>>Another story I heard today was that they're all going to lose their jobs if they voted for the Coalition.<<

Doesn't sound like a very good story to me. Proper fantasy should have wizards and orcs and elves and talking animals, or at the very least unnecessarily graphic rape scenes and some dragons.

Faceless Labor ne'er-do-wells being able to psychically detect LNP voters from the results of a secret ballot is an interesting idea for a modern fantasy/sci-fi story - but one more suited to being the screenplay for an independent student film than a big-budget HBO fantasy series or a best-selling novel. And you'd still have to dress it up a bit. Those who fail the psychic probing of the faceless Labor ne'er-do-wells lose their jobs, they should be dropped into a tank of mutant piranhas and enraged hippopotamuses: much more dramatic.

Cheers,

Tony

Doesn't sound like a very good story to me.
Tony Lavis,
I suppose it doesn't to you but believe me it is as realistic & scary a threat to people who believe in ghosts & all sorts of other supernatural things & combined they do make up a sizeable number of votes. They're numerous enough for ALP cronies to callously exploit that lack of reasoning & it worked.

So Belly, do you still think Rudd did the right thing by dragging out the election, or, do you now agree that he should have called a snap election.

I somehow dout reform will save the labor party, as I think they need to reinvent themselves and distance themselves from the unions, as they still believe that despite the signs of tough times ahead, they were he'll bent on protecting wokers rights at any cost, many of which (rights) were gained through unprecedented and unlikely to be repeated boom times.

They simply must accept that what goes up, must also come down when demand drops.

No point being highly paid, while sufferingb rom under employment.

Belly - It appears you are up to your old tricks of attacking posters then retreating off the thread.

Still awaiting your reply at URL.

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=6009&page=1

Again I will remind you of something you stated QUOTE "I come here for intellectual stimulation, not the very opposite." It is evident lately you fail to practice what you preach.

Philip S I have no trouble in excepting your views of me.
Let me express mine about you.
I have no intention of swimming in an open septic tank.

This thread asks a question.
Here and else ware I have pointed out the Senate position is not acceptable to most, if not all of us.
But too that any election held may not change the results/not fix the Senate/not see other than lost seats for Abbott.
So lets not hold our breath, we may have to muddle along for a full term.
UNLESS both sides get together talk and negotiate and?
Bypass the loony tunes upper house.

I have no intention of swimming in an open septic tank.
Belly,
Isn't that what the ALP has morphed into since Goaf Whitlam ? Judging by the ALP scare tactics in the recent election they made a septic tank appear sterile.