Yes I thought Hockey did a good job trying to sell a very unpopular budget....What Labor needs to do is explain how they would fix the budget without these measures being introduced.....It is all right to criticise but voters need to know what the alternative would be!!!

Karnal wrote on May 20^th, 2014 at 11:51am:


Yes, Hockey did a great job.

Worst performance ever by TJ.  I usually like Q&A, but this time TJ was totally objectionable.   He is supposed to be the MODERATOR of the show, not a Current  Affairs interviewer.  He rudely cut Hockey off many times, not allowing the answer to be heard to just interject a new question.

Hockey +1
Jones -2

There are now 2 issues to debate:
1)  Is the budget good for Australia?
2)  Are election lies now condoned in Australia.

In both cases, my answer is still NO.   But at least Hockey should have been given my leeway to finish his answers.

Are all the 'count on one hand' LNP supporters in the thread yet?

Sounds as if they are -- all five of them


Now go online and listen to what people REALLY thought of Hockey's performance on Q&A


He is getting PANNED

Sparky wrote on May 20^th, 2014 at 1:13pm:


Listen to the questions from the audience again   (its available on Iview).  Very fair and reasonable.

As I stated above tho - TJ at his very worst.

Sparky wrote on May 20^th, 2014 at 1:13pm:




Well, no-one's going to argue with you about the extent of Hockey's guts


Though equating that to courage is a laugh


Hockey has no choice, has he?

He signed on with the Devil and now must ride it


Anyway, won't matter to Hockey.  He's sitting on $10 million in real estate alone


To me, Hockey gives the impression of a guy who might quit tomorrow

He's weepy

He's looking crook

He's faking every syllable that leaves his lips

He's a guy in torment


and due to his pact with the Devil, he has far greater worries and fears than the survival of LNP

Hockey is damned to hell whichever way he turns

and he knows it

PZ547 wrote on May 20^th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
You know what guts would be- Chris Bowen going before your average Aussie and explaining how we had no control of our borders under his command. It's time for Labor to show that guts. Garrett and his electricutions would be a start.

Karnal wrote on May 20^th, 2014 at 11:51am:

He believes in equality of opportunity and so he is increasing university fees and cutting education costs.  For that nonsense, I give him a 0.2 out of 10.

Not to mention that he openly lied about education HECS fees, given the rise from 3% to 6% and the complete ignorance about HECS still being a tax burden that people, on low incomes in comparison to the median, and a tax burden that now increases (on average around $850 a year). And a tax burden for what - studying to become a better participant in the economy and society?

No sorry, Karnal, he did well with the $7 co-payment I give him that. But the rest he has no explanation on and the sweat started to roll.