Archive for 'Australian Politics'
Comfortably Numb
Sir Roger happened to catch Pink Floyd on his mobile-wireless-machine-that-plugs-directly-into-the-ears and was shaken by of the final verse. So here it is:
Posted: July 31st, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, Culture, Immigration, Life, Video, environment, music, politics and government, values.
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Latest Election Betting
f you extrapolated from the last few days there’s obviously something nasty lurking in Julia’s woodshed. It’s probably time for Labor to take this election on
Posted: July 31st, 2010 under Australian Politics, Sport, politics and government.
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Election Market 28 July
Note the narrowing in the last day or so with the Gillard leak …
Posted: July 29th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, Internet, Sport, politics and government, values.
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Premature Emasculation
Jon Stewart at his outraged and outrageous best in this must-watch report:
Posted: July 27th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Media, Racism, The Daily Show, US Politics, Video, comedy/humour, environment, legal, politics and government, values.
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Betfair’s Election Market and Probability
Here’s the recent betting at Betfair. A clear if brief improvement for the Coalition on or about Sunday evening but not reflected in the Labor Party’s odds.
Posted: July 26th, 2010 under Australian Politics, politics and government, values.
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Worm Announces ‘Action Contract’
Sir Roger was watching the amazingly fabulous Great Leaders’ Debate with the Channel 7 worm. Here are his first impressions.
Posted: July 25th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, Media, politics and government, values.
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Betting on a Two Whores Race
Sir Roger has chained his statisticians to the desk and they are hard at work deciphering the latest betting markets on the outcome of the Australian election
Posted: July 25th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, politics and government, values.
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… the Liars and the Other Liars …
Sucking the grease of a plump pheasant from his fingers Sir Roger ejaculated “Did he bury the bloody thing before cremating it or cremate it before burying it?”
Posted: July 19th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, Immigration, Racism, Religion, comedy/humour, politics and government, values.
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I’ll Tell You a Tale of Alan A’Dale
As the strains of the ancient ballad of Alan A’Dale flooded back, Sir Roger noted that the telling of the tale was oddly reminiscent of election interviews.
Posted: July 17th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, Video, comedy/humour, politics and government, values.
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Falling In Love With Australia (all over again)
So this morning Blue Gillard visited Aunty Quentin to ask her if she could have an election on 21 August. And as one watched one was shocked and delighted
Posted: July 17th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, politics and government, values.
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