JonS Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 link 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 She looks like a hard woman. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 When a New Zealand team gets knocked out of the World Cup, they sack the coach. In Australia, we sacrifice the Prime Minister. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Suddenly, in the space of a day, he looks 10 years older in that photo. Regards KR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I think he looks a bit like John Major in that shot. But it's obviously been carefully chosen to give a haggard look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 She looks like a hard woman. Michael Oh, she has a tender side. MEEEEOOOOOWWWWWRRRAAAAWWWRRR!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Can someone please translate this thread into American? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I doubt that's possible. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 in 'Merkin: "The Aussies have a shiela in charge" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 And following the example of the former NZ female PM, she has a really horriffic voice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 What's the betting she whips her husband? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 And following the example of the former NZ female PM, she has a really horriffic voice. but at least she looks like a woman - count yourself lucky!:eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 What's the betting she whips her husband? Is she married? Seriously - I thought she was single (ISTR her being referred to as Ms Gillard, rather than Mrs Gillard)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Not married, no kids...and get this....her (male) partner is a hairdresser....and is "bubbly" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugged Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Is she married? Seriously - I thought she was single (ISTR her being referred to as Ms Gillard, rather than Mrs Gillard)? Not unlike the title of Mr., Ms. indicates nothing more than the gender of the individual. Gender equality and all that, ya know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolaman Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 A bit harsh on poor Ruddy, I don't think people will respond well to the guy they elected being replaced with a left faction female who hasn't been doing a much better job recently either. Having said that we will probably have a true left vs right matchup at election time instead of a centre right leader vs a middle right leader. Rudd must have trod on a lot of toes for it to come to this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not unlike the title of Mr., Ms. indicates nothing more than the gender of the individual. Gender equality and all that, ya know. Fair point, you got me (even though I was right ) Wait. According to Wiki, what you say is the case in North America, but in the colonies it's not quite so clear cut. Cultural differences and all that, ya know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 in 'Merkin: "The Aussies have a shiela in charge" OK, I get it. So they elected Jodie Foster to be their PM? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 OK, I get it. So they elected Jodie Foster to be their PM? Not quite right. As for the elected part... there was no ballot taken at the Labor Party leadership meeting because Rudd threw in the towel when he knew he didn't have the numbers. So Gillard becomes Prime Minister with the Australian public having absolutely no say in who should lead the country. It's a somewhat different system to what you're used to in the United States! Regards KR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 (snip)...So Gillard becomes Prime Minister with the Australian public having absolutely no say in who should lead the country. It's a somewhat different system to what you're used to in the United States!...(snip) Given the power of lobbies and special interests to sway (or even throw) elections in the USA now, I'm not so sure we are any different at all... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 And I still think she looks like Jodie Foster! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 At least Rudd can return to his one true passion, portraying the Milky Bar Kid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 So Gillard becomes Prime Minister with the Australian public having absolutely no say in who should lead the country. It's a somewhat different system to what you're used to in the United States! Not quite as different as you seem to be implying. In the Australian system, doesn't the electorate effectively choose the ruling party knowing that the leader of that party will be PM? In which case, the public has some say in the matter, however indirect. In the US, although we vote for specific individuals, those individuals come from a pool pre-selected by powerful interests. Unless a candidate goes cap in hand to those interests promising them whatever they want, he/she will be pretty much dead in the water at election time. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugged Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not quite right. As for the elected part... there was no ballot taken at the Labor Party leadership meeting because Rudd threw in the towel when he knew he didn't have the numbers. So Gillard becomes Prime Minister with the Australian public having absolutely no say in who should lead the country. It's a somewhat different system to what you're used to in the United States! Regards KR I think the same thing happened here in Canada, although it was long ago at a time when I wasn't all that interested in politics (I'm still not, actually). Kim Campbell was our one and only female PM, but that only lasted a matter of days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugged Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not quite as different as you seem to be implying. In the Australian system, doesn't the electorate effectively choose the ruling party knowing that the leader of that party will be PM? In which case, the public has some say in the matter, however indirect. Michael The public votes for the party they want in office. The party votes for who they want as a leader and they can change that leader pretty much at any time (bait and switch?). So, the public can either vote for the party or not vote at all. I think it's a common feeling that we don't really have a say in who leads the country. I imagine that's a similar story in Oz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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