Posted on 11/26/2007 2:04:51 PM PST by knighthawk
Another question to Australian Freepers...
Is it true that Rudman pandered to Australia’s version of America’s
“values voters”?
I heard one news report that mentioned his going after the “values
voters” of Australia. But, that when asked on some interview show
when asked “Do you think Jesus is the Son of God?, he hesitated
and then launched off into a long-winded diversionary commentary about
his “well-known church attendance”...of course, never answering the question.
I’m not one that thinks politicians need to push their religional
“worldview” in order to get votes...but I do sit up when a politician
uses religion as a “lure” for votes, but then appears to be something of
an empty suit on religion.
Any thought about Rudman on this issue?
Republicans in Australia (and many other countries) want Australia to be a Republic.
I agree with the notion that Rudd has no where to go but down. The Australian economy has been booming for the last decade. Immigration law is fairly tough, boat people are thrown in deportation camps. However, taxes are already quite high and I suspect signing the Kyoto protocol will have a bad effect on the economy, especially since the one of the top Aussie exports is coal.
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OOPS...I meant “Rudd” NOT “Rudman” (momentary synapse failure
with a substitution of a former US Senator!)
I was referring to the Leftward moves, not the monarchy. I should have made that clear.
“It gets worse...one of his main advisors is a rock star from the band Midnight Oil. Poor Australia, hope they survive.”
Yeah, it got worse.
JFnK jr?
PS First with it's Bush's fault!
Clear. I was mostly just commenting on the article itself.
Shame too to see Costello out of the picture.
“During the campaign Mr Rudd, who speaks fluent Mandarin and has lived in China...”
I will bet you Rudd’s “fluency” in Mandarin is like George’s “fluency” in Spanish…nada, zip, nothing.
Elizabeth II. Australia is part of the Commonwealth realm.
I have never believed in MONARCHIES. They are rarefied welfare recipients on the permanent dole at the expense of the taxpayer. They have no place in the 21st century. I might also add that we as Americans and especially conservative “republicans” with a small “r” should begin in earnest to export the ideology and principles of our founding fathers. For far too long we have imported the failed ideas of others. It’s time to fight back, the cultural and ideological war is just as important as the one we fight with bullets and bombs. We cannot afford to win on one front and yet lose on the other.
Why should we fault Australia for doing what we wanted to do back in 1776?
You may be right.
To amend the Australian constitution to make Australian a republic, the measure must:
1. Pass a majority of States (4 out of 6)
2. Pass a majority of the whole number of voters nationwide.
Here are the votes in 2000:
States, must win 4
New South Wales - 46.43%
Victoria - 49.84%
Queensland - 37.44%
Western Australia - 41.48%
South Australia - 43.57%
Tasmania - 40.37%
Territories, national vote only:
Australian Capital Territory - 63.27%
Northern Territory - 48.77%
National total - 45.13%
The republicans “might” be able to get a nationwide majority if they run up the numbers in Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory. (Canberra, whose votes only count in the nationwide vote, not the state vote.)
The question is can the republicans get four states? In 1999 they didn’t top 50% in any of them.
I’m wondering in 2010 if they will do much better?
Is that true? Did Howard actually lose his parliment seat?
“He said yesterday that he would withdraw Australian troops from Iraq
Yes it will suck losing those 800 military personnel. /sarc. Good riddence.
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