Comments on: Nelson dies with dignity, Turnbull born again http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/16/nelson-dies-with-dignity-turnbull-born-again/ now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:55:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: davo http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/16/nelson-dies-with-dignity-turnbull-born-again/#comment-18650 davo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18650 Congratulations - a decent Opposition at last. Let's not forget the disaster that Nelson was: he should have expected 30s - not 20s - in his opinion ratings. Turnbull will do better. <br /><br />But will it be enough? Congratulations - a decent Opposition at last. Let’s not forget the disaster that Nelson was: he should have expected 30s - not 20s - in his opinion ratings. Turnbull will do better.

But will it be enough?

]]> By: David Sanderson http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/16/nelson-dies-with-dignity-turnbull-born-again/#comment-18651 David Sanderson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18651 I have to disagree that Nelson was "nice". Anyone who was so cynically populist as Nelson is not a nice guy. Thankfully, he was also a very incompetent populist.<br /><br />Turnbull is of an entirely different calibre. If you saw him on the 7.30 Report las night you saw a genuine personality talking not just an empty suit with a pile of talking points. He represents a real threat to Labor. Probably not at the next election (although he could run them very close but 2013 is a very real possibility if Labor is not successful at pushing through big, inspirational reforms. <br /><br />Those who are fantasising that his wealth will make him unelectable are mistaken. Earned rather than inherited wealth is not unpopular and Turnbull retains a popular touch through simple things such as sometimes using public transport. I have to disagree that Nelson was “nice”. Anyone who was so cynically populist as Nelson is not a nice guy. Thankfully, he was also a very incompetent populist.

Turnbull is of an entirely different calibre. If you saw him on the 7.30 Report las night you saw a genuine personality talking not just an empty suit with a pile of talking points. He represents a real threat to Labor. Probably not at the next election (although he could run them very close but 2013 is a very real possibility if Labor is not successful at pushing through big, inspirational reforms.

Those who are fantasising that his wealth will make him unelectable are mistaken. Earned rather than inherited wealth is not unpopular and Turnbull retains a popular touch through simple things such as sometimes using public transport.

]]> By: Michael de Angelos http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/16/nelson-dies-with-dignity-turnbull-born-again/#comment-18652 Michael de Angelos Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18652 Yes it will Bernard Keane, it will, But only because this will energise Kevin Rudd who has had an easy run to date from the ever so nice but hopeless Nelson. At least we now have a match of the minds but I fear Malcolm does not have the tools of the trade of a politician-certainly from the recent interview he had with Kerry O'Brien on the ABC where poor Malcolm tied himself in knots even without O'Brien's help. Turnbull-unless he has a dramatic personality change , is going to approach his tenure of Opposition Leader as a business enterprise and put off the great Aussie public who are wary of business "tycoons" at the best of times. I fear Turnbull will not be the one to lead the Liberals from the wilderness but it will be more interesting. Yes it will Bernard Keane, it will, But only because this will energise Kevin Rudd who has had an easy run to date from the ever so nice but hopeless Nelson. At least we now have a match of the minds but I fear Malcolm does not have the tools of the trade of a politician-certainly from the recent interview he had with Kerry O’Brien on the ABC where poor Malcolm tied himself in knots even without O’Brien’s help. Turnbull-unless he has a dramatic personality change , is going to approach his tenure of Opposition Leader as a business enterprise and put off the great Aussie public who are wary of business “tycoons” at the best of times. I fear Turnbull will not be the one to lead the Liberals from the wilderness but it will be more interesting.

]]> By: michaelC http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/16/nelson-dies-with-dignity-turnbull-born-again/#comment-18653 michaelC Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18653 Turnbull did not get up before because he was Wrong<br /><br />He still is<br /><br />But there are precious few alternatives, the public can easily spot the wild eyed psychopaths like Abbot, Bishop<br /><br /><br /> Turnbull did not get up before because he was Wrong

He still is

But there are precious few alternatives, the public can easily spot the wild eyed psychopaths like Abbot, Bishop

]]> By: Sean Quinlan http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/16/nelson-dies-with-dignity-turnbull-born-again/#comment-18654 Sean Quinlan Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18654 At least Turnbull won't be waving no-name brand jam and canned peas around in parliament - he wouldn't know where to go to buy them. At least Turnbull won’t be waving no-name brand jam and canned peas around in parliament - he wouldn’t know where to go to buy them.

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