Archive for August, 2010
Perfectly Balanced
Has there ever been an election outcome like it? It simply couldn’t be closer right at the moment with the 2PP at precisely 50% each.
Posted: 30 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, Australian Values, politics and government.
Tags: Abbott, Australian Politics, Crook, Gillard, hung parliament, independents, Katter, Labor, Liberal, Milne, minority government, National, Oakeshott, politics, Windsor
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Tickle Me Emo!
Classic Emo Phillips stand up comedy video from Harvard, plus a taste of this weeks’ BBC Radio 4 Friday comedy podcast from the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Posted: 29 August, 2010 in comedy/humour, Culture, fun, Literature, Video.
Tags: camouflage, comedy, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Emo, Emo Phillips, evil, Glasgow, guns, humor, humour, LA, Scientology
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The Meaning of Life – Sunday Sacrilege
Insights from the great Joseph Campbell, mythologist, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion, author of The Power of Myth
Posted: 28 August, 2010 in Life, mystery, Religion, values, Video.
Tags: afterlife, anti-life. religious values, belief, blasphemy, body, Campbell, corporeal, death, demon, God, hero, hero journey, Joseph Campbell, Life, myth, mythology, opposites, pairs, realm, Religion, sacrilege, serpent, snake, spiritual, sunday, values
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Pork Migently
Despite what some are still saying, the AEC on its website has closed off the result, declaring no seats are doubtful. Here’s how the parties finally stack up.
Posted: 26 August, 2010 in Australian Values.
Tags: australia, Australian election result, Australian Electoral Commission, Australian Politics, election, election result, government, hung parliament, independent, minority government, politics
Comments: 3
And Now For the Porkfest
It is such a joy to watch the desperation of the major parties and the cringing, oozingly insincere performances they are now displaying for the Gang of Three
Posted: 25 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, Australian Values, fun, politics and government, values.
Tags: Abbott, australian election, Australian Politics, Bishop, Death Stare, election, Gang of Four, Gillard, independent, independents, Katter, Kennedy, Lyne, negotiation, New England, Oakeshott, politics, pork, Swan, Windsor
Comments: 1
We’re At War!
It’s understandable that ignorant journalists get it wrong when the agenda for them is to become famous and be glamorous and who cares about the boring facts.
Posted: 24 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, Media, politics and government, values.
Tags: accuracy, Afghanistan, Australian journalism, australian media, australian media values, big brother, Channel 10, editor, editorial, facebook, insurgents, journalism, late news, Media, media adviser, media values, news, politician, politics, PR, public relations, reportage, reporter, reporting, sub-editor, Taliban, TEN, twitter
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Swing? What Swing?
the Swing to “Informal”, at 1.69%, was larger than the swing to the Liberals (0.62%), or any other opposition party. But the swing to the Greens was 3.53%.
Posted: 23 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, Australian Values, politics and government, values.
Tags: 2PP, Abbott, Australian Politics, election, Gillard, government, Labor, Liberal, National, politics, swing, two party preferred
Comments: 6
Intelligent Girls Are Sexier*
Intelligent Girls Are Sexier … especially the ones who love reading
Posted: 23 August, 2010 in Australian Values.
Tags: books, Fuck Me Ray Bradbury, genius, girls, girls who read books, intelligent girls are sexier, Ray Bradbury, reading, sci-fi, science fiction, Sex
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The Front Fell Off Again
Can there be anything that typifies more the plight in which federal Labor finds itself today? PLUS what Bob Catter really feels when no-one’s looking AND MORE
Posted: 22 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, Australian Values, comedy/humour, History, Life, Media, politics and government, values, Video.
Tags: 7.30 Report, Abbott, animation, australian election, Australian political values, Australian Politics, Australian Values, Bandt, Bob Catter, Brian Dawe, Clarke and Dawe, coalition, comedy, cow, dinosaur, dog, election, fart, front fell off, fun, Greens, Hippo, humor, humour, hung parliament, in the jungle, John Clarke, Labor, Liberal Natoinal, mow, Ornitholestes, penguin, Pig, political values, politics, T-Rex, the lion sleeps tonight, Video, Wilkie, youtube
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Don’t Forget Someone Has to be Speaker
In all the talk about hung parliaments and who’ll be first to 75 the pundits seem to be ignoring that whoever’s first to 75 would have to provide a Speaker
Posted: 22 August, 2010 in Australian Values.
Tags: australian election, Australian government. government, Australian political values, Australian Politics, Australian Values, Bennelong, Catter, constitution, deliverance, Denison, election, Greens, hoi polloi, hung parliament, independents, Labor, Liberal National Country Party, Oakeshott, parliament, political values, politicians, politics, preferred, senate, stable government, Tasmania, two-party, Wilkie, Wilson Tuckey, Windsor
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‘no premature triumphalism tonight’
Well, the people have had their say but one doesn’t understand what they mean.
Posted: 22 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, politics and government.
Tags: Abbott, australian election, Australian Politics, Bob Brown, election, election night, election outcome, election results, Gillard, politics, premature triumphalism
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Watch These Seats Tonight
Here are some seats worth keeping an eye on tonight. These are the closest seats we found on Betfair, some on a knife-edge:
Posted: 21 August, 2010 in Australian Values.
Tags: australian election, Australian Politics, betting, betting markets, betting odds, Bonner, Corangamite, election, Forde, gambling, government, Herbert, La Trobe, markets, odds, Petrie, politics, Solomon, swinging seats
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For Those Afraid to Vote …
The election in a nutshell – and in Mandarin. And how the Sex Party fits in (if you’ll pardon the expression).
Posted: 21 August, 2010 in Australian Values.
Tags: Abbott, australian election, Australian government, Australian political values, Australian Politics, Brown, coalition, election, Gillard, Greens, Labor, Liberal, politics, Rudd, Sex, Sex Party
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Election Day Blues (and Reds)
Rising today Sir Roger discovered to his interest that the odds had ticked up overnight and returned where they had begun 24 hours earlier. What can this mean?
Posted: 21 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, Economics, Education, environment, History, Immigration, politics and government, values.
Tags: australia, australian election, Australian political values, Australian Politics, betting market, election, gambling, gaming, government, odds, political values, politics, punters, punting
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Last Dance Last Chance
Well, here’s the Crash. It’s closing fast but apparently not quite fast enough. Centrebet claims …
Posted: 20 August, 2010 in Australian Politics, Australian Values, politics and government, values.
Tags: australian election, Australian Politics, betting, election, market, odds, politics
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