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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25022 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #45 - Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 9:54pm Peter Freedman wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 5:39pm: Annie Anthrax wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 3:44pm: Wonderful news. I can't wait to see photographs. It'll look like a monkey, all babies do. Geez, we aren't talking about your baby, now, are we?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139684 Gender:	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #46 - Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 10:08pm Bobby. wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 9:36am: Ozpolitics welcomes our new King to be - Is it a King, or a Queen? http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/penlope-cruz-gives-birth-to-a-gir...
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75217 Gender:	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #47 - Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 10:08pm It's a boy....... our new King. I doubt he'll ever be Australia's King ... I suspect we'll be a republic long before he is crowned king.
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Reply #48 - Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 10:16pm

John Smith wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 10:08pm:

It's a boy....... our new King.

I doubt he'll ever be Australia's King ... I suspect we'll be a republic long before he is crowned king.

Amen.

Long, long before.

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1374536167/11#11

I've got nothing against the current crop of royals, but once Liz is gone it will be a quick transition to a republic.

(Mind you, I don't want to see Liz go any time soon.)

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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #49 - Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 10:30pm I quite like the young royals. I don't care so much for the queen or her philandering retard of a son, but the sons of Diana are quite endearing in a way. And Catherine makes a perfect princess.
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Amadd Gold Member Offline Mo Posts: 6217	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #50 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 5:09am The new prince makes his first media appearance...Ohhhhh. I must admit they make a nice looking family. Dianna would be smiling down on them.
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26513 Australia	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #51 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 6:02am John Smith wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 10:08pm: It's a boy....... our new King. I doubt he'll ever be Australia's King ... I suspect we'll be a republic long before he is crowned king. The problem with becoming a republic is that they rig the question on the vote giving us no valid alternative. SOB
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The Heartless Felon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2869 Gender:	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #52 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 6:40am The most entertaining thing about this is that Prince Charles actually thinks he's a grandfather...
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Reply #53 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 7:00am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jul 24^th, 2013 at 6:02am:

John Smith wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 10:08pm:

It's a boy....... our new King.

I doubt he'll ever be Australia's King ... I suspect we'll be a republic long before he is crowned king.

The problem with becoming a republic is that they rig the question on the vote giving us no valid alternative.

SOB

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Must agree there SOB. Being that Howard was such a monarchist, we had no chance at a viable option.

Australians were obviously after a U.S. type system, probably more because we want our elected leader to stay until we choose to vote him/her out.

I think it's a good thing that Rudd is doing to make it more difficult, but not impossible, to change PM's mid-term. Then again, he didn't want to bring it up when Gillard was leader Grin

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Reply #54 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 7:13am

Postmodern Trendoid wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 11:49am:

FrostedTex wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 11:38am:

Postmodern Trendoid wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 11:31am:

FrostedTex wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2013 at 11:21am:

You know I always thought that Australia was most like us in its resentment of British rule. I would have thought that Australia would have abandoned the crown and become a republic by now.

When the Queen passes the question of a republic will probably rise again. Charles doesn't seem to have the charm the Queen has. Additionally, once the population levels of non-Europeans becomes higher the tide will turn. Personally, I don't mind our constitutional monarchy.

I'm inherently conservative, so tradition counts for a lot with me. However, given the independent nature of Australians it just surprises me you haven't already. The idea of being ruled by a British monarch gets my red American blood boiling! Wink

In all seriousness, I'm new here and trying very hard not to "interfere" by suggesting what Australia should/should not do...but I don't think I'd mind seeing Australia become a Republic!

If the Governor General (the monarchy's representative here) used his/her power too often, I think you'd see Australians turn against the monarchy.

And you'd be right...

Something that Peter Morgan wrote into his play 'The Audience' was particularly interesting and puts into perspective the reason that the institution of Monarchy works so well in Britain...

He had the Queen, played by Helen Mirren, say of the Monarchy's endurance "If you want to know the reason the monarchy has survived, look to her Prime Ministers".

The meaning being that as the Monarch is politically inert and must always take the position of supporting the Prime Minister, means that the PM has no political rival outside of the House of Commons... Whenever the monarch screws up, its the Prime Minister of the day who comes to their rescue.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139684 Gender:	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #56 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 8:38am ... wrote on Jul 24^th, 2013 at 8:09am: The Heartless Felon wrote on Jul 24^th, 2013 at 6:40am: The most entertaining thing about this is that Prince Charles actually thinks he's a grandfather... He is. William is actually Charles' kid...which explains why they're both such dweebs. Yes, and Harry is his kid too.
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Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Re: It's a boy....... our new King. Reply #57 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 8:46am Last night Channel 7 News spent 16 minutes of a half hour program slobbering on because some Pommy woman popped out a sprog. The French had the right idea. So did Cromwell, but then the Brits didn't have the stomach to carry it through. The British royal family is a circus for sheep.
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Reply #58 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 8:54am

Peter Freedman wrote on Jul 24^th, 2013 at 8:46am:

Last night Channel 7 News spent 16 minutes of a half hour program slobbering on because some Pommy woman popped out a sprog.

Channel 7 "News"? You're very generous.

So, there were no sharks swimming in the ocean or footballers having lunch yesterday? Hmmm, slow "news" day for Channel 7.

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Reply #59 - Jul 24^th, 2013 at 9:07am

I have never been able to fathom the conservative love affair with the royal family.

Righties are supposed to believe you make your own way in life by individual effort.

But they are obsessed by people Undecided

who live a pampered existence simply because they slipped out from between a certain pair of legs.

Amusing, but also pathetic. One rule for "royalty" and a different one for everybody else.

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Question: How do you feel about being only a common person?
I don't care 7 (31.8%) I wish I was part of royalty. 1 (4.5%) Common - a word for royals to look down upon us. 1 (4.5%) The French had the right idea - the guillotine. 3 (13.6%) I feel inferior. 0 (0.0%) Being common is just an illusion. 2 (9.1%) I accept my common blood & just live with it. 1 (4.5%) I have royal blood & I like it. 7 (31.8%) Total votes: 22 « Last Modified by: Bobby. on: Jul 26^th, 2013 at 3:13pm »