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The Federal 2013 Election Thread

id_pending — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:39:38 GMT

Hey everyone...

So, we all know theres an election coming up!

September the 14th is the big day. Like mentioned, plenty of time for us all to plan for that date.

Also means its going to be a looooooong campaign.

For the peace of the board, so everything else doesnt get pushed down by debates on policies and dirt and gossip (and digs at each other personally) etc, can we at all perhaps try to contain as much as we can in a thread much like this?

Theres bound to be plenty of healthy debate (particularly by a few members well known for their strong stance and support for a certain party) and its always easier to follow it etc in one place.

Should be an interesting year ahead! I know I for one am looking forward to it!

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

id_pending — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:40:51 GMT

With all that said, I was wondering what peoples thoughts were on the election being called so early.

Was it a good move? What might be the cons for each side? The pros?

What do you think the motives of it are?

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

id_pending — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:42:14 GMT

Oh and obviously...if you think this thread is a bad idea, just let it drop out of existence. It was only an idea for peace and harmony. 🙂

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

sniper_patrol — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:47:42 GMT

Great thread id_pending

I think it's a great move by Ms Gillard to call the election this far out. It removes all the unwanted speculation that will occur over the course of the next 8 months about a date.

Hopefully it will force the hand of the LNP to have their policies and costings available to the public much much earlier than they did at the last election.

The government can now get on with the job of governing without the constant need to clarify a date.

A slow move to the election rather that a spiteful TV flooded smear campaign is something I would prefer to see. May not occur, but I live in hope.

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

id_pending — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:57:45 GMT

I see Tony Abbott has made his own speech about the upcoming election now that it has been announced. All about trust....and something about more and less.

I see also that now some people are starting to complain about the date and the timing of certain religious events. Turnbull being one.

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

cueperkins — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:01:29 GMT

I've become seriously disillusioned with politics in the past decade. One thing I know for sure is that no matter who is in Govt....Rural Australia always does it hard. They don't seem to understand that small business needs help to create full time jobs. We had 12 years of John Howard and at the end of it, our region had the highest unemployment in the NATION.

That was when he was telling us "We'd never been better off in his once in a generation labour market". (Don't mention the War....on Industrial Relations & workplace rights). Don't also mention 12 years of infrastructure being robbed for surplus bragging rights. A bit of "Rob Peter to Pay Paul" is all it was. We built nothing in all those years of any note.

Then we got Rudd and I was really happy because for once in a long time, we seemed to have a pollie with personality & intelligence....the rest is history.

Did Anyone see the Q & A before Christmas on ABC with Rudd & Turnbull debating? It was truly something worth listening to and voting on.

So hard to find good pollies these days....

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

catsnknots — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:03:37 GMT

I want to know why we now have Gillard in glasses.... like when did this happen??? I was only out of action for 4 days.....

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

catsnknots — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:07:19 GMT

Is she trying to look like Rudd or what??

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lurker17260 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:12:04 GMT

Cheap shot cat, not really worthy of you. Apparently she normally wears contact lenses, and yes these are a new pair of glasses.

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nero_bolt — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:13:19 GMT

Its the new new new and newer Julia re-invented again and again and again in glass's this time.

As she normally wears contacts maybe some focus group has come up with the idea that the glass's make her look more trustworthy and change her image and her shifty eyes dont appear so close together in glass's

🙂

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

cueperkins — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:13:34 GMT

It doesn't matter who she tries to look like, she isn't as articulate as Rudd who would most definitely wipe the floor with Blabbott in a heart beat.

Seriously...the guy was John Howards Toe Cutter as was Slow Shockey. Is that the best the LNP can do these days? Why did they bounce the only credible leader amongst them?

Pollies annoy me these days....they're so boring.

We need someone like Max Gillies to extract the urine as it was done back then. He was a master.

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

catsnknots — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:15:40 GMT

Cheap shot cat, not really worthy of you. Apparently she normally wears contact lenses, and yes these are a new pair of glasses.

Cheap shot????

I have never ever seen her in glasses before.. ever...

I even searched through lots of pics and could not find one that was not a set of safety glasses....

I am curious why she goes for this HUGE change in appearance.

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

izabsmiling — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:17:00 GMT

You are right Lurker.

It (the switch from contact lenses) made news in The Daily Telegraph

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freakiness — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:17:16 GMT

Cheap shot????

I have never ever seen her in glasses before.. ever...

I even searched through lots of pics and could not find one that was not a set of safety glasses....

I am curious why she goes for this HUGE change in appearance.

She wears them in some of the online forums

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

freakiness — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:18:25 GMT

We should play guess how many threads by the end of the day about the election :^O

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

lakeland27 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:18:26 GMT

Its the new new new and newer Julia re-invented again and again and again in glass's this time.

As she normally wears contacts maybe some focus group has come up with the idea that the glass's make her look more trustworthy and change her image and her shifty eyes dont appear so close together in glass's

🙂

Was it the same focus-group who advised mr abbott to cease his reptilian lip-licking ? because someone did.. 🙂

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

azureline** — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:18:31 GMT

sore eyes... contact irritation.... lost one... waiting for new ones.... any number of reasons

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

sniper_patrol — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:18:38 GMT

I find it astounding that the posts from Liberal supporters on here have all been personal attacks on the appearance of the Prime Minister.

Unbelievable

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

catsnknots — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:24:03 GMT

actually it is not a cheap shot or a personal attack... it is a fact that all sides of the political divide alter their appearance to garner more votes...

I didn't comment on what I thought she looked like.. now that would have been personal.

I am wondering why she chose that look... I have never seen her in them before...

it is an honest answer...

Thanks Az... I don't wear contact... I have no idea what happens when you do. I believe she has been doing a chopper run around QLD today so maybe that is why her eyes were dry and she chose glasses...

Re: The Federal 2013 Election Thread

cueperkins — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:25:45 GMT

The media has set the standard Yoda, theyr'e bottom feeders who think it's news and everything of any substance is just trivia.

Think back to when ALP increased the tax free threshold to $18,000. That was a MAJOR win for low wage earners and yet it got no coverage worth noting. I wonder if Stony Blabbott intends to role that back too? What a guy.

We need honest reporting, not sensationalist garbage. Crikey, If I hear another slogan I'll scream.....who wouldn't? LNP is nothing but slogans these days....stop the boats, stop the taxes....hey stop the BS is what I'd like to tell Mr.Stony Blabbott.

& if we're gonna talk about appearances...budgie smugglers?...seriously?