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  1. 20th March 2008, 10:46 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by waynep View Post
    I wish we could drop this "krudd" thing.
    Even politicians, no matter what you think of them, do not need to be referred to in an obviously derogatory manner.
    It might seem witty but it loses it after being repeated a few times.
    And polarising posts - some folks here are masters at it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by waynep View Post
    I wish we could drop this "krudd" thing.
    Even politicians, no matter what you think of them, do not need to be referred to in an obviously derogatory manner.
    It might seem witty but it loses it after being repeated a few times.
    I thought 'K Rudd' wasn't derogatory. They were trying to make him sound young and cool. Like a rapper name.

    Not Krudd as in crud.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cartm58 View Post
    John Howard rose from being an ******** to PM of Australia
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    Your quite wrong - John Howard may have been Prime Minister but he never stopped being an ******** so his rise was only from being a lawyer to being a senior politician both positions being at the level of slime.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scallops View Post
    And polarising posts - some folks here are masters at it.
    Too right Scallops.
    Too many, too often lately.

    Folks, can we get off the political crap, and the sniping posts?
    WTF has any of that got to do with the original post in the thread? Nothing.
    I'm all for a thread hijack or taking the mickey, but there's too much negative bitching lately.
    Its not what this forum is about and it used to be known for the lack of it.
    If you want to constantly whinge, bait and snipe, sod off to OL or some other forum, where they get off on bagging each other.

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  5. 20th March 2008, 12:05 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by BBC View Post
    Congratulations are in order for Ken Gillespie. Today Ken was appointed into the position of manager of Australia's largest fleet of Land Rovers, as Chief of Army.

    I know Ken personally and it will probably not make any mention until he retires but Ken started out in the Army as an Apprentice Bricklayer. Becoming Chief of Army is a pretty big rise.

    Can anyone name anyone else who has risen so far in public life?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BBC View Post
    Congratulations are in order for Ken Gillespie. Today Ken was appointed into the position of manager of Australia's largest fleet of Land Rovers, as Chief of Army.

    I know Ken personally and it will probably not make any mention until he retires but Ken started out in the Army as an Apprentice Bricklayer. Becoming Chief of Army is a pretty big rise.

    Can anyone name anyone else who has risen so far in public life?
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    Quote Originally Posted by defender90 View Post
    soon to be largest fleet of g wagons
    Is that fact or speculation.... or hope?
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    Fact.

    Land Rover (the losers) didn't even tender or EOI for the new contract.

    Will be a few years off yet.
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    Ah well... Atleast G-Wagons are cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron View Post
    Is that fact or speculation.... or hope?
    Fact Army contract clears way for G wagen - Carsales Editorial

    Quote Originally Posted by BBC View Post
    ....Can anyone name anyone else who has risen so far in public life?
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    ...Folks, can we get off the political crap, and the sniping posts?
    WTF has any of that got to do with the original post in the thread? Nothing.
    To those suggesting that the thread was becoming too divisive. My previous post was directed at politicians generally (all flavours) and I was using the Australian Reader’s Digest annual survey of trusted professionals as my basis. Trusted Occupations in a list of 26, politicians come last, immediately after car salesmen and lawyers rate only 21st.

    It was directly related to the comment of public life in the original post.

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