Comments on: The end of the line http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/ perspectives on stuff from an angry feminist Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC2 By: Kieran Bennett » When you take religion seriously… 4 http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-1040 Kieran Bennett » When you take religion seriously… 4 Tue, 13 May 2008 02:15:45 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-1040 [...] Rebecca at Burning Words has the story. [...] […] Rebecca at Burning Words has the story. […]

]]> By: Doug http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-1015 Doug Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:08 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-1015 A cave-in to the ACL, who have been crowing over getting KRuddy to mimic Howard. And who lead the ACL - Brigadier Jim Wallace, former head of the SAS, the covert assassination and infiltration branch of the military. While it's arguable that it may be necessary for a country to have a very secretive elite corps of highly trained (and eminently deniable) killers, running such an organisation is hardly what you'd call a Christian occupation, is it? A cave-in to the ACL, who have been crowing over getting KRuddy to mimic Howard. And who lead the ACL - Brigadier Jim Wallace, former head of the SAS, the covert assassination and infiltration branch of the military. While it’s arguable that it may be necessary for a country to have a very secretive elite corps of highly trained (and eminently deniable) killers, running such an organisation is hardly what you’d call a Christian occupation, is it?

]]> By: Zoe Brain http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-1005 Zoe Brain Tue, 06 May 2008 12:02:19 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-1005 As I stated on my blog, when I had passport problems the only politician on either side I had any support at all from was Malcolm Turnbull. At least the Libs stab you in the front. As I stated on my blog, when I had passport problems the only politician on either side I had any support at all from was Malcolm Turnbull.
At least the Libs stab you in the front.

]]> By: Rebecca http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-995 Rebecca Mon, 05 May 2008 13:28:20 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-995 I don't think that's fair either. They would have been passing it in the face of a certain override, and there are a few considerations that need to be weighed up. It's not the decision I'd have made, but I think it's an understandable one all the same in the circumstances. I've been the one all along pushing for a campaign focused near-entirely on getting the ACT government to bring the bill to the floor, and I stand by that, but at this point (in light of the federal government having made clear their absolute opposition to civil unions), I think the focus needs to be thrown entirely onto the them. Ultimately, the Rudd government is the final barrier to this reform, and they are the ones that need to be campaigned against in earnest. I don’t think that’s fair either.

They would have been passing it in the face of a certain override, and there are a few considerations that need to be weighed up. It’s not the decision I’d have made, but I think it’s an understandable one all the same in the circumstances.

I’ve been the one all along pushing for a campaign focused near-entirely on getting the ACT government to bring the bill to the floor, and I stand by that, but at this point (in light of the federal government having made clear their absolute opposition to civil unions), I think the focus needs to be thrown entirely onto the them. Ultimately, the Rudd government is the final barrier to this reform, and they are the ones that need to be campaigned against in earnest.

]]> By: Kieran Bennett http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-985 Kieran Bennett Mon, 05 May 2008 11:39:16 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-985 <blockquote>Brenton: I don’t think it’s fair to aim this particular bullet at the ACT branch of the Labor Party. They’ve done about all they could to get this bill up</blockquote> Short of passing it.

Brenton: I don’t think it’s fair to aim this particular bullet at the ACT branch of the Labor Party. They’ve done about all they could to get this bill up

Short of passing it.

]]> By: Rebecca http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-983 Rebecca Mon, 05 May 2008 07:23:13 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-983 Brenton: I don't think it's fair to aim this particular bullet at the ACT branch of the Labor Party. They've done about all they could to get this bill up, and it's not their fault they'd been told if they proceeded it would be to a certain override. I'll still be voting Green in October - but it'll be over the government's school closures, library closures, public transport cuts, and hopelessness at town planning rather than their efforts here. But yeah, federal Labor? They can go die in a fire for all I care. I do hope this brings on a challenge to Senator Lundy's preselection in 2010. It's such a shame; she's a really inspiring person to actually meet in person, but such a bloody hopeless and weak legislator; perhaps if she went back to the union movement her talents could actually be used to do good rather than, well, nothing. Brenton: I don’t think it’s fair to aim this particular bullet at the ACT branch of the Labor Party. They’ve done about all they could to get this bill up, and it’s not their fault they’d been told if they proceeded it would be to a certain override. I’ll still be voting Green in October - but it’ll be over the government’s school closures, library closures, public transport cuts, and hopelessness at town planning rather than their efforts here.

But yeah, federal Labor? They can go die in a fire for all I care. I do hope this brings on a challenge to Senator Lundy’s preselection in 2010. It’s such a shame; she’s a really inspiring person to actually meet in person, but such a bloody hopeless and weak legislator; perhaps if she went back to the union movement her talents could actually be used to do good rather than, well, nothing.

]]> By: Brenton http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-980 Brenton Mon, 05 May 2008 03:00:03 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-980 I agree with everything you have said Rebecca! The Australian Labor Party is a disgrace! Fortunately, you have an election coming up in the ACT and I am sure many electors in the ACT will know exactly what to do and who to vote for on election day. I gave up on the ALP years ago, too many right-wing Catholics and the Left vote continually against all the things they supposedly support. People like Wong, Pratt and Lundy disgust me! Also, the country is soon to be filled with more Popery and ofcourse like Tony Blair, so many of the Laborites will be falling over themselves to be prostrate before the ruler of the world's most evil empire. I agree with everything you have said Rebecca! The Australian Labor Party is a disgrace! Fortunately, you have an election coming up in the ACT and I am sure many electors in the ACT will know exactly what to do and who to vote for on election day. I gave up on the ALP years ago, too many right-wing Catholics and the Left vote continually against all the things they supposedly support. People like Wong, Pratt and Lundy disgust me! Also, the country is soon to be filled with more Popery and ofcourse like Tony Blair, so many of the Laborites will be falling over themselves to be prostrate before the ruler of the world’s most evil empire.

]]> By: Ryan http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-979 Ryan Mon, 05 May 2008 00:38:47 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-979 *applauds* True dat about Morgan and Croombe... after all, this is what they were calling for, and they have much more media clout than we do. Fuck Rudd. Hate the bastard. *applauds*
True dat about Morgan and Croombe… after all, this is what they were calling for, and they have much more media clout than we do.

Fuck Rudd. Hate the bastard.

]]> By: queen emily http://burningwords.net/2008/05/04/the-end-of-the-line/#comment-970 queen emily Sun, 04 May 2008 10:26:20 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=108#comment-970 Bastard coated bastards. Bastaaaaards. Bastard coated bastards.

Bastaaaaards.

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