tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post1632940259304827603..comments2023-04-06T22:01:07.239+10:00Comments on YOA's Blog Of The Unusally Pointless: John Howard and the Barely-Adequate Psychic DefensesYouth of Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-78956852810756903892007-11-25T14:05:00.000+11:002007-11-25T14:05:00.000+11:00I don't know... I have limited sympathy for comple...<I>I don't know... I have limited sympathy for completely deluded individuals... don't know what that says about me...</I><BR/>It says you have ANY kind of emotional restraint, unlike me. I'm worse than bloody Kamelion, me.<BR/><BR/><I>It has been getting out of hand - they've brought in quite an amazingly popular new trend.</I><BR/>My mum thinks that the Chaser is going to cut back on the political side of things after this - there's not much else they can do, and now everyone's wise to them...<BR/><BR/><I>"I've got some viagara for little Johnny - something to help him get his election up!"</I><BR/>Well, it's not as weak as Chas and the giant waxy cotton bud.<BR/><BR/><I>I thought their comment on it (spending the morning as Howard's minders) is probably the cleverest thing the Chaser has ever done.</I><BR/>It's certainly not taking the obvious route - and I loved their realization that Howard is physically fitter than any of them, and how they wished it was Beazley they were minding...<BR/><BR/><I>Aaaargh, tell me about it! It's been announced, it's been in production, Doug Bayne isn't doing anything right now - JUST SHOW IT, ABC! SHOW IT, DAMN YOU!</I><BR/>The ABC makes me SICK!<BR/><BR/>They've been advertising it all year!<BR/><BR/>Mind you, there was that Joanna Lumbley show "Class Act" which took four WHOLE years to get from the Coming Soon ads to its graveyard slot on Saturday Nights...<BR/><BR/><I>They even had Steve and the gang one of their "Coming up..." ads for Christ's sake!</I><BR/>It burns...<BR/><BR/><I>Bloody hell. Had to Google search to make sure you were on the level - and I KNOW you never lie to me.</I><BR/>I don't blame you.<BR/><BR/>Dude, this is the electoral equivalent of "Blake" - no survivors...<BR/><BR/><I>Even in quiet defeat Costello can be an arsehole, though - not only is he claiming that HE could have won this election, he's saying that he publicly stated he wanted the leadership that he "was very upfront about it, I put it publicly, in this room and many other rooms"<BR/>Yeah, keep saying that, Pete.</I><BR/>And after Howard borderline BEGGED Pete to take over the party... to get spat in the face like that.<BR/><BR/>...But what did anyone expect?Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-32558108852476126462007-11-25T13:55:00.000+11:002007-11-25T13:55:00.000+11:00I get that. But the fact is, he WAS surprised. Stu...<I><BR/>I get that. But the fact is, he WAS surprised. Stunned even. And I can only pity him, in an Ambassadors of Death Carrington kind of way...</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know... I have limited sympathy for completely deluded individuals... don't know what that says about me...<BR/><BR/><I>And just how many "Chaser stunts" have occured in this campaign that the Chaser actually had NOTHING to do with? Five?</I><BR/><BR/>It has been getting out of hand - they've brought in quite an amazingly popular new trend.<BR/><BR/>"I've got some viagara for little Johnny - something to help him get his election up!"<BR/><BR/>I thought their comment on it (spending the morning as Howard's minders) is probably the cleverest thing the Chaser has ever done.<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>When are we getting the next series anyway?!</I><BR/><BR/>Aaaargh, tell me about it! It's been announced, it's been in production, Doug Bayne isn't doing anything right now - JUST SHOW IT, ABC! SHOW IT, DAMN YOU!<BR/><BR/>They even had Steve and the gang one of their "Coming up..." ads for Christ's sake!<BR/><BR/><I>He just quit, apparently. Something about choosing to go out rather than be kicked out, like Keating back in the 90s...</I><BR/><BR/>Bloody hell. Had to Google search to make sure you were on the level - and I KNOW you never lie to me.<BR/><BR/>Even in quiet defeat Costello can be an arsehole, though - not only is he claiming that HE could have won this election, he's saying that he publicly stated he wanted the leadership that he "was very upfront about it, I put it publicly, in this room and many other rooms"<BR/><BR/>Yeah, keep saying that, Pete.Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-76969154469301996362007-11-25T13:27:00.000+11:002007-11-25T13:27:00.000+11:00Was not expecting to read that. Wasn't expecting t...<I>Was not expecting to read that.</I> <BR/>Wasn't expecting to write it...<BR/><BR/><I>But then it sounds like 7's coverage was pretty cruel, as The Chaser anticipated. Tony Jones was pretty mild in comparison, with his "But you have LOST the seat, haven't you?"</I><BR/>Spose so.<BR/><BR/><I>In fact, during Howard's speech I was either ambivalent or neutral towards the man - he came across as pretty weak and bewildered, as you say, but I couldn't be sorry for him for a second because he dug his own grave over the past three years with remarkable efficiency and has no right to be surprised now.</I><BR/>I get that. But the fact is, he WAS surprised. Stunned even. And I can only pity him, in an Ambassadors of Death Carrington kind of way...<BR/><BR/><I>I wasn't exactly satisfied by it, though - as I imagine I would have been if Latham had won last election. (God knows how)</I><BR/>Headbutting everyone into submission?<BR/><BR/><I>The only twist in the tale is that there WAS no rabbit in the hat... unless that rabbit was distributing litertature suggesting the ALP and Al'Qaeda are in bed together in one of your few genuinely safe electorates - backfire much?</I><BR/>And just how many "Chaser stunts" have occured in this campaign that the Chaser actually had NOTHING to do with? Five?<BR/><BR/><I>I was also amazed to see Howard so ready to concede defeat at Bennelong - Kerry and co. were acting as if it was still up in the air for a week or so (In spite of numbers slowly getting even better for Labor as the night progressed) but he's just like "Yep, my career's over now, full-stop". Wow. Astonishing how Maxine McKew's star has risen... hard to belive it was just three years ago when she was the lead-in for Double the Fist.</I><BR/>When are we getting the next series anyway?!<BR/><BR/><I>But the real question... is Costello really going to be uncontested for Leadership?</I><BR/>He just quit, apparently. Something about choosing to go out rather than be kicked out, like Keating back in the 90s...<BR/><BR/>Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, back to spoofing.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-57043240743491108952007-11-25T13:19:00.000+11:002007-11-25T13:19:00.000+11:00Was not expecting to read that. But then it sounds...Was not expecting to read that. But then it sounds like 7's coverage was pretty cruel, as The Chaser anticipated. Tony Jones was pretty mild in comparison, with his "But you have LOST the seat, haven't you?"<BR/><BR/>In fact, during Howard's speech I was either ambivalent or neutral towards the man - he came across as pretty weak and bewildered, as you say, but I couldn't be sorry for him for a second because he dug his own grave over the past three years with remarkable efficiency and has no right to be surprised now. I wasn't exactly satisfied by it, though - as I imagine I would have been if Latham had won last election. (God knows how)<BR/><BR/>The only twist in the tale is that there WAS no rabbit in the hat... unless that rabbit was distributing litertature suggesting the ALP and Al'Qaeda are in bed together in one of your few genuinely safe electorates - backfire much?<BR/><BR/>I was also amazed to see Howard so ready to concede defeat at Bennelong - Kerry and co. were acting as if it was still up in the air for a week or so (In spite of numbers slowly getting even better for Labor as the night progressed) but he's just like "Yep, my career's over now, full-stop". Wow. Astonishing how Maxine McKew's star has risen... hard to belive it was just three years ago when she was the lead-in for Double the Fist.<BR/><BR/>But the real question... is Costello <I>really</I> going to be uncontested for Leadership? I mean, COME ON: Turnbull, Nelson, Abbott, and that crackpot Downer? It'll be like feeding time at the zoo.Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.com