Comments on: Newspoll: 55-45 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/ Reflections on the Miracle of Democracy at Work in the Greatest Nation on Earth Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:36 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: William Bowe http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218935 William Bowe Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:12:42 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218935 <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/25/happy-anniversary/" rel="nofollow">New thread</a>. New thread.

]]> By: steve http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218934 steve Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:12:07 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218934 And they have parliamentarians who refuse to work in Parliament on Fridays because it interferes with their golf day. And they have parliamentarians who refuse to work in Parliament on Fridays because it interferes with their golf day.

]]> By: castle http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218933 castle Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:11:25 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218933 [Kevin Rudd action dolls and a whole lot more merchandise sending up the PM available on a liberal party website.] Well, there was the Howard love doll, http://www.101usesforajohnhoward.com/2007/04/17/69-inflatable-love-doll/ Just more quid quo pro, searching for the reason why Howard was voted out, focusing on any negative against Howard and copying it to use against Rudd. They need to look honestly at themselves and the previous government to find the reasons as to why the libs were voted out. It wasn't petty little things, they will not move forward until they do.

Kevin Rudd action dolls and a whole lot more merchandise sending up the PM available on a liberal party website.

Well, there was the Howard love doll,
http://www.101usesforajohnhoward.com/2007/04/17/69-inflatable-love-doll/

Just more quid quo pro, searching for the reason why Howard was voted out, focusing on any negative against Howard and copying it to use against Rudd.

They need to look honestly at themselves and the previous government to find the reasons as to why the libs were voted out.

It wasn’t petty little things, they will not move forward until they do.

]]> By: castle http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218932 castle Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:06:05 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218932 [There is a new movement called the “Plague Deniers” who claim that the Black Plague was not caused by Yersinia Pestis and Rattus Rattus. It was caused by an epidemic viral fever, like Ebola.] Ebola? are you referring to Hycanith?

There is a new movement called the “Plague Deniers” who claim that the Black Plague was not caused by Yersinia Pestis and Rattus Rattus. It was caused by an epidemic viral fever, like Ebola.

Ebola? are you referring to Hycanith?

]]> By: ShowsOn http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218931 ShowsOn Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:03:32 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218931 [How childish can a bunch of supposedly adult people get?] Silly question! You're talking about a political party that took a cardboard cut out into the House of Representatives.

How childish can a bunch of supposedly adult people get?

Silly question! You’re talking about a political party that took a cardboard cut out into the House of Representatives.

]]> By: enjaybee http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218929 enjaybee Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:38:03 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218929 Kevin Rudd action dolls and a whole lot more merchandise sending up the PM available on a liberal party website. How childish can a bunch of supposedly adult people get? Kevin Rudd action dolls and a whole lot more merchandise sending up the PM available on a liberal party website. How childish can a bunch of supposedly adult people get?

]]> By: William Bowe http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218928 William Bowe Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:35:56 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218928 I have a <a href="http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20081125-How-does-Rudds-popularity-compare.html" rel="nofollow">free for view</a> article in Crikey today comparing the Rudd government's first year ratings with Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke and Howard. I have a free for view article in Crikey today comparing the Rudd government’s first year ratings with Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke and Howard.

]]> By: deano http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218927 deano Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:25:09 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218927 I wish our elected members would cross the floor and were more free to vote. Another positive, on top of the already mentioned, would be they would more representive of their electorate. In Victoria we have Labour bayside m.ps supporting channel deepening and country m.ps supporting the north-south pipe! Under an U.S. system I doubt that would happen. There are many flaws in their politics but this is one advantage they have over us. I wish our elected members would cross the floor and were more free to vote. Another positive, on top of the already mentioned, would be they would more representive of their electorate. In Victoria we have Labour bayside m.ps supporting channel deepening and country m.ps supporting the north-south pipe! Under an U.S. system I doubt that would happen. There are many flaws in their politics but this is one advantage they have over us.

]]> By: BH http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218926 BH Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:02:29 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218926 We are so wedded on to our party system that it seems hard to envisage non-party votes on bills. Altho I'm strictly Labor I do like the free votes on big social issues like abortion, euthanasia, and the like. It seems to be the right way to look at those things especially if there are a few very dogmatic bods in influential positions in a party. They can use their bullying power which seems wrong for some issues. I think the media contributes to our more adversarial Parliamentary style as well - they seem to demand it. We are so wedded on to our party system that it seems hard to envisage non-party votes on bills.

Altho I’m strictly Labor I do like the free votes on big social issues like abortion, euthanasia, and the like. It seems to be the right way to look at those things especially if there are a few very dogmatic bods in influential positions in a party. They can use their bullying power which seems wrong for some issues.

I think the media contributes to our more adversarial Parliamentary style as well – they seem to demand it.

]]> By: Oz http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/11/24/newspoll-55-45-8/comment-page-9/#comment-218922 Oz Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:54:20 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=2180#comment-218922 By the way that question was directed to everyone, not just Juliem. By the way that question was directed to everyone, not just Juliem.

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