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Aus Federal Election 07
For the few Australians here, in case any of you have an interest in what happens in our country. The election will more than likely be in November, have you been paying attention? Are you getting excited? Is Howard going down or what? (Answer: Yes) Did Peter Costello really say he'd destroy Howards leadership? Would you have voted for Costello if Howard had stepped down? Does Kevin Rudd remind you of a ten year old school boy? Isn't Tony Abbott the Devil Incarnate? Do you think Julia Gillards decision to be a barren single woman will negatively affect her role as a leader?
I got side tracked for a moment but yes. Polls are showing Howard is going down, are you pleased as punch or do you fear for our economy under a Labor Government? Thoughts people.
I got side tracked for a moment but yes. Polls are showing Howard is going down, are you pleased as punch or do you fear for our economy under a Labor Government? Thoughts people.
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umm well i can't vote yet and it's probably a good thing because I don't know very much about politics.
I'm glad Howard's going down though, he's such a dweeb and he is kinda embarrassing. I
t will also mean an end to people asking if I'm related to him, as we share a surname.
I wish I knew more so I could have a proper conversation with you guys about it. Honestly, I don't like either options particularly but I usually end up rooting for Labor because it's in the family.
I don't think I'd vote for Howard or Costello and Kevin Rudd really does look like a 10 year old, but John Howard acts like one. We went to Parliament House to observe question time and he was the only one with a swivel chair and he just kept twirling around and making fun of the people who didn't have wheels or swivel action. What a douche!
I got side tracked for a moment but yes. Polls are showing Howard is going down, are you pleased as punch or do you fear for our economy under a Labor Government? Thoughts people.
What an excellent topic!
*puts nerd hat on*
This is going to be my first election where I can vote and I am hellaciously excited about it. I reckon the Howard government pretty much knows that they're going down this year, which is probably why they're pulling out all the stops just before election time (FINALLY discussing climate change (albeit in a half assed manner), implementing some changes into making sustainable energy available for more people).
The downside to this is that Rudd is going around like a smug little ten year old, who just knows that he has it in the bag. That part grates me.
Hmmm, I don't see how Julia Gillards' marital status has anything to do with her political life.
I think that the Labor government can do no worse with the economy than the Liberals did for the past decade or so. But then again, with that giant mining boom, we could've had a monkey in charge of the budget and we still probably could've had a surplus each year.
*nerd hat off*
I got my lazy arse friends to enrol the other day because I reminded them that Luke Steele told them so at Big Day Out. And they wholeheartedly agreed! Yes! Things like that DO work!!
Honestly, I voted for Howard last time but he did so many things in the last couple of years that pissed me off (VSU, Industrial Relations, that insanely racist Aboriginal "help" plan, the list goes on) that I just can't stomach him anymore. Plus, shit, eleven years is too long for one person to be in charge. Step down you greedy son of a bitch.
Plus I hate anyone who stands beside Tony Abbott. You cannot possibly comprehend how much I hate that man. How can anyone take that guy seriously when he gets up on his high horse screaming about the morning after pill, abortions and abstinence when you know he shagged his roomie in his 20s, she got pregnant, they put it up for adoption and 25 odd years later he finds the kid and a DNA test proves his roomie was a fucking whore and the kid wasn't even his? I mean come on. STFU.
... I have to admit, if I were PM and the only person in the room with a swivel chair, I'd probably twirl around and mock everyone else who wasn't in a swivel chair too. Does that mean I can never run for PM?
*puts nerd hat on*
This is going to be my first election where I can vote and I am hellaciously excited about it. I reckon the Howard government pretty much knows that they're going down this year, which is probably why they're pulling out all the stops just before election time (FINALLY discussing climate change (albeit in a half assed manner), implementing some changes into making sustainable energy available for more people).
The downside to this is that Rudd is going around like a smug little ten year old, who just knows that he has it in the bag. That part grates me.
Peter Costello must be going ballistic right now, 'cause who knows if he'll ever have the chance of being PM now. Howard ruined it all for him. I wouldn't be surprised if years from now he snaps and breaks into Howards home with a chainsaw in a fit of rage.
Agreed. Unfortunately so many people like to use that against her and say she could never relate to Australian families because she's not a mother, but on the other side of the coin you just KNOW if she had children they'd say she's unsuitable for political life because she has to take care of the kids. It's this disgusting double standard just 'cause she's a woman, she can't do anything right.
Srsly. Everyone's rabbitting on about interest rates rising and it's like, "Oh hello, how many times has it happened in the last few years? And how many times did Howard promise us it would not happen under his Government?"
I got my lazy arse friends to enrol the other day because I reminded them that Luke Steele told them so at Big Day Out. And they wholeheartedly agreed! Yes! Things like that DO work!!
I have to change my enrolment deets 'cause I just moved to Melbourne and I'm all titchy about it. Power to you for having your very first election. My very first election was the 04 Fed election and I had glandular fever at the time so I was really bitter about having to do it (The last thing I wanted to do was get out of bed and vote when I felt like I was ddyyinnngggg). Hopefully this time I'll be in perfect health.
I'm still in utter shock and disbelief at how these two things got through. But doesn't Liberal have the majority of seats in both houses? I remember someone pointing that out and thinking "well, we are so fucked right about now."
OMG, you have NO IDEA how much this bothers me. Not just in Australian politics, I'm sure this is quite a widespread thing. It's effing ridiculous.
My current political goal is to get people my age to enrol. Because if they don't do it BEFORE the official date the elections are announced, they miss out. What a dumb system!
it was funny (and i know i'd do it too) but it was a "shit! this 10 year old runs our country" moment and it really bugged me.
I really don't like any of them, I hate that it's a 'lesser of two evils' situation. I just hope by the time I get to vote there'll be some better options... I really doubt it
I miss the Chaser, it's time they started paying the crap out of people again!
And when they interviewed people on the street, pretty much all of the replies were along the lines of "it makes him more human", "it was four years ago", or "get over it!" yet still the Sunrise people were like - "It's truly a MIXED BAG of results!" Not really, it's not!
Bob Brown, in response to the smear campaign: "Four years ago John Howard, sober, took Australia to Iraq"
"inside info"? Poor Sunrise. We saw Kochie and the news girl with brown hair in the city and our whole school ignored them
Aus politics rules.
Bwuahahahahaha. This makes me so fucking giddy. Maybe it's horrible for me to get so excited and I realise everyone is trying to play down the polls, but I mean come on, in what world is Howard going to win another term? I think I'll just explode when Rudd becomes PM. I'm dying to see how he handles Bush and Iraq. In fact, I'm dying to see the outcome of his meeting with Bush this week. Tell me someone else is excited as I am, please? Howard has been Prime Minister since I was ten years old. The change alone is enough to make me sqeaul.
Speaking of meeting Bush, I'm also loving APEC cause i get friday off and when I factor in an excursion I will not be attending, i get a four day weekend!!
actually, i've heard they're trying to "pass an injunction" so students can't protest but that doesn't matter because there's no way my parent's would let me go. so i won't be protesting, if i was older i probably would but at 16 i'm very vulnerable =P
We really should have a bill of rights. i want one.
Yeah, the police won't be able to stop the protestors but the protestors won't be able to get anywhere close enough to be a threat. Everyone is making a far bigger deal out of this than it is, i mean, protest wise. All they want is to get their message across on the news and hopefully in other countries, no one is actually planning anything violent or dangerous. As far as I'm aware it should be peaceful and there'll be no need to arrest people.
As for the protests, unfortunately the police do have a point in that there will be toss pots out there that will use it as an excuse to go too far. It's unfortunate that people like that have to ruin it for everyone else, but I do think that they are making it out to be worse than it will be.
i can definately see idiots taking it as an excuse to act like idiots *coughcronullariots*
speaking of insane sydney-siders: sydney has been voted best city in the world by some international poll. woot woot!
'Cause those people are fucking idiots.