Courtesy of The Australian, the latest result from Newspoll records Labor with a two-party lead of 52-48, down from 53-47 in the last poll (which was three weeks ago rather than the usual two, owing to Easter). Labor and the Greens are both down a point on the primary vote, to 35% and 9%, with the Coalition and One Nation steady on 36% and 10%. Malcolm Turnbull is up two on approval to 32% and down two on disapproval to 57%, while Bill Shorten is up one to 33% and down one to 53%. Turnbull’s lead as preferred prime minister shifts from 41-32 to 42-33.
DTT
How are you?
Time for Australia to stop lavishing praise on Trump and following devotedly in USA’s shadow?
Oh, and if Adrian and Markjs will permit, a little more praise for the ABC.
A newsreader actually managed to utter the word ‘consecutive’ instead of the idiotic ‘back to back’ which seems to have largely taken hold in the media.
guytaur @ #856 Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 – 8:50 am
I hope his supporters (and especially, his lower-income supporters) realize that this sort of “international competition is something we won’t stand for” attitude means they’re all going to end up paying more for all the things they like to buy, and thus end up worse-off overall.
Bemused
Agree or not with unbalanced attacks on the ABC in form of perception. The word Markjs is objecting to on the grounds of mental health is the word deranged.
On that I agree with him. You have a history of attacking on basis of mental health. As I have pointed out to you before
lizzie @ #891 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:21 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qlWRzEDr0
Dreamin’ I’m always dreamin’
😁 😇
guytaur @ #904 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:44 am
That is not a mental health diagnosis but a description of behaviour. Such behaviour may or may not indicate a clinical problem. In common usage, it does not.
Bemused
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deranged
I expect you will use the word upset to deny you are attacking mental health. It does not wash. Deranged is commonly accepted as the insane meaning. Thus it is read as that meaning no matter your excuses.
Bemused
Hah as I was typing you do exactly as I predicted. Your perception of commonly accepted is wrong.
Bemused’s attempts at pedantic self serving rationalisations of his commentary are just part of his schtick.
Everyone knows this particular pedant is revolting!
Buckle Up: Maxine Waters Promises Russia Scandal “Only Going To Get Worse” For Trump
The cloud of scandal over the Trump administration grew darker on Tuesday with the news that Michael Flynn illegally withheld information about his connections to Russia – but Democratic Congressman Maxine Waters promises the scandal is “only going to get worse” for the president.
On MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes, Waters said, “More and more information is coming out about the connections of the Trump allies and some people in his cabinet and their connections to Russia, and it’s only going to get worse.”
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/04/25/buckle-up-maxine-waters-promises-russia-scandal-only-worse-trump.html
Trump Son In Law Jared Kushner Was Just Told To Lawyer Up Because He Committed A Crime
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) told Trump son in law Jared Kushner that he better hire a lawyer because he committed a crime when he lied about having contacts with foreign governments on his security clearance form.
Rep. Lieu’s move beyond suspension to telling Kushner to lawyer up is a sign that the Russia scandal has gone from bad to worse for the Trump family.
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/04/25/trump-son-law-jared-kushner-told-lawyer-committed-crime.html
Jaws Drop As Trump Admits That He Is Not Reading The Executive Orders He Is Signing
While signing an executive order in the White House, President Donald Trump revealed his attitude towards reading the executive orders that he is signing, and it confirms reports that Trump is not reading what he is signing as president.
If one is looking for an answer for why Republicans are floundering even though they are in total control of the federal government, the answer is that Trump is providing them with zero direction and leadership.
A man who won’t read what he is signing shouldn’t be in charge of the country.
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/04/25/jaws-drop-trump-admits-reading-executive-orders-signing.html
I see daretotread has come out of her nuclear fallout shelter to issue forth with yet another Informationclearinghouse post. And who is the article by? Australia’s own political attention seeker par excellence, Nick Xenophon. Methinks his claims are somewhat exaggerated.
I usually ignore Bemused’s gratuitous attacks, because he is never wrong and always has to have the last word. In short, responding to him is a waste of time.
He seems to have endless free time to respond to every perceived or real attack, butt most of us don’t.
Like a particularly irritating Year 8 or 9 pupil he continually seeks attention, be it positive or negative.
You’d think that after the pasting he got from Yabba last night he’d pull his little head in. But no, here he is calling others ‘deranged’ with absolutely no provocation.
I think most readers here can judge for themselves how to classify Bemused’s behaviour, though even here I’d hesitate to use the word ‘deranged’. Maybe pathetic is a better word.
A man who can’t read what he is signing shouldn’t be in charge of the country.
Fixed.
Confessions, I’m beginning to understand how you feel regarding you know who…
BUSTED: Ivanka Trump pays sweatshop workers near minimum wage for 57-hour workweeks
The Washington Post reports that inspectors with the Fair Labor Association found dozens of violations of international labor standards during an audit of a factory in China owned by the G-III Apparel Group — which owns the rights to manufacture and distribute Ivanka’s fashion line.
The newspaper noted the timing of the inspectors’ report, “comes as the president’s daughter has sought to cast herself as both a champion of workplace issues and a defender of her father’s “buy American, hire American” agenda.”
Just yesterday, G-III was busted for rebranding Ivanka’s clothing line and dumping it on the discount retailer Stein Mart.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/busted-ivanka-trump-pays-sweatshop-workers-near-minimum-wage-for-57-hour-workweeks/
When Howard did his children overboard stunt it was the Australian defense force that knew the truth; the defense force options for expressing contempt were limited. Dutton has the problem that people who know what is what are not so constrained. Dutton is a fool.
Where is he at now; I have secret voodoo that proves I don’t lie.
A song for Jared Kushner:
https://youtu.be/vEB0l6OqLR4
PhoenixRed
maxine Waters would have a fair idea of how much is to come out of this shit show.
There are so many parts to this imbroglio, that I am doubting the most obvious connections such as Carter Page!
I can see why it is going to take the time it does to get all the ducks in a row.
I have filled our security clearance forms for work on defense contracts and it was very clear these were to be filled out completely and truthfully or else. Only a complete muppet or someone deliberately trying to hide something would have failed to do so.
Phoenix Red,
I wait with baited breath to see what Trump’s much-heralded Big Tax Announcement for Wednesday their time is. Just more of the same self-serving tax cuts for the mega rich, with their marginal increase in economic activity, which will get Trumpeted as so amazing!
Momma,
In the same vein, Warren Zevon’s classic covers this whole administrations strategy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGhd53hV0Z0
Deranged meanings & synonyms (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaurus/deranged#deranged__1) = mad, crazy, insane
A deranged man shot and killed 14 people in the main square.
mad: the mad old lady down the street
crazy: If I think about it too much, I’ll go crazy.
insane: Some people simply can’t take it and they go insane.
distracted: My father was distracted by grief.
frantic: A bird had been locked in and was now quite frantic.
frenzied
irrational: They behaved in such a bizarre and irrational manner.
maddened
crazed: A crazed gunman slaughtered five people last night.
lunatic: the operation of the market taken to lunatic extremes
demented: Her warnings were dismissed as the ramblings of a demented old woman.
unbalanced: He was shown to be mentally unbalanced.
berserk: When I saw him I went berserk.
delirious: I was delirious and blacked out several times.
unhinged: Tell him I’m menopausal and unhinged.
loopy (informal)
crackpot (informal)
out to lunch (informal)
barking mad (slang)
barking (slang)
gonzo (slang)
doolally (slang)
off your trolley (slang)
up the pole (informal)
not the full shilling (informal)
wacko or whacko (slang)
berko (Australian , slang)
off the air (Australian , slang)
porangi (New Zealand)
I am not surprised that Trump does not read the executive orders he signs. Someone always has to show him where to sign.
The smartest move The Greens made after the least federal election was switching Sarah Hanson-Young out of Immigration and putting Nick McKim into the slot. I can’t see the Security Services on Manus getting away with blue murder the way they did when SH-Y visited the camps. Nor the government, especially Dutton and Turnbull, if they try and vilify him and denigrate his character the way they routinely did with Hanson-Young.
Always was a great song, but it’s actually improved and become more relevant with age.
Who woulda thought!
“Well, I went home with the waitress
The way I always do
How was I to know
She was with the Russians, too…”
Good to see you back DTT.
I suspect Xenephon and Wilkie are forming alliances on things other than just gambling.
Roger Miller,
I am not surprised that Trump does not read the executive orders he signs. Someone always has to show him where to sign.
I think it’s because he’s too vain to wear glasses.
C@t
I think it is because he is functionally illiterate.
greensborough growler @ #910 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:53 am
phoenixred @ #913 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 11:04 am
Should it even have effect if he admits he is unaware of the contents as he hasn’t read it?
Like signing a blank cheque.
Good to see you back DTT.
Because people like me can’t wait to start being abused all over again. weary face
How quickly some people choose to forget.
Hmmm my 932 @ 11:27
Was going to respond to GGs comment but change my mind and forgot to delete it.
adrian @ #915 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 11:05 am
Hehehe.. hilarious stuff.
What was on display last night was a massive overreaction to very little on the part of Yabba.
Poor Adrian.
Roger Miller,
I think it is because he is functionally illiterate.
Which is why Twitter is so ideally-suited to Trump. Rat cunning thoughts in short sentences that don’t even have to be grammatical.
Interesting list of synonyms Markjs. I hope you & Guytaur are diligent in policing their use on PB.
‘We are faced today with a question that has never before arisen in our history. From January 1788, when the First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay, to 2008, during the Global Financial Crisis, we’ve had first Britain and then the USA as both trading partner and strategic ally.’
Well, this is bollocks to start with – between 1974 and 2005 Japan was our largest trading partner.
If we’re purely talking exports —
‘Australia’s largest merchandise export market remained the United Kingdom up to 1965-66. Japan became the largest market in 1966-67, and remained so until the late 2000s when it was overtaken by China.’
The USA was our most important market for one year only, 1941-2.
http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Documents/australias-trade-since-federation.pdf
The rest of the article seems to be a series of ‘what ifs’ with very little real evidence to back any of them – e.g ‘China may decide to “kill the chicken to scare the monkey” – sink an Australian vessel to warn off the United States Navy’.
Australia seems to be doing what Australia has done best throughout its history – gradually switching its alliance from one major to another without upsetting either.
The big thing about Flynn is that it raises questions on the competency of VP Pence. He was in charge of the Transition team when Flynn was appointed as NSC advisor. Thus the buck stops with him on getting security clearance and vetting candidates as well as Trump.
So not only should Trump go but so should Pence. A Paul Ryan Presidency won’t be popular but at least it would be competent.
C@t
Scrolling on by is a great strategy. 🙂
Thanks for the Warren Zevon song, GG.
😊
Don’ worry bemused. A response full of nothing from you is hardly anything I haven’t seen before.
C@t **The smartest move The Greens made…**
I like SHY but I also agree with you. She was quite young when she was elected (26?) and still only 35. She has become a mother and had a divorce in that time. Prior to politics she was a bank teller and with Amnesty.
I hope she takes this as an opportunity to reassess and improve her performance.
Vic,
Scrolling on by is a great strategy.
It becomes hard when it morphs into great screeds of alarmist non sense which is just crying out for correction.
😺
“While signing an executive order in the White House, President Donald Trump revealed his attitude towards reading the executive orders that he is signing, and it confirms reports that Trump is not reading what he is signing as president.”
Surely we can’t miss this opportunity?
I was elected to lead, not to read
SAK,
I hope she takes this as an opportunity to reassess and improve her performance.
I definitely think she has. When I hear her speaking publicly now in her new portfolio I am impressed that the whiny tone and hand-wringing have gone.
momma,
Sometimes you just have to go to bed and accept that someone, somewhere posted something that was untrue on PB.
lizzie @ #898 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:37 am
While I’m not too keen to see public service jobs being cut, I’m not sure if single liners with statistics like this helps. Is that 0.2% against the total number of jobs, or compared against increase / decrease of job numbers? Population numbers increase due to population growth, but is the total pie chart of jobs increasing with the population pie?
joshgnosis: Statement from Lucy Gichuhi on Family First. pic.twitter.com/tk61VLO2yo
https://twitter.com/joshgnosis/status/857050457084055553
This is bad news for the LNP. As Independent she could even come to support things like environment policy and marriage equality
Guytaur,
If you are thinking that Lucy Ghichui, an Intern at Family First from the Australian Christian Lobby, is going to ‘come to support’ marriage equality then I think you have disappointment coming your way.