Good appointment  ;) ;)

Hear! Hear!

Congrats Gen Cosgrove.

Dear Peter

Please sack Tony

Love Stratos

Stratos wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 12:21pm:

Dear Peter Please sack Tony Love Stratos

Stratosser

http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.13381150.6256/sticker,375x360.u2.png

You'd have to remove it from your bum first

An excellent choice.  I am surprised Peter Cosgrove didn't enter politics.  I know John Howard and He were great mates, but he would have been a great MP for either side.  Good to see him back up there

His first task should be to block supply so Hockey cant run up 1/2 a trillion in debt.

Is he a man of the people, or a right wing lacky ?

Stratos wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 12:21pm:

Dear Peter Please sack Tony Love Stratos

Does your Mum know you use her computer?

Doctor Jolly wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 12:38pm:

His first task should be to block supply so Hockey cant run up 1/2 a trillion in debt. Is he a man of the people, or a right wing lacky ?

Tell us all how he can block supply NUM NUTS  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Excellent man. There will be no PM-sacking for him . . .unless he's around long enough, which I doubt, to have to work with a Labor PM.

Good choice tony.

Good to see the back of that old bag bryce.

The hiener affair anyone.

Doctor Jolly wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 12:38pm:

His first task should be to block supply so Hockey cant run up 1/2 a trillion in debt. Is he a man of the people, or a right wing lacky ?

Didn't the Greens support the lift in the debt ceiling.

So Greens are right wing lackeys.

OK......

You want the GG to block supply to Hockey.

OK......

Well that covers the retarded sections of your post.

labor are corrupt wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 12:55pm:

Good choice tony. Good to see the back of that old bag bryce. The hiener affair anyone.

I think you mean ‘the Heiner Affair” the thing old Akerman drags out occasionally to cheers from the fanbois.

Re Cosgrove— an attention seeker appointed by a weak, populist PM.

He will do, but won’t be a patch on some of the great GGs we have had.

At least Abbott didn’t appoint John Uterus Howard, our worst Treasurer and second worst PM!

In an earlier Thread....some weeks ago, this was flagged, and I posted my opposition to the idea.  It has me stuffed why he would want to accept this, unless the man is driven by sheer ego which has to be a serious flaw.  He does not need the money, he has plenty to do already, and an ongoing military 'pension' we'd all kill for.  He has zero experience or exposure to this sort of role, having no legal or other relevant administrative back-ground, in fact none of the skills and experience he has will be of assistance to him.  He is not known as ceremonially inclined, or driven.  He is a 'good bloke' but, the bloke is a soldier.....nah.

It will be interesting to see how many of his old military cronies ride in on his coat-tails.

Stratos wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 12:21pm:

Dear Peter Please sack Tony

ASAP.

FriYAY wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 1:37pm:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 12:38pm: His first task should be to block supply so Hockey cant run up 1/2 a trillion in debt. Is he a man of the people, or a right wing lacky ? Didn't the Greens support the lift in the debt ceiling. So Greens are right wing lackeys. OK...... You want the GG to block supply to Hockey. OK...... Well that covers the retarded sections of your post.

The greens are fringe dwellers like the far right. You dont want either running up 1/2 trillion dollar debt.

Not suprisingly the sensible centre (labor right, and the silenced liberal left) are not in favor.

FriYAY wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 1:37pm:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 12:38pm: His first task should be to block supply so Hockey cant run up 1/2 a trillion in debt. Is he a man of the people, or a right wing lacky ? Didn't the Greens support the lift in the debt ceiling. So Greens are right wing lackeys. OK...... You want the GG to block supply to Hockey. OK...... Well that covers the retarded sections of your post.

Didn't the Greens support the lift in the debt ceiling.

No they helped to abolish it completely.

I didn't really understand them doing this, seems to be incredibly stupid it's like giving the vampires the keys to the blood bank.

We have already seen how much the Libs or the others for that matter can be trusted with no checks balances or accountability.

Aussie wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 2:00pm:

In an earlier Thread....some weeks ago, this was flagged, and I posted my opposition to the idea.  It has me stuffed why he would want to accept this, unless the man is driven by sheer ego which has to be a serious flaw.  He does not need the money, he has plenty to do already, and an ongoing military 'pension' we'd all kill for.  He has zero experience or exposure to this sort of role, having no legal or other relevant administrative back-ground, in fact none of the skills and experience he has will be of assistance to him.  He is not known as ceremonially inclined, or driven.  He is a 'good bloke' but, the bloke is a soldier.....nah. It will be interesting to see how many of his old military cronies ride in on his coat-tails.

;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D


Someone's been double dipping in the stupid bucket haven't they.

as a tough military man, he stands a better chance than quentin of keeping bill shorten away from his daughters.

aquascoot wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 2:55pm:

as a tough military man, he stands a better chance than quentin of keeping bill shorten away from his daughters.

Do you mean at the young Labor camps.. THAT'S BILLS GO   >:( >:( >:( >:(

Doctor Jolly wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 2:17pm:

FriYAY wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 1:37pm: Doctor Jolly wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 12:38pm: His first task should be to block supply so Hockey cant run up 1/2 a trillion in debt. Is he a man of the people, or a right wing lacky ? Didn't the Greens support the lift in the debt ceiling. So Greens are right wing lackeys. OK...... You want the GG to block supply to Hockey. OK...... Well that covers the retarded sections of your post. The greens are fringe dwellers like the far right. You dont want either running up 1/2 trillion dollar debt. Not suprisingly the sensible centre (labor right, and the silenced liberal left) are not in favor.

Agree...

Not enough center ground in Australian politics.

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 1:43pm:

labor are corrupt wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 12:55pm: Good choice tony. Good to see the back of that old bag bryce. The hiener affair anyone. I think you mean ‘the Heiner Affair” the thing old Akerman drags out occasionally to cheers from the fanbois. Re Cosgrove— an attention seeker appointed by a weak, populist PM. Rudd is no longer PM, so don't know who you're referring to. He will do, but won’t be a patch on some of the great GGs we have had. At least Abbott didn’t appoint John Uterus Howard, our worst Treasurer (Wayne Swan)and second worst PM! *(Julia Gillard)

I do not mind this appointment. Cosgrove should do a good job.

It's far better than the succession of minor members of the English aristocracy we had in the first 30 years since federation.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 3:46pm:

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 1:43pm: labor are corrupt wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 12:55pm: Good choice tony. Good to see the back of that old bag bryce. The hiener affair anyone. I think you mean ‘the Heiner Affair” the thing old Akerman drags out occasionally to cheers from the fanbois. Re Cosgrove— an attention seeker appointed by a weak, populist PM. Rudd is no longer PM, so don't know who you're referring to. He will do, but won’t be a patch on some of the great GGs we have had. At least Abbott didn’t appoint John Uterus Howard, our worst Treasurer (Wayne Swan)and second worst PM! *(Julia Gillard)

Hah!

Keating had to fix up the mess Treas. Howard left. Swan had to cope with the aftermath of boom and bust and Howard’s reckless spending. A lot of that is still left, BTW.

Bam wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 4:04pm:

I do not mind this appointment. Cosgrove should do a good job. It's far better than the succession of minor members of the English aristocracy we had in the first 30 years since federation.

WOW Your smacking old   ;) ;)

Jobs for the boys.

woody2014 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 4:12pm:

Bam wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 4:04pm: I do not mind this appointment. Cosgrove should do a good job. It's far better than the succession of minor members of the English aristocracy we had in the first 30 years since federation. WOW Your smacking old   ;) ;)

Not old, I just know history. I prefer to have an Australian as GG rather than someone who owes this country no allegiance.

More jobs for the boys ..........

Is it true Cosgrove was once considering running as a lib. candidate for an election?

GG Cosgrove going to make it harder to normalise relations with Indonesia.

Cosgrove the peoples' hero?..I don't think so.

Cosgrove had me until he hung Federal Police Commissioner 'out to dry' when he (Cosgrove) did a Pontius Pilate, article follows:Keelty retreats on terrorism remarks


By Cynthia Banham and Freya Petersen
March 17, 2004

 

United in grief . . . mourners observe a three-minute silence outside the Spanish embassy in Canberra yesterday. In Sydney about 500 people converged on Liverpool Street, where they lit a candle in memory of the victims. Photo: Pat Scala


The Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Mick Keelty, has backed away from controversial comments linking the Madrid terrorist bombings to Spain's involvement in the invasion of Iraq, which contradicted the position of the Federal Government.

After three days of criticism from government ministers, and public rebukes from the Prime Minister, John Howard, Mr Keelty last night issued a statement "clarifying" his views, saying his words had been "taken out of context".

While not retracting his comments -which implied Australia might also be at greater risk of terrorism because of its role in Iraq, he echoed views expressed this week by Mr Howard, the Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, and the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, that Australia had been a terrorist target since before the attacks in the US on September 11, 2001.

He said terrorism sought to attack Australia's "liberal democratic values" and that this was the case "no matter what our involvement in East Timor, Afghanistan or Iraq".

His statement followed reports that an official from Mr Howard's office had telephoned Mr Keelty on Sunday, shortly after he made the comments in a television interview, to voice his displeasure with the remarks.

The Australian Defence Force chief, General Peter Cosgrove, also

backed the Government's position against Mr Keelty, saying the commissioner was wrong to suggest the ADF's presence in Iraq had increased the risk of an attack in Australia.

He said he had seen "the same intelligence" as Mr Keelty and disagreed with his suggestion the Madrid bombings, if they proved the work of Islamic terrorists, could be linked to Spain's involvement in the Iraq invasion.

"I think we're being attacked by al-Qaeda, [Jemaah Islamiah] and all other terrorists because of who we are and what we are, rather than where we've been or when we've been there."

Mr Howard continued to rebuke Mr Keelty yesterday, saying ASIO's director general, Dennis Richardson, was the person "more than anybody else" who made risk assessments for the Government.



Mick Keelty was humiliated by the Government and Cosgrove behaved like a 'damp squib' and took cover quicker than you could blink leaving poor Keelty to get broadsided.

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 6:34pm:

GG Cosgrove going to make it harder to normalise relations with Indonesia.

Is this you using your 'commonsense' again, because anyone with even smallest ability to read and conduct research knows that he has and always had a great working relationship with the indons.

Maybe you ignorant retards should pick up a book instead of a comic every now and again.

BTW his autobiography is still a very good read even for morons who are determine to express their toitally ignorant opinions.

Sometimes you should just give up george, you are not curious enough to add to the conversation, now are you?  :)

Oh yes, shock horror, some of us have had the temerity to criticise that hallowed hero Peter Cosgrove.

He squibbed it on Mick Keelty and hung him out to dry, to appease John Howard...weak as piss, as the crunchies say

red baron wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 6:38pm:

Cosgrove the peoples' hero?..I don't think so. Cosgrove had me until he hung Federal Police Commissioner 'out to dry' when he (Cosgrove) did a Pontius Pilate, article follows:Keelty retreats on terrorism remarks Mick Keelty was humiliated by the Government and Cosgrove behaved like a 'damp squib' and took cover quicker than you could blink leaving poor Keelty to get broadsided.

Are you saying that cosgrove is not allowed to have an opinion different to you and keelty; he stated what he believed, maybe keelty should have commented on matters not of his profession.


It is not cosgrove's job to pull anyone out of the sh1t if they say something they shouldn't have; which makes you a pretty shallow sort of a person, now doesn't it?

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 6:44pm:

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 6:34pm: GG Cosgrove going to make it harder to normalise relations with Indonesia. Is this you using your 'commonsense' again, because anyone with even smallest ability to read and conduct research knows that he has and always had a great working relationship with the indons. Maybe you ignorant retards should pick up a book instead of a comic every now and again. BTW his autobiography is still a very good read even for morons who are determine to express their toitally ignorant opinions. Sometimes you should just give up george, you are not curious enough to add to the conversation, now are you?  :)

Click here.

[Bloody link............gives you one free look.]

Let's see if we get further here.

Click here.


Quote:

The question therefore needs to be asked: how will Jakarta respond to a Cosgrove appointment? In an article on the ABC website, John Menadue argues that Cosgrove could indeed be a further provocation. “Discretion suggests that the Abbott Government should not worsen the situation by appointing a former military opponent of Indonesia as our next governor general,” he writes. Time will tell, but it needn't be all bad. As a general, Cosgrove proved himself an adroit diplomat during the INTERFET operation, playing a cool hand during several provocations and flash points. As Governor-General, he may be able to employ some of that skill to smooth troubled waters. However, personal diplomacy can only take you so far. Cosgrove is not in charge of Australia’s foreign policy; Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop are, with a healthy dose of Scott Morrison for good measure. Therein lies the problem.

No Ole 64 it makes you an  apologist for what was disgraceful conduct by Cosgrove when Mick Keelty head of the Australian Federal Police made his position on terrorism in Spain having links to terrorism in Iraq.

Cosgrove turned his position around faster than a Ferrari when Keelty felt the blowtorch administered by John Howard.

Howard bullied Keelty into submission and made the poor man look like a total dick.

Cosgrove deserted Keelty like he  was Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

red baron wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:00pm:

No Ole 64 it makes you a  apologist for what was disgraceful conduct by Cosgrove when Mick Keelty head of the Australian Federal Police made his position on terrorism in Spain having links to terrorism in Iraq. Cosgrove turned his position around faster than a Ferrari when Keelty felt the blowtorch administered by John Howard. Howard bullied Keelty into submission and made the poor man look like a total dick. Cosgrove deserted Keelty like he  was Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

I will agree that howard is a total front bottom and should have been killed at birth, but keelty made his own bed, it's not cosgrove's job to get him out of the sh1t.

When dealing with a peice of sh1t like howard, just say nothing until he is removed from office, keelty didn't need to comment on foreign policy or Australia's combat missions, not his job.

Keelty's job as AFP Commissioner definitely involved a watch on terrorism across borders internationally...He was FEDERAL POLICE COMISSIONER not STATE...a vastly different portfolio.

Cosgrove has done a sterling job in many, many areas but he dropped the ball on that one. It was  not a fact based decision, he made a political decision which was severely disappointing and blotted up to that point a great portfolio..

Who cares.....the GG does SFA anyway and should go along with the Monarchy!!!

::) ::) ::)

With Indonesia upset at the simian’s behavior, appointing Cosgrove could well be considered yet another insult by the simian.

JBish has managed to piss off the Chinese even more. China is not our best friend, it seems, nor Japan nor Indonesia, it seems our best friend is the US!

Foreign diplomacy run by children FFS!

Jesus how long has this guy been sucking off the tit honestly.  All his working life from what I can gather.  pathetic. 

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:20pm:

Jesus how long has this guy been sucking off the tit honestly.  All his working life from what I can gather.  pathetic.

Hmm.  Can't agree with that.........except his acceptance of this appointment is ????? for the reasons I have already posted ^^^^^^.

red baron wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:14pm:

Keelty's job as AFP Commissioner definitely involved a watch on terrorism across borders internationally...He was FEDERAL POLICE COMISSIONER not STATE...a vastly different portfolio. Cosgrove has done a sterling job in many, many areas but he dropped the ball on that one. It was  not a fact based decision, he made a political decision which was severely disappointing and blotted up to that point a great portfolio..

Keelty expessed a personal opinion, he had no evidence, he just blurted his opinion and you expect cosgrove to save his arse, keelty should learn to keep his mouth shut he is only a cop, forieng policy has bugger all to do with him.


His terroism duties stop at the Aussie beach, the foreign stuff belongs to the spooks at least they tend to keep their mouth shut.

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:20pm:

Jesus how long has this guy been sucking off the tit honestly.  All his working life from what I can gather.  pathetic.

And yet he achieves more in a month that you would do over your life time.


I didn't see everyone clambering for you to lead the recovery after cyclone larry, or lead Australia on foriegn operations into hostile teritors, lead the ADF; ya friggem tool.  ;D


You lefties are such smacking morons, it's a wonder you manage to leave the house without your mother's help.


Tall poppy syndrome is alive and well in the land of the fvktard

Big Ole 64...I think you demean the role of the Australian Federal Police Commissioner.

He is entitled to respect for his position, just as a General in the Army is entitled to a modicum of respect for his particular role.

Keelty's comments would not have been made 'off the cuff' and would have been backed by intelligence reports.

It defies logic to say he would have made his comments 'off the cuff'.

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:17pm:

With Indonesia upset at the simian’s behavior, appointing Cosgrove could well be considered yet another insult by the simian. JBish has managed to piss off the Chinese even more. China is not our best friend, it seems, nor Japan nor Indonesia, it seems our best friend is the US! Foreign diplomacy run by children for goodness sake!

FFS!

At least have the honesty to start all your posts with "In my ignorant opinion ......."


What total horseshit

red baron wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:30pm:

Big Ole 64...I think you demean the role of the Australian Federal Police Commissioner. He is entitled to respect for his position, just as a General in the Army is entitled to a modicum of respect for his particular role. Keelty's comments would not have been made 'off the cuff' and would have been backed by intelligence reports. It defies logic to say he would have made his comments 'off the cuff'.

You don't seem to be showing cosgrove too much respect, even though it was keelty alone who open his big mouth, for what ever reason.

The statement was unwarranted and support unwarranted; it had nothing to do with cosgrove.


Keelty should not be making any statements about foriegn activities / actions or anything else, it's not his job. Hopefully he learned to keep his trap shut after that.

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:30pm:

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:17pm: With Indonesia upset at the simian’s behavior, appointing Cosgrove could well be considered yet another insult by the simian. JBish has managed to piss off the Chinese even more. China is not our best friend, it seems, nor Japan nor Indonesia, it seems our best friend is the US! Foreign diplomacy run by children for goodness sake! for goodness sake! At least have the honesty to start all your posts with "In my ignorant opinion ......." What total horseshit

Why not just say “I disagree.”

Quote:

The Australian Defence Force chief, General Peter Cosgrove, also backed the Government's position against Mr Keelty, saying the commissioner was wrong to suggest the ADF's presence in Iraq had increased the risk of an attack in Australia. He said he had seen "the same intelligence" as Mr Keelty and disagreed with his suggestion the Madrid bombings, if they proved the work of Islamic terrorists, could be linked to Spain's involvement in the Iraq invasion. "I think we're being attacked by al-Qaeda, [Jemaah Islamiah] and all other terrorists because of who we are and what we are, rather than where we've been or when we've been there."

What a complete idiot this Cosgrove is for believing that.

Anybody with a modicum of intelligence and commonsense knew that by going into Iraq we were beating the hornets nest and could expect retribution here in Australia as the Spanish did in Madrid.

Cosgrove knew full well at the time he made this idiotic statement that our military personnel had been told not to wear their uniforms out in the public arena because there had been reported instances in which our uniformed soldiers had copped abuse and threats from members of the Muslim community.

I remember at the time how this was front page headline news, and how Talkback radio went into overdrive as a result of it.

The man's an ass.

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 7:25pm:

red baron wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:14pm: Keelty's job as AFP Commissioner definitely involved a watch on terrorism across borders internationally...He was FEDERAL POLICE COMISSIONER not STATE...a vastly different portfolio. Cosgrove has done a sterling job in many, many areas but he dropped the ball on that one. It was  not a fact based decision, he made a political decision which was severely disappointing and blotted up to that point a great portfolio.. Keelty expessed a personal opinion, he had no evidence, he just blurted his opinion and you expect cosgrove to save his arse, keelty should learn to keep his mouth shut he is only a cop, forieng policy has bugger all to do with him. His terroism duties stop at the Aussie beach, the foreign stuff belongs to the spooks at least they tend to keep their mouth shut.

Keelty was telling the truth and it was obvious to everyone. Cosgrove knew that Keelty was telling the truth but he criticised it because it was not in his political interests to back Keelty and now Cosgrove is reaping the rewards of his deceit.    

Howard was very selective in what he believed and what he told the public!!!


Quote:

The Federal Government was warned repeatedly by intelligence analysts before the Iraq war that the conflict would harm the war on terrorism by fanning Islamic extremism and spurring terrorist recruiting. An investigation by the Herald, which has included interviews with several serving and retired intelligence figures, has uncovered that John Howard and his senior colleagues were briefed on the dangers, verbally and in written reports. Yet the Prime Minister told Australians on the eve of the conflict that the war would lessen the terrorist threat, contradicting his intelligence advice. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/22/1093113058224.html?oneclick=true

http://www.rense.com/general30/14.htm

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/10/1065676164586.html

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/howard-ignored-official-advice-on-iraqs-weapons-and-chose-war-20130411-2hogn.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-iraq-war-made-terror-worse/

http://www.globalresearch.ca/u-s-war-on-terror-has-increased-terrorism/5355073

A reasonable choice, I wish Cosgrove well!

bump

Bwahahaha there the simian was, showing off his very own toy soldier when some bloody hack reporter asked about navy incursions into Indo waters.

Now the fool had weeks to have an answer ready, but he neither thinks nor bothers reading briefs so this is what the idiot came out with:


Quote:

On the high seas all sorts of things happen, there are winds, tides, other things they’re focussing on. I have nothing but total respect for the professionalism of our naval personnel for the professionalism of our customs personnel but even people who are at the very top of their game, even people who are the very best at their job will occasionally make mistake. Test cricketers occasionally drop catch, great footballers occasionally miss tackles and regretfully there were a couple of occasions when this mistake was made, but it won’t happen again. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/28/peter-cosgrove-named-australias-governor-general-politics-live?CMP=twt_gu

Immediately his minder announced “No more questions.”

We are being governed by fools, idiots and children!

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 8:25pm:

We are being governed by fools, idiots and children!

But wasn't it ever so?

Never such a bunch of bunglers as this lot!

Hard righters

Old and old fashioned.

Too many Catholics (and I was a Catholic as child)

Too much religion altogether

Abbott never, ever bothers reading a brief—at the swearing in he didn’t even know the procedure (stand until oath is administered. He made a fool of himself at Davos, etc etc. Jeez, even Gillard made mistakes at the start but not in elementary matters like this!

Well...this bunch of bunglers has done what it said it would do...the boats have slowed to a trickle...They said they would stop them and they bloodywell did!

More than the Labor soft co.ks could manage, we had an invasion on our hands under them.

red baron wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 8:09am:

Well...this bunch of bunglers has done what it said it would do...the boats have slowed to a trickle...They said they would stop them and they bloodywell did! More than the Labor soft co.ks could manage, we had an invasion on our hands under them.

thaonks to Rudds Policy  Red, thanks to Rudds policy .... you keep ignoring that bit !  :D :D :D

The righties are already lying to themselves about the shambles. Some must be starting to think that it is all going to end in tears? How long before some here stop defending the simian? Being quietly appalled in fact?

Well it was never going to be a female Govenor General

Well, certainly an improvement.

The good things about our finishing GG is that she dresses tastefully and expresses herself as one educated, the bad is that she had taken on office dishonestly - totally unsuitable.

As an admitted republican how could she accept the role as the representative of the Queen? And it was an impertinence on the part of Labor to have appointed her--

Really, it was an obvious sneer at England and its royalty. What for? To point at Labor's inferiority?

As far as I'm concerned, our values are similar to those  of England, that of civilised people and to change them just for the sake of change is plainly stupid!

olde.sault wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 6:26am:

Well, certainly an improvement. The good things about our finishing GG is that she dresses tastefully and expresses herself as one educated, the bad is that she had taken on office dishonestly - totally unsuitable. As an admitted republican how could she accept the role as the representative of the Queen? And it was an impertinence on the part of Labor to have appointed her-- Really, it was an obvious sneer at England and its royalty. What for? To point at Labor's inferiority? As far as I'm concerned, our values are similar to those  of England, that of civilised people and to change them just for the sake of change is plainly stupid!

There was a discussion on 2GB about GGs who served in a correct sense.

I thought that Bill Haydn,  once the leader of the Labor party, was excellent as GG.

He sure was an example to leftist leaders and  GGs who act as smartasses.

The last 2 Posts were moved here from Politicians Suck by perceptions_now.

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 8:11pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:25pm: red baron wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:14pm: Keelty's job as AFP Commissioner definitely involved a watch on terrorism across borders internationally...He was FEDERAL POLICE COMISSIONER not STATE...a vastly different portfolio. Cosgrove has done a sterling job in many, many areas but he dropped the ball on that one. It was  not a fact based decision, he made a political decision which was severely disappointing and blotted up to that point a great portfolio.. Keelty expessed a personal opinion, he had no evidence, he just blurted his opinion and you expect cosgrove to save his arse, keelty should learn to keep his mouth shut he is only a cop, forieng policy has bugger all to do with him. His terroism duties stop at the Aussie beach, the foreign stuff belongs to the spooks at least they tend to keep their mouth shut. Keelty was telling the truth and it was obvious to everyone. Cosgrove knew that Keelty was telling the truth but he criticised it because it was not in his political interests to back Keelty and now Cosgrove is reaping the rewards of his deceit.

Really, this has nothing to do with the fact it supports your own personal bias now does it?  ;D  ;D  ;D


You lefties crack me up with what passes for 'facts' when you need them to.

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:09am:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 8:11pm: BigOl64 wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:25pm: red baron wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:14pm: Keelty's job as AFP Commissioner definitely involved a watch on terrorism across borders internationally...He was FEDERAL POLICE COMISSIONER not STATE...a vastly different portfolio. Cosgrove has done a sterling job in many, many areas but he dropped the ball on that one. It was  not a fact based decision, he made a political decision which was severely disappointing and blotted up to that point a great portfolio.. Keelty expessed a personal opinion, he had no evidence, he just blurted his opinion and you expect cosgrove to save his arse, keelty should learn to keep his mouth shut he is only a cop, forieng policy has bugger all to do with him. His terroism duties stop at the Aussie beach, the foreign stuff belongs to the spooks at least they tend to keep their mouth shut. Keelty was telling the truth and it was obvious to everyone. Cosgrove knew that Keelty was telling the truth but he criticised it because it was not in his political interests to back Keelty and now Cosgrove is reaping the rewards of his deceit.     Really, this has nothing to do with the fact it supports your own personal bias now does it?  ;D  ;D  ;D You lefties crack me up with what passes for 'facts' when you need them to.

Keelty didn't say anything that everybody didn't know already.  For Cosgrove to then turn around and say Keelty was wrong was a treacherous act on the Aust people who had a right to know that their lives had been exposed to greater risk. Cosgroves response was all political. 

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 8:25pm:

Bwahahaha there the simian was, showing off his very own toy soldier when some bloody hack reporter asked about navy incursions into Indo waters. Now the fool had weeks to have an answer ready, but he neither thinks nor bothers reading briefs so this is what the idiot came out with: Quote: On the high seas all sorts of things happen, there are winds, tides, other things they’re focussing on. I have nothing but total respect for the professionalism of our naval personnel for the professionalism of our customs personnel but even people who are at the very top of their game, even people who are the very best at their job will occasionally make mistake. Test cricketers occasionally drop catch, great footballers occasionally miss tackles and regretfully there were a couple of occasions when this mistake was made, but it won’t happen again. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/28/peter-cosgrove-named-australias-governor-general-politics-live?CMP=twt_gu Immediately his minder announced “No more questions.” We are being governed by fools, idiots and children!

ya, Navy boats have some of the sophisticated positioning systems in the world, and detailed knowledge of international borders.

To say they accidentally went into indonesian waters is totally BS.  They may acidentially go into indonesian waters by a meter or two. But not km's as was done.

Peter Cosgrove: Primarily a professional "yes" man. Secondarily an attention seeking, media whore.

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 9:30am:

The righties are already lying to themselves about the shambles. Some must be starting to think that it is all going to end in tears? How long before some here stop defending the simian? Being quietly appalled in fact?

Abbott is being forced to do an unpopular job as a direct consequence of the shambles left by Labor.

Nobody likes austerity measures being put into place any more than we like taxes being raised ~ but somebody ~ in this case Abbott ~ is willing to suffer the slings and arrows of an outraged electorate in order to get the national budget in the black again.

Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:44am:

Peter Cosgrove: Primarily a professional "yes" man. Secondarily an attention seeking, media whore.

He's actually a Far Lefty judging from some of the things he's said in the past.

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28^th, 2014 at 8:35pm:

Never such a bunch of bunglers as this lot! Hard righters Old and old fashioned. Too many Catholics (and I was a Catholic as child) Too much religion altogether Abbott never, ever bothers reading a brief—at the swearing in he didn’t even know the procedure (stand until oath is administered. He made a fool of himself at Davos, etc etc. Jeez, even Gillard made mistakes at the start but not in elementary matters like this!

I kill myself laughing everytime a leftie calls tony hard right.
tony is a big spending, ex jesuit priest, big government, big social welfare kind of guy.
He is the sort of fellow you would have expected to find in the DLP if you can remember what that was. 
Hard right.....there's never been a hard right PM and there wont be til campbell newman gets drafted into the position.  Then the no hopers are going to have a can of whoop ass opened under them ;)

Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:44am:

Peter Cosgrove: Primarily a professional "yes" man. Secondarily an attention seeking, media whore.

;) ;)
he should put that on his CV,  must have studied at the Tim Flannery institute of arts

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:46am:

Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 10:44am: Peter Cosgrove: Primarily a professional "yes" man. Secondarily an attention seeking, media whore. He's actually a Far Lefty judging from some of the things he's said in the past.

In your warped little world, everybody is a far lefty. It takes just one comment or action for you to disregard everything else and to declare that someone is a screaming socialist, commie, one world government leftist.

aquascoot wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:57am:

St George of the Garden wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 8:35pm: Never such a bunch of bunglers as this lot! Hard righters Old and old fashioned. Too many Catholics (and I was a Catholic as child) Too much religion altogether Abbott never, ever bothers reading a brief—at the swearing in he didn’t even know the procedure (stand until oath is administered. He made a fool of himself at Davos, etc etc. Jeez, even Gillard made mistakes at the start but not in elementary matters like this! I kill myself laughing everytime a leftie calls tony hard right. tony is a big spending, ex jesuit priest, big government, big social welfare kind of guy. He is the sort of fellow you would have expected to find in the DLP if you can remember what that was.  Hard right.....there's never been a hard right PM and there wont be til campbell newman gets drafted into the position.  Then the no hopers are going to have a can of whoop ass opened under them ;)

Heard similar things before. He sure acts like far right and most of his front bench is far right. Maybe Pell has been a bad influence on softy Toney?

aquascoot wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:57am:

Hard right.....there's never been a hard right PM and there wont be til campbell newman gets drafted into the position.  Then the no hopers are going to have a can of whoop ass opened under them ;)

Correct.

He'll open up re-education Internment Camps for all the self-abusing Australia-haters of the sort that infest this and other Australian forum boards.

He'll have them ass-whipped until they repent their treachery and start supporting the best of Western culture that is embodied in the Australian generational mainstream.

Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 11:00am:

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 10:46am: Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 10:44am: Peter Cosgrove: Primarily a professional "yes" man. Secondarily an attention seeking, media whore. He's actually a Far Lefty judging from some of the things he's said in the past. In your warped little world, everybody is a far lefty. It takes just one comment or action for you to disregard everything else and to declare that someone is a screaming socialist, commie, one world government leftist.

Those ill-advised 'one comment' leaks that they wish they'd bitten their tongue on often returns in later years to haunt them for having betrayed the true nature of where their sympathies lie.

The current G-G is hopelessly Leftwing and a traitor to her office for being an anti-monarchist, and so too will Cosgrove be found wanting.

aquascoot wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:59am:

Life_goes_on wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 10:44am: Peter Cosgrove: Primarily a professional "yes" man. Secondarily an attention seeking, media whore. ;) ;) he should put that on his CV,  must have studied at the Tim Flannery institute of arts

The Tim Flannery Institute of Media Tarts.

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 10:14am:

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 10:09am: ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 8:11pm: BigOl64 wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:25pm: red baron wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:14pm: Keelty's job as AFP Commissioner definitely involved a watch on terrorism across borders internationally...He was FEDERAL POLICE COMISSIONER not STATE...a vastly different portfolio. Cosgrove has done a sterling job in many, many areas but he dropped the ball on that one. It was  not a fact based decision, he made a political decision which was severely disappointing and blotted up to that point a great portfolio.. Keelty expessed a personal opinion, he had no evidence, he just blurted his opinion and you expect cosgrove to save his arse, keelty should learn to keep his mouth shut he is only a cop, forieng policy has bugger all to do with him. His terroism duties stop at the Aussie beach, the foreign stuff belongs to the spooks at least they tend to keep their mouth shut. Keelty was telling the truth and it was obvious to everyone. Cosgrove knew that Keelty was telling the truth but he criticised it because it was not in his political interests to back Keelty and now Cosgrove is reaping the rewards of his deceit.     Really, this has nothing to do with the fact it supports your own personal bias now does it?  ;D  ;D  ;D You lefties crack me up with what passes for 'facts' when you need them to. Keelty didn't say anything that everybody didn't know already.  For Cosgrove to then turn around and say Keelty was wrong was a treacherous act on the Aust people who had a right to know that their lives had been exposed to greater risk. Cosgroves response was all political.

Not too bright are you?

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 11:47am:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 10:14am: BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 10:09am: ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 8:11pm: BigOl64 wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:25pm: red baron wrote on Jan 28th, 2014 at 7:14pm: Keelty's job as AFP Commissioner definitely involved a watch on terrorism across borders internationally...He was FEDERAL POLICE COMISSIONER not STATE...a vastly different portfolio. Cosgrove has done a sterling job in many, many areas but he dropped the ball on that one. It was  not a fact based decision, he made a political decision which was severely disappointing and blotted up to that point a great portfolio.. Keelty expessed a personal opinion, he had no evidence, he just blurted his opinion and you expect cosgrove to save his arse, keelty should learn to keep his mouth shut he is only a cop, forieng policy has bugger all to do with him. His terroism duties stop at the Aussie beach, the foreign stuff belongs to the spooks at least they tend to keep their mouth shut. Keelty was telling the truth and it was obvious to everyone. Cosgrove knew that Keelty was telling the truth but he criticised it because it was not in his political interests to back Keelty and now Cosgrove is reaping the rewards of his deceit.     Really, this has nothing to do with the fact it supports your own personal bias now does it?  ;D  ;D  ;D You lefties crack me up with what passes for 'facts' when you need them to. Keelty didn't say anything that everybody didn't know already.  For Cosgrove to then turn around and say Keelty was wrong was a treacherous act on the Aust people who had a right to know that their lives had been exposed to greater risk. Cosgroves response was all political.  Not too bright are you?

Ohhh that was a well reasoned retort.   

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 1:55pm:

Ohhh that was a well reasoned retort.

It was a pretty cretinous reply unworthy of any reasoned reply, so you got the reply you so richly deserved.   ;D

Stop replying like a moron and I might put in a bit of effort myself.

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 1:58pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:55pm: Ohhh that was a well reasoned retort.    It was a pretty cretinous reply unworthy of any reasoned reply, so you got the reply you so richly deserved.   ;D Stop replying like a moron and I might put in a bit of effort myself.

Since you can't post a sensible reply I'm not interested in your reply. Its clear that Cosgrove deliberately misled Australians when he attacked Keely's obviously correct claims and that's the end of the story. Now go ahead and have your name calling rant, I couldn't give a sh!t, since you're too insignificant to matter.   

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 2:14pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:58pm: ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:55pm: Ohhh that was a well reasoned retort.    It was a pretty cretinous reply unworthy of any reasoned reply, so you got the reply you so richly deserved.   ;D Stop replying like a moron and I might put in a bit of effort myself. Since you can't post a sensible reply I'm not interested in your reply. Its clear that Cosgrove deliberately misled Australians when he attacked Keely's obviously correct claims and that's the end of the story. Now go ahead and have your name calling rant, I couldn't give a sh!t, since you're too insignificant to matter.

This afternoon, I have had a bit of a look at this Cosgrove/Keelty thaing.  I doubt Keelty would accept an invitation from anyone, but especially Cosgrove, to attend the swearing in of the next GG.  There is no doubt Cosgrove dumped on him.  His explanation for doing so looks weak.....and it is far more likely that he did so at the behest of his political masters.

No link.  Do your own research on this occasion.

Aussie wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 3:22pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 2:14pm: BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:58pm: ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:55pm: Ohhh that was a well reasoned retort.    It was a pretty cretinous reply unworthy of any reasoned reply, so you got the reply you so richly deserved.   ;D Stop replying like a moron and I might put in a bit of effort myself. Since you can't post a sensible reply I'm not interested in your reply. Its clear that Cosgrove deliberately misled Australians when he attacked Keely's obviously correct claims and that's the end of the story. Now go ahead and have your name calling rant, I couldn't give a sh!t, since you're too insignificant to matter.    This afternoon, I have had a bit of a look at this Cosgrove/Keelty thaing.  I doubt Keelty would accept an invitation from anyone, but especially Cosgrove, to attend the swearing in of the next GG.  There is no doubt Cosgrove dumped on him.  His explanation for doing so looks weak.....and it is far more likely that he did so at the behest of his political masters. No link.  Do your own research on this occasion.

Agree Aussie.  And Cosgrove is certainly getting a pay off now. 

A bloke who murdered children and babies in Vietnam ..yep good choice for our next GG  ;D

adelcrow wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 7:02pm:

A bloke who murdered children and babies in Vietnam ..yep good choice for our next GG  ;D

Ahhh the scumbag liar in fine form, good to see you are strongly representing the left's real attitude  in this matter.

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 2:14pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:58pm: ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:55pm: Ohhh that was a well reasoned retort.    It was a pretty cretinous reply unworthy of any reasoned reply, so you got the reply you so richly deserved.   ;D Stop replying like a moron and I might put in a bit of effort myself. Since you can't post a sensible reply I'm not interested in your reply. Its clear that Cosgrove deliberately misled Australians when he attacked Keely's obviously correct claims and that's the end of the story. Now go ahead and have your name calling rant, I couldn't give a sh!t, since you're too insignificant to matter.

See, you get a reason sensible reply, when you

1. post in a manner deserving of one

2. Post to the same standard you demand of your audience

3. Keep your bias to a reasonable level


Now if you want to have a go, but like you said you burned your bridges, so we're pretty much done

A predictable GG - but not exactly traditional

Quote:

Peter Cosgrove should prove to be a popular choice as governor-general, but if the Prime Minister wanted to stick to tradition, he would have appointed a lawyer or a politician, writes Mungo MacCallum.

adelcrow wrote on Jan 29^th, 2014 at 7:02pm:

A bloke who murdered children and babies in Vietnam ..yep good choice for our next GG  ;D

That's a disgusting comment.