Ms Rona isn’t known for doing anybody a solid, but she might’ve slipped Albo a free one after he did himself no favours forgetting to rememberize his stats homework last week.
We've been running down DFAT and development aid since Howard. We are very poor friends to our neighbours. We replaced Radio Australia with some Fox/Sky combo too. We're starting to get what we deserve.
Good summary, JB. A mate's just send me the news that Peter Dutton has had to apologise (mealy-mouthed though it was) for his "off-the-cuff" "joke" about rising sea waters and Pacific island countries - with Tony Abbott - and Scott not joining in because he'd noted the overhanging microphone. "Off-the-cuff" is another way of saying "what one truly thinks" and I think it will be an "apology" merely noted out in the Pacific nations - certainly no need to accept it. And news in various outlets of more scandals within Hillsong - our Pentecultist PM's favourite happy-clappy Sunday venue - internationally (always money and sex scandals) and from one of the seniors within its Sydney version - about the Houstons abuse of power and lack of due accountability... The insensitivity of the PM being "blessed" re the outcome of his own children vis-à-vis the Q&A audience member goes to the heart of the mind-controlling-the mouth - the truth escapes - insensitivity can't be controlled! And accusing the ALP of "backing China" - where on earth did that come from if not a propensity for lying (when my own complaint was that LNP paranoia re China - directed by the US interests - seemed to be echoed/me-too style by the ALP. Anything for the chance to ugly lies out there hoping they will stick. As for INDUE card plans for pensioners and further ruination of Medicare and NDIS - of course there are enough indications from the LNP mob despite the protestations that these are plans (Exhibit A: There will be not cuts to the ABC!!)
"...his favourite transphobic milf". That's hilarious. I could imagine there would be quite a few pollies lining up to buy her a drink at the pub on a cold Canberran night.
Dunno if I'd say he's "just a cunt". I think it's more a case of all of the above. Starting a TERF war in Warringah is an interesting move from someone who the gallery seems to think is a genius campaigner. The voters there tossed out the last illiberal onion muncher, and even he wasn't as offensive as the new candidate, Madam Lash. I suspect you're right, he's put her out as bait for the bigots in other branches, but if the local member isn't backing her, which few seem to be, then he's going to be spending a lot of time on his knees in the next few weeks. Praise be.
You know JB I thought exactly the same thing bout Albo when I heard the news. The good ol law of unintended consequences is likely to result in a bit of upside for him in this instance. Cause fuck he needs it.
The rest of your your points….. well fuck …accurate and ohh so depressing……
Yeah, soz. I can go much darker, though. Would you like me to go much darker. Because thinking about China in early 2025, coincidentally a couple of months out from our next democracy sausagefest, is how I go darker.
Yeah go on, it’s a topic that needs to be explored with some considered and deep analysis. If it comes to pass it will be much darker then writing about it
I think we may have simply been outbid in the Solomon islands. The Chinese bought the elite and we didn't. We couldn't afford them in the first place. A country needs big money to project power and we can never match China. Maybe China will splash enough infrastructure cash to drag the Solomon islanders into the 21st century ( good luck ! ) Maybe China can delay them going underwater and rehome their climate refugees by intermarriage with Han Chinese on the Chinese mainland. Or maybe the Solomons will become more of a corrupt hole than it already is and we should now forget about them and concentrate on building a big enough weapon to defend ourselves.
Gerry is their best weapon. He gives us 5 years to pay for our color tv and gives us the warm shelter of gullible, proletarian, excessive indebtedness that's the cause of all the " I don't give a fuck about anyone or anything . I've got bills to pay".
By afford I meant pay and maintain the level of corrupt payments to elites that China will. Press and govt scrutiny will ensure that we wouldn't get away with it. My idea would be to offer every pacifc islander Australian citizenship in exchange for joining the Commonwealth of Australia. It would be a hell of a bedding in period but we'd have the best Army and Football and Netball teams in the world for centuries
The paragraph below is a beauty! The fact it is one overly long sentence that somehow manages to lazily roll off the page like a perfectly rolled spliff being passed down the table towards you makes it gold.
"Between the cock up in the Solomons...standard deviation of normal for the maximum fuckmuppet of our reigning ineptocracy."
I'm starting to think this schtick of yours, the sweary political rantings in the written form is its own writing genre, maybe we need to give it a name?
“Deserve’s got nothing to do with it.” - Should be the motto for Australia I think.
But what did we do to deserve HIM?
voted for the cunt. repeatedly.
"Ineptocracy"...perfect....I think I have to use that one myself until...until we aren't one anymore (please be May 21)
"Or maybe he’s just a cunt."
Explains it beautifully!
I thought so.
And yeah, that too!
We've been running down DFAT and development aid since Howard. We are very poor friends to our neighbours. We replaced Radio Australia with some Fox/Sky combo too. We're starting to get what we deserve.
Yeah. The decline of DFAT is a bit too wonky of a topic even for me. But it's a real thing.
We didn't do it - THEY did it!
Good summary, JB. A mate's just send me the news that Peter Dutton has had to apologise (mealy-mouthed though it was) for his "off-the-cuff" "joke" about rising sea waters and Pacific island countries - with Tony Abbott - and Scott not joining in because he'd noted the overhanging microphone. "Off-the-cuff" is another way of saying "what one truly thinks" and I think it will be an "apology" merely noted out in the Pacific nations - certainly no need to accept it. And news in various outlets of more scandals within Hillsong - our Pentecultist PM's favourite happy-clappy Sunday venue - internationally (always money and sex scandals) and from one of the seniors within its Sydney version - about the Houstons abuse of power and lack of due accountability... The insensitivity of the PM being "blessed" re the outcome of his own children vis-à-vis the Q&A audience member goes to the heart of the mind-controlling-the mouth - the truth escapes - insensitivity can't be controlled! And accusing the ALP of "backing China" - where on earth did that come from if not a propensity for lying (when my own complaint was that LNP paranoia re China - directed by the US interests - seemed to be echoed/me-too style by the ALP. Anything for the chance to ugly lies out there hoping they will stick. As for INDUE card plans for pensioners and further ruination of Medicare and NDIS - of course there are enough indications from the LNP mob despite the protestations that these are plans (Exhibit A: There will be not cuts to the ABC!!)
just sent me...
"...his favourite transphobic milf". That's hilarious. I could imagine there would be quite a few pollies lining up to buy her a drink at the pub on a cold Canberran night.
From the horrible shite we've seen in the last few years I wouldn't wish the attentions of liberal mps or staffers on even that toxic terf viper.
Dunno if I'd say he's "just a cunt". I think it's more a case of all of the above. Starting a TERF war in Warringah is an interesting move from someone who the gallery seems to think is a genius campaigner. The voters there tossed out the last illiberal onion muncher, and even he wasn't as offensive as the new candidate, Madam Lash. I suspect you're right, he's put her out as bait for the bigots in other branches, but if the local member isn't backing her, which few seem to be, then he's going to be spending a lot of time on his knees in the next few weeks. Praise be.
OMG. TERF war. Chef’s kiss.
She is a spunk though so who cares what she says or thinks
You know JB I thought exactly the same thing bout Albo when I heard the news. The good ol law of unintended consequences is likely to result in a bit of upside for him in this instance. Cause fuck he needs it.
The rest of your your points….. well fuck …accurate and ohh so depressing……
Yeah, soz. I can go much darker, though. Would you like me to go much darker. Because thinking about China in early 2025, coincidentally a couple of months out from our next democracy sausagefest, is how I go darker.
Yeah go on, it’s a topic that needs to be explored with some considered and deep analysis. If it comes to pass it will be much darker then writing about it
"sloppy, mean, lazy and incompetent all fall well within one standard deviation of normal" nailed it
I think we may have simply been outbid in the Solomon islands. The Chinese bought the elite and we didn't. We couldn't afford them in the first place. A country needs big money to project power and we can never match China. Maybe China will splash enough infrastructure cash to drag the Solomon islanders into the 21st century ( good luck ! ) Maybe China can delay them going underwater and rehome their climate refugees by intermarriage with Han Chinese on the Chinese mainland. Or maybe the Solomons will become more of a corrupt hole than it already is and we should now forget about them and concentrate on building a big enough weapon to defend ourselves.
We _could_ have afforded them – we just chose not to.
Zactly. Remind me how much money we just ‘gave’ Gerry Harvey
Gerry is their best weapon. He gives us 5 years to pay for our color tv and gives us the warm shelter of gullible, proletarian, excessive indebtedness that's the cause of all the " I don't give a fuck about anyone or anything . I've got bills to pay".
By afford I meant pay and maintain the level of corrupt payments to elites that China will. Press and govt scrutiny will ensure that we wouldn't get away with it. My idea would be to offer every pacifc islander Australian citizenship in exchange for joining the Commonwealth of Australia. It would be a hell of a bedding in period but we'd have the best Army and Football and Netball teams in the world for centuries
This was a great column. Plus a quote from "Unforgiven," one of the best westerns ever. Classic. Keep 'em coming, JB!
yeah you can't go wrong with an Unforgiven quote
The paragraph below is a beauty! The fact it is one overly long sentence that somehow manages to lazily roll off the page like a perfectly rolled spliff being passed down the table towards you makes it gold.
"Between the cock up in the Solomons...standard deviation of normal for the maximum fuckmuppet of our reigning ineptocracy."
I'm starting to think this schtick of yours, the sweary political rantings in the written form is its own writing genre, maybe we need to give it a name?
Everyone can relax. Scott has drawn a line in the ocean.