Comments on: Worst. Campaign. Ever.

By: crankynick

crankynick — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:36:39 +0000

Jeff – I agree (to an extent) with your comment about local members, though I think there’s a big difference between regional and metro areas.

In the city I tend to think that if the swing is on, it’s on – I reckon a ‘hardworking’ local member is worth maybe 2% over the swing in the city – either 2% against the swing, or a couple of per cent over it (though larger than life figures like John Quigley are the obvious exception to that rule.)

On that basis I’d also tend to disagree with your assessment that hardworking members got kicked – with a statewide swing of around 6%, any member with a margin of 4% should have been able to hang on, if they were actually working hard and smart.

By: Adrien

Adrien — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:07:03 +0000

Razor-

Adrien – if you don’t think land prices are a major issue then you are as out of touch as the ALP.

Well okay. Where did I say that?

By: nasking

nasking — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:29:38 +0000

I agree that the Hummer approach sucks joe2…do they come w/ Terminator included?

HOMELAND SECURITY LIVES

By: nasking

nasking — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:20:51 +0000

“To me, she has been having a good look into Joh’s ’spectrum’. I see she has come out with some serious goods today.”

Bwahahahaha…the Courier Mail is worried…? The Murdoch propaganda tool for Queensland…not counting the local papers. Who can blame Anna for not trusting the monopolisation of the media & the biased messages that come outa that rag.

What a bunch of cry babies the News Ltd team are. I’m playing the smallest violin in the world for them.

Sorry Kitty but if you think Anna Bligh is anything like Jo Bjelke Totalitarianism you obviously didn’t live in Sth. East Qld during his corrupt reign. I’m still rolling on the floor.
N’

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:05:03 +0000

“All politics is local” – WA Labor forgot that. Look at the Labor locals that did well and even had a swing towards them – Mick Murray (Collie-Preston) and Peter watson (Albany) – good hard working local members. But then some good hardworking local members also got kicked – I wonder if the difference is that both those members (although to slightly differing extents) ran their own campaigns based on what they knew were the local concerns, largely told Party office to get fucked, put out material that was locally authorised as opposed to the negative and/or bland shit put out by Central Control. There may be local members who were kicked out who also did this so the theory may be slightly off, but it seems to work here in the SW.
Mick Murray also refused to display the pathetic anti Barnett posters sent on the eve of the election.
In contrast – party Office put up a non-local in Bunbury and what was a knife edge seat became a safe Liberal seat. BTW it’s not really a safe Liberal seat – put up a decent local and the electorate will swing again. Party office better learn this next time around. They don’t have a clue about local (and especially) regional campaigning.

By: adrian

adrian — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:15:19 +0000

“But in this country we expect to have a good life without doing much to earn it and we think it’s the government’s job to compensate us for our laziness and stupidity.”

Another myth based on limited knowledge and understanding. After all, most of the people I know work damn hard and expect just a modicum of intelligence, vision and yes, provision of basic services from our politicians.
But then again I don’t know anyone who works in advertising.

By: Kitty

Kitty — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:05:37 +0000

nasking, Anna is coming up with the goods? Well, what of this spectrum you speak? To me, she has been having a good look into Joh’s ‘spectrum’. I see she has come out with some serious goods today.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24317554-952,00.html

By: Razor

Razor — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:47:40 +0000

Adrien – if you don’t think land prices are a major issue then you are as out of touch as the ALP.

By: Leinad

Leinad — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:17:17 +0000

Helen – bigger car, more respect, more drunk chicks you can pull. Simple.

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:11:49 +0000

Joe2, I did hear that on the car radio this arvo and damn nearly drove off the road!

Hummers! 1 !

Hummers???!!?

What. the. fuck?

And does this have anything to do with a Hummer dealership in South Melbourne (I think it’s the only one we have here – correct me if I’m wrong) which might be in a teeny bit of trouble with all the news about climate change and fuel prices? Has a sweet deal been made here somewhere?

But the main thing is it’s just so RIDICULOUS.

Sorry, off topic.