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- Brad Coward says:
  
  03:02pm | 04/02/10
  
  Chief House of Representatives head nodder and tongue clicker, Amanda Rishworth, must need an early night or two. I notice that every time the Prime Minister or a Minister hops up to the dispatch box to answer a question or a Dorthy Dix-er, the poor woman begins yawning uncontrollably. She must be incredibly tired, because I would never suggest that the dronings of her leaders are boring her beyond belief !
  
  Perhaps a mug of Horlicks and hot milk whilst watching “So You Think You Can Dance” will work wonders ! This failing, try moving her out of the direct camera shot.
  
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Gavin says:

04:24pm | 04/02/10

Try having a dig when you undertake an MP’s workload yourself (though you probably realise that you couldn’t attract the votes), and then make your comment. Until then, your comment is invalid.
Brad Coward says:

10:56am | 05/02/10

Obviously the nodding heads sitting in close proximity to Ms Rishworth don’t work quite as hard as the MP from SA, if we use Gavin’s argument. I only ever seem to see Ms Rishworth’s colleagues nodding, never yawning ! They had best try a little harder !

Gavin you will never see me in parliament, not because I don’t believe that I could attract the votes but because I have principles.
Ren Vyse says:

06:38pm | 05/02/10

Thats from too much white wine at luch…..
- preciouspress says:
  
  03:15pm | 04/02/10
  
  Yet another question time were the Opposition are shown to be incompetent and unworthy.
  Incompetent particularly in their framing of questions. Anxious to broadcast their ETS latest slogan “Rudd’s Great Big Tax” they included it in otherwise reasonable questions on CPRS compensation. When therefore the PM in answering went to the matter of tax and compared the cost relative to the recently introduced opposition plan, they had no basis for the points of order that they continually raised.
  They are unworthy in their attempts to disrupt the House and undermine the Speaker. Worst example today was the deliberate concerted frontbench withdrawals after interjecting that the PM was ‘a liar’, ensuring that they again included ‘lie’ or ‘liar’ in their withdrawal.
  Parliament is fortunate to have in Jenkins the best Speaker of the past 25 years but his misfortune is to having to deal with the most unworthy opposition in that period - and that is saying a lot.
  
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- Brian says:
  
  04:36pm | 04/02/10
  
  preciouspress - dont forget the government in your crticism - if you think Rudd et al are not the worst govt in 25 years then you are just a partisan…......they are terrible.
  
  p.s. the ETS .......is a big new tax.
  
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- preciouspress says:
  
  05:48pm | 04/02/10
  
  As the Speaker said today the rules of engagement for question time are pitched in favour of the answers i.e benefit the government.
  
  From your comments it’s difficult to realise that you might listen/watch question time.
  
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fluffy says:

09:24am | 05/02/10

as i understand it .. the ets, is a tax.. on polluters, and low income earners would be compensated, over and above,

the oppositions option.. is also tax, on everyone except polluters, who will actually be paid.

i dont like either option really, but to complain about one being a tax, and not the other.. is being a bit ingenuous
fluffy says:

12:04pm | 05/02/10

that should be @ brian .. grrrr
- Upset Australian says:
  
  05:02pm | 04/02/10
  
  The opposition should focus on suffering Australians and those of us who are unemployed and have been for a long time….it is all too good to say that climate change this and that but what Australians want is jobs and the government is utterly quiet about this issue. Labor continues just bragging about their own so-called ” economic credentials” when a growing percentage of the population have no jobs, the schools are awful ( especially state run ones according to My school Website) and if we must go to hospital we are doing so at our own risk.
  The Coalition should make sure it calls Rudd on all that he has promised and the nothing he has delivered.
  Go for the jugular on jobs Tony…that is what matters.
  cheers,
  Upset Australian
  
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- preciouspress says:
  
  05:50pm | 04/02/10
  
  Where have you been for the past 18 months? Being unemployed might give you more time to read, listen and learn.
  Hope you find something soon.
  
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- AJ says:
  
  10:29pm | 04/02/10
  
  “if you think Rudd et al are not the worst govt in 25 years then you are just a partisan”
  
  Wondering whether Brain can see the irony.
  
  Probably not.
  
  That said, question time yesterday and today made me think that the Coalition were ridiculously stupid not to put Hockey over Abbott in the top job, given Hockey has been decidedly less frustratingly idiotic.
  
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- Bretto says:
  
  11:23pm | 04/02/10
  
  Guys - great commentary but you fluffed a few Star Wars picks
  Nick Minchin surely is a better Count Dooku
  Wilson Tuckey then has to be Jar Jar Binks
  Kevin Andrews - member of the Trade confederation
  George Brandis as Darth Sidious
  Bob Hawke as Obi Wan (the aged version)
  Paul Keating probably as Vader (when he was treasurer - can hear the music now “duh der duh duh…”)
  Johnny Howard certainly has ewok written all over him
  John Faulkner as Admiral Akhbar
  Bobba Fett…hmmmm probably Barnaby
  that will do for now I think
  
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- Tomek Dolski says:
  
  07:02am | 20/04/11
  
  This is your best post yet!
  
  http://tomek-dolski.blogspot.com
  
  Reply

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