PM Builds on landslide as Shorten remains faceless.

[silverfaun]

Will Bill Shorten ever shake off the "faceless man" epithet that has dogged him all his political life? Will he be able to garner affection so important to a politician?

What is his X Factor? what can he do the emerge from the isolation he has put himself in since gaining the leadership of the OPP party. Nobody's seen him, where is he? what's his excuse for not putting himself out there for the public to see just what kind of a man he is & what values he can impart to the people who did not vote for him but are hugely important to him if he wants to be a viable Opp Leader.

Waiting until Parliament resumes must be a daunting thought for him as he doesn't have the chutzpah & likeable personna of Albanese. Albanese who is no longer leader of Opp business, what's that all about? getting rid of one of the most successful operators Labor had & putting a woman in as deputy regardless that she nearly lost her seat because of her constant verballing of doomsday events Tony Abbott would visit on us if he got in.

Prime Minister Abbott won't take long to get his measure, after all, he got Gillard's & Rudd's, they had no defence against him other than a disgraceful gender war that was so desperate it may have cheered the sisterhood but never came near lifting her popularity and people had gone off Rudd redux.

Then we were subjected to poor Rudd, a damaged man, manic & autocratic that was so transparent voters repudiated him in droves. Rudd, the man Shorten removed from the Prime Ministership & then expecting voters to trust him after he destroyed Gillard's Prime Ministership. This is a man with no moral fibre, another man whom his own colleagues don't like & call him names & deride him behind his back.

Are we going to be treated to an Opposition that is dysfunctional & chaotic like they were in government? time will tell, they haven't looked at any of the reasons they failed as yet, they haven't faced up to the reasons they failed as far as we can see. If they don't have an in depth review of themselves they are doomed to keep making the decisions that has seen them reduced to little more than a rump.

TONY Abbott, once mocked by Labor as "unelectable", is now preferred as prime minister by nearly half of voters.

Bill Shorten, dubbed a "faceless man" after the political knifing of Kevin Rudd in 2010, remains just that: a faceless man.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/pm-gaining-as-shorten-remains-faceless/stor...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/tony-abbott-builds-on-election-landslide-newspoll/s...

[poddster]

Same as width, Twinks

It is not the physical dimensions of a person that reflects their stature as a person of quality. 🙂

[fourandsixpants]

ref freaky comment : ..."The one that is says 1.8m is over 5'10."    *tsk tsk* incorrect grammar 🙂

[twinkles**stars]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

He must be 1.7m then because 1.8 is over 5'10.

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what tape measure are you using? 1.8 = 70 and 3/4 inches = nearly 5'11" or 5.9 feet

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The one that is says 1.8m is over 5'10. 

Decimal points are not used in imperial measurements.

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Yes decimal points can be used. They are often used actually when converting from metric back to imperial

[freakiness]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

ref freaky comment : ..."The one that is says 1.8m is over 5'10."    *tsk tsk* incorrect grammar 🙂

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Who cares. It wasn't me that started talking about size. The rabid name callers brought size into the discussion.  

[poddster]

Now hat is really backward thinking. A decimal point can be used in ANY numerical expression even Imperial. Have you ever heard if the unit of measure for 1/1000 inch as a "thou"?

[poddster]

Rabid name callers??? and who might they be?

Isn't referring to someone as as rabid a bit rabid in itself??

[fourandsixpants]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

ref freaky comment : ..."The one that is says 1.8m is over 5'10."    *tsk tsk* incorrect grammar

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Who cares. It wasn't me that started talking about size. The rabid name callers brought size into the discussion. 

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*WOAH!* freaky, just stirring!...... trying to make a point about how *stoopid and petty this whole line of discussion is.

and as for 'size'?.....well there are some that will state that 'size is everything' and then there are others who will state 'size does not matter, it is the quality that is important'

[freakiness]

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

He must be 1.7m then because 1.8 is over 5'10.

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what tape measure are you using? 1.8 = 70 and 3/4 inches = nearly 5'11" or 5.9 feet

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The one that is says 1.8m is over 5'10. 

Decimal points are not used in imperial measurements.

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Yes decimal points can be used. They are often used actually when converting from metric back to imperial

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Why did you question what tape measure I used?

How is over 5'10 different that under 5'11?

Or why is it worth you arguing over it would be more to the point?

Never have I ever seen decimal and imperial measurments combined.  I think you would end up with errors in calculation by mixing the two.  I was always taught they don't mix.  We never say 1.8 feet, .75 of an inch or 1.78 pound.  

Where is this often to which you refer?

[freakiness]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

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@paintsew007 wrote:

ref freaky comment : ..."The one that is says 1.8m is over 5'10."    *tsk tsk* incorrect grammar

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Who cares. It wasn't me that started talking about size. The rabid name callers brought size into the discussion. 

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*WOAH!* freaky, just stirring!...... trying to make a point about how *stoopid and petty this whole line of discussion is.

and as for 'size'?.....well there are some that will state that 'size is everything' and then there are others who will state 'size does not matter, it is the quality that is important'

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No need for whoah. I know you were just stirring and I was just making a comment back to you in a rush   😄

They post attacks and then report posters who respond in kind.   😄

[silverfaun]

There's more than height to measure a person & my reference to Little Showbag Shorten was not to his height but to his metier, his morality & ethics which do not measure up if you look at his history.

Here's a man that rings up billionaires to borrow their jet to get himself in front of the cameras with the mining disaster. He wasn't going until he heard that there may be a chance some men were still alive then he saw his opportunity & got there,  thanks to his wealthy mates whom he prefers to hob nob with.

The moniker "Showbag Shorten" was bestowed on him by his own colleagues, meaning "all show but no substance" this is the only person in Labor suitable to lead them?? God help them.

He has a huge problem with trust & trust or lack of it was what brought Gillard & Rudd down. People aren't stupid & they won't forget.

So call the PM all the  nasty derogatory names you've all been so gleefully  participating in these last 50 days because that's all your've got.

At last we have an honourable man leading the country, a man with family values, ethics, community participation & a sure steady hand at the wheel, I'm happy.