The dying days of the Fourth Reich: it's the 2007 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTION

Wait, no, it turns out there's a guy called Kerry O'Brien in the ALP. Not the other Kerry O'Brien, who was also once in the ALP.

Brendan Nelson got it.

So it's now a choice between the ALP and someone who was in the ALP. SUCK ON THAT HOWARD YOU DISEASED FUCKING LITTLE RODENT.

Re Nelson's background... (from Wikipedia, but still, I think there's some truth in it)

When he was elected Federal President of the AMA it was widely known that he had joined the Australian Labor Party in 1988 and was ambitious to enter politics. He stated publicly that he had never voted Liberal in his life. His partner in his medical practice was Dr David Crean, brother of Simon Crean and later a Tasmanian state Labor minister. By 1994, however, Nelson was a member of the Liberal Party and in 1995 he gained Liberal endorsement for Bradfield, one of the safest Liberal electorates in Australia. It is believed that he told the Labor Party he wanted to be endorsed for Denison, the strongest Labor seat in Tasmania (held by Duncan Kerr), and that when he was rejected he defected to the Liberal party.

So a real man on conviction then.

man OF conviction. Bugger.

Put the ear-ring back in Brendan. Go on...

John Howard was right. The Unions ARE taking over Australia.

I mean, Labor's been in less than a week and they've already taking over the Liberal Party!

haha

brendan nelson is a total creep

But at least he was educated by the jesuits guys. fuck.

Actually I think it's pretty good tactics of the Liberals to put Nelson in. He's the fall guy, the one who will lose the election the Liberals will have to lose anyway, whoever's the leader. Then Turnbull can come in, untainted by failure.

^^this

did anyone notice how nelson's eyebrows start halfway down his head?

"Actually I think it's pretty good tactics of the Liberals to put Nelson in. He's the fall guy, the one who will lose the election the Liberals will have to lose anyway, whoever's the leader. Then Turnbull can come in, untainted by failure."

Yeah. The smarmy Martin Place toad couldn't have arranged it better himself. Otherwise he would have.

But Turnbull already IS tainted by failure. The total bollocks he made of the 1998 CanConCon (according to the conspiracy theorists there should be another Con on the end) and the referendum, will be front and centre come election time. If that is any showcase of his leadership ability (ie, if he was actually trying), he's pushing shit up the Parliament House steps organising a pie night ant the Four and Twenty factory.

And there's more than a handful of old guard still in the Liberal caucus and in influential positions in the branches that arten't totally happy that he got entangled with those disgusting Republican slimebags in the first place. Once again Mal may not have been as smart as he doubtless thinks he is. But then again Einstein wasn't anywhere near THAT smart either.

I love how the Federal Liberals are copying the awesome and vote-winning formula of the State Liberals by putting in a no-name with no polices and hoping that by divine intervention they will return to power. Because it works, right?

Still, I am glad that Turnbull didn't get the job. Fuck him wanting to ratify Kyoto or whatever, he fucked up the Republic so fuck him.

Also, how long before Tony Abott tries to stab Nelson in the back?

If Tony does that, Brendan should buy him beer until the next Christmas because Tony would be doing Brendan the biggest favor of his life.

But he won't be making smooth any paths for Turnbull. Neither, unless things have markedly improved since the CCCC referred to above, will Julie Bishop.

where are the Santorum.jpg style pictures of Howard condeding defeat?

What? The Libs have a FEMALE as their Deputy Leader? Talk about "me too"!!

Also, what is Bill Hefferman gonna say about THAT?

Best thing about being raised by Labor-ites: calling your mum on election night and drunkenly shouting, "we won, comrade!"

For the record, I'd like to state that I voted with my penis this election. In the Lower House for Kate Ellis and in the Upper House for the Greens' BBW.

O happy days are here, when we can confidently answer your question about Bill Heffenidiot with 'who cares?'

Who cared in the first place?

I fkn cared that he was bandying about archaic bigotry apropos of... absolutely nothing. Hate mongerer.

On Chaser this week Craig Reucassel basically offered Heffernan man sex. He didn't take it very well at all.

congrats Australia on having your first (openly) gay minister.

does Don Dunstan count for nothing?

Wasn't really a Minister was he? At least not at Fed level.

Tony Abbott becomes spokesman for families, community services, indigenous affairs and the voluntary sector.

WTF I MEAN HONESTLY

Four groups that couldn't be more ideologically opposed to Abbott's shitfuckery.

You're forgetting about his 'reasonable people skills'.

The dreaded Bronny Bish makes a comeback: Vets Affairs.

Half those poor old sods now have a good reason to be thankful they're stone deaf.

Re Tony Abbott's new role - I love the way Brendan Nelson says, "I think it will be the making of him."

Abbott's already announced his plan to topple Nelson in 2009. To me this looks like Nelson's deft way of digging a lovely big trap for Abbott. All it takes is for Abbott to exist and breathe, and within weeks his public image will be so fucked he won't get a job kicking arses in an arse kicking factory.

Okay worded badly, but meaning to say such a trap for Abbott requires little effort because he's a walking disaster.

This article is badly worded but I think it's saying Rudd will treat gay people like humans as early as next year.

Roffle.

Why 48.5% of this country is still shit

Yeah well they can all suffer like we've all had to for the last umpteen frickin years. I hope Andrew Bolt chokes on a copy of the Age.

that's what happens when the dumb and lazy are forced to vote.

ahahaha you're telling me about the dumb and lazy like I'm not related to most of them.

ha ha - after posting that i recalled one mr. george w bush and began reconsidering my theory.

STOP FIGHTING OVER THE APOLOGY YOU SELF-ABSORBED FUCKS

soz

omg Julie Bishop on Lateline just then

'Labor's dot points don't contain the word sorry! Not once! Never the word sorry! It doesn't say the word sorry!'

NOT FUCKING 10 SECONDS LATER

'Well I said "deep and sincere regret!" That means sorry!'

OMG SORRY DAY

I just dug out an old TAPE WALKMAN because it's the only AM radio I have.

omg

HE SAID SORRY

THREE TIMES

I haven't even got a radio! But I've read what purports to be the text when it was posted somewhere last night/early this morning and I felt it looked quite satisfactory. Not overly fussy, good job, I think.

Definitely.

Wow, and he just brutally hacked into Howard for being the cold racist little cunt he is.

OMG NOW HE'S SAYING A PERSONAL SORRY. '*I* AM SORRY.' THREE TIMES.

Yeah I liked the text too. And I like the way my friends list on facebook is filled with 'sorry' status updates too. I know it's a little corny but the whole thing is giving me quite a buzz.