tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post114829260658744906..comments2023-09-26T02:09:58.787+10:00Comments on diogenesian discourse: idiots loose in parliament....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148470667066127162006-05-24T21:37:00.000+10:002006-05-24T21:37:00.000+10:00Greenie, Stan Goff is one of my heroes. The book ...Greenie, Stan Goff is one of my heroes. The book sounds tempting, but as I will explain soon, I will channel my small amount of energy in a different direction (for now). I'll probably read it eventually, but for now, listing it in my booklist will have to suffice. Thanks for the heads-up.The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148407040984431582006-05-24T03:57:00.000+10:002006-05-24T03:57:00.000+10:00============ off topic ===============Sorry yer Be...============ off topic ===============<BR/>Sorry yer Bearness, found another book you don't need to read but might like to know of...for your reading list.<BR/>Too lazy to find a proper way to tell you about it:<BR/><BR/>http://www.lulu.com/content/276367GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148403092951195982006-05-24T02:51:00.000+10:002006-05-24T02:51:00.000+10:00They're bastards, Mike. If I wasn't such a pacifis...They're bastards, Mike. If I wasn't such a pacifist I'd say that this is only happening because not enough of them are getting shot, but I can't say that, so I'll just say if you see one of these assholes, chuck a beer in their face and say "the beer's on me!" <BR/><BR/>Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, their enlistment figures are so far down they won't be able to defend their outhouse soon...The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148306721900648182006-05-23T00:05:00.000+10:002006-05-23T00:05:00.000+10:00Good point about how the Liberals are attempting t...Good point about how the Liberals are attempting to lay the blame for any post traumatic stress disorders on our pre-existing condition, that of being a 'misfit'. <BR/><BR/>Also, the cutting of veterans' benefits seems to be de rigeur for the polytricksters in both the US and Australia. It's all "hail the heroes!" when we leave and "who's that misfit, layabout ?" when we come home.Mike Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410520975856239745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148301119677193472006-05-22T22:31:00.000+10:002006-05-22T22:31:00.000+10:00Greenie, I don't really know the stats on that, bu...Greenie, I don't really know the stats on that, but I can come at it from another angle for you: From my exerience in the military, I'd say about 90% of those serving vote conservative. From that statistic I could estrapolate that more of them, of they went into politics, would join the conservatives.<BR/><BR/>However, the only federal politician I know who is a Vietnam veteran is Labor.The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148300433906360362006-05-22T22:20:00.000+10:002006-05-22T22:20:00.000+10:00Gerry, the post makes me wonder: is Australian gov...Gerry, the post makes me wonder: is Australian govmnt peopled with pro-war, defense obsessed men who have never worn a uniform or served? We have very few vets in the Bush league and a much greater record of armed services experience among the current crop of elected Democrats...not that they aren't fools as well but they are no where near as out of touch with the glorious service the republicans largely avoided.GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148299758071583432006-05-22T22:09:00.000+10:002006-05-22T22:09:00.000+10:00I've sent him an email pretty much in the vein of ...I've sent him an email pretty much in the vein of the one above. I also demanded an apology and told him I thought he was a disgrace.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I've got another reply from Ruddock which I haven't published here yet. It's pure political obfuscatory gobbledegook. But so far his reply rate has been 3/3. I call that pretty good.<BR/>Satisfactoriness of response - 1/10. I call that abysmal. All fluff and no substance. <BR/><BR/>I used to say that this is only happening because not enough of them are getting shot but these days it's seditious to indulge in such wry sarcasm so I won't say it...The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1148299130597209322006-05-22T21:58:00.000+10:002006-05-22T21:58:00.000+10:00So all the boys in Chipp's marble barrell were mis...So all the boys in Chipp's marble barrell were misfits. Well a lot of the poor buggers were certainly "sorted out" in the worst way.<BR/><BR/>Go get them Bear.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.com