Guest Amanda Williams Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071124/D8T42OMG0.html Labor Party Wins Big in Australia Nov 24, 8:49 AM (ET) By ROHAN SULLIVAN SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from Iraq. Labor Party head Kevin Rudd's pledges on global warming and Iraq move Australia sharply away from policies that had made Howard one of President Bush's staunchest allies. Rudd has named global warming as his top priority, and his signing of the Kyoto Protocol will leave the U.S. as the only industrialized country not to have joined it. Rudd said he would withdraw Australia's 550 combat troops from Iraq, leaving twice that number in mostly security roles. Howard had said all the troops will stay as long as needed. Official figures from the Australian Electoral Commission showed Labor far in front after more than 70 percent of the ballots had been counted - with 53 percent of the vote compared to 46.7 percent for Howard's coalition. Using those figures, an Australian Broadcasting Corp. analysis showed that Labor would get at least 81 places in the 150-seat lower house of Parliament - a clear majority. It was an embarrassing end to the career of Howard, Australia's second- longest serving leader. As little as a year ago, Howard had appeared almost unassailable. But on Saturday he was in real danger of becoming only the second sitting prime minister in 106 years of federal government to lose his own seat in Parliament. Howard took full blame for the drubbing handed to his center-right coalition. (AP) Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, smiles with his wife Therese Rein as makes his... Full Image "I accept full responsibility for the Liberal Party campaign, and I therefore accept full responsibility for the coalition's defeat in this election campaign," Howard said in his concession speech in Sydney. A new government is unlikely to mean a fundamental change in Australia's close alliance with the United States - its most important security partner - or its growing economic and political ties with Asia. At home, Rudd has pledged to govern as an "economic conservative," while pouring money into schools and universities. He will curtail sweeping industrial reforms laws that were perceived to hand bosses too much power, turning many working voters against Howard. "Today Australia has looked to the future," Rudd said in a nationally televised victory speech, to wild cheers from supporters. "Today the Australian people have decided that we as a nation will move forward ... to embrace the future, together to write a new page in our nation's history." In his concession speech, Howard announced he had phoned Rudd to congratulate him on "a very emphatic victory." The change from Howard to Rudd also marks a generational shift for Australia. Rudd, a 50-year-old former diplomat who speaks fluent Chinese, urged voters to support him because Howard, 68, was out of touch with modern Australia and ill-equipped to deal with new-age issues such as climate change. Howard campaigned on his economic management, arguing that his government was mostly responsible for 17 years of unbroken growth, fueled by China's and India's hunger for Australia's coal and other minerals, and that Rudd could not be trusted to maintain prosperous times. Labor has been out of power for more than a decade, and few in Rudd's team - including him - has any government experience at federal level. His team includes a former rock star - Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett - a television journalist and former union officials. But analysts say his foreign policy credentials are impeccable, and that he has shown discipline and political skill since his election as Labor leader 11 months ago. Rudd's election as Labor leader marked the start of Howard's decline in opinion polls, from which he never recovered. Howard's four straight election victories since 1996 made him one of Australia's most successful politicians. He refused to stand down before this election - even after being urged to do by some party colleagues. ----- Oh dear... georgie's bestest buddy John "the duck" Howard gets his bush- dick-sucking reichtard ass handed to him.. it's all very sad.... <snicker> -- AW <small but dangerous> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Itchy Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Amanda Williams <pms@fu.com> wrote in > But analysts say his foreign policy credentials are impeccable, and > that he has shown discipline and political skill since his election as > Labor leader 11 months ago. > > Rudd's election as Labor leader marked the start of Howard's decline > in opinion polls, from which he never recovered. > > Howard's four straight election victories since 1996 made him one of > Australia's most successful politicians. He refused to stand down > before this election - even after being urged to do by some party > colleagues. > > ----- > > Oh dear... georgie's bestest buddy John "the duck" Howard gets his > bush- dick-sucking reichtard ass handed to him.. it's all very sad.... > > <snicker> > ANYONE associate with Bush the world dictator is going DOWN THE TUBE. Hip hip hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Citizen Jimserac Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 On Nov 24, 11:43 am, Amanda Williams <p...@fu.com> wrote: > http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071124/D8T42OMG0.html > > Labor Party Wins Big in Australia > > Nov 24, 8:49 AM (ET) > > By ROHAN SULLIVAN > > SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered > a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning > opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto > Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from > Iraq. > > Labor Party head Kevin Rudd's pledges on global warming and Iraq move > Australia sharply away from policies that had made Howard one of > President Bush's staunchest allies. > > Rudd has named global warming as his top priority, and his signing of the > Kyoto Protocol will leave the U.S. as the only industrialized country not > to have joined it. > > Rudd said he would withdraw Australia's 550 combat troops from Iraq, > leaving twice that number in mostly security roles. Howard had said all > the troops will stay as long as needed. > > Official figures from the Australian Electoral Commission showed Labor > far in front after more than 70 percent of the ballots had been counted - > with 53 percent of the vote compared to 46.7 percent for Howard's > coalition. > > Using those figures, an Australian Broadcasting Corp. analysis showed > that Labor would get at least 81 places in the 150-seat lower house of > Parliament - a clear majority. > > It was an embarrassing end to the career of Howard, Australia's second- > longest serving leader. > > As little as a year ago, Howard had appeared almost unassailable. But on > Saturday he was in real danger of becoming only the second sitting prime > minister in 106 years of federal government to lose his own seat in > Parliament. > > Howard took full blame for the drubbing handed to his center-right > coalition. > > (AP) Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, smiles with his > wife Therese Rein as makes his... > Full Image > "I accept full responsibility for the Liberal Party campaign, and I > therefore accept full responsibility for the coalition's defeat in this > election campaign," Howard said in his concession speech in Sydney. > > A new government is unlikely to mean a fundamental change in Australia's > close alliance with the United States - its most important security > partner - or its growing economic and political ties with Asia. > > At home, Rudd has pledged to govern as an "economic conservative," while > pouring money into schools and universities. He will curtail sweeping > industrial reforms laws that were perceived to hand bosses too much > power, turning many working voters against Howard. > > "Today Australia has looked to the future," Rudd said in a nationally > televised victory speech, to wild cheers from supporters. "Today the > Australian people have decided that we as a nation will move forward ... > to embrace the future, together to write a new page in our nation's > history." > > In his concession speech, Howard announced he had phoned Rudd to > congratulate him on "a very emphatic victory." > > The change from Howard to Rudd also marks a generational shift for > Australia. > > Rudd, a 50-year-old former diplomat who speaks fluent Chinese, urged > voters to support him because Howard, 68, was out of touch with modern > Australia and ill-equipped to deal with new-age issues such as climate > change. > > Howard campaigned on his economic management, arguing that his government > was mostly responsible for 17 years of unbroken growth, fueled by China's > and India's hunger for Australia's coal and other minerals, and that Rudd > could not be trusted to maintain prosperous times. > > Labor has been out of power for more than a decade, and few in Rudd's > team - including him - has any government experience at federal level. > His team includes a former rock star - Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett > - a television journalist and former union officials. > > But analysts say his foreign policy credentials are impeccable, and that > he has shown discipline and political skill since his election as Labor > leader 11 months ago. > > Rudd's election as Labor leader marked the start of Howard's decline in > opinion polls, from which he never recovered. > > Howard's four straight election victories since 1996 made him one of > Australia's most successful politicians. He refused to stand down before > this election - even after being urged to do by some party colleagues. > > ----- > > Oh dear... georgie's bestest buddy John "the duck" Howard gets his bush- > dick-sucking reichtard ass handed to him.. it's all very sad.... > > <snicker> > > -- > AW > > <small but dangerous> Translation: THE HELL WITH BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!! AND... if you believe in trends, just WAIT till the U.S. election, heh heh. Citizen Jimserac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theloneranger100@aol.com Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 On Nov 24, 10:05�am, Citizen Jimserac <Jimse...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 24, 11:43 am, Amanda Williams <p...@fu.com> wrote: > > > > > > >http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071124/D8T42OMG0.html > > > Labor Party Wins Big in Australia > > > Nov 24, 8:49 AM (ET) > > > By ROHAN SULLIVAN > > > SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered > > a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning > > opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto > > Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from > > Iraq. > > > Labor Party head Kevin Rudd's pledges on global warming and Iraq move > > Australia sharply away from policies that had made Howard one of > > President Bush's staunchest allies. > > > Rudd has named global warming as his top priority, and his signing of the > > Kyoto Protocol will leave the U.S. as the only industrialized country not > > to have joined it. > > > Rudd said he would withdraw Australia's 550 combat troops from Iraq, > > leaving twice that number in mostly security roles. Howard had said all > > the troops will stay as long as needed. > > > Official figures from the Australian Electoral Commission showed Labor > > far in front after more than 70 percent of the ballots had been counted - > > with 53 percent of the vote compared to 46.7 percent for Howard's > > coalition. > > > Using those figures, an Australian Broadcasting Corp. analysis showed > > that Labor would get at least 81 places in the 150-seat lower house of > > Parliament - a clear majority. > > > It was an embarrassing end to the career of Howard, Australia's second- > > longest serving leader. > > > As little as a year ago, Howard had appeared almost unassailable. But on > > Saturday he was in real danger of becoming only the second sitting prime > > minister in 106 years of federal government to lose his own seat in > > Parliament. > > > Howard took full blame for the drubbing handed to his center-right > > coalition. > > > (AP) Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, smiles with his > > wife Therese Rein as makes his... > > Full Image > > "I accept full responsibility for the Liberal Party campaign, and I > > therefore accept full responsibility for the coalition's defeat in this > > election campaign," Howard said in his concession speech in Sydney. > > > A new government is unlikely to mean a fundamental change in Australia's > > close alliance with the United States - its most important security > > partner - or its growing economic and political ties with Asia. > > > At home, Rudd has pledged to govern as an "economic conservative," while > > pouring money into schools and universities. He will curtail sweeping > > industrial reforms laws that were perceived to hand bosses too much > > power, turning many working voters against Howard. > > > "Today Australia has looked to the future," Rudd said in a nationally > > televised victory speech, to wild cheers from supporters. "Today the > > Australian people have decided that we as a nation will move forward ... > > to embrace the future, together to write a new page in our nation's > > history." > > > In his concession speech, Howard announced he had phoned Rudd to > > congratulate him on "a very emphatic victory." > > > The change from Howard to Rudd also marks a generational shift for > > Australia. > > > Rudd, a 50-year-old former diplomat who speaks fluent Chinese, urged > > voters to support him because Howard, 68, was out of touch with modern > > Australia and ill-equipped to deal with new-age issues such as climate > > change. > > > Howard campaigned on his economic management, arguing that his government > > was mostly responsible for 17 years of unbroken growth, fueled by China's > > and India's hunger for Australia's coal and other minerals, and that Rudd > > could not be trusted to maintain prosperous times. > > > Labor has been out of power for more than a decade, and few in Rudd's > > team - including him - has any government experience at federal level. > > His team includes a former rock star - Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett > > - a television journalist and former union officials. > > > But analysts say his foreign policy credentials are impeccable, and that > > he has shown discipline and political skill since his election as Labor > > leader 11 months ago. > > > Rudd's election as Labor leader marked the start of Howard's decline in > > opinion polls, from which he never recovered. > > > Howard's four straight election victories since 1996 made him one of > > Australia's most successful politicians. He refused to stand down before > > this election - even after being urged to do by some party colleagues. > > > ----- > > > Oh dear... georgie's bestest buddy John "the duck" Howard gets his bush- > > dick-sucking reichtard ass handed to him.. it's all very sad.... > > > <snicker> > > > -- > > AW > > > <small but dangerous> > > Translation: �THE HELL WITH BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!! > > AND... if you believe in trends, just WAIT till the > U.S. election, heh heh. > > Citizen Jimserac- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The Democrats kinda Got FUCKED in the last one..........Heehee......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gandalf Grey Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 "Amanda Williams" <pms@fu.com> wrote in message news:Xns99F278D5581DFfubar@63.218.45.252... > http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071124/D8T42OMG0.html > > Labor Party Wins Big in Australia > > Nov 24, 8:49 AM (ET) > > By ROHAN SULLIVAN > > SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered > a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning > opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto > Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from > Iraq. > =================== Wow . Labor union thugs take over . How shocking. Like the French Union thugs on strike. It failed and they lose. French rail unions will return to work this weekend in victory for Sarkozy Rail and underground trains are set to return to normal in France this weekend after unions ended the nine day strike over pension reform that has brought transport chaos. The move was a victory for President Sarkozy, who pledged to continue with his programme of economic change. "I have no intention to stop the reform movement, no intention to slow it down, no intention to forget my promises," he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robw Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 The Dems won the last election. "theloneranger100@aol.com" <ScreenRanger100@aol.com> wrote in message news:d61913d3-d3c3-49a4-b889-bf137dcbf696@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com... On Nov 24, 10:05?am, Citizen Jimserac <Jimse...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 24, 11:43 am, Amanda Williams <p...@fu.com> wrote: > > > > > > >http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071124/D8T42OMG0.html > > > Labor Party Wins Big in Australia > > > Nov 24, 8:49 AM (ET) > > > By ROHAN SULLIVAN > > > SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered > > a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning > > opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto > > Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from > > Iraq. > > > Labor Party head Kevin Rudd's pledges on global warming and Iraq move > > Australia sharply away from policies that had made Howard one of > > President Bush's staunchest allies. > > > Rudd has named global warming as his top priority, and his signing of the > > Kyoto Protocol will leave the U.S. as the only industrialized country not > > to have joined it. > > > Rudd said he would withdraw Australia's 550 combat troops from Iraq, > > leaving twice that number in mostly security roles. Howard had said all > > the troops will stay as long as needed. > > > Official figures from the Australian Electoral Commission showed Labor > > far in front after more than 70 percent of the ballots had been counted - > > with 53 percent of the vote compared to 46.7 percent for Howard's > > coalition. > > > Using those figures, an Australian Broadcasting Corp. analysis showed > > that Labor would get at least 81 places in the 150-seat lower house of > > Parliament - a clear majority. > > > It was an embarrassing end to the career of Howard, Australia's second- > > longest serving leader. > > > As little as a year ago, Howard had appeared almost unassailable. But on > > Saturday he was in real danger of becoming only the second sitting prime > > minister in 106 years of federal government to lose his own seat in > > Parliament. > > > Howard took full blame for the drubbing handed to his center-right > > coalition. > > > (AP) Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, smiles with his > > wife Therese Rein as makes his... > > Full Image > > "I accept full responsibility for the Liberal Party campaign, and I > > therefore accept full responsibility for the coalition's defeat in this > > election campaign," Howard said in his concession speech in Sydney. > > > A new government is unlikely to mean a fundamental change in Australia's > > close alliance with the United States - its most important security > > partner - or its growing economic and political ties with Asia. > > > At home, Rudd has pledged to govern as an "economic conservative," while > > pouring money into schools and universities. He will curtail sweeping > > industrial reforms laws that were perceived to hand bosses too much > > power, turning many working voters against Howard. > > > "Today Australia has looked to the future," Rudd said in a nationally > > televised victory speech, to wild cheers from supporters. "Today the > > Australian people have decided that we as a nation will move forward ... > > to embrace the future, together to write a new page in our nation's > > history." > > > In his concession speech, Howard announced he had phoned Rudd to > > congratulate him on "a very emphatic victory." > > > The change from Howard to Rudd also marks a generational shift for > > Australia. > > > Rudd, a 50-year-old former diplomat who speaks fluent Chinese, urged > > voters to support him because Howard, 68, was out of touch with modern > > Australia and ill-equipped to deal with new-age issues such as climate > > change. > > > Howard campaigned on his economic management, arguing that his government > > was mostly responsible for 17 years of unbroken growth, fueled by China's > > and India's hunger for Australia's coal and other minerals, and that Rudd > > could not be trusted to maintain prosperous times. > > > Labor has been out of power for more than a decade, and few in Rudd's > > team - including him - has any government experience at federal level. > > His team includes a former rock star - Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett > > - a television journalist and former union officials. > > > But analysts say his foreign policy credentials are impeccable, and that > > he has shown discipline and political skill since his election as Labor > > leader 11 months ago. > > > Rudd's election as Labor leader marked the start of Howard's decline in > > opinion polls, from which he never recovered. > > > Howard's four straight election victories since 1996 made him one of > > Australia's most successful politicians. He refused to stand down before > > this election - even after being urged to do by some party colleagues. > > > ----- > > > Oh dear... georgie's bestest buddy John "the duck" Howard gets his bush- > > dick-sucking reichtard ass handed to him.. it's all very sad.... > > > <snicker> > > > -- > > AW > > > <small but dangerous> > > Translation: ?THE HELL WITH BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!! > > AND... if you believe in trends, just WAIT till the > U.S. election, heh heh. > > Citizen Jimserac- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The Democrats kinda Got FUCKED in the last one..........Heehee......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seon Ferguson Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 "Gandalf Grey" <vaIinor20@gmaiI.com> wrote in message news:4748e8ad$0$26990$7836cce5@newsrazor.net... > > "Amanda Williams" <pms@fu.com> wrote in message > news:Xns99F278D5581DFfubar@63.218.45.252... >> http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071124/D8T42OMG0.html >> >> Labor Party Wins Big in Australia >> >> Nov 24, 8:49 AM (ET) >> >> By ROHAN SULLIVAN >> >> SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered >> a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning >> opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto >> Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from >> Iraq. >> > =================== > > Wow . Labor union thugs take over . How shocking. Like the French Union > thugs on strike. It failed and they lose. > > French rail unions will return to work this weekend in victory for Sarkozy > Rail and underground trains are set to return to normal in France this > weekend after unions ended the nine day strike over pension reform that > has brought transport chaos. > > The move was a victory for President Sarkozy, who pledged to continue with > his programme of economic change. "I have no intention to stop the reform > movement, no intention to slow it down, no intention to forget my > promises," he said. > > > Lol I hate sore losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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