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GarryP Sep 7th 2011 9:46 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9607285)
As long as he cuts income tax, scraps the mining and carbon taxes, cuts welfare, waters down the IR laws and increases defence spending then I don't give a shit what else he does.


Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9607345)
Firing 20% of civil servants would sort that out

:banghead:

Do they really let him out without supervision?

I thought it was only the US that suffered from the teabaggers and the moron vote?

Does nobody here actually *think* through their political positions?

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cresta57 Sep 7th 2011 10:10 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by spalen (Post 9606740)
Ok I take it All back......

The guy clearly didn't use his credit card inappropriately because the nsw police have decided there is no evidence because they can't find any receipts

Un-believable. Someone should teachn the police dudes about computers and banks who keep pretty good records of where cards were used

Stunning outcome truly stunning

Your stunned? Don't forget this is the same police that found Chris Hurley not guilty of any crime & paid him compensation. The poor bloke that had his liver cleaved in half & died in agony simply fell on the steps:rolleyes:
What pisses me off more is knowing several serving officers that are still having trouble coming to terms with that particular injustice. They are dead honest dedicated members of the police yet appalled by this mans gall.

Originally Posted by IvanM (Post 9606972)
The commentary I heard this morning was that Victorian police are likely to declare it a civil matter. It will be the union that has to sue Craig Thomson. Don't you love the way the ALP can rip itself apart on these matters. The coalition cover these things up much better.

Do you think that the union will bring a case? As I see it the whole sordid matter will fester for a while with nothing ever really being resolved one way or another. The reason being the unions would rather have liars in govt. than the current opposition.

Grayling Sep 7th 2011 10:12 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by cresta57 (Post 9607475)
The reason being the unions would rather have liars in govt. than the current opposition.

So would I

IvanM Sep 7th 2011 10:27 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 
Unions want labour in power but the politics of that union seem poisonous. Abbott is not innocent on the lying front and is on record justifying lying. It is a sad part of politics. Remember Howards non core promises that could be broken.


Originally Posted by cresta57 (Post 9607475)
Your stunned? Don't forget this is the same police that found Chris Hurley not guilty of any crime & paid him compensation. The poor bloke that had his liver cleaved in half & died in agony simply fell on the steps:rolleyes:
What pisses me off more is knowing several serving officers that are still having trouble coming to terms with that particular injustice. They are dead honest dedicated members of the police yet appalled by this mans gall.


Do you think that the union will bring a case? As I see it the whole sordid matter will fester for a while with nothing ever really being resolved one way or another. The reason being the unions would rather have liars in govt. than the current opposition.


Amazulu Sep 7th 2011 10:42 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 9607434)
:banghead:

Do they really let him out without supervision?

I thought it was only the US that suffered from the teabaggers and the moron vote?

Does nobody here actually *think* through their political positions?

http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000...8340.strip.gif

As the (not so) great Tim Allen used to say, 'It's Tool Time!'

So me wanting our government to reduce taxes and waste gets a post like yours? Yep, definitely Tool Time.

It's socialist morons like you who allow a government like ours to introduce hard-left wealth redistribution taxes under the guise of saving the environment (or some other mumbo jumbo in other countries).

Fool.

Amazulu Sep 7th 2011 10:45 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Grayling (Post 9607478)
So would I

Why? Aussie Liberals and Pommy Tories are your people.


You're about as socialist as an Alabama Republican at a Tea Party rally.

Grayling Sep 7th 2011 10:49 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9607533)
Why? Aussie Liberals and Pommy Tories are your people.


You're about as socialist as an Alabama Republican at a Tea Party rally.

Who would vote for a nutter like Abbot:confused:

Amazulu Sep 7th 2011 10:51 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Grayling (Post 9607543)
Who would vote for a nutter like Abbot:confused:

Gillard v Abbott?

Abbott because he is against the mining and carbon taxes and wants to reduce income tax - policies that work for me.

Grayling Sep 7th 2011 10:53 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9607546)
Gillard v Abbott?

Abbott because he is against the mining and carbon taxes and wants to reduce income tax - policies that work for me.

I always vote for the left:thumbup:

I don't mind paying tax.....but I can see why poor people don't like to

cresta57 Sep 7th 2011 10:55 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Grayling (Post 9607478)
So would I

There really isn't anyone currently elected that I'd actually want to vote for [with the exception of our local bloke Warren Truss & a couple of others] Shocking state of affairs for a country with a compulsory voting system it's like choosing between a kick in the head or a kick in the bollocks

Amazulu Sep 7th 2011 10:55 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Grayling (Post 9607550)
I always vote for the left:thumbup:

I don't mind paying tax.....but I can see why poor people don't like to

Left? In reality you are a closet right-winger.

I don't mind paying tax - just not so much.

Grayling Sep 7th 2011 10:57 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9607557)
Left? In reality you are a closet right-winger.

In reality....I am where my vote goes....and it won't be to a tory, liberal, nationalist or whatever else right wingers call themselves

Amazulu Sep 7th 2011 10:59 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Grayling (Post 9607564)
In reality....I am where my vote goes....and it won't be to a tory, liberal, nationalist or whatever else right wingers call themselves

Vote as a socialist, live like a Tory.

Whatever floats your boat.

Grayling Sep 7th 2011 11:00 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9607567)
Vote as a socialist, live like a Tory.

Whatever floats your boat.

Indeed....and it is a big boat:cool:

GarryP Sep 7th 2011 11:07 pm

Re: Gillard's 3rd Strike
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9607528)
As the (not so) great Tim Allen used to say, 'It's Tool Time!'

So me wanting our government to reduce taxes and waste gets a post like yours? Yep, definitely Tool Time.

It's socialist morons like you who allow a government like ours to introduce hard-left wealth redistribution taxes under the guise of saving the environment (or some other mumbo jumbo in other countries).

Fool.

You sure you're not a teabagger? You have the same lack of understanding of the problems and needs, the same simplistic lack of understanding about how it fits together, the same schoolyard ideas of what a 'fix' looks like. All with a slathering of name calling 'socialism' to try and make yourself look like you are in the middle, rather than the reality of being on the far right of the political spectrum.

The clue to you really not having a clue? "More Defence" he cried.

What a buffoon.

Tell me again, as we enter a recession, how cutting spending is going to improve matters? Australia suffering from a lack of 'strong' money is it? The economy and jobs markets overheating? Or maybe you are just slavishly reacting to trigger terms, like the Dilbert cartoon?

Please, stop and think thing through. What are the threats, what are the opportunities, how do you maximise the upside into the future?

You simply cannot get away with primary school thinking when the problems are at university level.


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