Brian and Karl: A simmering courtship in letters

Nicole says:

01:59pm | 17/08/10

Jeez, why don’t they just text each other, or send each other tweets? Besides it being a hell of a lot quicker, if they tweet, we all get to read the dribble. We need to read more dribble from these pollies, because this election hasn’t given us enough dribbling.

watchingwithinterest says:

03:07pm | 17/08/10

Every time I see the name Karl Bitar I get a cold shiver up my spine.  the man is a snake and a bully and all he is doing when he writes letter like his latest is confirm it in my mind.  Julia Gillard said anytime, anywhere.  Well Tony said tonight on the ABC, hope to see her there.

Jacquie Butterfield says:

03:10pm | 17/08/10

Poor,  childish tactics.  We do need adults to govern the nation.  Gillard knows that if she stacks 3 hours back to back, with Tony on last, the audience will be restless and lose focus.  She didn’t have the nerve for three debates, broke Rudd’s promise, and the way her people publicly plan everything makes her outfit a hopeless laughing stock.  The ABC is Labor’s best ally, glossing brightly over their faux pas and poor deals.

C1 says:

03:33pm | 17/08/10

This probably the last thing they have to entertain themselves with given the campaign is ending - so we shuld let them play.

Anyway, I like letters as it seems more appropriate for the Gentlemen Campaign Managers. texting and phone calls are more for the common campaign staffer.

Super D says:

04:17pm | 17/08/10

It could be a ringing endorsement of Australia post that so many letters were corresponded in such a short time though I suspect the letters were sent as email attachments in an uneditable PDF format.

Tails says:

04:19pm | 17/08/10

Sounds like someone has small man’s syndrome.

Horrified observer says:

05:05pm | 17/08/10

Extremely unimpressed with Karl Bitar"s ideas of communication.  Snarling epithets are irrelevant and inappropriate between clerical staff of opposition political parties supposedly co-ordinating diary dates.  Makes me wonder if bully boy tactics are approved code of conduct in the Labor Party?  There are examples of this behaviour in union officials too!  Mobile phones are providing a spotlight on the undercover aggression that the Labor Party denies exists.

Bitten says:

05:43pm | 17/08/10

You know what it means when two people are this nasty and petty with each other - they need to get a room and make sweet, sweet bipartisan political love with each other.

Either that or someone should put the hose on them.

Jason CR says:

06:12pm | 17/08/10

How about we ditch the worm and connect both to a polygraph machine?

Then we’ll see what a cold hearted witch she is, rather than her own party telling us through the leaks.

watchingwithinterest says:

08:24pm | 17/08/10

looks like the labor party have found another form of communication.  Last night Tony Abbott gets put on the spot after the Labor Party provide Tony Jones with an offer and tonight they did the same thing on by releasing their statement when they know that Tony Abbott is on 7.30 report.  Julia said anywhere, anytime.  The media were briefed that Julia didn’t need a speech for her launch and then one is photographed on the lecturn.  How are we supposed to accept as the truth anything Julia says.  That just two example in the last two days.

Rosie says:

09:17pm | 17/08/10

Forget the stupid debate, we have had Abbott and Gillard debating each other the last 4 weeks. I am sick of it. What we will see and hear in the stupid debate is exactly what we have been hearing in the last 4 weeks.

The forum in Brisbane is not for Abbott and Gillard it is for the people, asking real questions and wanting real answers not party messages that they are trying to promote. The party message that we have been hearing non stop from Day 1.

Gillard wasn’t in her comfort zone at the Rooty Hill RSL and therefore is making up excuses not to get herself in the same situation. Gillard is selfish only thinking of herself instead of the people. I say again it is not about them it is about the people.

Daniel says:

10:29pm | 17/08/10

Karl Bittar needs to get real and see the damage him and his sussex st mates are doing to Australia. Him coming down on Rudd and pushing Gillard to oust him. It has created an environment of instability that could se the election of the reckless,dangerous Abbott government. They should know better.

John Dean says:

10:18am | 18/08/10

Advance Australia Where ?  Some say the Public Memory lasts 21 days!
What about her Brutus-Rudd act, she is a political assassain.  are we entering a goose-and gander act.?  All Aussies, on Saturday, use reason, not emotion, in your thinking, and lead us to to the World Dais”, as a Nation of “thinking people ”  Please!