Comments on: Albrechtsen wants to try "the switch"! http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: CK http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75179 CK Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:03:00 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75179 Oh yes. 'Outside the Liberal Party'. "Ship's going under. Captain at the helm. Steady as she goes. Mr Lightoller!" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lightoller I think you're partly right, mick, but as with Teh Great Push By Teh Punditariat For a Labour Leadership Change, it will blow up in their faces. What a pack of f**knuckles. Blind Freddy could see ... Oh yes. ‘Outside the Liberal Party’.

“Ship’s going under. Captain at the helm. Steady as she goes. Mr Lightoller!” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lightoller

I think you’re partly right, mick, but as with Teh Great Push By Teh Punditariat For a Labour Leadership Change, it will blow up in their faces.

What a pack of f**knuckles. Blind Freddy could see …

]]> By: mick http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75178 mick Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:38:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75178 I quite liked the line in play today that all the leadership speculation is coming from "outside" the Liberal party. They are very lamely trying to blame Labor spin for Howard's issues this week. Sure, Labor would be fools not to be trying to take advantage of this situation, but all of this hand-wringing has been caused by insecurity among the Libs ranks. I quite liked the line in play today that all the leadership speculation is coming from “outside” the Liberal party. They are very lamely trying to blame Labor spin for Howard’s issues this week. Sure, Labor would be fools not to be trying to take advantage of this situation, but all of this hand-wringing has been caused by insecurity among the Libs ranks.

]]> By: CK http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75177 CK Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:32:24 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75177 And Shamo would be right mick. They're gone for all money. They'd lose more seats with Costello, so all they can do now is round up the wagons. One of the main factors in play here is political cynicism (hence the Libs concentration on the Rudd spin machine), but could anything be more cynical than Howard resigning now? Simply a case of exchanging one set of soiled goods for another. And Shamo would be right mick. They’re gone for all money. They’d lose more seats with Costello, so all they can do now is round up the wagons.

One of the main factors in play here is political cynicism (hence the Libs concentration on the Rudd spin machine), but could anything be more cynical than Howard resigning now? Simply a case of exchanging one set of soiled goods for another.

]]> By: mick http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75176 mick Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:19:51 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75176 Shanahan doesn't think that Howard will resign, he reckons it'd be suicide for the Libs to switch to Costello. For once I tend to agree. <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22380229-7583,00.html" rel="nofollow">[link]</a> Rumor has it that Howard is going to call the election next Wednesday, after the Canadian Prime Minister has left the country. This would give us a poll at the end of October. Shanahan doesn’t think that Howard will resign, he reckons it’d be suicide for the Libs to switch to Costello. For once I tend to agree. [link]

Rumor has it that Howard is going to call the election next Wednesday, after the Canadian Prime Minister has left the country. This would give us a poll at the end of October.

]]> By: CK http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75175 CK Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:13:44 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75175 Kim, I think you're right and it really goes to the point of these so-called independent analysts being less concerned with independent opinion and more concerned with sucking up to the sources of power. But now with everything online the poor dears can't actually escape scrutiny. The not so subtle changing of tune over the past few months has been hilarious. With the Shamahams, Albrechtsons, Kellys etc etc etc being exposed as having no garments, they now demand that Costello become the haberdasher-in-chief and dispense exclusive Italian fashions to <strike>Shamaham, Albrechtson, and Kelly</strike> all. Kim, I think you’re right and it really goes to the point of these so-called independent analysts being less concerned with independent opinion and more concerned with sucking up to the sources of power.

But now with everything online the poor dears can’t actually escape scrutiny.

The not so subtle changing of tune over the past few months has been hilarious. With the Shamahams, Albrechtsons, Kellys etc etc etc being exposed as having no garments, they now demand that Costello become the haberdasher-in-chief and dispense exclusive Italian fashions to Shamaham, Albrechtson, and Kelly all.

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75174 Kim Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:03:19 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75174 Thanks, Dr Cat! Thanks, Dr Cat!

]]> By: Pavlov's Cat http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75173 Pavlov's Cat Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:09:38 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75173 David's midnight comment, I meant. The Pirate Queen is, of course, always beautiful. David’s midnight comment, I meant.

The Pirate Queen is, of course, always beautiful.

]]> By: Pavlov's Cat http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75172 Pavlov's Cat Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:08:06 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75172 That was beautiful. That was beautiful.

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75171 Kim Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:05:55 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75171 <blockquote>They only lauded Keating for his economic agenda not his cultural one.</blockquote> No, that's not right, delrio. The Oz was a supporter of the two Rs that mattered back then - reconciliation and the republic (which they championed until 99). Go to a library if you don't believe me! <blockquote>But if Rudd can occupy the middle 60% with the rest split between two hostile groups who are incapable of uniting in an effective opposition, why shouldn’t he stay in power for a very long time?</blockquote> On the other hand, that was the SDB/Liberal alliance dream of the early 80s in Britain, and in a different way, Blair's dream. The electoral system is a big barrier to that sort of thing. Yes, you could be in power for a long time, but sooner or later a hard right Liberal Party will wake up to itself and move back to the centre. And in the HoR there's still very few viable options for the left. Unless the Labor Left left.

They only lauded Keating for his economic agenda not his cultural one.

No, that’s not right, delrio. The Oz was a supporter of the two Rs that mattered back then – reconciliation and the republic (which they championed until 99). Go to a library if you don’t believe me!

But if Rudd can occupy the middle 60% with the rest split between two hostile groups who are incapable of uniting in an effective opposition, why shouldn’t he stay in power for a very long time?

On the other hand, that was the SDB/Liberal alliance dream of the early 80s in Britain, and in a different way, Blair’s dream.

The electoral system is a big barrier to that sort of thing. Yes, you could be in power for a long time, but sooner or later a hard right Liberal Party will wake up to itself and move back to the centre. And in the HoR there’s still very few viable options for the left. Unless the Labor Left left.

]]> By: david tiley http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75170 david tiley Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:03:17 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/09/07/albrechtsen-wants-to-try-the-switch/#comment-75170 Don't underestimate the power of a resurgent centre in the culture wars. The Libs have undermined, ridiculed, starved, overworked, degraded, bullied, terrorise and generally whacked anyone who understands words of more than two syllables. Batshit reactionary rubbish has passed for our description of society and history for a decade. We have the most extraordinary boards in the public broacasters. Tertiary education with smoke coming out windows. A collection of clowns masquerading as the nation's public intellectuals in the Murdoch stable. Cheats, liars, fools and fuckwits all of them. They have fatally compromised the walls between news, editorial and commentary. And now, we are back. Renewed, confident, supported, energised. Watch the ALP enact its electoral promise of an independent system to appoint boards to the ABC and SBS. Then watch them purge the lot. Tell me again, what happened to the eunuchs in the Forbidden City? Don’t underestimate the power of a resurgent centre in the culture wars. The Libs have undermined, ridiculed, starved, overworked, degraded, bullied, terrorise and generally whacked anyone who understands words of more than two syllables. Batshit reactionary rubbish has passed for our description of society and history for a decade.

We have the most extraordinary boards in the public broacasters. Tertiary education with smoke coming out windows. A collection of clowns masquerading as the nation’s public intellectuals in the Murdoch stable. Cheats, liars, fools and fuckwits all of them. They have fatally compromised the walls between news, editorial and commentary.

And now, we are back. Renewed, confident, supported, energised.

Watch the ALP enact its electoral promise of an independent system to appoint boards to the ABC and SBS. Then watch them purge the lot. Tell me again, what happened to the eunuchs in the Forbidden City?

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