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CLIMATE SAME: SA Libs now have new excuse for combat
Liberal wets in South Australia are using the division within the federal parliamentary room on climate change as an internal weapon against their right-wing factional rivals.
Ben Bartlett, a staffer to South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham, has launched a scathing attack on factional rivals Senator Nick Minchin and Cory Bernardi who have questioned both the scientific assumptions underpinning the proposed emissions trading system and aspects of its operation.
The issue has wedged those normally associated with the Liberal Right and the Left. Despite that, many Liberals have been of the view that the CPRS is the government’s responsibility, that there should be a genuine debate without reprisals and that once implemented the job-destroying impact of the new tax-and-spend regime will massively erode public support for the scheme.
But the SA Liberal Left smell an opportunity, both to condemn their opponents and also to recruit a few to the cause.
In a recent Young Liberal newsletter missive, Senator Birmingham’s staffer says his factional rivals antics will cost the Libs seats:
some Liberals seem very content to do their best to ensure an early election fought on climate change – hardly good news for colleagues in marginal, heck, safe, seats around the country.
Bartlett is not a sceptic. He is a true believer:
Climate change is real, it’s a problem and we are causing it.
He has zero tolerance for:
…the skeptics within our party are still having the debates of yesteryear… Unfortunately certain elements of the Liberal party prefer to take extreme denialist positions. Marginal seat members are highly attuned to opinion in their electorates and, as has been seen in the past few months, are lashing out against the odd mad uncle in a safe seats and recalcitrant trouble makers in the Senate. These elements greatly undermine the efforts of marginal seat members and candidates and will risk creating an electoral wipe-out should the next election be fought on climate change.
All dramatic stuff. The sky is falling, if climate change doesn’t scorch you, that dreadful pendulum will cut you to pieces.
Internal Liberal critics of Bartlett’s are not impressed.
They explain that Bartlett’s lefty ways and lefty mates were put to the sword in the Young Liberal Movement in 2008 after pursuing policies Labor SA Premier Mike Rann and minister Mick Atkinson would regard as unacceptably left-wing.
Bartlett is desperate to win back lost ground. A Liberal insider explains:
This magazine is the start of what we know to be an all out assault on the leadership of the Young Liberal Movement.
And, seeing as it is published out of Simon Birmingham’s office, one can only assume it is done with his complete blessing.
Interesting that Birmo’s staffer seems to be referring to some of his boss’s SA parliamentary colleagues as a “few crackpot theorists.”
Things are often pretty ugly when it comes to internal relations within the Liberal Party in SA, but for Birmo and staff to throw down the gauntlet at Liberal Senate Leader Nick Minchin (and fellow sceptic SA Liberal Senator, Cory Bernardi) it’s getting uglier every day.
And it seems that the little moderate clique is getting organised for a massive branch stack recruitment drive, drawing in Federal Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey into the fold. Big Joe seems to be attending a function for a couple of Pyne and Birmingham held YL branches – pity that an invitation for a function with such a high pro file Liberal guest wasn’t extended to anyone outside the wet social circle.
Those wishing to read the whole document including exciting remarks from Liberal wet pin-up barrister Senator George Brandis and their unlikely ally on climate change and frustrated politician Janet Albrechtsen can obtain it by clicking here [pdf]
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If we have an early election, I will lose my seat!!
If I lose my seat then I will lose my office and all the memories of the glorious moments I’ve had in there!!
This is one story which won’t have a “happy ending”.
Bartlett is a wet, sloppy disgrace.
Someone throw the guy a towel so he can dry himself off.
Birmo and Bartlett could you guys move over a bit – it’s getting a bit cramped and wet inside this closet.
Just flicking through the mag, it seems those wets really don’t like conservatives – with all the brandis, hayek quotes and the like.
So much for upholding John Howard’s conservative vision which kept the party in office for over a decaed
At least the SA wets call themselves wets.
IN NSW we have the problem of wets like Alex Hawke and a bloke called Scott Farlow, Scott Farlow who strut around calling themselves conservative right wingers when they actually just big Turnbull arse kissing lefties in drag who love sissy things like gay marriage, abortions and worrying about global warming.
I suppose we shouldn’t be too worried though Hawke will be ousted in a term or so.
Here’s a video about Hawke’s downfall. I’d like to see one on Pyne.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNXKnJ6J4CY&feature=related
Read the article and I too was instantly reminded of our ‘wets’ in NSW! lol
The ’soft right’ of Alex Hawke Inc.
Patrick Secker for PM!
Does anyone have the address of the drinks with Big Joe?
It seems to have been unintentionally omitted from the magazine.
Fraser, Turnbull, Washer……
All are tools.
Chrissy Whine – come out of the closet hun, its warmer in the bright lights.
Pissy Chrine – come out of the closet hun, its warmer in the bright lights.
Who’s Alex Hawke supporting?
Birmo don’t be so rough you’ve just torn my sphincter.
IN NSW we have the problem of wets like Alex Hawke and a bloke called Scott Farlow, Scott Farlow who strut around calling themselves conservative right wingers when they actually just big Turnbull arse kissing lefties in drag who love sissy things like gay marriage, abortions and worrying about global warming.
I suppose we shouldn’t be too worried though Hawke will be ousted in a term or so.
Posted by Conservative New South Welsh Liberal | November 20, 2009, 16:04
Derrrrr Nathaniel! Alex likes gay marriage, abortion and global warming does he? Where’s your proof of any of this? You have none you dumb f%&K plumber. So you might be able to fool a few of your SA mates, but all of us back in NSW know that Alex is opposed to all of those. He has spoken out in the chamber against the ETS.
Why don’t you tell your SA mates about your cross-dressing friend who’s a big supporter of Clarke? Oh, that’s right I forgot, you can be a gay and trade unionist, but still be a conservative, just as long as you are with Opus Dei.
Go back to cleaning out pipes, Nathaniel derrrrrrrrrrr
“big Turnbull arse kissing lefties in drag”
Posted by Conservative New South Welsh Liberal | November 20, 2009, 16:04
What’s all this? Did somebody say the word drag? Time for me to get back into my dress. David Clarke’s preselection will be on soon!
Watch out Bartlett, the apocalypse is coming.
You can join me in my closet if you like Pissy Chryne although I have kinda been outed recently.
Cory Bernardi has endorsed the Clarke faction in NSW as evidenced by speaking at their events.
More proof that Hawke is not actually conservative – He’s not even invited to conservative caucus meetings down in Canberra anymore – Minchin, Abbott and Bernardi smell a lefty rat in their midst.
There you have it the Hills – one of the most socially conservative regions in Sydney is represented in Canberra by a soft cock, moderate, turncoat homo.
I can’t wait until Alex changes the laws so I can marry my nine year old girl friend.
I’m in love man.
Pyne et al. are as phoney as the “data” on which their climate change fraud is based:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/climate-hack
So Bartlett says we’re falling behind the Conservatives in the UK (funny, reading that mag it seems they hate conservatives).
Falling behind in what????
Developing a plan to gut our countries economy out of fear of being attacked by some left wing bogey man????
They lack on thing: relevance.
If an early election means we loose
Chrissy, then BRING IT ON.
He can then go into hiding with his mate from Aston Crissy Pearce
If my secret gets out I will not be an MP. I hope Bronny will take me back as her Man Servant.
What happened to the photos of Cat and Sophie at the Northcott YL’s drinks?
Oh great we have another limpdick climate change believing lefty in Bradfield…..
I always get a smile when C Pearce is behind me.
Norwood and Bragg hahahaha, the only branches the left hold. I bet Mr Bartlett was nice and happy with his four votes at the agm last year against the state president – he lost control of his own people and they lost Hartley, Mayo and Hindmarsh. Those drinks with Joe Hockey will be lucky to attract 5 people.
You should see all the other magazines Mr Bartlett has produced. They are all very funny, quotes from gay activists, Barack Obama, I wonder what is next?
I have just found the real SAYLM magazine on their website: http://www.sayoungliberals.com/adlib/2009_Spring_AdLib.pdf. Rather than producing useless trash, perhaps Mr Bartlett and friends should contribute to AdLib.
Where is your proof that Alex Hawke has changed his position on abortion?
Where is your proof that Alex Hawke has changed his position on gay marriage?
Where is your proof that Alex Hawke has changed his position on climate change?
You dont have any because Alex Hawke is genuine. You’re just upset because he is the future of the party and what you and your clique represent is the past.
Alex won. Get over it.
Alex’s deafening silence on these issues of late is all the evidence that is needed to prove that he is willing to put the interests of his career over the conservative principles that got him there.
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Hawke has been doing deals with the left – just look at Ryde, Bradfield and SULC (his little faction is jam packed with lefties – eg: Rafael, Holman, Simon)
There is only so long that Alex can keep his branches up in the Hills closed to new members, redistributing branches and avoiding AGMs.
Alex reminds me of Mickey Mouse in Fantasia frantically running around chopping down the evil brooms or in his case conservatives. The only problem is for each one he cuts down, two new ones move in to take his place.
Alex may have one this battle, but he was never going to win the war.
I’m gay and lose elections
Thanks for the branch update Chad. I’m sure all the South Australians really care about your fantasy with Mickey Mouse and Alex Hawke.
Now f^#% off and get back to looking after the boys at Myer.
What I’ve always found interesting is that despite the conservatives in SA being so toffee, what with an elite education and all, they nonetheless treat others more like equals than the moderates, who seem to look down upon others with a large degree of elitist arrogance.
AdLib is the biggest load of trash and will destroy careers. A recent edition praised the British National Party and described increased migration to the UK as a “bloodless genocide”.
BEVAN: You sound like Cory Bernardi.
PYNE: I do not, I sound nothing like him. Let’s not make this a derogatory issue that if you don’t agree with open borders, somehow you are hardline, tough or lacking compassion. I support the refugee policies that we have had over the years. We have had the second highest number of humanitarian refugees coming to Australia in any country in the world per capita after Canada. Australians generally support that. What I don’t support is compassion being equated with open borders. An open border policy that we’ve seen since 2000….you’re trying to walk both sides of the road, you can’t have it…
SCHACHT: …you’re sounding like Pauline Hanson!
PYNE: No, I’m not sounding like Pauline Hanson and that’s where the censorship board of the left is trying to muzzle this. You’re trying to muzzle the debate and say “if you support Christopher Pyne now, you’re a Pauline Hanson supporter”. That is outrageous! Nobody has ever accused me in my entire political career of ever being like Pauline Hanson, because I’m not. There is nothing in the lease bit compassionate about a border protection regime that encourages people to come here by leaky boat that causes damage and loss of life off the Australian coast. This is the embarrassing outcome of the August 2008 changes by the Government and they stand condemned for that. That is not compassionate, that is sensible management of a difficult situation.
If Hawke is still as conservative as he was before:
Why did we split?
Why does he do deals with Photios and the left?
Why is he not inivited to the conservative liberal caucus meetings anymore?
Why did he not speak out on 4 corners with the rest of the drys?
Why does he constantly evade enunciating his position on gay marriage?
Why is he actively working against Clarke (who is very conservative and put him into power)?
Why does he hang out with wierdo lefties like “Trent” and Cat Rafael?
Yeah, by the way, where are those drinks being held again? Somewhere in Norwood? Why haven’t they been published in Ad-Lib. Aren’t we all one movement here in SA. If I was a proud Young Lib, why is there so much secrecy about some events?
Hard to publish the details in Ad Lib if Mr Bartlett and friends keep them secret! Not only are they not in Ad Lib, they are not even in Liberal Leadership. There is good reason for that – they don’t want anyone apart from their own little clique to attend.
cuhhhhhhhh cuhhhhhhhh
Chad, I am your father.
cuhhhhhhhh cuhhhhhhhh
Chad, do you realise that Clarke would be 72 by the end of another 8 years in the Upper House?
Don’t you think that we need someone a little younger to represent us?
Let’s face it, even that dumb ass plumber would be a better candidate for us than Clarke.
I want to go to the drinks with Joe Hockey, where are they?
Why do Pyne and Birmingham employ so many homosexual staffers. Aren’t they both married with test tube children?
This is a very serious concern. You South Australians clearly don’t understand the vital importance of unity.
Given the Vic Libs are about to be destroyed next year, can the SA libs please find a safe Legislative Assembly seat for Ted Baillieu …… please? An upper house seat would be acceptable too.
Gay staffers, apart from their entertainment value, are probably safer to employ because they are unlikely to jump ship and join the right.
Maybe Pissy Cryne could make a start by reducing the amount of [deleted] before he starts telling us that we need an ETS, that we need to stop driving 4WDs and that we need to start eating organic food.
Oh and we’re are the drinks with the Hockey taking place at? I really wanna go.
Birmo is such a nobody. No one outiside Adelaide has even heard of him.
What is the address for the Bragg and Norwood Young Libs branches with Hockey?
I have 15 friends who wish to join Bragg young liberals with me, we want to go to the drinks and sign up.
i heard Hawke is going to the Hockey drinks with Pissy and Birmo. true?
Sad but true
As a former SA YL Member with all the funny stuff on here let me say this… I was in the wettest branch of them all in S.A. It was election night 1998 I was pretty new in the party and one very keen other YL says to a now candidate for a seat, ” it looks like we’ve held on to MAKIN too”. To which the gushing wet said in his smug way, “and that’s a good thing?”. That’s when I realised that the wets were not interested in the good of the party and really should be hanging out at on South Terrace at trades hall oh and also the gardens on South Terrace too.
F*cking Birmo voted for Mal’s ETS.
F*ck you Birmo.