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InforMAL.

You donkey.

mal wrote:InforMAL.

Surely you'll vote for whichever party Mal Brough belongs to

I've already voted by postal vote last week, for the Libs, with some misgivings. But I couldn't bring myself to risk Julia, Peter, Wayne, and the Unions, any more than I could come at "Mad Mark" last time round..

Oh for some believable middle ground!

Psyber wrote:oh for some believable middle ground!

As with Psyber I'm sick of dangerous extremists like Rudd theatening to tear up the fabric of our great nation.

topsywaldron wrote:

Psyber wrote:oh for some believable middle ground!

As with Psyber I'm sick of dangerous extremists like Rudd theatening to tear up the fabric of our great nation.

Yeah , leave it to the extremists (Abbott,Andrews) who know what they're doing.

Psyber wrote:I've already voted by postal vote last week, for the Libs, with some misgivings. But I couldn't bring myself to risk Julia, Peter, Wayne, and the Unions, any more than I could come at "Mad Mark" last time round..

Oh for some believable middle ground!

Why do rusted-on conservatives always pretend they were nearly going to vote Labor?

redandblack wrote:

Psyber wrote:I've already voted by postal vote last week, for the Libs, with some misgivings. But I couldn't bring myself to risk Julia, Peter, Wayne, and the Unions, any more than I could come at "Mad Mark" last time round..

Oh for some believable middle ground!

Why do rusted-on conservatives always pretend they were nearly going to vote Labor?

In this case 'cos it is true, I was very likely to had Kym Beasley remained leader at the time. I have voted Labor in the past, and I have been a member of many organisations I have later left for various reasons.

Why do you assume that anyone who has ever joined the Liberal Party is "rusted-on"?
Are those who join other political parties "rusted-on" too in your opinion, or does the term only apply to those whose views may not be the same as yours?
Should I assume you are an authoritarian socialist [like Adolf Hitler was]?

As I have said in another thread, I joined the Liberals in the hope of helping to curb the right wing swing developing in both major parties in Australia at the time. I have not been very successful and I may give up. I didn't try it in the Labor Party because local members have much less say in their structure. My basic views are probably left of both major parties as they stand now..

topsywaldron wrote:

Psyber wrote:oh for some believable middle ground!

As with Psyber I'm sick of dangerous extremists like Rudd theatening to tear up the fabric of our great nation.

The only problem with Rudd is believable middle ground! I'd have believed Kym Beasley.

Psyber wrote:

redandblack wrote:

Psyber wrote:I've already voted by postal vote last week, for the Libs, with some misgivings. But I couldn't bring myself to risk Julia, Peter, Wayne, and the Unions, any more than I could come at "Mad Mark" last time round..

Oh for some believable middle ground!

Why do rusted-on conservatives always pretend they were nearly going to vote Labor?

In this case 'cos it is true, I was very likely to had Kym Beasley remained leader at the time. I have voted Labor in the past, and I have been a member of many organisations I have later left for various reasons.

Why do you assume that anyone who has ever joined the Liberal Party is "rusted-on"?
Are those who join other political parties "rusted-on" too in your opinion, or does the term only apply to those whose views may not be the same as yours?
Should I assume you are an authoritarian socialist [like Adolf Hitler was]?

As I have said in another thread, I joined the Liberals in the hope of helping to curb the right wing swing developing in both major parties in Australia at the time. I have not been very successful and I may give up. I didn't try it in the Labor Party because local members have much less say in their structure. My basic views are probably left of both major parties as they stand now..

Mad Mark was different. Hes crazy, really crazy. But Rudd maybe less crazy.

Mad Mark was different. Hes crazy, really crazy. But Rudd maybe less crazy.

Hopefully... and hopefully he wil be able to do what he says he can do - keep control of the back room boys.

topsywaldron wrote:

Psyber wrote:oh for some believable middle ground!

As with Psyber I'm sick of dangerous extremists like Rudd theatening to tear up the fabric of our great nation.

im guessing AWA's is the fabric of our great nation

Ive already voted this morning, for 3 main reasons I voted Liberal:

1) My job
2) 2 way Expressway
3) Proven responsible economic managers

Labor would get my vote as far as my work goes for the whole Department I work in as they've traditionally given better working conditions and more staff (as there's usually more unemployment) but as Liberal ensure my job that cancelled that out.
Labor would also get my vote if compensation was provided to people impacted by the stolen generation.

They're the biggest things issues with me so it was a no brainer, if it wasn't for Labor scrapping the Access Card and if they'd matched Liberal's pledge to make the expressway both ways I probably would have swng* their way.

Just got back from handing out pamphlets at Boothby area, the feeling is about 50/50 with ppl grabbing pamphlets but alot asked for Greens, so they might be the roughy in area. Donkey votes to Ray Mcgee.

Wedgie wrote:Ive already voted this morning, for 3 main reasons I voted Liberal:

1) My job
2) 2 way Expressway
3) Proven responsible economic managers

Labor would get my vote as far as my work goes for the whole Department I work in as they've traditionally given better working conditions and more staff (as there's usually more unemployment) but as Liberal ensure my job that cancelled that out.
Labor would also get my vote if compensation was provided to people impacted by the stolen generation.

They're the biggest things issues with me so it was a no brainer, if it wasn't for Labor scrapping the Access Card and if they'd matched Liberal's pledge to make the expressway both ways I probably would have swng* their way.

This an interesting read Wedgie .And I am not going to tear strips off you or anything .Because it is everyones right to vote for who that want to run the country.
Myself as a very very low paid fulltime worker I voted Labor.Couple of interesting things I noted at my port adelaide voting booth.
Firstly pointed out by my lad (he was voting in his first election) the green party had no leaflet people .That was until about 5 minutes past 8 then he pushed his way through the line .Too late to do any good in my eyes.
And I was chatting with the socialist alliance leaflet guy .And he had a sign pointing out they would support the unions.Me being me but the unions told us all at work to vote LABOR.Nice old codger but I think the commies are slightly very old school seeing what the chap was saying was being said by Labor/democrats/greens(when they showed up lol)
And that twit MrX's people were there but seemed to be standing at the wrong gate .Sorry can not stand this twit if that offends anyone I'm sorry .

The most important thing i have worked out heading towards my next birhday(to much past 40)I really don't care anymore .Don't get me wrong I will not cast a donkey vote but what do the political parties offer the poorest workers ? Not a very big differance between the two parties anymore.

TroyGFC wrote:Just got back from handing out pamphlets at Boothby area, the feeling is about 50/50 with ppl grabbing pamphlets but alot asked for Greens, so they might be the roughy in area. Donkey votes to Ray Mcgee.

As a dyed-in-the-wool informal voter I changed my line slightly this year. I gave Ray McGhee #1, then assigned #8 to each of the remaining 7 candidates. This should see a first-preference vote recorded to Ray McGhee but become informal when going to preferences. The poor bugger never had a hope in hell of winning, but I've enjoyed his journalism for long enough that I think it would be cool to see him get a high "cult following" vote. So he gets the nihilists as well as the donkeys.

As for the senate, well I usually draw a monster-sized penis on the monster-sized ballot paper, but this year I just left it blank.

pseudo, i'm not so sure your vote will count, as for me i had no preference for either party but i did know the one thing i'd do & that was have jenny williams 8th on the list & i did

Psyber wrote:
Oh for some believable middle ground!

Amen brother.

Pseudo wrote:As for the senate, well I usually draw a monster-sized penis on the monster-sized ballot paper, but this year I just left it blank.

I drew a vulva once just to let the politicians know what I thought about them.

In senate i always mark every box, causes big lineups!!