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Filed under: Election 10, Politics, Question Time

Kevin Rudd’s preferred PM rating in this morning’s Nielsen poll (the first since Tony Abbott won the Liberal Leadership) was down 9 points to 58 per cent. Expect the Government to ramp up the attacks on the top three Coalition finance guys, Mr Abbott, Joe Hockey and Barnaby Joyce. Although it will be interesting to see how far Lindsay Tanner can dial up his rhetoric, having already called the shadow finance minister a “freak show”. Who knows fresh terms of abuse he’s got up his rather long sleeve.

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- Patrick says:
  
  12:53pm | 08/02/10
  
  I don’t see why “Freak show” is abuse when “Psycho chook” is apparently acceptable
  
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Steve Turner says:

01:43pm | 08/02/10

Fair call, but Tanner is the Finance Minister. Surely we can expect a little relevant information among the general spin and abuse.
- Eno says:
  
  05:31pm | 08/02/10
  
  Your comment:What I don’t understand is why we get so many Liberal hacks that have not raised their heads above the parapet during QT until it appears they no longer have to shuffle though the files as there’s a motion on.. ‘cause the pre written argument for the day is being enacted?
  
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- tunneleye says:
  
  08:18am | 09/02/10
  
  Tunneleye wrote.
  The ETS Debate. Has nobody got the GUTS to speak the truth?
  When I was 16 the World had 1/3 of its present population. (SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH.)
  By all means in the mean-time cut emissions and plant trees. However, there is only ONE true way to cut Pollution.
  CUT THE WORLD POPULATION EXPLOSION of the World by restricting Families to a Maximum of TWO children per family.
  Reward, with Tax incentives, any families with less.
  Punish, by Tax hikes, and any other means, families with more than two.
  Outlaw increasing GDP.
  People=Factories=Pollution=Global Warming=CHAOS & Starvation= destruction of the World’s FAUNA & FLORA (OK! ANIMALS & PLANTS.)
  
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Tarzan says:

I have every confidence these 3 guys will make the right decision. In fact the scrutiny they have put the parties through nobody else could have done. And it made some interesting exposures, enough to change my mind who is the best of the worst. In my mind they are the 3 Wise Men. Just one other thing,… [read more]

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Pete says:

Last week a saw a girl with massive white "sea shell" earings (likely to be plastic clip-ons) wearing a shiny black dress (likely polyester) with high, ruffly shoulders! I couldn't work out if they just filming a movie or if she actually knew what she was wearing? I've seen a few other examples, and… [read more]