Robert Bruce

Coonabarabran, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA


Joined May 31st 2009

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More Mud!!

May 13th 2013 05:54
More Mud !!
A bricklayer friend called the mortar he used to lay bricks, “mud”. When he was running out, he simply called for ‘more mud’. Abbott must have tried to be a bricklayer at some time in his life, or is it normal practice for him to issue orders to his dirt team for ‘more mud’ to sling at the Labour Government.

Of course he has no solution to the problem he makes out is there, he simply says to the voters, metaphorically, of course:-

“ Trust me, all you voters,
I’m Sam,
the used car man.
I’ll sell you any kind of car
that I bloody can.
It will be the best car you’ve had
since labour came to power.
There is no need to test it out,
or look inside,
believe me, it’ll all work out.
Trust me, I am Sam,
The famous used car man. ”

I wonder who will actually see Mr Abbott’s latest booklet on Government waste. No one ??

By the way Tony, how is it that your office expenses are far greater than those of the PM??

Did you include, in your booklet on waste. “Un-necessary office expense claims from the Opposition?” or “Unwarranted expense claims for self promotion of the Opposition leader” or “exhorbitant expences for Polly Peddling antics” or -- no the list is too long for this blog.
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Manipulating management

May 13th 2013 01:30

I see that the mainstream media is still at it, manipulating the political news. It would be a tragedy for Murdock’s media empire to manoeuvre the voting at September’s election to his way of thinking. Sadly, he may do exactly that, if we, the voters are not very careful.

Abbott, Pyne and Company are in dire straits with legal proceedings already filed against them. But you would have to look hard in the media to find where such details are made public. Of course, IF it were Labour members facing the same legal proceedings there would be massive headlines about it.

Nowhere in the mainstream media will you find any mention of how Abbott is ripping off the taxpayer on a daily basis with his Polly Pedalling antics. He’s claiming lots of money as he ’does his bit for charity’. He did it last year too. Mr Abbott does not miss a single opportunity to fill his wallet from the public purse, and, what enrages me is that the so-called Parliamentary oversight committee lets him get away with it, time after time.

The Media Moguls want a Coalition Government simply because only the Coalition would give them the financial control of this nations finances. They want to be in Charge of everything and one way of doing that without a shooting war is to control the country’s financial situation. They have done this in the European Union, and some countries are now completely at the mercy of the money lenders. Ireland, Cyprus, Greece, and so on. This is corrupt world politics on a massive scale.

Fortunately for Australia, the voters dumped Howard at just the right time. Abbott is from the same mould as Howard, he wants to be a powerful figure, with the backing of the big boys from overseas, and he will do almost anything to achieve that power. He doesn’t realise that when he has done what they want, they will dump him out of hand, he is simply not good management material.

Management needs committed workers for the ‘cause’, not for self. Abbott has no cause at all; he simply looks after himself as best he is able. So far, so good, but if the shit hits the fan, he will be removed, he is expendable.

The cracks appearing in the Coalition: ie- Backbenchers disagreeing with the Paid Parental Leave scheme, are an indication of those cracks. Abbott dismisses them with a casual –“They will fall into line” statement. Does Abbott control the whole coalition like a dictator would? I think he is a bit over the top myself, those members have a valid right to speak out according to their own consciences, that’s what they were elected for.

While the Coalition is putting down the duly elected Government, and making empty promises about what they will do if elected, the Labour Government is getting on with the business of Governing the Country. I do believe that some of the legislation that has been passed could have been altered slightly to get a better result for the community at large, but the Opposition has not scrutinised the legislation as it should have, they have been too busy campaigning for the September election. Officially, campaigning for the coming election has not started yet, and, for the Government at least, it is business as usual.

It’s a shame the Coalition does not get on with the business of Government until the Writs for the election have been issued.
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Manipulating management

May 13th 2013 01:30

I see that the mainstream media is still at it, manipulating the political news. It would be a tragedy for Murdock’s media empire to manoeuvre the voting at September’s election to his way of thinking. Sadly, he may do exactly that, if we, the voters are not very careful.

Abbott, Pyne and Company are in dire straits with legal proceedings already filed against them. But you would have to look hard in the media to find where such details are made public. Of course, IF it were Labour members facing the same legal proceedings there would be massive headlines about it.

Nowhere in the mainstream media will you find any mention of how Abbott is ripping off the taxpayer on a daily basis with his Polly Pedalling antics. He’s claiming lots of money as he ’does his bit for charity’. He did it last year too. Mr Abbott does not miss a single opportunity to fill his wallet from the public purse, and, what enrages me is that the so-called Parliamentary oversight committee lets him get away with it, time after time.

The Media Moguls want a Coalition Government simply because only the Coalition would give them the financial control of this nations finances. They want to be in Charge of everything and one way of doing that without a shooting war is to control the country’s financial situation. They have done this in the European Union, and some countries are now completely at the mercy of the money lenders. Ireland, Cyprus, Greece, and so on. This is corrupt world politics on a massive scale.

Fortunately for Australia, the voters dumped Howard at just the right time. Abbott is from the same mould as Howard, he wants to be a powerful figure, with the backing of the big boys from overseas, and he will do almost anything to achieve that power. He doesn’t realise that when he has done what they want, they will dump him out of hand, he is simply not good management material.

Management needs committed workers for the ‘cause’, not for self. Abbott has no cause at all; he simply looks after himself as best he is able. So far, so good, but if the shit hits the fan, he will be removed, he is expendable.

The cracks appearing in the Coalition: ie- Backbenchers disagreeing with the Paid Parental Leave scheme, are an indication of those cracks. Abbott dismisses them with a casual –“They will fall into line” statement. Does Abbott control the whole coalition like a dictator would? I think he is a bit over the top myself, those members have a valid right to speak out according to their own consciences, that’s what they were elected for.

While the Coalition is putting down the duly elected Government, and making empty promises about what they will do if elected, the Labour Government is getting on with the business of Governing the Country. I do believe that some of the legislation that has been passed could have been altered slightly to get a better result for the community at large, but the Opposition has not scrutinised the legislation as it should have, they have been too busy campaigning for the September election. Officially, campaigning for the coming election has not started yet, and, for the Government at least, it is business as usual.

It’s a shame the Coalition does not get on with the business of Government until the Writs for the election have been issued.
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Volunteers

May 12th 2013 05:30
It's national Volunteer Week, and I believe in doing something for others simply because I can. Also I make a lot of new friends every time. This poem says it for the volunteers, the real ones, not the asthmatic old buggers like me.


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National Volunteer Week

May 12th 2013 05:17
Go on, get off your bum and go do something for others. The worst thing that can happen is that you will make a lot of new friends. Yes, that’s right, make new friends, lots of them. You will never meet these new friends any other way because your lifestyle and theirs are so far apart. But when you volunteer, you have something in common immediately.

Age is no barrier, you can do something for others at any age at all. It is a shame that more young people do not volunteer, they have so much to offer, apart from a friendly ear to hear stories of sadness and heartbreak, and they have youthful exhuberance to give, heaps of it


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Freedom

May 9th 2013 01:33


I hear of freedom every single day


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Going Nowhere Fast

May 7th 2013 03:01


It’s peaceful in the outback


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fair ? or photo shoot

May 3rd 2013 03:18
Fair?- or Photo Shoot
Is he a peddling polly helping
those with disability


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PLOP

May 2nd 2013 01:09
PLOP
[Poetic Life of Parliament] Just a bit of rhyme written about our current Federal Government over the least few years. I include the Opposition as part of that Government although they have not earned their salaries with any contribution to th Governance of our country, not even scrutiny of the many pieces of legislation passed by the Labour Govt.
Of course this stuff is merely my opinion, and who am I other than a voter


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Foreign Investment

April 25th 2013 06:09
Foreign Investment
We hear from politicians, the media, and, of course, foreign owned companies that ,’ we need foreign investment’ in Australia to develop our resources to full advantage.
WHY


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Recent Comments

Comment by Robert Bruce
on Shake Like A Jelly

July 31st 2009 22:55
Earthquakes are frightening things wherever they occur. Papua New guinea gave me an incentive to read a bit about them and then I went to New Zealand for a number of years. Another country prone to them. Mother nature is still settling our planet down and may have a way to go yet. We humans are extremely vulnerable when our solid planet shakes. I am in Australia now, my homeland, and even here there are quakes.

Thanks to you both for your comments and may we all be free of major shakes.

Cheers

Bob

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Comment by Robert Bruce
on I'm not a Blogger!

July 6th 2009 07:33
Hi Lis. You may not be a Blogger, but you are doing well anyway.

Go get em!!

Love

Bob

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I can't vote for my friends as the system won't let me.When I try I get the message that says I have already voted.

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Comment by Robert Bruce
on I'm not a Blogger!

July 5th 2009 09:10
I agree with Lis on most things except writing. My main focus on writing is poetry, hers is everything else but poetry. I too, am testing the waters of blogging. My very first try is right here on Orble. I wan to find out which way the waters flows, same as Lis.
I am a writer, and a social animal as well. We do have a lot of lovely parrots hereabouts. White cockatoo and Galah being just two species.

Any assistance on how to be a good blogger would be appreciated.
Cheers

Bob

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Lis and i do not use the same computer. We have one each. I am not as active on Orble as Lis is, as I have other commitments for a few months and may have more time after that. the voting system as is, in my mind, too easily abused for popularity points and should be discarded. However. it's up to the site owners to change as they see fit. I am just another writer with something to say.
Cheers and best wishes

Bob

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Comment by Robert Bruce
on That 'Electric ' Feeling

July 4th 2009 05:18
You never know, do you. Thanks Trish for your supporting comment. Out here where I live we have about 250 miles of high tension power lines to keep happy before we get power. Mind, it's a pretty good service mostly. Just seems logical to use all that sunshine out there. Be no good today as there is a thick cloud cover and it's B----- cold.

Cheers my dear

Bob

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Comment by Robert Bruce
on Post Mortem - Bush Fire

July 2nd 2009 23:22
It seems that the Govt of the day only has the political will to do anything as long as there is a benefit for either the Politician concerned or his/her party. No benefit, no further action. Shame really when a lot of the losses could be avoided by a bit of forward planning, real planning.

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Comment by Robert Bruce
on Caption this cat!

July 2nd 2009 10:36
My caption would be : " What?" in top left hand corner with "You gotta be kiddin" across the bottom. That looks one concerned Kitty.

Cheers and best wishes

Bob

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