bye bye Mr Rudd

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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Leaping Lindner » Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:11 pm

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fish wrote:Despite his failings that eventually led to his downfall, Kevin Rudd will always be remembered by me for:

Getting rid of John Howard.
Getting rid of Workchoices.
The apology to the stolen generations.
Guiding our economy successfully through the GFC.

Thankyou Mr. Rudd. :D


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Watered down workchoices - most of it is still there
Stolen generations - a sop to the latte sippers, but in effect no concrete changes for aboriginal people
Yeah thanks to the exceptional economic management of the previous 11 years and the resources boom :roll: Billions wasted on school halls and dodgy insulation

Goodbye Kevin, your last speech was probably your most sincere


Rudd's apology meant a lot to the aboriginal people, and was certainly a stepping stone in the right direction. Far more so than the midget's "I didn't do it it's not my fault" attitude. The pathetic little man didn't even have the decency to attend parliament on the day. :evil:

As for exceptional ecomonic management one could argue the platforms were put in place under Keating's time in treasury, and besides I don't call cutting government and public services and hanging onto tax dollars so a surplus can be achieved "ecomonic management" I call it what it is THEFT!!!! I don't pay taxes so some suit in Canberra can say "Look I've got a surplus" I pay taxes so that money is put back into the community...where it should go!!!!

Resources boom??? Well when one in seven dollars from that "boom" is going back into the Australian ecomony I wonder if it's a boom for Australia or a boom for overseas share holders.

But as we know politics is like football. You can talk til you are blue in the face but you'll never get someone to change sides. ;)
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Psyber » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:38 am

Leaping Lindner wrote: Rudd's apology meant a lot to the aboriginal people, and was certainly a stepping stone in the right direction. Far more so than the midget's "I didn't do it it's not my fault" attitude. The pathetic little man didn't even have the decency to attend parliament on the day. :evil:

As for exceptional ecomonic management one could argue the platforms were put in place under Keating's time in treasury, and besides I don't call cutting government and public services and hanging onto tax dollars so a surplus can be achieved "ecomonic management" I call it what it is THEFT!!!! I don't pay taxes so some suit in Canberra can say "Look I've got a surplus" I pay taxes so that money is put back into the community...where it should go!!!!

Resources boom??? Well when one in seven dollars from that "boom" is going back into the Australian ecomony I wonder if it's a boom for Australia or a boom for overseas share holders.

But as we know politics is like football. You can talk til you are blue in the face but you'll never get someone to change sides. ;)

I agree about the apology - it was skilfully handled with the right balance of emotional appeal while preventing the subsequent grab for massive compensation everyone else had feared.

I disagree about Keating - the man who managed the plan of exporting Australian manufacturing and jobs, to artificially lower CPI and sustain the Hawke consensus re union wage claims.
Nor do I agree that money should always be spent as it comes in rather than saved to reduce national debt, and cover future superannuation and pension liabilities.
The resources boom also helps local shareholders like me who provide their own pensions, and health cover, and save the government money that way.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Psyber » Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:33 am

Will this be his final legacy, or will Julia change it?
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Media Park » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:20 pm

His final legacy will be that little tear he had right at the end...

Fare-thee-well PM TinTin... :D
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Poor Mr Rudd

Postby Dog_ger » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:05 pm

Where too from here.?

No-one wants to know you....!

You have silly taxes like "Climate Tax".

You are a joke, give it up....! ;)

Your taxes only feed your political Retirement funds.

We are all not that silly my friend... :evil:

The rest of the worlds polititions would not stand beside you because they were imbarrased.... :shock:
Smile :)

It's only Money $$$ :)

What is happening to our SANFL guys...
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby redandblack » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:45 pm

Well said, Dog_ger.

You must be a hero to all illiterate sexist racists.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby dedja » Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:15 pm

nothing that a good edumacation won't fix ...
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Psyber » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:11 am

Let's all help stamp out prejudice against illiterate, sexist, racists, and the devaluation of their human rights! ;)
We must respect their way of life, too.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby our_longreach » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:01 am

welcome back Mr Rudd
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Sojourner » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:18 am

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA................

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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby overloaded » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:14 am

HHHHEEEEEE"""SSSSS BBBBBBAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!

just hope he gets in now 8)
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Sky Pilot » Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:23 pm

the Ruddmeister is single-handedly wrecking the socialists and their fragile egos and it is not costing the conservatives a penny. Bhwoaaaarrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby southee » Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:25 pm

Sky Pilot wrote:the Ruddmeister is single-handedly wrecking the socialists and their fragile egos and it is not costing the conservatives a penny. Bhwoaaaarrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Hondo » Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:14 am

I think it will end up that Rudd cost himself more personally than he cost the party. That's not to say that labor will be unscathed of course.

Where does Rudd go from here politically after such a bold move if, as is being reported this morning, he has hardly changed a single vote within caucus despite all the noise and Gillard's poor polling.

But let's see how it goes this morning.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Jimmy_041 » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:10 am

I'd laugh if he didn't put his hand up today
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Hondo » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:34 am

Julia may be unpopular but politically she seems to be the deal maker who gets it done when she has to. Rudd the idealist seems to have been completely outplayed twice now.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby overloaded » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:11 pm

Hondo wrote:Julia may be unpopular but politically she seems to be the deal maker who gets it done when she has to.

That may be so but it wont get her votes at an election.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby dedja » Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:16 pm

Rudd's dead baby, Rudd's dead ...
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Bat Pad » Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:35 pm

dedja wrote:Rudd's dead baby, Rudd's dead ...


Like Howard was?

I wouldn't be so certain. That's not to say I would be putting money on him to become PM again.

I just can't see him resigning his post as Foreign Minister to stand for a ballot he knew he couldn't win and then quietly spend the rest of his days on the back bench.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby dedja » Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:32 pm

He's no Howard, and while there is a high probability he will continue to try to destabilise from the backbench, he will never win a leadership ballot ... ever.
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