Let me take you back. Way, way back to the evening of December 2, 2017. The Prime Minister and his deputy stood arm in arm at the West Tamworth Leagues Club. Joyce had just won the New England by-election by a thumping margin and Turnbull declared he was “putting the band back together.”
Ah, good times.
Alas, rock stars and politicians are, if nothing else, a difficult and unpredictable lot. Velvet Underground reformed and got halfway through a European tour in 1992 before the band’s two enormous egos, Lou Reed and John Cale, remembered why the band had split up in the first place. The two men hated the sight, let alone the creeping presence, of one another. The tour and the reunion ended abruptly, and Reed and Cale went their separate ways.
The Turnbull-Joyce combo did not come to grief because of crippling personality conflict. although it may do so at some time in the near future. But back then the band had only broken up when Joyce discovered his unfortunate New Zealand-news. We subsequently learned the High Court did not so hold and Joyce was off to a by-election that on the parliamentary numbers at least, threatened the Turnbull government’s majority.
Full column here.
I do like James Jeffrey.
My daughter and I were watching the Joyce fall on his sword and we both looked at each other and said “who?” when he mentioned the weatherboard nine, so we aren’t mad after all.
Barnaby to stand down. I said to the missus why didn’t he do this last week and she pointed out the holiday pay as dpm etc and she’s probably right. In the meantime Turnbull’s away and the mice have been playing.
Might be trying to do what Adam Giles did to Terry Mills when he was out of the country?
Of course, Adam was a snake who knifed a first-term leader, whereas Tony was the one who copped it from a snake.
There would be a certain amount of poetic justice in returning the favour but I despair at what the Liberals have become.
But Tony was the knife wielder in 2009 would Shorten still be leader of the opposition if it wasn’t for Rudd’s lovely leaving present, I doubt it.
So to summarise, Mr Joyce has to stand down because Mr Johnson was standing up.
Barnaby Joyce will resign as Leader of the National Party and Deputy PM, Mr Insider, he just announced it at Armidale NSW at a Press Conference.
We all know that Henry.
So, ….. the hearsay is that Barnaby will throw the towel in this weekend and it’ll be all over red rover for Malcolm’s mob.
Personally, I don’t believe a word of it.
You must be a Catholic toaster!
What’s religion got to do with it? It wasn’t crucifixion, it was persecution.
I know its unlikely but wouldn’t it be fun. Turnbull incensed that Barnyard wont go/Nats wont push him, strips him of all his ministries. Imagine the Ructions….
Hey JB. What do you think of Paul Hawken? He’s delivering a memorial lecture at uTas on solutions to global warming on Sunday. ?worth going along?
He is delusional. We’re stuffed, there is absolutely nothing we can do, even if we had the political will and overcame our denial and ignorance. Way too much heat sequestered in the oceans already. Only the uber rich will hang on in biospheres. This bloke is interesting, even if he is a bit optimistic, as bizarre as that might seem.
read:https://kevinhester.live/2017/08/08/the-myth-of-human-progress-and-the-collapse-of-complex-societies-chris-hedges/comment-page-1/
So JB, in a nutshell, the answer to crushing capitalism and thereby forstalling the impending armageddon, is to go live on a remote island, catch your own rainwater and presumably go bed when the sun goes down.
Seems idyllic me old mate. Halcyon days here we come ….. again, eh.
I don’t know how you manage to get it so wrong Carl. Going and living simply is not the answer to the problem, there is no answer, the suggestion is to leave the madmen to it and cop out till the inevitable consequences of human stupidity catches up with you.
I made it quite clear didn’t I? We’re stuffed, 20 years max. An probably much less.
Can you read a graph? Um no , baby steps, do you know what a graph is?
https://grist.org/climate-energy/this-chart-of-rising-ocean-temperatures-is-terrifying/
Graph supplied by NOAA who were formed by Richard Nixon. Sounds dodgy.
Desperately seeking denial?
First it was 10 years tops. Now it’s 20 years max, ‘ jacuzzification’ of the ocean as well as having to rescale a heat chart. I think I know whose chart needs to be adjusted JB.
Candido and his brothers would be nonplussed me old mate.
Reference?
You obviously don’t read your own links JB, or your own posts, it seems. Not a good look, you just blindly snatching any old piece of propaganda and expecting others not to read it. Best you carefully study the contents prior to linking in future. Its not the first time its happened. In other words, ‘look before you leap’ me old mate.
Well then if know the where the anomaly is, show it, don’t just waffle. One serious analyst thinks we have less than ten years, and he knows more than me and a thousand times more than you, whereas I have hoped we might last twenty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqIt93dDG1M
It’s not my fault you cant face up to reality Carl.
I’m inclined to agree with you, JB. Jesus, i cant believe i just said that!
Academic friend reckons its too late now to go into reverse and that we’ll be fried by 2030. ☹
Might go along out of curiosity though
We will probably see dramatic worldwide crop failures in a very few years, and the collapse of demand for consumer goods naturally followed by a general financial collapse and almost complete devaluation of our assets and accumulated wealth.
We will cling to capitalism of course and your last loaf of bread and tin of sardines will cost about 100 thousand dollars, if the hunger maddened mobs haven’t eaten you first.
What’s the go with your academic friend? One of those pointy heads who use their brains?
Tell him/her to pull his/her head in. You know the rules.
Consume, be silent, die.
You are kidding mate! For a temperature rise to cause what you are saying by 2030 or less we would need about .5 of a degree a year! Do the maths JB for Christ’s sake.
What don’t you understand about exponential?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/18/climate/hottest-year-2017.html
A man will hear what he wants to hear and disregard the rest. Haven’t you yet grasped how much additional heat our oceans are accumulating over preindustrial levels?
https://grist.org/climate-energy/this-chart-of-rising-ocean-temperatures-is-terrifying/
I don’t think arithmetic is his strong suite Razor. But nevertheless I’m going to start stocking up on tinned sardines. Could make a killing if things go pear shape.
Try this arithmetic. The equivalent of the heat yield of five Hiroshima size atomic bombs sequestered in the oceans every second since 1990. And every second right now!
https://e360.yale.edu/features/how_long_can_oceans_continue_to_absorb_earths_excess_heat
Yeah, yeah, yeah …. they’ve been peddling that one for yonks. Btw, what’s Al Gore up to these days? Apparently taken the moolah and run, all the way to his beach house no doubt.
Tony’s throwing a bit of a tantrum today the old relevance deprivation getting to him, the park bench avec pigeons awaits.
He’s officially off the leash. It is not a good look.
he’s certainly off the leash, jti. as far as good looks go he’s not looking worse than the rest of the crowd.
but, as an abbott man i’d prefer if he took a chill pill and saw the end of turnbull and shorten at the hands of the voters.
alas, t abbott prefers to go against political smarts for the best interests of our country. respect, but I was hoping he would have taken something from the last scenario, tone’s.
if anyone has contact with Abbott let him know for a modest fee, and digs, I will see him return to his rightful place as PM. If he’s so arrogant to look down his beak at a person without ‘credentials’ consider the horror
that unfolded under ‘experts’?
I’ll go with Cormann as leader of the opposition perhaps, Milt.
My understanding is that a senator cannot be PM. Maybe they can lead the opposition but there wouldn’t be much point in that. Would the Kormanator ever crack a house of reps seat??
I’d vote for him.
No doubt
He’s one of the Coalition’s best imo. Thinking longer term, maybe he should go to the HOR.
Who cares about the accent for goodness sake!
Yes he would TV but some Australians wouldn’t vote for because of the accent. Better off he stays where he is. He’s bloody effective.
Andrew Leigh battling it out would be an intellectual feast.
Yor, those few I know who know him say he really is ze goods. And agree re Andew Leigh, who is lucky enough to be my MHR.
Would Australian’s accept a person who likes mayonnaise on his frites, Boa?? They’re pretty good actually, and if I recall correctly they offer a variety of sauces, curry being just on.
There is nothing wrong with Mayonnaise on chips, only way to have them.
Throw in a Frikadeller and all is right with the world, oh and a glass of 🍷or two
Beats the daylights out of vinegar.
What a delusionoid Tony Abbott is:
“but for my efforts in 2010 and 2013, Turnbull wouldn’t be prime minister and his ministers wouldn’t be in office. So I think they should listen with a degree of respect.”
As Bill Hayden said earlier, the proverbial drover’s dog could have won that election. Abbott just happened to be sitting in the saddle at the time.
Dunno about drover’s dog but Abbott was a brilliant attack dog. Didn’t know what sort of pooch to be in government though and just kept attacking instead of promulgating -ahem – good government. Some of these people lose sight of what’s good for the country vs what gets them the glittering prize.
Bit of a chihuahua at the moment, vicious and bitey.
Now he’s got another cranky mate on the back bench.
This is going to fun . Let the good times roll!
Barnaby and Tony, to tune of Bonny and Clyde.
I dont think Joyce will be a white-anter, Abbott style.
No, he’ll be a termite Barnaby style. Besides, this isn’t a backstabbing, it’s a tap on the shoulder.
Yvonne are you aware how often your Barnaby crossed the floor and voted against his coalition parties before becoming leader of the nationals? As many many have pointed out he is for Barnaby and nothing else. No Surprises.
Not ”my Barnaby”, Gary. He’s Vikki’s
Yvonne your obsession and delusions are getting worse. this poor gary you keep bringing up did he disagree with your ridiculous comments over the wall? How is that possible? It is an echo chamber for right wing freaks like you. Don’t tell me your comments are just as vacuous over there? No Surprises.
🙂
Tracy, the smiley face was for “the park bench avec pigeons awaits.”
Wish he’d plant his derrière on said bench sooner rather than later, I’m disgusted there is no pigeon emoji
Here’s a substitute:
https://twitter.com/PigeonJon
I’d always wondered what KFC really was
Meow, nibble, nibble.
Actually this KFC shortage in the UK is hilarious. people have been calling the police to do something about it!
Another splendid idea from the POTUS, endorsed by the NRA. How about that for no child left behind?
Cant get a gun?
Brain the teacher with a baseball bat and you’re packing heat and good to go.
How do you drag a country back from that?
We take it for granted that our children are safe at school here but for parents in the US it must feel like playing russian roulette.
The NRA won’t bend & Trump’s just their mouthpiece so we simply wait for the next massacre & the next & ……..nobody will do anything.
Why does anyone need an assault rifle?
Accoutrements. Damn, we’re talking about folk living up to John Wayne. Fellas gotta have an assault rifle , a brace of Colts, camo and an SUV. Little skinny fella or big fat fella never made the high school football team needs whole mess of assault rifles or he don’t amount to a hill of beans.
Rest of them reckon theres a hell of a lot of marginal personalities out there with assault rifles so it wouldn’t hurt none to be prepared.
If I lived in an open carry state I think after seeing who’s walking around with a gun I’d get one too. And sign up to a “quick draw” school.
Phew! Planet America had a terrific segment on the stats and complexities. They will amaze you. Catch it on IView.
Statistically, it’s not really Russian Roulette, or anything like it.
The only way is better education and better opportunities, a complete overhaul of the culture.
Aint gonna happen. Theres huge money in guns and ammunition and all the consumables and services that go with it and the endless stream of gun violence for popular entertainment.
Yep!
It’s a conspiracy by the Democrats to put the Republicans out of business, or at least out of campaign funds. If the GOP ban assault rifles, the NRA will drop the GOP like a hot potato, along with cancelling the moolah donations.
Major US corporations are cutting ties with the NRA & the list is growing.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43181337
Maybe it’ll bring change but the NRA of course are digging in.
Wont bother the NRA Bella. There will be sponsors beating down the door to replace them. Money abhors a vacuum.
Been in South Africa, a country with toxic (but now hopefully improving) politics with CR replacing Zuma
Get back to Oz and to the BJ non issue which seems to go on and on. QF63 here I come again.
Seriously, it is a non issue compared to issues facing OZ. Did Bill Shorten’s and Tony Burke’s affairs get the same attention?
And if BJ had left his wife for a man he would have been lauded.
^^Tru dat^^
Did Bill or Tony put a verandah over the toy shop? No comparison.
spot on, trabvitch in your last sentence.
perhaps it is me but anytime someone mentions BJ i’m thinking blow job.
beyond that, as pointed out, we’re spoilt for choice or ignoring the big stuff. in the meantime let’s go symbolism and handouts!
I’m with you, Trab.
He’s not the first, won’t be the last.
Razor says: February 20, 2018 at 9:00 am. I see the ABC despite the interference from turnbull and fifefield have put Alberici’s article back up.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2018/02/22/emma-alberici-tax-abc/?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180222_PM_Update
…….and I can hardly notice any difference from the original. Just Turnbull trying to take away the ABC’s independence.
Good for her.
Take that Trickle-Up-Turncoat, you’re busted.
A scam is a scam.