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john s

9-Jul-2007
1:40:28 PM

yep - there's a lot of that happening - which is why there is a DLP rep in the Vic Upper House, and Family First in the Senate - watch out for more this timeround!


IdratherbejamBing

9-Jul-2007
3:12:10 PM

Yeah !!! Ears pinned back in excitement !!!!!!! YAWN ....


BigMike

10-Jul-2007
11:53:38 AM

Don't worry Brett, you've got a few years before they start knocking on your door!


meinmuk

10-Jul-2007
12:20:56 PM

SOMEONE wrote:
...(I havn't voted for 10 years or so)

So I thought I'd ask:

Dear AEC,
I have a friend who has not voted for 10 years but wants to do so now. Will he be fined for not voting in the previous elections if he enrols now and starts voting.
thanks
xxxx

and they even replied...

Thank you for your email.

The AEC is more concerned with ensuring everyone who is eligible to vote does so. There will be no penalties for your friend if he enrols to vote.

Regards,
Communications and Information Strategy Branch
Australian Electoral Commission
National Office Canberra

Good news all round, as far as I can see...


IdratherbejamBing

10-Jul-2007
8:18:22 PM

>Don't worry Brett, you've got a few years before they start knocking on your door!

Ive got a Pplate on th XR, but don't dob me in t th cops , OK ...

;-)

Ive actually had it bored-out to about 325cc , but still got th 250 side-covers ... so itz all ' legal ' :D

surfinclimb

10-Jul-2007
9:03:46 PM

Well after reading this little thread no one can ever make the assumption that climbers are "uneducated drop outs with no idea or care of the world around them".
I feel 10% smarter just for reading this thread ;-)
In all honesty Little Lying Johny has got to go but who to replace him with, its just tweedle dum and tweedle dumber, Although tweedle dum does have Peter Garett and after watching him being interviewed I for once actually partly believe the words that have come out of a politicians mouth.


GravityHound

10-Jul-2007
9:54:46 PM

On 10/07/2007 surfinclimb wrote:
> In all honesty Little Lying Johny has got to go but who to replace him
>with, its just tweedle dum and tweedle dumber

Couldnt agree more. And this brings my thoughts back to the compulsory voting thing - i will vote at the next election (it takes 5 minutes when you live in a town of 600 people) because it is compulsory. I just wish there were some politicians worth voting for on the voting slips.


gordoste

10-Jul-2007
10:24:13 PM

Well I have to disagree, it was certainly pretty hopeless with Crean and Beazley, but you can't really complain about Howard and not give Rudd a chance. What do you expect him to do, fix everything while he's Opposition Leader?


BigMike

10-Jul-2007
10:43:44 PM

On 10/07/2007 gordoste wrote:
>Well I have to disagree, it was certainly pretty hopeless with Crean and
>Beazley, but you can't really complain about Howard and not give Rudd a
>chance. What do you expect him to do, fix everything while he's Opposition
>Leader?

Can't believe you didn't mention ... ML... :-)

Which would have only further underlined your point about a better choice.

Even the weary and disillusioned could see it this way: a choice between a person who might turn out to be a lying cynic who will screw us over - or a person who's already been DOING it for 11 years.

spicelab

11-Jul-2007
10:53:54 AM

John Howard will win because John Howard IS Australia.

And we are psychologically incapable of understanding an alternative.


HM33

11-Jul-2007
10:58:12 AM

On 11/07/2007 spicelab wrote:
>John Howard will win because John Howard IS Australia.
>
>And we are psychologically incapable of understanding an alternative.

Then that is a sad picture of Australia.


steph

11-Jul-2007
11:07:50 AM

I once heard that voting is our only chance to keep the bad guys out. So in the end it doesn't matter who you vote for because "it's always gonna be between a douche and a turd sandwich," it's keeping the far worse options out that counts.

Onsight

11-Jul-2007
11:30:47 AM

On 11/07/2007 shawkshaw wrote:

>Then that is a sad picture of Australia.

If that's the case, then I guess we could always Photoshop it, clone out all the ugly bits, tweak it, digitally manipulate it - so to speak. It would be a happier picture but is that what people want?


M10iswhereitsat.

11-Jul-2007
11:56:19 AM

On 11/07/2007 Onsight wrote:
>On 11/07/2007 shawkshaw wrote:
>
>>Then that is a sad picture of Australia.
>
>If that's the case, then I guess we could always ...

... wake up to whats going on in this country, with JH as leader, AND GET A GRIP !!!

You lot r really startin to piss me ... love him or hate him, JH has brought a massive amount of stability to this country since '96 ! ... no more roller-coaster riding in and out of recessions ala Hawke/Keating , blah blah blah ...

Do ya self a Molly Meldrum and vote JH 4 another term vsv change 4 the sake of change ...


rodw

11-Jul-2007
12:00:48 PM

>You lot r really startin to piss me ... love him or hate him, JH has brought
>a massive amount of stability to this country since '96 ! ... no more roller-coaster
>riding in and out of recessions ala Hawke/Keating , blah blah blah ...

And that had nothin to do with china resources needs????...a weazel could have been in charge and got the same result...oh wait.......one was in charge.:)

Bob Saki

11-Jul-2007
12:02:57 PM

agree M10, first time ever :)

I'm sick of this change for changes sake mentality that pervades the avg australian

JH ain't perfect but look at that team around Rudd

Gillard - ambitious and brainless
Swan - a lightweight intellect
Bob McMullan - one of the biggest duds in aus political history
Macklin - say no more
Albanese - incapable double dealer
Combet- surprise, surprise
Shorten - more than ever a union party!

only one with a shred of talent is Tanner..............


M10iswhereitsat.

11-Jul-2007
12:05:45 PM

>And that had nothin to do with china resources needs????...a weazel could have been in charge >and got the same result...oh wait.......one was in charge.:)

I don't think so, buddy , the China syndrome didn't really start until 2003 ; and consider the fact that the asian economic crisis (including China ) occurred in the late 90's ... JH fendered ' us ' very well from all that .

Over 2u ... or any other armchair commys:P


Eduardo Slabofvic

11-Jul-2007
12:12:51 PM

There will be no GST......Children were thrown overboard......Interest rates will not go up.....the check is in
the mail....I love you........I won't c*# in your mouth.

Comrade


BigMike

11-Jul-2007
12:19:06 PM

On 11/07/2007 Eduardo Slabofvic wrote:
>There will be no GST......Children were thrown overboard......Interest
>rates will not go up.....the check is in
>the mail....I love you........I won't c*# in your mouth.
>

There were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
The war isn't for oil
WorkChoices will allow you to get more money for your work...


M10iswhereitsat.

11-Jul-2007
12:19:52 PM

On 11/07/2007 Eduardo Slabofvic wrote:
>There will be no GST......Children were thrown overboard......Interest
>rates will not go up.....the check is in
>the mail....I love you........I won't c*# in your mouth.
>
>Comrade

Dont foget the WMDz...

Glad u enjoyed ... ahem ...swallowing that lot, Ed;-)

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