Friday 29th of March 2024

no bark no bite but...

 

bone of contention

The former prime minister thanks Ray Hadley and his listeners for their “support and encouragement”. Obviously. They are in furious agreement that nothing has changed with the change in the prime ministership. Hadley seems to concur with Abbott that he would have won a presidential-style victory at the next election. By implication – that whole leadership-change thing was pointless.

Abbott does not directly attack or snipe, in fact he refuses to do so. He urges people to continue to support the Coalition.

But his message is clear and a more potent attack for its apparent reasonableness. The Liberal party and the electorate have been duped. 

read more http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2015/sep/29/he-wont-snipe-yet-tony-abbott-is-striving-to-prove-that-his-ousting-was-pointless

 

a misunderstanding?...

Mr Abbott conceded there was a difference of recollection over the discussion between his office and colleague Scott Morrison before he lost the leadership.

The former prime minister conducted a brief interview last week as he emerged from the surf in Sydney, criticising Mr Morrison for suggesting he warned Mr Abbott's office to be on high alert ahead of the coup.

At the time he said Mr Morrison "misled the public" by saying he had sounded the alarm.

Today, Mr Abbott addressed the discrepancy.

"Certainly there was a conversation, as I understand it, between Scott and Peta Credlin," Mr Abbott said.

"He's [Morrison] obviously put one construction on the conversation, my office put a different construction on the conversation."

Mr Abbott said it would be counterproductive to labour over what was said and he did not want the headline coming out of the interview to be "Abbott slams Morrison".

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-29/tony-abbott-maintains-he-could-have-won-next-federal-election/6812098

 

I know... if there was a misunderstanding about this quite important issue of leader where "everyone was saying something but did not understand", how many more misunderstandings were we going to be lumbered with by Tony Abbott at the wheel of this fair country.

How many porkies about anything were we going to face?... Already running a million deceitful lies, countless useless policies, a fathomless numbers of cock-ups fucups and stuff-ups plus some idiotic captain's call and SNAFUs, one can't see why the man is still so deluded about is own worth... Well that's what delusion is: believing in one's own caca despite evidence to the contrary... That is more dangerous than biting and barking...

dog eat dog...

 

From Victoria Rollison

Before, during and after the implosion of the Abbott government, commentators have blamed this political failure on a ‘lack of narrative’. The media’s narrative of this ‘lack of narrative’ is a story about a good government who has many great ideas, but just can’t sell them to the untrusting, fickle, inattentive electorate. As someone who is studying political narrative, I can assure you these commentators have got it all wrong. The Abbott government, and the right-wing political class including the right-wing media, have a very obvious narrative to those who know what they’re looking for. Their narrative clearly describes their policies. Their narrative has been consistent across many generations of right-wingers. The snake-oil-salesmen in the Liberal Party are coherently telling this story. The problem is not, therefore, a missing narrative. The problem for the government is that voters, in the majority, do not like the story they are trying to sell. Turnbull is now trying to polish the same story, covering it in glitter. But we all know turds can’t be polished, and under eye-catching-glitter they’re still stinky turds.

Perhaps rather than telling us the Abbott government lacked a narrative, journalists could have done a better job of scrutinising the Abbott government narrative. It would have been really helpful if this had happened BEFORE ABBOTT WAS ELECTED. Anyhow, just like one of those brain twister images where you think you’re looking at a black and white twirl, but when you squint you can see a monster staring back at you, once you see the right-wing narrative, you can’t un-see it. Once you know the story, you see it everywhere. It haunts you. The right-wing story is scary. In fact, I would go as far as saying it’s a horror story.

The right wing narrative can fittingly be summed up with the tag line of a BMW advertisement: Life is not a race… said those who lost. In this narrative, the hero are those who in their mind have won the race. The race to get wealthy. The race to inherit wealth. The race for power. The race to afford a BMW. The race to climb the ladder and the race to kick the ladder away so other racers can’t climb up behind. These people live their life by the concept of dog eat dog. 

read more http://victoriarollison.com/2015/09/29/the-right-wing-horror-story/

 

Gus thinks there is also an illusion of feathers... For example we are told that Turnbull is basically continuing the same policies as Abbott... But not quite. Already there has been little changes that tells us the drab dreary deceitful colours of Abbott's feathers that were a complete embarrassment are now a bit more preened and pressed. It's a matter of appearance. My Fair Lady's dad is going to the church on time in a penguin suit...  Same bird, same baggage but a different attitude in pinching your cash...

Hopefully all this could lead to a better planet for all... An awakening. but I am not holding my breath. CONservatives are CONservatives... No matter whether they wear a red budgie smuggler or a top hat, they will rob the poor and dig more holes for cash.

see also: https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/crime-and-punishment-the-liberal-party-way,8207

Note: On this site we did all we could to alert the people of this fair country to the Abbott-Murdoch conspiracy and deception. We failed. My apologies.

See all the 2013 pre-election comments including this one: http://www.yourdemocracy.net.au/drupal/node/20353

and: http://yourdemocracy.net.au/drupal/node/25942

and: http://www.yourdemocracy.net.au/drupal/node/24042

and: http://yourdemocracy.net.au/drupal/node/25933

and more...

the race to canonise tony... BOOM !

 

There is a furious contest going on in Rupert Murdoch’s hack army to see who can tell the most lies about Tony Abbott's time as PM, writes Alan Austin.

WHAT IS IT about Tony Abbott and direct, blatant lies?

Not just the man himself, but those around him. Abbott made an impression as a barefaced liar well before leading the Liberal Party. Then, as leader and finally prime minister, he set an astonishing record of 65 deliberate falsehoods — a score unlikely be beaten anywhere in the democratic world. Ever.

Right now, there is a furious contest, it seems, between rival snipers within Rupert Murdoch’s army of mercenaries to see who can tell the most lies about the failed PM now he is gone.

This started with Greg Sheridan atThe Australian last week, with more than 15 falsehoods about the Abbott years (or should that be months?) and his multiple fiascos in office.

Not to be outdone, Andrew Bolt penned a piece yesterday for the Murdoch tabloids with more than 18 clearly false assertions about the man and his mission.

Titled ‘Loss of Tony Abbott as prime minister is a time of sorrow’, it included these loopy lies:

1. Abbott fine human being

‘In fact, you got one of the finest human beings to be Prime Minister.’

No. Abbott has been shown to have broken more than 85 promises and told more than 65 blatant lies. That is not fine. It is shameful.

 

2. Abbott too moral for the job

‘In many ways he seemed too moral for the job...’

No. Lying to the nation and the world is immoral.

3. Abbott achieved more in two years than Labor in six

‘... he achieved more in two years than the last two Labor prime ministers achieved in six.’

There were no positive achievements. Only very costly negatives. These include deterioration of the economy, divisions in his own ministry and making Australia the object of global derision and despair.

 

4. Labor left Australia with record deficits

‘Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard left us with record deficits... ’

Not true. Australia’s budget deficit in 2013 was only -1.2% of Australia’s GDP, ranking equal ninth in the OECD. 

In 2014, Australia’s deficit blew out to -3.1%, falling from ninth-ranked to 22nd. The 2015 deficit is higher still. The record deficits are all Abbott’s.

5. Labor blew billions on school halls

‘... after blowing billions on trash — on overpriced school halls ...’

The opposite is true. That stimulus spending helped save Australia from recession — alone in the developed world.

6. Free insulation killed people

‘... free insulation that killed people ...’

Not at all. The rate of fires, accidents and deaths fell to about one quarter of the rate prevailing in the insulation industry before 2008. The number of lives actually saved by the rapid roll out of the pink batts scheme number between 350 and 450.

7. ‘... stimulus cheques to the dead ...’

Not at all. They may have been sent. After all, speed was of the essence in responding to the GFC. But they weren't cashed, were they?

 

8. Labor opened borders and drowned immigrants

‘They meanwhile opened our borders to 50,000 illegal immigrants and drowned 1200.’

The opposite is true. John Menadue has shown convincingly that the flood of refugees and deaths at sea were the result of actions by the Coalition — led by Tony Abbott.

9. ‘They hyped the global warming scare ...’

The science on this is clear. Bolt has been found elsewhere to be wrong in this area.

10. Carbon tax killed jobs

‘... and forced us to pay a job-killing carbon tax just to pretend they were saving us.'

There is no evidence that the carbon tax killed jobs. The jobless rate has gone up markedly since it was abolished.

11. ‘... he stopped the boats’

The boats are still setting out. Some are turned back. Some are sunk after refugees are loaded into orange lifeboats. Some are towed away. Others sail off after the Government pays people smugglers to go elsewhere.

12. ‘... curbed spending’

Just blatantly false. Spending went up enormously to an all-time high during the Abbott years.

13. ‘... scrapped the useless carbon and mining taxes’

Scrapped, yes. Useless, no. Since they went, the economy has deteriorated disastrously.

Under a carbon price the economy grew and emissions fellhttp://t.co/VWWtlzL93l #Budget2015

— Shobaz Kandola (@ShobazKandola) May 12, 201514. Led the world's defiance of Putin

‘... led the world’s defiance of deadly Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.'

Not at all. He threatened to shirtfront him, but wimped out when the chance came – much to the world’s amusement.

15. ‘... and made us safer from terrorism.’

The opposite is true. He made Australia more of a target.

16. Trade deals secure jobs for our kids'

‘He even signed three free trade deals to secure jobs for our kids.’

No. The versions of the trade deals we now have secure jobs for children in other countries.

17. Best record for PM volunteerism

‘... a record of volunteerism no prime minister has equalled — working in Aboriginal communities, lifesaving, firefighting, helping people in natural disasters .... And none of it was done just to puff his CV for an election pamphlet.’

Nonsense. Of course it was.

18. Astonishing heckling and vilification from media

‘And he did all this in the face of astonishing heckling and even vilification from our media class.’

Just breathtaking hypocrisy. The media gave Abbott an easier ride than any PM in memory. All newspapers, except The Age, campaigned vigorously for him in 2012 and 2013.

Well, that certainly out-puffs poor old Greg Sheridan at The Australian!

The Australian has great fiction pieces. The Australian rewrites the history of the Abbott years https://t.co/pPeZQIot09 @IndependentAus

— lord_maurice (@mauricebilli) September 17, 2015

But wait. What’s this? A “reporter” at The Oz is hitting back.

A story yesterday is titled:

Family First senator Bob Day says Tony Abbott ‘up there with Menzies and Howard’ http://t.co/Cv7nxFlKiA

— The Australian (@australian) September 29, 2015

‘Family First senator Bob Day says Tony Abbott ‘up there with Menzies and Howard’.

This compiles falsehoods about Abbott from other fabricators.

Here’s a sample:

1. Abbott great Liberal leader

‘“Honour Tony Abbott. Talk up his contribution. Put him up there with Robert Menzies and John Howard in the pantheon of great Liberal leaders,” [Family First] Senator Day said.’

Tony Abbott is not in John Howard’s class. And Howard is certainly not in Menzies’.

2. No immediate policy changes means Abbott got it right

‘Noting there had been no policy changes since he left office, Mr Abbott said the lack of movement showed “we got it right”.’

Good grief! Policy shifts do not happen overnight. Let’s wait a month and see.

3. Abbott a fundamentally decent man of integrity

‘“He is a fundamentally decent man, a man of integrity. But what we seem to value today is more what’s said about people than what they’re actually trying to do,” former Queensland premier Campbell] Newman said.’

Not true either. A man of integrity keeps promises, does not lie and does not wreck a sound economy by shifting wealth and income from the poor to the rich.

Abbott deceives the nation right to the end: 65 porkie pies in two yearshttp://t.co/klYn8UaFMm

— glenn kearney (@seearngray) September 29, 20154. Abbott a good man

‘West Australian Premier Colin Barnett ... said on Sunday he was a “good man” and felt “very sorry” for him.’

Ditto.

Those who had hoped that the departure of a PM who lies routinely might mean an end to that insidious political ploy in Australia have been disappointed. It is continuing. At least within the influential Murdoch empire.

Such is Australia’s doom.

You can follow Alan Austin on Twitter @AlanTheAmazingThe original John Graham artwork featured at the beginning of this piece may be purchased from the IA store HERE.


 

 

 

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/abbott-is-gone-but-the-lies-carry-on,8210

 

tony talks shit ... or still talking turd... or crap...

 

Mr Abbott revived his complaints about the media but broadened his criticisms to include the conservative broadsheet The Australian, which he accused of failing to strongly back his first budget. He said this contradicted the paper's "constant drumbeat" for economic deregulation.

This came as the Turnbull government confirmed it was dumping one of the hallmarks of Mr Abbott's first budget – the proposal to uncap university fees.

"That's an interesting one," Mr Abbott observed, when asked to comment on Mr Turnbull's decision.

"Given the realities of the situation in the Senate I can understand it but I am disappointed by it and frankly, I'm a little disappointed that more of the people who keep saying we need reform, we need cuts in government spending, we need long-term structural change, did not get behind the 2014 budget," he said.

"It was a brave, bold, budget that turned out to be too gutsy for the Parliament we had."

"It was exactly what our country needed from a new and innovative, reforming government," Mr Abbott said.

Mr Abbott's first budget included several policies that were in breach of his election promises or not foreshadowed. 

This included cuts to the public broadcaster's budget and a proposed $7 fee to visit the doctor, as well as the higher education deregulation plan.

He revealed early polling showed voters might warm to the GP fee and said media speculation - which had been rubbished by the government - meant voters should not have been completely surprised by the idea.

But Mr Abbott conceded more "lead up work" should have been done to prepare voters for such radical changes, however he argued such changes were justified given the condition of the budget.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-pleads-the-fifth-amendment-when-asked-if-hes-forgiven-malcolm-turnbull-20151001-gjypw9.html#ixzz3nJGW8hpA
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Tony's first budget was crap... The second budget was crap with a pink bow. If Tony Abbott thinks that placing more pink bows on both budgets would have made them more appealing, he is a delusionist who only sees pink bows in three syllables or less. He needs a brain scan to assess where this ingrained delusionism comes from. He needs to be hospitalised for a full dishonesty-bladder removal. He needs to have an enema of global warming proportion. He needs a stainless steel complete porkie by-pass. He needs to come to term with that he was a grand failure and that we don't want him back, nor his opinions. Nor his bicycles...

 

the narcissist was calling the psychopath crazy

Turnbull commonly told colleagues that Abbott's capacity for self-delusion, his lack of comprehension for the feelings of those around him, showed that he was "basically a psychopath".

Turnbull had been described by an earlier Liberal leader, Brendan Nelson, as suffering "narcissistic personality disorder". Now it seemed the narcissist was calling the psychopath crazy.

Abbott and treasurer Joe Hockey shared a fear of reliving the experience of the Malcolm Fraser administration, a government of missed opportunities. But wasn't their worst fear realised?

http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2015/Shirtfronted/PartFiveMalcolm.html

 

The battle of the crazies... Australian politics becoming (always been apart from a few moments of lucidity) indulgent — where the game of back-stabbing is not so much to steer this ship which is self-driving, but to make sure the "other side" of crazies, whatever that is, is not getting the gig of opening school fêtes...