Monthly Archives: February 2012
A Different Kind Of Truth
The Old Is Not The New, It’s Just Good Van Halen came out with a new album about three weeks ago. I rushed out and got it at Utopia records in town. May as well do these things the old … Continue reading
ALP Finishes Rinse Cycle
What Came Out In The Wash Even though we all knew what the outcome was going to be going into the meeting today, I’m still of the opinion that these ALP power brokers are full of shit for picking Julia … Continue reading
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ALP In Spin Cycle Day 4
Ain’t Gettin’ It Done It’s not entirely Kevin’s fault, but he’s not going to get it done tomorrow. he won’t have the numbers. Julia Gillard is looking smug so she probably knows what the vote number will be based on … Continue reading
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ALP In Spin Cycle Day 3
OMG Kev Is Still A Rock Star! The newspaper headlines this morning were blaring out something that everybody knows. Kevin Rudd would trounce Tony Abbott. Polls also indicate people prefer Kevin Rudd to Julia Gillard by a big margin. This … Continue reading
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ALP In Spin Cycle Day 2
Kevin For President! I watched Kevin Rudd’s press conference today. It was a remarkable performance. I didn’t expect to be roused by it, but it was quite the rousing gee-up. I don’t know if I should be surprised or not, … Continue reading
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The Tumbling Machine
And I have One More Thing To Say, Advance Australia Fair What a day it’s been for politics. I’ve been pondering today what good would come of Kevin Rudd returning to the hot seat of Prime Minister. One wonders if … Continue reading
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The ALP Tosses Itself Into A Washing Machine
What A Mess It’s a good a time as any to come back and write something here, now that Kevin Rudd has tipped his hand and resigned as Foreign Minister. I’ve been gingerly watching this saga of Rudd vs. Gillard … Continue reading
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Still Staying Away In Droves
Here We Go Again! Pleiades sent in this link today. It’s the aftermath of the AACTA Awards. The Australian Academy is, by all reports, the brainchild of cherished Australian actor and current Australian of the Year Geoffrey Rush. It emerged … Continue reading
Same Shit, Different Day
More On Property Prices As if on cue, there are two articles today in the SMH as if to soothe the mounting anxiety about property prices. Here’s Ian Verrender trying to say that it’s not going to crash dramatically, it’s … Continue reading
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News That’s Fit To Punt – 01/Feb/2012
Citizen Rinehart The richest woman in Australia, Gina Rinehart has set her mind on buying into Fairfax, the company that owns the Sydney Morning Herald, and the Age, amongst other mastheads. The response coming out of the Fairfax stables has … Continue reading
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