Tony Abbott yet another successful overseas trip

[nero_bolt]

PM Abbott is blowing away all the misconceptions and fantasy of the ALP/ABC/Faifax/Guardian/Laurie Oakes and the rest of the left wing chatterati and is representing Australia with absolute distinction. No one hates like the left and I'm sure the aforementioned will be working overtime to put a negative spin on Abbott's spectacularly successful overseas tour....

BARACK Obama’s advice to Tony Abbott after their first meeting in the White House this morning was to take a break and go surfing in Hawaii.

“You work too hard,” the US President told him after one of the highest level meetings in the oval office ever afforded an Australian Prime Minister.

When Mr Abbott told the President he had to stop by Honolulu to refuel on his way home, the President’s eyes lit up.

“You work too hard Tony,” the President said.

“You should try and get a surf in while you are there,” he said.

It had been standing room only in the Oval Office this morning when the two met at 11am Thursday.

Not only did the US President extend the planned one hour meeting with the PM, he had brought in six of his most senior Cabinet members and several advisors.

“It’s not unheard of, but it’s certainly not common,” one official said of the meeting.

Sources said that the meeting was one of the most high powered, afforded rarely to world leaders on visits to Washington.

The President described Australia as America’s best friend and a nation that “likes a fight”.

He praised the PM for restoring defence spending and offering a greater commitment to military partnership with the US.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/us-president-barack-obama-tells-australian-prime-minister-...

[boris1gary]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

I wonder how howard, blair, bush and now abbott feel about the events in Iraq.  Do they sleep well?

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of course they sleep well, after all, they had god on their side.

[icyfroth]

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@cherples wrote:

I find this thread confusing. Why is it such a surprise that the PM has a successful trip OS?

Why the gleeful fawning over the PM for doing his job?

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It's no surprise at all that the PM has been successful OS.

The glee is all on the left hand side the second they spot the PM making even the most insignificant slip.

Then it must be fawned on, inspected from all angles, blown out of all proportion and gibbered at hysterically. It's like a drug.

Not confusing at all really.

Well maybe to some.

[boris1gary]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@cherples wrote:

I find this thread confusing. Why is it such a surprise that the PM has a successful trip OS?

Why the gleeful fawning over the PM for doing his job?

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It's no surprise at all that the PM has been successful OS.

The glee is all on the left hand side the second they spot the PM making even the most insignificant slip.

Then it must be fawned on, inspected from all angles, blown out of all proportion and gibbered at hysterically. It's like a drug.

Not confusing at all really.

Well maybe to some.

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So what does the CEC have to say on Abbotts wonderful trip?

[boris1gary]

icyfroth, don't worry, the CEC hasn't reported anything on abbotts jaunt yet but what they have written so far is far from supportive in any way shape or form. Seems they hanker for Fraser. Are they considered left?

[icyfroth]

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@boris1gary wrote:

icyfroth, don't worry, the CEC hasn't reported anything on abbotts jaunt yet but what they have written so far is far from supportive in any way shape or form. Seems they hanker for Fraser. Are they considered left?

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I was about to say I'd let you know.

Would you like to consider them left?

I think centrist would be more accurate.

[boris1gary]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@boris1gary wrote:

icyfroth, don't worry, the CEC hasn't reported anything on abbotts jaunt yet but what they have written so far is far from supportive in any way shape or form. Seems they hanker for Fraser. Are they considered left?

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I was about to say I'd let you know.

Would you like to consider them left?

I think centrist would be more accurate.

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I find the CEC somewhat confused politically although they are very opposed to the budget as far as I can tell. 

[cherples]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@cherples wrote:

I find this thread confusing. Why is it such a surprise that the PM has a successful trip OS?

Why the gleeful fawning over the PM for doing his job?

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It's no surprise at all that the PM has been successful OS.

The glee is all on the left hand side the second they spot the PM making even the most insignificant slip.

Then it must be fawned on, inspected from all angles, blown out of all proportion and gibbered at hysterically. It's like a drug.

Not confusing at all really.

Well maybe to some.

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What?

The glee is all coming from the one gloating over the PM having a successful trip as if it was a huge surprise.

It looks like an exercise in attacking the left for some peculiar reason.  Pat the PM on the back all you like but why attack everyone else in the process?

[cherry*135]

....butt why attack everyone else in the process?

Because it is all they have 'got'. Their leader is a disaster, so they try and deflect the spotlight all the time, onto Labor and non-LNP MP's/supporters/voters.

[icyfroth]

No-one's attacking the lefties.

Pitying might be a more suitable term.

[cherry*135]

Pitying the supporters of the PM more apt.