Quote Originally Posted by Psychonaut View Post
He's almost there. By the end of the week he'll really screw up.

I think they know that, and they'll probably sit tight and say nothing.
The coalition plan for el cheapo broadband is rather, well, primitive. And all to save a few $ now, never mind the future.

One problem with some of the young, hyper idealistic Greens, is that they haven't quite figured out how to operate and get things done in the real world. Bob Brown is an example that the idealists should consider emulating.

Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen View Post
Its actually quite disgusting how bad it is.

Ah well, this may actually be the first year I watch some sort of couting the votes show.

I love how the media up is has basically said that labor has lost purely due to queenslanders being angry at Kev being knifed in the back.
Yes, it has gotten really bad, to the extent where people who were already prejudiced are starting to think that they are totally normal and mainstream - hard not to with all the politicians (coalition especially) fear mongering, and sections of the media pouring oil into the flames. In a way it reminds me of the One Notion episode, where Hanson was spouting prejudice, the media was giving her lots of airtime, and the PM said nothing. At least Costello had the guts to come out and say she was a quack.

I normally have it on in the background while gaming. Last time I was soooo happy when Howard got unceremoniously dumped last time.

I'm not sure about this "she knifed Kev" protest vote. The coalition and the media mention it every second sentence in QLD related coverage, and I don't doubt that it has had some effect, but is it really massive? Labor did very well last time in QLD, and now the situation has reversed, but there are other factors in play.