I noted before on John McTernan’s genius for undermining his boss and ultimately causing his/her removal. His latest stratagem - having Julia Gillard announce an election for 14 September and to encourage the resignation of three Labor Ministers – takes the cake. Labor figures must be jumping with joy at the prospect of defeating Tony Abbott with this masterstroke. I wonder who McTernan’s next client will be? Perhaps Swannie will take him on?
Mr McTernan is Mr Negative.
Oops. This is hilarious.
McTernan has certainly excelled himself here. The “masterstroke” of announcing the election so far in advance has guaranteed Mr Abbott equal media coverage with the Prime Minister. I doubt anyone will do anything as stupid ever again.
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Nightmares for Jules…did McT start working for Le Kewen once he saw she was politically doomed?
Oh the humanity.
Labour in New Zealand is looking for an electoral mastermind to guide them back to the Treasury benches. Once he ruins them there really is nowhere to go.
To be fair to McSporran, it is doubtful whether anyone has ever had less political talent to work with.
Looks like McTernan has swallowed Julia’s contact lenses
Mcternam will have more nasty tricks up his sleeve. It’s just a game to him, being some sort of kingpin behind the scenes that people are scared of.
He gets a kick out of it.
All I can say is, given the shocks of the last couple of days, I suspect the Labor MP’s will be wearing the brown underpants next week.
GeorgeL – they wouldn’t be the same ones ‘Emo’ swallowed, would they?
Do you reckon he likes the taste?
Seriously, the man reminds me of the famous “Black Knight” from Monty Python’s movie. Pretty soon, he will only be a pugnacious head on the ground, claiming that he has only suffered a “flesh wound”.
candy – the guy’s a laughing stock, as is gillard, the goose and every other imbecile that constitutes the greater toxic clown collective.
Now, if we just get them to bring that election date forward…
I keep thinking “don’t be so over-confident”, but then I was thinking that at the Queensland election. It wasn’t possible to be over-confident then as it turned out.
But don’t get too complacent – Gillard still has the ace up her sleeve – those glasses could be the clincher. Don’t forget how many elections have been won and lost based on the eyewear of the leader
I think we can guess McTernan is pretty much at the bottom of the barrel if that’s all he can come up with.
Candy (a sweet name), let’s hope McT gets a big kick out of it..
The only kick McTurdling should get is a mighty one to the groin.
She is still the PM and They are still the govt.
but
23% return on the dollar if you back the Coalition.
That is ridiculous overs. Unless Abbott fucks a goat on the steps of St Paul’s, this one is a lock. Go hard.
In related news, just heard Evans’ goodbye presser.
“I don’t want to do Rob Oakeshott,” he said.
Do the odds usually go down like in a futures market for the likely winner or not?
Won’t the ads be great if Rudd assumes the leadership. Ad after ad of Labor pollies calling him a psycho.
Now with a chainsaw.
Rudds on his way back.
All this is people who shitcanned him loudest being shuffled off stage so they dont have to answer “how can you follow this bloke you hate” questions..
The big one to watch is Swan, if he goes then Kevins back.
A Swan Prime Ministership is tantalising and revolting at the same time.
Hideous concept isn’t it? He’s done quite enough damage as treasurer, being a total economic imbecile.
Smart move having your Director of Comminucations on a 457 visa.
But, I think I heard late last night, that Red Underpants Man was going to take over as AG?
Maybe I got it wrong; though frankly, at this stage I really couldn’t care.
I actually wouldn’t mind if the braying fool took over the AG’s office for a month or two [let's face it, that is all he'd get before he was frogmarched out of office]because it would have to be the final nail in this most incompetent government’s coffin.
I thought 18 months ago that what they should do is shove Crean in just to settle the horses for a bit in the run up to the next election and then when they lost – as they will – at least some of them might save their seats.
The way it’s going they’re aren’t going to be any of them left.
No, the reports were that he was angling to replace Evans as Leader in the Senate (the Number 3 position in the Government).
With Conroy as Leader in the Senate, both houses would be led by 2nd generation Pommy socialists still fighting the battles of 1950s and 60s Britain. Conroy is still railing against the class-based injustices of his irradiated school milk.
‘Is McTernan still the mastermind? Yes! The suckers keep employing him!
Good Point H B Bear.
Maybe Conjob could recruit ‘Wee Doogie Cameron’ as his deputy for some good old-fashioned 1950′s-style British industrial relations.
That’s all the few struggling dregs of what used to be Australia’s manufacturing industry need.
The A.L.P. – Moving Forward (in reverse gear)
Quite so
We Must Force the LNP to change the Constitution,to curb the power of politicians,to eliminate states and the senate,to hold Referendabon ALL government decisions,to limit to one the terms a pollie can serve,to take ALL Taxpayer funds from political parties and unions.POWER TO THE PEOPLE,NOT the corrupt political aparatchiks!
McTurd and mastermind in the same sentence.Oxymoron to say the least, more like moronic.
Plato, don’t get carried away with the specs – they should have a pair of ears, pair of eyebrows, and a nose attached.
The Lying Slapper has bought the wrong ones.
No, no Winston. TLS is providing the prototype. Large loopy ears, gross pinched nose – already perfect for the job. Add the glasses, give her some eyebrows and presto. Yes, I’ll have those, say the punters and she’s cornered the market for looking like a funny uncle. Australian manufacturing arises like a Phoenix.