Queensland Election

[nero_bolt]

For a few weeks this is a good place for all the Qld election stuff..

Both sides and even Clive 

Labor will lose they have nothig and are a policy free zone

So post away.

[polksaladallie]

@nevynreally wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:

I am perfectly happy for the new Premier to be called Pal- a- shay. Don't care if some think it is wrong.. not important in the big scheme of things.

Really? I think it speaks volumes about fitting in and not being proud of yourself or where you come from.  And that our media is, basically, ignorant.

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Rubbish.  The media pronounce the name as they have for 30 years.  Correctly.  The ignorance is yours alone.

[nevynreally]

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@para-slights wrote:

Names aren't so important - just like Anthony Abbott goes by Tony Abbott

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Sorry, but that's just plain apples and oranges.

[cherry*135]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

@nevynreally wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:

I am perfectly happy for the new Premier to be called Pal- a- shay. Don't care if some think it is wrong.. not important in the big scheme of things.

Really? I think it speaks volumes about fitting in and not being proud of yourself or where you come from.  And that our media is, basically, ignorant.

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Rubbish.  The media pronounce the name as they have for 30 years.  Correctly.  The ignorance is yours alone.

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I agree.

Nothing to do with being not proud of where you come from either. A persons right to have others pronuounce their surname, first name as they see fit.

[cherry*135]

It is just a deflection from bigger problems for the LNP anyway, like this:

The ALP achieved one of the biggest swings in Australian political history in Saturday's state election, which saw Premier Campbell Newman and a swag of his MPs lose their seats

Plus the big fail on the citizenship/dual issue.

[gleee58]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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Ooh that brought on a big print response!

Tony Abbott was born in London of an Aussie mother. Yet his citizenship has been questioned many times here.

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That would be because he was born in England and did not seek Aus citizenship until he had to for the Rhodes scholarship (he lft it so late he had to apply for speedy approval).  He has talked in the past of dual citizenship and refuses to confirm if and when he dropped the Brit citizenship.  They came as assisted passage migrants via the father being a Brit (who first came here to avoid getting drafted in the UK)

[nevynreally]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

@nevynreally wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:

I am perfectly happy for the new Premier to be called Pal- a- shay. Don't care if some think it is wrong.. not important in the big scheme of things.

Really? I think it speaks volumes about fitting in and not being proud of yourself or where you come from.  And that our media is, basically, ignorant.

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Rubbish.  The media pronounce the name as they have for 30 years.  Correctly.  The ignorance is yours alone.

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Okay. So sorry I don't have the same opinion as you in this public forum. I personally would have kept the original pronounciation, been there and done that. But that's not relevant. 

[cherry*135]

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@nevynreally wrote:

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@para-slights wrote:

Names aren't so important - just like Anthony Abbott goes by Tony Abbott

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Sorry, but that's just plain apples and oranges.

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This is plain apples and oranges.

Annastacia P - born in Australia

Tony Abbott - born in UK, automatically UK citizen

[imastawka]

Nothing to do with being not proud of where you come from either. A persons right to have others pronuounce their surname, first name as they see fit.

I have a perfectly prounouncable name.  It's easy.

I can tell someone and they say it straight back how they want to say it.

And I'm talking my first name here, not the surname.

Drives me crazy (er)

[cherry*135]

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@imastawka wrote:

Nothing to do with being not proud of where you come from either. A persons right to have others pronuounce their surname, first name as they see fit.

I have a perfectly prounouncable name.  It's easy.

I can tell someone and they say it straight back how they want to say it.

And I'm talking my first name here, not the surname.

Drives me crazy (er)

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My first name is hard to pronouce. I wished I was called Mary or similar!

Surname has two spelling variations which doesn't affect speaking it, but when time to give your surname for other person to write it down.. need to state which version it is. Actually maiden name has two versions of spelling it too..so never got away from that.

[para-slights]

I have a surname that NO ONE ever spells correctly, it's a common surname but variant spellings and never bothers me how they spell it or the fact that my first name is often confused as my surname too