This is the face of the next Premier of Queensland. He instills a lot more confidence than the encumbent.


http://lnp.org.au/images/stories/qld-mla/profile-CampbellNEW.jpg

http://lnp.org.au/campbell-newman

Instills confidence in the same way that fortune tellers, used car salesmen and carnies do.

The word "smarmy" instantly springs to mind whenever Mr Newman appears on TV.

Time will tell. He made a big difference to Brisbane. particularly from an environmental standpoint. He came across as fairly modest and business-like, never blowing his own trumpet, unlike some.  I think he'll do well myself, but who knows?   

No idea. That was just my personal opinion based upon a few TV appearances and the occasional news article.

I won't be bothering to vote again, so for all I care let him be premier and see how he goes.

Labor have been in for too long anyway. I'd rather we skipped the whole election process and just swapped teams every 8 years. Let them get on with the job without pandering to both the media and the great unwashed.

Has he been elected Yet???
Or is he going for the Reverse John Howard in the up coming election?

The election date has just been announced today for the 24th March. I will eat my hat if he doesn't win.

What happens if he fails to win his seat?
Does the Premier actually have to be part of the parliament?
It seems the Opp Leader doesn't.

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 3:58pm:

What happens if he fails to win his seat? Does the Premier actually have to be part of the parliament? It seems the Opp Leader doesn't.

Yes - he needs to win his seat.

Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 11:30am:

Instills confidence in the same way that fortune tellers, used car salesmen and carnies do. The word "smarmy" instantly springs to mind whenever Mr Newman appears on TV.

Yep.

muso wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 3:44pm:

The election date has just been announced today for the 24th March. I will eat my hat if he doesn't win.

You may like to note that my hat is quite intact  ;D

Let's hope you're right about the rest of it.

I hope so too. I've got a good feeling, but I won't extend that to hat eating guarantees :)

Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 11:30am:

Instills confidence in the same way that fortune tellers, used car salesmen and carnies do. The word "smarmy" instantly springs to mind whenever Mr Newman appears on TV.

They're all criminals in Queensland!

Everyone stears clear of Queenslanders!!

Im still laughing @ the guy in my area. Cameron Dick was his name. He had signs everywhere so you could see them from your car. What you could see was DICK in nice big letters. And he got votes! LOL

SOB

"Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums.

He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline.

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 3:48pm:

"Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums. He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline.

government is not a business ... the aim of government is not to make a profit, thats the role of companies ... its easy to see how you get confused

Johnsmith wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 3:50pm:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:48pm: "Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums. He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline. government is not a business ... the aim of government is not to make a profit, thats the role of companies ... its easy to see how you get confused

It is very similar to a business.
Governments receive tax revenue and then spend it.
Rule no. 1 in business: Don't spend what you don't have unless you are certain that your debts can be recovered.
Labor, not having business minds, ought not to be in control of money, especially other people's money.

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 3:59pm:

Johnsmith wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:50pm: Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:48pm: "Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums. He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline. government is not a business ... the aim of government is not to make a profit, thats the role of companies ... its easy to see how you get confused It is very similar to a business. Governments receive tax revenue and then spend it. Rule no. 1 in business: Don't spend what you don't have unless you are certain that your debts can be recovered. Labor, not having business minds, ought not to be in control of money, especially other people's money.

It is not similar to business.. the role of government is to provide essential services, health care, education, police etc etc etc... if you had your way we would be invoiced every time we called the police , or for every shot the army took against an enemy soldier... what a load of rubbish. Governments often spend money they don't have. I do agree that they need to be able to pay it back, but we are no where near that point in Australia ...

You talk about good business managers, and you want Abbott ?... he nearly lost his house a couple of years ago, couldn't make his repayments , and thats just a household budget he got wrong ... imagine what he would do with other peoples money and a national budget ...

Okay, just spend money like there's an unlimited supply.

Ironically, that's why the economies of Europe and the US are going downhill.

Johnsmith wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 3:50pm:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:48pm: "Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums. He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline. government is not a business ... the aim of government is not to make a profit, thats the role of companies ... its easy to see how you get confused

The aim of government is not to go broke either. The ALP in Queensland had a lot of feel-good schemes that actually achieved nothing, except to drive the state closer to bankruptcy.

muso wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 9:40pm:

Johnsmith wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:50pm: Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:48pm: "Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums. He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline. government is not a business ... the aim of government is not to make a profit, thats the role of companies ... its easy to see how you get confused The aim of government is not to go broke either. The ALP in Queensland had a lot of feel-good schemes that actually achieved nothing, except to drive the state closer to bankruptcy.

Any country/state/city is a financial entity.
Amongst ALL other things, it should be run on a financial basis.
That way, in the long term, it will be better for everyone.

economics - part 1

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 3:59pm:

Johnsmith wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:50pm: Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:48pm: "Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums. He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline. government is not a business ... the aim of government is not to make a profit, thats the role of companies ... its easy to see how you get confused It is very similar to a business. Governments receive tax revenue and then spend it. Rule no. 1 in business: Don't spend what you don't have unless you are certain that your debts can be recovered. Labor, not having business minds, ought not to be in control of money, especially other people's money.

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Sprintcyclist wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 9:47pm:

muso wrote on Apr 27th, 2012 at 9:40pm: Johnsmith wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:50pm: Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 3:48pm: "Can do" has already shown some good initiatives. Disabled the Green schemes and got rid of corporate seats for politicians at stadiums. He has a military and business background. His feet are firmly on the ground then. Contrarily, Labor is full of academics and trade unionists who would know sh*t when it came to business and discipline. government is not a business ... the aim of government is not to make a profit, thats the role of companies ... its easy to see how you get confused The aim of government is not to go broke either. The ALP in Queensland had a lot of feel-good schemes that actually achieved nothing, except to drive the state closer to bankruptcy. Any country/state/city is a financial entity. Amongst ALL other things, it should be run on a financial basis. That way, in the long term, it will be better for everyone. economics - part 1

Isn't that more or less what I said? The last thing we need is another mess like this one to tidy up, where  the previous state government went berserk with over-spending.

Where's Great One gone?
He's yet to tell us where this endless supply of money comes from.

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 4:23pm:

Okay, just spend money like there's an unlimited supply. Ironically, that's why the economies of Europe and the US are going downhill.

That is not what was said and if you wish to be dimwitted you will be treated as a fool. Government is not a business.

nairbe wrote on Apr 30^th, 2012 at 7:57pm:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 4:23pm: Okay, just spend money like there's an unlimited supply. Ironically, that's why the economies of Europe and the US are going downhill. That is not what was said and if you wish to be dimwitted you will be treated as a fool. Government is not a business.

What was said, then?
I said it's similar to a business, which it is.
Being a leftard you wouldn't understand how money works.

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 30^th, 2012 at 8:04pm:

nairbe wrote on Apr 30th, 2012 at 7:57pm: Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 4:23pm: Okay, just spend money like there's an unlimited supply. Ironically, that's why the economies of Europe and the US are going downhill. That is not what was said and if you wish to be dimwitted you will be treated as a fool. Government is not a business. What was said, then? I said it's similar to a business, which it is. Being a leftard you wouldn't understand how money works.

eVEN jOE hOCKEY HAS SAID IT'S NOT!

YOU HAVE BEEN LAUGHED OUT OF THE FORUM BUDDY!

I can only advise you gO AND ASK dADDY A FEW MORE QUESTIONS OVER PRAWNS AND CRAYFISH before you come back: and don't forget to smoke less crack this time so you can listen and not rabbit over the top of him 'cos he really is starting to realise why you have those same bags under your eyes as your sister!!

  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  :D  :o :o :o :o  :-?  :-[ :-X :-[ :-* :'(  :D

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 7:36pm:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 30th, 2012 at 8:04pm: nairbe wrote on Apr 30th, 2012 at 7:57pm: Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Apr 25th, 2012 at 4:23pm: Okay, just spend money like there's an unlimited supply. Ironically, that's why the economies of Europe and the US are going downhill. That is not what was said and if you wish to be dimwitted you will be treated as a fool. Government is not a business. What was said, then? I said it's similar to a business, which it is. Being a leftard you wouldn't understand how money works. eVEN jOE hOCKEY HAS SAID IT'S NOT! YOU HAVE BEEN LAUGHED OUT OF THE FORUM BUDDY! I can only advise you gO AND ASK dADDY A FEW MORE QUESTIONS OVER PRAWNS AND CRAYFISH before you come back: and don't forget to smoke less crack this time so you can listen and not rabbit over the top of him 'cos he really is starting to realise why you have those same bags under your eyes as your sister!!   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  :D  :o :o :o :o  :-?  :-[ :-X :-[ :-* :'(  :D

What was the Hockey quote?
Still, regardless of what Hockey said, I know how money works. The books must balance or you go bankrupt.
Yourself on the other hand, well, your retardation is common knowledge on the forum, you don't even have command of the English language let alone how to make budgets balance. Your opinion means squat.

Careful, you guys. Don't let it get personal.