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ialwayspoor New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15	Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW Reply #15 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:02am So the looney greens are crowing their vote has increased. Talk about statistics meaning stuff all. Take away the Green vote in Marrickville and Balmain and the greens would be lucky to have 5% of the vote. Some seats it was less than 3%. Australia has FINALLY woken up to the bunch of half wit morons.
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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #16 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:16am

The Greens are now almost beyond the point of no return. They've had their little party at the expense of the environment, now they'll all have to find another scam. The Greens were always destined to failure by their own ostrich like "policies", no political endeavor will ever succeed in an educated country unless real issues are addressed, the Greens have overused their mantra of cheap speak and guilt trip, now even the dullest are beginning to wake up

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #17 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:31am

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:16am:

The Greens are now almost beyond the point of no return. They've had their little party at the expense of the environment, now they'll all have to find another scam. The Greens were always destined to failure by their own ostrich like "policies", no political endeavor will ever succeed in an educated country unless real issues are addressed, the Greens have overused their mantra of cheap speak and guilt trip, now even the dullest are beginning to wake up

What a croc! If that was even remotely-true, the Greens would have received a lower first preference vote across both the states and the nation - when the reverse has been true!

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Reply #18 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:33am

ialwayspoor wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:02am:

So the looney greens are crowing their vote has increased.

Talk about statistics meaning stuff all.

Take away the Green vote in Marrickville and Balmain and the greens would be lucky to have 5% of the vote.

Some seats it was less than 3%.

Australia has FINALLY woken up to the bunch of half wit morons.

Surely you didn't mean us to interpret that literally - since it is nowhere near the truth!?

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #19 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:37am

Equitist wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:31am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:16am:

The Greens are now almost beyond the point of no return. They've had their little party at the expense of the environment, now they'll all have to find another scam. The Greens were always destined to failure by their own ostrich like "policies", no political endeavor will ever succeed in an educated country unless real issues are addressed, the Greens have overused their mantra of cheap speak and guilt trip, now even the dullest are beginning to wake up

What a croc! If that was even remotely-true, the Greens would have received a lower first preference vote across both the states and the nation - when the reverse has been true!

The greens don`t stand for anything, MOST of the dullest can see it now.

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #20 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:38am

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____ wrote on Apr 1^st, 2011 at 6:39pm:

No where in the link from the opening post does 'Bob Brown admit Greens did poorly in NSW'

Doesn't the poster usually criticise others for doing what he has done here?

i know you are stupid, but I thought you could read.

longie's having an April Fools Joke

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #21 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:40am

Dnarever wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 7:45am:

____ wrote on Apr 1^st, 2011 at 6:39pm:

No where in the link from the opening post does 'Bob Brown admit Greens did poorly in NSW'

Doesn't the poster usually criticise others for doing what he has done here?]

While you are technically correct Brown did say that the statements on Israel cost them votes.

While LW has stretched the point I do not think it is an entirely unreasonable exageration.

Though I doubt that this statement has had the impact some may think.

In virtually every election I can remember the Greens have been expected to do well but it has only come to fruition on one or two occasions.

I think there are two major reasons, One is that people who indicate they may vote green in servays etc chicken out by the time they reach the booth and the second more specific to this election where we have a minority government nationally which always tends to polarise votes to the major party's.

In this case with votes also going away from Labor it meant the Libs and Nats did unreasonably well. Anyone expecting a strong Green result in this situation has missed the mark badly, they have done well to stay basically where they were or maybe a slight improvement.

thats pretty well said. What i truly hate is the arrogant and rather stilly statements that teh Greens did well in this election. that is just plain DUMB> they did quite poorly as even Bob Brown admitted.

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #22 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:42am

Equitist wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:31am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:16am:

The Greens are now almost beyond the point of no return. They've had their little party at the expense of the environment, now they'll all have to find another scam. The Greens were always destined to failure by their own ostrich like "policies", no political endeavor will ever succeed in an educated country unless real issues are addressed, the Greens have overused their mantra of cheap speak and guilt trip, now even the dullest are beginning to wake up

What a croc! If that was even remotely-true, the Greens would have received a lower first preference vote across both the states and the nation - when the reverse has been true!

both VIC and NSW polled LESS than the votes they recevied in the most recent election - the federal election.

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #23 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:00am

longweekend58 wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:42am:

Equitist wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:31am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:16am:

The Greens are now almost beyond the point of no return. They've had their little party at the expense of the environment, now they'll all have to find another scam. The Greens were always destined to failure by their own ostrich like "policies", no political endeavor will ever succeed in an educated country unless real issues are addressed, the Greens have overused their mantra of cheap speak and guilt trip, now even the dullest are beginning to wake up

What a croc! If that was even remotely-true, the Greens would have received a lower first preference vote across both the states and the nation - when the reverse has been true!

both VIC and NSW polled LESS than the votes they recevied in the most recent election - the federal election.

Yet all, I repeat all of the polls you have mentioned, Greens have increased their vote. This shows when people do decide to Green up their politics, they stay Green. A very solid base for further growth.

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #24 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:06am

____ wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:00am:

longweekend58 wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:42am:

Equitist wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:31am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 8:16am:

The Greens are now almost beyond the point of no return. They've had their little party at the expense of the environment, now they'll all have to find another scam. The Greens were always destined to failure by their own ostrich like "policies", no political endeavor will ever succeed in an educated country unless real issues are addressed, the Greens have overused their mantra of cheap speak and guilt trip, now even the dullest are beginning to wake up

What a croc! If that was even remotely-true, the Greens would have received a lower first preference vote across both the states and the nation - when the reverse has been true!

both VIC and NSW polled LESS than the votes they recevied in the most recent election - the federal election.

Yet all, I repeat all of the polls you have mentioned, Greens have increased their vote. This shows when people do decide to Green up their politics, they stay Green. A very solid base for further growth.

maybe you shoudl talk to Bob Brown who thinks quite differently. so you are back now after your week long humiliation of the election result?

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW Reply #25 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:07am Well woody, welcome back. At first I thought you'd been plunged into the depths of depression over NSW. Then I thought, no, he's away on some networking course on how to handle this debacle. But you're obviously over it now. And so are the Greens . . .over the hill I mean.
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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW Reply #26 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 7:47pm Looks liek Woody hasnt the guts to face up the the embarrassment of the NSW election.
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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #27 - Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 12:24pm

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:07am:

Well woody, welcome back. At first I thought you'd been plunged into the depths of depression over NSW. Then I thought, no, he's away on some networking course on how to handle this debacle.
But you're obviously over it now. And so are the Greens . . .over the hill I mean.

No requirement for any course, Dog and House Sitting holiday ... in other words living Life.

Like other Greens supporters, we live in the real world. Greens have once again solidified support, this time in NSW, and have new support growing. I look forward to watching Green's support grow in areas like Western Sydney.

This is a very exciting time to be a Greens supporter.

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Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW
Reply #28 - Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:00pm

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 1^st, 2011 at 7:19pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Apr 1^st, 2011 at 2:53pm:

We usually hear the laborites and greenies wanting proof that he Greens did babldy and here is Bob Brown saying exactly that.

I cant wait to hear the excuses this tie.

And where is greens-lose? has he run out of dole money or what?

People are waking up to the Greens.

INDEED ... they are !

Historic win as Greens go down to wire

Alicia Wood
April 3, 2011

JAMIE PARKER has made history as the first Greens MP in the NSW lower house after winning the inner-west seat of Balmain, in a final insult to the Labor Party.

Mr Parker, who had to wait a week to claim victory after a tight contest, said yesterday he expected to win the seat by more than 1000 votes from Liberal candidate James Falk.

The contest was initially thought to be between the incumbent, Labor's Verity Firth, and Mr Parker, but Ms Firth slipped to third place after preferences were distributed.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/historic-win-as-greens-go-down-to-...

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mavisdavis Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1512	Re: Bob Brown admits Greens did poorly in NSW Reply #29 - Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:01pm Face facts Woody. The gravy train`s derailed itself.
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