News flash
A large contingent of Labor supporters (estimated at about 7%) where seen leaving the Gillard camp.
It was observed that all of them were wearing blue ties.
I think a lot of men wearing blue overalls are also fleeing from this man hating campaign. A humble apology would now be a good tactic. Perhaps she should leave the school kids alone and seek more photo ops hugging and fondling workers.
...Men arent allowed to speak anymore in fear they will be branded...
Great pic at 9.07am. All that's missing is the plank.
Thanks for that correction, bellenuit. I'd heard figures that sounded as described in that link on one of Radio National's programs over the weekend, think it was re Galaxy polling. I've looked at the wrong source when trying to put up a link. My apologies.Julia, I knew something didn't make sense when reading that link. It is an article from February 18th.
Senior ministers rally behind PM Julia Gillard as Rudd returns to Canberra
Senior federal ministers have rallied behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard as MPs gather in Canberra for the final sittings before the federal election.
Nevertheless, the vitriol which has been heaped on Ms Gillard by some sections of the media, has been disrespectful, reprehensible and vile to her at a personal level and to the Office of Prime Minister.
From the Australian:
JULIA Gillard has reopened the gender wars as she fights off speculation about her leadership, declaring that the election of Tony Abbott would make abortion "the political plaything of men who think they know better".
In a speech at the launch of Women for Gillard, a Labor fundraising scheme aimed at female voters, the Prime Minister moved to make gender an election issue, declaring that only Labor could elect a female prime minister and warning that the election of a Coalition government on September 14 would "banish women's voices from our political life".
"I invite you to imagine it: a prime minister - a man in a blue tie - who goes on holidays to be replaced by a man in a blue tie," Ms Gillard said.
"A treasurer who delivers a budget wearing a blue tie, to be supported by a finance minister, another man in a blue tie. Women once again banished from the centre of Australia's political life."
The Prime Minister said the ALP was the party of women. "Labor is the party of equal opportunity," she said.
Arguing that the election of a Coalition government would see childcare, healthcare and superannuation slashed, Ms Gillard said the national disability insurance scheme should not be put "in the custody of a political party that didn't create it".
"Finally, but very importantly, we don't want to live in an Australia where abortion again becomes the political plaything of men who think they know better," Ms Gillard said.
After 3 odd years in the job she still has absolutely no idea of how to be a Prime Minister.
No class at all.
Once a bogan always a bogan.
1:34pm: Hmmm, that's interesting. The president of the board of the newly formed group Women for Gillard is Chloe Bryce who is married to the Minister for Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten (and is also the daughter of the Governor-General, Quentin Bryce).
Jobs for the boys, well, err, um, the girls in this case.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-pulse-live/politics-live-june-17-2013-20130617-2ocze.html
Gillard is prattling on in question time, I think this is good, the more she talks the worse the polls get.
She very grumpy today.Gillard is prattling on in question time, I think this is good, the more she talks the worse the polls get.
She very grumpy today.
This is what puzzles me about the apparent popularity of Mr Rudd. Can't everyone see how entirely egocentric and narcissistic he is? Don't they remember how pompous and inconsistent he was in office?THAT is how I am starting to feel and I resent it.
I don't care about the gender of our Prime Minister, I simply desire leadership and vision. Some very good policies, albeit underfunded, have been proposed or enacted but I am not seeing leadership or inclusiveness. Sadly, I still do not see that in Mr Rudd whose vision, from my perspective, is for himself and not the country.
You reap what you sow.
This is what puzzles me about the apparent popularity of Mr Rudd. Can't everyone see how entirely egocentric and narcissistic he is? Don't they remember how pompous and inconsistent he was in office?
This is what puzzles me about the apparent popularity of Mr Rudd. Can't everyone see how entirely egocentric and narcissistic he is? Don't they remember how pompous and inconsistent he was in office?
It's also worth noting John Stirton's comments this morning re the 2PP fifty/fifty poll result if Mr Rudd were leading Labor. He pointed out that he considers this an extremely optimistic scenario which fails to take into account the effects of the inevitable blood letting, resignation of ministers who would refuse to work for Rudd, etc.
He's right, of course. If it happens, it's hardly likely to be with all the Labor caucus holding hands and singing Kumbaya. I hope the Rudd backers consider the fall out before they accede to his demands for reinstatement.
I wonder if Ms Gillard acknowledges even to herself what a dreadful error she made in her hysterical rant about blue ties, abortion, abolition of women from parliament, etc, or whether her self belief (on a par with Kevin's) still allows her to blame the Rudd factor, the Abbott factor, or just the stupid Australian voters?
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