Yawn

Civil wars aren’t what they used to be. An obsolete coward arguing for an obsolete policy against an increasingly obsolete “leader”.
And since when do “foreigners” get to declare civil war?

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Quinella

After Whitlamesque comes “the worst since McMahon“.
Which analogical cliche will the Opposition pull out next?

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Do something

GetUp! has made an ad about Labor’s emissions targets:

Fundraising here to air it during the Boxing Day test.
Stage 2 of the campaign should be getting all Australians to throw their shoes at the TV when it airs.
Elsewhere, Guido suggests it was silly not to expect that Labor would shaft the environment [...]

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Unimpressed

Being prepared doesn’t make me any less disappointed and outraged by this. I cannot believe that Kevin said this with a straight face:
“Climate change is an inconvenient truth and a truth that we can no longer conveniently ignore,” Mr Rudd said at the National Press Club.
“No responsible leadership anywhere in the world can ignore the [...]

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More W-R-O-N-G-!

So, this is becoming a pattern:

The Australian reports something about Government communications based on anonymous sources.
The Opposition insists that the matter be investigated and explained.
The Government and corroborating sources (e.g., the Treasury Secretary, the White House, etc.) refute the original report.
The Opposition continues to insist that the matter be investigated and explained.
The Opposition looks foolish.

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What’s an investigation?

Andrew Bolt is gunning for Krudd (if I may use the vernacular). He has been running a series of blog posts calling on the media to investigate “Rudd’s betrayal of Bush“. I have had several thoughts in reaction to this:

What a shame that Bolt apparently doesn’t have the skill or motivation to perform his own [...]

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Unfiltered and direct

I’ve skipped Channel 7’s “audience” with Kevin this evening. If he has anything important to say, I assume he will call or text me.

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Good on Kevin

I guess Andrew really doesn’t want our PM to be anything more than a “me too” man. How dare he display principles and a commitment to doing what is right – doesn’t he know that he is supposed to follow the lead of the European business lobby?

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But, but, but

… look over there!
I think there was a decent amount of opportunism in Rudd’s criticism of Malcolm – it tries to create equivalence with Robert McClelland’s recent comments. I tend to agree with Tim Dunlop – McClelland’s comments were downright stupid but I am not convinced that he should lose his job over it. What [...]

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Wordlespeech

After viewing the clouds of the US convention speeches, I’ve been playing around with Wordle myself. Here are word clouds for a few of my favourite speeches in Australian political history. Links to the original text of each speech are below the clouds.

Redfern Speech, Paul Keating, 10th December 1992

Eulogy of the Unknown Australian Soldier, Paul [...]

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