Politics

[Heffsgirl]

J34 is looking for anyone living in the seat of Batman interested in helping out. PM for details.

[Riolio]

In good news for @Riolio, Lyle Shelton is leaving the Australian Christian Lobby to join Cory Bernardi and run for a federal seat. Based in Toowoomba, so here’s hoping. Or is Riolio actually Lyle Shelton?

But in reality, may his chooks turn to emus and kick his dunny down…Shelton’s, not Riolio’s.

And may his nads turn into bicycle wheels and backpedal up his freckle.

I’ve read this three times and I have no idea what the hell you’re on about.

[Albert_Thurgood]

He is saying that you have an opportunity to vote out L Shelton (unless you actually are that person).

He is further rephrasing a couple of famous Australian sayings wishing various misfortunes to befall L Shelton.

[BLOODSTAINED_DEVILS]

Yep. Clear as I would have thought.

(If you know who Shelton is, … and/or watch the news)

[simmo41]

Just heard Matthew Guy on SEN blithering on about the Albert Park golf course and how there’s been no public consultation about the potential planning ideas they’re tossing about and how when he was planning minister he always engaged in public consultation and blah blah blah

http://www.albertparkmasterplan.com.au

I guess if you ignore the 18ish months of user group and community engagement they did up until late last year then yeah you could say they didn’t consult with the public at all.

He can’t be that fkn thick, can he?

[BLOODSTAINED_DEVILS]

Yes. Yes he can…

[theDJR]

I think the Liberal Party should be careful running any lines about imposing stuff on Albert Park… not that Labor has done anything different F1-wise.

[Alan_Noonan_10]

Yep…Matthew Guy should shut the f*** up on planning decisions- too many skeletons in his closet.

[Bacchusfox]

And now Seagull Guy is going to put Cops with guns into the 10 worst schools.

He really is that thick.

[Alan_Noonan_10]

And now Seagull Guy is going to put Cops with guns into the 10 worst schools.

He really is that thick.

Just wait until the four toughest kids ambush the cop and take his gun.

[simmo41]

And now Seagull Guy is going to put Cops with guns into the 10 worst schools.

He really is that thick.

jesus fkn christ what a horrible idea

[Incoming]

Lyin Shelton and his mate Boring Bernardi apparently going to try and reverse the marriage equality plebicite.

Theocracy for everyone!

The Australian Conservatives party has said they will work to repeal the country’s “yes” vote on marriage equality.

The new spokesperson for Senator Cory Bernardi’s party, former Australian Christian Lobby head Lyle Shelton, told Sky News the party’s policy was “to support the natural family.”

“I would expect over time we’d want to see marriage restored in our legislation and our culture,” Shelton said.

“We’re a party of principles, and one of our five pillars is family.

“I don’t expect this plebiscite can be overturned soon.

“But what Australian politics does need is a party that knows what the family is. And one that is willing to advocate for it.”

It was announced at the weekend that Shelton had stepped down from the Australian Christian Lobby to join Senator Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives party as federal communications director.

Shelton said he believed that “politics needs Christian influence from the inside and political parties need good people from the inside” and he was inspired to pursue the “partisan side of politics.”

During the postal survey, Shelton campaigned alongside Bernardi as part of the Coalition For Marriage, the peak lobby group arguing against marriage equality.

After the postal survey last year he vowed to fight against marriage equality “for decades”.

[Essendon12]

Hardly any different to any political party.

Coalition overturned the carbon tax.
Rudd overturned the Coalitions refugee policy
The Greens want to overturn everything.

[BLOODSTAINED_DEVILS]

And these guys want to overturn modernity

[Incoming]

and which one of those was done by a national plebicte to get the true feellng of the nation, rather than a poltical party meeting room.

[Essendon12]

and which one of those was done by a national plebicte to get the true feellng of the nation, rather than a poltical party meeting room.

I’m not disagreeing with you - only pointing out that overturning decisions is part and parcel of any political party.

Besides which, it was only 62-38. It doesn’t take much to swing those figures around.
It could easily by 40-60 in a decades time or alternatively it could be 80-20.

For example, the Republic question was answered almost 20 years ago. That still doesn’t stop people wanting to have another crack at overturning the result.

[Incoming]

sure, but one would guess pitching it as an option this soon after they got beaten isnt that smart. 20 years later maybe.

I think its just a statement to attract new members to a fledging party, and not one they think they have any minute chance of achieving a couple of months after a national plebcite. I would expect any futher support of what is now law has only further enthrenched the majority position of the Yes vote.

[wimmera1]

133 seats to 17.
It was not close.
And it will never be that close again.

[Valtello_Starkwind]

I just wish politicians just declared what their buyout figure is so I can just start a kickstarter to buy them out.

At least that way the government might actually look after the common man rather than far right big corporations and far left focus groups.

[Bacchusfox]

What is a “far left focus group” ?

And which Government looked after them, as I have never seen any Labor Government look after Far Left or even Left anything !