topic Re: Clairs Political Thread in Community Spirit https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354590#M147011 <P class="mce-p">OK</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The true believers are preparing to take their punishment on the chin. All are aware that Gillard is about to lead <SPAN style="font-size: x-large;">them into oblivion</SPAN>, and there’s not a thing they can do about it.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><BR />Is it loyalty to their dying heroine? Not really. The factions can be ruthlessly disloyal when it suits but they have stuffed up big time this time.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><BR /><SPAN style="font-size: large;"><STRONG>Union factions</STRONG></SPAN>, who decide the structure and future of the ALP, have led their Party to the most frustrating political dilemma in history and the blame rests squarely with Ludwig, Carr, Shorten and to a lesser extent, Howes.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><BR />When the unions’ Left and Right called a temporary truce to bestow a socialist Left woman of criminal background and limited ability with a Prime Ministership it could only ever have ended in tears... but the tears are not shed by her. It is we the people who are crying for her removal.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Of course Shorten is pivotal in the Gillard dilemma. It was he who organised her anointment. The factions are now saying to Shorten, “<SPAN style="font-size: xx-large;"><STRONG>You got us into this mess, Bill, now you willl get us out of it!”</STRONG></SPAN></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><BR />But does anyone seriously believe that good little Bill will organise the reinstatement of the despised Rudd?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><BR />Okay, so polling shows Rudd might save three front benchers. The truth is he can’t save anyone. Rudd would simply force a regurgitation of all that is historically wrong with this Labor Government.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><STRONG>The LNP has a vault of advertising material ready to run that would make cat’s meat of Rudd, including what his own Party says of him: “A psychotic megalomaniac”, and much more.</STRONG></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><BR />The factions might also consider that the focus of this election campaign will be illegal immigration and thousands of drownings.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">And who was responsible for dismantling our borders? Oh yes, I remember now, it was the good ol’ recently well-fed Rudd.<BR />His busloads of staged backslappers in shopping malls across marginal seats merely grate on Gillard. <SPAN style="font-size: x-large;"><STRONG>They have no electoral significance.</STRONG></SPAN><BR /><SPAN style="font-size: x-large;"><STRONG>Six weeks of Coalition advertising would condemn</STRONG> </SPAN>Rudd to a worse electoral liability than Gillard. More Labor seats would be at risk.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Even Shorten isn’t that stupid... well, maybe he is that stupid because Labor’s powerbrokers rarely consider recent history.<BR />Like Rudd, there was another Labor PM who was unceremoniously knifed in Office. People showed outrage and this time they weren’t busloads of paid backslappers.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hundreds of thousands filled the capitals’ streets to declare their allegiance to the assassinated one. It seemed the whole nation was in outrage.<BR /><SPAN style="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>But when the nation came to vote it was jolted by massive memory recall. The reasons why this PM was killed off became crystal clear</STRONG></SPAN>, the nation voted accordingly, and it was a Labor wipeout.<BR />Could the assassinated Rudd’s chances be any different? Not really, but they could be much worse.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Whitlam was a statesman who had presence, vision and unfinished reforms to attend to. Rudd is an earwax-eating <SPAN style="font-size: large;">grubby public servant with a nasty history</SPAN> and women's hands who craves attention... and his Party detests him.<BR />At least Whitlam’s Party was steadfastly behind him and even that wasn’t enough to attract the electorate. What hope does Rudd have to save some furniture? Zero and none.<BR />Common sense dictates Rudd should never be reinstated but this is an ALP run by intellectually challenged unionists who have never entertained common sense.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><BR /><STRONG><SPAN style="font-size: xx-large;">If I was Abbott I would be wetting my pants with excitement at the prospect of a Rudd return... and if I was Shorten I would be (word deleted) my pants at the very thought of it.</SPAN></STRONG></P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:58:07 GMT clair.de.lune 2013-06-10T10:58:07Z Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354212#M146652 <P class="mce-p">Julia Gillard's days could be numbered</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">What number do you think?</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:28:21 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354212#M146652 clair.de.lune 2013-06-10T07:28:21Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354219#M146659 <P class="mce-p">do I win something for guessing right?</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:30:31 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354219#M146659 Anonymous 2013-06-10T07:30:31Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354225#M146665 <P class="mce-p">you running a book Clair?</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:31:43 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354225#M146665 poddster 2013-06-10T07:31:43Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354231#M146671 <P class="mce-p">3,214</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">but first let me check. Is this a political thread, cos if it is, I'm dobbing for making me breach my promise.</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:33:09 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354231#M146671 just_me_karen 2013-06-10T07:33:09Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354238#M146677 <P class="mce-p">Another one for the ignore list :^O</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:33:26 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354238#M146677 freddie*rooster 2013-06-10T07:33:26Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354246#M146684 <P class="mce-p">lol Karen</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:35:46 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354246#M146684 Anonymous 2013-06-10T07:35:46Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354253#M146690 <P class="mce-p">even if nobody says anything overtly political it's the best thread. love the lathamesque third way approach.</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:39:44 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354253#M146690 lakeland27 2013-06-10T07:39:44Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354259#M146695 <P class="mce-p">Hi Clair, how are your chickens?</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:47:17 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354259#M146695 cherry*135 2013-06-10T07:47:17Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354265#M146701 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">3,214</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">but first let me check. Is this a political thread, cos if it is, I'm dobbing for making me breach my promise.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">doesn't that start next week?:O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:48:55 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354265#M146701 azureline** 2013-06-10T07:48:55Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354271#M146706 <P class="mce-p">Oops, didn't answer your question.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Possibly be: 96 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes and 47 seconds.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I have another prediction:</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">TA, if he wins the election won't last more than 100 days as PM.</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:49:57 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354271#M146706 cherry*135 2013-06-10T07:49:57Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354277#M146710 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Julia Gillard's days could be numbered</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">What number do you think?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">7 days</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:50:45 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354277#M146710 wareubin 2013-06-10T07:50:45Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354285#M146717 <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hi Clair,</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">maybe, maybe not</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">TA's could be too</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:55:23 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354285#M146717 debra9275 2013-06-10T07:55:23Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354291#M146722 <P class="mce-p">Is this a RT thing X-(</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:58:46 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354291#M146722 freddie*rooster 2013-06-10T07:58:46Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354297#M146728 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I have another prediction:</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">TA, if he wins the election won't last more than 100 days as PM.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Have the Unions and Labor taken out a contract already?</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:59:47 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354297#M146728 poddster 2013-06-10T07:59:47Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354304#M146734 <P class="mce-p">Latham is on quanda this week</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:02:10 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354304#M146734 Anonymous 2013-06-10T08:02:10Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354311#M146740 <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Is this a RT thing X-( .</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_open_mouth:">😮</span></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">is what an RT thing Feddie?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:03:26 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354311#M146740 debra9275 2013-06-10T08:03:26Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354318#M146746 <P class="mce-p">I'm really beginning to suspect this thread is about politics! ;\</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I am going to check when the promise starts, AZ... It'd suc if I kept my promise all this week and it didnt start until next week :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:04:14 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354318#M146746 just_me_karen 2013-06-10T08:04:14Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354325#M146752 <P class="mce-p">Unless you are Poddy.........the answer is 7.:^O</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:08:47 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354325#M146752 flashie* 2013-06-10T08:08:47Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354332#M146758 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I'm really beginning to suspect this thread is about politics! ;\</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I am going to check when the promise starts, AZ... It'd suc if I kept my promise all this week and it didnt start until next week :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><EM>To make next week a political thread free zone. </EM><BR /> <BR /><EM> I pledge not open , post on , start ,talk about or read any political threads for the entire week <STRONG>starting next Monday.</STRONG></EM></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:11:43 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354332#M146758 azureline** 2013-06-10T08:11:43Z Re: Clairs Political Thread https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354342#M146767 <P class="mce-p">it won't happen as they won't be able to keep it</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:15:36 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Clairs-Political-Thread/m-p/354342#M146767 latina4621 2013-06-10T08:15:36Z