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Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard
Jun 24^th, 2010 at 5:18pm

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Despite being a lefty, I subscribe to the Lib HQ email list - and this is what I have just received in my inbox: -

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Dear [Subscriber]

Whenever there is a change of Prime Minister, it is an historic time for all Australians.

There are many things Julia Gillard and we as Liberals may agree on: reward for hard work, support for families, encouragement for small business and aiming to secure our future.

But what really matters to Australians are the clear differences that exist between Labor and the Liberals on how these goals are achieved, and who is actually able to achieve them.

It’s not about what Ms Gillard says now - it’s about the way Labor operates and who can deliver.

Today’s decision brings no real end to the uncertainty created by Labor’s failed policy and complete mismanagement.

Ms Gillard has been at the heart of every poor decision made by this Government.

She is part and parcel of the uncertainty created by Labor’s massive debt and Labor’s reckless spending and waste. She is part and parcel of Labor’s soft approach to border security. She is part and parcel of Labor’s failure to take on dysfunctional State Labor Governments when it comes to service delivery.

Above all, as part of this Government, Ms Gillard has adopted a faction-influenced, poll-driven approach to running our country - envy taxes, policy flip-flops, and broken promises – the product of a Government pre-occupied by day to day political fixes.

With Labor, you never know what’s next. Today, Australians got a new Prime Minister. What broken promises, what political distraction and what failed policies are around the corner we can’t say. But we do know it will depend on the next Newspoll.

By contrast, with the Liberals what you see is what you get.

This is what this contest is really all about.

LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Authorised by Brian Loughnane for the Liberal Party of Australia
Cnr Blackall & Macquarie Streets, Barton ACT 2600

BTW, the 'bolded' section above was actually in bold in the original email. Clearly, they're not expecting the party faithful to pick up on the insidious irony of their internal propaganda!?

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Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard
Reply #1 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 5:28pm

Hmmnnn...in no part of this was there a single mention of any of the words 'lead', 'leader' nor 'leadership'...

Nor any mention of the toxic name Tony Abbott!?

Curiously, the word 'part' rated a total of 4 mentions by the Lib propagandists!?

I presume that the word 'part' will henceforth be 'part and parcel' of the Libs' great big piss on everything strategy!?

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Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard
Reply #2 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 8:43pm

Equitist wrote on Jun 24^th, 2010 at 5:28pm:

Hmmnnn...in no part of this was there a single mention of any of the words 'lead', 'leader' nor 'leadership'...

Nor any mention of the toxic name Tony Abbott!?

Curiously, the word 'part' rated a total of 4 mentions by the Lib propagandists!?

I presume that the word 'part' will henceforth be 'part and parcel' of the Libs' great big piss on everything strategy!?

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It's actually a good cost saving thought on behalf of the Liberals. They change Leaders so much, having a generic form with <insert current leader name here> saves a lot of reprinting

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Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard
Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:02pm

every political party that is defeated at an election has a leadership re-invention over the next few years as new candidates are tried and tested. Labor has done the same thing for years after Keating until they came up with Kevin Rudd. The libs aren't any different. Despite what people think, Howard was actually a very solid leader. I was most impressed with his exit speech on election night in 2007. That's bravery.
I felt very sorry for Kevin Rudd today, as I am sure did most of Australia. I also think people will feel pretty angry with Gillard and the Labor Party. At this stage Gillard is an unelected usurper, and my feeling watching the media coverage so far is that there is an ominous quietude out there. The electorate is very much in two minds and very uncertain at this time about embracing the sort of odour that is coming off this coup.

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Reply #4 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:11pm

In case some of you haven't noticed, the Libs have had 3 unelected Opposition Leaders since the last election - and that none of them have any more mandate to lead their party than Julia does to lead hers...

Besides, most people vote by core party ethos - only swinging voters vote according to short-term changes in either or both major parties...

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shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard Reply #5 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:13pm "three unelected Opposition leaders" are not "three unelected Prime Ministers". Big difference there - in a democracy.
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard Reply #6 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:18pm Seriously, I'll never understand the bizarre capacity for partisan doublethink that Conservatives share...
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard Reply #7 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:21pm Hint: within a democratic system, a leader is elected democratically - and when they do not demonstrate respect for internal democracy, their position becomes untenable - the same applies in any organisation or community!
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Reply #8 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:27pm

Equitist wrote on Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:18pm:

Seriously, I'll never understand the bizarre capacity for partisan doublethink that Conservatives share...

Doublethink? Look who's talking! You have a two-faced Ying AND Yang in your avatar- and it's revolving! How's that for covering all bases and standing for nothing?? Talk about double think...

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Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard
Reply #9 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:28pm

Rudd was elected by the community knowing that he would be prime minister; Gillard has not achieved that degree of respect at this stage.
Abbott is up there for electoral consideration as prime minister.
The Australian electorate, I believe, does not appreciate being circumvented prior to an election, and then being asked to collaborate in their own disenfranchisement.
Come on the election.

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Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard
Reply #10 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 11:31pm

Soren wrote on Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:27pm:

Equitist wrote on Jun 24^th, 2010 at 9:18pm:

Seriously, I'll never understand the bizarre capacity for partisan doublethink that Conservatives share...

Doublethink? Look who's talking! You have a two-faced Ying AND Yang in your avatar- and it's revolving! How's that for covering all bases and standing for nothing?? Talk about double think...

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LOL...I'll pay that one - especially since my rOCKING Pisces avatar obviously brings a much-needed smile to yours...

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Reply #11 - Jun 24^th, 2010 at 11:56pm

synergyshift - interesting point.

For the ALP, dumping rudd was a nobrainer. It was the vote of the party.
But as you said, the people voted FoR rudd last election. They had no say in this one.

had I voted for rudd, not sure how I would feel now.
some of my workmates are leftys, one seemed ....... disturbed today.
The other (whom is more approachable) was a bit tender. But I did not poke fun at him and said I felt gillard was a better bet.

prob the rank and file may feel a bit .. left out of the loop ???

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Re: Lib HQ propaganda re Julia Gillard
Reply #12 - Jun 25^th, 2010 at 12:07am

I have no doubt at all that that "disturbed" feeling runs right across the country through all political persuasions. I think it will change to anger actually. This is a political coup where a sitting prime minister in the first term has been usurped for political expedience.
The libs did not do that to Howard even when the writing was on the wall. It smacks of cowardice and cynicism towards the Australian electorate - "oh look we have a woman as prime minister now, now you will vote for us" - do they think Australians are idiots?!
This is cowardice and political expedience, and no one, no one, is comfortable looking at what Rudd was put through today. My wife, who is a nurse said she hoped he had medical surveillance during the course of the day because that sort of pressure can cause heart attack and other problems. The poor guy; the Labor factionists have a lot to answer for, and I think the Australian public will sack them just like they sacked Rudd - that's how Australians operate.
I did not vote for Rudd or Labor last time. Never do really - I don't like the attitude and the cynicism they have.

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Reply #13 - Jun 25^th, 2010 at 12:16am

we will see one day, for absolute certain, what the ordinary Australian workers you describe are like - they are not the inheritors of communistic cyncism, nor Party champagne socialists, they are ordinary decent people who don't like grasping, backstabbing party factions - and when they finally see this sort of philosophy in action, like today, they get "disturbed". These labor politicians will pay for this at the next election. Tony Abbott is a "straight shooter" at least, he is conservative, and will probably turn out to be pig-headed after a term or so, then they will be booted out as usual. But these people who have done this today will not be respected by the Australian electorate, you watch. It would be like being complicit to something wrong to support them.

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Reply #14 - Jun 25^th, 2010 at 12:26am

politically, I think having a female there is a winning move.
I'm a righty so this makes me teeth grit, it's just how I see it.

yes, it is political expediency. The labour ethos is absent, throughtout rudds period as PM, no-one "looked after" him.
Noone was "his mate". noone got pissed with him.

I'ld vote for the ALP if they were what they were supposed to be.
but they aren't.
the theories nice, in practice, the libs are more honest.

look at all the smacking lies gillard said about not rolling rudd.
years ago I said she would. it was obvious.
I don't blame her for rolling him.
but I do for lying prior to it.

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