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The Rudd Challenge, WDYT?

YodaTheWrinkledO... YodaTheWrinkledOne View Member Profile	20/02/2012, 01:30 PM Post #1
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Obviously something is going to happen, probably in the next week or so. Options (a) Rudd forces a no-confidence vote against Gillard (b) Gillard hold a leadership ballot (c ) Gillard sacks Rudd from front bench (citing disloyalty) Either way, it's going to be messy and does nothing for the government. While this remains at the forefront of news reports and is on people's lips, it prevents the government from focussing on policy and governing. Tony Abbott must be loving this! Momentum swing? Crean calls for Rudd to put up or shut up Leadership speculation by Annabel Crabb QUOTE She thinks he shouldn't be prime minister because he's nuts. He thinks she shouldn't be prime minister because she's hopeless. And that's about the size of it. Caucus members now arrange themselves into Team Bloodnut and Team Bowlcut, driven by nothing except the clinical extent of their own despair. Rudd shuts up after declaring he's a changed man Only Kevin can stop Kevin now This post has been edited by YodaTheWrinkledOne: 20/02/2012, 01:31 PM

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Malaya View Member Profile	20/02/2012, 02:46 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,494 Joined: 18-November 11
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I won't be voting for Tony Abbott i'll be voting for the liberal party. And I'll be hoping like hell he's replaced ASAP!! I don't think this is a media beat up as was said earlier. I think rumors start somewhere, and ones like this are no doubt founded on some truth. Should be an interesting week, next week.

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YodaTheWrinkledOne The Rudd Challenge 20/02/2012, 01:30 PM

2handsdon'tspillit I think that the party must think that thay are op... 20/02/2012, 01:33 PM

chicken in a box I agree, Tony Abbott must be laughing and just rub... 20/02/2012, 01:37 PM

Liadan The scariest part, is that this means that Tony Ab... 20/02/2012, 01:39 PM

geckosrule Gillard or Rudd? Who cares! Same Party Same ... 20/02/2012, 01:40 PM

BetteBoop QUOTE (2handsdon'tspillit @ 20/02/2012, 0... 20/02/2012, 01:41 PM

jupiter123 It really is a sad state of affairs when even our ... 20/02/2012, 01:42 PM

Telmatiaeos I think that it's about the only thing that La... 20/02/2012, 01:42 PM

GreyMatter It's comical. I'm finding it quite entert... 20/02/2012, 01:47 PM

FloralArrangement I love it, Rudd is being disloyal unlike Gillard w... 20/02/2012, 01:48 PM

Sassy Girl QUOTE (geckosrule @ 20/02/2012, 02:40 PM)... 20/02/2012, 01:52 PM

dadathome Under Rudd, Labor had been backflipping on hard ch... 20/02/2012, 01:53 PM

Serendipaceratops I think this whole scandal has been almost exclusi... 20/02/2012, 02:04 PM

tigerfan QUOTE (Serendipaceratops @ 20/02/2012, 03... 20/02/2012, 02:14 PM

ali27 It is a huge embarrassment both domestically and i... 20/02/2012, 02:05 PM

Princess.cranky.pants It's a joke and they need to sort it out. They... 20/02/2012, 02:16 PM

dadathome QUOTE (Princess.cranky.pants @ 20/02/2012, 03... 20/02/2012, 02:20 PM

Telmatiaeos QUOTE The other side is not looking good ether. Th... 20/02/2012, 02:22 PM

Dinosaurus I think it needs sorting and ending if there's... 20/02/2012, 02:23 PM

His Boy Elroy While I am a loyal liberal supporter, I would rath... 20/02/2012, 02:23 PM

dadathome QUOTE (His Boy Elroy @ 20/02/2012, 03:23 ... 20/02/2012, 02:27 PM

silk QUOTE (His Boy Elroy @ 20/02/2012, 03:23 ... 20/02/2012, 02:48 PM

71Cath QUOTE (Serendipaceratops @ 20/02/2012, 03... 20/02/2012, 02:23 PM

Telmatiaeos QUOTE views so conservative he makes George W look... 20/02/2012, 02:24 PM

tel2 Julia should've NOT put him in her cabinet. St... 20/02/2012, 02:26 PM

71Cath QUOTE (tel2 @ 20/02/2012, 03:26 PM) Julia... 20/02/2012, 02:32 PM

Princess.cranky.pants QUOTE His polling had been declining for months, n... 20/02/2012, 02:43 PM

dadathome QUOTE (Princess.cranky.pants @ 20/02/2012, 03... 20/02/2012, 02:51 PM

Malaya I won't be voting for Tony Abbott i'll be ... 20/02/2012, 02:46 PM

SexyCat I'm generally a Labour supporter, but even I, ... 20/02/2012, 02:49 PM

Melissa4444 QUOTE I think she's a good leader. TBH I just ... 20/02/2012, 02:53 PM

purplekitty It would be great if Labor didn't self destruc... 20/02/2012, 02:54 PM

dadathome QUOTE (purplekitty @ 20/02/2012, 03:54 PM... 20/02/2012, 02:59 PM

purplekitty QUOTE (dadathome @ 20/02/2012, 02:59 PM) ... 20/02/2012, 03:22 PM

Melissa4444 Campbell Newman is really the only thing that coul... 20/02/2012, 03:14 PM

hayleymumof3 The speculation that KRudd would take back over th... 20/02/2012, 03:14 PM

chat QUOTE The scariest part, is that this means that T... 20/02/2012, 03:15 PM

hayleymumof3 QUOTE I think it is only now that people are looki... 20/02/2012, 03:24 PM

71Cath QUOTE (dadathome @ 20/02/2012, 03:59 PM) ... 20/02/2012, 03:25 PM

Freddie'sMum To quote Dolly Parton (from a movie she was in): ... 20/02/2012, 03:41 PM

chat QUOTE If you are in to fascism then yes they did a... 20/02/2012, 03:44 PM

virtuallotus QUOTE Gillard or Rudd? Who cares! Same Party... 20/02/2012, 03:44 PM

hayleymumof3 QUOTE Put forward an intelligent argument then I w... 20/02/2012, 03:48 PM

Balto1 QUOTE (hayleymumof3 @ 20/02/2012, 03:48 P... 20/02/2012, 03:51 PM

chat QUOTE I wasn't laughing at the fascism bit I w... 20/02/2012, 03:56 PM

discomonkey QUOTE (chat @ 20/02/2012, 03:56 PM)143274... 20/02/2012, 04:42 PM

BetteBoop QUOTE (chat @ 20/02/2012, 03:15 PM) Why? ... 20/02/2012, 04:01 PM

chat I don't know about Hockey as a leader and when... 20/02/2012, 04:11 PM

MadameCatty I think it would be better if someone else stood u... 20/02/2012, 04:15 PM

chat Lol Madamecatty. It would probably be his best cha... 20/02/2012, 04:23 PM

Polly Esther All this plotting and nonsense seems to be quite c... 20/02/2012, 04:28 PM

tamjk QUOTE (hayleymumof3 @ 20/02/2012, 03:14 P... 20/02/2012, 04:42 PM

CancerianMoon I think people are taking the media bait when they... 20/02/2012, 04:48 PM

chat Yes, discomonkey, I probably do come across as a s... 20/02/2012, 04:55 PM

Cheryl_v The main problem I have with Tony Abbott is that h... 20/02/2012, 04:58 PM

chat Cheryl_v, at this stage of the election cycle he s... 20/02/2012, 05:06 PM

Melissa4444 Completely OT, but discomonkey..I have a major cru... 20/02/2012, 05:14 PM

dadathome QUOTE (Melissa4444 @ 20/02/2012, 06:14 PM... 20/02/2012, 05:24 PM

chat Yes, there is something cute about Annabel crabb l... 20/02/2012, 05:17 PM

Telmatiaeos QUOTE The main problem I have with Tony Abbott is ... 20/02/2012, 05:23 PM

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