McKew has been kicked to the curb.

I was horrified when she announced that she would campaign as an ALP member, of course it merely confirmed that she had always been campaigning for the alp during her time as a "journalist".

Members of the media should always be impartial but of course as we know they are invariably way off to the left.

Excellent to see the voters turf her out, she should never have had the temerity to run.

every alp  fired is the best news

Sprintcyclist wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 8:24pm:

every alp  fired is the best news

Iz troo.

Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist.

Please delete wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 8:28pm:

Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist.

In fact anything is better than having a lawyer.  ;);)

That's fantastic.

The biggest waste of an MP there has been in years.

She looks inept even when compared to a clown like Garrett.

both loser alp mps.

few things are worse ........

It is very, very gratifying to see Maxine with the sh!t-eating smile.

Soren wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 9:21pm:

It is very, very gratifying to see Maxine with the sh!t-eating smile.

on this note, I have just popped the cork, am already celebrating Prime Minister Tony Abbotts victory.

See, even with the greens, (bribing their preferences)...they have lost.

;D....Wayne Swans a mess....babbling and  fumbling all over the place....  hahha...oh yeah, I think he mentioned how he saved us from a recession again, for 456 time in the last hour.

I Told you lot to have faith...and you did.

8-) Well done to all.

And well done to Labor also, for their win on the Mexican state.... ;)

Philby wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 8:16pm:

McKew has been kicked to the curb. I was horrified when she announced that she would campaign as an ALP member, of course it merely confirmed that she had always been campaigning for the alp during her time as a "journalist". Members of the media should always be impartial but of course as we know they are invariably way off to the left. Excellent to see the voters turf her out, she should never have had the temerity to run.

LMAO, "the temerity to run"????
You bumbling oaf, how soon you forget, it was SHE, who unseated a sitting Liberal Prime Minister, god bless her.
She will always have a place in the hearts of good people who were able to witness such an ignoble ejection from the house for a sitting PM who was so deceitful that he chose to lie to his deputy instead of having the good grace to leave while he could have done so with at least some dignity left intact, but to actually lose both government for his members, and his own seat on the same day, well that was Karma, big time.

Farewell Maxine, you did what was needed, when it was needed most.

I see McPhew is already spitting bile, which should be a precursor to what will happen within the labor party.

With their pathetic primary, watch them self implode from the inside

She dropped a bucket on Labor, couldn't argue with anything she said.

mozzaok wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 9:44pm:

Farewell Maxine, you did what was needed, when it was needed most.

ANd that's all you were good for: you were a tool to start with and you remained a tool. And now you are of no use.  

Soren wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 10:14pm:

mozzaok wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 9:44pm: Farewell Maxine, you did what was needed, when it was needed most. ANd that's all you were good for: you were a tool to start with and you remained a tool. And now you are of no use.

Just like the Greens will be...although with labors shocking primary vote, between the two of them it is hard to work our who the tool is
;D

Maxine McWho?

In her time at the ABC, Maxine Mckew was always a blatantly ALP biased "journalist", as is Kerry O`Brien, Lee Sales and Tony Jones to name a few.   We are paying theses parasites to practice their pathetically unprofessional prejudice.

These people have no integrity, or professional pride.  They are low, sniffers of other people`s bottoms.

Yeah, I for one was happy to see that miserable looking hag, given the flick by the voters of bennelong.

GOOD STUFF

aussiefree2ride wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 8:00am:

In her time at the ABC, Maxine Mckew was always a blatantly ALP biased "journalist", as is Kerry O`Brien, Lee Sales and Tony Jones to name a few.   We are paying theses parasites to practice their pathetically unprofessional prejudice. These people have no integrity, or professional pride.  They are low, sniffers of other people`s bottoms.

Hear hear, bravo. Couldn't be said better.

deepthought wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 10:36pm:

Maxine McWho?

Exactly, she did not show up in her electorate and now is crying because they did not vote for her. She is trying to blame everyone but herself! Shame on you Maxine!

Please delete wrote on Aug 21^st, 2010 at 8:28pm:

Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist.

I'd prefer neither. Not a journo, not a tennis player. WTF is the tennis dude going to do that make the people so happy?

Vanessa wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 7:55pm:

Please delete wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 8:28pm: Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist. I'd prefer neither. Not a journo, not a tennis player. WTF is the tennis dude going to do that make the people so happy?

well maybe he wil actually be SEEN in the elecorate unlike the invisible woman McWho. maybe he has the brains and ability to be more than a backbencher. He has made more intelligent political comments in one interview than the embarrasment that was McClueless in nearly 3 years.

Vanessa wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 7:55pm:

Please delete wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 8:28pm: Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist. I'd prefer neither. Not a journo, not a tennis player. WTF is the tennis dude going to do that make the people so happy?

Serve, you dingbat.

Vanessa wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 7:55pm:

Please delete wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 8:28pm: Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist. I'd prefer neither. Not a journo, not a tennis player. WTF is the tennis dude going to do that make the people so happy?

Probably slightly more than a bald headed ex-rock star who is prepared to sell out all his views to get a job in Government?

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 8:22pm:

Vanessa wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 7:55pm: Please delete wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 8:28pm: Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist. I'd prefer neither. Not a journo, not a tennis player. WTF is the tennis dude going to do that make the people so happy? Probably slightly more than a bald headed ex-rock star who is prepared to sell out all his views to get a job in Government?

Yet, the people have chosen him again.

Rather Green Party preferences got him over the line....

So people have no choice who they preference?

yes they do. TY!

Vanessa wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 7:55pm:

Please delete wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 8:28pm: Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist. I'd prefer neither. Not a journo, not a tennis player. WTF is the tennis dude going to do that make the people so happy?

I`ve heard he treats the ladies to a good hard serve.

Deborahmac09 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 8:44pm:

So people have no choice who they preference? yes they do. TY!

On a slightly different point Deborah -

Wasn't it great to see Labor lose it's majority?

Deborahmac09 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 7:42pm:

deepthought wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 10:36pm: Maxine McWho? Exactly, she did not show up in her electorate and now is crying because they did not vote for her. She is trying to blame everyone but herself! Shame on you Maxine!

ABC journalists for ya.  (Chris Uhlman excepted.)

When the leader admits to "Stretching the truth" one can only expect that the followers would do likewise.

Tony wants you all to jump in the ocean and drown yourselves so as not to embarrass him for when he eventually talks long enough to actually say something sensible or truthful.

Don't like this post? It's about on-par with the crap that most of you are posting here just to make yourselves heard - rather than contribute anything sensible.

All this place is, is a place to rant - not many of you are convincing me it's otherwise. Time to grow up people, because Australia will need you when you do.

McKew offerred nothing to the parliment than getting rid of Howard.

With the exception of that, she offerred nothing.

Does anyone know how Garrett and Wong went since the insulation was a nightmare and the ETS no more?

Verge wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:02pm:

McKew offerred nothing to the parliment than getting rid of Howard. With the exception of that, she offerred nothing. Does anyone know how Garrett and Wong went since the insulation was a nightmare and the ETS no more?

Both returned although why Garrett wasn't turfed I have no idea.
As for Wong I think she is an impressive senator and does well with the cards she's dealt.

Verge wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:02pm:

since the insulation was a nightmare

Let me ask you something.

Assuming that the Coalition wins government and assuming that they WILL bankroll their $6b NBN project, and assuming that you REALLY do know what would be involved with the infrastructure side of the roll out, and assuming that 4 people get killed (for whatever reason) while the Coalition NBN is being rolled out.

Would Tony Abbott and the Coalition be responsible for those deaths?

Yes or no?

Sayonara wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:25pm:

Verge wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 10:02pm: since the insulation was a nightmare Let me ask you something. Assuming that the Coalition wins government and assuming that they WILL bankroll their $6b NBN project, and assuming that you REALLY do know what would be involved with the infrastructure side of the roll out, and assuming that 4 people get killed (for whatever reason) while the Coalition NBN is being rolled out. Would Tony Abbott and the Coalition be responsible for those deaths? Yes or no?

Of course they would, the liberals have set the precedent.
ANYONE'S death on ANY project that has ANY government funding will be sheeted home to minister responsilbe.
And of course they will be the first to condem their own ;D ;D ;D

Sayonara wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:25pm:

Verge wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 10:02pm: since the insulation was a nightmare Let me ask you something. Assuming that the Coalition wins government and assuming that they WILL bankroll their $6b NBN project, and assuming that you REALLY do know what would be involved with the infrastructure side of the roll out, and assuming that 4 people get killed (for whatever reason) while the Coalition NBN is being rolled out. Would Tony Abbott and the Coalition be responsible for those deaths? Yes or no?

Stupid question.

Dsmithy70 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:29pm:

Sayonara wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 10:25pm: Verge wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 10:02pm: since the insulation was a nightmare Let me ask you something. Assuming that the Coalition wins government and assuming that they WILL bankroll their $6b NBN project, and assuming that you REALLY do know what would be involved with the infrastructure side of the roll out, and assuming that 4 people get killed (for whatever reason) while the Coalition NBN is being rolled out. Would Tony Abbott and the Coalition be responsible for those deaths? Yes or no? Of course they would, the liberals have set the precedent. ANYONE'S death on ANY project that has ANY government funding will be sheeted home to minister responsilbe. And of course they will be the first to condem their own ;D ;D ;D

Stupider answer.

Oh, and by the way, Tony Abbott with be PM by the end of the week.

Suck it up!

longweekend58 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:01pm:

Oh, and by the way, Tony Abbott with be PM by the end of the week. Suck it up!

It's precisely that level of born-to-rule arrogance that could cost Abbott his tilt at the ultimate head job...

Abbott cleary thinks that he's the Messiah - and his attack-dog modus operandi is an impediment to harmonious and stable governance...

Hint: he's divisive and dogmatic and he doesn't to collaboration and co-operation very well at all!

Deborahmac09 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 8:30pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 8:22pm: Vanessa wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 7:55pm: Please delete wrote on Aug 21st, 2010 at 8:28pm: Much better to have a tennis player than a journalist. I'd prefer neither. Not a journo, not a tennis player. WTF is the tennis dude going to do that make the people so happy? Probably slightly more than a bald headed ex-rock star who is prepared to sell out all his views to get a job in Government? Yet, the people have chosen him again.

The media has been very silent on Garrett. It's a miracle that he's retained his seat. If Labor manage to be returned - I can't see him being part of a new cabinet.

longweekend58 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:01pm:

Dsmithy70 wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 10:29pm: Sayonara wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 10:25pm: Verge wrote on Aug 22nd, 2010 at 10:02pm: since the insulation was a nightmare Let me ask you something. Assuming that the Coalition wins government and assuming that they WILL bankroll their $6b NBN project, and assuming that you REALLY do know what would be involved with the infrastructure side of the roll out, and assuming that 4 people get killed (for whatever reason) while the Coalition NBN is being rolled out. Would Tony Abbott and the Coalition be responsible for those deaths? Yes or no? Of course they would, the liberals have set the precedent. ANYONE'S death on ANY project that has ANY government funding will be sheeted home to minister responsilbe. And of course they will be the first to condem their own ;D ;D ;D Stupider answer.

Really why?
The deaths would have occured under a government funded project just like the insulation ones so what would be the difference other than the party in government?

mantra wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2010 at 8:41am:

The media has been very silent on Garrett. It's a miracle that he's retained his seat. If Labor manage to be returned - I can't see him being part of a new cabinet.

I hope not. The reason he got re-elected was his personality and the fact that it's a safe ALP seat. Definitely not that fact that he has a clue, because he doesn't.

Best news so far .......

All Blacks won in SA.

;)