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Australia’s colonial hangover: why we can’t seem to accept Julia Gillard : Comments

By Tanel Jan Palgi, published 21/7/2011

Gillard should be accepted as a strong leader, regardless of what she said about the carbon tax.

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Crazy people tend to stand out and get abandoned. Julia Gillard is no exception.
Posted by Raycom, Thursday, 21 July 2011 11:49:03 PM
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I did not vote for Gillard

Not because she is female

Nor because of her marital status

I did not vote for Gillard because I cast my vote based on the underlying values of the party a politician represents

In Gillard’s case, she and the rest of the socialist collectivist swill represent a grave threat to individual liberty through their obsessive demand for pointless regulation, pointless interference (this Carbon Tax being a classic example) and enforced uniformity of everything

I did not vote for Gillard.

I would never vote for Gillard

But in the past, when in a position to do so,

I did vote for a female Prime Minister

and I will vote for any politician, of any gender, who in my own opinion (not the opinion of leftard squealers) shares the same values as the honourable Mrs Margaret Thatcher
Posted by Col Rouge, Friday, 22 July 2011 10:43:38 AM
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To all of the detractors of the Gillard Government,
Put your hands up if you could step in to her shoes and do a better job.
Armchair politicians are a real bore. Honestly, does anyone really want to be Governed by her Opposition counterpart, who is a reputed liar.?
NSB
Posted by Noisy Scrub Bird, Friday, 22 July 2011 1:26:39 PM
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Interesting and varied opinions.
As a leader Julia Gillard developed her own brand of
consensus politics which basically entailed letting
others run the show. Perhaps because of the perception of
illegitimacy regarding the way she assumed power -
she didn't have the authority to assert her views or to be
herself. She didn't have enough expertise on the International
stage - yet she managed to impress with her speech to the
US Congress. Now on the domestic stage - she has definitely
taken control and despite the personal attacks - is coming
across as a leader with the courage to make decisions that need
to be made, even though they aren not popular with some
members of the community. It is unfortunate that the "Broken
Promise," mantra is still being bandied about by the Opposition.
All parties promised things before the last election. (Remember
Howard's -"Core" and "Non-Core" promises?). However the electorate
rejected a Gillard Government AND an Abbott Government at the last
election and gave the nation - eventually - a Coalition of Labor,
Greens, and Independents. Surely it was obvious during the
horse-trading after the polls had closed that whoever led whatever
Coalition was formed would be unable to do everything they could do in a majority government. The conservatives and the Murdoch media continually saying "broken promise," does not make it so.
Judge the leader by the outcomes achieved - she's still got until 2013
to prove her worth. Despite Mr Abbott's frenzy to be PM - and his
continued empty rhetoric. Even Malcolm Turbull is beginning to speak out against the party line.
Posted by Lexi, Friday, 22 July 2011 2:06:37 PM
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cont'd ...

I believe it was Margaret Thatcher who said something along
the lines of:

"The cock may crow, but it's the hen who lays the eggs."

Worth remembering regarding our PM - and her male Opposition.
Posted by Lexi, Friday, 22 July 2011 2:11:56 PM
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Lexi - good to see you reading about dearest Margaret, she is a much more substantial (intellectually speaking) source than the luddite left of politics

So, to add to your quips more from dearest Margaret -

"We want a society where people are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. This is what we mean by a moral society; not a society where the state is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the state."

Which, I trust you will take to heart as much as her Chicken and Cock comment.

Of course Margaret is a source of many pearls of wisdom

one of my favourites is

"Economics are the method; the object is to change the soul."


then there was

"Socialists have always spent much of their time seeking new titles for their beliefs, because the old versions so quickly become outdated and discredited."

- so true

and of course,

one for Gizzards to consider with her stupid Carbon Tax Death wish

"The larger the slice taken by government, the smaller the cake available for everyone."

Finally, the quote which tells us why the socialists ride us down a slippery path

Margaret Thatcher commenting on what Vladimir Bukovsky had experienced under collectivism

"As the former dissident Vladimir Bukovsky one remarked -- referring to the Russian proverb to the effect that you cannot make an omlette without breaking eggs -- he had seen plenty of broken eggs, but had never tasted any omlette."

Yep - socialism... in short

the way to supposedly justify higher taxes by squandering more

(Gizzards and before her, Krudd, Keating, Hawke and Whitlam are/were all experts at that)
Posted by Col Rouge, Friday, 22 July 2011 3:30:38 PM
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