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From: John_H on 21 Jun 2010 20:06 D Walford wrote: >On 21/06/2010 10:10 AM, John_H wrote: >> >> Actually I can't think of any instance where the governing party ever >> gained any votes from a change in leadership (for whatever reason). >> OTOH when the opposition does it they almost always gain (if only in >> the short term). :) >> >Bob Hawke pushed out the previous leader (Hayden?) to get the top job >and if I recall correctly won the election? Yep, and Labor were the opposition at the time. Had they been the government it would've been electoral suicide! The parallel would be the Libs replacing Abbott, not Labor axing Rudd. -- John H
From: John McKenzie on 22 Jun 2010 01:54 Athol wrote: > > Noddy <me(a)home.com> wrote: > > "Athol" <athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au> wrote: > > >> His propensity to make policy announcements without party consultation is > >> his biggest problem, IMO. > > > That and the fact that he has an incredibly bad temper and when put under > > pressure he has a propensity to explode in a rage. Faced with a barage of > > heavy media questions about some unpopular subject he's very likely to blow > > up and shoot himself straight in the head. > > You mean like Rudd has done, such as "in 7:30 report land"? :-) Which is pretty funny considering what a communist poster child the 730 report is. Imagine some objective journalists got at him good. -- John McKenzie tosspam(a)aol.com abuse(a)yahoo.com abuse(a)hotmail.com abuse(a)earthlink.com abuse(a)aol.com vice.president(a)whitehouse.gov president(a)whitehouse.gov sweep.day(a)accc.gov.au uce(a)ftc.gov admin(a)loopback abuse(a)iprimus.com.au $LOGIN(a)localhost I knew Sanchez before they were dirty root(a)mailloop.com $USER@$HOST $LOGNAME(a)localhost -h1024(a)localhost abuse(a)msn.com abuse(a)federalpolice.gov.au fraudinfo(a)psinet.com abuse(a)asio.gov.au $USER(a)localhost abuse(a)sprint.com abuse(a)fbi.gov abuse(a)cia.gov
From: Bernd Felsche on 22 Jun 2010 06:39 John McKenzie <jmac_melbourne(a)bigpond.com> wrote: >Athol wrote: >> Noddy <me(a)home.com> wrote: >> > "Athol" <athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au> wrote: >> >> His propensity to make policy announcements without party >> >> consultation is his biggest problem, IMO. >> > That and the fact that he has an incredibly bad temper and when >> > put under pressure he has a propensity to explode in a rage. >> > Faced with a barage of heavy media questions about some >> > unpopular subject he's very likely to blow up and shoot himself >> > straight in the head. >> You mean like Rudd has done, such as "in 7:30 report land"? :-) >Which is pretty funny considering what a communist poster child the >730 report is. Imagine some objective journalists got at him good. Never betray a commie. Even fleeing to Mexico won't save you. They all *have* to be of one mind and any dissent, or even hint of dissent has to be quashed. By any means; justified by the need to all be of one mind. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | For every complex problem there is an X against HTML mail | answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. / \ and postings | --HL Mencken
From: Jason James on 22 Jun 2010 09:31 "Bernd Felsche" <berfel(a)innovative.iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:fgg6f7x7c6.ln2(a)innovative.iinet.net.au... > John McKenzie <jmac_melbourne(a)bigpond.com> wrote: >>Athol wrote: >>> Noddy <me(a)home.com> wrote: >>> > "Athol" <athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au> wrote: > >>> >> His propensity to make policy announcements without party >>> >> consultation is his biggest problem, IMO. > >>> > That and the fact that he has an incredibly bad temper and when >>> > put under pressure he has a propensity to explode in a rage. >>> > Faced with a barage of heavy media questions about some >>> > unpopular subject he's very likely to blow up and shoot himself >>> > straight in the head. > >>> You mean like Rudd has done, such as "in 7:30 report land"? :-) > >>Which is pretty funny considering what a communist poster child the >>730 report is. Imagine some objective journalists got at him good. > > Never betray a commie. Even fleeing to Mexico won't save you. Hmmm,.cant imagine Kerry O'brian with an ice-pick :-) Jason
From: Neil Gerace on 23 Jun 2010 10:43
John_H wrote: > Is there any precedent for replacing an Australian PM part term for > other than health reasons? Barton -> Deakin (Protectionist) Fisher -> Hughes (ALP) Hughes -> Bruce (Nationalist) Forde -> Chifley (ALP) McEwen -> Gorton (Country -> Liberal) Gorton -> McMahon (Liberal) and of course Hawke -> Keating. Forde (after Curtin's death) and McEwen (after Holt's disappearance) were caretakers only. (any corrections are welcome) |