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john_g Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1549 Gender:	Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:04am He doesn't fit with the Liberals/Nationals, and CERTAINLY doesn't fit with Labor.
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GoddyofOz Gold Member Offline Vote 1 for Sex, cause you're gay if you don't Posts: 2397	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #1 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:07am A very good question, but I would ask the question how any politician with half a brain could be apart of either of the major parties.
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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #2 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:10pm "Safety in numbers!" .....................NEXT!!
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Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent?
Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:34pm

john_g wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:04am:

He doesn't fit with the Liberals/Nationals, and CERTAINLY doesn't fit with Labor.

Turnbull doesnt fit with Abbott and half the party that thinks like him, but Turnbull is a classic Liberal if you think of Liberal in the pre-Howard years.

No point Turnbull being an independent. Unless you get a hung parliment, you are useless.
He should start his own "centre-ist" party though. I reackon he could take the left side of the liberals, and the right side of labor and become the 3rd major party. We be in perpetual hung parliments but they would either be coalitions of Labor/Turnbulites or Lib/Turnbullites

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #4 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 2:10pm Tony Abbott is gone... Turnbull doesn't need to go independant!
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Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #5 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 3:01pm Because he wants to be PM or Treasurer. You cant do either of those things as an independent.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #6 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 3:06pm Or just PM . . .plus he has an uncontrollable urge to stick around (Like Rudd) and contribute whatever he can to the demise of his successor.
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Gummit Junior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 62	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #7 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 3:09pm john_g wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:04am: He doesn't fit with the Liberals/Nationals, and CERTAINLY doesn't fit with Labor. Bullshit. He is a typical Liberal.
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matty Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11055 East Sydney Gender:	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #8 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 4:45pm BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 2:10pm: Tony Abbott is gone... Turnbull doesn't need to go independant! Lol, you wish. He is too Left to ever become Leader of the Libs again. They'll stick with Abbott and Bishop, as they should.
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Maeve Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 304	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #9 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 4:54pm I just wish he would P... off altogether, like he was going to when he got the push.
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Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent?
Reply #10 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 5:00pm

Doctor Jolly wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:34pm:

john_g wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 12:04am:

He doesn't fit with the Liberals/Nationals, and CERTAINLY doesn't fit with Labor.

Turnbull doesnt fit with Abbott and half the party that thinks like him, but Turnbull is a classic Liberal if you think of Liberal in the pre-Howard years.

No point Turnbull being an independent. Unless you get a hung parliment, you are useless.
He should start his own "centre-ist" party though. I reackon he could take the left side of the liberals, and the right side of labor and become the 3rd major party. We be in perpetual hung parliments but they would either be coalitions of Labor/Turnbulites or Lib/Turnbullites

otherwise known as perpetual opposition.

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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #11 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 5:02pm bogarde73 wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 3:06pm: Or just PM . . .plus he has an uncontrollable urge to stick around (Like Rudd) and contribute whatever he can to the demise of his successor. although given that the Libs have the biggest margin in DECADES he is obviously not doing much of a job destabilising!
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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent? Reply #12 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 5:03pm Dsmithy70 wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 3:01pm: Because he wants to be PM or Treasurer. You cant do either of those things as an independent. Ah, belled the cat I believe! (Why didn't I say that?)
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Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent?
Reply #13 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 5:06pm

matty wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 4:45pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 2:10pm:

Tony Abbott is gone... Turnbull doesn't need to go independant!

Lol, you wish. He is too Left to ever become Leader of the Libs again. They'll stick with Abbott and Bishop, as they should.

No they won't: the Abbott and Bishop show is a joke and even crack smokers know that!!

There exist long moments of clarity on the crack ya know!!!! Wink

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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Re: Why doesn't Turnbull go independent?
Reply #14 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 5:10pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 5:06pm:

matty wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 4:45pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jun 24^th, 2011 at 2:10pm:

Tony Abbott is gone... Turnbull doesn't need to go independant!

Lol, you wish. He is too Left to ever become Leader of the Libs again. They'll stick with Abbott and Bishop, as they should.

No they won't: the Abbott and Bishop show is a joke and even crack smokers know that!!

There exist long moments of clarity on the crack ya know!!!! Wink

Why change a winning game plan? The Coalition has a much higer primary and two party preferred vote, and Abbott has caught up to Gillard as preferred PM. No way will Turnbull get the numbers to become leader.

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BILL SHORTEN WILL NEVER BE PM!!!!

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