Tony Abbott - Do you want him as PM? (3 Viewers)

You think the 2010-11 Federal Election should go to the:

  • Labor Party under Kevin Rudd

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Liberal Party under Tony Abbott

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    0

57o1i

Premium Member
Joined
Aug 8, 2008
Messages
368
Location
Sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Never ever ever ever ever ever, dear lord.
 

MissedThePoint

New Member
Joined
May 3, 2010
Messages
14
Gender
Female
HSC
2008
Until about a week ago, I subscribed to the theory that T-dizzle was put up as a "dummy leader" - the libs thought they'd lose, so they sacrificed this idiot, and whoever became leader of the party afterward would look awesome by comparison.

But now it seems like people might seriously be considering him as a potential PM. If that happens, I'm leaving the country.
 

Lentern

Active Member
Joined
Aug 3, 2008
Messages
4,980
Gender
Male
HSC
2008
YouTube - Tony Abbott There are Muslims then there are muslims.
Under Abbott the Liberal Party has been criticised as a policy-free zone... for now.
Refering to this statement and the video, discuss why Tony Abbott should/nt be voted in.

EDIT : It's obvious what my view is - but I'm interested to see yours.
What a ridiculous criticism. Tony Abbott shouldn't be prime minister because he is a right wing, xenophobic, homophobic, climate sceptic free market loving, bible bashing toff from Manly but his performance as leader of the opposition has been fine. Not brilliant, he's done some dumb stuff: All the speedo stuff, talking about his sex life, the whole health argument and the opposition to the CPRS but lets not forget Kevin Rudd's leadership involved scandals about doing dodgy deals with corrupt premiers, being caught out on interest rates and calling the incumbent prime minister a threat to national security.

But the other major parallel between Rudd(and Beazley and Howard) is that all of them campaigned on small target strategies as well. I remember David Marr heckling Rudd's election campaign with "Who needs a right wing when you have a consensus?" It was called the me too campaign, attempts to merely check the governments every move and wait for an unpopular one to deviate from. Even then most of the actual policy came out in the two months before election day not before. Small target campaigning is sensible, it's what delivers changes of government in Australia so if your going to heckle Abbott, make it for something he's doing wrong.
 

MissedThePoint

New Member
Joined
May 3, 2010
Messages
14
Gender
Female
HSC
2008
In a lecture the other day, some douchebag behind me said "That's why I love Tony Abbot so much, his maternity leave scheme would cut abortion rates by 90%".
It saddens me that people like this are voting.
 

BOS Negro

Member
Joined
Mar 27, 2010
Messages
104
Gender
Male
HSC
2003
i dont know much about no australian politicies, but i hope you white trash can elect an indigienous aboriginial into office like us in the us of a did.

repping the us of a
 

brendroid

Member
Joined
Nov 3, 2009
Messages
702
Location
Trapped inside my head
Gender
Male
HSC
2010
If I recall BOS Negro, the equivalent of an Indigenous Aboriginal for the US would be an Indian. What you did was vote in a member of a previously heavily discriminated and, effectively, forced immigrant minority group. The equivalent for us would be an Asian I think.
 

scuba_steve2121

On The Road To Serfdom
Joined
Dec 2, 2009
Messages
1,343
Gender
Male
HSC
N/A
In a lecture the other day, some douchebag behind me said "That's why I love Tony Abbot so much, his maternity leave scheme would cut abortion rates by 90%".
It saddens me that people like this are voting.
reasoning like that is common among voters.

you get things like this policy will have a A+B-D = E effect

people only care about E they don't give a shit about the affects that it will have on A,B or D.

the majority of the masses will vote for what sounds good not what works
 

BOS Negro

Member
Joined
Mar 27, 2010
Messages
104
Gender
Male
HSC
2003
If I recall BOS Negro, the equivalent of an Indigenous Aboriginal for the US would be an Indian. What you did was vote in a member of a previously heavily discriminated and, effectively, forced immigrant minority group. The equivalent for us would be an Asian I think.
nigga shut yo bitch ass mouth up. you aint even been to the us of a.


and dont go spreading no rumours about indians. indians didnt discover shit.

it was my homeboy geroge washington who invented america

get yo shit straight motherfucker.
 

BOS Negro

Member
Joined
Mar 27, 2010
Messages
104
Gender
Male
HSC
2003
Do you want the photographic proof, mate? I've been to your USA.
you aint been nowhere motherfucker

and aint no pornographic proof gon change my mind.

i studied history in school motherfucker. george washington got game.
 
Joined
Dec 18, 2007
Messages
3,411
Gender
Male
HSC
2009
Uni Grad
2013
Either of them would be equally as horrible I reckon.
Both should quit or die so perhaps one party can have a half decent leader.
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 3)

Top