I join the hundreds of social media writers who have, over the last four years, written about the demonstrated stupidity of our current prime minister, Tony Abbott. Here’s one of my favourites from a year ago, ‘Tony Abbott’s pearls of wisdom‘:

Tony Abbott says some amazingly stupid things. His brain fart comments on gay people, women and climate change are some examples. Strolling around the internet I’ve managed to find some more pearls of wisdom that haven’t had the exposure of his more famous gaffes, and I happily present them here for your enjoyment.

Let’s start with this one:

The Opposition Leader said roads were critical to improving life across all facets of society.

“Better roads means better communities; better roads are good for our economy; they’re good for our society,” he said.

“They’re good for our physical and mental health.

“They’re even good for the environment because cars that are moving spew out far less pollution than cars that are standing still.”


So next time I feel a mental breakdown or the flu coming on I’ll visit a road. They are good for my health. We should all do it. Roads do good things for Australians.

I know what he was really trying to say, but let’s face it, he stuffed it up. This next one is a real gem:

Ever since I was old enough to understand the term, I have regarded myself as a conservationist.  As a child, I used to play in the gullies and creeks surrounding the Lane Cove National Park. I wasn’t as careful then as now about protecting fauna, such as the red-bellied black snake, but I loved the bush for its potential for adventure and sense of solitude.In the valley behind our house, I first learnt to sleep under the stars. On canoeing trips, I learnt to read a map. On student bush walks, I developed a sense of direction.


As I said over at The AIMN, he no longer kills red-bellied black snakes and despises people who keep lights on. No wonder people such as Andrew Bolt rate him more credible than most of the world’s scientists. Scientists spend at least three years studying at university to become knowledgeable in their field. Tony Abbott reads maps. While floating down a river. How could you doubt him? How could you doubt a person who has a sense of direction because he walked in the bush yet needs a map to paddle a canoe?

This one is interesting:

Tony Abbott says he now has the “authority” to keep election promises. He admitted he had broken them in the past but said it was not his fault.


Well whose fault was it? Blame that ‘carbon tax’ I suppose.

I like this one:

Someone who’s earning $50,000 should be encouraged to move to $100,000.


Sounds fair enough to me. Tomorrow we’ll all line up to see the boss and ask for a $50K raise. Just tell him that Tony encouraged it (not that we’d need much encouragement).

This can’t be true:

Look, people should be polite to the Prime Minster. It doesn’t matter what they think of her policies or her government, they should be polite to her. That is the respect that the senior leadership of this country ought to be given and people certainly shouldn’t be disruptive of the Parliament.


Must be the new Tony we keep hearing about.

This is more like the old Tony:

Well, Kochie, I think the people of western Sydney want a plan, not a visit. They want a plan to ease cost of living pressures, a plan to ease traffic congestion and a plan to make the streets and community safer and the Coalition has real solutions to all these issues. We’ll build the WestConnex, we’ll end the carbon tax, we’ll stop the boats, we’ll stop the guns. Now, I think this is a big step forward for the people of Sydney.


Wow! How long have the boats been making it all the way to Western Sydney?

During a visit to Western Sydney (yes, the place where people shouldn’t visit) he said:

“We will bring in more trees and better soils, there will be incentives, not penalties and a green army for our degraded bushland and waterways under pressure”.


Where the hell are they going to pinch the trees from. Bring in from where? Maybe he’ll introduce a policy that all boat people have to bring a tree with them.

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This is why we won the ashes back 

With apologies to Jim Henson......

Pathetic, leftards, just pathetic.

adelcrow wrote on Feb 1^st, 2014 at 7:58pm:



What a moron.

And to think, there are idiots on this forum who actually admit to voting for this brain-dead, woman-bashing retard.

I worry about this country.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 1^st, 2014 at 8:00pm:


Yep...thats the moron representing us on the international stage 

Perhaps we should use the customary poor English in the subject title by Riverina Jack here as an example of how the public school system of Australia continues to produce people who really do not understand when to use the correct indefinite article.

His spelling and sentence construction is truly abysmal - every single day.

I have very little time for uneducated people, Kat.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:22am:



talking of uneducated I have a great email of Sarah hanson young..doin g what she does so well..[making a fool of herself] at the senate border security inquiry...

unfortunately I dont know how to put it on here without disclosing where it came from..so if anyone would like it..send me a email address.........shes a bit confused... comparing govt border control with the TV show..

this is in a room full of her peers...what a sorry sight she is.

well, to be fair, he doesn't claim to be the suppository of wisdom

another labor whinge topic.

you had seven years and stuffed the country.

GREED.

if there are high taxes under Abbott there was also high taxes under Gillard and Rudd.

and high Unemployment because the people of this country don't care about other citizens of the country.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 7:01am:


Really pansi?
Most Aussies i have come across either here or in Australia have a knowledge of say modern history about he same as i had when i was 12.

In our school curriculum in Britain we covered Napoleon, the crimea war, Russian Revolution, French Revolution, WW1.
Many - my wife included - admit the Aussie education system teaches you two fifths of bugger all on history.

How about languages? I left with French and German taught at school from 11 and 12 respectively.
Few Aussies i met spoke a second, let alone third language - unless they were from migrant families, even then it tended to reach down 2nd gen only.

In my cursory review of the AU education system, I feel fortunate to have been educated in Great Britain.

Why add anything. The post of the Professor says more than I ever could add to prove my point.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 8:23am:


Come off it Andrei, the only reason you come on here is so that you can gloat about how well educated and how rich you are, how big a house you have, how great a car and so on  ....

if you really don't like talking to mere lessor educated commoners, piss off.

Kat wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:27am:



Abbott has a job, you are so stupid you are unemployable and have to beg to Abbott to look after you ... who's the idiot? 

John S wrote on Feb 1^st, 2014 at 3:10pm:


And you are not "a" idiot?

Dont worry he will be back at school next week.

Correcting sixth grade grammar!

adelcrow wrote on Feb 1^st, 2014 at 3:14pm:


Great that we won the ashes back but perhaps, with the help of the weather.

The English are not used to such hot conditions.

Usually, Melbourne doesn't suffer such heat

I pin point this moment in history where Abbott had his brain mangled to such an extent that he is now virtually a vegetable in a suit.
Buy that man a drink   

viewpoint wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 4:11pm:


I dunno about that...Shorty is smart enough to be tapping this.



While Abbott is married to a female impersonator and tapping a drunken lush who looks like an angry crack whore 

Even the Jewish leaders love Chloe

How about Julie Bishop hitting on Chloe



Yep..our man Shorty is many things but he's no idiot 

Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 4:27pm:



All ya gotta do is use the right bait 

If he had another chance I bet that guy would belt Tony a lot harder.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 5:39pm:



How does one explain the lefts jealousy at the sight of a real man laying bare their own inadequacies, no wonder the lefts main preoccupation is with anal sex, although I will say at least they have a sense of humour when it comes to anal as on the one hand they want everyone smacking each other up the arse in holy matrimony yet on the other they want a muslim Australia and mussies are the biggest homophobes on the planet LOL.
This gives a real explanation into the lefts motivations and that is they are quite insane and they must introduce irrational f*ckwittery  at any and every given opportunity 

adelcrow wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 4:13pm:


By cheating on his wife.
Disgusting immoral piece of sh*t he is.

Cliff48 wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm:



George has just been banned for being rude to a mod. Just letting you know Cliff for your own safety. 

Some moderators do tend to overlook the indiscretions of their political allies - it's just something us lefties have to deal with. It's best to remain mute and tread carefully around them.

Cliff48 wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm:




I think you will find that no member was directly harmed in the filing of that post 

mantra wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:09pm:


Whilst it wasn't me who banned him, that's not remotely the reason he was banned mantra.
Nonetheless I'm not getting into a public discussion on why a member is banned or not.

Each member if banned is given the reason.

mantra wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:13pm:


And they aren't taken as personal mantra.
But if you find Adel's racism as anything other than repulsive then that's not a great look on yourself.

mantra wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:09pm:


thanks for the heads up mantra but I would rather cop the ban than say nothing while Andrei's bias and arrogance goes unquestioned

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:14pm:


I have seen a lot worse said here about Gillard - so tend to be a bit immune to insults about politicians. Some of the posts were slanderous, but they were usually ignored by the moderators.

It is very hard when we see politicians from the parties we support being badmouthed, but it is part and parcel of a political forum. I'm a Greens supporter and see some terrible things written about the party senators, so skim over all the really nasty bits.  Adelcrow's comments are mild in comparison to some of the stuff that's posted here about the Greens and Labor.

Politicians are open slather unfortunately.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:25pm:


I assure you it didn't take 2 months to form the opinions.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 6:27pm:

There's such a place? That name's got so many double entendres.

Innocent bystander wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 12:31pm:



Right.

Enough's enough.

I am NOT unemployed OR unemployable, as you've all been told
many times, I've even provided pics. It's a pretty p1ss-weak and
easily disproven basis for a personal attack.

Keep up with these slurs on my employment status and I WILL be
happy to lodge a report.

You lot do it so often, I reckon the mods will soon get tired of
dealing with it and issue a few bans.

Cliff48 wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm:



I seem to be called an idiot at least few times every week - I typically find it funny as it mostly comes from someone about half as clever as a dead platypus who responds this way when he can't refute what I had posted.

I'll admit I'm guessing on LW and only going on varying comments I read.

As a poster my interaction with moderators were very limited and when LW was one I wasn't around very much.

Moderating and posting should be kept completely separate and is something I'll always do.

Kat wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 7:45pm:




Working cash in hand while collecting the dole isn't really a proper job, good on you for showing a bit of initiative though 

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Innocent bystander wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 10:30pm:



Don't you think it's about time you stopped hanging around primary schools?

While I agree swearing is over used there is nothing in the rules to say it should not be used. PN is forcing his own personal opinion onto the forum.
So much for free speech.

skippy. wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2014 at 5:38am:


It's hard to find a happy balance when it comes to free speech Skippy. When a forum has lax or no moderation only those who are the most vulgar and abusive are given free speech. The other members don't have free speech because they are silenced by profanities and overwhelming abuse.

Perhaps Perceptions is sick of the complaints by the more mild mannered and is giving us some guidelines - not only to make his job easier, but to allow everyone to have their say peacefully.

I support this rather than going to the other extreme where people are forced off a board due to those who have no self control.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 10:34pm:


Have to admit I read that this evening and found it quite funny.

adelcrow wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 5:55pm:


I don't think that your opinion of Abbott causes him sleepless nights.

Innocent bystander wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2014 at 10:30pm:


I agree wit IB .. swearing  is just part and parcel of modern Australian English, to carry on like a prude about swearing just shows how out of touch with reality you really are.

olde.sault wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2014 at 10:05am:


Embarrassing an Idiot more like a roads scholar.

U

It is Official: Tony Abbott is a idiot

Why do you need to insult Idiots ????

Dnarever wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2014 at 7:25pm:



Much the same as starting a threading called "Water is Wet".