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Reply #180 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:07am

A fitting tribute, from the Australian Prime Minister

Mr Speaker, on indulgence, I seek to make some remarks about the former Speaker, Harry Jenkins, and also to you. I quote in this parliament the words of Winston Churchill, who once described himself in the following terms:

"I am a child of the House of Commons. I was brought up in my father's house to believe in democracy"

Those words could well have been written by anyone about Harry Jenkins. He certainly is a child of his father's house, a very distinguished Speaker in this parliament, and he certainly is a child of this House as well, having served as a very distinguished Speaker in some remarkable days. Harry Jenkins served as Speaker of this parliament when Kevin Rudd delivered the historic apology to the stolen generations. He served as Speaker in this parliament during the days of some of the sharpest contests and most difficult debates that our nation needed to have about its future. He served in this parliament as the parliament's face to the world as we have welcomed leaders from around the world, most recently President Obama and, before President Obama, her Majesty the Queen. On all occasions Harry Jenkins, as Speaker of this House, has carried out his duty with honour, with dignity, with a strict non-partisan approach which brought him credit from all sides of the parliament.

Perhaps the only flaw in the speakership of Harry Jenkins was identified today by the member for Sturt. I would have taken the advice and thrown the member for Sturt out of the chamber on more occasions. But with those words of gentle chiding, former Speaker Harry Jenkins has served this parliament well. He is a child of this House. He is someone who learnt a love of democracy in his family home, but he is also a child of the Labor Party. He grew up in a Labor home with Labor values. He has witnessed for those values all of his adult life as he has served his constituents in the seat of Scullin. Harry Jenkins, as the member for Scullin, has decided that it is time to return home, back into the active service of the Labor Party, and we welcome him back in the Labor family in a very warm embrace. We look forward to working alongside him in 2012. He was a great Speaker and is a great Labor Party man and a great friend to all of us on this side of the parliament.

Mr Speaker, the only difficulty you face is stepping into the shoes of a man so distinguished. Perhaps I should have joked slippers, but stepping into the shoes of a man so distinguished, we anticipate that you will, as Speaker, guide this parliament in the way that you have guided it in the chair as Deputy Speaker. We have seen you, when you have exercised the role of Deputy Speaker, show a fierce sense of balance and appropriateness in this parliament. You have had the courage to take some difficult actions when they have been called upon to maintain order in the House. I am sure that we will continue to see that from you as you step now into the position of Speaker, and from the government side of this parliament, we will provide you the support required as you carry out the duties of Speaker.

http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2011-11-24.44.2#g46.34

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker Reply #181 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:29am GOD SHE HAS THE BLOODY HIDE TO QUOTE CHURCHILL.. couldnt she find one of Stalins.. well with a bit of luck she will get a giant pimple on her tongue to match the wooden nose she has sprouted.
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Reply #182 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:30am

The garden troll and the mad monk have not turned their eyes towards policy, their main ambitions to date is to simply scratch and claw at each other like a pair of back alley cats, then that suits us just fine.

While they are concentrating on fighting between themselves, they will leave other economic things alone that will keep allowing us to make money of dumb-arse Aussies who’s money keep our children being educated in some of the “best” schools in Europe.

Its no wonder why these current affairs shows highlight so many stupid Aussies falling for unintelligent African scams that even the African people don’t fall for anymore that‘s why they came here, they have heard about how dumb-arse and backward Aussies are. LOL LOL

Australians don’t care about anything anymore, so why would anyone else care.

Just keep rolling that money in for us, you big pack of dumb-arse “banjo” playing hillbillies.

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Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker
Reply #183 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:33am

decods wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:29am:

GOD SHE HAS THE BLOODY HIDE TO QUOTE CHURCHILL..

couldnt she find one of Stalins..

well with a bit of luck she will get a giant pimple on her tongue to match the wooden nose she has sprouted.

Didn't Churchill say the Japanese could have Australia and Briton would not defend Australia if the Japanese attacked us in one of his famous speeches, and all the Australian troops had to fight and die protecting England?

Churchill is one of the biggest MONSTERS in history; no wonder maggot mouth quoted him.

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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker Reply #184 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 1:23pm Didn't Churchill say the Japanese could have Australia and Briton would not defend Australia if the Japanese attacked us in one of his famous speeches, and all the Australian troops had to fight and die protecting England? YEP,Churchill was a dog, and Menzies hated his guts, says it all really.
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GoddyofOz Gold Member Offline Vote 1 for Sex, cause you're gay if you don't Posts: 2397	Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker Reply #185 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:34pm All these tantrums from the rightards are very humorous to watch. Better yet, it was pretty much the grave the Libs dug for themselves. They intended to sack Slipper, and he gets in early and bites them in the arse and gets labelled a traitor. Karma's a bitch.
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Reply #186 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:49pm

GoddyofOz wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:34pm:

All these tantrums from the rightards are very humorous to watch. Better yet, it was pretty much the grave the Libs dug for themselves.

They intended to sack Slipper, and he gets in early and bites them in the arse and gets labelled a traitor. Karma's a bitch.

because keeping a criminal in their ranks and rewarding him is more a labor way of doing things.

It is truly astonishing the way you labor people have zero principles and integrity. the end justifies the means... always.

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Reply #187 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:51pm

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:49pm:

GoddyofOz wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:34pm:

All these tantrums from the rightards are very humorous to watch. Better yet, it was pretty much the grave the Libs dug for themselves.

They intended to sack Slipper, and he gets in early and bites them in the arse and gets labelled a traitor. Karma's a bitch.

because keeping a criminal in their ranks and rewarding him is more a labor way of doing things.

It is truly astonishing the way you labor people have zero principles and integrity. the end justifies the means... always.

Which criminal is being kept in their ranks by Labor, exactly?

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Reply #188 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:54pm

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:49pm:

GoddyofOz wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:34pm:

All these tantrums from the rightards are very humorous to watch. Better yet, it was pretty much the grave the Libs dug for themselves.

They intended to sack Slipper, and he gets in early and bites them in the arse and gets labelled a traitor. Karma's a bitch.

because keeping a criminal in their ranks and rewarding him is more a labor way of doing things.

It is truly astonishing the way you labor people have zero principles and integrity. the end justifies the means... always.

LOL The Libs were happy to have Slipper in their party until the next election, there was no talk about dumping him before then and you know it,just more bitterness on your part.As goddy says, Slipper was About to get dumped,BUT NOT before the next election, Abbott could not afford to lose a member if he wanted to "bring this gov down" lolz, good luck with that now,hey??? Grin

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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6147 Gender:	Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker Reply #189 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:56pm What's the bet Slippers financial problems will now quietly go away? The price Julia will pay to gain an extra seat. Not that Tony would have done any different given the chance. Bastards all of them.
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker Reply #190 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 4:19pm Belgarion wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:56pm: What's the bet Slippers financial problems will now quietly go away? The price Julia will pay to gain an extra seat. Not that Tony would have done any different given the chance. Bastards all of them. Aint that the truth
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Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker
Reply #191 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 4:27pm

skippy. wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:54pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:49pm:

GoddyofOz wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:34pm:

All these tantrums from the rightards are very humorous to watch. Better yet, it was pretty much the grave the Libs dug for themselves.

They intended to sack Slipper, and he gets in early and bites them in the arse and gets labelled a traitor. Karma's a bitch.

because keeping a criminal in their ranks and rewarding him is more a labor way of doing things.

It is truly astonishing the way you labor people have zero principles and integrity. the end justifies the means... always.

LOL The Libs were happy to have Slipper in their party until the next election, there was no talk about dumping him before then and you know it,just more bitterness on your part.As goddy says, Slipper was About to get dumped,BUT NOT before the next election, Abbott could not afford to lose a member if he wanted to "bring this gov down" lolz, good luck with that now,hey??? Grin

There is every chance Matty will contest Slipper's seat in the next election. At present, he will neither confirm or deny this. He's leaving all options on the table.

This could mean Mr Abbott will have another Liberal in the lower house after the next election - unless Matty changes sides and chooses to vote with the Greens or One Nation.

If this happened, the Libs would be one man down again. It could change the entire political dynamic of the next parliament.

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Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker
Reply #192 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 5:34pm

skippy. wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:54pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:49pm:

GoddyofOz wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:34pm:

All these tantrums from the rightards are very humorous to watch. Better yet, it was pretty much the grave the Libs dug for themselves.

They intended to sack Slipper, and he gets in early and bites them in the arse and gets labelled a traitor. Karma's a bitch.

because keeping a criminal in their ranks and rewarding him is more a labor way of doing things.

It is truly astonishing the way you labor people have zero principles and integrity. the end justifies the means... always.

LOL The Libs were happy to have Slipper in their party until the next election, there was no talk about dumping him before then and you know it,just more bitterness on your part.As goddy says, Slipper was About to get dumped,BUT NOT before the next election, Abbott could not afford to lose a member if he wanted to "bring this gov down" lolz, good luck with that now,hey??? Grin

G'day, skip....
I've come back to this thread as I think it was the first one on the subject.

So much whinging, wailing and gnashing of teeth from those 'born to rule'.
I like hypotheticals, so lets look at one.

Tony Abbott is PM in a minority govt.
Tony's Speaker vacates his position and Tony finds himself a disaffected member of the Opposition (Labor) to take the position, giving his minority govt a bit of extra breathing space.

A. Is Tony's action a brilliant move?
B. Is Tony doing the right thing by the voters?
C. Is Tony a hero for making such a move?
D. Will the Aust political system disintergrate because of this action?
E. Should Tony be made 'President for Life' for taking such action?

I thing you get the idea....

If the shoe was on the other foot, would it be the most "Brilliant Political Coup" of all time, or would it mean the end of civilization as we know it?

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker Reply #193 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 5:36pm Slipper only became corrupt the day he ditched the Coalition
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Lobo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7408 Sydney Gender:	Re: Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker Reply #194 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 5:37pm BTW..... How come so many threads on the one subject??
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