“The Beazer gave a powerful speech which hit all the right notes.” Critically discuss.
Elsewhere: Ken Parish also liked the speech. And Nicholas Gruen gives the Troppo budget reply.
The speech is online.
Update: The Currency Lad gives the Beazer a mixed review, and there’s more commentary at Tim Dunlop’s place and wsacaucus.org. wbb sees the reply as a ray of hope. Gary Sauer-Thompson looks at the media reception of the budget, while Rex examines the media reaction to Beazley’s speech.
Update Some comprehensive analysis from Guy at wsacaucus.org. John Quiggin gives a cheer for Beazley.
Thought it a decent reply. Well done Kimbo (and Bob Ellis). Would have liked some broader economic analysis to attack the govenerment’s credibility a bit stonger, but words are expensive in this context and my impression is that he played strong under a great deal of pressure (why do ‘tax cuts’ shift the onus? Discuss). Will be interested to read the script.
Thought it a decent reply. Well done Kimbo (and Bob Ellis). Would have liked some broader economic analysis to attack the govenerment’s credibility a bit stonger, but words are expensive in this context and my impression is that he played strong under a great deal of pressure (why do ‘tax cuts’ shift the onus? Discuss). Will be interested to read the script.
The fat man surprised me. I doubt I’ll ever warm to his oratory style, but it was heartening to hear a spade correctly identified as such. And good job stealing a page or two from the yanks’ playbook — opposing the budget’s “values” — before the cons got their webbed fingers on them.
The fat man surprised me. I doubt I’ll ever warm to his oratory style, but it was heartening to hear a spade correctly identified as such. And good job stealing a page or two from the yanks’ playbook — opposing the budget’s “values” — before the cons got their webbed fingers on them.
I got a phone call from my dad half way through. The tax cuts were a lot better to say the least, but he doesn’t have the kapow. Luckily no one watches this sort of thing. I’ll have to see the script and imagine a half decent delivery.
I got a phone call from my dad half way through. The tax cuts were a lot better to say the least, but he doesn’t have the kapow. Luckily no one watches this sort of thing. I’ll have to see the script and imagine a half decent delivery.
Well ken has just posted a link to kimbo’s speech at troppo. Dig in. Not bad, but no gags. People like gags.
Well ken has just posted a link to kimbo’s speech at troppo. Dig in. Not bad, but no gags. People like gags.
I can’t remember what the gag was but everyone laughed at one point…
I can’t remember what the gag was but everyone laughed at one point…
He must have fluffed his lines.
He must have fluffed his lines.
No, I think it was ad lib, but I can’t remember it either.
No, I think it was ad lib, but I can’t remember it either.
It was when he was bagging Costello for being a big drum, err a littel drum, err a top-symbol, eer … it just kept diminishing, too a mere something or other. Nelsen also made a right berk of himself on student unionism.
It was when he was bagging Costello for being a big drum, err a littel drum, err a top-symbol, eer … it just kept diminishing, too a mere something or other. Nelsen also made a right berk of himself on student unionism.
See, no pazzang. I’d like to see him stand there and call Howard a greedy little slaphead. You can’t buy headlines like that.
See, no pazzang. I’d like to see him stand there and call Howard a greedy little slaphead. You can’t buy headlines like that.
“”silly ideological indulgences, like Brendan Nelson?Äôs Voluntary Student Unionism.”
Per a comment on Margo K’s webdiary.
“”silly ideological indulgences, like Brendan Nelson?Äôs Voluntary Student Unionism.”
Per a comment on Margo K’s webdiary.
Yeah Brian, at which point Nelson got up out of his seat to raise his fists and take the cheers of his coalition colleagues, grinning like a moonbat in heat, and then the laughter died away, and the opposition just looked at the geek on the government front bench, stuck in the silence, his idiot smile frozen in an embarrasing death mask. It was a neat moment.
Yeah Brian, at which point Nelson got up out of his seat to raise his fists and take the cheers of his coalition colleagues, grinning like a moonbat in heat, and then the laughter died away, and the opposition just looked at the geek on the government front bench, stuck in the silence, his idiot smile frozen in an embarrasing death mask. It was a neat moment.
Three words on the reply.
1.Where
2.is
3.Keating
Three words on the reply.
1.Where
2.is
3.Keating
e.g. Did Windbagley say “This is the sort of little-boy, stamp your foot stuff which comes from a financial yuppie when you shoe him into parliament. “?
or “He could not rise above his own opportunism or his incapacity to lead.”
or, of Costello “The Liberal Party ought to put him down like a faithful dog because he is of no use to it and of no use to the nation.”
“They have no ideas, no integrity and no ability.”
“I’m not running a seminar for dullards on the other side… These intellectual hoboes…could not operate a tart shop”
http://www.webcity.com.au/keating/
Enjoy.
e.g. Did Windbagley say “This is the sort of little-boy, stamp your foot stuff which comes from a financial yuppie when you shoe him into parliament. “?
or “He could not rise above his own opportunism or his incapacity to lead.”
or, of Costello “The Liberal Party ought to put him down like a faithful dog because he is of no use to it and of no use to the nation.”
“They have no ideas, no integrity and no ability.”
“I’m not running a seminar for dullards on the other side… These intellectual hoboes…could not operate a tart shop”
http://www.webcity.com.au/keating/
Enjoy.
Chris has reminded me – I think it was an adaptation of the biblical verse from I Corinthians:
Chris has reminded me – I think it was an adaptation of the biblical verse from I Corinthians:
Here it is:
Here it is:
…a loud percussing nothing”
i like the sound of that (heh)
…a loud percussing nothing”
i like the sound of that (heh)
Bodran John?
Yeah I noticed the Corinthians allusion – deliberate or not – and a few others. And I confessed I wondered if this was (with apologies to Al Bundy) dog whistling – like Mrs. Bush’s ‘born for a time like this’ etc. etc.
Hmm a few cheap (and cliche’d) gags in there: you don’t paginate the tax act, you weigh it.
It seemed to start strong and peter out in substance towards the end.
Bodran John?
Yeah I noticed the Corinthians allusion – deliberate or not – and a few others. And I confessed I wondered if this was (with apologies to Al Bundy) dog whistling – like Mrs. Bush’s ‘born for a time like this’ etc. etc.
Hmm a few cheap (and cliche’d) gags in there: you don’t paginate the tax act, you weigh it.
It seemed to start strong and peter out in substance towards the end.
CS,
Bob Ellis — wrong-about-everything, landslide-to-Kerry, 9/11-attackers-were-brave-Bob Ellis — helped write it? You guessing or telling?
Because, if he did, this just got sooooo much sweeter.
CS,
Bob Ellis — wrong-about-everything, landslide-to-Kerry, 9/11-attackers-were-brave-Bob Ellis — helped write it? You guessing or telling?
Because, if he did, this just got sooooo much sweeter.
Shorter shorter budget reply.
“This is a budget with an eye on no one’s future but Peter’s. And that’s not much of future anyway.”
Shorter shorter budget reply.
“This is a budget with an eye on no one’s future but Peter’s. And that’s not much of future anyway.”
Where is Keating?
In the graveyard of rejected scumbags and political failures, along with Whitlam and Latham, that’s where.
Where is Keating?
In the graveyard of rejected scumbags and political failures, along with Whitlam and Latham, that’s where.
Just guessing tim.
Oh, and I know you place great store in people’s capacities to tell the future and to strike a politically correct attitude, but the dirty truth is that these qualities in fact have absolutely nothing at all to do with one’s ability as a wordsmith. You knew that, didn’t you?
Just guessing tim.
Oh, and I know you place great store in people’s capacities to tell the future and to strike a politically correct attitude, but the dirty truth is that these qualities in fact have absolutely nothing at all to do with one’s ability as a wordsmith. You knew that, didn’t you?
For all his mispredictions and foibles Bob Ellis remains a very good writer.
I didn’t catch the speech live, but I’m going to have a read a bit later today and post on it then.
EP – I don’t think complete political failures become Prime Minister, or even Opposition Leader for that matter.
For all his mispredictions and foibles Bob Ellis remains a very good writer.
I didn’t catch the speech live, but I’m going to have a read a bit later today and post on it then.
EP – I don’t think complete political failures become Prime Minister, or even Opposition Leader for that matter.
Given the Beazer’s well known prolixity and penchant for obscure words, if he wants to channel Keating, I think he should take a leaf out of Anthony Burgess’ book (The Eve of Saint Venus to be precise) for a bit of abuse:
Given the Beazer’s well known prolixity and penchant for obscure words, if he wants to channel Keating, I think he should take a leaf out of Anthony Burgess’ book (The Eve of Saint Venus to be precise) for a bit of abuse:
It was a good speech demonstrating how tax cuts could have been implemented fairly rather than greedily.
Howard’s contorted mug glistened in the downlights. He knew it was a good speech. All good practice for the big day three yrs hence.
It was a good speech demonstrating how tax cuts could have been implemented fairly rather than greedily.
Howard’s contorted mug glistened in the downlights. He knew it was a good speech. All good practice for the big day three yrs hence.
I’m going to gather together my droogs and go find this treasurer and give him a horrorshow whack in the gulliver.
Nothing in this budget for me.
My favourite Burgess is “Earthly Powers”, actually with its references to the WWII and the Vatican I’m sure it would be right up your alley.
I’m going to gather together my droogs and go find this treasurer and give him a horrorshow whack in the gulliver.
Nothing in this budget for me.
My favourite Burgess is “Earthly Powers”, actually with its references to the WWII and the Vatican I’m sure it would be right up your alley.
Some more of my thoughts on the Beazer’s speech here.
And the “tax cuts as public spending nirvana” phenomenon.
Some more of my thoughts on the Beazer’s speech here.
And the “tax cuts as public spending nirvana” phenomenon.
Thanks, Stephen, it sounds good!
It was also good politics to imply that the effect of the tax cuts on pollies was part of Costello’s leadership play – since the new Libs have apparently been whinging that they don’t get the generous super from the old pollies’ scheme.
Thanks, Stephen, it sounds good!
It was also good politics to imply that the effect of the tax cuts on pollies was part of Costello’s leadership play – since the new Libs have apparently been whinging that they don’t get the generous super from the old pollies’ scheme.