Daniel Tehan, the Deputy director of the Liberal Party in Victoria, is set to run for preselection in the safe seat of Wannon in the state’s Western District where farmers were once so rich they’d transport merino sheep in the back of their Bentleys.
Local power-broker in the area and prospective state Liberal leader Dr Denis Napthine is believed to be strongly behind the move, strongly supporting the young Tehan. Long-time bench-warmer and former Speaker David Hawker gave up his seat after winning it in a by-election in 1983, creating a golden opportunity for someone willing to savour the delights of the lengthy commute between Warrnambool and Canberra.
Ominously though, Tehan’s opponents have questioned the ethics of a 104 Exhibition Street official in charge of the preselection process putting himself forward as a candidate, with one saying it gives him “more conflicts of interest than Eddie McGuire.”
Some say that Tehan’s close ties to Baillieu and his ability to interfere with the balloting process mean that if he should take leave during the preselection process to distance 104 from it. He has an unfair advantage over other candidates.
Others say Tehan is too much of a “dufus” to give himself any unfair advantage. They point to his counting of the State Council ballot, where he sent out results electing ten delegates to each category for state assembly rather than the required fifteen. Unkind Krogerites suggested this was because Daniel is incapable of counting past ten.
Tehan’s had a mixed career, working at the ACCI before leaving on less than favourable terms and impertinently offered himself as a candidate for the federal seat of Indi before being run down by the Sophie Panopolous (now Mirabella) Express. Sophie had moved up the area, battled unemployment first hand by living in Wangaratta without work and stole the preselection crown with a thumping speech about the monarchy and her role in saving it during the republic referendum.
Sophie’s fiery red lipstick and passionate defence of Our Sovereign Lady, Her Majesty The Queen had the old ladies of the Liberal preselectors misty-eyed and got them to swing behind “the Greek girl” as they fondly called her.
Tehan was also the Chief of Staff to Fran Bailey, a popular battle-axe in the bush but regarded as the most bruising bad boss in all of Canberra. The lad showed great moral fibre by enduring “the bitch” as all seem to refer to her for nearly three years.
Get it up ya love
Tehan walks like a man, and talks like a man – because he is a man. Go hard, son… go hard and make us proud. It’s about time we get someone of his calibre up in the Libs ranks rather than more of that disgraceful defamer of our fallen soliders, Jamie ‘Fattie Boomsticks’ Briggs.
104 staffers should resign before putting their name forward. Just like J.S.
Abortion is murder.
A-bortion is murder.
I didn’t know the Mirabella Express was a Monarchist! First impressions would tell you she’s as impressive as a pair of mudgee mailbags. Atleast her heart was in the right place.
Blimey Josh is a c**t
Good move – at least Dan has more to him than some other purile former staffers.
It would be a shame if the only safe seat undergoing renewal that has strong female candidates went to a man of less than worthy calibre.
I can almost assure you there is nearly no support for this man in Wannon.
Speaking of female candidates, I’d be happy to move to Port Fairy on a part time basis. As long as they build a new KFC outlet there. And lots of ice cream for Giuseppe.
Dan aint got a chance. The Teddistas will support that fat ugly hag of a pig who recently moved down that way instead. Talk about an own goal!
So is Louise Staley running? And what of her allegedly ‘close ties’ to Red T? A split Team T vote?
In Tehan’s favour anyone falling foul of neanderthal peter hendy must have something going for him!
oh it will be a dirty fight. what larks!
this is a massive conflict of interest. louise staley is a joke as a political talent though so maybe he is te lesser of two evils
Surely Daniel can’t do a worse job at this than he does applying make-up on Fran’s wrinkly scone. She looks like a circus clown and he will follow suit as a politician.
Vote for Lou Lou.
Go Tehan, hopefully he’s not late for his own preslection, like he was for 2 others!
So where does Dan lie factionally? Krogerite or Jeffista?
Dan Tehan is USELESS at 104. I’ve dealt with him on many an occasion and he is very vague, has no idea what is going on, and usually promises a call back from Julie Reid or Tony Nutt. I also don’t think he’s as Baillieu as some insist. Even as a member from a supposedly old school ‘Kennett branch’ he has never done me any favours. I think he bets each way.
Dan might be a little lazy, but he is no where near as bad as the ex-State Director, the infamous J-Rat.
Route 82, “that fat ugly hag of a pig” could refer to so many people, please be more specific.
Who am I?
I came 3rd in a preselection against Marie Luckins.
I set up a failed business called International Careers Pty Ltd in a tax haven.
The peak of my political career was as an adviser for the Bronwyn for PM campaign.
My only experience as a campaign manager before becoming State Director was campaign director and strategist for the losing Monash Province campaign in 2002.
My closest political associate is Santo Santoro.
I lost a state election.
I deliberately sabotaged the Prahran campaign, removing central funding for factional reasons.
I was part of the losing team for the last Federal election.
I gave the IT contract for 104 to a company Dan Feldman’s was a director of, without going to tender. Dan Feldman subsequently had to leave his law firm.
I leased part of 104 Exhibition Street – a direct legacy of Robert Menzies – to Tolarno Galleries, who displayed Bill Henson’s child porn in the Liberal Party’s own building.
I corruptly breached the Electoral Act, using the threat of pulling the party polling contract to get two people fired.
I asked staff to blog against the State Leader, then when it came out, I knifed them as publically as I could to try and rat out of it.
When the blog affair came out, I denied even knowing about the blog – lying to Ted Baillieu, Tony Nutt, David Kemp, the media and the party. In actuality, I had been bragging about the blog I had tacitly authorised for months – including in December to Don Nardella MP, who has since put the facts on the record in parliament. http://www.theage.com.au/national/liberal-chief-under-pressure-over-blog-20080528-2j3u.html
I undertook a secret deal with DPA Document Printing Australia Pty Ltd to re-employ Chandler for the Liberal Party, in a cruel hoax on the Party and the Jewish community.
I left 104 Exhibition Street in a burning wreck, having lost both the State and Federal Campaign managers in a fortnight of the worst media coverage in the Party’s history.
I tarnished the reputation of the Higgins 200 Club by associating it with donations from the aged care industry extracted by Santo Santoro.
Both my first and second wives are better at politics than me.
I have been unemployed for over a year.
I tell people I am an “accountant/ corporate accountant” despite no longer holding proper professional registrations to do such work.
I am not very popular amongst the branch members in Higgins.
It’s not over yet!!
Well as you all know by now Andrew Rixon lost the Kooyong pre-selection to Joshua Frydenberg. However in the first round vote Andrew picked up 100% of the vote and this has never been done before in the history of the Liberal Party.
So what went wrong??
What went wrong was Andrew walked into the pre-selection with his guard up and the office-bearers walked in with there guard down, thinking Andrew had no chance at all. However because of my abilities I was watching the count in the tele-room and Neil Chamberland(an ex liberal party senior executive (also Andrew’s scrutineer, although Andrew didn’t ask him to come he just did)) said I have never seen this before…….ever. This was said after the count was finished, being that Andrew got 100% of all the votes.
Anyway it no longer matters, as now Andrew is aware that he has the Liberal members full support. Because of this action against Andrew the office-bearers are basically fucked meaning you will understand later. As this information is psychic information that Andrew at this stage doesn’t want the public to know.
As a consequence Andrew has resigned from the Victorian Division of the Liberal Party. Now for those of you who have sent money to the Liberal Party don’t despair and at this stage Andrew would like you to continue with this action. Try an understand Andrew’s fight is not with the Liberal Party members it’s with the Liberal Executive, as they are the ones who sabotaged Andrew’s chances at winning Kooyong.
Remember this that the Liberal Party Executive now are fully aware that in Andrew Rixon they have a weapon……..a weapon that can and will destroy the Australian Labor Party. But that said if and Andrew say’s if the Australian Labor Party contacts Andrew first then for Australia and only for Australia Andrew WILL change sides.
Okay Andrew has decided to level with the Australian people!!
This is the situation as it stands. The Liberal Executive wants the policies that Andrew can provide both them and Australia. But because they know as well as Andrew knows that in order to maximize the policies outcome Australia will require the United States of America to not so much approve but lets just say come in line the Australia’s way of thinking. Okay this IS the problem, the current President of the United States has not got a clue when it comes to economic policy…….PERIOD. So therefore in order to maximize not just Australia’s chances of economic prosperity but also Earth’s chances of economic prosperity Australia needs a Republican President in the United Stated.
See my point!!!
Okay this means that it’s not over yet!!. Even though Andrew lost the pre-selection for Kooyong don’t worry about it. Joshua or Josh is a good candidate for Kooyong and Andrew will make shore he wins(as it’s technically Andrew’s seat). However if Josh doesn’t do anything for Kooyong in the way of benifits to the Kooyong electorate………..mate……….it will be the shortest political carrier in Australia’s history, being that it’s my seat.
So where’s that leave Andrew??
For now Andrew is STILL a member of the South Australian Liberal Party, meaning all we all thinking yet!!!. Okay so the reason Andrew joined the S.A Liberal Party was strategic, meaning I’m still a member of the Liberal Party just not the Victorian Liberal Party(something Tony Nutt may like to remind the members before they NAIL him to the cross).
Anyway I will rejoin the Victorian Liberal Party at a later date(this will be after the next federal election). Andrew will then join a Menzies Electorate Branch. Which I believe is Kevin Andrew’s seat………key word being Andrew’s. His also got a hot looking sister or at lest relative……she’s hot!!!. She’s got beautiful eye’s………but that said she’s hot. In her own words…….I can take the take!!!.
This is what Andrew knew in advance
About three months before the 2007 Federal Election and rang the Victorian Liberal Party to speak to the then President Helen Krogor, but she prepended not to be there. Anyway Andrew told her secretary that he intended to run for pre-selection for Kooyong. After Andrew hang up Andrew listened to Helens response at what Andrew had said, and Helen said that’s Josh Frydenberg’s seat. Therefore Andrew already knew the outcome long before the pre-selection.
Why doe’s Andrew bring this up???
Well Nicole Andrew’s has got her eyes and with her looks her legs rapped around Menzies. However at this stage Andrew HAS NOT heard anyone at all voice there opion in favour of Nicole Andrew’s. But that said I will keep you posted!!!.
My guess is that you are that dufus fuc#tard known as J-Rat.
whoever Patriot Rixon is, he or she is doing a great job mimicking the deranged one
With whom does Langdon lie factionally?
Simon Illingworth for Wannon
Anonymouse, click on the link above embedded in the name From Patriot Rixon!!!!!
That posting is from Rixon’s website! No one could imitate him
Blog betrayal: Libs sack rats
Josh Gordon
Sunday Age, May 11, 2008
A WEBSITE devoted to attacking Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu has been traced to Victorian Liberal headquarters, triggering the dismissal of two staff members, including state director Julian Sheezel’s most senior adviser.
A secret inquiry launched last month linked the website — hewhostandsfornothing.blogspot .com — to two computers at 104 Exhibition Street, the location of the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party, just a few blocks from Mr Baillieu’s Spring Street office.
The news confirms what Mr Baillieu has almost certainly long suspected: that he was being white-anted by officials from within his own campaign office.
The website, which is no longer publicly accessible, has been the source of speculation for months. Its broad theme was that the Liberal Party had no chance of winning government in Victoria as long as Mr Baillieu remained leader, depicting him as “Red Ted”, with social ideas left of the Liberal norm.
The investigation, launched at the behest of Mr Baillieu, led Liberal Party technicians to the computer of Simon Morgan, effectively Mr Sheezel’s right-hand man. He was sacked on April 15, just a day later.
Mr Morgan was previously employed by federal Liberal director Brian Loughnane. He worked at a senior level with Mr Sheezel for 18 months, and was the federal Liberal campaign manager for Victoria during the 2007 election.
John Osborn, a junior campaign officer in Mr Sheezel’s office, was also dismissed after admitting to his involvement in the website.
The revelations will prove damaging for both Mr Baillieu, who has been struggling to contain dissent within his own ranks, and Mr Sheezel, who is widely tipped to run as the Liberal candidate for former treasurer Peter Costello’s seat of Higgins, should he retire from politics.
In a joint statement issued yesterday afternoon, Mr Sheezel and Liberal state president Dr David Kemp confirmed that the staff members had been sacked. It followed inquiries by The Sunday Age. Dr Kemp said their actions had been “gravely detrimental to the interests of the party”.
“The use of blog sites by party members or staff with the specific intention of publicly undermining the party’s leader, members of Parliament and other party members is conduct which is gravely detrimental to the best interests of the party and will not be tolerated under any circumstance,” he said.
Mr Sheezel denied having any knowledge before April 14 that the staff members had been involved in the site. He said he had been “astonished beyond belief” to discover that two paid employees “had been attempting to destabilise other members of the party through blog sites”.
“It was completely intolerable and they had to go immediately,” Mr Sheezel told The Sunday Age.
Mr Baillieu’s spokesman, Simon Troeth, declined to comment.
Mr Sheezel announced his retirement in February. He will be replaced by John Howard’s former chief of staff, Tony Nutt, later this month.
A senior party official told The Sunday Age that the party hoped Mr Nutt would “put a clean broom through the mess that Julian Sheezel has left behind at the secretariat”. “Simon Morgan was effectively Julian’s right-hand man,” the source said. “This was going on right under his nose and it’s a giant mess for both Julian and Ted.”
J-Rat is a disgrace. He can never be an MP.
We all know the contest for wannon will be contested well. I hear other candidates from other area’s outside of wannon are considering running. It will definately be a melbourne cup style race for wannon.
I have my idea of who will be the preselected candidate though.
Me!!!!!
Ah no….
Someone is posting information about my website, whoever you are if you are trying to piss off the Melbourne club…….it’s working!!!
Wannon field is looking huge. Surely there are enough people who live in the electorate to contest it without any from outside.
Louise should win. She has the intenlligence and does the work.
LOL i can tell u now, Louise Staley will not win. She simply doesn’t have the support within the electorate.
dan tehan can kiss my ASS
Tehan may get a bit of a shock – he’s replacing a dud (Hawker, who was there for 27 years and will be best remembered for his mobile phone going off while he was Speaker and Howard was waffling on as usual, and then quitting before he was pushed and heading off to Mongolia at taxpayer expense). He was a nothing politician. But local Liberals are dirty that Dr Do-little Napthine has drafted him into Wannon. The independents, one of whom is a defeated Liberal candidate for Wannon, have agreed to put him last on their how-to-votes. I suppose the only thing going for him is that he couldn’t be a bigger vacant space than Hawker – or could he?