topic Re: Bah bye Tone in Community Spirit

Bah bye Tone

fiestas*girl — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:56:00 GMT

OMG I am so glad! - phew my ears could not take it anymore

all that umming and ZA ing and not actually saying anything was murdering my ears, seriously, place yourself ion public office -LEARN HOW TO SPEAK FIRST!!

Now we have a leader who has statesman material and can actually speak eloquently and concisley!

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lloydslights — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:09:56 GMT

I agree with you.

DEB

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grandmoon — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:10:58 GMT

What happens to Peta Credlin now ??

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fiestas*girl — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:12:43 GMT

aah yes, HER

dont know, probably fade off into ignominity

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purple_haize — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:13:40 GMT

So glad to see Tony go.......

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lloydslights — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:43:38 GMT

An "off-the-cuff" televised media announcement.

http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/malcolm-turnbull-wins-liberal-leadership/story-fn5tas5k-1227527262266

"......We have to persuade, not lecture, Australians so that they can understand........."

".....The Australia of the future has to be agile, innovative and creative. We cannot be defensive ,we cannot future-proof ourseves, we have to recognize that the disruption that we see driven by technology, the volatility and change is our friend. It is our friend, if we are smart enough to take advatage of it....."

The former Communications Minister.

DEB

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fiestas*girl — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:51:27 GMT

No more revolting budgie smugglers!

OMG this day is betting better

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debra9275 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:54:35 GMT

has abbott said anything yet??

i'm hoping that maybe in QT in Parliament that some questions might even get answered. I think everyone was sick and tired of the sledging and barrages of abuse that turned question time into a circus

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lloydslights — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:12:36 GMT

The sledging and barrages of abuse that turned question time into a circus will be still there. It will definitely be responded with more eloquence from one side of the floor now...... Perhaps a similarity to Paul Keating's style.

Frankly, I abhor the behaviour of the whole cast of performers, that is shown on TV, in a place of government.

DEB

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***super_nova*** — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:34:22 GMT

It certainly is a wonderful news that now we have a PM we do not have to feel embarrassed everytime he opens his mouth.

Not so good for ALP, and do not forget that the rest of the LNP clowns are still there. Now the interesting stuff; will Tony just gracefully fade into oblivion (LOL- that was a joke) or is he going to start actively undermine Malcolm? After all aggressively undermining is what he does best.

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azureline** — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:39:18 GMT

@fiestas*girl wrote:
No more revolting budgie smugglers!

OMG this day is betting better

but........ he will have more free time and more time to wear them?

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Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 01:11:25 GMT

@fiestas*girl wrote:
No more revolting budgie smugglers!

you didnt think that through very

well did you

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grandmoon — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 01:49:57 GMT

Interesting read

http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/liberal-leadership-tony-abbott-misses-out-on-entitlements-by-four-days/story-fn5tas5k-1227528111499

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fiestas*girl — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:02:08 GMT

yes 4 days!

good

he was given 6 months to lift his game and he didnt so why should he get the PM pension?

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fiestas*girl — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:04:05 GMT

He is still cowering under the blankets like another infamous coward we know

berk berk, what a chicken, cant /wont even face the media and thank those (fools) that supported him

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grumpy*cat*rocks — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:13:11 GMT

@fiestas*girl wrote:
He is still cowering under the blankets like another infamous coward we know

berk berk, what a chicken, cant /wont even face the media and thank those (fools) that supported him

He has made a media statement.

http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/tony-abbott-to-respond-after-malcolm-turnbull-wins-leadership-challenge/story-fn5tas5k-1227528108662

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bluecat*dancing — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:22:26 GMT

Yes, and it went along the lines of "Blah, blah, blah. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault. I stopped the boats and, therefore, showed compassion to refugees. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault.Blah,blah, blah" with a generous smattering of references to god.

Yeah, thanks, Tone, Bronnie's waiting for you.

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Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:25:31 GMT

still not bad

Tony Abbott's annual pension to top $300,000, plus extras

If previous prime ministers are any guide, he'll also receive other entitlements. Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and John Howard each receive an extra $300,000 a year

If Abbott does leave Parliament, deciding what extras he gets will be one of Prime Minister Turnbull's first decisions.

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Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:40:57 GMT

@bluecat*stopsdancing wrote:
Yes, and it went along the lines of "Blah, blah, blah. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault. I stopped the boats and, therefore, showed compassion to refugees. Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault.Blah,blah, blah" with a generous smattering of references to god.

Yeah, thanks, Tone, Bronnie's waiting for you.

the above is another example why

we should not believer everything we

read on a discussion board

FULL TRANSCRIPT OF TONY ABBOTT’S CONCESSION SPEECH:

“Quite a crowd here today, thank you for being here.

“This is not an easy day for many people in this building. Leadership changes are never easy for this country. My pledge today is to make this change as easy as I can. There will be no wrecking, no undermining, and no sniping.

“I’ve never leaked or backgrounded against anyone and I certainly won’t start now. Our country deserves better than that.

“I want our government and our country to succeed, I always have and I always will.

“I have consistently said in opposition and in government that being the prime minister is not an end in itself – it’s about the people you serve.

“The great privilege that I have had, is to see the wonder of this country like few others, and I want to thank the Australian people for giving me the honour to serve.

“Yes, this is a tough day but when you join the game, you accept the rules.

“I’ve held true to what I believed and I’m proud of what we’ve achieved over the past two years.

“It is humbling to lose, but that does not compare to the honour of being asked to lead.

“300,000 more people are in jobs, Labor’s bad taxes are gone, we’ve signed free trade agreements with our largest trading partners, with Japan, with Korea and with China.

“The biggest infrastructure program in our country’s history is underway.

“A spotlight is being shone into the dark and corrupt corners of the union movement, and Labor’s party union business model.

“We’ve responded to the threats of terror and we’ve deployed to the other side of the world, to bring our loved ones home.

“The boats have stopped and with the boats stopped, we’ve been better able to display our compassion to refugees.

“And despite hysterical and unprincipled opposition, we’ve made $50 billion of repairs to the budget.

“Of course there’s much that I had still wanted to do – constitutional recognition of Indigenous people; getting the kids to school, the adults to work, and communities safe.

“I was the first prime minister to spend a week a year in remote, Indigenous Australia, and I hope I’m not the last.

“Then there’s the challenge of ice, and domestic violence – yet to be addressed.

“Australia has a role to play in the struggles of the wider world, the cauldron of the Middle East, and security in the South China Sea and elsewhere.

“I fear that none of this will be helped if the leadership instability that’s plagued other countries continues to taint us.

“But yes I am proud of what the Abbott government has achieved. We stayed focused, despite the white-anting.

“Of course the government wasn’t perfect - we have been a government of men and women, not a government of gods walking upon the earth – few of us, after all, entirely measure up to expectations.

“The nature of politics has changed in the past decade.

“We have more polls, and more commentary than ever before, mostly sour, bitter character assassination.

“Poll-driven panic has produced a revolving door prime ministership, which can’t be good for our country, and a febrile media culture has developed that rewards treachery.

“And if there’s one piece of advice I can give to the media, it’s this – refuse to print self-serving claims, that the person making them won’t put his or her name to. Refuse to connive or dishonour, by acting as the assassin’s knife.

“There are many to thank for the privilege of being prime minister. First and foremost, I thank my family, for allowing me to be the absentee spouse and parent that politics entails.

“I thank Margie, for her grace and dignity throughout my public life. I thank my party for the privilege of leading it, I thank the armed forces who are serving our country and defending our values, even as we speak.

“I thank my staff who have been absolutely unceasing in their devotion to our party and our country, especially my chief of staff (Peta Credlin) who has been unfairly maligned, by people who should have known better.

“Finally, I thank my country, for the privilege of service. It is humbling to lose, but that does not compare to the honour of being asked to lead.

“In my maiden speech here in this parliament, I quoted from the first Christian service, ever preached here in Australia.

“The Reverend Richard Johnson, took as his text, what shall I render under the Lord, for all his blessings to me?”

“At this, my final statement as prime minister, I say; I have rendered all, and I am proud of my service.”

“My love for this country is as strong as ever, and may God bless this great Commonwealth. Thank you.”

Re: Bah bye Tone

fiestas*girl — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 04:26:24 GMT

NOW THE BIGGEST AND MOST PRESSING QUESTION IS THIS -

How many flags for a press conference / interview?