Comments on: Bursting the Costello balloon http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:46:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Howard C http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213724 Howard C Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:48:43 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213724 Cato - for the sake of the safety of road users, do not put PNN on the radio while driving. Cato – for the sake of the safety of road users, do not put PNN on the radio while driving.

]]> By: Pollytickedoff http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213723 Pollytickedoff Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:04:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213723 "Let’s give taxpayers some entertainment value for their money." Annabel Crabb agrees with you. http://www.smh.com.au/news/annabel-crabb/if-only-our-mob-could-say-boo-to-a-moose/2008/09/02/1220121234590.html “Let’s give taxpayers some entertainment value for their money.”

Annabel Crabb agrees with you.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/annabel-crabb/if-only-our-mob-could-say-boo-to-a-moose/2008/09/02/1220121234590.html

]]> By: derrida derider http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213722 derrida derider Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:49:10 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213722 Now what we really need is a return to the parliamentary standards of the late 19th century NSW parliament - regular adjournments for fist fights, a horsewhipping on the floor of the parliament over one members' seduction of another's wife, etc. Let's give taxpayers some entertainment value for their money. Now what we really need is a return to the parliamentary standards of the late 19th century NSW parliament – regular adjournments for fist fights, a horsewhipping on the floor of the parliament over one members’ seduction of another’s wife, etc. Let’s give taxpayers some entertainment value for their money.

]]> By: cato http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213721 cato Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:35:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213721 yes but listening to rudd drone on and not answer the same question twice is boring. i actually fell asleep in the car listening to question time; luckily gillard's shriek woke me up, but only to hear her throw out the same nonsense about interest rates as rudd had for the past fortyfive minutes. the opposition must be real sadomasochists to ask rudd the same question twice, and then ask gillard. with only a brief interlude from the labor backbench about nation building - and i thought they were talking about iraq! please, give me keating and costello any day, just abolish question time and let them do an hour of standup, the speaker can be the straight man. yes but listening to rudd drone on and not answer the same question twice is boring. i actually fell asleep in the car listening to question time; luckily gillard’s shriek woke me up, but only to hear her throw out the same nonsense about interest rates as rudd had for the past fortyfive minutes.

the opposition must be real sadomasochists to ask rudd the same question twice, and then ask gillard. with only a brief interlude from the labor backbench about nation building – and i thought they were talking about iraq!

please, give me keating and costello any day, just abolish question time and let them do an hour of standup, the speaker can be the straight man.

]]> By: Howard C http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213720 Howard C Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:12:37 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213720 Having worked inside a parliament, the best performers are those who actually make the best contribution to debate. Question time doesn't really come into consideration. But in terms of accountability, the government has to turn up and do its thing. Having worked inside a parliament, the best performers are those who actually make the best contribution to debate. Question time doesn’t really come into consideration.

But in terms of accountability, the government has to turn up and do its thing.

]]> By: Richard Green http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213719 Richard Green Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:58:25 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213719 It's funny that a pass into the press gallery is a caste signifier, seperating orthodox media from bloggers. It's a pass that takes you into a rarerified world, the only place in Australia more isolated from middle Australia than the floor of parliament. It always bemused me that "good parliamentary performer" meant "entertaining the press gallery", when voters (and then a minority of swinging voters) will get their parliamentary images from 4 seconds on the evening news, 4 seconds in which one of three impressions can come through, and no more. a) calm, competent (which is why Rudd pays so little attention, he doesn't want any emotion) b) flustered or angry, incompent c) Cock. Funny how the last is the holy grail for the most out of touch people in the community. It’s funny that a pass into the press gallery is a caste signifier, seperating orthodox media from bloggers. It’s a pass that takes you into a rarerified world, the only place in Australia more isolated from middle Australia than the floor of parliament.

It always bemused me that “good parliamentary performer” meant “entertaining the press gallery”, when voters (and then a minority of swinging voters) will get their parliamentary images from 4 seconds on the evening news, 4 seconds in which one of three impressions can come through, and no more.

a) calm, competent (which is why Rudd pays so little attention, he doesn’t want any emotion)
b) flustered or angry, incompent
c) Cock.

Funny how the last is the holy grail for the most out of touch people in the community.

]]> By: Howard C http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213718 Howard C Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:47:40 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213718 I'm pretty sure there was some stuff in the Don Watson book, which takes pride of place on my bookshelf. Been a while since I read it, though. I’m pretty sure there was some stuff in the Don Watson book, which takes pride of place on my bookshelf. Been a while since I read it, though.

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213717 Kim Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:31:05 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213717 Gary Gray! Gary Gray!

]]> By: grace pettigrew http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213716 grace pettigrew Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:28:21 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213716 "I have heard stories about Keating staying at the Lodge rather than coming in to Parliament House, and working ridiculously short days." And who told you these stories Howard C? His dog? “I have heard stories about Keating staying at the Lodge rather than coming in to Parliament House, and working ridiculously short days.”

And who told you these stories Howard C? His dog?

]]> By: Martin B http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213715 Martin B Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:08:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/02/bursting-the-costello-balloon/#comment-213715 Holding up the morale of the troops in Parliament with such performances is not <em>irrelevant</em> to how a party performs in the public arena, but it certainly isn't definitive. Holding up the morale of the troops in Parliament with such performances is not irrelevant to how a party performs in the public arena, but it certainly isn’t definitive.

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