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

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyep.

I wouldn't trust that prick to spell the word indigenous, let alone mount a truly unbiased and sensible history agenda for kids. Evidently brainwashing adults through the Murdoch press is not enough.

Have we had this? Old, but Rudd interviewing Rudd:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHPij5Q9geQ

What about Rudd eating his ear wax?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aQ8YiIV1AI

I am NOT going to click on that.

I was disappointed Rudd didn't let Mr Hat say anything.

"Prime Minister John Howard has denied any responsibility for a decision to pull the Nine Network's broadcast feed during the live televised leaders' debate."

http://www.theage.com.au/news/federalelection2007news/i-didnt-kill-worm-pm/2007/10/22/1192940956744.html

Gee there's a surprise. It's like TAMPA never happened.

Kev's getting cocky.

Newspoll shows Labor on 58% TPP to Liberal's 42%, and Rudd on 50% as preferred leader to Howard's 37%. Thereby eliminating last week's perceived Liberal 'comeback' in the polls. WATCH YOUR GOVT BLOW ONE (1) FUSE AND GO KRAZY.

Right on cue...

http://www.theage.com.au/news/federalelection2007news/howard-offers-pensioners-4bn/2007/10/23/1192941039664.html

They're getting desperate, aren't they? Next thing you know, a Jewish Sudanese bloke will have burnt down the Reichstag Parliament House.

Yeah but moley, the grannies are all voting for him anyway so I don't know how much difference that's going to make.

Oh and yes, fake terrorism threats are ready to pounce. Just wait for it.

70% of the Labor front bench is ex-union officials.

The poster of Christopher Pyne in our local supermarket has had the added speech bubble "I eat poo!" for 3 weeks now, and nobody has taken it down. This amuses me beyond all reasonable bounds.

Brilliant.

He sounds like his throat is lined with poo when he talks, so perhaps it counts as substantiated recourse.

Do you think Rudd will match the pensioner spendfest?

Indubitably.

Yesterday's Newspoll showed -- for the first time -- Rudd gaining on Howard in terms of economic approval. He absolutely does not want to lose this momentum, however transient it might have been. Economic management wins elections in this country, fact.

70% of the Labor front bench is ex-union officials.

Did I read somewhere that the appropriate response to this is that the liberal front bench is dominated by silver spoon private school nancies who have never done a hard day of work in their lives?

Pretty much.

Also that 70% figure is wrong, as Costello admitted on national television on Sunday morning. Not that it's stopped the bastards using it ever since with increasing saturation.

By the criterion these arsewipes are using, *I* was a union official because I was a member of student union.

Wasn't joining the student union compulsory up until a few years ago?

Yep. Not that it stops Howard et al calling me an ex-union official.

btw I adore the thread title.

By christ if I really was a union official I would have banned hacky sack on the lawn outside the arts common room.

If I were a union official I would've banned meetings to discuss the end of year office party using STRONGARM tactics if necessary.

^^^ THIS

I MEAN CHRIST I AM ONLY HERE TWO DAYS A WEEK NOW AS IT IS, YOU THINK I HAVE TIME TO PUT ASIDE MY REAL WORK AND ATTEND A MEETING FOR A PARTY THAT NO BASTARD IS EVER HAPPY WITH JUST SO I CAN GET THE BLAME FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, YEAH THX.

Imagine what it would be like if Labor got in with its OMG GIANT UNION SPATULA.

In fact I'm tempted to start a picture thread depicting the disastrous consequences of union power.

http://www.happyworker.com/smile/be-a-happy-worker-m.jpg

That happy worker in the cubicle on the far right is checking ILX!

Which one, Snooze Bloke or Cheeseburger Girl?

TS: Snooze Bloke or Cheeseburger Girl?

Remember those ads where various worker bots are relieved that they can ring the fairness hotline and have their contracts assessed under the 'Fairness Test'. What a joke. My partner rang that hotline yesterday because she'd been asked to sign a 2 page contract which effectively had her as a contractor working a 60 hour week for this company. The first thing that happened was that a recorded message told her that nothing she was told could be relied on as legal advice. The second thing that happened was that she was put on to a 19 year old stoner who told her 'Gee, I don't know. You're a props builder? I don't know. Do you carry things or build things? Both? Well which one, it can't be both! Maybe you should have a look at our website. Hang on, I'll speak to me supervisor. *click*'

Sounds fair.

Last month my work compulsorily sent us all an official government information bulletin explaining the fairness test and what our rights are. The salient points were (a) the bulletin contained fuck-all information, providing only the useless phone number that your partner called and (b) IT WAS OBVIOUS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING. Even the HR manager who sent it agreed that it was just an ad for the government.

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/10/25/wbRATES_wideweb__470x314,0.jpg

loooooooooool

70% of a Labor government would be former trade union officials.

But did any of them live at home until 32 like our beloved PM?

"70% of a Labor government would be former trade union officials."

That ain't the half of it - 100% of ANY Rudd cabinet, INCLUDING the PM, the Deputy PM, the Treasurer, the Foreign Minister and the Attorney General, would ALL be CARD CARRYING MEMBERS of the AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY!!!!!!!!

Watching the news this evening my mother says "that Joe Hockey is such a lovely man"

... she wasn't being sarcastic. God.

Regardless of your political philosophy, moral philosophy, sexual orientation or even your species, Joe Hockey is NOT an attractive man.

Not even in comparison with John Howard or Peter Reith or Fabulous Phil Ruddock or Wilson Tuckey.

(But given the choice between the Hockmeister and Bronwyn Bishop....)

The Australian 'Big Brother' grand poo-bah has been given the elbow and replaced with two dimwit morning DJ's.

All Rudd/Howard has to do now is convincingly pin the blame on Howard/Rudd for this development, and all other issues will become instantly irrelevant.

I'll vote Liberal if they ever introduce the death penalty for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. Or, even better, Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald.

Who's up for an ARIAs running commentary tonight?

No thanks, I think I've put up with enough Silverchair this year already.

Well my daughter is adamant we're watching the Veronicas. As for the Chair, cheer up - this is almost certainly the last year.

Back to POLITICS, I was driving past Yatala Prison today - proud home of Evil Terrorist Mastermind David Hicks. I seriously lolled at all the Liberal posters on Grand Junction Road on the other side of the jail, like that's going to do them any good.

Now, if you're planning a little Election Night shindig, maybe I humbly suggest that you put this record on to get the party started?

http://www.triplem.com.au/media/shows/getthis/images/getthis_johnlawscover_400x.jpg

I HAD that record! I SAMPLED it on the I&S track 'Point of No Return'!! Oh jeez, what happened to it? King Boy, do you have the inner sleeve photos?! Can you put 'em up??