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Author: William Bowe
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The C7 worm has lost all credibility in regard to same sex marriage. Every poll on the issue has shown overwhelming support for it…C7s worm is bogus…
A big win for Abbott………….
he did not stuff up.
Rudd brings the worm from the lowest depths skyward with his commitment on SSM. A stark diffenence.
Newscorpse
“@JacktheInsider: The worm still hates Tony.”
Great closing statement by Rudd. And this is crucial because I’m guessing far more viewers have tuned in for the latter portion than at the beginning – which was a bit early for prime time viewing.
Triple A ratings
Low debt level based on international comparison
and all that other stuff I keep raising that Liberals either avoid reading, won’t read, don’t want to read or just don’t understand
Just switched to 7.
Yep – TOTALLY opposite to 9s worm.
ML
[Now $5.10]
Where? Sportingbet still on 1.16/5.25
Great to see Rudd closing on same sex marriage. It makes he and Labor look more humane, and interested in more than just economics, (although Rudd was certainly better on that too).
$5.3
Good finish by Rudd.
So who is controlling the Ch7 worm?
I think Rudd dusted off the 2007 bullet the only thing missing is fork in the road…
face it maranda Abbott really is a dud. totally negative and nothing to offer. i can see why he does not want to debate. he has nothing to offer Australia after 4 yrs prep pretty poor
$5.40
(Betfair)
But on SSM, does Rudd lose heaps of Western Sydney Muslims with those statements?
For the closing remarks of Rudd the worm flatlined.
At the top!
And Rudd wanted Seven to run the debate. Lucky he didn’t get what he wanted.
Talking about Abbott taking out $1bn out of health budget when minister is surely designed to annoy Abbott
“@MagdaSzubanski: I really wish Abbott would stop trotting out his gay sister every time he is asked a direct question re #MarriageEquality #leadersdebate”
Good finish by Rudd – strong and clear.
ML
[$5.3]
??
Tone rushes off to the past.
Yep $5.30 now
‘Ask not what your country can do for you’
sounds a little less inspiring than the original.
#believrudd 61%
#believeabbott 39%
Abbott = Nothing wrong with Australia right now………
stop the boats
cut the tax yadda yadda yadda
alias:
Marriage equality isn’t a vote winner or loser IMO. It just makes sense for a party of govt to be opposed to discrimination.
mick
sportingbet the same 5.25
“Stot the Boats” only stops the worm!
Tony Abbott looks positively weird in this closing statement.
@senatormilne: Lets acknowledge Julia Gillard and what she did with the Greens to deliver disability care #ausvotes #debate
Tone does a lot of believing.
This is a bloody awful finish.
abbott on slow mo
Yech, heard all this before from Abbott.
Same old, same old.
Tony believes. We already know that, but in what?
Abbott closing full of cliches and contradictions – scrap the taxes, get the budget in surplus?? “I believe in you”? For what? Des he believe we are stupid enough to vote for him?
Geez Abbott is lite on content
[Tone rushes off to the past.]
But…HE BELIEVES!!!! 🙂
ML it means jack shit.
Comment from facebook, re debate “I forgot it was on. Watching Australia’s got talent”
Abbott : strange, awkward poises, unusual emphases in the way he delivered sentences – especially the part about “I believe” .. like he was straining to remember what to say.
#believerudd
61%
#believeabbott
39%
Lucky he has a gay sister.
That is all.
Thumbs down for Abbott on 9
I guess it depends on who cooked their audience more: 7 or 9.
Given 7 hired Jeff Kennett as their commentator , I know my bet
[Tony believes. We already know that, but in what?]
spoiler. 🙂
$5.20
24 now having a twitter debate about the debate
Menzies!!! Did he say Menzies!!! ROFL- how ridiculous!
I see Tone’s Loyal Girl was there.
ABC 24 has a couple of nobodies to discuss debate. Who is the first big name to declare a victor?