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Reply to George W Bush: The Last Post in Politics Stardock Forums

Mason, that is true, but Sheridan argues that "it is not legitimate to say he lied his way into war, as Bush critics have to acknowledge that the WMD beliefs were nearly universally held". That's the thing. It is legitimate to argue he took us to war on a lie because Bush critics tend to believe that Bush and Powell never believed there were WMDs. We could go round and round debating the evidence, but it is not the neutral, apolitical, uncontroversial issue that Sheridan is trying to claim it

Reply to Is Obama a weak leader? in Politics JoeUser Forums

How dare you question the President of the USA? You unpatriotic traitor! Just face it, you WANT to see Obama fail even though it will mean destruction to the USA!

Reply to Obama: Lets See the Certificate in Politics JoeUser Forums

Can anyone say sore losers?

George W Bush: The Last Post in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Weekend Australian features an article called "What Went Right", in which Greg Sheridan argues that "history will judge Bush much more kindly than today's commentators do". Already I see Greg Sheridan is joining the journalists at Quadrant in rewriting the history of the Bush Presidency ("What Went Right", The Weekend Australian, Weekend Inquirer, p 15, Jan 17-18). As time goes on, the facts and details can be forgotten and Bush can become the hero of Iraq and the free world that

Reply to Australia: a great movie, Kidman & the didgeridoo in Movies & TV & Books Stardock Forums

I take it you are a woman?

Reply to Emissions Trading: Rudd not doing enough in The Environment Stardock Forums

John Hewson is hardly a Greeny! In Australia, the "Liberal" Party does not mean the same as being a small l liberal in America. Our Liberal Party is the Right wing conservative Party, our equivalent to the Republicans. Hewson is the man who conceived of John Howard's GST economic reform.

Australia: a great movie, Kidman & the didgeridoo in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

You can tell it's the silly season by some of the reactions to the movie "Australia" and its stars. Germaine Greer has entirely missed the point in her criticism that the movie "Australia" glosses over the treatment of Aboriginal stockmen. It is quite clear from the movie that Jackman's character was ostracised by the white community for being sympathetic towards Aborigines. Luhrmann's movie shows the Aboriginal stockmen being subjected to racist taunts and differential treatment in

Emissions Trading: Rudd not doing enough in The Environment JoeUser Forums

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that Australia will aim to reduce its emissions by 5-15% in spite of urgings from economist Ross Garnaut to reduce by 20% and evidence that anything short of 25% will cause economic and environmental problems. Rudd's 5% target is bad for the environment and bad for the economy. Even former Liberal leader John Hewson has pointed out that an ETS can create new industries and be positive for growth and jobs if handled correctly. The world's

Reply to Obama Win Proves Racism Lives in Current Events Stardock Forums

Exactly. Jackson couldn't even get his Party's nomination. That's how untrue it is that someone can win just from being black. May I remind you that the title of this article is "Obama Win Proves Racism Lives". It seems that your opinion is now instead simply "Obama Got Some Votes For Racist Reasons, But They Wouldn't Have Been Enough to Win Him The Election If It Hadn't Also Been For A Lot Of People Who Voted For Him For Other Reasons". And my contention is that people didn't vote for the co

Reply to Obama Win Proves Racism Lives in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"Who said he won based on race? I didn't see a single person post that. If you honestly believe that a great many people didn't vote for him solely because he is black you have your head in the sand. No, that isn't why he won, but it is a fact just the same. I've heard far too many people say it, and know it to be true. I've seen people being interviewed who plainly stated that's why they voted for him. Jackson is a bad example as there are a great many blacks who

Reply to Obama Win Proves Racism Lives in Current Events Stardock Forums

Your economy is affecting us a lot atm. We could argue til the cows came home about what caused the crisis and I doubt you or I would be convinced of each other's economic arguments, but my main point is that no matter whether you believe they're right, American voters voted for the reasons I stated above and the Republicans were not the victims oif racism

Reply to Obama Win Proves Racism Lives in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I know it's easier to believe that Obama won based on race than to believe that the country rejected your philosophy, but frankly I don't think Obama could have won just for being a black man. Jesse Jackson wasn't ever able to even become the Democrats' Candidate. And I doubt if the same people who voted for Obama would have voted for Colin Powell. While I was very pleased and excited at first to see that the Dems had chosen a black man, by the end, I was simply desparetaly praying that for t

Palin, Obama and other jokes in Politics JoeUser Forums

And the big news? Good News Week returned to the telly, although in a slightly watered down version, with less political humour, lots of cross-promotion, and Claire Hooper replacing Julie McCrossin. So fortunately fans of Big Brother still have a TV show that caters to their level of intelligence. George W Bush opened an embassy in

What ever happened to the Education Revolution? in International JoeUser Forums

I thought an education revolution would mean that struggling schools would get access to improved libraries, better maths resources and more teachers to help struggling students do better. Most Australians believe that Labor normally does a better job at education, so why are we getting a policy that is a rehash of a Howard-Nelson policy? This idea has already been tried and failed in Britain. What will be Kevin's next revolutionary idea? An Economic Revolution that introdu

Not The News of 2008 in Humor JoeUser Forums

We’re doing it tough, with the rising price of petrol, groceries, housing. We’re doing it tough…. here in the heated, carpeted bedroom the size of a double garage, pissing our pay up against a wall. Some middle class families are doing it so tough this winter that all we have to warm ourselves with is the lights of our widescreen plasma screen TVs. Other families wit

John Howard's Not PM: And that's the good news! in Politics JoeUser Forums

So where do you reckon John Howard is now? Working for the dole? Or i n a nursing home getting a kerosene bath? I like to think he’s in a nursing home. I reckon he’d enjoy the games there. He’d love a bit of bridge, a bit of scrabble, bit of chess. Reckon he’d love a bit of chess, John Howard. Only problem with playing chess against John Howard is any time you try and take one of his pieces, he’d just excise that part of the board. And if you ha

Reply to Sorry is on my behalf in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]Yes, it was later proved to be incorrect but at the time that's all they knew. [/quote] That's all they knew, because that's all they chose to find out. If you were Aboriginal or half-caste, that was all that was needed. You excuse the inexcusable Fishhead. But this is just one case of many. I think there are many better cases than this one to prove what happened, but I don't deny that Bruve was a victim of this horrific policy.

Reply to Sorry is on my behalf in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]That all being said, no one has ever actually been proven to have been stolen simply for being Aboriginal. Sure, they've been removed for safety; things like sexual abuse and severe neglect but don't let that spoil the Sorry Party. And the "small fringe" you refer to appears to be at least two thirds of the Australian public. [/quote] Fishhead, I realise that you and Andrew Bolt will never be convinced, but according to Newspoll, 70% of Australians agreed with the apology. Rudd

Reply to Sorry is on my behalf in Politics JoeUser Forums

I can't say I really feel 'sorry' in the conventional sense of the word There is more than one conventional sense. last funeral I went to, I said sorry. But I didn't take personal responsibility. That said, this is more than just sympathy. I have taken on the Australian identity and all that goes with t

Reply to Sorry is on my behalf in Politics JoeUser Forums

There will always be a small fringe of Australian society opposed to an apology. People like Keith Windschuttle and Andrew Bolt ignore the inconvenient parts of history so they can write their articles and be controversial. It's a democracy and they're entitled to be dishonest. But I am satisfied with the accuracy of the heavily researched Bringing Them Home Report and am far more likely to trust it than Andrew "I think I'm a master of all trades even

Sorry is on my behalf in Politics JoeUser Forums

We should be proud of Australia's history. There have been many great Australian achievements, but how can we accept pride in our country's history without also accepting shame in our country's history? As an Australian, my heritage includes the ANZACs, the convicts and the suffragettes. Unfortunately it also includes those Australians who forcibly removed Ab

Evil Left's Aboriginal Permit system in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Australian newspaper has been attacking the Government's plan to reintroduce the permit system that allows remote indigenous communities to restrict access to their land. I strongly agree that the Rudd Government needs to get rid of the Left's evil permit system. Why should Aboriginal people have the right to decide who comes onto their land and the cir

Reply to Jokes about Election Campaign 2007 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thanks Ted. You too (albeit belatedly).

Jokes about the News in 07 in Politics JoeUser Forums

And the good news from 2007? (American readers: The jokes you will get are in bold) As Union thugs took over the country, and interest rates rocketed sky high, true to John Howard’s prediction, the sky fell in and the entire country fell into recession. With the victory of the Union-dominated Labor Government, there has been a rise in strike action,

How Hillary Clinton became a candidate in Humor JoeUser Forums

Hillary Clinton arrived at the Democrat Party headquarters and told the man at the desk she wanted to become their next candidate for President. He ushered her into a room with all the head honchos responsible for deciding who would get the go-ahead. They asked her questions about her policies on economics, education, health, foreign affairs, industrial relations. The