Comments on: Newspoll 56-44; ACNielsen 58-42; Galaxy 56-44

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:19:50 +0000

New thread.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:19:11 +0000

And I can’t spell hipocrite…

Tom.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:17:14 +0000

marg
Posted Friday, July 3, 2009 at 8:10 am | Permalink
“auction the UTE and give the proceed to charity..”

What Bob Brown said weeks ago.

And give the proceeds to Bob to save him going bakrupt! Hippocrate.

Tom.

By: marg

marg — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:10:21 +0000

“auction the UTE and give the proceed to charity..”

What Bob Brown said weeks ago.

By: The Finnigans

The Finnigans — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:21:22 +0000

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is considering taking his famous ute along to the popular Deniliquin Ute Muster. Mr Rudd became the best known ute-driver in the country after he was accused of doing a favour for the man who lent it to him.

I sent an email to the PM Office to suggest that he should auction the UTE and give the proceed to charity and make it a big event.

By: The Heysen Molotov

The Heysen Molotov — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:28:32 +0000

I don’t smoke grass personally but it being illegal plays no part in that decision – I just like to keep in charge of my thoughts. I don’t think many would suddenly take up smoking if it was legalized. My associates in NZ didn’t touch the legalized extacy until I peer-group pressured them into doing it, which has far more of an effect than legal status seeing as no-one ever expects to get fought anyway..

By: The Heysen Molotov

The Heysen Molotov — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:18:24 +0000

ShowsOn
Prohibition of unhealthy chemicals in food works because there is no market for them anyway – there is huge demand for weed and until we fix up the ills of our consumerist workaholic alienated unhappy society the demand won’t disappear, it can only be minimized. As for the health care costs associated with grass use that is independant of it’s legality – rather, it depends on useage rates. So until you can provide evidence that the authoritarian “tough on drugs” approach actually minimizes use you cannot argue legalization puts more strain on the system. I’d have thought that was pretty obvious. I don’t know what effect a legal market would have on the blackmarket price but I am fairly confident that blackmarket sales would drop fast. When you go to Amsterdam do you buy your marijuana off of a dodgy guy down an allyway or go to a nice warm cozzy coffee shop?

By: jaundiced view

jaundiced view — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:09:43 +0000

Dario
My prediction is that as long as the government doesn’t stuff up on anything big, or have really bad luck on the economy, they will get through three terms with ease. The opposition really has little to do with the tidal flow of new governments on our two party sytem. The tide comes in, and the tide goes out – eventually. The voters get sick of the sight of the incumbents and eventually vote them out after a few terms.

The LNP have only to get their act reasonably in order by 2016 on that scenario. What they do in between probably doesn’t count for a hill of beans. They can put a cardboard cut-out of Menzies up as leader for a couple of years if they like, with a recorder spouting old speeches for the parliamentary sessions. In fact that might be a better idea than the current crop of baggage handlers they have on the front bench. When they get a new bunch of talent into the house they can ditch Menzies and go with whoever – the ‘new’ LNP’s version of Rudd. Cynical aren’t i?

By: Dario

Dario — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:56:34 +0000

It’s all about a lack of respect for the parliamentary majority (’Born to rule’).

I’m certainly hoping they keep it up. It all ensures a lengthy stay on the Opposition benches.

By: jaundiced view

jaundiced view — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:40:48 +0000

Official figures show the main offenders are Opposition frontbenchers Peter Dutton and Joe Hockey.

dario
It’s all about a lack of respect for the parliamentary majority (’Born to rule’). I remember they were the same rabid dogs ignoring convention immediately after Whitlam was elected. I seem to remember similar antics after 1983 but someone with a better memory might be able to assist with that period. It is also a symptom I think of the duopoly we have had here for too long. It’s like an Alice ‘Though The Looking Glass’ syndrome that diminishes the representative system we continue to prop up, despite its clear failure every parliament these days. Every election we have the new Leader of the White Cars recite “The Walrus and The Carpenter” and on they go, Tweedledum and Tweedledee.