Comments on: Saturday Salon

By: adrian

adrian — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:31:23 +0000

Well said Eric Sykes.

By: BilB

BilB — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:30:23 +0000

I agree, Eric Sykes.

I am also thrilled to have Christine Milne as leader for the Greens. She is the ultimate spokesperson for Climate Change Action. Certainly solidly a future Prime Minister for this country.

I think that Julia Gillard will have the very best team working to achieve the demolision of the Coalition Lie Machine coming into the next election. Christine Milne does not suffer fools of Abbotts calibre.

By: Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:09:14 +0000

Brown has been the only rational voice, so often, on so many things. I particularly remember his words during the run up to the Iraq war and how he spoke so well for so many whose voices were drowned out in a sea of the most ugly jingoism.

The Senate later censured Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday Oct 7 2003 for misleading the country about the reasons for going to war against Iraq. The motion to censure the prime minister was put by Brown, who said Howard misled Australians by claiming Iraq had weapons of mass destruction that posed a threat to Australia, and that Howard was involved in an unprecedented deceit of the nation and deserved censure.

Brown will be remembered I suspect as one of Australias greatest progressive leaders and while I am sad to see him go I celebrate his career, his choices and his right to enjoy himself now.

Thanks Bob, thanks very very much.

By: tssk

tssk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:37:54 +0000

Yeah what are you talking about Ootz?

Haven’t heard his speech yet…I’ll listen tonight and toast him from my keyboard. What was the comment about Murdoch?

By: adrian

adrian — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:53:37 +0000

Careful Ootz, when I googled CBT I got a wikipedia entry on ‘Cock and Ball Torture’.
I guess it could work for some.

By: Ootz

Ootz — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:29:13 +0000

The public is looking for renewal.

And here was I @115, commenting this morning about the struggles of renewal.

Great response by Bob in the media scrum re Murdoch.

Dear tssk, are you not being overly anxious again? Have you ever come across CBT, it is evidence based and works a treat for me.

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:19:06 +0000

What Fran @ 121 said.

Its a sad loss for Australia, but I guess it was good to have some intelligent leadership while it lasted. Hopefully he’s leaving his party in good hands.

I don’t think its a victory for News tho. The guy is in his late 60s. He’s leaving “on top” when his party is in a position to really move into the mainstream if it plays its cards right.

There’s nothing worse than old men hanging on to power cos they don’t know how to let go.

By: alfred venison

alfred venison — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:16:26 +0000

oh dash it! i always wondered what they’d do after brown. now i’m going to know. i’m glad milne’s capo now – she’s got brains, class, appropriate gravitas & gritty determination. have they nominated the next greens senator from tasmania; i know there’s a process & people to choose from, but i wonder who it’ll be.
a.v.

By: tssk

tssk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:59:59 +0000

A victory for News Ltd I think

I second Fran’s feelings, his resignation is a great loss to Australian politics as it used to be. Hopefully they will not disappear like the Democrats did.

By: adrian

adrian — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:59:47 +0000

Great idea, Fran, but I think he’s far too modest for something like that.