Comments on: The good, the Maverick and the ugly: dispatches from the Straight Talk Express http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Helen http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210749 Helen Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:35:42 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210749 ...Also, LPers, your timestamp is out for Victorians. We're on daylight saving time and I'm up early to walk the dogs. Just had to mention that in case you thought I was some tragic case commenting at 4.30 AM! …Also, LPers, your timestamp is out for Victorians. We’re on daylight saving time and I’m up early to walk the dogs. Just had to mention that in case you thought I was some tragic case commenting at 4.30 AM!

]]> By: Helen http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210748 Helen Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:33:42 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210748 Also, Junior Politician's appeal is populist and folksy. Senior politician enables her by promoting the view that the liberal/lefty elites are out of touch with the Real Americans/Australians. I'm starting to feel that there is a horror-movie style body takeover going on here... Also, Junior Politician’s appeal is populist and folksy. Senior politician enables her by promoting the view that the liberal/lefty elites are out of touch with the Real Americans/Australians.

I’m starting to feel that there is a horror-movie style body takeover going on here…

]]> By: Helen http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210747 Helen Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:59:52 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210747 Senior politician and up-and-coming (seemingly from nowhere) politician, female, new and somewhat naive. Is prepared to go much further in being ugly about "minorities" than the senior politician. Senior politician stands back and lets Junior politician have her head, tut-tutting from time to time but covertly using, and fanning, the public hatred that Junior Politician has unleashed, to his own benefit. Does this scenario seem a little, um, <i>familiar</i> to the other Australians here? Senior politician and up-and-coming (seemingly from nowhere) politician, female, new and somewhat naive. Is prepared to go much further in being ugly about “minorities” than the senior politician. Senior politician stands back and lets Junior politician have her head, tut-tutting from time to time but covertly using, and fanning, the public hatred that Junior Politician has unleashed, to his own benefit.

Does this scenario seem a little, um, familiar to the other Australians here?

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210746 joe2 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:42:19 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210746 Mr Fish came up with a goody that is apposite. http://blogs.laweekly.com/fish/2008/10/12/Motherfucker.php Mr Fish came up with a goody that is apposite.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/fish/2008/10/12/Motherfucker.php

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210745 joe2 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:13:24 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210745 Those Democrats are making fun of Sarah Palin in such rude and unfunny ways! http://www.cafepress.com/landoverbaptist.305521167 Those Democrats are making fun of Sarah Palin in such rude and unfunny ways!
http://www.cafepress.com/landoverbaptist.305521167

]]> By: Adrien http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210744 Adrien Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:20:07 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210744 <i>You know, jokes that aren’t funny, have no discernible point, don’t make sense etc. etc.</i> . Outstanding. Give that man a job on <i>The Footy Show</i>. You know, jokes that aren’t funny, have no discernible point, don’t make sense etc. etc.
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Outstanding. Give that man a job on The Footy Show.

]]> By: Pollytickedoff http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210743 Pollytickedoff Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:56:18 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210743 "I’m not really interested in getting into an argument about that comment Polly" I wasn't trying to have an argument about 'that comment', TimT. I specifically asked if you could give examples of the Obama/Biden campaign giving their supporters tacit approval to those d*heads. You know like McCain/Palin did by their silence? “I’m not really interested in getting into an argument about that comment Polly”

I wasn’t trying to have an argument about ‘that comment’, TimT.

I specifically asked if you could give examples of the Obama/Biden campaign giving their supporters tacit approval to those d*heads. You know like McCain/Palin did by their silence?

]]> By: Down and Out of Sài Gòn http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210742 Down and Out of Sài Gòn Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:51:55 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210742 Dreaming of a <a href="http://www.palinaspresident.com/" rel="nofollow">world that will never be</a>... hopefully. Dreaming of a world that will never be… hopefully.

]]> By: adrian http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210741 adrian Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:45:45 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210741 Geez, TimT, you must have learnt your comedic skills from any number of Australian comedians. You know, jokes that aren't funny, have no discernible point, don't make sense etc. etc. Geez, TimT, you must have learnt your comedic skills from any number of Australian comedians. You know, jokes that aren’t funny, have no discernible point, don’t make sense etc. etc.

]]> By: TimT http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210740 TimT Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:40:05 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/13/the-good-the-maverick-and-the-ugly-dispatches-from-the-straight-talk-express/#comment-210740 I'm not really interested in getting into an argument about that comment Polly... it was meant as a joke. I'd originally included some [/sarcasm] tags, but they got edited out. I’m not really interested in getting into an argument about that comment Polly… it was meant as a joke. I’d originally included some [/sarcasm] tags, but they got edited out.

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