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GREENS GRUB FOR LOOT: Extremist Greens political party hits up donors, saying “We are under attack”
The Greens party seems a bit surprised that stubbornly supporting a policy that has hundreds of desperate refugees drowning at sea might annoy some of their Labor mates. But they’re not so shocked that haven’t tried to turn the criticism into a grubby fund-raising opportunity. If they slithered any lower, they’d be subterranean.
The barest of criticisms from a few Labor people (some are still trying to negotiate with the alien invaders trying to convince themselves they come in peace) about the Greens’ failure to support PM Gillard’s desperate efforts to stop asylum seekers drowning at sea has provoked much sobbing and gnashing of teeth in the Greens bunker.
In a missive sent today from the hapless Greens leader Christine Milne, who delivers the same unpleasant message Bob Brown used to deliver but in a much more hectoring and didactic way, complete with the forced and pained smile of an S&M mistress (our knowledge of this is completely theoretical, we assure), to Greens party donor-trons, she remarks:
“We are under attack”
Oh dear. Imagine being criticised for your policies, especially when they are directly causing hundreds of people to drown. The Greens of course reckon refugees in the news is a recruiting opportunity.
WE OPPOSE MONEY POLITICS SO MUCH, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD GIVE US SOME
Emphasising to their wealthy tax-conscious donors (like Graeme Wood, the developer who gave the Greens $1.6M, a national record in political donations) that loot given to Christine Milne’s party (no doubt her parties are rather drab affairs unless Sarah Hanson-Young is there to hit on the married blokes) is tax-deductible, she says that the Greens political party’s “shared values” are under attack and that they are being threatened by nasty Labor people.
Threatened with being held accountable for once for the decisions they’ve made. And, to be honest, we are unconvinced that Labor is actually serious about dealing with the Greens. We wonder how many Labor seats this bizarro, extremist, self-indulgent party will steal before some will get serious. But that’s a story for another time.
THE AGE TO THE RESCUE ONE LAST TIME BEFORE RECEIVERS ARE CALLED IN
The Greens’ solution to anyone even vaguely criticising them?
Hitting up their rich mates for even more money (they seem to have already spent Graeme Wood’s $1.6M) to buy an ad in The Age newspaper to denounce those who ail them while talking up their lightweight candidate in Melbourne, whose own ethical and conflict-of-interest situation is said to be highly worthy of scrutiny and accountability.
Everyone says she’s going to win, perhaps if she does, it will be the final wake-up call some Labor comrades and some Tories too needed to realise that this extreme left party is proving much more persistent and organisationally capable than its extremist predecessor, One Nation.
MELBOURNE WTF
Without Bob Brown, and with Christine Milne, they are, to be sure, weakened. But they might not look so weak if they win the election, admittedly in a by-election scenario where Labor strategists have caused much puzzlement by campaigning against Ted Baillieu when they’re not actually running against a Liberal candidate.
Hopefully they know what they’re doing. It certainly doesn’t have the same vibe as the Albert Park campaign where – even if the candidate’s heart wasn’t in it – there was a very tough campaign of truth and accountability that drove the Greens crazy and drove their vote down, down, down like a Coles brand farmer-exploiting litre of milk.
So that’s the real truth of it. Labor has quite consciously not held the Greens to account in this Melbourne by-election. Not even close. Labor leader Daniel Andrews has made some good arguments in his typically articulate way but a tough accountability campaign doesn’t – and ought not – come from the Leader’s mouth. Those responsible will have much to think about if it doesn’t work. The only sh*t-sheet that’s gone out was on Stephen Mayne, the conspiracy theorist and increasingly mad, sad candidate, who is widely believed to have put it out on himself to gain media attention. He’s certainly publishing the anonymous (and therefore illegal electoral material) sheet on his website, itself a breach of electoral laws. His threatened election to the Melbourne council will undoubtedly ensure it sinks into a quagmire of smear, rancour, excremental delusion and conspiracy theory for which he is now well-known in the normally sleepy hollow of Manningham council.
HOW LONG CAN THE GREEN PARASITE KEEPING SUCKING LABOR’S BLOOD?
Back to the Greens. Their reaction to a few high-ranking NSW ALP people waking up to the legacy Richo left them, an ultra-left and mega-irresponsible Greens party slowing dividing the left side of politics in the same way as the DLP did a generation before, reveals how deeply nervous they are about being found out to be the parasite that aims to kill its Labor host. “Replace the bastards,” they say.
And just like the mad Scientology cult, when confronted by critics, they lash out, use the attacks to hit on the devoted for just a little bit more loot and use that financial muscle to buy a little more time and delude just a few more followers.
Their demise is inevitable, as Scientology’s seems to be too, but Labor’s challenge is to finish off this dark threat to democracy now their charismatic leader Bob Brown has left the scene. Only they can do it. The Liberals and others can help the cause, but this is truly a Labor mission, a Labor responsibility.
Labor’s tepid effort in the Melbourne by-election suggests they have a long way to go. But the efforts of thought leaders like AWU national secretary Paul Howes and NSW ALP boss Sam Dastyari – picking up on a pathway pioneered by former Victorian party secretary Stephen Newnham – might yet inspire hope even in the darkness.
History teaches us one thing above all else. Appeasement doesn’t work.
History teaches us one thing above all else. Appeasement doesn’t work. It emboldens the foe and weakens the spirit. The Greens party’s vile intention – to divide and conquer progressive politics on behalf of an extremist, ultra-leftist agenda – cannot be defeated gently or easily or in any way that will not attract criticism from Greens party allies like The Age and some at the ABC. Nick Mack, our Liberal correspondent, put this very well yesterday. And his view is the view of many decent Liberals, they might not agree with Labor or social democrats on many things but – for the good of the nation – they’d much rather face a moderate left-wing foe and occasionally lose than have the country lurch from one extreme of politics to another like a Banana Republic.
The Liberals and Nationals had the challenge of defeating One Nation. They did it. It wasn’t easy. At one stage One Nation looked like a bushfire burning out of control, threatening to destroy the conservatives in regional Australia. But they defeated them. Destroyed them, in fact.
Equally, Labor has endured splits on its side of politics before. The DLP split was a gravely serious threat, arguably much more so than the Greens party because they were from the party’s moderate right.
Now the trumpet summons Labor again. And it’s not a call to an easy fight. It’s existential and difficult. It’s a call to stand up for working people and the moderate, electable, progressive party they built, initially through unions and now much bigger and broader than that. The Greens have been nurtured, fed, coddled and indulged as a parasite for far too long. Those who think Labor has woken up to that completely are being far too optimistic. But the dawn is coming. I can sense it. Something snapped the day the Greens voted for a policy they knew was going to lead more asylum seekers to drown. Even the most Greens-appeasing Labor person realised what they were dealing with: an irresponsible, cynical and sinister foe that must be eliminated, not just for the political benefit of the Labor party but for the good of the nation.
And if the Greens do win Melbourne with a mediocre candidate, whose party’s record and policies have gone mostly unscrutinised in the by-election, I think it might finally be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
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ALP primary vote 15% oh dear, almost not Party status. WA gone, NT nearly gone will be next time, Vic gone, NSW gone, QLD gone, Tas gone soon, SA gone soon, ACT gone soon? As for the Commonwealth 15% primary! State seat of Melbourne lost to The Greens on Saturday week.
so Chris, care to elaborate which Greens policies are “loony” or “extremist”. You’re starting to sound like THE real extremist/looney, Abbott…all name calling, all slogans, zero content…
WM,
Letting desperate people drown in the Indian Ocean. That would be one of them. At least the hippies could be cured of their fleas. I have yet to see an insecticide that would clean the greens. Maybe bring back DDT
couldn’t agree more andrew. Labor must destroy the greens. The left of the party has watched it’s seats and positions being stolen by the greens and simply let it happen. Far too many lefties fail to engage their electorate and are unknowns to their punters. Hopefully the upcoming loss in Melbourne will be the wake up call the left requires. Being friendly to the greens has allowed the monster to eat our children. No more!
Rightly or wrongly Aussies don’t like womyn political leaders. The men want a bloke and the housewives are jealous of the leaders success.
The Democrats Party were down hill when Kernot became leader. In Queensland and NSW quite likeable Labour Party leader got the chop recently. The Greens Party now have a womyn leader – bye bye Greens.
As for federal Labour Gillard is also unpopular and the ALP are finished at the next election too.
wm
Looking for loony Green policies?
Go to the Greens website, start at “A” and keep working your way through to “Z”
Gurgle, gurgle.
Ohhhhh goody!!
Drowning reffos will boost membership no end!!
Our friends at the ABC picked up this yarn, although have reported on it slightly differently.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-12/greens-want-donations-to-fighting-fund/4126910?height=100&ratio=1×1&width=100
Admin Committee so sorry party membership has dropped again, but look on the positive side at least our Officeworks account will be less as we need far fewer membership cards.
Noah
The ALP is stuck with the loony left, tied to them in fact. They are a part of the government. The ALP hypocrisy in now criticising the greens is just one more reason they are about to be decimated at the next election. Phoney fights by cockheads who should stay out of politics and get real jobs for once and not bludgeon on the hard earned money of others are appalling. Bowes et al actually make Shagger Thomson looks lightly appealing.
“Howes” not “Bowes”
Boofa are you up to it tonight?
Actually David Nolte is a member of the Liberal Party.
Someone should do an auditi on 774melbourne ABC. They have most certainly given the Greens a free run with twice as many interviews than any other party/candidate. If it’s not the Greens they give more air time to Stephen Mayne. So much for balance.
I thought the ABC was governed by a charter of honesty?
Where is media watch when you need them?
Precisely how would letting refugees get all the way here and then shove them away to other nations where they are in even greater danger stop them drowning.
What sort of imbeciles live in this country.
As we wave you GOODBYE Julia
The born to rule class of Labor MPs… eg children of MPs and UNION bosses see the party as something to manipulate with a small handful of ethnic warlords.
They all want a smaller ALP membership so their POSC vote goes up.
And all these wonderful ethnic FEA votes are harveted via factional deals and no one even has to cast a ballot in Labor’s safest seats in internal elections.
Labor has turned its membership and internal democracy into the biggest PONZI scheme in AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY.
Well done on a decade of self harm.
And that is why preselections for Federal seats and upper house sate seats were handed to the federal admin committee – because even Labor’s faction bosses do not trust the ethnic warlords who make up the Labor’s factions.
If ALP is a ponzi scheme, than the greens are a family trust – secretive, tax avoiding, unaccountable for spoilt I’ll rich kids.
Who gave us Julia as PM? The Right. Who gave us geniuses like Paul Howes? The Right.Now Thomson, Jackson and williamson? Thats right,the Right.Labor’s infection with the spivs on the right are the reason for former ALP supporters leaving the party in droves. When people see Sam Dastirayi they turn off. A complete spiv who would not know a true believer until they spat on him.
Case closed. Not one of you have pointed out a single ‘extremist’ policy let alone argued against it.
“Letting desperate people drown in the Indian Ocean”???? How so? have you read the Greens policy on refugees? It seems the Greens are the only party who recognise they ARE refugees and not illegal terrorist threats sailing to convert us into Sharia law, like liblab voters do…OK, back to Greens policy…waiting…waiting…waiting…hmmmm….nothing but bogan name calling…..
What sort of imbeciles live in this country?
I dunno.
Too many imbeciles of the Marilyn type would be my guess.
The real problem for Labor is that they feel they have more in common with the Greens with 10% of the vote than with the Coalition with 50%.
For Labor blue collar patriots, the answer is to vote for the Coalition, even just once, to force Labor to lance the boil. It will be interesting to see if Queensland Labor has learnt the lesson.
@ Toad of Toad Hall – well you for one!
Blue collar workers will be the ones that ultimately destroy the ALP and greens? Just give me a credit card, any bodies will do.
why doesn’t somebody rent me for a couple of hours on a wednesday night at the Kennedy room. It would be a great fundraiser for the Party. Just please dont tell my husband.
Vexnews brings us the amazing news that political parties request donations from their members.
Here’s a tip for your next scoop – rain falls from clouds.
WM – how about the formal Greens policy supporting the BDS against Israel but not saying one word about the massacre in Syria. If Israel did one millionth to the Palestinians as Assad is doing to his own people you could imagine Sarah Goth-Fat, KGB Rhiannon and Wanker DiNatale blocking the streets with their good old mates like Shiekh Uncovered Meat
Indeed
You are correct about the Greens being a secretive trust.
But Labor is still a sickening Ponzi scheme.
And the Liberals are just private lobbiest pretending to be publicly elected officials.
Maybe we need to look outside this rabble.
Please note in Melbourne state election the best candidate is not an ex journo or endorsed by Labor or Greens…
Membership applications and donations are starting to dry up!
Quick … we need another boat to go arse-up and fast!
To wm, you are either deluded or a Green’s stooge. Have a look at the Greens policy’s on Education, Energy, Immigration and Environment to start with, and tell me these are not the most stupid, idealogically idiotic pieces of crap you have ever read!!!
Directly from the Green’s website wm, injecting rooms, prescribed heroin…..you really agree with this shit???
“increase the availability of harm reduction programs, including needle and syringe exchanges and medically supervised injecting rooms and implement a rigorous scientific trial of prescribed heroin to registered users in line with the proposed 1996 ACT government heroin trial.”
wm/Sinbad ….. and don’t forget our Defence policy which basically involves dispute resolution using personal aura alignment, crystals and essential oils.
And if that doesn’t work just bend over and take it (we supply the organic lubricant as well).
Good one Sarah Hyphen-Young….I’m still soiling myself with laughter.
Point in fact…have a look at one of the Green’s platforms for the by-election in the seat of Melbourne. Shows how selfish and out of touch they are. Instead of a curfew on loud music at venues so as not to disturb neighbours in residential areas, they want to force a change to planning laws that makes it compulsory for developers to sound proof apartments near music venues!!! Jesus…and it’s highly likely that these dickheads will get elected because ‘urban hippies’ like to feel smug and morally superior. They never venture outside their leafy inner suburbs, but voting Greens is a good talking point at Tuesday night’s book club meeting, or over a Latte at the local cafe’ or at Patrice’s baby shower. They wouldn’t have a clue as to how dangerous and destructive the Green’s sophomoric policies are to rural communities……wankers!!!
Sorry Sinbad, Toad and all.
Have had a good look at Green’s policies.
They are, in fact, extremist shit.
And it is beginning to look more and more like drowning refugees are a good rallying call to increase Greens memberships subs and donations.
Surely not. The Greens political party being untruthfuil? Or exagerating? I mean, next thing you will tell us that they were in municipal power in teh areas hit by teh trajic bush fires a few years back. That they banned people cutting trees and clearing shrubs from their homes and thus contributed to teh fires and the deaths. You will tell me this is in the actual official report. But why should I believe the truth when I can believe the Greens instead.
I have just discovered VexNews, is this a creative writing website, because it is all fiction. Where exactly is the news?