Comments on: FAILED STATE: NSW ALP federal preselections explode

By: ridingthewave

ridingthewave — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:01:28 +0000

Suzie needs to spend more time at home with her kids – her teenage daughter is a high school drop out who has serious health issues. And yet Susan’s focus is on winning this seat. get your priorities right.

By: Where's Ed?

Where's Ed? — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:21:26 +0000

Ok so it looks like a fix is on for Ferguson. So where does that leave Ed Husic? He was virtually already occupying Fowler. Does this mean he has to move the furniture back out and take the curtains back down!! Will he be moved somewhere else? Will a fix be found for him?

By: bojangles

bojangles — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:33 +0000

hey Sue, i know who the joker is. It is Barry Morris.
How are you Barry, would you like another doughnut?

By: Col Z

Col Z — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:58:14 +0000

“Popular Blue Mountains Mayor and long-time local Adam Searle”. Who’s writing this fantasy?

Searle, popular? Hardly.

Searle, Mayor. True, but he is so lazy and the Council is in a mess. Just ask any Councillor. ALP or otherwise.

Searle, long-time local? What about his stints living in Sydney and commuting for Council meetings?

Pass on Searle. He’s only good if the ALP want to lose the seat.

As for Susan whats her name. Who is she?

By: Close To The Storm

Close To The Storm — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:08:16 +0000

Bob looked like he had a few too many at the ALP conference today. Maybe he needs a drink or two to prepare for the drubbing he’ll cop tomorrow for the presidency.

By: You've Got To Be Kidding

You've Got To Be Kidding — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:58:01 +0000

With all the rubbish that you people concern yourselves with, when we have no Surplus, Immigration, both legal and illegal out of hand, no health, education, transport. No wonder it’s call the ALP. The Australian Loser Party. Keep worrying about crap and you’ll be living in it, oh, we are already thanks to your party and mentality.

By: sue deane

sue deane — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:29:13 +0000

Come on, come on whoever you are – give us a clue Joker? Are you going to continue to hide behind a fictional creature. What rank and file consultation? ALP members who qualify are able to decide to run for any sort of position in the branches or for pre selection as a candidate in any of the strata of government we have. You certainly do not need a consultation with the “rank and file” to do that. Phil Koperberg was the reason we held the state seat and has become very well liked – and = despite the NSW government looking like losing – Phil could be one of the winners it seems. You seem totally obsessed with Bob Debus – for goodness sake why? Are there other politicians you give your undivided attention to – if not – why not? I’m intrigued.

By: tHE jOKER

tHE jOKER — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:18:39 +0000

By the way, Sue Deane, I think Susan Templeman was attacked because she has been anointed by Debus without any consultation with the rank and file. It happened with Koperberg (and that didn’t really go well) and enough is enough. It isn’t the Debus Labor Party it is the Australian Labor Party

By: tHE jOKER

tHE jOKER — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:15:26 +0000

The “Soft” Left don’t dribble or rant like the “Hard” Left does. In fact, most are quite reasonable. It has nothing to do with erectile function.

By: bigginns

bigginns — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:37:24 +0000

Can anyone explain what is the difference between the soft L and the hard L

By: sue deane

sue deane — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:30:54 +0000

Thank you Dave Warren: First for your openess and secondly for not communicating in anything but a reasonable way. I met Adam when he was a kid out of school and have known him since. He helped me at times and I have helped him previously. Seriously – I don’t care what I say or to whom at this stage = actually I have always been pretty open with anyone – left, right or whatever. I understand what you mean by “soft” left – ages ago when there was the “split” so to speak Rodney Cavalier called it the “rational” left. It was a sad time and people who really liked each other began not to. It healed. Sort of. But – Adam was NOT a part of same. If he is supported now by same I guess I have no idea by whom, but then I am not particularly active these days. Anthony has become a hard man but watching him in parliament I was glad he was there. I think it was the “ute” thing. I have always liked Luke a lot. My concerns were that a woman who has done nothing except throw her hat into the ring re pre selection was attacked by such verbal diahorrea. I felt she needed some support. For a start – as I have said before Adam is NOT a well known candidate. He has not been Mayor long enough and has not got much of a profile. In the Hawkesbury I would bet it is almost none. I am not quite sure what you mean about fundraising – anyone here has the same ability = and will get whatever from HO and Unions or wherever. Everyone deserves a chance and Susan will have the same opportunity when the campaign begins as Adam depending on which one gets up or if someone else does. Campaigns, as you know, are a different ballgame to the normal run of political game playing. I see it as a pretty even playing field actually.

By: Dave Warren

Dave Warren — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:20:52 +0000

To Sue Deane:

Reading on your past comments I’d say it was just your factional buddies trying to stop you saying anything more so you inadvertantely help your factional foes.

I feel a bit sorry for members of the Left such as yourself; you are being used. There is no idealism in the factionalised ALP. Do you really, in your heart of hearts believe Luke Foley or Anthony Albanese are Leftists? They just belong to a powerbase and use you poor chumps for election work.

As for Adam Searle, well to correct you he is from the Left. He is a member of the “soft” Left, who are a smallish sub faction not controlled by Foley, ALbanese, et al.

Where you are, the basic thing is that you need a good, well known candidate. Searle is the only one up there who can provide any kind of profile. Ms Templeman cannot. Sure, she can go out and campaign her heart out, but Searle also has the political experience of years of activism and an ability to fundraise. Think of what is best for the ALP, not your faction. The Wall came down 20 years ago, love. It’s all over.

By: sue deane

sue deane — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:31:56 +0000

To the yet another “anon” who has decided to give me advice on what to say or not to say about right, left or anything else. Pull your head in basically!!!!! Do you seriously believe I want or need any advice about politics at this stage of my life? This particularly patronising comment actually irritates me – especially as it is yet again the incredibly weak “anon” signature. As to that – good on you Alex Turvey for being honest.

By: Wake Up

Wake Up — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:30:50 +0000

To Anon | November 11, 2009, 10:31

Rank and File participation in the ALP? Mate what are you smokin’? All you are good for is sausage sizzles, effing Christmas in July Fundraisers, and handing out how to votes for ten hours in the blazing sun!! Which part did you miss in the last twenty years? You are there to serve some incompetent union official, who, having stuffed up the EBA’s in the union; glides into a safe ALP seat. When will this change? It will change when rank and file branch members wake up and stop being so damn loyal and refuse to campaign for idiots. It will change when unions stop allowing their members to be used as someone elses stepping stone into the sheletered workshop in Canberra and they stop pushing their dregs onto the electorate.

By: In the know

In the know — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:45 +0000

Can someone close to this give a daily running score please-which preselections are definately locked in and which ones will be a brass knuckle fight to the death. I have more than a passing interest in it. Ta

By: tHE jOKER

tHE jOKER — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:05:55 +0000

Chris Hayes in Werriwa, selected previously by the local Branch members, elected MP, locals plus community members such as Father Chris Riley, says no to the Left’s demand that they should have the seat and give it to a little known union official called Damien Ogden.

In Macquarie, local Mayor Adam Searle puts his hand up. The Left under direction from outgoing MP Bob Debus say that an unknown PR consultant should be the Labor candidate.

In both situations, especially Macquarie the candidate selection is vital. So, why do the Left want to push their illogical choices?

Ego? Power? Blind hatred? All of the above.

The solution?

RANK AND FILE PRESELECTIONS.

That will settle the arguments and the best candidates will be selected.

By: I know who PTM is....!

I know who PTM is....! — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:04:38 +0000

Hi Susie!!!

You did work for Family Planning? Shit, you just lost the Catholic vote out of Glenbrook Branch!

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:31:16 +0000

As a Branch member in Macquarie, the thing I find most disturbing isn’t the fact that individuals and groups are sparring but it is that we, the rank & file will not get a choice to select our candidate. As usual it seems that our democratic right has been removed.

Of course, it should be an open contest, bearing in mind that it will be a tough seat to hold now that the Hawkesbury district in back in the electorate. It is obvious that the Mayor would carry more cache as a political product that any unknown contender, but that should be up to us to decide, not any factional bosses or Bob Debus.

Having read yesterdays Penrith Press and the story about Macquarie, I must say that Adam Searle would be Labor’s best bet. We do need more women in Parliament but I feel that should Susan Templeman be Labor’s candidate, the only woman who will benefit will be Louise Markus.

By: tHE jOKER

tHE jOKER — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:48:04 +0000

Oh nasty….look out, Luke Foley is online!

By: PTM

PTM — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:18:51 +0000

Oh… so mature Mayor of Simpleton or is that just SIMPLETON!

By: Modern Day Delilah.

Modern Day Delilah. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:26:13 +0000

Why does`nt the sloth go and contest MacArthur.Oh, thats right,he may have to actually work.

By: The Mayor of Simpleton.

The Mayor of Simpleton. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:17:38 +0000

I think she may have also done a fair bit of work on Debus`s knob.

By: PTM

PTM — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:51:16 +0000

Hey Clingwrap …. I notice you didn’t add that she also worked for the union movement, Family Planning and not for profits. Seems you are only interested in half the story! Typical. Save us all the energy and put a fair amount of that clingwrap around your mouth!!

By: BMSL

BMSL — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:16:41 +0000

There is a 2 word answer why Adam Searle whould never be an MP:

JEFF SHAW

By: BMSL

BMSL — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:12:04 +0000

Who’s that on the phone? Ah, some drunken ex-pollie looking for Adam Searle to save his arse.

By: BMSL

BMSL — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:11:15 +0000

Hey Adam, Jeff still needs that blood sample – kepp looking in your fridge, man.

By: BMSL

BMSL — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:10:24 +0000

Hey Adam, Jeff wants to meet up for a drink. Are you up for it?

By: BMSL

BMSL — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:09:52 +0000

Hey Adam, where do you live now? Lilyfield? Dulwhich Hill? Must be murder travelling up to Katoomba for council meetings!

By: BMSL

BMSL — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:08:49 +0000

Hey Adam, what’s that little bottle marked “J. Shaw”, next to the mustard? Check the use-by date, and your own while you are at it.

By: BMSL

BMSL — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:07:56 +0000

What’s that sound? Ah, Adam is checking his fridge!