Australian PM Julia Gillard DESTROYS sexist conservative politicians (VIDEO)

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Tuesday October 09, 2012 · 3:01 AM PDT

2012/10/09 · 03:01

Julia Gillard has one of the toughest jobs in western politics. She leads a minority government that only holds government by the barest of numbers, relying on the votes of Independents to stay in power.

Her government is battling in the polls, under attack for passing a Carbon Tax earlier this year, when it ruled one out before the last election.

Unfortunately, those who criticise her have not kept their comments purely focused on policy critiques. As Australia's first female Prime minister, she has been subjected over the past two years to an appalling and persistent campaign of sexist bullying and abuse by the opposition conservative coalition. (they call themselves the Liberal party, but they are actually our conservative party).

Today, Gillard snapped back. But first, some more context.

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Monday May 03, 2010 · 7:34 AM PDT

2010/05/03 · 07:34

Picture this. It's the height of the financial crisis. Economies worldwide are about to tank. And yet, one western economy bravely looks toward crisis and tackles it head on.

Budget stimulus helps the economy avoid recession - lump sum payments are given to families, and the government decides to spend lots of money building schools and other infrastructure. Interest rates are cut and a bank deposit guaruntee is brought in.

None of the country's major banks collapse, and no bailout are needed. A few fund managers collapse, but overall structural damage to the economy is minor. Government debt as a proportion of GDP only reaches 18% and it will be paid bank by 2023/14. Government debt is way lower than European countries, most of whom sit between 50%-100% of GDP. And it will be paid back within 4 years. Unemployment peaks about about 6.5%.

And most importantly of all - the country avoids official recession. We even have money to reform health care and introduce a national paid parental leave scheme.

Sounds like a fantasy? Nope. This country does exist. It's called Australia.

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Friday November 06, 2009 · 1:39 AM PST

2009/11/06 · 01:39

About a few hours ago, the Prime Minister in my country, Kevin Rudd of the Australian Labor Party, took off the gloves on Climate Change Deniers.

The Prime Minister has had enough of the parallel obstructionism in the US and Australia. His critique doesn't just extend to Australia. He also calls out prominent US Republicans.

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Sunday June 14, 2009 · 2:36 AM PDT

2009/06/14 · 02:36

As of writing, there's been a lot of hearsay about whether or not the results of the Iranian election have been rigged.

I was speaking to a friend about the Iranian elections, and that person was able to provide me with a screen capture via another friend of an irregularity on Iranian TV with the voter count. Have a look inside:

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Sunday April 12, 2009 · 8:04 PM PDT

2009/04/12 · 20:04

An odd thought crossed my mind as I was watching Glenn Beck's latest piece of incendiary garbage.

As I saw Glenn Beck pouring "petrol" over one of his guests, and going on a fucking insane rant about some new world order of banks, illegal immigrants and liberals led by Barack Obama, it hit me...

Glenn Beck is a cross between Joe McCarthy and Howard Beale.

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Monday March 30, 2009 · 8:02 PM PDT

2009/03/30 · 20:02

Fifteen years ago in Australia, where I live, everybody used to drive either a (GM)Holden or a Ford. You might see the odd Japanese car on the road, but that's it.

In 2009, Australians don't just buy Holdens and Fords. They buy Mazdas, Mitsubishis, Toyotas, Hondas and other cars. The most popular car sold in Australia last year was a Mazda.

Does anyone here really think that this change is solely because GM and Ford's (and Chrysler's) labour costs are higher? Labour costs are a part of it but so is the quality of product and the competency of management.

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 10:14 PM PDT

2008/10/31 · 22:14

Wow! Not content to hold rallies with Obama, Bill Clinton has taken time out to record a robocall for the No on Prop 8 campaign!

Check it out:

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 7:28 AM PDT

2008/10/29 · 07:28

Okay first thing's first: everyone just calm down. Sit down, have a cup of coffee, close pollster.com for the day before you have a freaking heart attack.

If you are worried about last-minute poll movements, here's a long laundry list of facts that I've been compiling over the past couple of days, related to history and psephology. I've done a bit of amateur polling in my time. Hopefully some of the following can soothe your nerves in the final week of the campaign.

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 8:55 PM PDT

2008/10/26 · 20:55

Last Friday, I completed my last course in my university degree. It was a politics course called "US Hegemony in International Law". When I started the course in August, I was immediately saddened at how the Bush administration had pissed on international legal agreements and twisted the meaning of Freedom. Perhaps ironically, by the end of the course your financial system had melted down. The discussion had moved on to whether America - in the light of financial crisis - still had any of that hegemony left.

I am not an American. I am Australian. I have never traveled to your country. But I know that this election effects me as well. The choice you are about to make is perhaps the most important one in the past four decades - not just in terms of America's image, but in terms of the real effects that American foreign policy has towards other people around the world.

If the world could vote, here's what some of us would say.

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 3:54 PM PDT

2008/10/15 · 15:54

If the latest poll out of West Virginia from Insider Advantage is true, Sarah Palin's visit to West Virginia last week was fully justified!

http://politicalwire.com/...

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Thursday October 09, 2008 · 7:22 AM PDT

2008/10/09 · 07:22

A little less than 8 months ago, one of my best friends proudly called me with some great news. He announced to me that he had just been accepted into a Graduate position at (the Australian branch of) Goldman Sachs for 2009.

The circumstances of his employment were quite tumultuous - to cut a long story short, he wasn't sure if he'd get into Goldmans, so he originally signed up with Merrill Lynch, and ended up having to break contract with them when Goldmans gave him the job. I joked at the time that "he'll never be able to work at Merrill Lynch ever again in his life".

Well... I was right - Merrill Lynch won't ever hire him, or anyone, ever again. Now he's scared that Goldman Sachs are going to cancel his job too. Both of us are finishing our University Degrees in 4 weeks. What happened to our future?

Ladies and Gentlemen, after 30 years of free markets and deregulation - here we are. Welcome to 2008.

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Sunday October 05, 2008 · 6:27 PM PDT

2008/10/05 · 18:27

A few days ago I was watching the Vice-Presidential debate. Sarah Palin's insipid performance reminded me of that classic put down of Dan Quayle from 1988 by Lloyd Bentsen: "Senator, I knew Jack Kennedy. I served with Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."

And then it hit me:

Sarah Palin is so bad, she actually makes Dan Quayle look like Jack Kennedy.

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