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shanshan310

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Bob Carr isn't seriously foreign minister is he? I can't believe this. Give it to someone interested in foreign affairs - give it to steven smith! =/ So sick of this denying crap. If he was under consideration why didn't Gillard just say so? Bit of honesty isn't going to do any harm. Wouldn't even be bothered if she said "we were considering him but in the end decided to go with X" if the plan fell through. Why bother lying?


Jintor said:
I was under the impression RealGAF was just AmericaGAF more or less.

Urgh fuck this rain, I can't jog in this. Though I might just do it anyway.
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Mostly, but there are a couple of brits.... I think.


hamchan said:
I'll change my avatar when Good People Die comes out.
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I forget what your old avatar was but I remember thinking it was really cute.
 
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Agyar

Member
shanshan310 said:
Bob Carr isn't seriously foreign minister is he? I can't believe this. Give it to someone interested in foreign affairs - give it to steven smith! =/ So sick of this denying crap. If he was under consideration why didn't Gillard just say so? Bit of honesty isn't going to do any harm. Wouldn't even be bothered if she said "we were considering him but in the end decided to go with X" if the plan fell through. Why bother lying?
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What? Bob Carr has been interested in being Foreign Minister since Keating's days. And as for denying it, the media has been running bent up stories about Gillard's attempts to get Carr into the minstry being squashed by Labor heavyweights. If I was Julia Gillard I wouldn't be commenting on shit until it's a done deal either if they're going to run dumb and obviously unfounded angles such as this.

On that note, Steven Smith was one of the senior ministers being fingered by the media as one of the crew keeping Bob Carr out due to the their apparent dislike of 'outsiders' taking cabinet positions.
 
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shanshan310

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Oh Really? I guess that was my bad for not knowing enough about him. Thanks for the insight.

I still find it odd about her saying "no I haven't spoken to him" when she had. If they had gone with someone else she could have spun it in her favour. A little honesty couldn't hurt that much, or at least just keeping out of it.
 
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Agyar

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shanshan310 said:
Oh Really? I guess that was my bad for not knowing enough about him. Thanks for the insight.

I still find it odd about her saying "no I haven't spoken to him" when she had. If they had gone with someone else she could have spun it in her favour. A little honesty couldn't hurt that much, or at least just keeping out of it.
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If this wasn't happening at the end of an eighteen month smear campaign against "Juliar" by News Limited and Friends, nobody would give a shit. But unfortunately, saying something enough apparently makes it true and now the public views Julia Gillard as untrustworthy and a liar. Then something as minor as this happens and it's all somehow validated.
 
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Choc

Banned
Dead Man said:
We are not talking about question time, and it is already established she lied. How would it be worse to say no comment?
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She was asked the question by TA in QT

thats where the media reported Bob Carr isnt happening, when she said she hadn't spoken to him.

JG didnt hold a press conference over it.

so yes we are talking about QT. Read between the lines and media bullshit, and you will find yourself no longer a slave to Fairfax and Murdoch
 
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legend166

Member
Choc said:
She was asked the question by TA in QT

thats where the media reported Bob Carr isnt happening, when she said she hadn't spoken to him.

JG didnt hold a press conference over it.
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Pretty sure it was the other way around. "Completely untrue" and all that.

Either way, if it's in the public interest she should be telling the truth.

Like I said, this isn't a huge deal. I just think it provides an interesting insight into politics.
 
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Dead Man

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Choc said:
She was asked the question by TA in QT

thats where the media reported Bob Carr isnt happening, when she said she hadn't spoken to him.

JG didnt hold a press conference over it.
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Didn't know it was during question time. That makes it worse. She rightly should be castigated for lying during question time. Just because the truth is awkward does not mean it is okay to lie to parliament. Rubbish.
 
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Choc

Banned
Dead Man said:
Didn't know it was during question time. That makes it worse. She rightly should be castigated for lying during question time. Just because the truth is awkward does not mean it is okay to lie to parliament. Rubbish.
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EVERY politician has lied in Question Time. Every single one.
 
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Omikron

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People should read these.

blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/jacktheinsider/index.php/theaustralian/comments/the_carr_circuit_breaker/

nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/pm-ends-her-week-as-she-began--with-a-win-20120302-1u7f3.html
 
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evlcookie

but ever so delicious
Fogz said:
Nah I wasn't home at the time. Actually if I knew he was coming I would have switched over anyway so he never knew. Just another thing for them to blame.

They THINK there is some sort of electrical signal interfering with it. I do live right at a set of traffic lights and in front of the SES, but I have no idea if its possible.
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Go get one of those devices that scans for electrical interference, see if you find any ghosts at the same time.
 
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shanshan310

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Reading the Australian comments section is the highlight of my day. So much hilarious anger and blatant misinformation (Particularly from janet albrechtsen). My personal favourite article was the one where the author began by saying "Say no to gay marriage". Two paragraphs later he wrote "I had planned to flesh out this article with reasons to support my view, but one of my friends got a new job, so I'm going to talk about him for the rest of the article".

Agyar said:
If this wasn't happening at the end of an eighteen month smear campaign against "Juliar" by News Limited and Friends, nobody would give a shit. But unfortunately, saying something enough apparently makes it true and now the public views Julia Gillard as untrustworthy and a liar. Then something as minor as this happens and it's all somehow validated.
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I personally would like to see more honesty from all politicians. They all suck, and unless we raise the bar we are going to continue to only hear crappy party lines and denials and nothing else.
 
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Agyar

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shanshan310 said:
I personally would like to see more honesty from all politicians. They all suck, and unless we raise the bar we are going to continue to only hear crappy party lines and denials and nothing else.
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Sure, but over this? There's a million other things happening in politics to stampt your foot about, pick one.
 
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Choc

Banned
Dead Man said:
Doesn't make it okay Choc. Question time is when questions are supposed to be asked so the populace is informed.
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Perhaps you'd like to inform the coalition of this fact when they ask the most inane piece of shit questions in history at the moment, that no one cares about outside of parliament
 
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Rezbit

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That's true choc, but also disappointing. Nothing changes I suppose. Anyway, that's my politics chat for the next six months.

Back to regular Rezbit, Sri Lanka looking solid at the G. Also beer tonight.

Holy shit Siddle can run 35km/h!
 
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markot

Banned
Hah, some of you are like rodd and todd 'lies make baby jesus cry :('

>.<

Oh, and is Campbell Newman a joke?

Like... why is he the opposition leader? Isnt he unlikely to even win a seat? Seems like the Libnats could have put a damn wet rag up as a candidate and done better >.>
 
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Dead Man

Member
Choc said:
Perhaps you'd like to inform the coalition of this fact when they ask the most inane piece of shit questions in history at the moment, that no one cares about outside of parliament
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They should still be answered honestly. I hate that about parliament, it is just seen as a points scoring opportunity. Shits me. Fucking boys club bullshit (yes, by the women too).
 
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Omikron

Member
Had the last two days off work, we took our son to the aquarium yesterday, he really enjoyed it surprisingly, thought he might be a bit young.

3rbdg.jpg
 
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Fredescu

Member
Jintor said:
Markot, Choc, you're depressing me, and I was already pretty depressed
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You should be depressed that no one gives a fucking fuck when lies happen on either side of politics about things that matter, like policy. This is a ministerial appointment. Internal bullshit. Get some fucking perspective.
 
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hamchan

Member
Fredescu said:
You should be depressed that no one gives a fucking fuck when lies happen on either side of politics about things that matter, like policy. This is a ministerial appointment. Internal bullshit. Get some fucking perspective.
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Fuck, why is everyone so fucking angry on this shitty day. Fucking politics, looks at what it's doing to us.

FUCK.
 
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Planet_JASE

Member
Is it too hard to act like civilised people and treat each other with respect, you bunch of fucking fucks?









Edit: So this is how we're sending off AusGAF V?
 
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Fredescu

Member
Planet_JASE said:
Is it too hard to act like civilised people and treat each other with respect, you bunch of fucking fucks?
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It's hard. Where were these posts when Gillard reneged on the gambling deal? When Abbott had the audacity to say he'd never supported an ETS, when he had done so and in writing not too long before? There are lies that matter, and there is this other stuff that barely rises above gossip level, and this is what gets people posting? Grinds my fucking gears.
 
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Jintor

Member
Fredescu said:
You should be depressed that no one gives a fucking fuck when lies happen on either side of politics about things that matter, like policy. This is a ministerial appointment. Internal bullshit. Get some fucking perspective.
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It's hard. Where were these posts when Gillard reneged on the gambling deal? When Abbott had the audacity to say he'd never supported an ETS, when he had done so and in writing not too long before? There are lies that matter, and there is this other stuff that barely rises above gossip level, and this is what gets people posting? Grinds my fucking gears.
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I think you'll find that generally speaking AusGAF despises all sides of politics on a pretty consistent level.

Now calm the hell down. There's no reason to lash out here.
 
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