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The reason for the drift to Morro, as I said above, would appear to be this:-
I have just heard via radio that if ScoMo wins – Turncoat has said he will move to the backbench leaving the LNP with its one seat majority. If Dutton gets up, Turd will scuttle the government!
I love it when you lot make my point for me. Saves so much time. There’s enough stupid concentrated there for a bakers dozen of Greens supporters.
Malingering maladroitly.
The Paywallian is reporting that Dutton has secured the 43 signatures that The Weasel of Wentworth demanded.
Surely if they follow through and actually vote for him, its game over?
mem – blackmail for sure but unsurprising given Malevolent’s past behaviour.
Given his track record I would say more likely timeline is … call snap election, then call party meeting, then call in loan from last election
Lord Waffleworth, the great communicator, the smartest man in the room, reduced to a mere pawn making idle blackmail threats. Sad … but *excellent*.
Sharri Markson tweet
Fuck,
ScoMo charging in to 1.8!
PD 2
PSI cooked at 18/1
I have $500 @3/1 on Dutton from Feb 2017
Double down or take insurance on ScoMo?!?
Excitement!
The assumption that I don’t know him personally, is a large one, given I’ve been quite open with my military background.
Another assumption. I don’t actually want him as PM, yet. I just think your generalisations of all military people and their ‘authoritarian’ inclinations is disgusting, misinformed and ignorant. Officers who rely on authority to lead, tend not to last very long in the field force. They tend to become Staff Officers, usually senior ones at that. They almost never become SAS Troop Commanders!
14 years commitment to protecting the country and an ability to rise the the very pinnacle of his chosen profession, is a little more than a few lines on a resume. Besides, could he possibly do any worse?
You, Sir, are living proof that you don’t need to have a long neck (or, in your case, any neck) to be a goose.
Look, there was always going to be a cost to get rid of Turnbull. Whatever that cost, it’s worth it. Dutton will be the next PM, for however short time, but threats of blackmail from Turnbull will only harden people against SloMo. Bishop and SloMo were always a piss poor pair manipulated easily by the bloke who still believes he’s the smartest sleazebag in the room.
I’m in my seventies now, and one thing I know for certain: a good government, or poor – neither lasts for ever, and the bottom line can always be repaired. Trump seems to be slowly tidying up.
Sit tight, Gunner. It will be like 2009 when Abbott rolled Trumble — tight, but hopefully not a
one-vote margin!
Everyone in the room will know that a vote for SloMo is a vote for Trumble’s suicidal energy policy and the Lieborals will still be split down the middle with zero chance at an election.
Dutton offers the backbench rabbits the only faint hope of survival they can have.
Why doesn’t the Parliamentary party just go ahead and have the meeting without Trumble?
Good call, Tom. That’s my gut feel too.
PD is the man of the moment.
Go you bald bastard!
Dutton back in front @1.7!
I’m doubling down on the big fella.
Die, ScoMo, die!
Harsh, but fair.
Mark Riley says Turnbull is demanding that the signatures on the petition be “verified” before he will call the spill.
Apparently Mal thinks they may be fake.
He’s being dragged out by the tail like a decayed and strangled cat.
Someone needs to throw a mortar into his office. Hastie where are you?
Mater, read what I wrote again. Note that the “you” I was referring to was not aimed at military types specifically, but the right in general.
I was criticising others for making generalisations.
Bolta is now saying that Turnbull has called the meeting.
Remarkably unedifying behaviour.
p.s. Doomlord has been extraordinarily quiet of late.
ABC Turdbsll will quit parliament immediately. Dummy spit.
Dutton must have the numbers.
Entsch signs. They now have the 43.
Turdbull has Whip Marino calling signee’s to confirm they actualy signed. Still Rabz’ing the libes to the bitter end
He really is a piece of shit.
*libs (ffs)
ABC Turdball will quit but not necessarily.
Not necessarily immediately
Alright, eldest at childcare, youngest in bed asleep, wife at work, Sky News on, let’s do this.
Scumbag but true to previous form
Dutton must have the numbers
Another $100 in!
PD 1.9
ScoMo 2.2
PSI flying back in to 8.5
I wonder what the 42 cat stranglers who didn’t sign were thinking. That it would be great for Trumble to struggle on without political support or a functioning cabinet?
They must really hate Australia.
Bloody hell this is riveting television.
Not television – It’s radio with pictures.
Former Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma is being touted as the frontrunner to replace Malcolm Turnbull
Reported in Oz
M0nty – sitting in front of the tele and eating vast quantities of popcorn won’t help your BMI.
Nor mine. 😀
I’m with you Gunner. $100 on Dutton at 1.95
It’s doing wonders for my BP though Bruce. Think I might crack open a single malt, the sun has gone past the yardarm after all.
I suspect Stick Hillary will get 20 votes.
All women.
suspectpredictChristine Forster being lobbied to stand for the Seat of Wentworth? I think I heard something along those lines. FFS.
Dutton/Cormann. I’m sure there’s a word for that pairing in the original German.
in The interests of proportional representation we already have enough gays in the villiage
Kroger doing his best Comical Ali routine.
Febrility readings are off the charts Captain!
Sinodinos with Turnbull LOL, not sure who’s more on the nose there.
The ABC live (internet) coverage reckons that Sinodinos is courageous and disgusted.
Suck shit you tax-hoovering parasite.
Sorry to hear Arthur got the big C.
Glad he’s not in office any more, though.
The pathetic thing is that none of Lord Leakin’s behavior is unexpected to anyone with an IQ bigger than their hat-size. I’ve ticked off every item except the utterly paranoid insistence on signature verification, that’d be crazy even at a Greens national conference. What a fucking fruitcake.
Single malt is an after dinner drink for gentlemen. It is only drunk during the day, by wannabees and the pretentious.
Sinodinos is ill? I trust it’s nothing trivial.
Interesting that Turnbull walked in with Sinodinos and Laundy.
Says it all about all three of them I reckon.
Andwew Pwobyn describes the Solicitor General’s advice as “inconclusive”.
I have been waiting for this day since the day he became PM. Not because I liked Abbott necessarily, but because Turnbull is a moron.
Anal Probin’s status as homo sapiens is “inconclusive”.
Monty – who’s your tip?
Even the Sky pundits aren’t willing to give tips, it must be asymptotically febrile in there.
I suspect it will be ScoMo.
On the other hand, a good rum can be drunk any time of the day or night without the slightest risk of looking pretentious.
Smile at the ready
The reason I think it will be ScoMo is that Turnbull has been doing everything in his power this week to stall long enough to install his preferred candidate over Dutton, and despite Bishop’s late charge I think ScoMo will end up being MT’s choice. ScoMo has been at pains to let all factions know that he is going to be just as malleable and devoid of principle as MT was, which he is betting will be more attractive to the squishes who populate the caucus than the animated revenant wearing Dutton’s suit.
ABC now interviewing a journalist about what it is like to be in the press pack waiting for the news.
Fuck. Me. Dead.
The vote to have a vote won over not having a vote!
Mmmmyaaas – tends to raise a few eyebrows, if drunk over the breakfast table, though.
Thoughts on Uhlmann’s hissy fit.
This was the biggest story in a decade and he missed it, probably because Malcolm told him it was “a couple of right wing nutters”.
He got scooped by Sharri Markson.
Now back at good old Aunty ABC that wouldn’t have caused a ripple
I’ll bet he got a spray for being asleep.
The 45-40 count on the spill motion speaks to the point that MT still controls a shipload of votes. Not enough for him to survive, but enough to shape the next vote.
45:40 for the spill.
Too narrow.
That means ScoMo.
Good response, Montel,thanks.
I’m feeling better about my Dutton wagers now!
🙂
Oh noes?!
ScoMo 2.45…
Will Monty,LL&IT get it right this time?
SHIT!
Ol’ Leathery!!
Gunner I have zero faith in Liberals.
Craig Laundy could walk out as PM.
OMG.
There is talk of Malcolm recontesting.
National Emergency over.
Bishop boned!
J-Bish – gone
Bishop booted.
Kevalas:
That would be the common wisdom of the ABC water cooler.
Calm down.
It’s Sky.
Laura says that if people didn’t vote against Malcoilm he’s still be PM.
Brilliant.
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
Bishop out!!
Excellent!
A great day getting better.
Aiming for a legover tonight!
Bishop gorrrne
From Sharri earlier
Turnbull walks into the partyroom meeting for the last time as Prime Minister. He’s with Sinodinos.
Glad she clarified who that was – Sinodinos is unrecognisable.
Christ he must be sick – not sure he shouldn’t collect his pension and spend his time with the family ?
Betting suspended!
I’ve a sinking feeling these dickheads will be silly enough to put Scomo into the job.
LOL (and a sigh of relief).
Well called Patricia!
Sharri has had the inside run all week.
Forget Sky.
Bwah, ha, ha, ha.
Someone is feeding Jayes duff info.
Bishop…ABC tells she is originally from Adelaide. Tells all.
They are going to ScoMo us aren’t they?
We deserve this.
Turdball has not yet resigned – threat to the end.
Dutton!!!!!
Sorry just practice run
ALPBC delivering an elegy for The Performing Stick insect.
Turnbull can dust off the leather jacket for Q&A on Monday.
Julie Bishop twists her ankle in the chase.
Exit stage left.
Sorry just practice run
Xunt!
Unseemly barracking for the Member for Wankworth on Sky.
It’s Prime Minister SloMo!!!!!!
The Stupid.Fucking.Liberal.Party continues toward oblivion. 🎉
Morro 45-40. I tipped this!
Have we declared and crowned Marcus the winner of Malotto yet?
If not, let me rush in and kiss him on both cheeks. On his face, that is.
We salute you!
Morrison.
Febrile readings have hit pyrexia 🤒
Far out.
Morrison.
We deserve this.
Kervalas:
Apparently she is besties with that Wong chap!
Ugh.
Sooo, now Trumble will stay in parliament, after threatening to quit yesterday.
Cormann looks a right goose.
Lot of that going about today.
They are going to ScoMo us aren’t they?
Shut up, Tiger. Enough with the bad vibes!
It’s an Aussie mini Trumpening!
Go Dutton – fight you Bastards!
Sco mo
Omg
What a disaster
ScoMo and Curly.
Oh dear.
ABC smug.
Destroy the libs now!
What was the fucking point of all this?
LOL SCOMO
Now watch those ex-Ministers from earlier in the week come crawling back to the kiss the ring.
Ahahahaha
Michael Photios is the new Lucy Turnbull !
The Liberals will go to the election with a policy of 1 million immigrants per year and 120% renewable energy !!
Well, I did my part.
Turnbull: My Part in His Downfall. The sacred and profane memories of Dr Philippa Martyr.
Sorry tailgunner 😕
They hate us.
Sky has switched from saying the 45-40 spill motion was knife edge to the 40-45 victory by Morrison was emphatic.
PM Shorten very soon.
Factio Liberalis delenda est !
It’s now time for the Conservatives to join Cory.
There is no future for them in the Liberals.
Good government starts todaaaahahahahahahahaha sorry couldn’t finish the sentence.
I mailed my member (Hawke) this morning saying that policy was more important than the person; but that I didn’t believe Morrison (or Bishop) would be believable as a change of direction. I much preferred to see Dutton but that didn’t happen. Let’s see what ScoMo says … my vote in the next election still in the balance.
FOOLS
BAU for the Lieborals.
On Sky …
The spill motion 45:40 … “Very narrow margin”
Final leadership ballot 45:40 … “Dutton has been thrashed.”
MARCUS IS VICTOR!
Unchallenged.
Thanks to all players, who made Malotto and Potential Greatness Day™ such an enjoyable and long, long slow burn on the Cat.
I am thrilled to have seen things come to such a resolution at last. Even if it means several months of Scott Morrison before an early federal election.
I am priming my Sharpie for the Fremantle ballot paper as we speak, so that I can draw something appropriate on it.
Fuggit!!
Tiger was proven right again. Liberals providing the worst possible outcome!
Fine, no Deplorable takeover, let’s burn them down for good now.
I for one welcome our new dripping wet SloMo overlords.
Bugger. I kinda liked the idea of a PM in a short black miniskirt and high heels.
What was the fucking point of all this?
To drive it home to the Delcons that here’s no place for them in the Liberal Party.
Photios Education Policy
National Transgender Day – every child will be required to come to school in a gender identity, any identity, other than the one they usually identify as !
It will be a triumph – take that Catholic schools !!
So where’s the thread for ScoMoLotto?
Well that was a fucking waste of time.
Snap IT.
Can someone jam a sock in Laura Jayes mouth.
My god what a raving bint.
Well done Stupid.Fucking.Liberals.
Bill Shorten will be the next P.M.
Morro 45-40. I tipped this!
Good on you, Monty.
Do you think Morrison is likeable to people? He won’t put Abbott in Cabinet, will he?
It will stay Bishop/Pyne etc etc Dutton?
Well let’s hope they hear that message and do something about it.
That was going to happen anyway.
The ALP hasn’t laid a glove on this government. They’ve done it all to themselves.
It’s like the first episode of Yes, Prime Minister.
Let us not overlook the fact that Turnbull is gone!
The Turd manipulated this to put his puppet in the top job. However the libs are headed for electoral oblivion whoever won. They are beyond salvation. Better that it’s Scomo to lead them over the cliff than Dutton.
We are stuffed.
No difference really, apart from less Mal-ice in the House. They’ll all be doomed.
Was always going to be.
And Marcus has won Malotto!
I am so pleased we got a decent result. He was very close to the right date.
Frydenberg as Deputy?
Frydenberg deputy.
We are fucked.
Lord Leakin will remain on the backbench, and live up to his name. I’d say he’s backgrounding Morrie right now.
We are soooo fucked.
Dutton loses his seat at the election, spill in the party room. So who will be the Lib leader of opposition then?
Can someone jam a sock in Laura Jayes mouth.
Stop it IT. You’re summoning Rae.
Why don’t you start one, mOnty?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
The new Cabinet will look a lot different. So many incumbents can’t go back.
The only one with half a chance of stopping this was Peter Dutton.
Maybe there will be a day where I get Cat OP privileges, but today is not that day.
Yes Prime Minister is one of the finest political documentaries ever made.
The only difference is that instead of Humpy and Sir Arnold pulling the strings at their club it was Lucy and Michael Photios.
The new Cabinet will look a lot different. So many incumbents can’t go back.
I thought it might stay the same, Monty. It’s a new PM, so incumbents can come back? and they would be reaching for stability now.
It’s Abbott and Dutton whose jobs are dicey.
Frydengerg.
They had to get a bald dude in there somewhere.
The Stimpy candidate.
Frydenberg deputy.
We are fucked.
Say Yes to Secure Borders and Yes to Energy Security,
Australia!!!
Say Yes!!!!
Turdbull is still with us, he lives thru ScoMo.
Half a chance is very generous. Lord Waffleworth has evaporated a couple of million primary Lieboral votes. Lots of those are never coming back.
Ah their ABC.
“Not a woman in their leadership team”.
Morrison has effectively become Turnbull 2.0, so those ministers who ditched Turnbull in public would not be easily welcomed back. Some of them maybe, but not all.
Yes Turdball will be the Morro puppet master.
All you have to do is comment here and ask people to name the day.
You can ask Doomlord if you can do a guest post, if you really want.
That’s all I did.
The Photios stable gets both first and second place.
So it’s more of the same.
I suspect Doomlord is sobbing to himself quietly in the corner of his office.
m0nty.
If you want an argument, you are going to have to stop saying things most people here agree with, and make some oppositional points instead.
Yay! He at least deserves a kewpie doll. Well done that blogger.
Can I win a tinfoil hat for being in the top five?
Chris Kenny – put down the crack pipe !
Wow. Congrats @JoshFrydenberg Time to burn the NEG.
I reckon it’s off to the forgettery with that potentially great post.
Come to my arms Myrddin Seren, we shall sing La Marsellaise together!
LOL Kroger really is spinning a whole bunch of koala poop on Sky.
Because retribution against conservatives worked beautifully for Mal.
Standby for a smashing in Qld if Morro does that.
So Photo bloke really does run the Lieboral parry.
Not a bad result.
When the Libs go down at the next election in a radioactive cloud of fallout ScoMo and Fryed will have to fall on their swords. That may, repeat may, allow for the gangrenes to be cleared out of the Lib party machinery.
It’s that or bury the Liberal Party in a lead coffin.
I object!
Previously anyone whose nominated date had passed was excluded from the count.
The result should rightly fall to the next person (and their nominated date) on the list.
(…which would be me, with 18 May 2019)
NSW Lieborals have always added lead to the Lieboral saddlebags. Most elections are decided in Queensland where they will be wiped out. They will lose a few seats in the West too.
Idiot does even realise that he’s burning his own poor legacy in the process.
This will be the most undignified exit by a PM in Australian history.
Cynically I cannot agree Bruce.
SloMo, FryedEggBurger and goodness knows who else that will be parachuted in to Cabinet are the finger puppets for the people who really control the machine – eg Photios, Kroger, Pyne etc.
In NSW at least the branches and ordinary members are powerless, and any attempt at grass roots democracy has been ruthlessly crushed.
There will be no grass roots revival.
ScoMo and Frydenberg need to get Credlin in to come up with a very nasty plan to put Shortfilth to the sword. Woman’s work.
The 43 list leaked to his gaybc. Straight up, there has never been a more vain, nor treacherous prick, to serve as Oz PM, than the turd.