Comments on: TED DEFIED: Baillieu loyalists McIntosh and Shardey face preselection challenges

By: costellokroger

costellokroger — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:43:23 +0000

mat..mate..mate..mate

By: costellokroger

costellokroger — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:42:55 +0000

Bugger Kelly for Kew… we have her all primed for my old seat in Higgins.. the pink rinse gals out there will love her… we have talked averyone out of it..Oldsworthy Jason…Chheezed off julian..bloody Abercromble… why..why..why… fancy him believing liberals out there will exercise any choice.. thats a Menzian construct… we have our Krogsey Play book… got Hel(l)en, Ronno and Scotcha up… now for Kello

By: swimfan

swimfan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:44:04 +0000

You are all bloody mad!

By: macgreiner

macgreiner — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:11:10 +0000

Kelly O’Dwyer – what a joke.

By: paula

paula — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:33:56 +0000

Interesting that a mailbox drop entitled “something is wrong in Victoria” slamming and damming the ALP state govt. with spin doctoring, by MLC Jan Kronberg is on the heels of the bad press on her fellow Liberal member Richard Della-Riva!! (There is something wrong in Victoria:ie Richard Della-Riva) Clever turn around Jan, your marketing skills are soooo transparent.

By: Macca

Macca — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:59:07 +0000

It is party time in Kew! Disco Dave, I need your awesome DJ skills for a celebratory function to be held later this week.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:53:28 +0000

Kelly O’Dwyer is now running for Higgins. You are lucky McIntosh. Very very lucky.

By: DJ Disco Dave

DJ Disco Dave — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:47:08 +0000

It’s Party time in Caulfield.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:11:36 +0000

Shardey announced her retirement. It’s in this mornings Hun.

By: Jason Aldsworth - Nasty, Sneaky but a Dumb Arse

Jason Aldsworth - Nasty, Sneaky but a Dumb Arse — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:08:49 +0000

Aldworth decided not to use the anti greens flier in Southwick’s 2004 campaign,which negated the money and manpower spent on the campaign. No one coudl waste aq seat like Higgins on Aldsworth who woudl be better suited to Gorton.

By: Steven Sensible

Steven Sensible — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:34:41 +0000

Well, Astounded, I’m just going to have to assume you were there during the campaign and saw what happened.

By: Astounded of Melbourne

Astounded of Melbourne — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:56:28 +0000

Garbage. There was action throughout the electorate. The fact is that Albert Park is stuffed full of quintessential champagne socialists & although the demographic is shifting, it’s unlikely to move substantially any time soon. The watermelon vote is also a killer in Albert Park as a whole.

By: Steven Sensible

Steven Sensible — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:09:56 +0000

Cheers Astounded for outing yourself.

David’s campaign in 2004 was successful due to his enormous energy, and of course Frank’s, but was held back by the campaign being focussed on Caulfield, where people voted Liberal more anyway, and largely ignored Albert Park, where in many areas (Middle Park, Elwood, St Kilda), the Liberal vote went backwards.

By: Lord help us.

Lord help us. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:19:35 +0000

Since Kelly O’Dwyer has been helping Costello in his Higgins campaigns he has only gone backwards. And has the numbers? pfft. But she will get mummy’s vote.

By: Astounded of Melbourne

Astounded of Melbourne — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:41:22 +0000

make that 2004 2006

By: Astounded of Melbourne

Astounded of Melbourne — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:33:45 +0000

and i’m sure he likes puppies lol

By: Astounded of Melbourne

Astounded of Melbourne — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:32:01 +0000

The only reason Caulfield was retained in 2002 was Frank Greenstein. Without him there would have been no money, no campaign, virtually no booths manned on polling day. The Liberal vote increased in 2004 because of the combined efforts of Frank & David & Kaye Farrow, who between them marshalled the funds & the people to run an effective campaign. Frank & David know how to get people on side to support the cause, a talent sadly lacking in any of the wannabe blow-ins. Planning, strategy, ability to cut to the chase, capacity for hard work & thinking things through, plus people skills are all indispensible characteristics of minister material. David has them. There are umpteen lawyer types who haven’t lifted a finger in previous campaigns who fancy their chances in Caulfield. People who have lived overseas for the past few years. People who wouldn’t hand out how to votes in Caulfield in 2004 or the federal contest in 2007 because they didn’t want to be seen to be political in the run up to the local council elections. People who live in Brighton & are members in Kooyong. None of them deserve a passing glance at preselection time. There are also rumours of some sitting MPs who are past their use-by date, & who would never have had a chance of getting even a parly sec gig under Kennett, eyeing off Caulfield. The local Libs will know what to make of them.

By: Steven Sensible

Steven Sensible — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:05:08 +0000

Dave is many things, and I have nothing but fondness for him, and very much wish he had knocked off Danby and Thornley in previous elections. But Caulfield is a prize seat (one of the 17 not to fall to Labor in 2002), and should be held by someone with ministerial potential.

I’m not saying it is currently, but that is what the thinking should be, and neither Southwick or Aldworth are ministerial material. Which is sad for the Liberal Party.

By: DJ Diso Dave

DJ Diso Dave — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:52:43 +0000

Disco time!

By: Caulfield Patriots Association

Caulfield Patriots Association — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:33:56 +0000

Dear Astounded of Melbourne,
Does he also like puppies? Because if he doesn’t like puppies we ain’t buying.

By: Astounded of Melbourne

Astounded of Melbourne — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:15:35 +0000

Steven Sensible you are an arsehat. Anyone who thinks Southwick’s career consists of being a DJ is seriously deluded. He’s smart & has built several successful businesses, much, much more than most other potential candidates have done or will ever do. He has a lecturing gig & runs marketing courses for major Asian corporations, as well as being actively involved in several charitable organisations. And, unlike most other potentials, he is genuinely interested in politics as a means to improve things, not a route to a cushy pension with a little light self-aggrandisement along the way.

By: Shards

Shards — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:04:51 +0000

Dear Constituents
Unfortunately I have recently been diagnosed with a raging case of swine flu. Rumours that I contracted the virus through swilling large amounts of bacon are mostly inaccurate. I thank you for your patience during this difficult time, and would invite you to come and enjoy a nice ham sandwich at my office and discuss why I am such a spectacular fuck up.
Yours in delicious bacony goodness,
Helen Shardey MP

By: Inga

Inga — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:55:36 +0000

Who’s this chap who owns a cake shop and why was I not notified? I am very talented at using delicious treats to tickle the temptations of prospective members of the Liberal Party. My son, a very important local councillor, and I are going to have to pay Mr Greenstein a visit.

By: Epstein's Mother

Epstein's Mother — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:47:50 +0000

Andy – are all the anti-RDR comments across VEX from the same IP address? The troll needs to stick to the topic.

By: Steven Sensible

Steven Sensible — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:57:06 +0000

The Liberal Party needs ministerial material in both seats. Southwick, lovely bloke that he is, is not ministerial material.

By: Dr Dre

Dr Dre — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:34:04 +0000

Goose, I think you meant to refer to the “Eastern Metro masses”, rather than the “Easter Metro masses”. Unless Easter Metro masses was a sophisticated reference to the strong Christian community in Eastern Metro, who would no doubt want to see RDR out of State Parliament.

By: There is something wrong in Victoria, ie Richard Dalla Riva

There is something wrong in Victoria, ie Richard Dalla Riva — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:30:03 +0000

Justin Madden was censured. he is in the same house of parliament as Richard Dalla Riva. he should be censuresd for that fact alone. every member o fthe upper house must put on the record their dealings and relationship with Richard Dalla Riva.

By: Dark horse

Dark horse — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:26:56 +0000

To Anon at 0:31 …

I think their name is Kelly.

By: Berwick Resident

Berwick Resident — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:14:02 +0000

why is the Liberal Party forgetting one of their best operatives going around, Lorraine Wreford who is a current serving councillor on the City of Casey.???

By: Brokenelftnutcase

Brokenelftnutcase — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:48:13 +0000

Landeryou, Brokenleftleg is Iain Lygo, a failed greens candidate, failed journalist, failed Surfworld employee and failed blogger – his rants only attract hits from about seven dumb hippies and some right-thinkers who enjoy laughing at spastics.