Comments on: Not Blogging the Victorian Election

By: Gummo Trotsky

Gummo Trotsky — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:24:41 +0000

Who’s mocking family first for the media legislation?

I’m mocking them for staging a useless publicity stunt (by Fielding’s own account if it didn’t get on TV it was time wasted because the people they regard as their constituency won’t have seen it) to promote a policy informed more by “values” than by knowledge of the the actual situation.

Anyway, I’ll mock Family First for any damn thing I happen to find ridiculous about them. And so there!

By: MrLefty

MrLefty — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:22:56 +0000

Stop mocking family first for the media legislation. As I commented at the time, this legislation was definitely in the interests of families. Two families: the Murdochs and the Packers. So of course Steven Fielding had to support it!

By: Gummo Trotsky

Gummo Trotsky — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:18:14 +0000

ansteybranchopopous,

I think we’re better off without The Truth that’s told between you. me and the doorpost thanks. So, hanging around Smith St Collingwood, in your self-appointed watch on Wynne’s office you saw a dorky, waspish, middle aged man enter. Unless you were making time with a Canon fitted with a 600mm telephoto all you’ve got is innuendo. No more, please, you’re skirting defo territory.

By: ansteybranchopolous

ansteybranchopolous — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:09:00 +0000

For evidence can I suggest you hang outside Richard Wynne’s office in Smith St Collingwood – see if you see a dorky waspish middle aged man enter(as I did last Thursday) – much like Fielding. Fielding did the deal to preference Family First, with Jacinta Collins and Eric Locke, under instructions by Conroy before the last federal election – but of course the proof will be in the pudding when final candidate declarations are called next week and preference deals are announced in mid November. Lets just see if the alp again flings principles to the wind in its quest for power???

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:53:36 +0000

Ansteybranchopoulos is, as usual, indulging in bile and rumour over considered inquiry.

Woudl he like to offer some evidence that Pike, Wynne and Carli are courting Family First?

No, didn’t think so. Its so much easier to smear.

By: Katz

Katz — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:43:04 +0000

I agree with Gummo’s explanation about the manipulability of FF, unlike the Greens.

There is an explanation that is more ominous for Labor. State-wide in Victoria the Greens are polling at about 13%. This support is concentrated in inner suburban electorates cited by Ansteybranchopolous.

It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the Greens could pick up one of the Legislative Assembly seats. It is thus in the interests of Labor candidates in these seats to attempt to marginalise as much as possible the Greens. Their jobs depend on it.

By: ansteybranchopolous

ansteybranchopolous — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:41:37 +0000

rest assured Luke there wil be a few alp hacks looking for work on Nov 26 after they loose their patrons. and Liam your assumption is extremely ignorant of the Greens in Victoria, especially in the important south east metro areas. In th elast election in some SE seats preference flows from Greens favoured the libs…the greens are replete with doctors wives.

By: Liam

Liam — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:35:40 +0000

That they know Family First are for sale, while Greens preferences will flow consistently to Labor no matter what is printed on the how-to-vote?

By: Gummo Trotsky

Gummo Trotsky — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:26:07 +0000

That the ALP would rather see the balance of power in the hands of populist Conservatives with no coherent policies than a lefty party with policies that are sometimes more progressive than the ALP’s?

Given the choice, who would any government rather see holding the balance of power – a mob whose one Federal representative has shown himself to be easily manipulated or a party that’s actually organised enough to have a few policies of their own?

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:16:39 +0000

That they have more electoral appeal than the Greens?