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- - Gillard in the US (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/gillard-us-708661/)

renth

Mar 9th 2011 6:06 pm

Re: Gillard in the US

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Originally Posted by Deancm_MKII (Post 9229926)

Looks like Gillard has been plagiarising U2's Bono in her speech...

http://www.gifmania.co.uk/South-Park/Stan/stan-pota.gif

NedKelly

Mar 9th 2011 6:09 pm

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Originally Posted by Rambi (Post 9229343)

Fortunately they'll all think she's a cockney and is the PM of England. :lol:

PM of Austria more like it.

Rambi

Mar 9th 2011 6:16 pm

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Originally Posted by GoldCoastMag (Post 9229854)

I wasn't embarrassed. The speech did the job it was meant to, just as John Howard spoke, if their aussie accents grate on you and you live in Oz, tough, you better get used to it.

I've not heard the speech. I was just making light of the complaints. I have no problem with her accent or her earlobes. So I have nothing to get used to.

Amazulu

Mar 9th 2011 6:19 pm

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Originally Posted by GoldCoastMag (Post 9229854)

I wasn't embarrassed. The speech did the job it was meant to, just as John Howard spoke, if their aussie accents grate on you and you live in Oz, tough, you better get used to it.

I wasn't embarassed either - she was playing to her audience, I just don't like her

Turban Explorer

Mar 9th 2011 6:36 pm

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Originally Posted by GoldCoastMag (Post 9229854)

I wasn't embarrassed. The speech did the job it was meant to, just as John Howard spoke, if their aussie accents grate on you and you live in Oz, tough, you better get used to it.

There's always one that digs out the old 'get used to it' imperative isn't there. I think if Henry Kissinger had come out with the speech Ms Gillard delivered he would have gone down in history as a simpleton. It just portrayed Australia so badly. Where is Kevin? He could actually speak at least two languages rather than struggle with one.

don544

Mar 9th 2011 6:47 pm

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washington post states that there was a very low turn out for her, and they had to bring in staffers to make the place look full :eek:

brissybee

Mar 9th 2011 6:47 pm

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Originally Posted by GoldCoastMag (Post 9229854)

I wasn't embarrassed. The speech did the job it was meant to, just as John Howard spoke, if their aussie accents grate on you and you live in Oz, tough, you better get used to it.

No. :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

moneypenny20

Mar 9th 2011 6:47 pm

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Originally Posted by Turban Explorer (Post 9229998)

Have you listened to Kissinger? I struggle to understand him far more than Gillard. No offence but you're not seeing and hearing her from the view point of the rest of the world.

stevenglish

Mar 9th 2011 6:54 pm

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Sad fact is that Australia isn't the world player it thinks it is, not yet anyway. The Yanks are getting friendly because they see a possibility of pissing on us and telling us it's raining.

It's what the yanks do, they have a 'special relationship' with whoever they can exploit

cynic pill kicking in nicely:D

DeadVim

Mar 9th 2011 6:58 pm

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Originally Posted by stevenglish (Post 9230027)

Just when they need some cannon fodder for Libya.

stevenglish

Mar 9th 2011 6:59 pm

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Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9230028)

Just when they need some cannon fodder for Libya.

Indeedy:thumbup:

mr mover

Mar 9th 2011 7:35 pm

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9229966)

I wasn't embarassed either - she was playing to her audience, I just don't like her

But i don,t like you , that holds the same importance.......:thumbup:MM

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Mar 9th 2011 7:46 pm

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Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9230028)

Just when they need some cannon fodder for Libya.

Actually I think its because they want greater access to Australian port facilities for the Pacfic Fleet. They will be making it abundantly clear to China that they run this part of the Pacific... and that it will be staying that way.

BadgeIsBack

Mar 9th 2011 7:46 pm

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9229966)

I wasn't embarassed either - she was playing to her audience, I just don't like her

It wasn't the best speech in the world.

But playing to American sentiment was quite a good idea and the 2001 Firefighter clearly resonated - this is precisely what will win over American hearts and minds..

Her afterdinner speech apparently got worse as she got tired...

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Originally Posted by stevenglish (Post 9230027)

Sad fact is that Australia isn't the world player it thinks it is, not yet anyway. The Yanks are getting friendly because they see a possibility of pissing on us and telling us it's raining.

I don't think that Australia sees itself as a world player. To be honest, they can't really win - they are either acused of having an inferiority complex or having a superiority complex whatever they do.

I see them as being a very close 'mate' of the UK and the UK due to past history and cultural ties - in a way many other countries will never be -but also a distant 'cousin' due to geographical location and a smaller economy.

Deancm_MKII

Mar 9th 2011 8:40 pm

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Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 9230083)

Her afterdinner speech apparently got worse as she got tired...

Probably her speech writers didn't have any material to pinch from rock bands... :lol:

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