Australian Politics Forum - Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign

skippy.

Gold Member

Offline

Posts: 20882
Gender: male

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #135 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:08pm

Jaykaye_09 wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:01pm:

mellie wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 12:58pm:

Bob Brown bats for Wikileaks Julian Assange, (as I do too), though opposes public opinion in other areas, ie, Andrew Bolt?

Stupid comparison. Julian Assange doesn't write opinions (at least not in the context within which we're talking). He publishes fact.

Though I do agree with one thing, calling for Andrew Bolt to be censored or to resign is counterproductive and has no real positive outcome.

He preaches to the converted, and does it well. He doesn't serve to inform people, but reinforce already held views. Power to him (I guess).

You're right, and I'd hate to see him banned, he along with Akerman and Devine ensure more and more people dont vote rightard.

Back to top

freedivers other forum- POLITICAL ANIMAL
Click onWWW below

IP Logged

aussiefree2ride Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3538	Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign Reply #136 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:10pm This whole Bolt thing is a bit of a messenger shoot?
Back to top	IP Logged

Postmodern Trendoid III

Gold Member

Offline

Posts: 10266
Gender: male

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #137 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:13pm

Dnarever wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 12:57pm:

I do not recall Bolt calling on the previous Lib'n PM to resign when he had ordered the illegal invasion of a couintry by mistake, he got half the reasons wrong and lied to support the other half.

That would take honesty and intellectual integrity, neither of which Bolt possesses.

Back to top

IP Logged

mellie

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 8142
Sydney
Gender: female

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #138 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:15pm

aussiefree2ride wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:10pm:

This whole Bolt thing is a bit of a messenger shoot?

Lol more of a decoy to take the heat off refugee-neglectful Gillard I think.

They had to have someone from the right to bag...I guess the best they could do was hound Andrew Bolt....The next best thing?

Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess.

I think they have gone well and truly overboard with this one... all 57 of them.

Bob Brown is an A-class hypocrite.

Cool

Even his own party can see this hence they are sweating on him retiring well before the next election.

Back to top

All together now Labor voters.......&&&&lap-tops, pink-bats refugees and Clunker-cars&&&&insurance.AES256

IP Logged

codswal

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 2070

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #139 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:16pm

Dnarever wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 12:57pm:

I do not recall Bolt calling on the previous Lib'n PM to resign when he had ordered the illegal invasion of a couintry by mistake, he got half the reasons wrong and lied to support the other half.

good try dnare... NO AUSTRALIAN LOST HIS/HER LIFE IN IRAQ... DUE TO ENEMY FIRE.... when are you going to get that through your heads.. tsk.tsk...

4 people died in roof cavities...5 people died due to refugees setting their boat on fire..we wont talk about the trauma to the Navy personel will we... and now 30 odd people have died on a reef.

policies that included DEATH at the end of the road..

we are I believe talking about DEATH here after all..

I mean it isnt as if they havent had many many warnings.. is it?...

war is war is war.. its lousy and one day who knows the world may learn to live with itself in the mean time. we and that includes the Labor Govt are still training men and women to fight for our safety or priciples..

they are trained, its a fact of life. to kill our enemies.which in turn means they can be killed.and they know this long before they go into action.

we buy war machines. and ammunition left right and centre.WHY??????..

mostly in the hope we never have to use them.but if we do see the need to use them.should we turn our back and say oh thats none of our business our armies are for show and parades only.we dont do war.

Back to top

IP Logged

codswal

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 2070

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #140 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:20pm

mellie wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:15pm:

aussiefree2ride wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:10pm:

This whole Bolt thing is a bit of a messenger shoot?

Lol more of a decoy to take the heat off refugee-neglectful Gillard I think.

They had to have someone from the right to bag...I guess the best they could is hound Andrew Bolt.

Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess.

I think they have gone well and truly overboard with this one... all 57 of them.

Bob Brown is a A-class hypocrite.

Cool

booby brown of all people.he hasnt been to Afghanistan and he hasnt been to refugee camps or Indonesia for that matter..yet he pops his ugly little head up at times like this, he would be funny if he wasnt costing us so much to keep him.

Back to top

IP Logged

mellie

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 8142
Sydney
Gender: female

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #141 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:25pm

codswal wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:20pm:

mellie wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:15pm:

aussiefree2ride wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:10pm:

This whole Bolt thing is a bit of a messenger shoot?

Lol more of a decoy to take the heat off refugee-neglectful Gillard I think.

They had to have someone from the right to bag...I guess the best they could is hound Andrew Bolt.

Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess.

I think they have gone well and truly overboard with this one... all 57 of them.

Bob Brown is a A-class hypocrite.

Cool

booby brown of all people.he hasnt been to Afghanistan and he hasnt been to refugee camps or Indonesia for that matter..yet he pops his ugly little head up at times like this, he would be funny if he wasnt costing us so much to keep him.

The mans a joke!

I still cant get past his blatant hypocrisy over the preference deal he made with Labor, then on national television, advised how despite his views, (claimed he was against the preference system)... he as head of the party had no real say in the matter re- Greens allocating their preferences the way they did.

They are all liars, it's just he makes a rather comical one as he sets about falling over himself playing both sides of politics off against the other opportunistically securing Greens votes.

The mans a clown!

Roll Eyes

Back to top

All together now Labor voters.......&&&&lap-tops, pink-bats refugees and Clunker-cars&&&&insurance.AES256

IP Logged

buzzanddidj

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 14214
Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC
Gender: male

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #142 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:27pm

codswal wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:16pm:

Dnarever wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 12:57pm:

I do not recall Bolt calling on the previous Lib'n PM to resign when he had ordered the illegal invasion of a couintry by mistake, he got half the reasons wrong and lied to support the other half.

good try dnare... NO AUSTRALIAN LOST HIS/HER LIFE IN IRAQ... DUE TO ENEMY FIRE.... .

No,
Just 100,000 plus civilian men, women and children
due to "friendly fire"

And the one ADF personel suicide

And the 5,000 plus US defence personel - a figure higher than
the combined 9/11 fatalities

(and it eventuated that IRAQ had no involvement)i

Back to top

'I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.
Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.'

- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

IP Logged

Andrei.Hicks

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 23818
Carlsbad, CA
Gender: male

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #143 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:30pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:27pm:

codswal wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:16pm:

Dnarever wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 12:57pm:

I do not recall Bolt calling on the previous Lib'n PM to resign when he had ordered the illegal invasion of a couintry by mistake, he got half the reasons wrong and lied to support the other half.

good try dnare... NO AUSTRALIAN LOST HIS/HER LIFE IN IRAQ... DUE TO ENEMY FIRE.... .

No,
Just 100,000 plus civilian men, women and children
due to "friendly fire"

And the one ADF personel suicide

And the 5,000 plus US defence personel - a figure higher than
the combined 9/11 fatalities

(and it eventuated that IRAQ had no involvement)

Iraq had attacked its neighbours (unprovoked) to both the east and the south.
It fired missiles on an innocent third country.
It gassed its own people.
It starved the Shias.
It murdered thousands of Kurds.
It threatened our developed world energy supply.
It gave harbour to terrorists.

All of the above make the invasion and corresponding unfortunate civilian casualty toll the right thing to do.

I supported the invasion of Iraq then - and I support it to this day.

Back to top

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination - Oscar Wilde

IP Logged

longweekend58

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 45675
Gender: male

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #144 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:32pm

Quote:

Just for the record, and that "primary vote" you worship, the Greens INCREASED their vote in Victoria on the previous state election

And will increase it AGAIN at the next one

Greens preferences ensured the return of Labor members in Ballarat Eastand West

As well as Labor member Catherine King for Ballarat at the FEDERAL Election

I am pleased to report MY voting booth - Daylesford Primary School - has recorded the HIGHRST Greens primary vote in the country (26%)

Its a pity you dont treat the primary vote with as much respect but of course you CANT - because you are a Green. Democracy and fairness are those aspects that tend to get in the way of your AGENDA.

Back to top

AUSSIE: "Speaking for myself, I could not care less about 298 human beings having their life snuffed out in a nano-second, or what impact that loss has on Members of their family, their parents..."

IP Logged

buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14214 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign Reply #145 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:34pm Quote: All of the above make the invasion and corresponding unfortunate civilian casualty toll the right thing to do. So why bundle it with 9/11 and Afghanistan ?
Back to top	'I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.' - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi IP Logged

Verge

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 6329
Gender: male

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #146 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:39pm

I do find it amusing that Bolt calling for a resignation of our highest office has outraged so many of the left here.

He is a written version of "the shock jock". He has no influence and makes his money because he has extreme views. Who is going to pay a journalist who is centre based. Why do you think they employ the ultimate feminist in Robyn Riely.

Its laughable he has managed to stir so many people up. Heck, I dont care much for his opinion (except his one peice he wrote about Gillards claims about Abbott and his daughters, he did expose her lies there) and still havent bothered to read his article. He bores me.

He only has a job while he sells papers and gets hits on his site. If you ignore him he goes away.

The man has no power, no influence on political proceedings and the fact he has got so many fired up is amazing.

If the call for her to quit came from someone like Hawke or Keating, then I would pay some real attention. Howard doesnt seem to comment on things and anyone before those two are just attention seekers.

Back to top

And why not, if you will permit me; why shouldn’t I, if you will permit me; spend my first week as prime minister, should that happen, on this, on your, country - Abbott with the Garma People Aug 13

IP Logged

buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14214 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign Reply #147 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:45pm Quote: I do find it amusing that Bolt calling for a resignation of our highest office has outraged so many of the left here. I just found it FUNNY I'm too "laid-back" to get "outraged" - these days
Back to top	'I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.' - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi IP Logged

Andrei.Hicks

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 23818
Carlsbad, CA
Gender: male

Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign
Reply #148 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 2:03pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Dec 17^th, 2010 at 1:45pm:

Quote:

I do find it amusing that Bolt calling for a resignation of our highest office has outraged so many of the left here.

I just found it FUNNY
I'm too "laid-back" to get "outraged" - these days

Probably partly due to the fact you don't contribute hardly anything to help run Australia.

I guess I too would feel the same, if I could ride off the back of everyone else's hard work.

Back to top

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination - Oscar Wilde

IP Logged

Please delete Gold Member Offline Please delete this smacking PROFILE Posts: 2936	Re: Calls for Bolt to resign re call for PM to resign Reply #149 - Dec 17^th, 2010 at 2:05pm "Probably partly due to the fact you don't contribute hardly anything to help run Australia." Says the man who doesn't choose to work here, and chooses to pay taxes in an offshore tax haven even when he did, briefly, live here.
Back to top	IP Logged

Poll
Question: Is Andrew Bolt fit to publish?
Yes No, he should resign immediately No, he should be sacked from all media forthwith I don't really care « Created by: Equitist on: Dec 16^th, 2010 at 4:14pm »