The Official 2007 Election Thread

spikefan · Post by **spikefan** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:49 pm

1% in the September quarter is quite high. When you combine that with the strong dollar effect that reduces the price of imports the number is even worse. The message is quite clear: stronger than expected inflation = likely rates increase.

Ironic but fair.

BERT · Post by **BERT** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:21 pm

Kevin07s new ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptccZze7VxQ

Paul18 · Post by **Paul18** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:12 pm

So how is going to be the next Lib PM?
Costello will be opposition leader and then get used up.
Turnbull will lose his seat.
Downer....well I can't take him seriously so why should anyone else.
Abbott a younger Howard and he just lost.
Brendan Nelson? pretty boy but can't run the army.
What do we think

The Man from Bomberland · Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:39 pm

I think Howard's hopes just went up in smoke with the new inflation figures. He's dead set on the canvas atm.

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:00 pm

BenDoolan wrote:
boncer34 wrote:Left me scratching my head to BD. But the average voter wont worry about that. Howard will get a hell of a lot of the "last-minute" votes simply because when people who have absoloutely NO IDEA walk into their voting booth on polling day they will pick Howard. Why? Because in their eyes, better the devil you know.
Once again I think you make a good point. Historically that's been the case. It seems there needs to be a disaster to remove a government i.e high interest rates, high inflation, high unemployment, recession etc for the electorate to remove a government. Non of those conditions exist.

Maybe I spoke too soon. Those two are getting higher......

Paul18 · Post by **Paul18** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:29 pm

rates were low and people borrowed more and small increase have a bigger effect the more larger your loan is.

grassy1 · Post by **grassy1** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:49 pm

Let me Guess Bert.

CHAIRMAN KEV!

Probably worth a laugh if it's only a Joke,but with the LIBS getting THAT DESPERATE,....they should be FLATLINING.

5 INTEREST RATE RISES with 2 HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT CONTROL on their watch!

If that doesn't get 'em,a 6th will be it.

Post by **boncer34** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:20 pm

BERT wrote:
Filthy wrote:
Funny how the ALP have thrown more money out than the Libs.

The media beat has been very pro-Kev and anti-John. No matter what spin Filth and co. place on it.

Sismis · Post by **Sismis** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:48 am

Paul18 wrote:rates were low and people borrowed more and small increase have a bigger effect the more larger your loan is.

This is only part of the problem. Many people have leveraged their mortgages in "wealth creation schemes" having 2+ mortgages based on their equity. There will be a mass of forclosures in a what will become a declining market leaving a lot of these people with nothing.

One thing i'll never understand, why paymoney to someone for a "wealth creation" seminar? If the money making idea was so good surely they'd just do that instead of holding the seminars.....

grassy1 · Post by **grassy1** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:59 am

The ULTIMATE WORM TURN hasn't happened yet.

RUPE and HARTIGAN are still loooking for an excuse for the Rodent.

Mind you,ABBOTT and COSTELLO complaining about 9 Bias?

Haven't they noticed how good they've had it the past 11 or so years?1st election without KERRY FRANCIS BULLMORE PACKER!

jimmyc1985 · Post by **jimmyc1985** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:21 pm

Sismis wrote:One thing i'll never understand, why paymoney to someone for a "wealth creation" seminar? If the money making idea was so good surely they'd just do that instead of holding the seminars.....

It's a question i've often asked myself.

The answer i tend to come to is: "because people are generally stupid". I struggle to have any sympathy for people that do their dough in these schemes.

Paul18 · Post by **Paul18** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:29 pm

Story about malcom Turnbull telling Howard to sign Kyoto. This is a problem for the government as it about a split cabnet.
But the real question is where did the story come from.
Can Turnbull read the tea leaves and is now only trying to save himself????

grassy1 · Post by **grassy1** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:31 pm

Joe made a DELIBERATELY Provocative statement,which of course got the RODENT FROTHING at the Mouth and RUDD jumped if you ask me.

He should have turned tje Tory squeels back onto them and asked how many of them belong to the HR NICHOLLS SOCIETY.Or like minded TORY HANGOUTS.

Job for the Chaser Boys.Grab about 100 blokes,dress 'em up in RED ARMY CLOBBER and find the nearest LIBERAL SHINDIG to ANNOYTHE SHIT OUT OF!And many more.

That'd put the WIND UP THE SAIL OF THOSE STUCK UP PRICKS!

grassy1 · Post by **grassy1** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:14 pm

Someone should ask RUBBERSTAMP Fielding just how many FAMILY IMPACT STATEMENTS the Governemnt supplied him with after the NOVELTY Wore off.

billyduckworth · Post by **billyduckworth** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:10 am

Funny. Just how many "Road to Damascus" experiences can this guy have? Next, he'll be allowing same sex marriages if he thinks that'll get him the gay vote.

keri · Post by **keri** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:02 am

Paul18 wrote:rates were low and people borrowed more and small increase have a bigger effect the more larger your loan is.

No comment on what you've actually said - just wanted to say that I love the quote you've included. Relates to The Judge in Buffy, yes?

MH_Bomber · Post by **MH_Bomber** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:40 pm

The mad monks day of madness - what a day !!!!!

1) Picks on an asbestos vistim and asbestos victim campaigner, Bernie Bantan, who tries to get some drugs on the PBS to alleviate the situation for these victims of the worst kind of corporate greed.

2) Totally insincere apology to Bernie

3) 1/2 Late for scheduled debate with Nicola Roxon and yet another insincere apology

4) saying "Bullshit" under his breathe when Nicola rightly questions his priorities

5) Mersey hospital band aid plan scuttled

I was getting a bit worried by the latest News poll but I think with the Abbott debacle and Turnbull obviously trying to distance himself from the status quo stance on Kyoto Labor has little to worry about.

Keep going Kevin Rudd !!!!

billyduckworth · Post by **billyduckworth** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:20 am

I still get the feeling it is going to be very close, with some possibility of a repeat of 1969 when Labour scored more than 50% of the two party preferred, but failed (just) to get a majority of seats.

Then again, I could be wrong. It is fun to fantasize what might happen with a huge landslide to Labour, with even Howard & Costello themselves losing their seats. Can't really imagine it happening, but OMG it would be funny!

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:29 am

billyduckworth wrote:I still get the feeling it is going to be very close, with some possibility of a repeat of 1969 when Labour scored more than 50% of the two party preferred, but failed (just) to get a majority of seats.

Then again, I could be wrong. It is fun to fantasize what might happen with a huge landslide to Labour, with even Howard & Costello themselves losing their seats. Can't really imagine it happening, but OMG it would be funny!

Yes, it would be like watching a comedy sketch of Abbott & Costello.

billyduckworth · Post by **billyduckworth** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:07 am

Another classic. Nicholson is so spot on!