Comments on: Saturday Salon

By: Baraholka

Baraholka — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:37:21 +0000

Just curious – how many NSW Prodders are changing their vote in the next State Election to make sure the ALP don’t get their first/second preference.

To put it another way, has the NSW ALP disgusted you enough to vote/preference Liberal ? As in, anything to get rid of Tripodi and the rest ?

Or will you be voting Green/anything but Liberal and putting the major parties last in an attempt to exhaust your vote because you just can’t stomach voting Lib under any circimustances.

Maybe the ALP vote will collapse to the benefit of the Greens.
How many Lower House seats will the Greens win in the next State election?

By: Ambigulous

Ambigulous — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:30:29 +0000

Did anyone else notice Fran on RN this morning referring to “an exciting geological discovery”? [The recent treasure trove of gold objects found in England.]

Geological? Much older than first thought, then.

By: furious balancing

furious balancing — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:28:17 +0000

So the week ends. And is it does, I have been wondering if Michael Atkinson’s behaviour is a Labour stunt or are they trying to test something in the polling? Like how hypocritical, offensive and bombastic a politician need be in Adelaide before the population has had enough?

Today, he rang ABC radio in a tizz about the announcer having called some aspects Anglicanism ‘extreme’. Seems Atkinson had a bit of an axe to grind with the radio announcer over his ‘secularism’. He was really indignant about the description and ranted on and on about it. The guy is weirder than Tony Abbott, and probably at least as much of a zealot too.

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:06:58 +0000

Among other books -the Hemings one -, (apart from trying to outthink the latest crop of trolls,)am currently dipping into Sir Henry Clinton’s History of the Rebellion (which I just got). Strange, though not novel experience of getting into the mind of sopmeone over 200 years ago.

By: pablo

pablo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:28:36 +0000

I am trying to distinguish the difference between Richo’s modus operandi and that of Brian Burke in WA – after he was out of the big house and set up as a lobbyist. There was a bullying element in Burke threatening sitting MP’s and ministers with possible dis-endorsement if his client’s planning schemes were not approved.
I was surprised by the cross pollination of former party officials and planning dept bureaucrats as revealed in the Baraholka SMH post. It makes you wonder if Richo was able to assure these movers – wannabe shakers – that career trajectories inside the party might be entertained. I hope I’m wrong but…whatever it takes rings a bell.

By: Baraholka

Baraholka — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:45:12 +0000

G’Day,

What services is Graham Richardson, Lobbyist, offering his Property Developer clients and his contacts in the ALP ?

I would say cash, both ways.

Richardson uses his contacts in the NSW ALP to engineer Property Development approvals, rezonings whatever. Once the ALP State Kleptocracy approves the rezoning, Richardson is paid. Later on some donations find their way into Sussex St. coffers.

Why Richo ? Contacts, does not keep records, utterly discreet, trusted by the ALP.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/three-of-a-kind-20091019-h4zc.html

By: myriad

myriad — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:40:42 +0000

Thanks Liam. I can’t promise never to be boring – not sure I’m regularly up to all the wits on this site – but like all good greens I’m far too personally opinionated to ever make a good propagandist.

By: Ambigulous

Ambigulous — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:19:17 +0000

Liam – never boring

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:35:43 +0000

Don’t turn into a boring propagandist, and I for one am more than happy to see you remain the same old myriad.

Seconded, speaking myself as a boring propagandist. Congratulations on the gig.

By: myriad74

myriad74 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:03:21 +0000

ok, self-evident I think the change in handle sorry for the test posts couldn’t get the gravatar working.