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THEY CAN’T BE SERIOUS: The Age’s “editorial independence” means it’s OK to slag Abbott as a proud, arrogant opportunist on the front-page
The Age’s website – that millions of Australians see in the course of a month – doesn’t give much insight into what the people of Melbourne see in the print edition.
We’re growing tired of picking them apart as we once did but, for old times’ sake, we’ll draw your attention to their front page today.
Aside from the story sticking it to their now triumphant competitor at News Corp over their Steve Lewis’s undoubtedly excessive enthusiasm to “get” Speaker Peter Slipper, they prominently display the words next to an unflattering pic of Tony Abbott: “Pride, Arrogance, Opportunism. Why Abbott must bend on the boats.”
Michael Gordon’s argument is an opinion and like fundamental orifices, we all have them. VEX has more than most. He offers no solutions, of course, but too few opinion writers do or can. They prefer to snipe from the cheap seats without offering solutions.
He, like the irresponsible, conflicted by their zeal for population-control, Anglo-dominated Greens party, seems to think that maintaining a system where some of the world’s most desperate asylum seekers willing to risk drowning at sea will be rewarded by a favourable immigration outcome to one of the world’s richest nations. It’s untenable position for anyone with a conscience.
We think the government’s Malaysian Solution was/is worth a try. We think the Coalition are missing a huge political opportunity to share the blame should a bi-partisan package of policy compromise not work if and when they are elected late next year. The Coalition’s argument is that they cannot be expected to govern from Opposition and the privately expressed view that if the boats are in the headlines, the government will continue to bleed to death.
What the Coalition ought to worry about is that the situation in Afghanistan is worse than it was when they were in office. And it will be worse in five years time than it is now. If we were advising Abbott, we’d urge him to lock Labor in now to a bi-partisan position about offshore processing they won’t be able to back away from later when it’s convenient in Opposition.
The most pessimistic view among Immigration experts who have discussed it with VEXNEWS is that there may no longer be a solution other than repudiating our Treaty obligations, which would be a very ugly look and almost certainly a bridge too far for Abbott, an Establishment figure who is much more cautious on policy questions than most of his opponents will accept. Many Liberals complain to us about it/him on this all the time, especially on labour market reform.
We think that’s a reasonably politically independent, well-informed pragmatic view of the situation the Liberals are in. These are not the views you often see in The Age’s opinion pieces.
Their lack of genuine editorial independence isn’t actually the reason they’re dying. It’s because the business was always dependent on viciously exploited monopolies in classifieds ads markets, in real estate, cars and employment. Those profits were able to support sometimes stridently left-wing, often very boring, a preachy version of journalism that is appealing to many fewer people than the more moderate – and we think genuinely and demonstrably editorially independent – opposition at the Herald Sun. We think the Herald Sun is equally mean to both sides, when the occasion calls for it. Exactly as it should be. Many Labor nuff nuffs have convinced themselves otherwise, perhaps with bad memories of Piers Akerman. They should perhaps speak with state Liberal MP Geoff Shaw. Or even Ted Baillieu. The Herald Sun calls it as it sees it, influenced perhaps by how they perceive the community to see it. As the Communications Minister Steve Conroy said yesterday, there will be one newspaper left standing in Melbourne in five years. No prizes for guessing which one he was talking about.
And when The Age attack a political leader, whose party has soared under his charge, in such a spiteful way on its front page, while professing how “editorially independent” they are, which means much more than being independent of what shareholders and board members want, many are left shaking their heads in astonishment at their deep and abiding lack of self-awareness.
The theory of The Age’s collapse always had a certain appeal. The practice of 1900 jobs being cut disturbs us. We don’t like it. And it is taking away a lot of the fun we thought we’d be having at this point.
But when you look at how their print edition actually appears, its commitment to fairness, impartiality, lack of bias, truth, ensuring both sides of arguments get a go, is clearly just not there.
And soon enough, as soon as next year in terms of its print edition many believe, nor will The Age be.
Salt water won’t well in our eyes.
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I have been led to believe that the ‘dirt unit’ is looking into the actions of the UNE Union banning an academic from the grounds of the University.
The Age is stating the obvious and it’s good to know that “millions” will view it over the course of time although Abbott’s arrogance and opportunism are probably known by all by now.
Steve Lewis..excessive enthusiasm?. Try conspiratorial.
If they surveyed The Age readership they would learn what the major Party’s have known for some time. There is not alot of swinging voters, mainly committed ones. They over estimate their own worth. Many will struggle to find work in their chosen field. The Australian is by far a better paper.
You seem to have invited Andrew Bolt in as a guest contributor
Arrogant, dumb, lazy, really realy really bad at her portfolio work, narky, unlikable, disliked, a phony and more ….Is she really the brains behind Tony Abbott, as she keeps telling one and all….me thinks not Sophie.
How does punishing refugees who get here by illegally sending them to Malaysia save anyone when it is a fact that it is 20 times more likely they will die in Malaysia?
We do not get to send out obligations to anywhere and that filthy old crone Grattan should just shut up.
Abbott is truly a turd and deserves as much criticsm as can be mustered against him. Shame on Vexnews for not grasping this obvious fact. He is worse than Sol Lew, Stephen Mayne and Brian Daley together.
Oh Please! Look outside the box Marilyn! When asylum seekers know they WILL be going to Malaysia and sit behing another 100,000 do you really think they are going to hop on that boat? Of course they are not. Really! When are people going to start to think instead of being told FUD from people like Abbott?
He is worse than ‘The Age’ .
If Abbott and his crew really do care about the welfare of these poor misguided economic refugees then how can he possibly endorse “sending the boats” back to a journey where they may perish? In any event his continual shrills about “sending the boats back” surely has nothing to do with compassion; it confirms that he is opportunistic and arrogant. As far as Lewis is concerned, please spare us; he got Grech wrong and now he’s stuffed it up with Ashby….hardly “enthusiastic”
It is against all international maritime laws to turn boats back to where they came from. There are no illegal arrivals nor any unlawful arrivals. They have broken no laws. So stop the jibber jabber, he said, she said.
“The imminent closure of The Age’s print edition will cost a lot of people their jobs and no-one can take pleasure in that …”
Speak for yourself.
I for one will be laffing my ass orf as the young ones are wont to say.
I see they are renewing the storm water drain at the bottom of Spencer St.
Must be anticipating a tsunami of salty tears.
Mbwah, ha, ha, ha.
As Jules would say “Scoreboard”
Scoreboard says:-
Drownings under Howard ….. Zero.
Drownings under Rudd/Bollard ….. circa 600 (that we know of)
Drownings under Howard – 353 on one boat.
What is wrong with you people?
We have no say over how people get here and the debate is about breaking the law.
Deaths in Iraq under Howards dirty war – about 1 million, deaths due to AWB dirty deals 23,000, deaths per day of children under 5 from starvation about 30,000.
Deaths of Australians every day, about 370.
What the fuck do you people do, sit around and pull it all day.
Poor old Toad.
Like George Brandis, can’t get his facts straight.
If there was anybody, any decent newspaper SHOULD slag off, it would have to be Abbott.
He’s so low he could parachute out of a snake’s ass!
To Oscar, Reggie,Jo
It must really grate you and the ALP/Greens coalition that the only party that is supporting the UNHCR treaty countries as a condition is the Liberal Party. There is no way any one should be sent back to Malaysia, a non signatory for good reason.
Former ALP leader Beasley supported the process as he knew it would work, with the amendment that human rights charter be built into the legislation. How times change!
It really is the Greens that are getting off lightly in this debate. On shore processing is a magnet for asylum seekers and supporting the illegal boat trade industry.
Maybe instead of publishing the road toll figure on the front of the paper, publishing the number of boat deaths maY get the message through .
Thank god for Teena Ladies I don’t have to leave the floor of the house so often now.
I vote for allowing 14-19 year old slim males free entry into…. and I dont mean Australia…..
Brother Abbott and Brother Risdale fully support your sound counsel Craig, this move will really add to our eager flock at St Chesters.
Until we unload the clueless ambulance chaser in the Lodge, the drownings will continue.
Out damn spot!!!
I’m very used to a bruised rectum, but I fear my political career will be equalled bruised after what I did with Mal to Slipper.
Toad of Toad Hall aka Abbott’s Toady: for your information 353 boat people died in the SIEV X Howard Government boat disaster alone in 2001.
The main element of the Coalition policy that stopped the boats was the temporary protection visa. Many of the drowned people were youths. They were the chosen ones that were go go forward and in future years bring their extended family to Australia under the family reunion plan. The risk is worth it because of the prize. Permanent residence in Australia for generations. Remove the prize and the boats will stop. Where they are processed makes no difference. To confirm this ask anyone of them. All the people working on Christmas Island understand this and so do the Liberals.
Abbott is bad. In fact he is a c#@t.
Dear wothers and Marilyn.
At least JH had the moral courage to take the hard decisions (which must have presented a difficult ethical dilemma for him).
All the ambulance-chasing ranga has done so far is …
- dismantle a succssful border protection scheme,
- go on a joy-ride in a patrol-boat in 2010 campaign shouting “stop the boats” to save Western Sydney seats,
- talk to the wrong bloke (Gusmao) in East Timor about a half-arsed reffo processing plant which went nowhere
- cook up the Malaysian solution which promptly got knocked over in the High Court
She is truly a feckin’ dunce.
She must be distraught about the drownings …. no fees for her ambulance-chaser reffo advocate lawyer mates in those that don’t make it.
slagging Abbott on the front page? Just like PM Gillard is persecuted at every opportunity by the Murdoch press. Seems to be a little bit of balance to me.
how dare anybody critise Abbott, the guy who wants to be PM tomorrow! Especially those who own less than 70% of the papers!!! Geez, don’t you know we live in a media-facist state? LNP or bust!
Under the Malaysian solution, aren’t we taking in 4000 people. Thats 4000 souls saved, compared to 800 sent back (if 800 come by boat, knowing their fate).
They only have themselves to blame.
Who would get on a boat with “Sieve” in it’s name?
Asking for trouble.
Why not call them what they really are, invaders. Take a good look at Europe and you can see is happening there. The same things are already starting here. For all I care they are Members of the Taliban coming in as a fifed collum.
These people are desperate to get into Australia. They might have something to offer Australia.
Most migrant groups have benefitted Australia enormously e.g. the Vietnamese.
I would love to have more Iranians living here. No matter where they come from their kids grow up with Aussie accents and usually love sport.
Toad, SIEV is not the boat’s actual name. It is an Australian label for ‘Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel’.
We have no right to stop anyone coming here and we even less right to push them away when they do.
it’s nothing to do with saving lives, it’s everything to do with breaking the fucking law and appeasing the bogans for cheap votes in marginal seats 5,000 km from Christmas Island where the people of Sydney and Brisbane are apparently so threatened.
none of you understand what is going on here do you?
Haven’t seen a word about the 214 Afghans slaughtered last week at home, or the dozens of Iraqis, the rape of Tamils en masse and so on.
Because this is not about us, this is about legal rights of refugees to seek asylum.
I ask the bogans and cretins this – if we alone in the world think we have the right to designate other nations to dump refugees in doesn’t it follow that the rest of the world can do the same thing to us?
Imagine Pakistan sending us 2 million Afghans? How will the cretins feel then?
The problem is we have an almost totally white parliament made up of morons.
I don’t give a stuff about drowning refos but I got all upset and nasty in the House today as some lowlife has stolen my Chanel make up case.
Even the term “‘Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel’” is a misnomer and implies illegality where there is none.
It is not about them coming here. Its about them wanting us to change our ways and following their ways and religion and demanding that we give them free handouts for life and that we bring out the rest of there Families at our cost, pay them for a trip back to their Homeland or Mecca and need never find a Job,but that all benefits be payed to them. Free housing is a must, never mind some of our poor have to live in their Cars or under a Bridge is of no concern. A trip to Europe should open some Eyes, but can we see the Greens opening their Doors for them and welcoming them into their Homes and look after them and feed them? I dont think so…
Vexnews continues to hit home runs. As the print media led by Fairfax sputters to its demise, I look forward to an expanded Vexnews in the future.
The headline in every newspaper tomorrow should be.
ABBOTT VOTES WITH GREENS TO KEEP THE BOATS COMING.
We now have the most hypocritical Liberal-National party in history now in coalition with the Greens,
the Watermelon party.
Every coalition supporter is now a watermelon thanks to the mad monk.
Every coalition voter I know is so pissed off with Abbott.
Abbott will eventually vote for the Malaysia solution, it is just going to take a couple more sinking boats and say another hundred and fifty to two hundred odd lives lost, yes this wretched man and his party are that revolting!
A photo of a drowned child right now will do it, just like the napalmed girl photo from the Vietnam war, exposed the Liberals last time as the revolting liars and frauds they truly are and have always been.
If Coalition voters are pissed off with Abbott I can tell you they ALP voters will be really annoyed if Turnball was leading the Party. Love to see that polling.
If there any eager young chaps on these illegal boats Brother Abbott please remember the good deeds we do with boys at St Chesters.
The SIEV X sank during a storm in an area that was legally international waters but within both INDONESIA’s EEZ and INDONESIA’s internationally designated zone of search and rescue responsibility. It fell inside a TEMPORARY Australian border protection surveillance area around Christmas Island (which is some 1700 km from mainland Australia). It had NO LEGAL VALIDITY and conferred NO responsibility in international law. At the time, no Australian aerial reconnaissance flights were mounted because of storm weather, the nearest Australian vessel was hundreds of kilometres away, there was confusion about various boats, and it was thought this particular SIEV had probably returned to Indonesia.
Stick the facts up your arse Marilyn you bludger.
Check out this fine piece of independent journalism at
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/china-praises-gillard-dalai-lama-snub-20120628-214ww.html
At the bottom:
“China’s State Council Information Office sponsored Daniel Flitton’s travel to Guangdong”
China’s State Council Information Office = the propaganda wing of the Chinese Communist Party!!
I don’t care how many boats our Navy sinks, turns back, blows up or capsizes, as long as no boats arrive.
And that is what will happen when I am PM
Thanks Ollie … I didn’t get that.
I did think it strange that people would get on a boat if they thought it had more holes than an ALP policy.
We had a solution.
Gillard and Rudd trashed it.
Not Tony’s problem.
Two Party Preferred of 57:43 tells you that.
Well said HFR. wISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD STAND UP AND AGREE WITH THE BETTER SIDE OF HUMANITY!
Marilyn … bit of a bogan / moron overload there.
Maybe if you put down the megaphone and tried harder to understand the diversity of Australian opinion the strident lecturing might cease.
Give it a go darl … or take a Bex and have a lie-down.
As for that breathing human excrement Abbott all I can say if it looks like a kiddy fiddler, if it acts like a kiddy fiddler and if it loiters around kiddy fiddlers – he IS a kiddy fiddler.
Instead of the Road Toll, we should have teh Boat Toll. That way the likes of Sarah Hanson Young and Christine Milne might take their heads out fo their arses and listen to the cold hard facts fo their policies!
Welcome back Julian!!
That is you Julian Bumside QC, posting as Cardinal Pell, isn’t it?
It certainly looks like the sort of stuff you’ve put on Twitter before you grubby little ambulance chaser you!
Thanks Jeremiah.
Seems to confirm my Scoreboard of drownings
Gillard/Rudd … 600
Coaltion … Nil
great to see action by the NSW coalition gpvernment on public dis[play of petrol prices – will the ‘dirt unit’ look into the lack of action from most of the Councillors from Armidale on this matter in the early 1990s?
anon …. I am not sure what your obssession with juvenile violinists is, but it seems to have taken hold.
Are all your prescriptions current?
Let’s hope Gina makes a takeover bid; then she can really give it to the union-loving leftie journalists.
Gina may have bitten off more than she can chew and lose a few zillions. Let’s hope so.
I heartily agree…
No, Tony doesn’t have to listen to some so called expert, or box the ALP into a corner, just wait till the next election when the green slime and ALP luvvies are sent packing. Then we can get on with business. Oh, and Marilyn, stop pulling it.
She’s done it again!
First lied on Carbon Tax, now Asylum seekers.
“Mr. Abbott did not move one millimetre in asylum seeker debate”
Would have thought taking both temporary protection visas and turning the boats around off the table was worth at least 1 millimetre.
How can you trust this Prime Minister?
WE cannot make domestic policy that breaks our own laws.
how many times do people have to be called morons before they go and check that out.
Interesting parallel with Julian Assange. Imagine reading that in seeking asylum in the Ecuadorean Embassy, Julian was turned back at the front door and escorted back to his fate, possibly prison. Turning back the boats does not work, the boats are scuttled to prevent this happening.
It’s not just bogans that dislike boat people it’s also well to do people in the leafy burbs. One such lady was on ABC-774 with Jon Faine last week. At first she was trying to be general about the so called “Queue jumpers” but after some questioning from Jon she said it, she does not want Muslims here whether in boats, planes or automobiles. I might not agree with her but I understand her. We have had migrants coming here for many years, Italians, Greeks, Jews, Russians etc. etc. I did not hear at any time local councils or schools wanting to curb religious or quasi-religious or cultural events because they might offend Jews/Greeks/Italians. Also I never heard any of these migrants wanting their own “Law” or forcing the women to “cover up”.
This is the problem. You can twist it any way you like. Most people find it galling that we have to accept a change to our lifestyle to accommodate people who are living in the dark ages as compared to Modern European/Australian lifestyle.
I went to visit Preston Girls’ High school one day recently and I thought I had gone into another dimension, hundreds of young girls all in veils. Many of these girls will be forced into marriage and treated like possessions by their men. I can see that most modern Europeans whatever their race can’t accept that.
A camel has more chance of fitting through the eye of a needle than Gina Rhinehart has of entering the gates of heaven, and Tony Abbott and his LIE-beral party religious right faction for that matter.
If that’s slagging off, I hope the slag is dripping off these disgusting vultures on humanity!
Excuse me Big George, why do I need this tube of KY when I go to meet Brother Abbott?
Life is dream sweetheart
Life is dream sweetheart
Life is dream Andrew
It’s not just bogans that dislike boat people it’s also well to do people in the leafy burbs. One such lady was on ABC-774 with Jon Faine last week. At first she was trying to be general about the so called “Queue jumpers” but after some questioning from Jon she said it, she does not want Muslims here whether in boats, planes or automobiles. I might not agree with her but I understand her. We have had migrants coming here for many years, Italians, Greeks, Jews, Russians etc. etc. I did not hear at any time local councils or schools wanting to curb religious or quasi-religious or cultural events because they might offend Jews/Greeks/Italians. Also I never heard any of these migrants wanting their own “Law” or forcing the women to “cover up”.
This is the problem. You can twist it any way you like. Most people find it galling that we have to accept a change to our lifestyle to accommodate people who are living in the dark ages as compared to Modern European/Australian lifestyle.
I went to visit Preston Girls’ High school one day recently and I thought I had gone into another dimension, hundreds of young girls all in veils. Many of these girls will be forced into marriage and treated like possessions by their men. I can see that most modern Europeans whatever their race can’t accept that.
Hey Julian, is that you?
That is you Julian Bumside QC posting as Altar Boy, isn’t it?
It certainly looks like your grubby witless work you hack.
Although I understand you must be pissed off at the thought of less fees to be gouged from dodgy reffo claims, you shameless ambulance chaser you.
On the othet hand, apologies if it is not you Julian.
I’m shitting myself.
The only ASX directorship I could get after I got the arse from the Grocer’s shop was Fairfax.
Now that Gina has tumbled to the fact that am a rolled-gold dickhead I am gone.
Is Taliban fan talking about the Mormons?
I don’t think anyone can change our way of life.
Even the admin of that sport can change/ improve that culture.
I don’t mind a bit of change. I remember when pizza was new. And I wish I was’t brought up a catholic with all that antisemitism and pedophilia. So change wouldn’t be all that bad in that area.
As for Aussies sleeping in cars , it’s their choice.
There is plenty of work and plenty of places to rent.
The politicians should be ashamed of themselves for letting this mess drag on for so long. Put them all on a leaky boat and see how quickly we get a solution. They all bleat about families but whose do they care about.
Abbotts’ own father was an asylum seeker, came here aged 16 seeking asylum from the war in UK. We had young men putting up their age to go and fight for UK. He was taught dentistry, aren’t we kind? After the war was over did he hang around in Australia to repay the debt or to even say thanks? Nah got on the first available boat and off he went back to UK. After a few years in UK, he then brings his family here, came here as ten pound poms. We should send the UK ten pounds and they can have this sad defect Tony Abbott back.
What other country locks up asylum seekers behind razor wire and prison guards? What other country threatens to turn boats back? What other country has stopped asylum seekers from getting on boats etc?
Seems that most of the people who object to asylum seekers are people from UK. Having attended a few social outings with a few poms who also attended, it seems they are the most vocal about any Islamic looking people coming here. UK is a racist country and they come here and try and tell us who they think can come here and who can’t. If you do not like us helping other nationalities to reside here, then go back where you came from.
I vote we send back the poms and keep the Afghans.
I’va had a great Sunday entertaining some likely lads in my local public lavatory, Alan thank you for showing me these simple cheap thrills for other men.
The carbon tax has been foretold in the good book.
…no man may buy or sell save he who has the mark (signifier) of the beast (that is the life form) ie carbon.
The Carbon Dollar has almost arrived.
Have you totally lost it? Abbott is a tosser who deserves to be slagged at every opportunity by all and sundry. This is a really dumb piece of work.
Julian!
Is that you Julian Bumside QC posting under my call-sign?
It certainly looks like your work you grub!
Now Julian, I know how pissed off you are that the gravy train of dodgy reffo claims might dry up (particularly if they keep capsizing) but at least have the courage to use your own name.
If it is not Julian I apologise … it looks to be someone who is familar with the goings on in the gentlemen’s lavatory.
Ordinary Woman (what an apt title).
“This is a really dumb piece of work.”
It is rare that people review their own postings before submitting .. but well done you.
I vote we send Marilyn back.
Really, Abbott is a total shitbag.
The sad thing bout these often nasty blogs is it is a relfection of what julia gillard and co on labor’s side brings to the debate, a mean spirited, nasty and spitelful level of comment. Just read osm eof this rubbish, and as for anon:- these blogs do NOT offer a defence against defamation. You need to find that out and face your low rent comments in court.
Abbott is mean spirited, nasty and spiteful. He is also very low rent.
@KiwiJane – The delai lama should be snubbed by everyone who is interested in peace, understanding & dialogue. This delai lama always was and still is an agent of the CIA. I find it very absurd that many who know the history choose to ignore it and the many who are ignorant refuse to learn the history of the lamas. — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama#CIA_backing
This charlatan with his “innocent” giggles was on the CIA payroll until well into the 70′s, when this became embarrassing he was moved on to one of the many CIA front companies for payment.
“In October 1998, the Dalai Lama’s administration acknowledged that it received $1.7 million a year in the 1960s from the U.S. government through the Central Intelligence Agency, and also trained a resistance movement in Colorado. When asked by ex CIA officer John Kenneth Knaus in 1995 whether the organisation did a good or bad thing in providing its support, the Dalai Lama replied that though it helped the morale of those resisting the Chinese, “thousands of lives were lost in the resistance” and further, that “the U.S. Government had involved itself in his country’s affairs not to help Tibet but only as a Cold War tactic to challenge the Chinese.”
Why is it that so many people still refuse to accept that this person has blood on his hands? He is trying to this day to ferment war& mistrust between the Chinese and the West.
Maybe all the people who love this charlatan would like to have their children drafted to fight the Chinese in a future war.
i think Marilyn would be suited to go to Gaza
As long as she’s not a Christian , Jew ,Gay , Shea , Sunni ….
Powerful arguments Reggie and so eloquently put.
Are you a Fairfax (quality) journalist perchance?
Elements of the style guide are showing through.
Shagger Thompson, You won’t need a credit card at my abode in Berwick – I do take IOUs.
Shagger Thompson, You won’t need a credit card at my abode in Berwick – I do take IOUs.
Or gee Shagger mate, you’ll need a 40′ plank though or you fall in and you will never be found.
Can you send th IOU to the ALP?
Or gee I can’t afford to shout you a 40′ plank unless Guy can pull off my business/development interests in the Green Wedge. Or gee those investors who put the $$ into Donna and Lorraine to get em up (so I could ‘get it em’ in hee hee) are really putting the screws on me, it is all ‘Percy’s’ fault.
Toad of Toad Hall. I have not presented any arguements on this stream. I have just stated indisputable facts.
Dirty Donna, Wenchy, Blanketty Blanks Betty ,and Shawshanks Shaw will need all the black magic of the that terrible Wicked Liberal Witch of the South East for 2014.
Federal Labor should really give Big Inga Binga an overseas post.Syria is a good option.
Bright Betty yeah now there is one Rocket Scientist Rhodes Scholar MP, the woan has the charisma and personality of a house brick come back Rob PLEASE all is forgotten.
Yep Reggie … the ALP and Greens are loaded with “indisputable facts”
Fact # 1 … “Come next election we’re fucked”
Tonight as I was feeding little Paulie from my plump voluptuous bosoms I decided he will be an MP after the next election.
I just need to pick which one of the 4 idiots will go to make room for my little darling boy.
Perhaps he should replace you Inga!
Why are the media so unkind about that hunky Premier ‘Shakey Ted’? Oh what I could do with his big shakey hand if he slipped it down my skirt.
I wouldn’t have expected to read an article on Vexnews that looks like it has come out of the Liberal party propaganda unit. Has ownership transferred recently?
Of course, there’s the predictable abusive, illogical comments from Marilyn Shepherd, (listed as Marilyn, MarilynS etc.), who seems to spend all day every day trolling on any website that even remotely mentions asylum seekers, & raising it on those that don’t. Google “Marilyn Shepherd” along with the words “holocaust denier”, to see what this dole-bludging serial troll does with all her spare time.
Maybe we would see an evaporation of support for the queue jumpers if Marilyn and her ilk got a letter from Centrelink (which they could take over to their neighbours to have read aloud), indicating that their dole/AbStudy/bad-back pension/whatever would be cut by 10% to pay the cost of the RAN escorting middle-class middle-Easterns to Australia, and the subsequent drain on the Treasury.
Gina’s playing with my mind now.
I’m dead man walking.
Mikey my night in shinning armor kept mum for mysake and has taken the fall for me. How can I repay him?
Yay yay go Greens! I love the Greens they are so fine. I don’t even mind the fleas.
Wenchy,you asked for professional advise of Proffesor Maku Muff Laik Ngu. Thank you for your visit of surgury . I want to say, no more freebies, Wenchy. You will bankrupt me with all the repair work you want me to do. You must stop making “in kind” payments which have shortened the life of my brilliant vaginaplasty.
The balance in Australian Meeja is slowly being restored.
David Marr has quit Fairfax.
Huzzah!!