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PANIC ATTACK: Greens party by-election backflip on taking axe to Catholic schools
The Greens political party is an extremist party that pretends it cannot change its views – on stopping the drownings of asylum seekers for example – because of its “values.” And yet, when it suits them, they throw their policies overboard with the callous disregard of a cruel people smuggler.
As those who love it will tell you if you give them the chance the Labor party is full of frustrations, disappointments and nuisances but it hasn’t in many years behaved as shamefully and as shambolically as the Greens political party does every day, right now.
As we made clear yesterday, the Greens party policy says they’ll cut funding for non-government schools to 2003 levels.
Education expert Kevin Donnelly makes it clear what that would mean writing in the Australian newspaper today:
if the Greens are able to implement their policy of reducing present levels of funding to the 2003-04 levels then non-government schools will lose millions and, as a result, more parents will face financial hardship. In relation to Victorian Catholic schools, based on 2003-04 funding and numbers of students, if the Greens have their way schools will suffer a 40 per cent reduction and, as a result, lose approximately $600 million in funding, amounting to $3000 a student.
Understandably, the Catholic Education Office expressed concern about it in a letter sent to parents of school-kids in Melbourne.
Adam Bandt, the federal Greens MP for Melbourne until the next election, initially attacked the Church for expressing this view, saying they were wrong.
But they weren’t wrong.
So Bandt then back-flipped, without reference to any proper party process, or what Senator Sarah Hanson Young might refer to as her ‘values’, abandoning their policy of funding cuts for Catholic education on the spot. It was an extraordinary demonstration of just how loose their commitment is to their supposed “values”. Some might think the only thing they value is power, in keeping with the Marxist education people like Adam Bandt PhD (Marx) and Soviet-trained Senator Lee Rhiannon had.
We don’t know what will happen in the Melbourne by-election. We fear Labor hasn’t done enough to make it clear what the differences are between the Greens party and themselves. We fear their impressive, intelligent candidate Jennifer Kanis might have to wait a couple of years before she takes her place among the law-makers. Whether on Saturday or in late 2014, her time will come.
We fear those thinking a federal Labor leadership change will suddenly fix what ails that doomed government will use a bad by-election result as an excuse.
But we have also seen the fear and panic in the eyes of the Greens party, and seen the barren emptiness of their ‘values.’ Like the communists of old who conned and enslaved millions by preaching high-principle while wallowing in the cynicism of totalitarianism, they are ultimately exposed as an epic fraud. An epic fail.
Those in Labor’s ranks, like the old know-all Barry Jones who sought out The Australian’s Chip Le Grand, who preach surrender, or fail to comprehend that the Greens are doing what their leaders boast they are doing, dividing and attempting to conquer progressive politics on behalf of a militant and extreme strand of political fundamentalism, are the Greens party’s useful idiots.
Daniel Andrews, Victorian Labor’s old-school leader who startles by giving kick-arse speeches with barely a note in a way we imagine Chifley or Curtin did, and who heroically made it clear he will dare the Greens party to back the Liberals after the next election but will not enter into any deals of any kind with them, sums up the hilarity:
“From AM to PM we have seen an extraordinary about-turn from a Greens Party that is clearly in panic mode. Isolating Catholic education for funding cuts is based more on ideology rather than a clear understanding about the important role the Catholic education system plays in educating our children.”
Amen.
UPDATE: Michael Danby is Labor’s loudest and proudest champion of human rights. He’s not afraid to call a fake a fraud. Look what he did and said when confronting the former Soviet-linked communist and Greens senator Lee Rhiannon.
He urged those contemplating a vote in the Melbourne by-election to send the Greens party a message on human rights this weekend: stop voting with the Liberals and stop the drownings.
It’s a powerful message from one of Labor’s clearest, deepest thinkers who exemplifies courage in a political world full of surrender monkeys.
Calling bullsh*t on the Greens party is long overdue. The Victorian Labor model will be more nuanced and appropriate for its inner-city than the convict colony NSW one but that doesn’t make it any less essential.
Labor is being weakened by its Greens party parasite.
Only a fool would say otherwise.
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Surely the way to send a message to the ALP is to vote 1 DLP as a Labor Party and go straight back to ALP. That way the Greens miss out on votes and ALP maintain their heritage hold on the seat.
I am a fool. Lets all join the Right of the ALP. We could then cease to have annoying elections as there is no difference of substance between the Right and the Liberals. Only a first class dickhead would say otherwise.
Adam Bandt’s is one of DEAN MIGHELL’S crony’s what do you expect.
Thanks for posting Michael Danby’s brutal take down of that awful Lee Rhiannon. A true patriot
nah, the only extremists around here are the liblabs and their masters, the kiddy fiddling catholic cult…
Kevin Donnelly!!! lolololol. very credible…lololollolol..straight from the tea party lololollo
If more Labor ppl had Danby’s moral courage they wouldn’t be in the trouble they are in.
Send the papist priests to a camp.
Why is Liberal Big Kev Donnelly worried about the Romanists after all his late son went to a Church of England school; Camberwell Grammar?
Even a Green is better than Danby
How dumb is Federal Labor?
They agreed with Greens Carbon Tax and gave Abbott a large stick to beat every regional and suburban Labor candidate without tying the Greens down on asylum seeker policy.
So it is the government that has given both Liberals and the Greens the ammunition to attack Labor.
Who signed off on this deal?
Oh that is right the brains trust of Labor Cabinet.
When Bracks was running a minority government then he proceeded carefully and took public with him.
The frantic pace of reform and the policy u-turns from Federal Labor have destroyed public trust.
The current Federal poll results must be expected.
Bob Brown was just too smart for Labor’s club fed members Gilliard, Shorten, Roxon, Conroy, Ferguson, and Swan and their dull and slow witted advisors.
You gotta admit it is tactical brilliance by the Greens/ALP Left to start doling the money out to gold-diggers to sledge Pell.
Apparently they spend days coaching the ‘victims’ about which priests names to mention for maximum effect. The plan (being worked in concert with at least three ABC staffers) is designed to dis-credit Pell and set up a dog-whistle campaign against Abbott. Not really ethical I admit but the ends justify the means. lololollolo lollolo!!
The Greens are still extemists even if they have moderated one loopy policy.
Private schools losing taxpayer funded money??….The Greens have my vote. I pay taxes for public funding of public services, not to support the rich and their “better than thou” ideology.
Well said Rhino, so taxpayers who send their kids to a private school should get a portion of their tax back. The greed and jealousy of the far left defies belief.
Tax payer funds for schools should be based on need and values.
Parents must be able to choose. However, if they want to send there kids to be indoctrinated in cruel and unethical behaviour by religious extremists who believe women are inferior to men, and demand exemptions from civil society to pick on people who have children out of wedlock or love their own sex, should pay their own way.
Suffer in your jocks greens. Ya lost Melbourne. Losers!
Hahaha!!!
Ahh this article is gold.
Greens are coming and the labour right is not reading the populace methinks. Cmon Danby lift your game, lets focus on the bigger ScAbbott picture…
Otherwise the left flank will continue to erode…
Hi Adrian, My wife is Anglican and I am Catholic and I taught at CGS – where BA Santamaria’s grandchildren went to school.
Peter Singer must rue the day that he got involved with the Greens. The greens fundamental value of do no harm is transgressed by them every waking moment.
In a race between the rampant zealot Greens and cannot trust them Labor party an independent would be the best outcome.
Neither labor nor the greens deserve a seat.
Jeez!
In an electorate full of hipsters, wet-behind-the-ears uni students and nut-bag greenies we still couldn’t get over the line.
You’d have to think we a screwed.
How can A. Bandt whine about Labor relying on conservative party preferences when the only reason he is in Parliament is because of Liberal Party preferences?
Not making that mistake again!
Also, Barber’s speech was very weird, even for a MBA hipster like him.
Is he okay? Or was he a bit ‘tired and emotional’?
Big Kev – but why are you worried about the Romanists.
As someone who really wants to see the political end of Michael Danby (for VERY different reason to A. Jackoff), I have to say he got stuck into CommyLee pretty well.
Rarely would I bless the day a Labor candidate holds a seat (which was previously occupied by another useless example of labor mediocrity)-
however, following the events of yesterday, when, effectively, the only promoted alternative was a Watermelon, I do.
Labor are a bunch of leftard no hopers whose time has come and – as we see federally, well and truly gone
but the greens are a worse bunch of closet Marxists who would sell individual rights down the river in for the glory of failed collectism
And I would add… looking at the picture of Oke your video has here, versus the one used on the billboard along Flemington Road, Melbourne…. that billboard could be a matter of complaint of fraudulent advertising… where on it, Oke actually looks half human
Yes we want an end to Michael Danby
are dean mile high and adam bant lovers
Will the Greens preference Danby in Melbourne Ports next federal election?
Hi June. You can join Marilyn in the loonie left bin. When you start paying tax get back to us and stop looking for handouts.
Anyone know who the Libs have picked to run against Danby?
Melbourne Ports Liberals usually leave there pre-selection to the last minute when it is to late. MPFEC is full of pro Danby Zionist who pretend to be Liberals.
However if they are ever to win Melbourne Ports the next election is the likely one. I note Danby sent out one of this crappy newsletters this week and you guest it the grinning feudal snake oil salesman the Deli Lama is picture in it once again along with the usual rent-a-crowd in other pictures.
Adrian filthy cruel Zionists always stick together, MP is full of the stinkies.
Vacancy at protect.GARY ROBB no longer required by DEAN MIGHELL. has no use for him, as Gary cannot deliver the goods.another one bites the dust.
cheers to the Labor Party. Labor is the only party will keep Melbourne the best city to live and call home to all of us. Very proud to support the Labor Party. the only party who cares about us. Keep the jobs, schools for our kids & grand kids. Don’t worry about the Federal election. The only election is best for us is to keep the Labor party in Victoria. Please for our future.cheers thanks you
Yes we remember the “rust belt state” under Premiers Cain and Kirner AC (AC what a joke).
steven Conroy and adam best mates forever