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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – The 2012 US Presidential Election Part II – The Fallout – the GOP beating up on itself -
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- 8th Nov – The 2012 US Presidential Election Part I – what does it really mean - - 7th Nov – Bob Carr … Foreign Minister – as profiled by “The Australian’s” Ross Fitzgerald - - 29th Oct – The Most Irrelevant of all Irrelevancy – Independents – Slipper, Thompson, Windsor, Oakeshott, Katter & Wilkie – hanging on to office rather than face the electorate – - 27th Oct – Julia Gillard does not understand Hypocrisy – ALP Powerbrokers dump Penny Wong – makes Gillard look foolish over her ‘sexism’ claims – - 27th Oct – Julia Gillard an assassin best dressed in Black – Maxine McKew’s – “Tales from the Political Trenches”- - 26th Oct – The Turkey Basted Gillard – and “The Australian’s” Hedley Thomas’s – recipe for Slow Roasting a Prime Minister - - 26th Oct – Maxine McKew’s story – Tales from the Political Trenches - - 22nd Oct – Gillard stands atop her own Abyss – Will she jump or wait to be pushed - - 19th Oct – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 6′: News Updates from Around the World - - 17th Oct – Craig Thompson – there are no words to describe this GRUB … - - 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – - 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - - 18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - The 2012 US Presidential Election Part ii - - The Fallout – the GOP beating up on itself - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 10th Nov 2012 | |
Nothing has changed – Romney finished with 203 Electoral votes, 30 more than John McCain four years ago.The last count on the popular vote for the President is 61.2 million, and Romney 58.3 million – see Politico link here. The Tea Party: Reading some of the post-election commentary emanating for the GOP and the ‘Tea Party’ faction, creates a viewpoint that the USA can’t help themselves. They love the ‘blame-game’ and to read one senior Tea Party excuse for the defeat – see below -
Who is National Coordinator Jenny Beth Martin? How important is she to the future of the party? For Party members to come out and trash your own Party and the selection process that gave them Romney – is short-sighted and one of the reasons they are where they are. Nobody wants to look at themselves as the reason or cause of what happened. Can you imagine that happened in Australia – hang on it does – Clive Palmer beating up on Campbell Newman for example and vice versa. Where will the Tea Party go now … who cares … the USA style politics is a spent force – the reality of Leaders having to swallow their posture and strut for the good of the Nation is what is needed – can you see major political USA personalities taking a back seat to get done what needs to be done … that will be the test in coming months. Oliver Stone: Movie Director/Producer Oliver Stone has weighed into the debate with a new documentary series based on his book titled - “The Untold History of the United States” – Stone has done a deal with ‘Showtime’ to serialised the story into a 10 part documentary to be aired over coming weeks. The ‘Politico’ story on this is copied below:
The series commences its premier season on Showtime – 12th Nov 2012 in the USA – link to screening times …
I’m a fan of Oliver Stone, his branding, and his story telling through movies. Movies like his 1986 Best Picture movie – “Platoon”, starring Charlie Sheen, and his 1991 Oscar nominated movie “JFK” starring Kevin Costner, has proved his keen interest in, knowledge of, and his attention to detail about American Politics. The TV series should be a great show for those who love political history. Election Fraud: This 2012 election result, called as a 50/50 outcome on the morning of the election, proved yet again how the electorate responds on election day as opposed to pollsters and the questions they ask to guide poll outcome data during an election campaign. The length of the USA Presidential election is almost two years and it is a marathon of marathons. There is plenty of time for mistakes and to overcome errors, all it takes is money to but votes and the good old american dream is alive and well when everybody gets a piece of the election money gravy ride. GOP donator’s have a right to question how their funds were used, and the belief that they had a shot of rolling Obama bled them dry of new donations. Should they be allowed to ask for a refund given the landslide victory and how the donator’s were misled – of course not – ‘all-in’ as they say. Surely the Legislators need to take a good hard look and how the $6 billion spend to win is justified. That equated to $50 a vote for the 120 million voters who lodged a vote. In Australia the AEC refunds $2.41 per electoral vote pledged. It is obviously not as simple as suggested – but when poll data suggests a neck and neck struggle, and a result comes up as a landslide – one has to ask if the poll data was skewered toward a close contest to entice more funding donations. It can be likened to the cause and effect of the GFC – ratings agencies and their complicity in providing AAA ratings for ‘sub-prime’ assets in exchange for financial favours, gave everybody a comfort in investing in those ‘sub-prime’ assets. This Sub-Prime fiasco It was a fraud – and to suggest the Campaign Managers created fraudulent poll results to create larger funding donations might not be too far from the mark. It’s called a ‘sucker-play’ – and as each and every election rolls by – the Political Parties just keep spending the money asked for and donated by voters without accountable or responsible outcomes. Poof … another $6 billion gone – what outcome has changed – the HOR remains the same under GOP rule – the Senate remains with Obama – a few changes to Governorships, but the end result is more or less the same - yet the world was led to believe that an Obama victory was at best an even money bet. Someone, or a great number of someone’s got it horrible wrong … and as always the poor plebs out there in electoral land paid twice – first the money they donated, and then their hopes and dreams went … Poof … At least when you buy a lottery ticket you know someone has to win – in a two-horse race someone has to lose … but to try and make it sound like a close race is to give heart-break to almost 60 million people who put their heart and soul into Romney … someone deceived them … America have had an escape from the reality of their fate during this election campaign – now that party is over, the problems that were there before the election campaign are now again front and center and in need of urgent attention. The political landscape has not improved the chances in ways to help get done what has to be done. The Tea Party faction was hell-bent in preventing the measures Obama wanted to legislate during his previous term hoping it would improve their electoral chances in 2012. What will they do now that America has rejected them and stuck with Obama ? American Politicians now have their own fate to deal with and unless they do – the World will punish them … Government spending and bail-out packages is about to come to an abrupt end and the money men on Wall Street sold the markets in the immediate session following Obama’s win – that was a sure signal and the Government is on notice by Global Money Managers. Obama has to lead – he can no longer pussy foot around – he has to seize the moment and grasp the GOP with both hands – drag the Republicans screaming and kicking to the table and lay down the law. He has to listen and carry the day else all America will fall. He has to stop spending money, stop bailing out industries that chew up the aid and allow the industry fat-cats to continue to drink from the public money pot. Obama needs a squad of ‘Hog Shooters’ to lighten the load on the public purse – lean and mean and if the electorate can see the middle and upper management types shunted from the public service – and more on the ground staffers employed – America can have hope they can turn it all around. If they don’t then the ‘slow-drag’ interest cost on their public debt, the welfare spend, the pension costs, ad the hopes of a whole generation will free fall over the cliff-edge and into an abyss none of us want to know about. |
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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – The 2012 US Presidential Election – what does it really mean -
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- 7th Nov – Bob Carr … Foreign Minister – as profiled by “The Australian’s” Ross Fitzgerald - - 29th Oct – The Most Irrelevant of all Irrelevancy – Independents – Slipper, Thompson, Windsor, Oakeshott, Katter & Wilkie – hanging on to office rather than face the electorate – - 27th Oct – Julia Gillard does not understand Hypocrisy – ALP Powerbrokers dump Penny Wong – makes Gillard look foolish over her ‘sexism’ claims – - 27th Oct – Julia Gillard an assassin best dressed in Black – Maxine McKew’s – “Tales from the Political Trenches”- - 26th Oct – The Turkey Basted Gillard – and “The Australian’s” Hedley Thomas’s – recipe for Slow Roasting a Prime Minister - - 26th Oct – Maxine McKew’s story – Tales from the Political Trenches - - 22nd Oct – Gillard stands atop her own Abyss – Will she jump or wait to be pushed - - 19th Oct – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 6′: News Updates from Around the World - - 17th Oct – Craig Thompson – there are no words to describe this GRUB … - - 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – - 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - - 18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - The 2012 US Presidential Election - - what does it really mean - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 8th Nov 2012 | |
The College Electoral votesstand at 303 to Obama, and 203 to Romney with Florida’s 29 votes still to be decided – but most likely to go to Obama giving him 332 electoral votes. 270 is need to become President. The 2008 election result had Obama winning 365 to McCain’s 173. This result was closer but then the McCain/Palin ticket was the worst the GOP had put up ever … perhaps after the mess Bush left they felt they had to run dead because the electorate would have never accepted another 4 years of Republican leadership. Some other facts from the election result that nobody really cares about unless your American -
The big question still remains – should Obama have done more in the first two years of his first term when he had a mandate and control over both Houses and the Governorships? Reports tell us that US$6 Billion has been the spend on this election campaign – and listening to commentary would have us believe that this money was largely spent trying to get Americans out to vote. There is no compulsory voting in America and the way the commentary went on the Australian coverage of the election yesterday – everybody was talking up how compulsory voting would be a good thing in America and how Australia has the best voting system in the world. What pure unadulterated poppycock … Australian media personalities commenting on US elections and the electoral voting system in Australia proved once and for all that they sit in front of a camera and talk – talk about nothings – they fill in the space before the next commercial and if anyone listened to what was being said – you’d end up in an asylum or something worse. Nobody calls them to account when they make outlandish statements and nobody calls them to account or asks where is the proof. I channel hopped and then mute the sound in frustration at the dumb arse commentary. I then went back to my computer to find out what I want to know … that Michael Rowlands from ABC24 and sent over to the US as a special correspondent to cover the US election – his reporting proves my point – what does he actually know about US elections that he did not read about on the flight over? The ABC24 trump-card was Mr Green – the guru of all things election in Australia and now apparently the USA as well – he was the only person worth listening to during the whole broadcast – he at least has my respect and told me things I wanted to hear about. As for the rest – the TV networks are short-changed and should review all News budgets and overhaul the whole concept on how they report news and current affairs. They have to decide – is the broadcast about the eye-candy or about the integrity and interface the reporter, and the newsreader has with the audience – most of all they have to have creditability. Let me be more frank – they are all mostly dumb fu(:ks paid to look good in front of a camera … Back to the debate on ‘compulsory voting‘ raise during the US election broadcast – all of the Worlds largest and longest-serving democracy’s went away from compulsory voting many decades ago and for good reason – and yet when the presenter’s and panelist’s need to find something to talk about to fill the void – everybody follows a lead and began to spruik about the low turnout and what can be done to fix the problem – hence the compulsory voting discussion. For the record – the US voter turnout was at 118 million at last count – i.e. 12:00 AEST, 08th Nov 2012 – source linked here – the 2008 final count was – 130 million, and in the 4 years since the American population has grown from 304 million in 2008, to 315 million in 2012. Voter turnout appears to be down and Hurricane Sandy had some say in that result. Some 40% of votes cast were reported as ‘early votes’ … The election result is in its very early stages of be dissected and reviewed by all parties. Politics does not interest 50% of the voting age electorate. Less than 1% of children at school leaving age have any interest in politics other then they become eligible to vote. Where does this lack of interest emanate from - the answer – the complete mistrust of politicians who continually lie, steal, behave corruptly, and infuse the electorate with the – ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mantra … American can show us plenty – every State had as a part of the US election vote, the opportunity to vote on a great number of State led referendums. Some State’s had up to 5 or 6 questions being put to the electorate. Questions on matters like abortion, gay marriage, the most popular across a number of States was the legalisation of marijuana - read Politico story here on the vote outcome for legalising marijuana, rasing state taxes, excise, there was a smorgasbord of questions across the States asking voters to cast their opinions and wants. This leaves no doubt that Americans love their democracy where the people get the opportunity every four years or so to tell their politicians what they can and can’t legislate on. These sorts of referendum questions do not happen in Australia on a regular basis – and was pointed out in a post earlier this week by the “None of the Above” campaign – linked here. To get a better understanding of the types of questions and the vote results to the questions asked, please spend 10 minutes of so using this link – when you get there click on a State and see the Question and election results – you truly will be enlightened. Why our form of democracy does not offer the electorate a vote on important policy issues is a true reflection of our own nativity and acceptance of the mediocrity in our form of Government. Policy on education, immigration, defence, new taxes, social issues like gay marriage, adoption, legalisation of marijuana – are all decisions taken out of the hands of the electorate, and formulated by party membership and the factions within the major Party’s. That means less than 250,000 party members across the Nation decide on the policies to govern 23 million people – hardly what you would call true democracy. And what portion of the major Party membership get to have imput or vote on policy? When our Leaders take office they assume control over everything and can make changes to stated policies without a mandate to do so – i.e. Carbon Tax and the Emissions Trading scheme. Can anyone honestly say this Nation has a true democracy at work? I offer congratulations to Obama for his win and understand as he does – it is a poison chalice. Americans finally understood that the Republicans under G.W. Bush Jnr were responsible for what their Nation is enduring at the moment and gave Obama another mandate to continue to try to fix the problems. His 2008 election was met with messiah type adoration – four years later the world has realised that even Obama at his best cannot fix the weight of the problems facing the world in a single term, nor even two terms. This GFC is a man-made event and took some 40 years to happen – DEBT was the cause and at the moment more debt is being created to try to fix the problem. This is only the first cycle and when the debt crisis continues and recovery does not happen – the second phase will begin. Discussion with a colleague this morning included a likening to this election having the same hallmarks as the 1936 election – three years later all Europe was at war and the US entered in 1941. Without the war the world would have endured the ‘depression’ for god only knows how many more years. From WWII came the economic prosperity of the 50′s and the 60′s … what the World faces today is a dark picture looming ominously and the World had best prepare itself. If I was to say that we have already been at war for some time – you might think I was a fool – not an Afghan or Iraqi type War – but a war over trade … Australia has been losing this war via its high currency value and the dunce heads running our Nation’s finances, i.e. the RBA and the Treasury – both are yet to realise their focus on ‘inflation’ concerns is akin to watching the wrong horse in the running of the Melbourne cup. EYE-BALL Guru has been writing about this stuff for years and slowly but surely the public debate is now about the cost to Australian industry arising from of the high A$ value … it is all far too late and the mining boom was over before it began. Whatever resource metal price increased fed in as US$’s – was offset by the rising A$ value and that diminished A$ revenues over the last 10 years to the tune of a trillion A$’s. Our esteemed Leaders talk a big deal on the prosperity of future pipeline investment, and the mining boom never-ending because of China demand – I tell you now they’re talking a different book to the rest of the world … they need shootin’ as regular commentator ‘Hog Shooter‘ states so eloquently. Romney did a great job in engaging and making the US election seem a close contest – polls on the day had it a 50/50 call … how did they get it so wrong and all this does is give Politicians weight to call polling data a media beat-up when it goes against them, and to befriend the numbers when they go their way. Sanity prevailed and now the reality of what America face will begin to hit home. How is this for starters – remember the ‘debt-ceiling‘ debate that dragged on for more than six months last year – forcing the Leadership to shut down the Government at one stage – all on account of the House could not agree to lift the ceiling without budget concessions. Well that ceiling now set at US$16.3 trillion is about to be front and centre again – the US ‘debt to the penny‘ web site having US debt at $16.2 trillion. This means the US Government is days away from another debt ceiling crisis and this will be excruciating for global Financial markets – it;s been known to the markets that this was about to happen yet the US election commentators forgot to factor in the impending financial crisis. We saw a glimpse of what is to follow when the DJIA fell 300+ points on the news of Obama’s win – can you imagine what it would have done if Romney had of won – he had promised a massive increase in defence spending and no new taxes … proves that the ‘slight of hand’ distraction of a $6 billion spend on an election can blindside everybody. Nah … the US election was an opportunity for Americans to party for a while in the nostalgia of election fever … the media played their part – most of that US$ 6 billion spend fed into their coffers through advertising and the like … Does the World breathe easier today because of Obama’s win … hardly … and as a second severe storm bears down on the North East a week after ‘Sandy’ wrecked havoc and left 10′s millions with home damage and without power – many still living in provided for accommodation … the reality of tough life will hit home before the week is out. Asia and Europe will take a lead from the DJIA and that will again turn the screws on Greece and Spain as they are forced to enact austerity measures extracted during recent bailout deals. And then we have the ‘kindergarten’ arena of politics … Australia … we have a new PM this week in Chris Bowen whilst the real PM is out of the Nation yet again receiving accolades for her ‘misogynist’ speech, and trying to look like she fits in on the World Leadership stage. With Deputy PM Wayne Swan still in the country – can someone please explain why boofhead Evans is acting PM? Are we to read some import that Swan no longer has the confidence of the PM to fulfil his Deputy PM role? I can’t find a story on this anywhere! Chris Evans as PM … god help us all … |
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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – Bob Carr … Foreign Minister – as profiled by “The Australian’s”Ross Fitzgerald -
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| Latest ‘Harry’s Growl’ Posts:
- 29th Oct – The Most Irrelevant of all Irrelevancy – Independents – Slipper, Thompson, Windsor, Oakeshott, Katter & Wilkie – hanging on to office rather than face the electorate – - 27th Oct – Julia Gillard does not understand Hypocrisy – ALP Powerbrokers dump Penny Wong – makes Gillard look foolish over her ‘sexism’ claims – - 27th Oct – Julia Gillard an assassin best dressed in Black – Maxine McKew’s – “Tales from the Political Trenches”- - 26th Oct – The Turkey Basted Gillard – and “The Australian’s” Hedley Thomas’s – recipe for Slow Roasting a Prime Minister - - 26th Oct – Maxine McKew’s story – Tales from the Political Trenches - - 22nd Oct – Gillard stands atop her own Abyss – Will she jump or wait to be pushed - - 19th Oct – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 6′: News Updates from Around the World - - 17th Oct – Craig Thompson – there are no words to describe this GRUB … - - 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – - 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - - 18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - Bob Carr … Foreign Minister - as profiled by “The Australian’s” Ross Fitzgerald - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 7th Nov 2012 | |
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Gillard gifted him an open appointment and Bob certainly decided he was going to be heard on all things Bob Carr – no matter how out of place they might be. The Australian journalist – Ross Fitzgerald – filed a story on Bob Carr and published on the 3rd Nov 2012 - it is well worth the read … linked here … or read story below.
Ross Fitzgerald’s story published in The Australian is reproduced below:
This Federal Government in on the backside of its tenure, and it is a downhill ride. Everyone ALP supporter inside and outside of the Government is looking for the panicked signs telling everyone to ‘abandon ship’. The downhill journey is countered with some brake-power being supplied by better poll numbers for Gillard as preferred PM, and the ALP narrowing the margin with the Opposition. Can the polls be believed … the stench surrounding Craig Thompson, Peter Slipper, now disgraced HSU boss Mike Williamson, and TWU boss Tony Sheldon, yet more Unionists in trouble, adds to the toxic cloud over-hanging any ALP revival. Then there is the ongoing AWU scandal threatening to burst the dam walls surrounding the Prime Minister’s – ‘I did nothing wrong’ – statements. All one can observe is the obvious signs that caucus is still shackled to the Prime Minister’s fate, and she is still hell-bent on taking them all down with her. Kevin Rudd was an outstanding Foreign Minister – he resigned just prior to the Mar 2012 Leadership spill when Gillard forced his hand whilst he was overseas representing Australia in New York. Gillard has set up a history of ‘ambush’ type tactics to defeat her enemy – she did it in 2010 when she thrust the knife into Rudd’s unsuspecting back – she did it again in Mar 2012 when she called another Leadership spill where in the immediate timeframe preceding the spill vote, her cabinet Ministers came out dumping on Rudd in a vile way. She did the ‘ambush’ attack again in Aug 2012 when she hijacked an unsuspecting junior and ALP supporting Press gallery – where she took what she thought was the high moral ground since claiming she answered and exhausted all questions on the AWU scandal … her modus operandi is obvious – ‘sucker-punch’ who ever lines up against her at every opportunity. When Bob Carr was plucked from the ashes in the aftermath of the NSW Labour Party’s descent into obscurity – Gillard believed she was creating a ‘light-bulb’ moment. Hardly anyone saw it coming and it had everybody holding off for a month or two to see how Bob settled into the job and whether being out of Politics for six off years had dulled his political savvy. Bob Carr had jumped off the sinking NSW boat in 2006 and left a Leadership vacuum that saw the NSW ALP fight over the scraps, eventually each new leader becoming a target until the 2011 NSW election saw the ALP win only 20 seats in the House – down from 52 from the previous election, and out of a total of 93 seats in the House. See Wikipedia 2011 NSW Election results here … Bob Carr’s legacy as NSW longest-serving Premier is there for all to see being played out by the current O’Farrell Government, and the previous NSW ALP Government’s after Carr left. The O’Farrell Government now lurches from crisis to crisis trying to find the funds to plug the gaps Carr and his departure of Leadership failures left behind – they discovered A$1 billion the other day – and we are still to hear whether that was a Labour Party ‘slush-fund’ type discovery unaccounted for from the previous Government, or a genuine Treasury mistake in accounting under O’Farrell’s rule. Returning to the Fitzgerald’s story above – his observation about Bob Carr and his ‘one-liners’ is modern-day policy for all Ministers and their media staff. The daily task is to come up with a ‘one-liner’ for their charge to use in a press conference that will hopefully get replayed over and over – giving the author of the comment free media play and the subsequent profile elevation. it is akin to trawler fishing and using ‘one-liners’ as the bait … use the right slogan and the fish haul can be a bonanza. It is such an obvious grab and cheapens politics in a way that presents ‘glib’ commentary as more important than policy initiatives. It diminishes the respect we all have and highlights just how ineffective Politicians are in communicating messages when everything is about tagging the other side. I ask a question – will Bob Carr remain a Senator when the Gillard Government is booted from office? Resigning from the Senate is a simple process as the Mark Arbib/Bob Carr turn around proved. But more importantly as Bob Carr and his wife rack up in excess of $1 million in travel costs on their first eight months in the job – is whether Bob Carr is there for the glory of saving the ALP, having a shot at PM himself, of this is a last hooray before he rides off into the sunset one more time. Bob as FM is now asking for an increase of $25 million to his budget to fund the new Security Council membership. What is it that Bob Carr brings to the table – it is a fair question? If his wife is such an integral part of his overseas trips – providing cultural and language assistance – why is she not on the official payroll? Of the A$1 million official travel expenditure Carr has accounted for during his 8 months in the job – his wife’s contribution and cost of the air-fares alone amount to near $150k. Is Mrs Bob Carr reading the federal Government brief’s on Foreign Governments as a part of her ‘cultural’ advisory role? Does she have secrecy clearance? Has she been vetted by the AFP to be exposed to official secrets? This site has produced four previous stories about Bob Carr since his Senate and Foreign Minister appointment in Mar 2012 -
As Foreign Minister’s go – his predecessors in Kevin Rudd, Alexander Downer, and Gareth Evans, are all hard acts to follow. I don’t mention Stephen Smith in the job before Kevin Rudd’s appointment for obvious reasons. Fitzgerald’s summary comment above about Carr needing to spend more time reading his ministerial briefs, and less time being a Gillard sanctioned ‘attack dog’ biting at Tony Abbott’s ankles is well made. If Bob Carr’s appointment was to beef up Gillards stocks within the NSW right, then Bob Carr is safe for the moment. But what will happen if Gillard is rolled and the new PM wants to reshuffle Cabinet … where is the value of Bob Carr in that scenario … would Bob Carr have the political clout to sustain his position as Foreign Minister? As Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd excelled in the job – his creditability on the World stage was obviously enhanced by his PM time and in that context Bob Carr had a hard act to follow. Before becoming Foreign Minister and in the aftermath of the NSW Premier gig – Bob was a blogger – http://bobcarrblog.wordpress.com/ and still is. It’s mostly PR stuff these days but before the FM job there were some pretty radical post on the site – since cleaned up and no longer available. I question Bob Carr’s credentials as I do all our Politicians as is my right to do so. I do not afford blind respect to any politician these days because they do not respect the electorate. They openly lie to voters and treat them with disdane when it comes to integrity and the moral sustenance requird to overn a Nation. I question all of Julia Gillard’s credentials all the time, and for her to have gone outside and hand-picked Bob Carr for the plum job as Foreign Minister, and placed another un-elected Member in her Ministery – means Bob Carr’s appointment is all on her head. Bob Carr’s real agenda is still to be revealed … for the moment he is Julia’s ‘bitch’ working the Foreign Ministry under a tight leash … when will the real Bob Carr stand up … |
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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – The Most Irrelevant of all Irrelevancy – Independants -Slipper, Thompson, Windsor, Oakeshott, Katter, & Wilkie – hanging onto employment rather than face the electorate –
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Title: - The Most irrelevant of all Irrelevancy - - Independents -Slipper, Thompson, Windsor, Oakeshott, Katter & Wilkie – hanging on to office rather than face the electorate – | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 29th Oct 2012 | |
 The historical minority Federal Government has lasted two + years and all in defiance of opinion that it would not work.
Yet – with some 400+ pieces of Legislation passed by this Parliament that Mr Albanese and other Ministers continually remind us of – the Independent’s Winsor and Oakeshott, Members for ‘New England’ and ‘Lyons’ – have steadfastly stood side by side in their defiant support of the Government throughout the parliamentary term. The dislike both these Independent Members have for the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott gives cause and effect resulting in their reckless support for a Prime Minister with a credibility matching that of another Union fraudster in Craig Thompson.
Mr Oakeshott and Mr Windsor’s support remains the only reason the Government are able to hold on to Government. One of the other true Independents, Mr Wilkie, Member for Denison, handed his vote to the Government and was firstly dependent on his request for Poker Machine reform, and now that Mr Slipper switched sides to be Speaker, and now another Independent on the crossbenches, Wilkie’s support for the Government only extends to supply issues.
For all the good he postures as a MP and representing the electorate of Denison, he now turns up to Parliament with a vote that does neither side any real good. The other true Independent, Mr Katter, Member for Kennedy, is a maverick style Politician who votes with the Opposition more so than the Government. He has formed a new Political party and fielded candidates in the recent Q’LD elections for the first time. The new party – Katter’s Australian Party - will stand their candidates for the first time in a Federal election at the 2013 elections.
The Senate also poses a problem – without the Greens support in that Chamber, the Government would not have been able to introduce the ‘Carbon Tax’ and other environmental legislation. One has to understand, the Greens would never have given their support to the Government without extracting forward commitments from Gillard to push through the ‘carbon tax’. So when one counts the portion of voters represented by these Independents – the true picture of how irrelevant the minority Government really is. The sum of the voters represented by these four electorates – some 350k hold the rest of Australia to account and force this Government upon us all. If Independents Oakeshott and Windsor looked to all of Australia and asked themselves if Gillard is truly the choice of the Nation – one could try to give them the the benefit of the doubt – but do they consider the rest of Australia’s viewpoint? For all of her time as PM during this term – the PM’s polls have sunk lower and lower. It has only been since her ‘misogynist’ speech that her preferred PM position has been established and created a gap with the Opposition Leader. The four Independents pictured above have to look to themselves and make the call whether this Government will run the full term. With vested interest’s involved – the electorates belief in anyone in this Government doing the right thing, is as forlorn as an Australian bound refugee now on an boat headed toward offshore detention centres. Please – if you found this story to your liking and would like to promote it to your social media contacts – i.e. Twitter, Facebook, or other icon linked account below – please click your favoured Icon(s) to promote the story. Thankyou. Have your say where it counts: – contact your Local Federal Representative via the links below and let them know how you feel about this, or any other topic that you feel strongly about – or you can just post a comment below and let off some steam. Links to Australian Parliamentary Website – MP’s:
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Title: - Julia Gillard does not understand Hypocrisy - - ALP Powerbrokers dump Penny Wong - - makes Gillard look foolish over her ‘sexism’ claims – | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 27th Oct 2012 | |
 News from South Australia that Penny Wong has today been dumped to second position on the South Australian ballot for Senate positions will shock many – especially those within the ALP caucus.
Ms Wong is looked upon as someone with great expectation from within the party, but Union influence has again caused a rift within the party that will again draw blood at a time when Gillard is desperately fending off the wolves hunting her down in a slow stalk. Factional Union lobbying has seen SA Right-faction powerbroker Don Farrell from the ‘Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association’, and a Senator since 2008, topple Ms Wong by 112 votes to 83 to place first on the SA Senate Ballot. This is major news – Farrell was seen as someone that helped Gillard topple Rudd in June 2010 – Wong was a Rudd supporter throughout that coup. Gillard again has tested party loyalty and see a senior Minister fall from favour within the Union factional powerbrokers. These Unions operate under a ‘sesist misogynist’ mandate and yet Gillard has stayed silent on the Wong demotion. Gillards hypocrisy is there for all to see, whenever she remonstrates over sexism and misogynism in the future, she is fully embracing an entrenched sexist workplace where serving union heavyweights ply their sexist attitudes to women. She is a hypocrite for all to see – and Australia is ashamed to have her as our PM. A ‘Courier Mail’ story on this Wong demise appears below:
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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – Julia Gillard an assassin best dressed in Black – Maxine McKew’s – “Tales from the Political Trenches”-
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Title: - Julia Gillard an assassin best dressed in Black - - Maxine McKew’s - - “Tales from the Political Trenches”- | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 26th Oct 2012 | |
You will recall the House last sat when Gillard made her infamous ‘misogynist speech’. It closed with the Government shutting down a debate proposed by the Opposition about when Nicola Roxon became aware of the Peter Slipper text messages and how her role as Attorney General played a part on what transpired after with the Ashby settlement offer. The Oppositions tactics will be most interesting on Monday next and throughout the week with respect to a number of matters including:
Gillard is a cooked turkey – and a tough overcooked one at that, no sweet meat anywhere – she knows it and the ALP caucus knows it. Paul Howes and his Union buddies need to be taught a lesson that will forever kick Union factional influence out of the ALP once and for all. If the Opposition came out and announced a policy that their number one target policy is they will clean up the secrecy around the use of union members funds once and for all – they will win in a landslide. Now if the ALP said the same thing with Gillard at the helm – it would be a sure-fire way to certain defeat … if there is one thing that is coming through McKew’s commentary is that the Union heavy’s have far too much sway in controlling the Union appointees as Senators and MP’s and who they support in Caucus. McKew’s book is riveting reading for all ALP voters who want rid of Gillard – if not only for what she did in destroying Kevin Rudd, not once but again earlier this year when Ministers of her Cabinet came out and trashed the man on Gillard’s instruction. No ALP supporter can condone that type of disloyalty to a former elected PM who outed John Howard after 12 odd years in Government. Gillard has tried re-write her own history previously as ‘The Australian’s’ Hedley Thomas keeps reminding her. McKew’s story will appeal to the ALP base and how the Opposition go about using the Gillard treachery against her will be most interesting. ‘The Age’ newspaper has published an extract from the book in today’s paper – it is re-pasted below without authority and all efforts have been made to negate an perceived copyright issues. This story is viewed as being in the National Interest and is published with those interests in mind.
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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – The Turkey Basted Gillard – and “The Australian’s” Hedley Thomas’s – Recipe for Slow Roasting of a Prime Minister …
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- 26th Oct – Maxine McKew’s story – Tales from the Political Trenches - - 22nd Oct – Gillard stands atop her own Abyss – Will she jump or wait to be pushed - - 19th Oct – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 6′: News Updates from Around the World - - 17th Oct – Craig Thompson – there are no words to describe this GRUB … - - 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – - 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - - 18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! - 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - The Turkey Basted Gillard - - and “The Australian’s” Hedley Thomas’s - - recipe for Slow Roasting a Prime Minister - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 26th Oct 2012 | |
| The Australian here Hedley Thomas – National Correspondent for ‘The Australian’ filed another story today on the AWU scandal involving PM Gillard and her past association with the AWU and Slater & Gordon.
There is no doubt Hedley Thomas has enough circumstantial evidence to bury the PM – physical evidence is now what he is after and his research and investigations are being thwarted because files that are legally required to be in existence have been reported as now being lost to the system and nobody knows where they are. Knowing how the system works from my own frustrations in trying to locate documents from two decades ago on a completely different matter - i.e. relates to a 1988 $75 million fraud involving Nick Greiner when Premier of NSW, and John O’Neill then the boss of the State Bank of NSW – read that story here – those involved in the AWU/Slater & Gordon corruption have learn from experience to employ a ‘cleaner’ along the way to clean up the mess’ left behind. It would seem that as a part of Gillards tilt for the PM – someone went backwards and did a thorough job in cleaning up the physical evidence to keep Gillard’s past dead and buried. Thomas can’t say as much – but as an opinion writer I can. Thomas’s most recent co-opted story is published below:
The problem with evidence from Blewitt and Wilson if they were to testify is the creditability gap – Gillard now a sitting PM and far from where she was 17 odd years ago, and her accusers in the crime destitute and disgraced … who is to say that Gillard was not completely involved in the crime, evidence to date paint the picture that she was involved with something – and to take the word of Blewitt and Wilson and the recent lawyer oratory from then Law Partners in Slater & Gordon, one has to realise that Gillard has more then just idle ‘skin’ in the fraud. No body get’s a free pass on this one when someone serving as the highest office in the land is being questioned and exposed as someone who’s past is less than favourably disposed to someone who is qualified to hold high office. A simple starter to a host of question might be – why did she nor renew her licence to practise Law after she left S&G – was she under some sort of threat from S&G to not renew her license? The questions that would follow would not be the tame and friendly prompted questions put to her during her August press conference. A one-on-one interview with Hedley Thomas would sort her out and if she agreed to that then it would go a long way to satisfying my bias toward Gillard as a ‘crook’ and someone who should be in goal for Union fraud along with her lover Bruce Wilson, Craig Thompson and the like. Please – if you found this story to your liking and would like to promote it to your social media contacts – i.e. Twitter, Facebook, or other icon linked account below – please click your favoured Icon(s) to promote the story. Thankyou. Have your say where it counts: – contact your Local Federal Representative via the links below and let them know how you feel about this, or any other topic that you feel strongly about – or you can just post a comment below and let off some steam. Links to Australian Parliamentary Website – MP’s:
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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – Maxine McKew’s story – “Tales from the Political Trenches” -
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- 22nd Oct – Gillard stands atop her own Abyss – Will she jump or wait to be pushed - - 19th Oct – Oddball News Wrap – - ‘Reel 6′: News Updates from Around the World - - 17th Oct – Craig Thompson – there are no words to describe this GRUB … - - 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - -18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - 26th July: – Australian Gangsters Inc Part I – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 22nd July: - Gillard Spoofs – about the only way to survive!!! July 20th: Shame … Shame … Shame … Murdoch Media to blame for the Global descent into darkness!!! July 14th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 15th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 9th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various stories … June 4th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … June 2nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 22nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 10th: ‘Rome and the Mob’ … Craig Thompson survives yet again. May 8th: The Australian ALP Government – more corrupt and worse than Bikie Gangs … April 24th: The Peter SLIPPER affair – Harry’s take … To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - Maxine McKew’s story - - Tales from the Political Trenches - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 26th Oct 2012 | |
‘Fairfax Media’ declined the offer to serialise the publication according to a post by Larry Pickering – yet to the contrary, Fairfax reporter Peter Hatcher is filing stories about extracts from the book. ‘The Australian’ has also been publishing extracts and stories from the book content that have seen MP’s scurrying for cover, many putting up the ‘gone fishing’ sign when journo’s have rang for a comment. The book is an easy read if you believe in the Rudd demise as being something that should never have happened. McKew was and remains a staunch Rudd supporter and believes that Gillard plotted for months to overthrow Rudd. The book release has given a lifeline to the ALP Leadership debate and the many ALP supporters who see Gillard as the devil incarnate, and someone who hijacked the PM role for her own political agenda. Grahame Richardson came out and said of the books content that – ‘it was all fiction, and that Gillard only knew of the plot the day before Rudd was knifed.’ One has to realise a reality when reading Richardson’s take – by the way he did not hang up the ‘gone fishing’ sign – Richardson’s days as a fearful ALP powerbroker are long gone, and if he has trouble with understanding that he might be ‘out of the loop’ – then his political comments will continue to be ‘words on the breeze’ as they might say … he is a media player these days and his once renown political wisdom and knowledge of all things ALP is now a distant memory. Move over Richo – you made your bed now deal with it … anyone from the ALP trenches who comes to you with a so called ‘scoop’ should remonstrate how low on the totem pole you now reside. ‘The Australian’ journalist’s are all having a crack and penning their own take on the McKew viewpoint – and it makes a good read. This long in the making stand-off is shaping up as a media war – the ‘ABC’ and ‘Fairfax Media’ in the PM’s corner, ‘News Ltd’ in the other … Whatever the prize is can be anyone’s guess – surely it can’t be as simple as who either side want to lead this Nation … Gillard or Abbott – that would seem a fight that nobody would want to win because the Nation will be the loser. I confess that the night McKew rolled John Howard was a night I will long remember – it was probable McKew’s biggest night ever and as such the ALP should have treated her with ‘rock star’ status and someone destined for high office. Instead and from the tone of the book – the then Deputy PM Julia Gillard seemed to want to keep McKew at arms length, and from McKew’s perspective as outlined in her book – her insight into Gillard’s motives paint a picture about Gillard that many of us have known for a very long time. To read some of ‘The Australian’s’ journalist’s slant on the McKew release, some stories published in today’s and yesterday’s paper appear below: This first story was published yesterday …
And to cap off the day’s round of stories on this subject, and as published in the Brisbane edition of the ‘National Times’ – a Fairfax Media publication, the following story was published – please use the link to visit the website and hear the video report on Gillard’s role in the Rudd plot …
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Title: - Gillard stands atop her own Abyss - - Will she jump or wait to be pushed - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 22nd Oct 2012 | |
| The ground is shifting, Gillard now walks in uncertain corridors, wary of shadows, of whispers, of lowered eyes, of turned smirks, she is talked about as having been ‘reversed cuckold’ … her proclaimers are deserting and she sits upon a self-made dung-heap and becoming increasingly isolated.
The World needs heroes – heroes who chase after injustice and false pretenders and expose the corruptedness that undermines decency and right of passage. Gillards ascent to her current position has been forged via an alliance and a path edged with ‘shady’ deals with others who are similarly inflicted with past’s built upon Union secrecy and internal corruption. Gillard is now being forced to face her past history head-on and all her posturing and shrieks of – ‘misogynist sexist nutjobs’ defiling her will have their day. The ‘House’ resumes next week, and this week will be about preparing her epitaph and her successor … it has come to this – Australia’s first female Prime Minister clouded in infamy is now a lesson learnt that will set back women’s issues for decades in this Nation. A recent hero I have become acquainted with is ‘William Garrow’ – 1760-1840 – an 18th century crusader who plied his skills in ‘The Old Baily’. He fought the injustices of the day, was responsible for changing unjust laws, and a corrupted aristocracy who used their positions to their advantage. Another Australian hero is Hedley Thomas and his crusade to bring the Prime Minister of Australia to account for her corrupted past is gaining traction. Can you imagine the risk’s involved in pursuing such a charter – a man following his beliefs knowing that to fail would bring greater risks to his future and his journalistic creditability. His pursuit of this story says more about the man than anything else – it also gives faith that there is still one Media publication in this Nation who understands their charter. Today – Thomas again thrust his pen at the Prime Minister when her wrote the following story:
Hedley Thomas is a multi Walkely Award winner – his stories carry much weight in media circles and with a loyal readership. By contrast the Australian media is enduring a period of political confliction – one can say that political persuasion dictates the editorial content of most of Australia’s free-media publications. The National broadcaster the ‘ABC’, and ‘Fairfax Media’ publications have not pursued the AWU scandal with any fervor – they are in fact dismissive of any past connection to the allegations against the Prime Minister over the AWU scandal. They present a believe in that support Gillard’s version in that she has no case to answer. Rather than do the investigative research required – they are happy to allow a ‘tarnished’ Prime Minister to fend off her detractors and accusers without doing their charter – to hold the Government accountable. This position is taken despite the mountains of evidence presented that prove beyond any doubt. Gillard will face her past and the electorate will have their justice for her disrespect for the office she holds. Please – if you found this story to your liking and would like to promote it to your social media contacts – i.e. Twitter, Facebook, or other icon linked account below – please click your favoured Icon(s) to promote the story. Thankyou. Have your say where it counts: – contact your Local Federal Representative via the links below and let them know how you feel about this, or any other topic that you feel strongly about – or you can just post a comment below and let off some steam. Links to Australian Parliamentary Website – MP’s:
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- 17th Oct – Craig Thompson – there are no words to describe this GRUB … - - 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - -18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - 26th July: – Australian Gangsters Inc Part I – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 22nd July: - Gillard Spoofs – about the only way to survive!!! July 20th: Shame … Shame … Shame … Murdoch Media to blame for the Global descent into darkness!!! July 14th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 15th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 9th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various stories … June 4th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … June 2nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 22nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 10th: ‘Rome and the Mob’ … Craig Thompson survives yet again. May 8th: The Australian ALP Government – more corrupt and worse than Bikie Gangs … April 24th: The Peter SLIPPER affair – Harry’s take … To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - Oddball News Wrap - - ‘Reel 6′: News Updates from Around the World - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 19th Oct 2012 | |
| The World is a never ending parade of the usual and the unusual. News stories come from the strangest of places – many stories get reported and are read by locals and never get to see the light of day.
Harry’s Growl plans to feature News stories that miss the ‘mainstream’ news cycle in new posts called ‘ODDBALL News Wrap‘.If news is not your cup of tea and you want some straight humour – try the EYE-BALL’s JokeZone Index page. [Click on the link to read story on-line in a new window.] News from New Your Times:
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EYE-BALL’s Harry’ Growl on – Craig Thompson – there are no words to describe this GRUB …
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Latest ‘Harry’s Growl’ Posts: - 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - -18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - 26th July: – Australian Gangsters Inc Part I – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 22nd July: - Gillard Spoofs – about the only way to survive!!! July 20th: Shame … Shame … Shame … Murdoch Media to blame for the Global descent into darkness!!! July 14th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 15th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 9th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various stories … June 4th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … June 2nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 22nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 10th: ‘Rome and the Mob’ … Craig Thompson survives yet again. May 8th: The Australian ALP Government – more corrupt and worse than Bikie Gangs … April 24th: The Peter SLIPPER affair – Harry’s take … To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - Craig Thompson - - there are no words to describe this GRUB … - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 16th Oct 2012 | |
| The Grub of all Grubs is allowed to sit in the Australian House of Representatives every day Parliament sits. He is a protect species – protected by a Labour Party slime that has infected our Nations Leaders with a morality that is destroying the soul of this Nation.
This peanut of a pissant – one of two that sit in the HOR’s as Independents, is named Craig Thompson, the other is Peter Slipper – two slime balls that allow this Government to remain in power. Fair Work Australia (FWA) has disclosed that they have charged The ‘GRUB’ with some 67 charges of abuse and fraud according to documents filed with the Courts. News report out yesterday indicate that the ‘GRUB’ is using the ‘Statute of Limitations’ that may shield himself from the Courts and the Justice he so richly deserves. To reflect and get your head around how this Government supported and voted against a motion bought on by the Opposition in the HOR’s earlier this year – gives a level of disgust and an aftertaste that will not go away until Gillard and her ‘jackboot’ caucus goes away. Power corrupts – a statement of fact when it comes to summarising Gillard and her lust to cling to power. Not only that – the continued support Thompson gives the Government whist now serving as an Independent gives real insight to the hypocrisy on display. This Government is based on a corrupted past and its agenda from the outset has been about retaining power as opposed to serving the people of Australia. Not one ALP MP crossed the floor to make a statement about Thompsons actions in defrauding Union funds, not one of them had courage enough to stand up and defend the integrity of the Parliament and our democracy. If Thompson is guilty – then every ALP member is also guilty. First and foremost in our democracy is the requirement for MP’s to vote their conscience above all else – their first allegiance is to the people they represent. This is naive in the extreme, to think that our democracy is a true democracy is just turning a blind eye. It’s a cry of hope more than anything – but it is futile to think it whilst the ALP’s defense of this ‘GRUB’ and the other ‘GRUB’ remains al with the purpose of retaining power – again Power corrupts … Thompson is not a person who should be serving in our Parliament yet there he is – in full view and challenging anyone to remove him. He retains the support of an equally corrupted PM who’s histort will surely sink her as it will Thompson. For both these criminals to serve the high office entrusted to them is a reflection of our vetting system of chosing candidates. The Australian Federal Police generally are responsible for misconduct in the Parliamentary arena, leaks, bribery, and inappropriate behaviour are all mandated as areas where the AFP get involved. Where have they been in the HSU scandal and the AWU scandal? This Government has a conflict and a vested interest in having Thompson and Slipper remain in Government. Both go hand in hand with everyday dealings in this Government. As the Ashby v Slipper scandal implodes the AG will be caught short when it comes to discovery of her involvement to have the ‘text transcripts’ suppressed and contained. How can the public have any respect for politicians when this behaviour is representative and dish up day after day? The full list of the 67 charges Thompson faces can be read using this link [PDF file format] – it runs to some 194 pages and is very thorough. An ABC report on the filing of the charges can be read below:
Before the ALP threw Thompson out of the ALP – they had already provided in excess of $200,000 to cover his legal expenses to stave off a bankruptcy issue when he initially faced HSU fraud charges. Had he been declared a bankrupt it would have forced Thompson from Government. Not only is he alleged to have defrauded HSU members to the tune of $500k – this $200k was more Union members funds used to cover his legal fees in a desperate bid for Gillard to cling to power. This abuse of Union Members funds to protect this GRUB and the Governments numbers represents an even greater abuse of Union Members funds. A crime to protect the crime as one could say … The Government powerbrokers who made the choice to cover these legal costs had to have had approval from some Union heavy to do so after a request from someone in Government. That person is now culpable in fostering a greater fraud on Union members because there will be no recovery of these funds. It was not made as a loan, but a gifted amount to cover legal expenses. The ABC report above indicates the time-lapse may see Thompson avoid almost half of his alleged frauds – how can justice be so slow to respond – the HSU spent almost two years investigating the original claims an that has to mitigate the statue time frame. We wait and are forced to watch as our Government drags us over a cliff – god help us all. It almost prompts a thought to do something drastic …
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- 16th Oct – Hedley Thomas is back – and Gillard knee’s begin to tremble .. - 9th Oct – Gillard has lost it – Turns Parliament into a sledge-fest over sexism - - 6th Oct – Poor – Poor – Peter Slipper – The Pumpkin Eater cries crocodile tears in court - - 5th Oct – The US Presidential Debate …! - 4th Oct – I just want to “GROWL” at the World! - 2nd Oct – PM Julia Gillard – Someone most Australians are ashamed of! - - 23 Sept – Bob Carr – Australian “SOOK” – Ruined NSW and now a GILLARD pony Show - - 16th Sept: – Royal ‘Boobs’ – who cares - - 31st Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 4′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 3′ – News Updates from Around the World - - 26th Aug: – The Woman’s Body – perfect in every way – they just need to be convinced – 26th Aug: – The Preponderance of Fate – From the depths of the AWU scandal – to PM - - 22nd Aug: – Attorney General Nicola Roxon – weighs in to defend her Prime Minister - - 19th Aug: - Oddball News Wrap – ‘Reel 1′ – News from around the world - -18th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part III – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 9th Aug: – Australian Gangsters Inc – Part II – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 5th Aug: - Wayne Swan – wannabe PM – Dickheads come and Dickheads go - 26th July: – Australian Gangsters Inc Part I – Gillard and the ALP by another name!!! 22nd July: - Gillard Spoofs – about the only way to survive!!! July 20th: Shame … Shame … Shame … Murdoch Media to blame for the Global descent into darkness!!! July 14th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 15th: Harry’s Political Updates … June 9th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various stories … June 4th: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … June 2nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 22nd: Harry’s Political Updates … Various Stories … May 10th: ‘Rome and the Mob’ … Craig Thompson survives yet again. May 8th: The Australian ALP Government – more corrupt and worse than Bikie Gangs … April 24th: The Peter SLIPPER affair – Harry’s take … To see more EYE-BALL Harry’s Growl posts: |
Title: - Oddball News Wrap - - ‘Reel 5′: News Updates from Around the World - | Author: EYE-BALL’s Harry’s Growl | 15th Oct 2012 | |
| The World is a never ending parade of the usual and the unusual. News stories come from the strangest of places – many stories get reported and are read by locals and never get to see the light of day.Harry’s Growl plans to feature posts called ‘ODDBALL News Wrap‘.
The intent is to present abstract stories to provide a lighter and more abstract perspective to the alternatives offered at this site. The ‘format’ is still being tinkered with but will get there in a visual context. If news is not your cup of tea and you want straight humour – try the EYE-BALL’s JokeZone Index page. Todays ‘Oddball’ update is all World News from various sources. [Click on the link to read story on-line in a new window.] News from RT News Sources:
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EYE-BALL Opinion – PM Gillard – do you recall ‘WATERGATE’ – it took Nixon two years to finally crack -
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 Latest ‘EYE-BALL Opinion’ Posts: - 25th Aug: – Hedley Thomas – Australian Hero – Journalist story calls media to account - - 24th Aug: – Duchess Julia can’t escape her past – News Journalist has the scent - - 23rd Aug: – The Prime Minister Does not get it – Her Leadership has never been legitimised - - 24th Aug: – Misogynist Nutjob’s – Protesters by another name - - 23rd Aug: – Prime Minister Shines – stares down her detractors - - 23rd Aug: – New CYBER DATA Laws passed – this is not the last word - - 22nd Aug: – The Last Word on Copyright Piracy – News Ltd Chief shows ignorance - - 21st Aug: – Julian Assange – The sage continues - - 20th Aug: – Gillard’s PM tenure, All but over – She needs to learn a lesson from Nixon - - 18th Aug: – Telstra-Bigpond – A protected Corporate species … WHY? – Part 1 – Telstra-Bigpond Billing Problems – - 17th Aug: – The Julian Assange saga – the World should be concerned - - 16th Aug: – The Asylum Seeker Solution – MP’s should hang their heads in shame - 15th Aug: – Gillard – beyond redemption III – Pickering’s Offerings - - 14th Aug: – Gillard – beyond redemption II – More from Alan Jones and Mike Smith - - 13th Aug: - Gillard – beyond redemption I – the walls are about to come dawn - - 9th Aug: - Why did Mark Arbib jump Ship? – Was he the smartest of them all - - 9th Aug: - Two Examples of Injustice – Corrupt political Appointee & Politician - - 2nd Aug: - Enough is Enough – At What Point do you call American’s DUMB - - 30th July: - Mal Brough – is it replacing one crook with another - - 20th July: – Australia’s Watergate – Gillard to go to Jail … if JUSTICE be served!!! To see more EYE-BALL ‘Opinion’ posts: |
Title: - PM Gillard: do you recall ‘WATERGATE’ - - it took Nixon two years to finally crack - | Author: EYE-BALL Opinion | 27th Aug 2012 | |
| T Many people have known about this scandal – and yet the central player involved Julia Gillard – sits as our Prime Minister. As the current arrested introspection of 20-year-old events plays itself out in the media – the Prime Minister is able to deflect any toxic slur because hard evidence is still light on, and relying in heresy as opposed to physical evidence. This recent four-month campaign to embarrass Gillard has advanced the matter more than any previous attempts. The AWU know there was a fraud but for all of the time lapsed – they have all acted on instructions from Union heavies and stayed silent. Current AWU secretary Paul Howes has the opportunity to act on behalf of the AWU membership and assist the police with their investigations – yet to date he remains silent and out of the media spotlight. Howes has a tough choice – be the man that exposes Union corruption – or live with his knowledge – knowing that he did not have the courage to do the right thing for his Union members. There is good reason – lives are at threat here – or fear for one’s life. If Howes allows full access and gives evidence to what he knows, can prove, and has been told about the scandal – in addition to the statements/affidavits by Bob Kernohan and Ian Cambridge – then this matter will blow apart the charade PM Gillard hides behind and topple the Government. Howes was one of the faceless men who put Gillard in the Prime Minister’s chair – will he now turn to his members and do the right thing. Howes will be remembered no matter what choice he decides. It is hoped that for the future of Australia and the survival of the Union movement he makes the decent and right judgement call. As with the ‘Watergate’ scandal – once the evidence begins to appear, there will be no controlling what happens next. A man or woman’s conscience can be a mysterious thing. Police investigators know that the thought of being caught or exposed plays havoc with the mind – the longer the thought is active in the mind, particular if it is believe others are talking – the more likely the paranoia endured. And so it is with this story – those who have helped hide this story will only be too eager to come forth when they know it is only a matter of time before they hear the ‘knock’ – so rather than wait for that knock, they will come forward to try and get the best deal for themselves. Bruce Wilson and Ralph Blewitt – the apparent biggest beneficiaries of the fraud are already seeking deals – who will be next? Gillard has shown that anyone who wants to come after her had better be well armed. She has a closely connected Cabinet – many of whom are complicit in the same AWU scandal. Her 1600 employed media scrutiny spread across the Fed Gov Departments work for her and will do her bidding – that is of course unless someone from within decides they cannot live with what they know and comes forward. A sinking ship is reason for all aboard to take what they can and jump overboard. If the chinks in Gillard’s bravado show vulnerability – the exudos will be quick and swift. She has a 3&0 record against the News Ltd press – and still she refuses to issue defamation proceedings – despite her mentioning in last Thursdays Press Conference that the News Ltd story was ‘defamatory’. The PM has to know that she has to put-up or shut-up on the defamation issue because the more she shy’s away for legal proceedings – the more guilty she looks. A friend of mine spoke to a group of dog-lovers and raised this story in general conversation – he was stunned at the ignorance to the story – his summation – nobody cares. That then begs the question – is all the froth and bubble being printed and investigated over this 20-year-old story going to change anything? Come election day people will make a choice – be it uninformed, or in line with their DNA allegiance and exposures, to their workplace and the conversations they are exposed to about politics. That begs another question – how do you get the biggest block of uninformed voters to take an interest in Politics? That group being the 18-28 year olds. The 60′s slogan – ‘if you’re old enough to fight for your Nation – then you’re old enough to vote’ – was a slogan without real understanding. Some 50 years later – if anything young people are now more disinterested in Politics than they have ever been. So if this AWU scandal is to bring any good – i.e. a Royal Commission into Union’s and the use and accountability of Members funds – the Union members have to step up and put pressure on their Union boss’. The militancy of Union leadership will make that a difficult task. A current and ongoing research project into Unions is still unable to locate published financial accounts for at least 85% of all ACTU affiliated Unions. The six months research thus far has revealed a $1 billion per year membership subscriptions and how those funds are accounted for remains a closed shop. A first installment on this story will be published later this week – but it is struggling to gain traction in its objective to establish how Unions distribute and account for their members funds on an annual basis. This AWU scandal when all said and done is going to change many things about the Australian political landscape. It will take many years for the final outcome to be known. What is sure – the ALP will not be the same Party as it is now when all said and done. Gillard has to respect history – and she like Nixon will try to stay and ride out the storm – she will fail as did Nixon because all it takes from the electorate’s perspective – is a hint of any wrong doing – as Malcolm Fraser used when he defeated Gough Whitlam after the Kerr dismissal and the new election result. Please – if you found this story to your liking and would like to promote it to your social media contacts – i.e. Twitter, Facebook, or other icon linked account below – please click your favoured Icon(s) to promote the story. Thankyou. Have your say where it counts: – contact your Local Federal Representative via the links below and let them know how you feel about this, or any other topic that you feel strongly about – or you can just post a comment below and let off some steam. Links to Australian Parliamentary Website – MP’s
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EYE-BALL Opinion – Pickering was not kidding – He has enough to spoil Gillard’s party …
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Latest ‘EYE-BALL Opinion’ Posts: - 25th Aug: – Hedley Thomas – Australian Hero – Journalist story calls media to account - - 24th Aug: – Duchess Julia can’t escape her past – News Journalist has the scent - - 23rd Aug: – The Prime Minister Does not get it – Her Leadership has never been legitimised - - 24th Aug: – Misogynist Nutjob’s – Protesters by another name - - 23rd Aug: – Prime Minister Shines – stares down her detractors - - 23rd Aug: – New CYBER DATA Laws passed – this is not the last word - - 22nd Aug: – The Last Word on Copyright Piracy – News Ltd Chief shows ignorance - - 21st Aug: – Julian Assange – The sage continues - - 20th Aug: – Gillard’s PM tenure, All but over – She needs to learn a lesson from Nixon - - 18th Aug: – Telstra-Bigpond – A protected Corporate species … WHY? – Part 1 – Telstra-Bigpond Billing Problems – - 17th Aug: – The Julian Assange saga – the World should be concerned - - 16th Aug: – The Asylum Seeker Solution – MP’s should hang their heads in shame - 15th Aug: – Gillard – beyond redemption III – Pickering’s Offerings - - 14th Aug: – Gillard – beyond redemption II – More from Alan Jones and Mike Smith - - 13th Aug: - Gillard – beyond redemption I – the walls are about to come dawn - - 9th Aug: - Why did Mark Arbib jump Ship? – Was he the smartest of them all - - 9th Aug: - Two Examples of Injustice – Corrupt political Appointee & Politician - - 2nd Aug: - Enough is Enough – At What Point do you call American’s DUMB - - 30th July: - Mal Brough – is it replacing one crook with another - - 20th July: – Australia’s Watergate – Gillard to go to Jail … if JUSTICE be served!!! To see more EYE-BALL ‘Opinion’ posts: |
Title: - Pickering was not kidding - - He has enough to spoil Gillard’s Party - | Author: EYE-BALL Opinion | 26th Aug 2012 | |
| L Gillard fronted the media last Thursday in her famous ‘shop till you drop’ West WIng style media press conference in an attempt to silence her detractors once and for all. Well tonight, the stakes were raised again. Larry Pickering published his VIII installment of his – ‘Is Our prime Minister a Crook?’ series. It is pasted below:
Gillard’s ‘misogynist, sexist, nutjob’s’ comment and generalisation about her critics is far from the mark. She said that last Thursday’s questions will be the last time she answers questions on this matter – do you want to bet … The week ahead will reveal if the ALP aligned press gallery will finally take up the challenge and do their job. Hedley Thomas took them to task with his report in the Weekend Australian – story linked here - The ABC’s Insiders this morning was as lame as a three-legged race horse … Barry Cassidy and the rest of the panel guests should hang their heads in shame … There is talk that the Courier Mail’s Dennis Atkins made the same mistake as Glen Milne in one of his story’s during the week – Milne was sacked for saying the same thing – if Gillard does not seek to have Atkins sacked – there will be more questions about the double standards. Shane Dowling’s – “The Kangaroo Court of Australia” – also produced a story about Gillard’s guilt and how a two-year jail term is possible – see story here … Andrew Bolt’s Blog – linked here – is also feeding updates all the time. If Gillard thought this was over – well her army of ’1600 media advisors’ had better thing again. Please – if you found this story to your liking and would like to promote it to your social media contacts – i.e. Twitter, Facebook, or other icon linked account below – please click your favoured Icon(s) to promote the story. Thankyou. Have your say where it counts: – contact your Local Federal Representative via the links below and let them know how you feel about this, or any other topic that you feel strongly about – or you can just post a comment below and let off some steam. Links to Australian Parliamentary Website – MP’s
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EYE-BALL Opinion – Hedley Thomas – Australian Hero – Journalist story calls media to account -
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Title: - Hedley Thomas – Australian Hero - - Journalist story calls media to account - | Author: EYE-BALL Opinion | 25th Aug 2012 | |
| I f ever there was a time that Australia needed a trustworthy and sound media – it will be in the coming weeks and months. The largest scandal to ever impact on Politics in this Nation is about to happen. ‘The Australia’ journalist Hedley Thomas, six times Walkley winner wrote a masterful article today that will forever change Australian Media reporting, Australian Politics, and the way the public view Canberra, and the people who sit in our Parliament House and transact Government business. Hedley Thomas’ article is copied below and it is the bravest newspaper story I’ve ever read given what is at stake.
Mr Thomas has risked much – he has challenged the whole Australian media and called them out – he has challenged every Politician who has had first hand information about this AWU scandal and keep it a secret for all these years, and he has given the Australian electorate a reason to believe that there are brave people out there who still believe in a just world, where corruption and past mistakes matter when it comes to electing someone to the highest office in the land. As a result and from this story, if an avalanche of introspection does not flow forth from the rest of the Australian media – then this Nation is surely lost and beyond redemption. I called this scandal Australia’s ‘Watergate’ several weeks ago – and sadly it appears that it will be so. Well done Hedley Thomas – you are an Australian hero. Please – if you found this story to your liking and would like to promote it to your social media contacts – i.e. Twitter, Facebook, or other icon linked account below – please click your favoured Icon(s) to promote the story. Thankyou. Have your say where it counts: – contact your Local Federal Representative via the links below and let them know how you feel about this, or any other topic that you feel strongly about – or you can just post a comment below and let off some steam. Links to Australian Parliamentary Website – MP’s
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