Comments on: Seat of the week: Bruce http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/ Reflections on the Miracle of Democracy at Work in the Greatest Nation on Earth Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: WeWantPaul http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528380 WeWantPaul Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:10:35 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528380 For those of us not in Qld is there anything specific that crossed the line, say in the same way the conservatives have been attacking Thomson or Slipper on a federal level? Or was it a more general (and failed) smear campaign like Beazkey has no ticket - or Latham is a thug (a successful personal attack campaign) For those of us not in Qld is there anything specific that crossed the line, say in the same way the conservatives have been attacking Thomson or Slipper on a federal level? Or was it a more general (and failed) smear campaign like Beazkey has no ticket – or Latham is a thug (a successful personal attack campaign)

]]> By: deblonay http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528155 deblonay Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:05:00 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528155 Prof Cole reminds us that this year 2013..will see the US lose yet another fruitless war...and looks at options for Afghans when they do go Recently published data showed that 2011 wasa record year with 38.000 Afghans leaving their country for good..and he suggests that the figures for 2012 will show an even bigger total...with a good many I suspect heading here to Australia http://www.juancole.com/2013/01/afghanistan-another-fruitless.html Prof Cole reminds us that this year 2013..will see the US lose yet another fruitless war…and looks at options for Afghans when they do go

Recently published data showed that 2011 wasa record year with 38.000 Afghans leaving their country for good..and he suggests that the figures for 2012 will show an even bigger total…with a good many I suspect heading here to Australia
http://www.juancole.com/2013/01/afghanistan-another-fruitless.html

]]> By: DisplayName http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528057 DisplayName Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:52:47 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528057 poroti @ 1997 I wouldn't put it past TA to deliberately put his own family out there as a target. He's brought them out once before while making a comment (regarding what happened in Queensland with Bligh) that seemed to indicate drawing Labor out was on his mind. If Labor has any sense they will stay well clear of mentioning his family. poroti @ 1997

I wouldn’t put it past TA to deliberately put his own family out there as a target. He’s brought them out once before while making a comment (regarding what happened in Queensland with Bligh) that seemed to indicate drawing Labor out was on his mind.

If Labor has any sense they will stay well clear of mentioning his family.

]]> By: sprocket_ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528052 sprocket_ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:47:38 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528052 What an endorsement! [The inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, says the National Broadband Network is a “brilliant foundation” for Australia, but now work has to be done to make sure that we make the most of it. “The fact that you have a piece of fibre optic cable coming out of the wall is only a start,” he says. Berners-Lee is making his first visit to Australia in 15 years. Berners-Lee spoke in Sydney at the launch of the CSIRO’s $40 million Digital Productivity and Services Flagship research initiative, which is focused on helping the services sector get the full value from the NBN. ] http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/nbn_brilliant_foundation_says_berners_LWyBHFJtdUoOi2M2QLpDZN What an endorsement!

The inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, says the National Broadband Network is a “brilliant foundation” for Australia, but now work has to be done to make sure that we make the most of it.

“The fact that you have a piece of fibre optic cable coming out of the wall is only a start,” he says. Berners-Lee is making his first visit to Australia in 15 years.

Berners-Lee spoke in Sydney at the launch of the CSIRO’s $40 million Digital Productivity and Services Flagship research initiative, which is focused on helping the services sector get the full value from the NBN.

http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/nbn_brilliant_foundation_says_berners_LWyBHFJtdUoOi2M2QLpDZN

]]> By: poroti http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528051 poroti Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:47:29 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528051 The First Bloke sounds all right going by this story. [Why, this was a fellow who, on meeting the Queen for just the second time in Buckingham Palace, had greeted her with the immortal words ''You again!'' ] http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/and-the-finger-goes-up-as-blokey-tim-bowls-julia-a-googly-20130129-2dhww.html#ixzz2JKh3Q200 The First Bloke sounds all right going by this story.

Why, this was a fellow who, on meeting the Queen for just the second time in Buckingham Palace, had greeted her with the immortal words ''You again!''

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/and-the-finger-goes-up-as-blokey-tim-bowls-julia-a-googly-20130129-2dhww.html#ixzz2JKh3Q200

]]> By: BH http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528050 BH Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:47:03 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528050 Peris was very impressive for a first i/vw. Fielded and batted well. Peris was very impressive for a first i/vw. Fielded and batted well.

]]> By: deblonay http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528049 deblonay Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:46:34 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528049 Re the Matheson "joke" what does strike me is his degree of political naivete...as any such "joke" would be seized on by the media...surely he should have know that! I suspect he isn 't very clued up re the political outcome of such remarks..odd in the partner of the PM Re the Matheson “joke” what does strike me is his degree of political naivete…as any such “joke” would be seized on by the media…surely he should have know that!

I suspect he isn ‘t very clued up re the political outcome of such remarks..odd in the partner of the PM

]]> By: Rossmore http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528048 Rossmore Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:46:08 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528048 I hardly think Fingergate is going to swing votes, settle down people, let the media have their five minutes of hyperventilating - it was bound to get a run. Ashbygate though still has plenty of grunt in the tank. A few people commented that Pyne wasn't on the PR for Abbott's mini launch .... does Abbott know something we don't (yet)? :wink: I hardly think Fingergate is going to swing votes, settle down people, let the media have their five minutes of hyperventilating – it was bound to get a run.

Ashbygate though still has plenty of grunt in the tank. A few people commented that Pyne wasn’t on the PR for Abbott’s mini launch …. does Abbott know something we don’t (yet)? :wink:

]]> By: confessions http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528047 confessions Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:45:03 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528047 Solid start by PMXI. Solid start by PMXI.

]]> By: William Bowe http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/26/seat-of-the-week-bruce/comment-page-41/#comment-1528046 William Bowe Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:45:00 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=12178#comment-1528046 <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/29/essential-research-54-46-to-coalition-10/" rel="nofollow">New thread</a>. New thread.

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