I'd die. But let's face it, Little Johnny only came up with an ETS scheme at the last election because the polls told him so. That's why it's so easy for the reactionary remnants to scuttle it now. And how about Barnaby Joyce? The blotchy-faced replacement of witchy-faced Pauline Hanson is every bit as inauthentic as she was. Watching him filibuster mindlessly in the Senate yesterday it appeared his ill-made head was going to explode any moment. Except for his featureless voice, he could have been mistaken for some raving small-town wannabe in Bavaria back in the Thirties. What a team! Expect their combined verbal death squads to strike fear into hearts of the willfully ignorant. Let's hope this is the last ride of the Psychologically Disturbed Right. PS. Sorry I've been absent on subjects like this. But I think it's permanent. No longer have the energy. Haven’t had so much fun since The Weasel lost Bennelong. A riveting week, with Tony Abbott’s “victory” the Schadenfreudian dream come true. The John Howard Party (or is it the Australian Insane Party?) now firmly stands by the belief, as espoused by Nick Minchin on Four Corners, that “for the extreme left [Climate Change Science] provides the opportunity to do what they’ve always wanted to do, to sort of de-industrialise the western world.” Laugh? I thought I’d die. But let’s face it, Little Johnny only came up with an ETS scheme at the last election because the polls told him so. That’s why it’s so easy for the reactionary remnants to scuttle it now.

And how about Barnaby Joyce? The blotchy-faced replacement of witchy-faced Pauline Hanson is every bit as inauthentic as she was. Watching him filibuster mindlessly in the Senate yesterday it appeared his ill-made head was going to explode any moment. Except for his featureless voice, he could have been mistaken for some raving small-town wannabe in Bavaria back in the Thirties.

What a team! Expect their combined verbal death squads to strike fear into hearts of the willfully ignorant. Let’s hope this is the last ride of the Psychologically Disturbed Right.

PS. Sorry I’ve been absent on subjects like this. But I think it’s permanent. No longer have the energy.

]]> By: Richie http://www.toobroketofix.com/politics/coalition-ethics-quarantine-howard-virus/#comment-1327 Richie Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:44:19 +0000 http://www.toobroketofix.com/?p=93#comment-1327 And the victor was that creature from the primordial ooze, Abbott. Oh yes, question time is going to be fun now! And the victor was that creature from the primordial ooze, Abbott. Oh yes, question time is going to be fun now!

]]> By: Will O' http://www.toobroketofix.com/politics/coalition-ethics-quarantine-howard-virus/#comment-358 Will O' Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:36:11 +0000 http://www.toobroketofix.com/?p=93#comment-358 Guess it turns out our hopes for Turnbull were wishful thinking. We grasp at straws when trying to find someone with ethics or vision in the Illiberal Party. Petro Georgiu fits the bill NOW, but back in the days when he ran Kennett's campaign, he was pure rotter. We can all change, I guess. Love your takes on Abbott and Hockey. Latter looks just like my barber. Reason why I'm letting my hair grow long. Guess it turns out our hopes for Turnbull were wishful thinking. We grasp at straws when trying to find someone with ethics or vision in the Illiberal Party. Petro Georgiu fits the bill NOW, but back in the days when he ran Kennett’s campaign, he was pure rotter. We can all change, I guess.

Love your takes on Abbott and Hockey. Latter looks just like my barber. Reason why I’m letting my hair grow long.

]]> By: Richie http://www.toobroketofix.com/politics/coalition-ethics-quarantine-howard-virus/#comment-355 Richie Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:29:11 +0000 http://www.toobroketofix.com/?p=93#comment-355 I had hopes that Turnbull would be the man who could make the Liberals liberals once again, but it looks like he's a goner. I am, however, interested to see who will attempt to wrest control away from him. Joe Hockey, the hefty hectoring bully with a comically high-pitched voice? That bat-eared Mesozoic reptile Tony Abbott? Or maybe it will be someone with a superficially modern outlook, like that rude little twit Christopher Pyne. I had hopes that Turnbull would be the man who could make the Liberals liberals once again, but it looks like he’s a goner. I am, however, interested to see who will attempt to wrest control away from him. Joe Hockey, the hefty hectoring bully with a comically high-pitched voice? That bat-eared Mesozoic reptile Tony Abbott? Or maybe it will be someone with a superficially modern outlook, like that rude little twit Christopher Pyne.

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