tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post81840406481325796..comments2023-09-04T21:36:48.170+10:00Comments on The Site Formally Known As: Oyills! Oyills! Oyills!Stubbadubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333188150383405691noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-41978329716540101382009-08-28T16:27:12.751+10:002009-08-28T16:27:12.751+10:00Perseus, it's just occurred to me that, of cou...Perseus, it's just occurred to me that, of course, your title should've been <em>Oils Ain't Oils</em>.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-66313199817200410902009-08-28T13:18:40.111+10:002009-08-28T13:18:40.111+10:00Why pick on Garrett, skywalker?
Who the hell is J...Why pick on Garrett, skywalker?<br /><br />Who the hell is Jack Robertson?<br /><br />That is why I am picking on Garrett. It's that simple.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-88423413075064469612009-08-28T10:39:48.283+10:002009-08-28T10:39:48.283+10:00The alternative is that a less scrupulous governme...<i>The alternative is that a less scrupulous government would give a mining company carte-blanche to do as they please as long as it generates wealth for the elite few. </i><br /><br />And welcome to the Philippines. After seeing the politics of this country at close quarters for the last couple of years, I regularly thank random deities that Australia wasn't colonised by the Spanish. It's no coincidence that the Spanish fuedal system in conjunction with their brand of Catholicism has produced some of the more fucked up countries on the planet.Fad MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682635778182144243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-45299668279627829122009-08-28T10:15:13.268+10:002009-08-28T10:15:13.268+10:00Why pick on Garrett?
The party is full of sell-o...Why pick on Garrett? <br />The party is full of sell-outs<br />Jack Robertson who campaigned against privatisation now wants to sell off the prisions.<br />Julia Gillard who once defended trade unionists against Howard's work choices now defends Work Choices Mark II.<br /><br />It is a party dominated by ex-trade unionists who now don't give a damn for worker rights.skywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323726212341740454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-81164847432891851892009-08-28T08:28:46.251+10:002009-08-28T08:28:46.251+10:00I don't think you can argue any sort of case f...I don't think you can argue any sort of case for Garrett.<br /><br />His integrity is shot, just face it Perseus. And yes, it's disappointing, very much so.<br /><br />How can he sleep at night?<br /><br />Using arguments like the ones here in the comments. And people will be telling him this stuff as well.<br /><br />I wonder what his wife thinks?<br /><br />I wonder what his band mates think?<br /><br />I wonder what all his mates from those days think.<br /><br />What does he say to them?<br /><br />Whoever convinced him he could make a difference from the inside was just using him, and I wonder how long it took for Peter to wake up. <br /><br />It's a head-shaking, sad-making business, for sure.<br /><br />Bring on some poetry. Please.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-31433808618914619242009-08-28T07:38:31.505+10:002009-08-28T07:38:31.505+10:00I know I nearly choked on my weetbix when I heard ...I know I nearly choked on my weetbix when I heard Garrett had approved a uranium mine in S.A.patchouligirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462983717621525841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-11727763233692632182009-08-28T02:37:04.993+10:002009-08-28T02:37:04.993+10:00There's another former ACF head who went one b...There's another former ACF head who went one better (or worse). Trish Caswell did the unthinkable, and went from the ACF to CEO of the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (i.e. advocating for more logging in state forests). <br /><br />She believed she could make more of a difference in this role, and probably did. She encouraged the loggers to be more pro-active and promoted to government "active management" of state forests. <br /><br />Certainly caught a few people offside.Dr. Golfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665211860906482041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-32455052471587513832009-08-27T22:02:29.671+10:002009-08-27T22:02:29.671+10:00"Its better to die on your feet than live on ..."Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees"<br /><br />"Species deceases"<br /><br />"Nothings as precious as a hole in the ground"<br /><br />Yeah - they were a great band. Pity he's approving uranium mines and gorgon projects now.patchouligirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462983717621525841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-19174997433123132992009-08-27T19:39:27.527+10:002009-08-27T19:39:27.527+10:00Sometimes people can make a difference just by tak...Sometimes people <i>can</i> make a difference just by taking a stance on something, and being a focal point for those opinions.<br /><br />When he was out of politics but a vocal protester, Peter Garrett arguably achieved a lot just by bringing these issues to the public's attention. By acting as an inspirational figure for many Australians, he also raised their awareness of those issues more effectively than he does in politics. <br /><br />In politics, Garrett's just another faceless guy in a suit doing a small job all the time and 'compromising'. So why him? There's scores of well-meaning unknowns who could have done what he did in Parliament. Drafting a rock star was merely tactical move by one of the leading masters of tactical blunders - Mark Latham.<br /><br />To compromise, you have to have two opposing opinions to negotiate between. Peter Garrett the environmental protester helped define and vocalise a strong left-wing position on the environment. Peter Garrett the politician and environment minister acts the role of an appeaser between others' well-defined positions, but fails to carve one out of his own.<br /><br />As the saying goes, politicians lead from behind. <br /><br />Peter Garrett the environmental protester had way more impact and puissance than Peter Garrett the pollie. The biggest reason for Peter Garrett not being a politician is that the role doesn't suit him. I don't think he's well suited to the Machiavellian game that is politics like a professional politician like Kevin Rudd.<br /><br /><br /><i>You either shriek from the sidelines or you try and make a difference.</i><br /><br />I don't think these are mutually exclusive options. Plenty of non-politicians make a difference, and plenty of politicians make no difference.<br /><br /><br /><i>As Gough said "only the impotent are truly pure".</i><br /><br />Yeah, but Gough was and still is an old windbag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-28056201474712975862009-08-27T16:27:56.703+10:002009-08-27T16:27:56.703+10:00Now you mention it, kitten, yes. It's a bit fr...Now you mention it, kitten, yes. It's a bit freakysquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-37538134670590244602009-08-27T14:42:41.728+10:002009-08-27T14:42:41.728+10:00Has anyone else noticed the resemblance between Ga...Has anyone else noticed the resemblance between Garrett's fingers and those of the boy in the Dali painting?kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907351545723718699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-40085236435234256902009-08-27T14:31:23.092+10:002009-08-27T14:31:23.092+10:00But whyyyyyyy ?But whyyyyyyy ?Pepsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385549631744126072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-88546490510731421182009-08-27T14:28:48.374+10:002009-08-27T14:28:48.374+10:00He just can't, ok!He just can't, ok!Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-5740822915403062222009-08-27T13:56:00.972+10:002009-08-27T13:56:00.972+10:00It's all very well to say he should stand up f...<i>It's all very well to say he should stand up for this or that, but the simple fact is, he can't. </i><br /><br />Why cant he Bob?Pepsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385549631744126072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-7115700876469725942009-08-27T13:55:36.515+10:002009-08-27T13:55:36.515+10:00Oh dear, Pers.
OT, but music what would people re...Oh dear, Pers.<br /><br />OT, but music what would people recommend for cleaning the kitchen floor.<br /><br />P J Harvey or Iggy Pop?Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-63397180943742904462009-08-27T13:41:48.894+10:002009-08-27T13:41:48.894+10:00Remember it? I still sing it everytime US Forces ...Remember it? I still sing it everytime US Forces comes on!<br /><br /><i>"Ronald Reagan gives headjobs.<br />He's been doing them since he was seventeen.<br />Mushies or carrots he'll do them all.<br />Big red Indians ask for more.<br /><br />He's got the brain of an old wine cork.<br />That who forgot the tissues.<br />Nancy Reagan's a little concerned,<br />Cos he made his own lasagne.<br />La lasagne, la la lasagne..."</i><br /><br />Come on, I was <i>fourteen</i>.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-73528840539814617242009-08-27T13:32:23.718+10:002009-08-27T13:32:23.718+10:00Oh, and their best song is Loves on Sale from Plac...Oh, and their best song is <em>Loves on Sale</em> from <em>Place Without a Postcard</em>.<br /><br />Perseus, do you recall your Weird Al Yankovic-style version of <em>US Forces</em>? It began with "Ronald Regan gives head jobs."Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-41630340622139988562009-08-27T13:25:20.420+10:002009-08-27T13:25:20.420+10:00Garrett knew going in that he couldn't live hi...Garrett knew going in that he couldn't live his ideals. It's all very well to say he should stand up for this or that, but the simple fact is, he can't. He has to toe the line like every other clown in politics. The problem isn't Garrett, the problem is our 2-party, never-cross-the-floor, stick-with-the-program shystrem*.<br /><br />*A typo, but I found it hilarious so left it in.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-62210832606064043822009-08-27T13:14:48.510+10:002009-08-27T13:14:48.510+10:00In the end, you make a choice.
You either shriek ...In the end, you make a choice.<br /><br />You either shriek from the sidelines or you try and make a difference.<br /><br />As Gough said "only the impotent are truly pure".<br /><br />And Jesus said "I come not to bring peace, but a sword".Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-60701725495973351142009-08-27T13:06:05.836+10:002009-08-27T13:06:05.836+10:00... but you're right, he would have been more ...... but you're right, he would have been more fun with a gun. Idea for novel: 'Dirty Jesus'.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-528504435258478522009-08-27T13:04:21.740+10:002009-08-27T13:04:21.740+10:00I really don't see, and have never seen, what ...I really don't see, and have never seen, what is so lovable about Jesus.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-87988142725327024052009-08-27T12:54:36.565+10:002009-08-27T12:54:36.565+10:00Obviously Jesus would have fared better if he'...Obviously Jesus would have fared better if he'd had a gun <br /><br />'Go ahead Pontius Pilate, make my day'<br /><br />but would he be the same loveable Jesus that everyone keeps banging on about? I think notsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-56150676533999093902009-08-27T12:53:37.853+10:002009-08-27T12:53:37.853+10:00But Pepsi, if he spoke in Parliament like he did i...But Pepsi, if he spoke in Parliament like he did in the band he'd last two minutes before he was evicted and made to 'disappear'. Paul Keating once called Dr. Mahatir a 'recalcitrant' and it was an international incident. You can't have a Minister in the federal Government saying, "Hey, Exxon Oil... get fucked!" (as much as that would make for fun parliament viewing). <br /><br />Modern democracy can't be run by extremists from any side. Rock bands, maybe, but not democracies. He has to speak in measured tones, with measured words, or he's out. <br /><br />I would like a totally green power grid across the globe, and, because I have a bit of faith in humanity, I genuinely believe we will one day, but it will only be done in very small steps. Garrett is one such small step maker. <br /><br />I would have tried to pick you up if you went to my high school.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-39175221768722686512009-08-27T12:43:36.331+10:002009-08-27T12:43:36.331+10:00Nice point but I disagree.
Compromise of this mag...Nice point but I disagree.<br /><br />Compromise of this magnitude dilutes any integrity an individual might have.<br /><br />I’m not sure the destruction of an ecosystem is really worth 6,000 jobs for 5-10 years is it, regardless of how many turtles you may temporarily ‘save’. <br /><br />In your post you say he is doing as much as he can. That’s one way of looking at it. I say he is failing to live up to the high standards he set for himself by trying to play the game just like every other Politian plays the game; rather than trying to change the way the game is played by boldly standing up for his beliefs and trying to change the mindsets of the ones who own the game. <br /><br />Unfortunately he has proven himself to be someone who is not very good at playing this game of Politics.<br /><br />He was once good at delivering messages that other people were too scared to deliver - maybe he should stick to what he used to be good at. <br /><br />I wouldn’t call him a sell-out, I’d rather just call him another great disappointment.<br /><br /><i>Disclaimer: The music of Midnight Oil did not figure highly in my childhood, we were baby Goths and used to turn our noses up at the Flanno wearing Westie bogans at school.</i>Pepsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385549631744126072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-82759344071298545672009-08-27T12:34:52.583+10:002009-08-27T12:34:52.583+10:00Whale blubber? Who do you think I am? Some sort ...Whale blubber? Who do you think I am? Some sort of salty sea dog? I'm a post-modern pirate... I wash with codfish oil.<br /><br />Jesus would do well to join the army. It would make him less insidious a character. He'd learn some discipline and a sense of brotherhood, instead of all that apocalyptic arrogant 'believe in me or else' and 'I'm the son of God so what I say goes' crap.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.com