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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #15 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 5:59am

Aussie wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2015 at 10:41pm:

Quite frankly, I don't personally care who leads the LNP. That brand is on the nose, but I do enjoy seeing them do what they condemned the ALP for doing with Gillard/Rudd.

I can't see Abbott getting past this, if he's not gone by the end of this week, they'll have a vote of no confidence early next week.

I enjoy it all coming back to bite them too, and it's not like we're missing out on some great leader that's waiting on the wings on either side, so let's sit back and laugh at the shenanigans.

Adults.......bwahahahahaha!!!!

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Doctor Jolly Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3808	Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott Reply #16 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:31am Finally the backbench grow a spine. Eveeyone warned them that abbott was an idiot. Bit they choose to ignore it in there Wiest for power.
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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #17 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:37am

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:31am:

Finally the backbench grow a spine.

Eveeyone warned them that abbott was an idiot. Bit they choose to ignore it in there Wiest for power.

bullshit...

they have no spine..

they need to be horsewhipped for disloyalty and for giving in to the media driven feeding frenzy..

and that's why I would never vote for Bill Shorten...

he destabilised the Labor government and stabbed his leaders in the back to feed his own ambition..

an absolute filthy grub who only deserves the contempt of every Australian..

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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #18 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 7:14am

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:37am:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:31am:

Finally the backbench grow a spine.

Eveeyone warned them that abbott was an idiot. Bit they choose to ignore it in there Wiest for power.

bullshit...

they have no spine..

they need to be horsewhipped for disloyalty and for giving in to the media driven feeding frenzy..

and that's why I would never vote for Bill Shorten...

he destabilised the Labor government and stabbed his leaders in the back to feed his own ambition..

an absolute filthy grub who only deserves the contempt of every Australian..

Wow, feel the anger of a goose who has stood up for monkey all this time and now discovers he was backing an idiot. I hope they don't get rid of him quickly, I want to see them carry on the infighting as long as possible before making turnbull leader. Only that way will we get rid of hard right scum now sitting on the front bench and replace them with moderates who know how to negotiate with the senate.

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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #19 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 7:19am

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:37am:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:31am:

Finally the backbench grow a spine.

Eveeyone warned them that abbott was an idiot. Bit they choose to ignore it in there Wiest for power.

bullshit...

they have no spine..

they need to be horsewhipped for disloyalty and for giving in to the media driven feeding frenzy..

and that's why I would never vote for Bill Shorten...

he destabilised the Labor government and stabbed his leaders in the back to feed his own ambition..

an absolute filthy grub who only deserves the contempt of every Australian..

Hi tony. The public have tired of the "its all labors fault".

Debt has risen 34% in the 17 months ypuve been in power, dwarfing labor debt growth. and now ypu are promising tax cuts and spending (ie more debt) just to save your hide.

Its no ones fault but your own.

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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #20 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 7:56am

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:37am:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:31am:

Finally the backbench grow a spine.

Eveeyone warned them that abbott was an idiot. Bit they choose to ignore it in there Wiest for power.

bullshit...

they have no spine..

they need to be horsewhipped for disloyalty and for giving in to the media driven feeding frenzy..

and that's why I would never vote for Bill Shorten...

he destabilised the Labor government and stabbed his leaders in the back to feed his own ambition..

an absolute filthy grub who only deserves the contempt of every Australian..

u mad, bro? Grin

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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #21 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 8:00am

More are publicly declaring their hand.

Tony Abbott: Leadership drama heightened as Dennis Jensen, Warren Entsch, Mal Brough break ranks against Prime Minister

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A backbench revolt in the Liberal Party could unseat the Prime Minister within a week.

Three MPs last night publicly disavowed their leader in what appears to be a chaotic but coordinated campaign to force a spill in the party when it meets on Tuesday.

The organic insurrection is not being encouraged, nor discouraged, by the only credible leadership aspirants, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #22 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 8:06am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 5:59am:

Aussie wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2015 at 10:41pm:

Quite frankly, I don't personally care who leads the LNP. That brand is on the nose, but I do enjoy seeing them do what they condemned the ALP for doing with Gillard/Rudd.

I can't see Abbott getting past this, if he's not gone by the end of this week, they'll have a vote of no confidence early next week.

I do not expect Abbott to resign. His Press Club speech on Monday was clear on that point.

The Liberals have a party room meeting scheduled next week; I think it's on Monday. I expect there will be a motion of no confidence at that meeting and Abbott won't have the numbers. Even if Abbott manages to survive a motion of no confidence, it would not quell dissent especially if the numbers are close.

Abbott's days as PM are numbered.

5

days to go.

EDIT:
Make that 6 days ... the party room meeting is next Tuesday. If it's right after a bad Newspoll, Abbott's not going to leave that room as PM.

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ImSpartacus2 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6913	Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott Reply #23 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 8:10am What a wonderful few days its been. The new leader will have to demonstrate that there is in fact a genuine change and withdrawing the budget of evil will be a good start.
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott Reply #24 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 8:14am
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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #25 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 9:15am

Bam wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 8:06am:

5
days to go.

I'm not so sure. There has been something of a rallying behind Abbott since the Jenson/Entch/Brough storm, and there is a clear division between Jenson's (still small) group of rebel backbenchers and the senior ministerial ranks who have held firm behind Abbott. While I don't think there are really many lib MPs who actually want Tony to stay, I think there is a definite case of "I don't want to be the first to jump". I reckon this may well need more time to fester before it reaches the required critical mass for an overthrow.

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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #26 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 9:19am

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:37am:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:31am:

Finally the backbench grow a spine.

Eveeyone warned them that abbott was an idiot. Bit they choose to ignore it in there Wiest for power.

bullshit...

they have no spine..

they need to be horsewhipped for disloyalty and for giving in to the media driven feeding frenzy..

and that's why I would never vote for Bill Shorten...

he destabilised the Labor government and stabbed his leaders in the back to feed his own ambition..

an absolute filthy grub who only deserves the contempt of every Australian..

Yes it isn't that they grew a spine - this is all about the risk of them losing their jobs, it is purely driven by self interest, they see all the Abbott lies and errors as being a nail in their personal bank accounts.

The real horror for them is that Abbotts performance could cost many on the back bench their free lunches.

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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #27 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 9:26am

As long as the useless prick GOES!

He was LOTO for 4 years, in that time:

1. What new, fresh talent did he bring into the Lib Parliamentary ranks?

2. What well thought out policies did he formulate?

The answers to both are zero.

He would have been useless as LOTO, despite his stupid stunts but for Rudd destabilising Gillard and leaking against her in the 2010 election. Even the Carbon Price lost its sting once introduced and people saw it wasn’t any sort of ogre.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35299 Gender:	Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott Reply #28 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 10:28am the fact a few backbenchers don't like him is a bit ho hum the fact Rupert , Alan , Boltie and the scooter are sick of him speaks volumes
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Re: Liberal backbencher speaks out against Abbott
Reply #29 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 10:43am

Dnarever wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 9:19am:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:37am:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 4^th, 2015 at 6:31am:

Finally the backbench grow a spine.

Eveeyone warned them that abbott was an idiot. Bit they choose to ignore it in there Wiest for power.

bullshit...

they have no spine..

they need to be horsewhipped for disloyalty and for giving in to the media driven feeding frenzy..

and that's why I would never vote for Bill Shorten...

he destabilised the Labor government and stabbed his leaders in the back to feed his own ambition..

an absolute filthy grub who only deserves the contempt of every Australian..

Yes it isn't that they grew a spine - this is all about the risk of them losing their jobs, it is purely driven by self interest, they see all the Abbott lies and errors as being a nail in their personal bank accounts.

The real horror for them is that Abbotts performance could cost many on the back bench their free lunches.

Someone once said..

When in doubt, back self-interest.

This is the great feedback mechanism that the public can force change on a government, through polls and state elections which show to pollies that they will lose there jobs if they continue. Contrary to Mr Abbott you dont need an election for a reshuffle, and reinvention.

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