May 31, 200520 yr "Most users ever online was 1,187 on 2004-12-29 02:08:24" That must be back during the "Gent Wars"!
May 31, 200520 yr "Most users ever online was 1,187 on 2004-12-29 02:08:24" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That must be back during the "Gent Wars"! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> or maybe due to the Tsunami
May 31, 200520 yr yep, am a sad git here in London. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Paul Keating as an avatar - great! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Australias greatest Treasurer(and wost Prime Minister)
May 31, 200520 yr yep, am a sad git here in London. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Paul Keating as an avatar - great! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Australias greatest Treasurer(and wost Prime Minister) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, Hawkie held on to the top job too long so by the time PJK got in he was tired. From a Labor perspective it wouldn't have won the 1993 election against Hewson unless Keating rolled Hawke. Good thing too though that Hewson lost though...remember "Fightback"????. Probably one of the most inequitable economic proposals ever for Australia. Would have overnight scrapped Medicare, the IR system, minimum wages and social security as we know it.
May 31, 200520 yr Author By all means go off topic, I couldn't care less, but Aussie politics? Please.
June 1, 200520 yr It's bedlam scampy, it does go off topic, as you pointed out to another poster this morning.
June 1, 200520 yr ...remember "Fightback"????. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And Hewson couldn't tell the media how to calculate the Sales tax on a Birthday cake....
June 1, 200520 yr Who's Paul Keating? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ex Prime Minister of Australia.Good to see that are up on world politics Boon..
June 1, 200520 yr Who's Paul Keating? Ex Prime Minister of Australia.Good to see that are up on world politics Boon.. The name did ring a bell but with the dearth of Aussies & Europeans in the Bearpit, world politics is not what it could be.
June 1, 200520 yr Who's Paul Keating? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ex Prime Minister of Australia.Good to see that are up on world politics Boon.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The name did ring a bell but with the dearth of Aussies & Europeans in the Bearpit, world politics is not what it could be. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OH i thought it was that idiot english magician from the bbc Say "yes paul"
June 1, 200520 yr Who's Paul Keating? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ex Prime Minister of Australia.Good to see that are up on world politics Boon.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The name did ring a bell but with the dearth of Aussies & Europeans in the Bearpit, world politics is not what it could be. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Boon, I think the reason why we don’t need the online bearpit is that the Australian Federal Parliament is a real life bear pit. American politicians (in public) are too polite by half. In Australia, they don’t necessarily mind taking the gloves off in Parliament. Keating was a fantastic treasurer, responsible from transforming the Australian economy with painful, but necessary economic reform. His one-liners in parliament either endeared people to him and his vision, or made you hate him. In that sense he was a pretty divisive politician. (Check out http://www.webcity.com.au/keating/ for a taste of his insults). By the time he got to be PM, he was less successful, as the nation was ready for a change in government and weren’t prepared to hear him out on his national strategy, which included economic integration with Asia, an Australian Republic and Aboriginal Land rights (legislation that supported court rulings that overturned the legal falsehood of Terra Nullius – that nobody owned Australia before the Europeans arrived). It also didn’t help that he was could be arrogant SOB, a good trait if you are a Finance Minister trying to bash the heads of union leaders….not so good as for PM who at least has to appear that he is a nice guy. In terms of politician, I’m not sure if there is a US or UK comparison as the Australian political climate is a unique one to say the least.
June 1, 200520 yr Who's Paul Keating? Ex Prime Minister of Australia.Good to see that are up on world politics Boon.. The name did ring a bell but with the dearth of Aussies & Europeans in the Bearpit, world politics is not what it could be. Boon, I think the reason why we don’t need the online bearpit is that the Australian Federal Parliament is a real life bear pit. American politicians (in public) are too polite by half. In Australia, they don’t necessarily mind taking the gloves off in Parliament. Keating was a fantastic treasurer, responsible from transforming the Australian economy with painful, but necessary economic reform. His one-liners in parliament either endeared people to him and his vision, or made you hate him. In that sense he was a pretty divisive politician. (Check out http://www.webcity.com.au/keating/ for a taste of his insults). By the time he got to be PM, he was less successful, as the nation was ready for a change in government and weren’t prepared to hear him out on his national strategy, which included economic integration with Asia, an Australian Republic and Aboriginal Land rights (legislation that supported court rulings that overturned the legal falsehood of Terra Nullius – that nobody owned Australia before the Europeans arrived). It also didn’t help that he was could be arrogant SOB, a good trait if you are a Finance Minister trying to bash the heads of union leaders….not so good as for PM who at least has to appear that he is a nice guy. In terms of politician, I’m not sure if there is a US or UK comparison as the Australian political climate is a unique one to say the least. Samran~ Cheers for the background on Keating. If you have a moment, swing on by the Bearpit and weigh in. It's a bit too insular at the moment and could use some fresh blood!
June 1, 200520 yr Author I'm not what you would call as Star Wars fan, but I've always found the movies to be entertaining.
June 1, 200520 yr Who's Paul Keating? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ex Prime Minister of Australia.Good to see that are up on world politics Boon.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The name did ring a bell but with the dearth of Aussies & Europeans in the Bearpit, world politics is not what it could be. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Boon, I think the reason why we don’t need the online bearpit is that the Australian Federal Parliament is a real life bear pit. American politicians (in public) are too polite by half. In Australia, they don’t necessarily mind taking the gloves off in Parliament. Keating was a fantastic treasurer, responsible from transforming the Australian economy with painful, but necessary economic reform. His one-liners in parliament either endeared people to him and his vision, or made you hate him. In that sense he was a pretty divisive politician. (Check out http://www.webcity.com.au/keating/ for a taste of his insults). By the time he got to be PM, he was less successful, as the nation was ready for a change in government and weren’t prepared to hear him out on his national strategy, which included economic integration with Asia, an Australian Republic and Aboriginal Land rights (legislation that supported court rulings that overturned the legal falsehood of Terra Nullius – that nobody owned Australia before the Europeans arrived). It also didn’t help that he was could be arrogant SOB, a good trait if you are a Finance Minister trying to bash the heads of union leaders….not so good as for PM who at least has to appear that he is a nice guy. In terms of politician, I’m not sure if there is a US or UK comparison as the Australian political climate is a unique one to say the least. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Samran~ Cheers for the background on Keating. If you have a moment, swing on by the Bearpit and weigh in. It's a bit too insular at the moment and could use some fresh blood! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> again you are soliciting another website on this dear forum of mine - please refrain from coaxing members to join your pathetic Bush loving website.. just trying to help out Doc as all trainee mods would do in this situation
June 1, 200520 yr Who's Paul Keating? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ex Prime Minister of Australia.Good to see that are up on world politics Boon.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
June 1, 200520 yr send em all to the bear pit, no moans about non Thai subjects there, you need a sparring partner Boon, Torny and you are mates now
June 1, 200520 yr An Englishman from Bangkok sups hot coffee on a windy bench in a Scottish fishing village overlooking the north sea and contemplates his next move. How about Queen to D8.... totster
June 1, 200520 yr send em all to the bear pit, no moans about non Thai subjects there, you need a sparring partner Boon, Torny and you are mates now We've been mates for quite a while now, Bronco. After all, who's stuck up for the sad git all these months when he's been turfed offa here?
June 1, 200520 yr Samran~Cheers for the background on Keating. If you have a moment, swing on by the Bearpit and weigh in. It's a bit too insular at the moment and could use some fresh blood! Thanks Booney, but no thanks. While we are at it though, here is an Australian website which takes you a little bit further in to Australian politics. This bloke is your Tasmanian (nick)namesake. Enjoy: this
June 1, 200520 yr Samran~Cheers for the background on Keating. If you have a moment, swing on by the Bearpit and weigh in. It's a bit too insular at the moment and could use some fresh blood! Thanks Booney, but no thanks. While we are at it though, here is an Australian website which takes you a little bit further in to Australian politics. This bloke is your Tasmanian (nick)namesake. Enjoy: this David Boone looks like Presidential material to me! Cheers, Samran.
June 2, 200520 yr What shall we talk about then? TV graveyards ? Who got done in (banned) on TVDC. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's already covered somewhere else
Create an account or sign in to comment