tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post2325985425386310251..comments2023-09-04T21:36:48.170+10:00Comments on The Site Formally Known As: What's so bad about the Greens?Stubbadubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333188150383405691noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-85934410692332872472008-09-11T15:22:00.000+10:002008-09-11T15:22:00.000+10:00Greens never make mistakes? They made Wally Sear a...Greens never make mistakes? They made Wally Sear a member of the club.Cranky Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277275642452265054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-3251039262275985712008-09-11T14:54:00.000+10:002008-09-11T14:54:00.000+10:00That they establishedWhich we established in 1992....<I>That they established</I><BR/><BR/>Which we established in <I>1992</I>.<BR/><BR/>Politics is always an imperfect business, but if you never do anything, you never make mistakes.<BR/><BR/>Which is why the Greens never make mistakes.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-57041322490606483062008-09-11T14:23:00.000+10:002008-09-11T14:23:00.000+10:00The ALP are also attempting to fix the whole Austu...The ALP are also attempting to fix the whole Austudy / HECS debacle... which they established.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-84482257402618017682008-09-11T13:54:00.000+10:002008-09-11T13:54:00.000+10:00Removal of mandatory detentionThat they establishe...<I>Removal of mandatory detention</I><BR/><BR/>That they established.Fad MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682635778182144243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-2776122383919015992008-09-11T13:36:00.000+10:002008-09-11T13:36:00.000+10:00"We know you are doing it tough but you have to wa..."We know you are doing it tough but you have to wait nine months for any relief" is heartless in anyone's language. Half Nelson couldn't put the half Nelson on the government if he tried.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276765027706053664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-45869053642662981742008-09-11T13:25:00.000+10:002008-09-11T13:25:00.000+10:00No, this is a government that's preparing for a ma...No, this is a government that's preparing for a major overhaul of the <I>entire</I> social security system and isn't going to be stampeded by "Half" Nelson.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-81346177903999646982008-09-11T13:19:00.000+10:002008-09-11T13:19:00.000+10:00"I'm glad that Brown and Nettle stood up to Bush" ...<I> "I'm glad that Brown and Nettle stood up to Bush" </I><BR/><BR/>But they didn't, Squib. That's what bugged me. That they didn't stand up to him.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-36158833777152194872008-09-11T13:17:00.000+10:002008-09-11T13:17:00.000+10:00Yeah, I thought Jeremy only ever popped up to defe...<I>Yeah, I thought Jeremy only ever popped up to defend himself against Hack's barbs.<BR/><BR/>Seems he really is a needy attention whore who can't stay away, after all.</I><BR/><BR/>Boogey, Sear is only human. How could he resist you all?<BR/><BR/>Ramon, that's the same government that's quite happy to let pensioners starve for the next nine months, no?Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276765027706053664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-16989932231045592522008-09-11T13:13:00.000+10:002008-09-11T13:13:00.000+10:00Yeah Ramon, give yourself a jellybeanYeah Ramon, give yourself a jellybeansquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-3970897290711044282008-09-11T13:03:00.000+10:002008-09-11T13:03:00.000+10:00We're not the ones constantly shouting about how p...We're not the ones constantly shouting about how pure we are, squib.<BR/><BR/>Removal of mandatory detention, abolition of Workchoices, apology to indigenous Australians, cutting private health funds off the drip-feed of government money, signing Kyoto.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that rotten right-wing Labor government.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-20875891580797449672008-09-11T12:51:00.000+10:002008-09-11T12:51:00.000+10:00In answer to your question Puss, there's nothing w...In answer to your question Puss, there's nothing wrong with the Greens and the only reason the Labor fundies here can't see that is because they have failed to notice their party took a major right hand turn a long time ago, around about the time of the Tampa crisis.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that Brown and Nettle stood up to Bush because no one in the Labor Party, these days, has that sort of courage. <BR/><BR/><I> I refuse to vote for a party that smugly shouts its virtues while at the same time doing sleazy deals with the right.</I><BR/><BR/>pffft and Labor never do sleazy deals, right?squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-56058866152166216092008-09-11T11:27:00.000+10:002008-09-11T11:27:00.000+10:00Yeah, I thought Jeremy only ever popped up to defe...Yeah, I thought Jeremy only ever popped up to defend himself against Hack's barbs.<BR/><BR/>Seems he really <I>is</I> a needy attention whore who can't stay away, after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-61331111977472817442008-09-11T11:16:00.000+10:002008-09-11T11:16:00.000+10:00Greens are cunts, Greens are cunts, Greens are cun...Greens are cunts, Greens are cunts, Greens are cunts.<BR/><BR/>Let's see, Fad.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-28080256057550808842008-09-11T11:07:00.000+10:002008-09-11T11:07:00.000+10:00I thought we'd finally seen the last of him.Can we...I thought we'd finally seen the last of him.<BR/><BR/>Can we never mention the Greens again?Fad MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682635778182144243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-90221468092009888812008-09-11T09:16:00.000+10:002008-09-11T09:16:00.000+10:00Well yes, Pseseus, this is like choosing whether y...Well yes, Pseseus, this is like choosing whether you want to come down with smallpox or typhoid.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-49659423927608530272008-09-11T09:02:00.000+10:002008-09-11T09:02:00.000+10:00Sorry Ramon, but I also preferenced the Liberals b...Sorry Ramon, but I also preferenced the Liberals before Family First (though I had them both near the bottom, just above the CEC). <BR/><BR/>FF policies are quite often Old Testamant hogwash and Fielding appears to have the intellectual vigour of plankton.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-77115276888686145962008-09-11T08:58:00.000+10:002008-09-11T08:58:00.000+10:00Heeerrrreeesss Wally!Heeerrrreeesss Wally!Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-23485385801409100192008-09-11T08:46:00.000+10:002008-09-11T08:46:00.000+10:00Walt, old son, you can vote for whoever you like b...Walt, old son, you can vote for whoever you like but I refuse to vote for a party that smugly shouts its virtues while at the same time doing sleazy deals with the right.<BR/><BR/>Fact One. During the 2006 Victorian state election, they swapped preferences with People Power - a group of lunatics whose IR policies were to the right of John Howard.<BR/><BR/>Fact Two. The Greens recently voted with the DLP in the Victorian Upper House on fluoride.<BR/><BR/>The <I>DLP</I>, Walt. You may want to look them up.<BR/><BR/>Fact Three. The Greens preferenced to the Liberals ahead of Family First, despite the fact that Family First voted against the <I>Workchoices</I> legislation.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-32372231245686980722008-09-11T00:10:00.000+10:002008-09-11T00:10:00.000+10:00I love the line of logic "the Australian Greens ha...I love the line of logic "the Australian Greens haven't ever been able to implement their policies because they've never won government and therefore we must make sure that they never get elected to government". How delightfully self-fulfilling and convenient for the existing two major parties.<BR/><BR/>But so long as the Greens continue to vote in line with the policy positions they espouse, and so long as you agree with those policy positions, I don't see any good reason why you shouldn't feel comfortable voting for them.<BR/><BR/>I'd have more trouble voting for major parties that try to be such broad churches that you really have no idea what you're going to get when you vote for them.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192828679762836954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-63390342093084955602008-09-10T20:07:00.000+10:002008-09-10T20:07:00.000+10:00Pay.Pay.Louchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447703991420625216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-42520189808689288912008-09-10T20:06:00.000+10:002008-09-10T20:06:00.000+10:00FMCG's do well with in store advertising and promo...<I>FMCG's do well with in store advertising and promotions as well as outdoor media. It is a exceptable policy for any party really*.</I><BR/><BR/>And they are finally starting to get on the online bandwagon. Why play a 30 sec TV pot when you can have them interact with an animated coco pop for 5 mins at a tenth of the cost?Louchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447703991420625216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-1351748613389354662008-09-10T19:15:00.000+10:002008-09-10T19:15:00.000+10:00But even though they're not going to implement pol...But even though they're not going to implement policies of their own, aren't they still going to vote on legislation and policies that are in line with theirs?fatkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448897426155325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-13145727047778957962008-09-10T07:51:00.000+10:002008-09-10T07:51:00.000+10:00Puss, if you have absolutely no chance of forming ...<I>Puss, if you have absolutely no chance of forming government you can promise anything you like.</I><BR/><BR/>I hadn't even thought of it that way.<BR/><BR/>And not having seen Bob Brown in action much, I didn't realise he was such an arseclown.Puss In Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236191025319308375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-53039262878854148842008-09-09T21:39:00.000+10:002008-09-09T21:39:00.000+10:00and even their sound policies are unworkable. We a...<I>and even their sound policies are unworkable. We all want junk food ads banned, but TV stations rely on junk food for advertising revenue. If Government deprives them of revenue, they'll turn on that Government.</I><BR/><BR/>This is not entirely true Perseus. The media screamed when tobacco advertising in both print, TV and radio was banned and all they had left was outdoor media. The(media) survived without any major fall in revenue. FMCG's do well with in store advertising and promotions as well as outdoor media. It is a exceptable policy for any party really*.<BR/><BR/>I just felt a need to make that point clear... back to the Green bashing.<BR/><BR/>*And yes flame me all you like but where you are all of the journo/rockstar/spin doctor ilk I come from an advertising background.homesickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871859873854371963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-55181213700797039752008-09-09T21:07:00.000+10:002008-09-09T21:07:00.000+10:00Right now they are a very appealing choice over th...<I>Right now they are a very appealing choice over the NSW Labour party</I><BR/>Reckon. Labours calculations are out by $1,268,000,000 and Nathan Rees doesnt have the 'time nor the inclination to examine why we've got those estimates wrong'. And what choice did the punters in NSW have last election with Peter Debnam (aka Frank Spencer) as the Liberal candidate?patchouligirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347554818978381844noreply@blogger.com