Political Discussion part #2 - Let’s go out for 10 Big Macs at the Engadine Maccas!!

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Markthirtytwo2 said:
Funny, I could have sworn you'd have a terse response by now by you know who. But seeing it's the blue side everything is ok if appears.
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Terse is one way to describe you know who's response.

They haven't even tried to deflect attention from this announcement.

And I'm the fanboi apparently :rolleyes:
 
Bicks said:
If the investment wasn't declared that's disgraceful but doctoring a transcript on the public record is not only deception writ large it's just plain stupid to think nobody would notice.
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It was declared in his parlimentary record of assets. He still voted on it. Clear conflict of interest. That's more concerning to me than doctoring a transcript, though neither are what we want to see from our politicians.
 
Bicks said:
See that's just plain bullshit.....Countless times in this thread I've said I'm all for renewables if it's implemented in a considered and orderly manner that can guarantee reliability of supply for both SA Households and SA Industries at a price that households can afford and at a price that allows SA Industry to compete on the World Market. I know it doesn't suit your agenda but that's the facts.
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I don't remember mentioning anyone in particular. But here you are. Boom.
 
jo172 said:


Amazing how long Rann and Weatherill resisted this obvious change.
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Easy to do a couple of months after winning an election. Won't be surprised if there becomes a public interest in ministers appearing in information pieces within a year of the next election. I hope it sticks, but I'm a cynic when it comes to political parties.
 

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1970crow said:
Easy to do a couple of months after winning an election. Won't be surprised if there becomes a public interest in ministers appearing in information pieces within a year of the next election. I hope it sticks, but I'm a cynic when it comes to political parties.
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SA ALP had 16 years to do this and never took a step in this direction.

Media Mike loved having his hand in the tax payers pocket to get his face on TV and Jay wasn't much better.

If it doesn't stick have at them, until that happens they deserve the plaudits.
 
Bicks said:
Elite Crow

Hahaha cop that Billy boy, no fan of Turnbull but this to coin a Bruce McAvaney quote is "delicious".....with old Billy screaming for a date for the by-elections the the PM has named the day...the 28th of July which just happens to coincide with the ALP's National Conference which runs from the 26th - 28th July. :thumbsu::fire:

All the delegates etc would already have their accommodation, flights etc booked, oh the inconvenience :D
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It's gutter politics of the highest order. The by-elections should be 6 weeks earlier, in mid-June, but that would be inconvenient for Turnbull - so instead he makes them as late as possible and deliberately inconveniences the ALP. Gutter politics.
 
Bicks said:
Bloody brilliant I say....Labor set the precedent in 1996 doing exactly the same to the Libs and their National Conference....what goes around, comes around!
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I don't remember that happening, but that's not saying that it didn't. The fault is almost certainly with my memory.

In further displays of how low this mob of idiots will descend, they're trying to blame Labor for the delays. I call bullshit. Labor should definitely have referred their members to the HC much earlier than they did, but that's not the problem - the problem is the delay between the dates of the resignations and the by-elections to elect their replacements. There is absolutely no reason why the by-elections could not be held in the second half of June. They could have been called in mid-June, if the government had done the right thing, calling the by-elections within 24 hours of the HC decision and resignations. Any delays into July, and the date is late July, are entirely the fault of the government.

What's really appalling, aside from the pathetic games being played out, is that the voters in these electorates have effectively been disenfranchised by this government for almost 3 months. That's at least 6 weeks too long, and the government is clearly to blame. The right to vote and have elected representation is critical to the way this country is governed. Turnbull and his fellow goons have made a mockery of that.
 
Bicks said:
Cry me a river, I say a pox on both Parties.
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It's one thing to applaud the political gamesmanship being played. I think it's pathetic, and agree with your sentiment quoted.

It's another thing to applaud the disenfranchisement of 500,000 voters.
 
Vader said:
It's gutter politics of the highest order. The by-elections should be 6 weeks earlier, in mid-June, but that would be inconvenient for Turnbull - so instead he makes them as late as possible and deliberately inconveniences the ALP. Gutter politics.
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should have been months ago when all the other by elections happened

No one to blame but themselves
 
Vader said:
It's one thing to applaud the political gamesmanship being played. I think it's pathetic, and agree with your sentiment quoted.

It's another thing to applaud the disenfranchisement of 500,000 voters.
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What disenfranchisement?

These are Labor seats. They are going to show their disgust at the current government by voting in a Labor candidate.

What’s the diff?
 
Bicks said:
Slippery Pete Wayne's-World 1970crow What ya's reckon...Nailed it?:thumbsu: :fire:

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El Doederino said:
should have been months ago when all the other by elections happened

No one to blame but themselves
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The ALP definitely should have referred these cases to the HC long before they did, but that's not the point.

The point here is that the government has decided on a ridiculous delay of almost 3 months, between when the members resigned and the elections to replace them. 3 months is completely unacceptable, and it's all on Turnbull & his gang of idiots.
 
El Doederino said:
What disenfranchisement?

These are Labor seats. They are going to show their disgust at the current government by voting in a Labor candidate.

What’s the diff?
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"Franchise" is the right to vote. So, "Disenfranchisement" means being denied the right to vote (or to be represented by an elected representative).
 
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