The Rooty Hill Sleepover

[silverfaun]

Another politically disastrous misstep from Miss Gillard.  Another  condescending girly giggling head patting stunt.

The Rooty Hill sleepover should have been rejected immediately.

Voters know the Prime Minister doesn't need to stay locally. It is cringeworthy to see such a blatant attempt at ingratiation. It is patronising, a waste of government money, and puts the lie to Gillard's own claim to be governing rather than campaigning.

Abbott gets away with a stunt a day because it is what we expect of opposition leaders, who are desperate to capture attention. He carries it off with characteristic blokeyness, but the price he pays is always looking like, well, an opposition leader.

One of the few advantages Gillard still has is the authority that comes with office - the opportunity to immerse herself in national tasks more important than media stunts, to demand attention, and the ability to summon the media to the prime ministerial courtyard or Kirribilli House.

The Rooty Hill sleepover sacrifices this advantage. "Here I am," it says, "I am one of you." But, of course, she can't be. Gillard has to get back into the big white car and return to her rarefied atmosphere. For a while at least.

After Real Julia, knitting Julia, full-forward Julia, and anti-misogynist Julia, Rooty Hill Julia won't rub. The trouble with authenticity is, it is difficult to fake.

CHRIS KENNY From:The Australian March 02, 201312:00AM

[silverfaun]

Gillard HAS NOT done a walk through ANYWHERE. She's even gone  extreme lenght's to duck out back doors to avoid any or all the real people of the West.

This is a sham visit, a stunt, blatant electioneering & she lies about it every day. She's treating the electorates like stupid boguns who don't know any better.

This is an insult to every voter who lives in the Western suburbs & she & her party will pay for it, up to 10 seats, & serves them all right, none of them deserve to be re elected.

See the totally stupid American set piece she did by introducing her MP's by name each & every one of them, then she does it again on a median strip to camera again.

This must the directions McTernan got from his many visits to the Obama camp.

This is another misstep from Gillard & I think the penny is dropping that she has made another disastrous mistake.

Roll on Julia, towards the cliff & your stupid MP's are following you , they're right behind you.  Oh & thanks for the slap folks, can't stand to hear the truth so button push eh?

[sniper_patrol]

I reckon 'ol Tone has been directed to shutup and keep a low profile. By the faceless men of the LNP.

Notice since Parliament resumed he's more sedate. Still a negative, destructive influence on this nation.

Q & A should be a good episode next Monday. The first of many debates on the show prior to the election.

Featuring Education Minister Peter Garrett and Shadow Education mouthpiece Christopher Pyne.

[silverfaun]

THe inside gossip is they'll move on her in a couple of weeks.

Albanese is counting the numbers & we all know he holds all the cards. Will they kill her off to save themselves?

That's the big question going around because the Rooty Hill experiment has already backfired on her.

[lakeland27]

how do you know it backfired ? are you a soothsayer or something .. its not over yet. :^O

must have read it somewhere

[not_an_eloi]

watchin' abbott talk is like watchin' a voice-activated puppet, controlled and wholly operated by puppermaster credlin      :^O

[azureline**]

THe inside gossip is they'll move on her in a couple of weeks.

Albanese is counting the numbers & we all know he holds all the cards. Will they kill her off to save themselves?

That's the big question going around because the Rooty Hill experiment has already backfired on her.

are you on the inside?

[silverfaun]

Some more insiders gossip is that she's said "bring it on"  she's not going easy....whoooooo

[lakeland27]

why worry about the kool aid ? go for the blotter or the sugar cube.

[lightningdance]

Looks like Ms Gillard is taking off early. So she spent 3 nights & 3 &1/2 days in the West & didn't do one shopping centre. Doesn't sound like a week to me, doesn't sound like she even met any people that weren't already lined up & vetted.

I wonder if anybody in the west has changed their mind about getting rid of Labor ? I do know that she has offended nearly everybody who is a Westie, singling them out for the poor factor & also lying about gun crime or did not know her facts, one or the other.

She can scamper off back to Kirribilli now, she's safe from the madding crowds, doesn't have to be afraid anymore of the nasty Westies.

[happyroo_bunji]

Julia taking off early has one advantage........

The lib lovvies can't whinge about her wasting money on it