Thread: Qld election

Actually voting is trying to pick the lesser of the two evils. both partys are crap, but we do rarely get a sound third choice.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Pot calling the kettle black?

not quite, the first 2 are hereditary with my father being british, so no fault of my own, i must be competent at what i do otherwise i'd be looking for another job, but i wear the title of cretin with pride!

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Depends on the number of voters in each electorate, Joh did it with 16%.

For the purposes of the arithmetic, I assumed the electorates to have equal numbers enrolled. Unlike the Bjelke-Petersen model where some electorates had only one third the numbers of others.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

For the purposes of the arithmetic, I assumed the electorates to have equal numbers enrolled. Unlike the Bjelke-Petersen model where some electorates had only one third the numbers of others.

And sheep could vote too, as long as they voted CP

and the votes cost peanuts

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Like pretty well all recent elections at all levels, it was a matter of which poor choice to vote for. Queenslanders appear to have longer memories than the pollies realise. The "Country Crooks" under their new name of Liberal National Party were sent back to the waiting room. The electors remembered the LNP has a species memory of nepotism, cronyism, graft and corruption, with the ghosts of Bjelke-Petersen, Hinze, Holm, Sparkes, Genrich, Goleby, Lane, Austin, the Thiesses etc. casting their shadow over the party. The public perception of their principal sponsor as a billionaire attempting to buy himself a government didn't help.

I remember an interview with Big Rus Hinze when he was asked if being the racing minister and owning a swag of racehorses was a conflict of interest. He said "It's more of a convergence of interest".

Nuf said about him, his lot, the incompetent Labor pollies in Qld and NSW, the Greens and the rest of the Wallies come pollies.

Where is a good benevolent dictator when you need one.

Originally Posted by Chenz

Where is a good benevolent dictator when you need one.

Pick me

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Like pretty well all recent elections at all levels, it was a matter of which poor choice to vote for. Queenslanders appear to have longer memories than the pollies realise. The "Country Crooks" under their new name of Liberal National Party were sent back to the waiting room. The electors remembered the LNP has a species memory of nepotism, cronyism, graft and corruption, with the ghosts of Bjelke-Petersen, Hinze, Holm, Sparkes, Genrich, Goleby, Lane, Austin, the Thiesses etc. casting their shadow over the party. The public perception of their principal sponsor as a billionaire attempting to buy himself a government didn't help.

And you're saying the ALP and their union backers have no skeletons in the cupboard ......