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Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

spotweldersfriend — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:24:17 GMT

The phrase may well have been sourced by Abbotts quip-writing team from a comment by Jeremy Warner,assistant editor of arch conservative British daily,The Daily Telegraph.Warner wrote 3 years ago that " the carbon market is based on a lack of delivery of an invisible substance to no one"
Abbott's comments,parroted or not,suggest firstly that this Rhodes scholar who studied for an economics degree does not understand financial markets.
Leaving aside Abbott's Direct Action Policy...this issue goes beyond Abbott's understanding of financial markets.It tells us where he and his advisers source their information to frame their climate change policies.And as his "climate science is c*ap" comment revealed in 2009, it's. usually from the depths of the climate denier blogosphere.The depiction of CO2 as colourless & odourless,and by association harmless,is a favourite of such blogs i.e the Galileo Movement in Aust.& Climategate in the U.S.
You can spot the trend.
Abbott's ascension-courtesy of an influential group of conservative idealogues- mirrors the recent trend in the U.S where the Tea Party and climate denier influence in the U.S forces its candidates to row to the far right in pre-selection.So far right in fact that it's. impossible to regain the middle ground.
What this episode tells us is that Rudd is succeeding where Gillard failed.The P.M is peeling back the veneer of Abbott's leadership .No issue is so revealing as Abbott's real position on climate change,and Abbott has been caught dog-whistling to the climate skeptics and denialists that put him into power. The Guardian.

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

lakeland27 — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:11:47 GMT

the battle lines are a little clearer now. what was he thinking when he said a carbon trading mechanism was the best way ?

what did Jeb bush say about the GOP ? what about the pundits who now consider the republicans unelectable because of the move to the far right ? we need more Hispanics here.

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

spotweldersfriend — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:19:11 GMT

At your service.Ariba!! 🙂

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

lakeland27 — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:24:15 GMT

http://youtu.be/T_SS-TyXhhU

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

spotweldersfriend — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:36:00 GMT

Gracias a mi amigo para su consideracion. Te veo en el foro de la musica. 🙂

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donnashuggy — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:41:41 GMT

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

not_an_eloi — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:09:18 GMT

abbott's invisible substance comments slammed

"Professor Richard Dennis, an economist at the Australian National University, said Mr Abbott should make it clear whether he thinks radiation was harmful or not.

''The notion that something now has to be visible to be valuable or harmful is an entirely new concept in Australian politics and one that will concern and confuse many,'' he said.

''If Tony Abbott is concerned about people paying for invisible things, then anyone who owns intellectual property should be very concerned, likewise people in the futures and financial derivatives market.''

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-hit-by-backlash-20130715-2q0dw.html

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

freakiness — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:24:00 GMT

what if we could see wifi, would that be banned too?

http://www.mydeals.com/blog/what-if-you-could-see-wifi/post

The photos are amazing.

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

i-need-a-martini — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:35:25 GMT

I still can't believe he made such a stupid blunder.

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

lakeland27 — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:39:08 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
I still can't believe he made such a stupid blunder.

its no blunder, he knows his base

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

freakiness — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:40:10 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
I still can't believe he made such a stupid blunder.

Radio stations collect money for broadcasting invisible advertising

Power companies make us pay for invisible electricity

Banks charge us for invisible interest

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

lakeland27 — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:42:25 GMT

he believes and disbelieves simultaneously .. abbott has a remarkable duality. He can say this for the gigglers of this world, and when criticised his supporters can point to his Direct Action plan, regardless of its uselessness.

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

polksaladallie — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:42:53 GMT

Tabbott can obviously see and smell the (IMO) mythical beings in the sky, otherwise he wouldn't believe?

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

freakiness — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:49:18 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
Tabbott can obviously see and smell the (IMO) mythical beings in the sky, otherwise he wouldn't believe?

Oh yeah, I forgot that one.

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

not_an_eloi — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:08:14 GMT

mrs. newman wants some

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tony-abbott-caught-in-awkward-kiss-with-lisa-newman/story-fni0cx12-1226682505515

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

polksaladallie — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:11:25 GMT

@not_an_eloi wrote:

mrs. newman wants some

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tony-abbott-caught-in-awkward-kiss-with-lisa-newman/story-fni0cx12-1226682505515

Eeeeuw !

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

lakeland27 — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:40:52 GMT

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

lakeland27 — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:44:03 GMT

do you know that the reptilian tongues were Photoshopped out ?

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smithie12 — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:56:18 GMT

It always amazes me how critical people choose to be if they don't vote for a particular side. It wouldn't matter what Abbot said they would still find something to critic him for.

Bit like what on goes on these boards really.

Re: Tony Abbotts Invisible Substance

i-need-a-martini — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:01:50 GMT

OMG that photo!! Lol!

Poor things - that image is going to be around to haunt the forever.