Talking Politics

[tigersnake]

Trump strongly condemns those calling for some minimal gun control measures, like background checks when buying an automatic weapon, as left wing extremists exploiting the 'tears of the parents', the school massacre for political gain.

It's whackyland insanity, it should be an extreme fringe view, but its not. 30% of the population, 100-odd million people would agree with him.

 

[spook]

 

[Baloo]

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Coalition loss: ‘The transphobe thing was an absolute disaster’

Interviews with more than a dozen senior Liberals show how Scott Morrison’s belief in his own ‘genius’ and self-image as a ‘master strategist’ cost the party government.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

 

[AngryAnt]

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for context, a Lib MP who said this..

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1530331667545530368

 

[mrposhman]

Trump strongly condemns those calling for some minimal gun control measures, like background checks when buying an automatic weapon, as left wing extremists exploiting the 'tears of the parents', the school massacre for political gain.

It's whackyland insanity, it should be an extreme fringe view, but its not. 30% of the population, 100-odd million people would agree with him.

Its crazy isn't it.

Logic tells you a background check to make sure crazies don't get their hands on weapons is a good thing - Not to the gun nuts
A simple register showing who has guns, this can also be used as a trigger to law enforcement if a person buys a number of guns or large amounts of ammunition to check them out, seems smart - Not to the gun nuts
Hell, an even smaller change, with many of those school shooters and suicide victims being young impressionable people, how about increasing the age limit to purchase a gun. Say 25 for any weapon. 30 for an automatic weapon. Its not the full solution but would have some impact and is logical as this means you can only access a weapon once your brain is fully developed, but I'd bet this would be thrown down as well, despite impacting next to none of the gun nuts in the US.

I think they are behind help personally.

 

[Baloo]

Surprised there hasn't been an attempt in the US to allow fetuses (feti?) to carry guns to protect themselves against unlawful abortions.

 

[Redford]

At some point, an aggrieved/non-clear thinking member of a family that’s had a tragic victim of a mass shooting is gonna dispense their own “governance” at an NRA meeting or on a Ted Cruz or whomever.

We’re not far away. You just know it.

 

[Baloo]

At some point, an aggrieved/non-clear thinking member of a family that’s had a tragic victim of a mass shooting is gonna dispense their own “governance” at an NRA meeting or on a Ted Cruz or whomever.

We’re not far away. You just know it.

NRA conference is banning guns. Apparently because Trump will be speaking so the Secret Service have taken over security.

Shame really. With all those NRA members carrying in one big enclosed space, you would just need one or two shots fired before a massive old western style shoot out would start.

 

[Baloo]

It's going to be fun watching the LNP turn on Morrison and completely tear him apart if he loses. They hate him with a passion.

They didn't take long. Media this weekend is full of unnamed Liberal members un loading on the most hated man in Australia. *smile*, even foreign diplomats and governments are sticking the boots into ScuMo, either veiled or directly.

My favorite so far

He said: “I can’t stop myself from saying that the defeat of Morrison suits me very well.”

Le Drian added that Morrison’s actions over the submarine deal showed “brutality and cynicism, and I would even be tempted to say of unequivocal incompetence”.

France’s outgoing foreign minister welcomes defeat of Scott Morrison

Undiplomatic remarks from Jean-Yves Le Drian follow war of words between nations over abandoned submarine deal

www.theguardian.com

 

[DavidSSS]

They didn't take long. Media this weekend is full of unnamed Liberal members un loading on the most hated man in Australia. *smile*, even foreign diplomats and governments are sticking the boots into ScuMo, either veiled or directly.

My favorite so far

He said: “I can’t stop myself from saying that the defeat of Morrison suits me very well.”

Le Drian added that Morrison’s actions over the submarine deal showed “brutality and cynicism, and I would even be tempted to say of unequivocal incompetence”.

France’s outgoing foreign minister welcomes defeat of Scott Morrison

Undiplomatic remarks from Jean-Yves Le Drian follow war of words between nations over abandoned submarine deal

www.theguardian.com

We need to repair relations with France, they are important in the Pacific. What Morrison did was grossly incompetent and stupid.

DS

 

[TT33]

We need to repair relations with France, they are important in the Pacific. What Morrison did was grossly incompetent and stupid.

DS

It was really worse than that David it was gross negligence, unfortunately I think he's opened the door for the Chinese to determine what happens in the Pacific region from here on.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Now Samoa. Great work LNP. Totally dropped the ball.

China clinches another Pacific security deal — this time with Samoa

China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, signs a deal with Samoa to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, says he has a "comprehensive plan" for the Pacific.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Tigers of Old]

Sounds like the new Gov Treasury is pretty shocked at what they've inherited. No surprises there.

 

[Sintiger]

Sounds like the new Gov Treasury is pretty shocked at what they've inherited. No surprises there.

Angus Taylor looks like he will be shadow Treasurer.

I guess he is marginally better than the other candidate in Stuart Robert

 

[MB78]

PM concedes 'lessons are very clear' from Keneally's defeat in Fowler


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...ons-are-very-clear-from-fowler-loss/101108558

Pleased to see KK gone. But surely she is in huge denial here. People want strong local members representing them.

 

[DavidSSS]

Yeah, parachuting Keneally into Fowler was stupid, hopefully Albanese learns from this. Keneally clearly has not learned but she's out so doesn't matter so much.

One thing in that article gets me though. Albanese was quoted from an interview on Sky News. Why do they even talk to Sky? Low ratings, obviously favour the LNP, if I was Labor I wouldn't go on Sky at all, marginalise them, starve them of news. Sky isn't news, its an ad for the LNP, don't give them oxygen, they're all oxygen thieves anyway.

DS

 

[Baloo]

PM concedes 'lessons are very clear' from Keneally's defeat in Fowler


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...ons-are-very-clear-from-fowler-loss/101108558

Pleased to see KK gone. But surely she is in huge denial here. People want strong local members representing them.

I don't think she's in denial. Not sure anyone in the ALP is in denial. They know they *smile* up big time. They just don't want to say it out loud.

 

[TigerForce]

ALP still on the lead with MacNamara as they reckon 3000 postal votes are missing. On the verge to become a majority govt.

 

[IanG]

Pleased to see KK gone. But surely she is in huge denial here. People want strong local members representing them.

Whats wrong with Keneally, I mean I get why people should be angry about her being parachuted in but whats wrong with her personally?

 

[MB78]

Whats wrong with Keneally, I mean I get why people should be angry about her being parachuted in but whats wrong with her personally?

All the corruption her state government was involved in.

Just another grubby politician yet Kristina Keneally is unlikely to fade away

Key Labor figures have identified former NSW premier Kristina Keneally as a “talent” to be nursed. Yet her concession speech was an exercise in self-delusion and utter hypocrisy. We deserve better.

www.abc.net.au