Kev 07

[Russell]

Friendly FireKevin Rudd was visiting a primary school andwent into one of the classes. They were in themiddle of a discussion related to words and theirmeanings. The teacher asked Kevin, the saviourof "working families", if he would like to lead thediscussion on the word "tragedy".So Kevin (the saviour of "working families")asked the class for an exampleof a "tragedy".A little boy stood up and said, "If my best friend,who lives on a farm, is playing in the paddockand a tractor runs over him and kills him, thatwould be a "tragedy" "."No", said Kevin, "that would actually be a manresultantaccident rather than a tragedy in termsof the words you"ve used".A little girl raises her hand,"If a school buscarrying fifty children drove off a cliff killingeveryone inside, that would be a tragedy"."I"m afraid not", explained Kevin, "that"s what wewould call a great loss, some would say acountless loss but as you"ve mentioned thenumber fifty, we can no longer say it iscountless, but it is nevertheless nothing morethan a great loss".The room went silent. No other childrenvolunteered. Kevin scanned the room. "Isn"tthere someone here who can give me anexample of a tragedy?"Finally, at the back of the room, young Jackraised his hand.In a quiet voice he said, "If a plane carrying youand Julia Gillard was struck by a "friendly fire"missile and blown to pieces, that would be atragedy"."Fantastic", exclaimed Kevin. "That"s right. Andcan you tell me why that would be tragedy?"."Well" says Jack, "it has to be a tragedy,because it certainly wouldn"t be a great loss andit probably wouldn"t be an accident either!".( from a fellow member here )

[Russell]

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[Scott Hogan]

I know he"s dead & buried (politically anyway) but I thought it only fair to balance the topic as he did compete against Kev in 07;The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard was in England meeting the Queen at Balmoral. They were discussing Australia and Howard"s plans for the future.Howard asked the queen if it was possible to turn Australia into a Kingdom to increase its force in the world market. The Queen replied, "One needs a King for a Kingdom and you are most certainly not a King."He then asks if it is possible to turn Australia into an Empire. The Queen replies, "For an Empire one needs an Emperor you are most certainly not an Emperor."Howard thinks for a moment and then asks if it is possible to turn Australia into a principality. The Queen replies, "For a principality one needs a Prince and you Mr. Howard are certainly not a prince."The Queen adds further, "Without meaning to be rude Mr. Howard I think Australia should remain as just a country."

[birdy]

Tis a funny thing ya know,ever since ol Mr Sheen [ krud] wun the lection, iv never met anyone who voted for him. :Thort this wasa dimorcosy???

[Mark Horan]

I think they are all in Brisbane!

[Scott Hogan]

OK, So far, that"s 3 votes for Mr Sheen and one vote for Mr Sheen.Will the real Mr Sheen please stand up?

[Russell]

Got me stuffed why we voted the libs out................we"ve all been swimming in the folding stuff for the last 10yrs, now we is back with the mob that always gets us in the ****. Howard he had to get the chop, fair enough ( he was becoming too kingly ) but we got real good folks just waiting in the wings................ol pete gets my vote...........sorry john :Now we got this poonce "krud" ...........he"s goy his eyes on bein prezy, for sure. Dishes it out, but get"s sooky when it comes back. Throws tantrums coz he can"t get a lettuce salad sandwich on "his" bleedin jet.......( ours, by the way )Poonces the moral high ground, goes to sunday school on sundays................yea right.

[Mark Horan]

Bloody hell Grrrussy, geeze I hate it when I have to agree with you!I heard someone say on the ABC radio the other day that he wouldn"t trust Mr Sheen cause he looked too much like a Dentist. I have to agree.Rural and regional Australia are going to end up taking the biggest hit in the near future, the money has already run out in NSW, rural hospitals are shedding staff and try to get a Copper when you need one!There seems to be no shortage of people to hand out fines and the environment is the "tool" the government uses to keep rural people in line. Land OWNERS are now termed "land holders" and free hold title means bugger all! The government of the people has forgotten the people part, instead, they engage in the politics of guilt. Climate change, political correctness and now Australia"s dependence on mining royalties have buggered the country where I grew up. The unions stuffed manufacturing in Australia and Cole"s and Woolworths have ruined family agriculture. Things are so bad, the majority of Australians voted a damned blackhearted Bureaucrat from the dinky QLD government, AS PRIME MINISTER!Most people say they didnt vote for him and the remainder will say "they didnt know"The interest bill on the Borrowed stimulation that most (not all) received, will work out at over 8 BILLION dollars per annum. This country has NEVER had a surplus of that magnitude so where will the payments come from? who knows!I have to get off before I burst a blood vessel Mark.

[Russell]

that rediculous $900 give away x2.............nothing but a "soother" thinks we all feel "O so gratefull"what is a paltry $900 going to achieve constructively...............nothing, except make ol jerry harvey buy a bigger truck to put all those 900"s into................talk about laughin all the way to the bank.Multiply that 900 x ? million folks..............yip, what a waste, may as well p1ss it up against a wall. We got education, we got hospitals, we got oldies, all rightfully, and deservedly, screemin for help........that huge amount of $$$$ would have helped out far better directed to those areas. The way oldies are treated in general, is bleedin shamefull.The poor buggers have to go on these long waiting lists, just to get quality of life medically. They should get...........deserve to get.........immediate free medical, free telephones, free power, free transport, and a whole lot more.........free.This $5.......$10 week increase they get into pensions...............it"s a bleedin disgrace. Like you i gota go before i burst a blood vessal.BTW...............you agreeing with me is scary too..........so knock it off.

[Ken Watson]

As you meet people now ask them what or who their employer is or how that employer is funded? I reckon you will be surprised at the result. The govt. or govt dependent sector has grown so much that I would bet that 7 out of 10 you meet will be from this sector. It is socialism by stealth. This people will never understand a recession because their jobs and wages are virtually guaranteed. If it keeps going there will be 2% of the community funding the rest. We are heading their fast. These govt dependent folks will tell you they pay tax. Yes they

[bosca]

Russell,I cannot believe what you are saying.Howard is too kingly so you toss him out.It"s is the same as OH my accountant is too good ,smart and sure of himself ,while making me heaps,so lets sack him and hire some average.Says a lot about you,don"t you think?

[Russell]

Says what ??? ???i"m waitin.............. >( BTW.........reread me post, i said move howard out, bring in costello, after all, he was the brains for me makin a buck, for 10 yrs or more, might"ve been more if there wasn"t the friction between the 2 of em ) costello

[Russell]

In Canberra an old priest lay dying in the hospital. For years he had faithfully served the people of the nation"s capital.

[Scott Hogan]

Russ, Birdy, Ken & All,Peter Costello has been offered a position to work with krud upon retirement from parliament.Whether he accepts will be interesting. If he does, he will be joining many other Howard appointees and Liberal party members like Robert Hill, now the chairman of Australian Carbon Trust, Arthur Sinodonis (Howard"s former chief of staff), Tim Fischer (no introduction required), the former ACT chief minister Kate Carnell and former NSW Liberal leader Peter Collins who all have positions within the krud government with more to come, apparently.I"m going flying now.CheersHoges

[Russell]

Yea kevs regrettin the "splash back" and some other spends.........i"ve gota give him some credit tho, callin on lib help to get him out of it..................somehow.Hope costello etc take up the challenge.................this may get interesting.