Comments on: A Queensland election is imminent http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/20/a-queensland-election-is-imminent/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:03:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mike crook http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/20/a-queensland-election-is-imminent/#comment-15571 mike crook Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15571 Good comments again Mark. Yes there were elements in the Left that wanted to run against Judy Spence but the left made a deal with Anna and the other factions that would be NO preselection battles, and if anyone in the Left had the temerity to nominate they would be expelled from the Left, which is exactly what happened to me and one other. Accordingly for a party that espouses democracy, it sure as hell doesn't practice it. While I sympathise with the Left in their attempts to attain the magical 50% plus 1 at state conference, in order to achieve this they have become a carbon copy of their enemies, as,regrettably, has the Federal Labor Party.<br />I now realise that Queensland Labor is beyond redemption, the concentration of power in to a very few hands at the top now makes it almost indistinguishable from the Joh Government in its final throes, corruption and nepotism are rampant and it no longer pretends to follow its own objectives and policy platform. Decisions are made for the wrong reasons.<br />On the election, Anna was supposed to call a couple of weeks ago, but the floods and bushfires got in the way, the date is supposed to be 28 March and everyone has been told to prepare for a short campaign.<br />There have been several campaign launches, and we ourselves are going to one for John kelly at Lockyer this afternoon.<br /><br />keep up the good work<br /><br />Mike Crook Good comments again Mark. Yes there were elements in the Left that wanted to run against Judy Spence but the left made a deal with Anna and the other factions that would be NO preselection battles, and if anyone in the Left had the temerity to nominate they would be expelled from the Left, which is exactly what happened to me and one other. Accordingly for a party that espouses democracy, it sure as hell doesn’t practice it. While I sympathise with the Left in their attempts to attain the magical 50% plus 1 at state conference, in order to achieve this they have become a carbon copy of their enemies, as,regrettably, has the Federal Labor Party.
I now realise that Queensland Labor is beyond redemption, the concentration of power in to a very few hands at the top now makes it almost indistinguishable from the Joh Government in its final throes, corruption and nepotism are rampant and it no longer pretends to follow its own objectives and policy platform. Decisions are made for the wrong reasons.
On the election, Anna was supposed to call a couple of weeks ago, but the floods and bushfires got in the way, the date is supposed to be 28 March and everyone has been told to prepare for a short campaign.
There have been several campaign launches, and we ourselves are going to one for John kelly at Lockyer this afternoon.

keep up the good work

Mike Crook

]]> By: Gavin Moodie http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/20/a-queensland-election-is-imminent/#comment-15572 Gavin Moodie Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15572 I will be mightily pissed if Bligh goes early. It is bad policy anyway, but would be a blatant deception of the electorate she’s being promising to go the full term. It’s also bad politics, but clearly Labor’s loss in WA and its near loss in the Northern Territory haven’t taught Labor the lesson it will suffer if it goes early in the smart State - or is it the Q2 state now? I will be mightily pissed if Bligh goes early. It is bad policy anyway, but would be a blatant deception of the electorate she’s being promising to go the full term. It’s also bad politics, but clearly Labor’s loss in WA and its near loss in the Northern Territory haven’t taught Labor the lesson it will suffer if it goes early in the smart State - or is it the Q2 state now?

]]> By: Cathy http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/20/a-queensland-election-is-imminent/#comment-15573 Cathy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15573 Is there still time to remove Qld Labor riff-raff? Judy Spence is a huge liability with an administration record fit for the shredder. Every portfolio she's had is signatured with blunders, probes, investigations and inquiries. Deaths of children in foster care (Forde Inquiry), the Carter Report into cruel treatment of the disabled in custody, the Palm Island riots peppered with ham-fisted harsh and boorish decisions over the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee, the trial of Chris Hurley and even the timing of police awards for the disgraceful injustices of yet another human rights travesty. The member for Mt Gravatt is all about skipping due process giving the all clear to Broncos players on alleged sexual assault charges to hit the field while encouraging fans to cheer them on! As Minister for Disabilities Minister she lands in the Human Rights Commission for sacking an injured worker and tells Springborg he’s a dill for suggesting she pay the litigant’s costs. Again taxpayers are slugged for another slip-up by the hapless MP who's elevated to Police Minister wearing the ignominious ‘Dense Spence’ moniker ! And from there it's all pretty much downhill. She’s apparently never been briefed about QPS officers deployed to escort Ronan Lee's staff to a court case involving the then Labor MP or used as nursemaids to caution Lee every time he lost the plot. That no one knew there was a dangerous MP on the loose speaks volumes about Qld police, its Minister and the parliament. The QPS didn't advise it was sending a crack tactical response squad to her run down rental property to evict a tenant later cleared of all charges Spence laid against him. "All I wanted was the broken bathroom tiles to be fixed" said the relieved father of two as he held his pregnant wife. Spence is out of the affirmative action era where Labor threw darts in the dark for skirts. Those living in the new Sunnybank electorate should closely examine Spence if they're looking for an astute, relevant advocate. Is there still time to remove Qld Labor riff-raff? Judy Spence is a huge liability with an administration record fit for the shredder. Every portfolio she’s had is signatured with blunders, probes, investigations and inquiries. Deaths of children in foster care (Forde Inquiry), the Carter Report into cruel treatment of the disabled in custody, the Palm Island riots peppered with ham-fisted harsh and boorish decisions over the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee, the trial of Chris Hurley and even the timing of police awards for the disgraceful injustices of yet another human rights travesty. The member for Mt Gravatt is all about skipping due process giving the all clear to Broncos players on alleged sexual assault charges to hit the field while encouraging fans to cheer them on! As Minister for Disabilities Minister she lands in the Human Rights Commission for sacking an injured worker and tells Springborg he’s a dill for suggesting she pay the litigant’s costs. Again taxpayers are slugged for another slip-up by the hapless MP who’s elevated to Police Minister wearing the ignominious ‘Dense Spence’ moniker ! And from there it’s all pretty much downhill. She’s apparently never been briefed about QPS officers deployed to escort Ronan Lee’s staff to a court case involving the then Labor MP or used as nursemaids to caution Lee every time he lost the plot. That no one knew there was a dangerous MP on the loose speaks volumes about Qld police, its Minister and the parliament. The QPS didn’t advise it was sending a crack tactical response squad to her run down rental property to evict a tenant later cleared of all charges Spence laid against him. “All I wanted was the broken bathroom tiles to be fixed” said the relieved father of two as he held his pregnant wife. Spence is out of the affirmative action era where Labor threw darts in the dark for skirts. Those living in the new Sunnybank electorate should closely examine Spence if they’re looking for an astute, relevant advocate.

]]> By: intheknow http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/20/a-queensland-election-is-imminent/#comment-15574 intheknow Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15574 the election will be called on Sunday 22 Feb. the election will be called on Sunday 22 Feb.

]]> By: James Lawson http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/20/a-queensland-election-is-imminent/#comment-15575 James Lawson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15575 She's not as dense as you think Cathy. Spence's husband pictured on her website works for the local community centre as a tradesman repairing homes for pensioners and low income earners. I guess that's government funded too which puts them both on the public purse. The Bonnie and Clyde of Brisbane's south are in politics for the spoils but then most of our politicians up this way operate with the same ethic. She’s not as dense as you think Cathy. Spence’s husband pictured on her website works for the local community centre as a tradesman repairing homes for pensioners and low income earners. I guess that’s government funded too which puts them both on the public purse. The Bonnie and Clyde of Brisbane’s south are in politics for the spoils but then most of our politicians up this way operate with the same ethic.

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