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Gillard's legacy : Comments

By Patrick Baume, published 3/7/2013

We are only seven days from her political demise, but many pundits seem to already agree that the achievements of Prime Minister Julia Gillard will seem more impressive with greater distance.

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Lexi, <Leave Julia alooonnne. She did everything right. It wasn't her fault. It was the fault of the 'mens' and MSM (that's a newie! LOL) and Rudd and everyone. Can't you see she is a womyn and womyn are wonderful? It's all THEM, THEIR fault. Why can't they just leave Julia alooonnne?' Blub, blub, red eyes, wrings hands>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc
Posted by onthebeach, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 12:03:16 PM
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I agree with Patrick that Julia, viewed from a distance, will have a great legacy.

Viewed from Mars, this will be so. Viewed from the extreme edge of the universe, perhaps it will look even better!

Patrick, give up on those funny cigarettes.
Posted by David G, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 12:10:46 PM
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...Julia who? ? ?
Posted by diver dan, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 12:36:31 PM
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David G is right.

Julia Gillard is typical of the educated career feminists who have taken on politics for their daily bread. She just didn't have what it takes, the ability and skills. The skill sets are completely different. As well, despite her years she always lacked broad life experience.

True, she has made a killing out of politics what with retiring in middle age and copping the beaut $$super and $$benefits of PM. That is not a bad outcome for her and she should get a helping hand into speaking roles and a guvvy job from the Grrls network, Emily's List.

Julia helped herself and careerist educated middle class women like her. But she always denied the common transitions that women choose and go through in life and consequently if she ever helped the ordinary women in the street it was definitely more by accident than by design. Of course Julia and feminists like her never intend to share what they regard as the mundane lives of women who are not inclined to put career and material things first in life.

Parliament has always had too many lawyers. Julia was one of them.
Posted by onthebeach, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 12:47:14 PM
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onthebeach,

This from a man whose posts continue with factual errors
and misrepresentation. Take a course in "Lateral Thinking 101."
It may help.

So may the following link in setting the record straight on
Julia Gillard:

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/how-the-pms-gender-took-over-the-agenda-20130624-2oson.html
Posted by Lexi, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 2:20:30 PM
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About the Author states:

"Patrick Baume is a Media Analyst who blogs on politics and sport..."

Patrick can I suggest you stick to sport

Geoff
Posted by Geoff of Perth, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 3:41:31 PM
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