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You Am I
May 20, 2001

Me @ your poasting


Of course Barnaby would think same sex marriage would only effect people in the inner city electorates. loving tomato faced muppet.

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Doctor Spaceman
Jul 6, 2010

"Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."
https://twitter.com/murpharoo/status/828700511876419585

Magog
Jan 9, 2010
No queers in New England don'tcha know?

AgentF
May 11, 2009

I would blow Dane Cook posted:



Also Pauline will make the QR trains run on time :godwin:

This is loving outrageous. When a major newspaper runs a front page like this, its bias should be screamingly obvious for all to see and remember forever. The outrage that someone would leave the beloved LNP, literally photoshopping him as a rat (the Slipper treatment) and blasting him with a quoted-but-unsourced "unscrupulous and disloyal" that probably came from the editor than an actual source.

It is never the duty of a newspaper to so blatantly take sides with the welfare of a particular political party. They've clearly made it their agenda to proactively demonise potential threats to the LNP. This is not the behaviour of a reporter of news.

An actual newspaper would have run the story "Bernardi defects from LNP, starts new party". Although I hope his poo poo extreme-right party goes nowhere, I also hope it has enough sympathetic readers that they feel uncomfortable with the front page of this newspaper and question its motives and lose trust in it.

Doctor Spaceman
Jul 6, 2010

"Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

AgentF posted:

This is loving outrageous. When a major newspaper runs a front page like this, its bias should be screamingly obvious for all to see and remember forever. The outrage that someone would leave the beloved LNP, literally photoshopping him as a rat (the Slipper treatment) and blasting him with a quoted-but-unsourced "unscrupulous and disloyal" that probably came from the editor than an actual source.
It's sourced later in the article

quote:

Assistant Minister to the Treasurer Michael Sukkar, a senior member of the party’s Right faction and a friend of Mr Bernardi, said any defection would be “unscrupulous and disloyal”.

“Cory was elected six months ago on the Liberal party ticket for the six-year term in Parliament,” he said.

“I don’t believe Cory could now be so unscrupulous and disloyal as to leave the party that has provided him with his seat in the Senate.”

aejix
Sep 18, 2007

It's about finding that next group of core players we can win with in the next 6, 8, 10 years. Let's face it, it's hard for 20-, 21-, 22-year-olds to lead an NHL team. Look at the playoffs.

That quote is from fucking 2018. Fuck you Jim
Pillbug
Do it Cory. loving DO IT

Recoome
Nov 9, 2013

Matter of fact, I'm salty now.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:



Also Pauline will make the QR trains run on time :godwin:

This is how they treat traitors

Konomex
Oct 25, 2010

a whiteman who has some authority over others, who not only hasn't raped anyone, or stared at them creepily...

Interesting. I didn't know they didn't have gay people in the country.

Senor Tron
May 26, 2006


Katter tried to warn us.

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

AgentF posted:

It is never the duty of a newspaper to so blatantly take sides with the welfare of a particular political party. They've clearly made it their agenda to proactively demonise potential threats to the LNP. This is not the behaviour of a reporter of news.

I dunno. In other countries they have newspapers that are blatantly partisan and it kind of works. Probably need more than two newspapers per city to pull it off though.

Recoome
Nov 9, 2013

Matter of fact, I'm salty now.

open24hours posted:

I dunno. In other countries they have newspapers that are blatantly partisan and it kind of works. Probably need more than two newspapers per city to pull it off though.

Why do you think it works?

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

Because there's one for each side. I think Australia would benefit from an openly socialist newspaper. One that doesn't end up interviewing people from the IPA because they feel like they have to give equal time to all viewpoints no matter how ridiculous.

[EDIT: I mean, of course, no one would buy it.]

Recoome
Nov 9, 2013

Matter of fact, I'm salty now.

MysticalMachineGun
Apr 5, 2005

What does it take for something to be considered terrorism related?

quote:

Man in custody after threatening to blow up building at Victoria Square, Adelaide
The Advertiser

A MAN is in custody after threatening to blow up a building on Victoria Square with gas bottles.

Just after 10am on Monday police were called to the corner of Grote St and Victoria Sq responding to reports a man had parked a car on the footpath and had placed gas bottles on the bonnet.

Police allege the man was yelling profanities and threatened to blow up a building — though it’s unclear which one he was targeting.

He used one of the gas bottles to smash a window on the car before driving away, leaving glass on the sidewalk.

The man was found a short time later on Hindley St where he was arrested.

The man, 38, of Broadview, was subsequently charged with making unlawful threats, was refused police bail and is expected to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

While police are confirming the incident was not terrorism related, they could not confirm whether the man was suffering a mental health episode.

No person was directly threatened or injured.

Guy threatens to blow up building - not terrorism related. What is?

Now, if he was having a mental health episode then it's clearly not terrorism, but then again, Monis...

Recoome
Nov 9, 2013

Matter of fact, I'm salty now.
The guy was probably white, hth

Zenithe
Feb 25, 2013

Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.

Konomex posted:

Interesting. I didn't know they didn't have gay people in the country.

Some truth to this because gay people aren't welcome there and move away ASAP

MysticalMachineGun
Apr 5, 2005

Recoome posted:

The guy was probably white

;)

Recoome
Nov 9, 2013

Matter of fact, I'm salty now.
I feel like Australia has the same problems as Germany, which is our internal security forces (a few organisations) seem to be pretty right-wing which means that the threat of right-wing/ultranationalist terrorism isn't being addressed. Germany has the BfV and basically it was an anti-communist police thing headed by actual Nazis and surprise surprise they were buddy buddy with the neo-nazi movement up to and post reunification (track record of actually funding nazis)

bowmore
Oct 6, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

open24hours posted:

Because there's one for each side. I think Australia would benefit from an openly socialist newspaper. One that doesn't end up interviewing people from the IPA because they feel like they have to give equal time to all viewpoints no matter how ridiculous.

[EDIT: I mean, of course, no one would buy it.]
They have zines for that

and of course they are free

Graic Gabtar
Dec 19, 2014

squat my posts

open24hours posted:

Because there's one for each side. I think Australia would benefit from an openly socialist newspaper. One that doesn't end up interviewing people from the IPA because they feel like they have to give equal time to all viewpoints no matter how ridiculous.

[EDIT: I mean, of course, no one would buy it.]
Ask Graeme Wood if he's up for another crack at it.

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

I would blow Dane Cook fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Feb 7, 2017

Doctor Spaceman
Jul 6, 2010

"Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."
Bernardi's going to announce his vanity project in the Senate in a few minutes (they're just going through some admin stuff).

It's on :twentyfour:

Ora Tzo
Feb 26, 2016

HEEEERES TONYYYY
Tony looks euphoric as his chance to take back leadership comes closer and closer.

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Bernardi's going to announce his vanity project in the Senate in a few minutes (they're just going through some admin stuff).

It's on :twentyfour:

Listening to them talk about Culleton, is there any good reason why an annulment shouldn't also annul his ineligibility to stand (if that makes sense)?

norp
Jan 20, 2004

TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

let's invade New Zealand, they have oil
Surely bernardi is a vote against Turnbull in the party room

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Abbott betrayed Bernardi's confidence so who knows who Bernadi would back in a spill.

norp
Jan 20, 2004

TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

let's invade New Zealand, they have oil

open24hours posted:

Listening to them talk about Culleton, is there any good reason why an annulment shouldn't also annul his ineligibility to stand (if that makes sense)?

Because it stood at the time he was running for senate, which was unconstitutional.
Basically he lied on the application form

Graic Gabtar
Dec 19, 2014

squat my posts

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Bernardi's going to announce his vanity project in the Senate in a few minutes (they're just going through some admin stuff).

It's on :twentyfour:
It would be funny if he wasn't granted leave to address The Senate.

The administrivia is dragging tbh.

norp posted:

Surely bernardi is a vote against Turnbull in the party room
Umm, he won't be in the party room and he probably wouldn't vote for him anyway.

Doctor Spaceman
Jul 6, 2010

"Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Graic Gabtar posted:

It would be funny if he wasn't granted leave to address The Senate.

The administrivia is dragging tbh.

Yeah (to both).

Graic Gabtar
Dec 19, 2014

squat my posts
He we go!

Ora Tzo
Feb 26, 2016

HEEEERES TONYYYY
Here he goes..

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

norp posted:

Because it stood at the time he was running for senate, which was unconstitutional.
Basically he lied on the application form

It seems like this system would be open to abuse? Like, you could get a judge to convict someone of something they didn't do, knowing that even if it was annulled it would still prevent them from running for the senate?

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
https://twitter.com/KJBar/status/828779943676895233

TFW no seat.

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN
Jun 26, 2009






SMILLENNIALSMILLEN fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Feb 7, 2017

Graic Gabtar
Dec 19, 2014

squat my posts
Great speeches of the 21st century: Can I have a new seat please?

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

Senor Tron
May 26, 2006


Really enjoying this Senate respond by Di Natale.

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
If Trumble had any balls, which he does not, he could invert the wedge - push through a new edict of free vote on same sex marriage. He already has the moderates and centre right, and if the Nationals or other wingnuts tell him to not he can tell them do it or go join Berni.

They won't go join Berni.

hooman
Oct 11, 2007

This guy seems legit.
Fun Shoe
Everyone tearing shreds off Bernardi is loving great.

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Senor Tron
May 26, 2006


Senator Roberts in the meantime is praising Bernardi and then sticking his tongue up the United States rear end.

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