Time for a new thread. Here’s a chart showing state-level swings to Labor as recorded by Newspoll throughout the campaign. Note that the most recent result seems to indicate a mild Coalition recovery in Victoria being offset by worsening results elsewhere.
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Wouldn’t be funny if the reporters when they get back to work go “you know what? f#@k em” and type what they really think of the LNP.
Well Grattan wasn’t intimidated thats for sure, if fact Old man J up at the dias was shitting himself cos he could see she wasn’t impressed, if he could I think Ol J would have told them to shut up.
Between Rob’s google research skillz and the Kelly Gang’s alleged desktop publishing operation, the Liberals seem to support Rudd’s support for laptops and technology in deed if not word.
A comment on the radio by a Lindsay voter. We have always voted Liberal, I don’t know what we are going to do now. We have two days to make up our minds. The person sounded very down.
Glen,
Sledging an icon like Gratten by a bunch of immature Liberal plants is very poor form. I suspect the coverage will be wall to wall shite for the Libs.
I was referring how the journalists couldnt help themselves asking 90% of their questions about Lindsay, im glad Grattan got booed for brining Lindsay up for the 8th time enoughs enough.
Chris B
I admired the fact that most reporters ignored the Howard hoons up the back and asked their questions regardless (did anyone notice that deranged tory David Barnett in the crowd..)
They obviously had trouble selling tickets to the press so the gates were opened to the lib riff raff. Steven Kaye was probably there..
Oh FFS Glen, we have a FREE PRESS they can ask whatever they want.
hahahahh Sean @ 81
no hard feeling mate, in her article “Little_value_in_a_Priceless_election”, Overington talking about missing Matt Price (hence “priceless”) comments/analysis in this election. More or less a “tribute” to Mr. Price
You’re right Glen. They should have done their jobs properly and just asked about Union Bosses just like Rupert’s instructions. Silly of those journos.
Glen she’s just doing her job. This Lindsay story is likely to sell more papers than a discussion of the Libs campaign lines, which noone is interested in.
No Paul is it too much to ask for journos to ask about policy?
will
suspect we will hear more about this one
http://voiceoftheshire.blogspot.com/
- EB is definitely in the frame
what do you think brother glen and elect vessel esj ????
Frank
She’s still an idiot.
LTEP 7 other people asked the same questions she didn’t need to ask another for crying out loud…
First comment is nothing has changed in any polls re the result – a landslide
Second comment re ALLEGED improvement for Labor in NSW and ALLEGED decrease for Labor in Vic is SIMPLY UNTRUE
The previous Newspoll had an UNTRUE few $ lead to Labour in NSW and
an UNTRUE 19% lead in Vic
This poll has merely CORRECTED Newspoll’s wrong earlier state breakup poll
Frankly , the idea of doing a National Poll is correct BUT the subsequent breakup of that National poll into state by state is flawed as the state samples are too small
Irrespective of the above , to use a ‘Ruddism’ …am I happy ?……..ABSOLUTELY
…why ?…..because the correct polling (the National polls) are consistent for Rudd
by a large 2PP margin
They can ask about WHATEVER THEY WANT TO ASK!
Your attitude to the media, and your admiration for Ian Smith suggests you have some sort of deep hatred for democracy.
ShowsOn Says:”Oh FFS Glen, we have a FREE PRESS they can ask whatever they want.”
I think there’s something more to Glen breaking out into German. Meanwhile at the Press Club:
M. Grattan: “Prime minister, on the leaflet that was…”
Glen [Interrupting]: “Grattan! We don not vask unt Fuhrer difficult questions… NEXT!”
Maybe Grattan should have asked JHO if Jackies husband was OK and if he needed counseling after those nasty union bullies stuffed a pamphlet in his and and took photos?
Are you saying that “Mr Speaker” should’ve ruled them out of order!?
jaundiced view @ 127
I noticed that. It was an almost hostile reaction to Michelle having the cheek to ask the question. A strange moment in the whole affair. It was the clapping that got me, too. Last hurrah. The final rally of the troops. Howard’s finale.
Someone earlier on this thread – Stephen Kayke – referred to the question on climate change from a journo grub. Howard responded with basic orifice stuff, which is about the level of a Liberal joke. Howard is certainly a climate-change septic, but knows all about farts …
Glen you personally asked about earwax about 10 times on this very blog. Since the topic at hand today is illegal behaviour by a member of the NSW Liberal Party Executive I think the journos can ask 8 different questions, even if they are similar.
Whew! Now I finally get it. What’s transpired in Lindsay is no big deal, thanks to Skynews’ downgrade of the scandal to merely “questions”. Hope it makes Mr. Howard feel better he hasn’t been deserted by his cheerleading squad on Skynews:
Pamphlet questions
Pamphlet questions
Updated: 15:21, Thursday November 22, 2007
There are reports that the husband of Karen Chijoff, the Liberal candidate for Lindsay, was involved in the distribution of a fake election pamphlet aimed at inciting anti-Muslim sentiment.
165 Glen Yeah, that was great wasn’t it.
Glen,
Yes Glen if it had been Labor caught with dishonest phamphlets I’m sure you wouldn’t expect the jounos to ask Rudd many questions.
loving glen’s posts in german. I feel like the Allies toward the end of WW2, worrying about the Germans wheeling out a secret weapon and grabbing a last-minute victory. Thankfully all Lib weapons so far have either fizzed or blown up in their faces.
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George Says:
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:32 pm
That’s what it says on the pamphlet I have here – next to it will be a heroine shooting gallery, then a union bosses lounge, and just a little further than that a fairy shop.
Hey George.. would thar heroine be Jackie Kelly?
Sure ask 1 or 2 but don’t waste half an hour on that anyway id rather they scrutinise Rudd’s dodgy policies.
It’s a press club lunch. Press = news. News = Lindsay. The Libs have been talking about policy all thru the campaign.
Makes Kelly & co’s shenanigans all the more reprehensible (from the Tory standpoint).
Nicht wahr, Greg?
he he, Gippslander @ 177, I mean heroin of course, but that works for me!
Glen,
Maybe if Howard would confess his crimes the journos wouldn’t need to keep asking.
Yeah it was my favourite part. It will be in my highlights package.
Glen,
And that is why you guys are getting a bollocking.
Just because you have had enough does not mean the story is over. New details emerged as the conference proceeded. Do you think Howard knew that Clijoff’s husband was involved? Of course he did, but made no reference beforehand. By not revealing all up front the story will eke out over the coming hours and days and be far far worse for the Libs overall.
The possibility that the spouses of Kelly and Clijoff could end up in jail is a big story. The fact that the Liberal Director says he has done nothing that wasn’t authorised means there are many aspects of this story to be explored.
It is a nice juicy scandal at the worst possible moment for the Libs as individuals and as a party.
Glen, the dirty tricks in Lindsay are after all the issue of the day, and it was made the issue by the Liberal Party. For Kelly’s husband to be involved when she is known to be close to the PM is a very, very poor look. Then Rattus’s idiot mate Jackie defends it as a prank??
And a new take on an old song for the kiddies out there (just for you Glen mate!!).
the wheels on the bus fall off off off, off off off, off off off,
the wheels on the bus fall off off off,
all around the town.
the engine of the bus goes boom clank hiss, goes boom clank hiss,goes boom clank hiss,
the engine of the bus goes boom clank hiss,
all around the town.
the Rat driving the bus goes WTF,WTF,WTF,
the Rat driving the bus goes WTF,
before election day.
Bye bye Rattus!
Glen your lust for Julie Bishop is sickening
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Glen Says:
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Zumindest haben wir den Bürgermeister von Brisbane, wenn wir verlieren.
You do know that Newmann is a Liberal Mayor of a Council with a Labor majority? Brisbane City may have a budget larger than Tasmania’s but still, the BAC is not a big enough rat hole to accomodate every unemployed Liberal staffer in Australia, (even if Newman didn’t have to ask permission from his other Councillors). Unlike the other bunker escape, there is no Argentina this time.
The Kelly Gang’s effort will be all over the 6.00 pm news today and in all the papers tomorrow. Howard needed that like rabies – he will be kicking a few arses later today. But as someone said earlier here, dirty tricks and lies are part of Howard’s ‘liberal’ ethos, so we shouldn’t be surprised when this type of desperate stunt is perped by his supporters.
Guys, confirming that ALL polling companies are releasing their final analysis overnight. That is Galaxy, Newspoll, Morgan and AC Nielsen.
Anthony Green will be giving special comments on ABC Brisbane radio tomorrow morning with Madonna at around 8.30 covering 3 of those companies the big three’s results (ex Morgan – poor bastards – here’s hoping they get close on the result this year)
Galaxy and ACN have done big polls apparently, and also single seat polling. There will also be releases from Westpoll and EMRS on several state polls.
That should satiate any poll hungry people I think.
Grattan/Oakes/Bongornio are experienced operators – who actually have a brain. They’ve seen it all in 30 to 40 years in Canberra. The Kelly story would have offended them. They see politics as a tough game – but they also know what is acceptable in politics and what is not. Oakes on “Today” will be the same Oakes on the 6pm news – probably the second story, after Bernie Banton. It will be very very pointed.
There is nothing wrong with Julie Bishop.
She’s at least got more brains than Gillard, sure she goes to schools when not invited but she gets there on time.
Julie could be the Thatcher we need should we lose and for the middle aged she aint half bad to look at
enjoy John Hunt lol!
Galaxy results are apparently showing the election as “too close to call”
Stiflers Mum for PM (the Libs Adelaide candidate)
Grooski can you post the site where you got that from please
Socrates
I agree with you it will be a disaster if we lose. But that’s politics for you.
Remember, ‘Serenity Now, Insanity Later’
Glen you conveniently changed the subject
“Julie could be the Thatcher we need should we lose …” Oh FFS!
188 Grooski The full effect of the Lindsay issue may not show up in these polls.
so 52/48 for Galaxy?
Glen sagte
Ja, aber er ist nur im Tunnel!
Galaxy to show 50/50
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