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And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« on: November 01, 2008, 09:58:58 AM »
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/how-howard-pulled-the-strings/2008/10/31/1224956332572.html

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AFTER keeping his peace for almost a year, John Howard will use a forthcoming ABC series to present his version of events leading up to last year's election loss - including why he did not stand aside in 2006.

The program also reveals that three of his government's most important policies - the GST, the Pacific solution and self-determination for East Timor - were decided with little or no discussion.

Jesus, No one cares anymore. Does he think that airing this type of program will get him back into office again?
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2008, 11:27:08 AM »
Maybe not get him back, but maybe he hopes that it will bring back fonder memories of his prime-ministership. I mean, there was a massive turn away from him at the end, so maybe he doesn't want everyone to hate him anymore.
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2008, 10:29:17 PM »
Rudd's already done that for him, who could hate John Howard when that smarmy twerp is leading our country?
Though I do agree, "The Howard Years" looks um........less than enlightening
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2008, 11:10:44 PM »
It's just another former politicians biography, this time on TV.  I don't see why anyone should be surprised by its existence.
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2008, 12:40:49 AM »
The best ever TV expose of dirty politics was the one they made when everyone was certain Labor would lose the next election (the Liberals called it "the election they couldn't lose", but they did, not because John Hewson refused to lie about the GST, but because he left his wife and kids on Christmas Eve - no woman in Australia would vote for him after that).

 All the skeletons came out of the closet, and they got re-elected.  I seem to recall that Richo was the chief offender, though The Elephant put his big elephant foot in it a bit too.
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2008, 11:19:28 AM »
Howard is leg end without pear.

I can say that now he has no influence. While the whole world was hating GWB, where was Howard? Skinny-dipping with GWB at Camp(!) David. Legend. There's a guy who just doesn't give a shit what anyone else thinks!
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2009, 05:01:38 PM »
Sorry, but there's definitely no way this guy will win back any respect from here.
Constant scare-tactics, xenophobic appeals to rednecks.
Bah! He should go live in Bush's Bush [In his backyard, or the other one. Whatever.]
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2009, 06:34:58 PM »
ARE YOU BLIND?

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.

LEARN TO READ DATES KTHNX. THEY'RE NEXT TO WHERE IT SAYS WHAT NUMBER REPLY TO HAVE, WHICH IS JUST ABOVE YOUR NAME, ALA.


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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2009, 10:21:59 PM »
Quote from: Sayf Udeen on February 14, 2009, 05:01:38 PM
Sorry, but there's definitely no way this guy will win back any respect from here.
Constant scare-tactics, xenophobic appeals to rednecks.
Bah! He should go live in Bush's Bush [In his backyard, or the other one. Whatever.]

some people still think he is the greatest pm the country ever had
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2009, 03:14:27 PM »
Clearly not, those people would think Menzies was better than him, he started it.
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2009, 09:01:38 PM »
Well he's better than the current one at least.
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2009, 11:42:27 PM »
Quote from: fadeaway on February 17, 2009, 09:01:38 PM
Well he's better than the current one at least.

How can you say that?  Wait until Kevin Rudd gets around to actually doing something about anything, and I'm sure he'll do much better than Hoawrd...
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2009, 12:44:19 PM »
Clearly not as good as Curtain though.
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2009, 05:16:05 PM »
Curtain's problem was he was half-Blind.
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Re: And we thought we got rid of Howard...
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2009, 06:30:58 PM »
Menzies not as good as a man who couldn't see
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