Politics Super Thread - keep it all in here

[happy_tiger]

Mattis is gone 1st of January.

28/2 …....

1st of January.

My bad , January 1 , must have only happened last 12 hours or so , didn't realize that Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon has now sacked him after he resigned

Great call Donald Duck

Can anyone else hear that REM song increasing in volume in the background

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=end+of+the+world+as+we+know+it&view=detail∣=59711E2EE77B4E3946F259711E2EE77B4E3946F2&FORM=VIRE

 

[colmcd]

I think the scariest situation in the Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon Circus is more and more are leaving

But the ones leaving are the few that stand up to him and offer logic

Jim Mattis is off in February 2019 now …....

Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon is going to have a meltdown that will cause the world issues sooner rather than later

No one who will stand up and correct him is left on board

Unfortunately you are right the few people who have tried to rein in his impetuosity/stupidity are leaving him on bad terms.The last thing the world needs is "yes men" around him nodding their heads in agreement

I actually hate how we are looking at America's stupidity so much.
The Government that effects us most is probably the NSW state government (if you are in NSW). Yet our political coverage is federal.

I want to throttle Glady's. She was an awesome Transport minister and actually got the portfolio. Then we have this stupid beyond belief plan to spend 20 Billion dollars to terminate the Bankstown line at Yagoona and make it a Metro (single story) service..
I never thought I would say I wouldn't want a massive transport spend in Bankstown, but it's the worst idea I have seen in ages. Truth be told on other issues they actually do far better and the state gov puts their federal colleagues to shame in the Brains department.

The idiot in the USA effects us. I just don't see a solution that we can solve. Scromo however can be cured probably with a cream or a personality transplant. … Actually I take that back, he has way to much sharks in him to be fixed.

 

[magpiecol]

Same old same old.

Another six years people. Hopefully your TDS will be gone by then.

Take a bex and have a good lie down before you give yourself a stroke.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Same old same old.

Another six years people. Hopefully your TDS will be gone by then.

Take a bex and have a good lie down before you give yourself a stroke.

One thing i’ll say for you Col, you don’t outwardly panic like Individual One, who has a meltdown every few days. You are staunch.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Slomo's Office weren't informed that Broad had been caught with his pants down in HK which had the potential to reduce his numbers by one. We are to believe he found this out by reading New Idea.

To make matters worse, Broad won't pay the women her fee. While we've only read the Government side of the matter, how long will it be before New Idea or a media outlet pays the woman for her story!

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Same old same old.

Another six years people. Hopefully your TDS will be gone by then.

Take a bex and have a good lie down before you give yourself a stroke.

Sounds like you give yourself a stroke every time Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon turns up in the news.

 

[magpiecol]

Same old same old.

Another six years people. Hopefully your TDS will be gone by then.

Take a bex and have a good lie down before you give yourself a stroke.

Sounds like you give yourself a stroke every time Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon turns up in the news.

Not me mate. Those days have long gone.

I do get amused when I see some people on here sprouting the fake news put out by CNN, ABC, MSNBC. Common sense should tell you that what they are saying about president Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon could not possibly be true.

I guess that's why 92 percent of republicans, 79 percent of independents and even 54 percent of democrats don't trust the news organisations in America.

It appears the same can't be said for this forum.

Hopefully things may improve over the next six years. One can only hope.

 

[colmcd]

Same old same old.

Another six years people. Hopefully your TDS will be gone by then.

Take a bex and have a good lie down before you give yourself a stroke.

Sounds like you give yourself a stroke every time Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon turns up in the news.

Not me mate. Those days have long gone.

I do get amused when I see some people on here sprouting the fake news put out by CNN, ABC, MSNBC. Common sense should tell you that what they are saying about president Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon could not possibly be true.

I guess that's why 92 percent of republicans, 79 percent of independents and even 54 percent of democrats don't trust the news organisations in America.

It appears the same can't be said for this forum.

Hopefully things may improve over the next six years. One can only hope.

What I find really odd is this "news put out by CNN, ABC, MSNBC.".
I know Australians that watch FOX, and it's hopeless. It's communist propaganda fake. Anyway
I barely check CNN, usually disagree with MSNBC and do not see the American ABC. Really I don't see any of these news outlets.

Americans might watch the news articles above. I don't. Occasionally I get sent a Washington post article. I usually tune into the Guardian and the Intercept.

 

[magpiecol]

Same old same old.

Another six years people. Hopefully your TDS will be gone by then.

Take a bex and have a good lie down before you give yourself a stroke.

Sounds like you give yourself a stroke every time Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon turns up in the news.

Not me mate. Those days have long gone.

I do get amused when I see some people on here sprouting the fake news put out by CNN, ABC, MSNBC. Common sense should tell you that what they are saying about president Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon could not possibly be true.

I guess that's why 92 percent of republicans, 79 percent of independents and even 54 percent of democrats don't trust the news organisations in America.

It appears the same can't be said for this forum.

Hopefully things may improve over the next six years. One can only hope.

What I find really odd is this "news put out by CNN, ABC, MSNBC.".
I know Australians that watch FOX, and it's hopeless. It's communist propaganda fake. Anyway
I barely check CNN, usually disagree with MSNBC and do not see the American ABC. Really I don't see any of these news outlets.

Americans might watch the news articles above. I don't. Occasionally I get sent a Washington post article. I usually tune into the Guardian and the Intercept.

If you seriously think that Fox is communist, then you are truly in need of an intervention. You my friend have big problems.

 

[jadtiger]

You can tell that a federal election is coming because one of the biggest con artists in Australia has started flooding the airwaves with adds.Clive Palmer is trying to make a comeback i hope he loses his deposit.

 

[happy_tiger]

You can tell that a federal election is coming because one of the biggest con artists in Australia has started flooding the airwaves with adds.Clive Palmer is trying to make a comeback i hope he loses his deposit.

Drove down for Xmas to see family on the Sunny Coast , if I saw another Clive Palmer advertisement :brick: :brick: :brick:

 

[Snake]

Spot on. South Australia's blackouts/brownouts etc had bugger all to do with renewables despite the outright lies the federal government tried to sell.

Paper today huge story on how the POOR are subsidies the RICH for there solar power on there roofs you gotta love left politics and the greenies ,can not wait until Billy Shortcumimmigs gets in so interest rates can finally move up as they do under Labor and more subsides for solar panels …we have to pay to save the planet but wait China have 1000 coal burners and building more each year . Get ready Australia you are going to PAY big time ! :roll

 

[Yossarian]

Spot on. South Australia's blackouts/brownouts etc had bugger all to do with renewables despite the outright lies the federal government tried to sell.

Paper today huge story on how the POOR are subsidies the RICH for there solar power on there roofs you gotta love left politics and the greenies ,can not wait until Billy Shortcumimmigs gets in so interest rates can finally move up as they do under Labor and more subsides for solar panels …we have to pay to save the planet but wait China have 1000 coal burners and building more each year . Get ready Australia you are going to PAY big time ! :roll

I pretty much write off anything that involves a pun form of someone’s name. I’m more interested in wages going up - they’ve been stagnant under this lot.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

You can tell that a federal election is coming because one of the biggest con artists in Australia has started flooding the airwaves with adds.Clive Palmer is trying to make a comeback i hope he loses his deposit.

Does anyone remember the story concerning allegedly fake accounts on Tinder and one other site for Andrew Broad MP and George Christensen MP?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4783776/Conservative-MPs-fake-dating-app-profiles-created.html

The subsequent Sugar Baby story? Interestingly, someone in the comments section of the Canberra Times story on the 2019 New Year Speech by Slomo is alleging a D Notice has been placed on comments about Broad MP, Christensen MP and one other LNP MP. I have to say, meeting Sugar Baby in Hong Kong you would believe at least one certain country may be all over the potential to compromise Aust Government MPs?

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/politics/federal/2019-will-be-great-according-to-morrison-2018-was-appalling-according-to-shorten-20181231-p50oyc.html

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Spot on. South Australia's blackouts/brownouts etc had bugger all to do with renewables despite the outright lies the federal government tried to sell.

Paper today huge story on how the POOR are subsidies the RICH for there solar power on there roofs you gotta love left politics and the greenies ,can not wait until Billy Shortcumimmigs gets in so interest rates can finally move up as they do under Labor and more subsides for solar panels …we have to pay to save the planet but wait China have 1000 coal burners and building more each year . Get ready Australia you are going to PAY big time ! :roll

Yeah, because interest rates skyrocketed in the six years under Rudd and Gillard…

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Dutton is now attempting to tell the Fijian's that Neil Prakash is one of theirs! As a commenter has appropriately written, go home Dutton, your village is looking for its idiot.

 

[jadtiger]

Dutton is now attempting to tell the Fijian's that Neil Prakash is one of theirs! As a commenter has appropriately written, go home Dutton, your village is looking for its idiot.

Dutton is pretty dumb even for a queenslander.Trying to claim a man born in Australia is Fijian because his father was born there.Convoluted logic at his best Mr Potato Head strikes again

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

one of my fav people today: Thomas Sowell :master:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS5WYp5xmvI

 

[hammertime]

Spot on. South Australia's blackouts/brownouts etc had bugger all to do with renewables despite the outright lies the federal government tried to sell.

Paper today huge story on how the POOR are subsidies the RICH for there solar power on there roofs you gotta love left politics and the greenies ,can not wait until Billy Shortcumimmigs gets in so interest rates can finally move up as they do under Labor and more subsides for solar panels …we have to pay to save the planet but wait China have 1000 coal burners and building more each year . Get ready Australia you are going to PAY big time ! :roll

I pretty much write off anything that involves a pun form of someone’s name. I’m more interested in wages going up - they’ve been stagnant under this lot.

Will be interesting if they do yoss. I reckon it has more to do with globalisation and automation than anything else.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Jordan Peterson on some less known history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rys45B4OhV0