Comments on: Giving comfort to the terrsts

By: Christine Keeler

Christine Keeler — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:25:34 +0000

He’s giving comfort to the teddybears!

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:15:38 +0000

Speaking of the Prime minature, here is a photo of him in his younger years with a well known Nine personality who was almost “Boned” this week

http://www.humphreybbear.com/images/hbb_gall12.gif

By: GregM

GregM — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:43:15 +0000

Iâm just wondering why Howard doesnât come up with the ultimate killer attack:

âDefeat in Iraq will mean higher interest rates.â?

He will, Christine, he will. Just give him time.

By: Sir Henry Casingbroke

Sir Henry Casingbroke — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:42:16 +0000

Is Greg Sheridan a coir fibre, rubber, woven, safety, non-slip, wet & dry, anti-fatigue or just a recycled rag?

By: Katz

Katz — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:20:17 +0000

Oh c’mon, Sir Hank. Be reasonable.

Where does it say in the ANZUS Treaty that the US has to read the ANZUS Treaty?

In the event that the nationhood of Australia was being raped by the red/yellow/black/Islamist/Francohile/PoMo hordes, the requirements imposed by the ANZUS Treaty on the US are very modest indeed.

All they are required to do is acknowledge: “Yes indeed, we are the United States of America.”

And then they can move on to the next item of business.

Why should any senior diplomat be burdened with such trivia?

By: Sir Henry Casingbroke

Sir Henry Casingbroke — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:43:37 +0000

This is getting better by the day. I’ve not read the treaty says US envoy:

The US ambassador to Australia has not read the ANZUS Treaty, the key document on which the security alliance between the two countries is based.

- Hey you!
- Who, me?
- Yeah, pal. C’mere.
- What?
- What’s your name?
- Bob.
- Bob what?
- Bob McCallum.
- Like the whiskey?
- Yep.
- Wanna be ambassador to Australia?
- Sure. When do I start?
- Right now. Here’s the ticket and some money. Get yousself a nice suit.
- Do they wear suits down there?
- Yeah, in big cities. Here’s a script, learn it quick, son.

Here’s Bob speaking from the script:

“Delays in bringing Hicks to trial were not the fault of the Bush administration but because of the challenges by the lawyers to the military commission process.”

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:36:50 +0000

Things I learned from today’s Australian.

1.Greg Sheridan didn’t have anything to do last Saturday night.

2. The media elite do not include the humble Foreign Affairs editor of the national daily.

3.A phone in poll is a reliable indicator of public opinion.

4.It is highly unusual for the Daily Telegraph to attack Labor. When it does the PM is obviously onto a winner.

By: Christine Keeler

Christine Keeler — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:55:18 +0000

I’m just wondering why Howard doesn’t come up with the ultimate killer attack:

“Defeat in Iraq will mean higher interest rates.”

By: Katz

Katz — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:20:26 +0000

I wonder what the results would have been if the question had been:

âShould Howard criticise George W. Bush?â?

Both questions are utterly loaded to pander to an embattled, but barely, acknowledged, uncertainty about Australian sovereignty.

Unsurprisingly, Sheridan wishes to assert that this result signifies Australian support for involvement in Iraq.

It doesn’t.

Sheridan keeps his job because misrepresentation is his job.

By: Sir Henry Casingbroke

Sir Henry Casingbroke — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:16:05 +0000

Huey Nabakov: FDR didn’t outfox Uncle Joe. Just realised that he could save a lot of US boys’ lives if he kept up the flow of the Willys, Sudebakers and Dodges. Plus those felt boots. Crazy Joe outfoxed them all, especially Winston, whom he marginalised with such finesse that Eden didn’t notice until 1956.

If we’re into historical analogies, Ratty is most like Arthur Seyss-Inquart.