First up, note new threads below on this weekend’s elections in New Zealand and Germany.
Now to the matter at hand: new polls this week from Essential Research and YouGov have done next to nothing to alter the BludgerTrack poll aggregate this week, the biggest change being a reversal of a Greens gain last week. The Coalition nonetheless makes a net gain of two on the seat projection, being up one apiece in Queensland and South Australia. No new results on leadership ratings.
Agree. On a road he has had 50 dot balls and a few edged fours. Rather than developing skilled players, our selectors choose blokes who can plonk their foot down the pitch and swing. It is bullshit.
Why? because he’s from Colac? Give Nic Maddison a go I’m hearing next. They did.
Gasp.
Darcy has decided to become an Italian citizen!
Ian Botham played his whole career putting his foot down the pitch and swinging. If you can, you do.
Botham scored 14 test centuries. Finch can barely get a game for Victoria.
” I take it you prefer repression, you are gratified by violence in some way and that you’d prefer to limit our happiness.”
Briefly, you wrong me.
My concern is as always the innocents, the little ones, who need adults to do the right thing.
Australia has dreadful problems, with indigenous children, one in 8 born with FAS apparently the highest rate in the world – completely up against it from in utero, let alone sexual abuse and violence as they grow. We have children in detention centres, actually being born in detention. We have little children being killed by step-parents after years of abuse and DOCS failing again and again to save them.
In some ways, the most important way, Australia is going backwards as the welfare of children declines.
He’s 107 no.
prettyone:
“My concern is as always the innocents, the little ones, who need adults to do the right thing.”
…because none of those “innocents” will grow up to be gay, where their relationships aren’t afforded the same legal status as heterosexuals.
Indeed the adults need to do the right thing; but it’s not what you have in mind.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/sep/24/world-is-moving-on-trump-bravado-un-sustainable-development-goals-jeffrey-sachs
The renowned economist and UN sustainable development adviser says the time when the US was in charge is long gone and that the country has to change its mindset
A few years ago I was visiting my sister in hospital when the doctor was applying the standard list of questions to an elderly lady in the next bed. She knew the year, her address, her date of birth (in 1917) but got the Prime Minister wrong. It was June 27, 2013, the day of Rudd’s second coming.
And your point is..?
(that was in response to PO)
prettyone:
“with indigenous children, one in 8 born with FAS apparently the highest rate in the world – completely up against it from in utero”
And what leads them to drink, do you ever stop yourself to ask? Could it be that living as a persecuted minority is stressful – something you probably have little first-hand experience of, and they turn to drink as one way to ‘cope’ – albeit an ineffective and damaging method.
But let’s continue to treat segments of society as second-class citizens. That isn’t damaging at all…
“To me, it’s a violation of human rights.”
Ahh..the view from the village idiot. Wondered when that persona would chime in.
prettyone:
“In some ways, the most important way, Australia is going backwards as the welfare of children declines.”
And same-sex attracted people, by definition, unless they also dabble with opposite-sex encounters, are not capable of producing children with their partners of choice… which leads to fewer unhappy, mistreated “innocents”. Sounds like a win-win. And you want to vote against this? Please spare me.
I know this. I still play the game. Been on the same field as DK Lillee. Had a beer with Joel Garner. What I don’t like is the superior attitude of NSW people toward selection in this country. It annoys me. Answer me this. Was Steve Waugh a better bat than Darren Lehmann?
About 4 hours of watching cricket once a year is more than enough for me.
prettyone
My concern is as always the innocents, the little ones, who need adults to do the right thing.
If you’re concerned about the relief of violence and the protection of the innocent then you can commence your action by supporting the reform of the Marriage Act. The current provisions institutionalise the legal repression of an innocent minority. This should be repealed. The No campaign consists of the demonisation of the innocent. This should be named and resisted.
I agree completely about the need to protect children. I was myself subjected to abuse by a pedophile when I was 8 years old so I’m familiar with the ease with which children can be exploited. I also experienced various other kinds of quite traumatic and alienating violence as a child.
I can assure you this had nothing to do with ME though it certainly emanated from the puritanism with which I was surrounded. In fact, the repression of LGBTIQ people is completely consistent with the impulse to punish that is directed against First Peoples, women and children.
Fight patriarchy. Fight violence. Fight for equality. Fight racism. Fight against the puritans and the hypocrites. Fight against homophobia.
Steve777:
“She knew the year, her address, her date of birth (in 1917) but got the Prime Minister wrong.”
I was asked the standard orientation questions after having a minor stroke in the mid 00s, in my late 20s (yes, it can happen at any age). I knew I was OK cognitively when asked ‘who is the Prime Minister’ and I had to stop myself saying “unfortunately” after John Howard.
I heard they don’t ask the patient who the PM is as part of the questioning these days, due to the frequent turnover.
Finch’s day in the sun is over.
Your parochial premise is as baseless as Nick Maddison’s selection.
Lehmann was a bloke I wanted to do well. I remember watching him make 240 odd when an early version of pay TV (optus) covered Shield cricket in November 2001.
Waugh was vastly superior to Lehmann who failed in two ashes series in Oz (1998-1999, 2002-2003). Other than the Sir Lanka tour in 2004 where he scored runs inspired by the passing of David Hookes, Lehmann only made runs v West Indies at their nadir and Bangladesh. He may have made a 90 odd v Pakistan.
confessions @ #1130 Sunday, September 24th, 2017 – 7:05 pm
They’re everywhere, especially in schools. Pretty gross, too. Aussie chips, even the ones that come precut and flash-frozen from New Zealand, are way better.
Dunno. I don’t think either option actually offers much nutritional value. Potatoes don’t provide all the things a human body needs to run optimally. Processed potato-like nuggets provide even less.
Thinking of fish, it’s time to go and eat some.
CTar1
I can fill in some gaps
shellbell – I’ve noticed you’re into sport. There’s worse things I’m sure.
AR:
If I had to guess I’d say a boiled potato was nutritionally better value than a trans-fat loaded, who knows if it’s potato or not, tater tot.
Kevin Bonham
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Player One @ #643 Sunday, September 24th, 2017 – 9:53 am
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I think I know a little more about the scientific method than you sunshine. In one of my other lives I am a professional scientist. I also did courses devoted to scientific methodology (here I use the word correctly, unlike 95+% of uses you will see in the media) in both political and environmental science departments. You’ve misapplied what you are quoting.
Kevin that may well be right; but George Carlinis to be taken seriously:
“Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
P1 has a lot of experience.
‘fess
A good roast roast potato with just a little bit of crisp edge about it is a joy. Particularly if combined with some real home made from scratch gravy and a hint of mint sauce.
Nutritional value … who cares!
Potatoes are at their best when they are at their worst healthwise.
CTar1 @ #1166 Sunday, September 24th, 2017 – 6:33 pm
That much?
I’m really going to give a lot of people on here the shits when I say I haven’t supported the Australian men’s national side since the “underarm incident”. Australia (men) are the cricketing equivalent of Collingwood/Manly. That is, my side is whoever is playing against the Aussies (men only).
It was with a large dose of schadenfreude that I watched Botham humiliate the Aussies a few months later in the Ashes tour. “Take that you cheating b@st@rds”, thought I.
NB The Aussie women’s national side are completely different kettle of fish. A credit to the nation, and a joy to watch.
The men though are archetypal private school wallies. Boorish, arrogant, self-entitled dickheads who are petulant brats when they get their arses handed to them. And long may they have their arses handed to them. W@nkers all.
There you go. I’ve said it.
Dan
You better not be hating on my team.
IoM – I guess the fibre doesn’t hurt you too much.
DG
That incident was much mis-understood and much mis-represented.
The relevant bowler had acquired a duff rotator cuff and could not physically lift his arm above the horizontal.
Hey! Stop dissing the humble potato. As we speak I’ve got a roast chook in the oven with a couple of halved potatoes drizzled with olive oil and sea salt. Bliss. Who needs tater tots?
The shift from grains to potatoes in europe had enormous historical impacts.
Dan,
Kick the hornets’ n]est next time.
Except most of them are public school boys.. but they typically are from NSW.
bw
Then he shouldn’t have been bowling.
Potato fondant = culinary heaven
DG
He manfully continued to the very end.
(When I told a boatload of Kiwis this true explanation I was nearly deboated on the spot.)
They WILL cling to their myths!
A potato galette we shared in the Dordogne, baked in goose fat, and chased down with copious amounts of the local red was as close to potato heaven as I have even been.
Ctar1
Its the salt, butter, oil, fat, cream etc.
Fight patriarchy. Fight violence. Fight for equality. Fight racism. Fight against the puritans and the hypocrites. Fight against homophobia
Pretty… Fight against phobias, wherever they are to be found, including in oneself.
Recipe please!
My father stopped taking me to the cricket after underarm
Boerwar @ #1187 Sunday, September 24th, 2017 – 7:17 pm
Fixed the typos in that for you.
I lost interest in cricket when the one day game came in. Cricket is wallpaper these days….sad to say.
Newspoll 54-46 to Labor.
#NEWSPOLL @australian Two-Party Preferred: Labor 54 (+1), Coalition 46 (-1) https://t.co/J37uOX1c6V … #auspol
Tic toc, tic toc.
Newspoll!
Newspoll registering disgust with Abbott, Abetz and the rest of the travesty that calls itself the Liberal Perty.