Very scary....

As I approach my septuagenarian age I never thought in my wildest dreams that I'd see the day that the PM of Oz would demean the office so disgustingly as this dud of a politician has done; I feel ill, and very depressed.

The original Gang of Four in China.

http://jeffsmithrevolutionshonors.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/rise-and-fall-of-gang-of-four.html

Now we have Chairman Rudd's Gang of Four.

PS who is the woman on the left? She seems to pop up everywhere these days.

These 3 links go to show nothing has changed. The same characters who miss out in one seat or vacancy in the Senate keep cropping up again and again. So much for democracy. Not to mention the threats, abuse and lack of transparency outlined in the first link.....
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/abusive-incoherent-venom-labor-preselection-descends-into-chaos-20130722-2qe53.html
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/election-2013/conroy-shorten-in-battle-over-victorian-labor-preselections/story-fn9qr68y-1226683119900
http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/07/22/vic-upper-house-in-mp-annoints-kitching-in-senate-race/

Not enough has been made of Rudd's very Chinese Communist Party style of political leadership - all smiles and patronising platitudes on the surface, cynicism and brutality deep down.

Just waiting for KRudd to break out in Mandarin and call us all rat f******s

As for the boats, this is what Rudd says now just before calling election.....
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/australian-pm-says-people-smugglers-are-merchants-in-death/1164804
....he calls people smugglers 'merchants in death'.
Gee they're getting off lightly. Back in 2009 when a deadly boat blast occurred, Rudd said people smugglers should 'rot in hell' and are 'the scum of the earth'.....
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-04-17/rudd-wants-people-smugglers-to-rot-in-hell/1653814
....yet strangely enough, after over 4 years later, that gorge to the East of Jerusalem is still totally devoid of people smugglers. Even Sayed Abbas just got released.
YET the love media says nothing.

Michael,

I so agree with you on this. When Rudd called one of thse first
press-conferences and he then announced the changes in the ALP-
rules, I thought the bl...dy b.......d who cares about his Party!
He then announced that the caucus would be called together to-day.
Do you know, that this get-together costs US the tax-payer $300.000 just for to-day, I would have thought they could have had the decency to pay for it themselves.

Honestly, does any of our smart bloggers know, how we could officially complain about this, I have been livid about all this
indecent use of our money.

zip heil !

Here's what The Spectator UK thinks of Rudd...
http://www.spectator.co.uk/australia/8955281/a-complete-and-utter-fraud-2/

Yep! "Today as never before" pretty much says it all. Never before has Australia been humiliated by such a clown.

The fact Australia could be left with Rudd for years is sure to lose Labor votes.

The shots of Rudd's press conference with Albanese behind him showed a nervous Albo. Something was not right. Could the caucus meeting have been more antagonistic than impression given?

Good to read Newspoll is not so good for Labor.

Slightly off topic but is relevant to party political advertising by the Rudd government, though not on his PM website.

With all the advertising by the Rudd government lately, it would appear that it is in breach of its own advertising guidelines.

Here is the link from the Department of Finance on these guidelines
http://www.finance.gov.au/advertising/docs/guidelines-on-information-and-advertising-campaigns-by-australian-government-departments-and-agencies-march-2010.pdf

I feel that the Labor government is in breach of Principle 3 – Campaign materials should be objective and not directed at promoting party political interests. Principle 3 is as follows:-

"Principle 3:
Campaign materials should be objective and not directed
at promoting party political interests

26. Campaign materials must be presented in objective language and be free of political argument.

27. Campaign materials must not try to foster a positive impression of a particular political party or
promote party political interests.

28. Campaign materials must not:
a. mention the party in Government by name;
b. directly attack or scorn the views, policies or actions of others such as the policies and
opinions of opposition parties or groups;
c. include party political slogans or images;
d. be designed to influence public support for a political party, a candidate for election, a Minister or a Member of Parliament; or
e. refer or link to the web sites of politicians or political parties."

28d would be the guideline that the government has breached. I know Senator Xenophon plans to lodge a complaint with the Auditor General about the government waste of money in advertising the people smuggling bounty and PNG solution on inappropriate media outlets (ie local radio stations etc). However, maybe he should be lodging his complaint also along the lines that it is blantant party political advertising and should be immediately withdrawn and the offending political party fined.

Now they are sneaks as well as cheats and liars.

some time ago , I suggested that all States and territories secede from the Federation , this would leave the rudd without governance or power , as most States are Liberal , it would be a sound political stance and then , all Australians could rebuilt the agreement on how , or if we require a central government or just have all State Premiers sit in joint governance .

Agree John.

My wife and I discussed this evening how he appears to have just wiped all the wrongs he did when PM from his mind.

Paul Sheahan wrote in the SMH yesterday what Rudd had said in relation to Howard's policies:

''Another great challenge of our age is asylum seekers. The biblical injunction to care for the stranger in our midst is clear. The parable of the Good Samaritan is but one of many which deal with the matter of how we should respond to a vulnerable stranger in our midst. That is why the government's proposal to excise the Australian mainland from the entire Australian migration zone and to rely almost exclusively on the so-called Pacific solution should be the cause of great ethical concern to all the Christian churches.''

He now doesn't seem to have any recognition to the fact that the changes to the policy he and Gillard implemented resulted in the deaths of so many people.

It's time for the mental health experts around the country to issue a united opinion on this man's capabilities to lead this country.

I'm pretty certain from watching the news that they all arrived in Comcars.

Whilst it's no doubt to be expected for the PM surely the rest should have paid for their own transport to a Labor function.

Interesting photo of Kevin and the Kadashians.

Theme song written by Stealers Wheel "Clowns to the left of me/Jokers to the right/Here I am/ Stuck in the middle with you.

Sigh.

Poor fella my country.

He always was.

At least Gillard was just incompetent but didn't realise it, although the constant whining about gender was how she defended herself.

KRudd is a narcissistic megalomaniac who will take this country over the cliff with him, and still proclaim, Mussolini-like to the end, that he had nothing to do with it, it was all Abbott's fault.

Turnbull should be in the ALP, not the Liberal party. He is another one who looks nice and smooth on top, and I'll grant you he can mount a cogent and concise argument based on facts and figures that he actually understands (very refreshing!), but he's not really in the same camp politically. For him to replace Abbott again would be a mistake, although it may win the election for the coalition. As with KRudd, living with the aftermath would be a train wreck for the country.

Abbott's not ideal either. Any time he tries to be a politician he sounds dreadful. So much of the bullshit sprouted by the Gillard hate-mob under McTernan has stuck that the public simply doesn't know who Abbott really is. If ever there was a sound case to sue for defamation of character this is it.

Bottom line? We are in very deep do do, and I don't see how we are going to get out of it. This latest fiasco dreamed up by KRudd is yet another example of why we cannot afford another 3 years of this crappy government. A non-binding "arrangement" that will cost us billions that we don't have, that won't stop any of these people getting on boats, that will actually bring the country-shoppers closer to mainland Australian mainland - Insanity!! Yet on the surface this thought bubble appeals to the masses - yeah, let's send them to PNG, see how they like it there, build a few dongas on Manus Island, throw a bit of cash at the PNG government, keep 'em happy, she'll be right mate! That's what KRudd's appealing to.

Oh, and we can expect him to push 4 year terms with no remission as well. Bloody hell! Imagine 4 years of this crap! The country just wouldn't survive!

If enough of the the voting people of Australia are stupid enough install this twerp and his cohort in government, those of us who don't should not have to pay a cent in tax to support their stupidity and profligacy.

The only party this mendacious Prime Minister deserves is already in the minds of the electorate.

That's the noose labor has put its head into, Maggie.
With no answers or success of their own, Labor has hitched their wagons to Kevin.

Each Kevie announcement, each Kevie arrangement has to now be swallowed or risk rebuke from Kevie and his now compliant MSM etc, etc.

Better still, watching the Emily list crew, (Penny, Tania) do Kevie's swallowing is particularly erotic for us nut jobs still plying our negativity.

Good point, Denis.

Some years ago, A.L.P. M.H.R. Kelvin Thompson, famously gave a favourable written character reference for convicted heroin-dealer and multiple-murderer, Tony Mokbel when Mokbel was applying for a liquor licence.

If the country IS ever returned to competent and honest Government and Prime Minister Abbott DOES hold a Royal Commission into the corruption, embezzlement and blatant criminal behaviour in the union movement, you might see union and A.L.P. figures applying to Mokbel to return the favour by giving THEM favourable character references.

Dust to dust
And Ashes to Ashes.
When Libs are out,
The economy crashes!

Maybe Alwaysleazy is suffering after one of his well-publicised visits to the Marrickville "Rub-And-Tug" joint.

He did seem to "crab-walk" behind Kev Kardashian.

Perhaps a visit to the clinic might be in order?

Thank you for putting up the Spectator piece.

And a true picture of the gimlet-eyed despot. The picture tells the story.

The spelling was given to them by King O'Malley. An American fraud who posed as a Canadian to qualify as a voter and become elected to State and Federal Parliaments. Like some more recent examples he should never have been elected let alone become a Minister of the Crown. To this day it is not known what his real name and parentage was.

Abbott has been demonised by the media - never meet the man but he was a lifesaver, volunteer fireman, cycles during his holidays for thousands of klms for charity, works as a volunteer in Aboriginal communities every year. Yet the media idolises a man with no shame and no soul who changes policies for his own future
has not the guts to tell the people where the millions if not billions he is handing out all over the country is coming from.
Wants to send people who have come to our country for refuge to a hell hole because he opened the borders. Shamelessly uses these people in the endless ads now played to us on a daily basis so many times I have lost count millions of dollars more of taxpayers money wasted - the message is not about stopping the boats but to let us know what a great guy Kevin Rudd is. Sadly it says far more about the Australian people than anything else. Hopefully on election day enough of us who have seen the fraud that Rudd and his Government are will put our mark in the right box.

Who?

John Hopoate?

He doesn't look Chinese, but nothing would surprise me these days.

Bernie 1 day ago
I have an anolgy of what I think is what has happened to politcal parties all over the world, and it goes like this.

When you see a big cow pie on the ground, what part of do yo want it to represent any political party of your choosing? Well just next to the part that you chose to represent you most disfavored party, is the party you favor the most, or it may be on the opposite side, or even underneath, as in the end, they are all part of the same piece of [email protected]%p!

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