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	<title>Comments on: MP quits over “poor personal decisions”. Shock</title>
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		<title>By: SBH</title>
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		<dc:creator>SBH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not her finest hour MTATS but a &#039;witch&#039;?  Think of another way to disagree with her that doesn&#039;t denigrate her specifically as a woman.  Like think of how you would criticise Mirabella, a renowned and trenchant ABC critic, for saying that a married member of parliament with children was &#039;a pathetic man-hater&#039;?  One guess who she aimed that at.  Two points if you can remember if it cane before or after the &#039;demon&#039; comment.   If Neal (sorry for the earlier extra E Mr Squid and KAOS) was better looking or more supine I bet she&#039;d get called &#039;witch&#039; a lot less. 

Ole indeed Venise, I wake every day thankful.

Oh and let&#039;s not forget Sophie boycotted the apology - nice work.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not her finest hour MTATS but a &#8216;witch&#8217;?  Think of another way to disagree with her that doesn&#8217;t denigrate her specifically as a woman.  Like think of how you would criticise Mirabella, a renowned and trenchant ABC critic, for saying that a married member of parliament with children was &#8216;a pathetic man-hater&#8217;?  One guess who she aimed that at.  Two points if you can remember if it cane before or after the &#8216;demon&#8217; comment.   If Neal (sorry for the earlier extra E Mr Squid and KAOS) was better looking or more supine I bet she&#8217;d get called &#8216;witch&#8217; a lot less. </p>
<p>Ole indeed Venise, I wake every day thankful.</p>
<p>Oh and let&#8217;s not forget Sophie boycotted the apology - nice work.</p>
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		<title>By: Bullmore's Ghost</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bullmore's Ghost</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>An interesting assessment of young Kate in the SMH:

&#039;A psychologist and sex therapist believes the ex-lover of disgraced former NSW health minister John Della Bosca is predatory, delusional and at risk of ruining her own life.

Janet Hall, a Melbourne-based clinical psychologist with three decades&#039; experience, says a 600-word justification for making the affair public, published in today&#039;s Daily Telegraph, was insincere and steeped in vengefulness.

“If you truly are acknowledging that you made a mistake, you don&#039;t need to go and tell the world,” Dr Hall said.&#039; 

http://www.smh.com.au/national/mistress-who-dumped-della-predatory-psychologist-20090902-f7wt.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An interesting assessment of young Kate in the SMH:</p>
<p><span class="quo">&#8216;</span>A psychologist and sex therapist believes the ex-lover of disgraced former NSW health minister John Della Bosca is predatory, delusional and at risk of ruining her own life.</p>
<p>Janet Hall, a Melbourne-based clinical psychologist with three decades&#8217; experience, says a 600-word justification for making the affair public, published in today&#8217;s Daily Telegraph, was insincere and steeped in vengefulness.</p>
<p>“If you truly are acknowledging that you made a mistake, you don&#8217;t need to go and tell the world,” Dr Hall said.&#8217; </p>
<p><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/mistress-who-dumped-della-predatory-psychologist-20090902-f7wt.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.smh.com.au/national/mistress-who-dumped-della-predatory-psychologist-20090902-f7wt.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Bullmore's Ghost</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36392</link>
		<dc:creator>Bullmore's Ghost</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So Channels 7 and 9 tonight allege that Della&#039;s mystery lover is one Kate Neill, a comedy writer.

The plot thickens ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So Channels 7 and 9 tonight allege that Della&#8217;s mystery lover is one Kate Neill, a comedy writer.</p>
<p>The plot thickens &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: meski</title>
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		<dc:creator>meski</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Geoffrey:   You mean like Big Mal?  (Fraser that is)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Geoffrey:   You mean like Big Mal?  (Fraser that is)</p>
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		<title>By: mtats</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36351</link>
		<dc:creator>mtats</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Belinda Neale to pregnant back bencher: &quot;Your child will turn into a demon&quot;.  

I guess thats a kind of assertive. I call it being a witch.

Though at least i know who she is, so she&#039;s got something going for her.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Belinda Neale to pregnant back bencher: &#8220;Your child will turn into a demon&#8221;.  </p>
<p>I guess thats a kind of assertive. I call it being a witch.</p>
<p>Though at least i know who she is, so she&#8217;s got something going for her.</p>
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		<title>By: SBH</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36332</link>
		<dc:creator>SBH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeez, What did Belinda Neale ever do to you people?  So she looks like a hard nut and had words to some restaurant staff, doesn&#039;t make her a witch.  Still always good to use some puritan putdown when dealing with assertive women.

Geoffrey R F The thrill when a conservative is caught (and everyone feels some need to tut tut about his or her pecadiloes) is that they will have spent so much time telling us to be pure.  Labour scandals are about money tory ones are about sex.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeez, What did Belinda Neale ever do to you people?  So she looks like a hard nut and had words to some restaurant staff, doesn&#8217;t make her a witch.  Still always good to use some puritan putdown when dealing with assertive women.</p>
<p>Geoffrey R F The thrill when a conservative is caught (and everyone feels some need to tut tut about his or her pecadiloes) is that they will have spent so much time telling us to be pure.  Labour scandals are about money tory ones are about sex.</p>
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		<title>By: Venise Alstergren</title>
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		<dc:creator>Venise Alstergren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BK: I hope you aren&#039;t offended by me ascribing the above remark as the sort of thing you would say?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BK: I hope you aren&#8217;t offended by me ascribing the above remark as the sort of thing you would say?</p>
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		<title>By: Geoffrey Ross Fawthrop</title>
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		<dc:creator>Geoffrey Ross Fawthrop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes venise, i am certain, you would be singing exactly, the same song, if, a conservative politician, had been caught with his/her pants down.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes venise, i am certain, you would be singing exactly, the same song, if, a conservative politician, had been caught with his/her pants down.</p>
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		<title>By: Venise Alstergren</title>
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		<dc:creator>Venise Alstergren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BANISTERMIND: I think you are getting too excited. Australians in general don&#039;t seem to think harshly of a politician who shows he&#039;s human. Remember the increase in the number of voters if favor of Kevin Rudd, after he revealed he&#039;d been pissed in a strip joint?

Ignore the religious right&#039;s rabbiting on about morals. They are still out-voted by the rest of us. Olé.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BANISTERMIND: I think you are getting too excited. Australians in general don&#8217;t seem to think harshly of a politician who shows he&#8217;s human. Remember the increase in the number of voters if favor of Kevin Rudd, after he revealed he&#8217;d been pissed in a strip joint?</p>
<p>Ignore the religious right&#8217;s rabbiting on about morals. They are still out-voted by the rest of us. Olé.</p>
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		<title>By: Christine Johnson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christine Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m missing something in this bizarre outpouring of regret from DB for trashing the Party at a time it least needed it. The mea culpas would have been more relevant when pinged for serial driving offences. Moreover, wasn&#039;t Bob Hawke distracted from the nation&#039;s top job by Blanche and Jim Cairns by Junie Morosi? Peter Beattie waged a court case over suppressed allegations and still maintained office. It doesn&#039;t add up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m missing something in this bizarre outpouring of regret from DB for trashing the Party at a time it least needed it. The mea culpas would have been more relevant when pinged for serial driving offences. Moreover, wasn&#8217;t Bob Hawke distracted from the nation&#8217;s top job by Blanche and Jim Cairns by Junie Morosi? Peter Beattie waged a court case over suppressed allegations and still maintained office. It doesn&#8217;t add up.</p>
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		<title>By: TheOtherMichaelT</title>
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		<dc:creator>TheOtherMichaelT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>there is something awesome about an author telling a poster to &#039;fuck off&#039;.

Regarding the subject matter, no one really blames JDB as he&#039;s married to a witch. And not the good looking blond Wizard of Oz kind either.

Would&#039;ve been more interesting if he hadn&#039;t actually resigned, and to see who called for his resignation, and who would&#039;ve forgiven him. God knows the NSW government isn&#039;t overflowing with talent.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>there is something awesome about an author telling a poster to &#8216;fuck off&#8217;.</p>
<p>Regarding the subject matter, no one really blames JDB as he&#8217;s married to a witch. And not the good looking blond Wizard of Oz kind either.</p>
<p>Would&#8217;ve been more interesting if he hadn&#8217;t actually resigned, and to see who called for his resignation, and who would&#8217;ve forgiven him. God knows the NSW government isn&#8217;t overflowing with talent.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom McLoughlin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom McLoughlin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh and another political insight - during the invasion of Germany WW2 there are anecdotes about the fearful young adults in Freudian frenzy of coupling. As if to ward of death or the fear of same with the very act of making life. A confused but intensely (!) human reaction to mortal fear.

Sooo have we seen the political parallel with Della, previously minister Brown undies dance etc etc. The premonitions of career mortality echoes across the water, or over the valleys, the drum beat of defeat. 

I do think so. Save yourselves must surely be the catchcry some 18 months out now. Where indeed will the ALP rats all scurry to as Kortland suggests - squirrelled away like sleepers in the state&#039;s institutions (public and ngo) until they can rein again and feast on the public trough?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh and another political insight - during the invasion of Germany WW2 there are anecdotes about the fearful young adults in Freudian frenzy of coupling. As if to ward of death or the fear of same with the very act of making life. A confused but intensely (!) human reaction to mortal fear.</p>
<p>Sooo have we seen the political parallel with Della, previously minister Brown undies dance etc etc. The premonitions of career mortality echoes across the water, or over the valleys, the drum beat of defeat. </p>
<p>I do think so. Save yourselves must surely be the catchcry some 18 months out now. Where indeed will the ALP rats all scurry to as Kortland suggests - squirrelled away like sleepers in the state&#8217;s institutions (public and ngo) until they can rein again and feast on the public trough?</p>
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		<title>By: Leslie Bursill</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leslie Bursill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What crap this is, what a vindictive bitch she must be. Who cares  anyway? We all know that these high flyers are generally flawed characters. You don&#039;t seek fame and fortune without one large ego. Let&#039;s hear about the peoples  needs and services not JDB&#039;s needs and services. And what happened to us here isn&#039;t this WOMAN an equal partner in this, didn&#039;t she already KNOW that JDB was married? Surely that was no secret, don&#039;t we all know his wifes profile. is not that profile enough to justify JDB&#039;s behaviour.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What crap this is, what a vindictive bitch she must be. Who cares  anyway? We all know that these high flyers are generally flawed characters. You don&#8217;t seek fame and fortune without one large ego. Let&#8217;s hear about the peoples  needs and services not JDB&#8217;s needs and services. And what happened to us here isn&#8217;t this WOMAN an equal partner in this, didn&#8217;t she already KNOW that JDB was married? Surely that was no secret, don&#8217;t we all know his wifes profile. is not that profile enough to justify JDB&#8217;s behaviour.</p>
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		<title>By: banistersmind</title>
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		<dc:creator>banistersmind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It seems that we in Australia are flirting dangerously with the characteristically American penchant for puffed up moral outrage at the &quot;indiscretions&quot; of our elected officials. Traditionally the ekectorate has had a tendency to look the other way with respect to politicians personal lives because quite frankly it&#039;s none of their business and personal dalliances don&#039;t necessarily affect performance.This whole saga says more about the media&#039;s desire to push their own agenda (ie bring about a change in government), than pushing on the high moral ground.Sex scandals are yawn worthy at best and distracting from rea issues at worst.l</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that we in Australia are flirting dangerously with the characteristically American penchant for puffed up moral outrage at the &#8220;indiscretions&#8221; of our elected officials. Traditionally the ekectorate has had a tendency to look the other way with respect to politicians personal lives because quite frankly it&#8217;s none of their business and personal dalliances don&#8217;t necessarily affect performance.This whole saga says more about the media&#8217;s desire to push their own agenda (ie bring about a change in government), than pushing on the high moral ground.Sex scandals are yawn worthy at best and distracting from rea issues at worst.l</p>
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		<title>By: Bullmore's Ghost</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bullmore's Ghost</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t quite buy the setup bit, especially given tonight&#039;s revelations that he has had another and longer affair, and he supposedly bragged about this one to some associates, but I must say that was a very pregnant pause, so to speak.

I also don&#039;t buy that he was considering in that long moment the possibility of a setup, as surely he would have considered that as soon as the story broke and before he had to ring Rees and fall on his sword. 

I watched his eyes closely for any of the usual tell-tale signs of fabrication, but perceived none. It was a blank stare that had me wondering for a second if the broadcast video had jammed.

It then crossed my mind that he may have been thinking back, for the first time, to the circumstances under which he met Ms Whoever at the gallery and if anybody in particular had introduced them.

Mere speculation on my part, but it was an extraordinarily long piece of silence for a politician -- given their proclivity to approach every problem with an open mouth and every door stop journo with an answer script prepared by a spinmeister.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t quite buy the setup bit, especially given tonight&#8217;s revelations that he has had another and longer affair, and he supposedly bragged about this one to some associates, but I must say that was a very pregnant pause, so to speak.</p>
<p>I also don&#8217;t buy that he was considering in that long moment the possibility of a setup, as surely he would have considered that as soon as the story broke and before he had to ring Rees and fall on his sword. </p>
<p>I watched his eyes closely for any of the usual tell-tale signs of fabrication, but perceived none. It was a blank stare that had me wondering for a second if the broadcast video had jammed.</p>
<p>It then crossed my mind that he may have been thinking back, for the first time, to the circumstances under which he met Ms Whoever at the gallery and if anybody in particular had introduced them.</p>
<p>Mere speculation on my part, but it was an extraordinarily long piece of silence for a politician&thinsp;&#8212;&thinsp;given their proclivity to approach every problem with an open mouth and every door stop journo with an answer script prepared by a spinmeister.</p>
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		<title>By: Gary Johnson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gary Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>(((((listen to his lonnggg silence when asked if it was a set-up? ))))

Bingo!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(((((listen to his lonnggg silence when asked if it was a set-up? ))))</p>
<p>Bingo!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Bullmore's Ghost</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36229</link>
		<dc:creator>Bullmore's Ghost</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Even a lunatic, like, Fred Nile, could not possibly be worse, than either, major parties.&quot;

Now, let&#039;s not get too excited here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="dquo">&#8220;</span>Even a lunatic, like, Fred Nile, could not possibly be worse, than either, major parties.&#8221;</p>
<p>Now, let&#8217;s not get too excited here.</p>
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		<title>By: Bullmore's Ghost</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36228</link>
		<dc:creator>Bullmore's Ghost</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How about Dellagate?

I hear Rees is very big on Dellagating.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about Dellagate?</p>
<p>I hear Rees is very big on Dellagating.</p>
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		<title>By: Venise Alstergren</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36222</link>
		<dc:creator>Venise Alstergren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>EVAN BEAVER: Please read my compliments to you in &#039;Climate Expert Slams Fielding&#039; Bernard Keane. Came from the bottom of my heart.

Cheers

Venise</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EVAN BEAVER: Please read my compliments to you in &#8216;Climate Expert Slams Fielding&#8217; Bernard Keane. Came from the bottom of my heart.</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Venise</p>
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		<title>By: gef05</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36216</link>
		<dc:creator>gef05</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;How about Fuck Off Gate, Mr Ed?&quot;

How about Dummy Spit Gate, Bernard?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="dquo">&#8220;</span>How about Fuck Off Gate, Mr Ed?&#8221;</p>
<p>How about Dummy Spit Gate, Bernard?</p>
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		<title>By: Simon Doyle</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/della-gate-since-when-were-%e2%80%9cpoor-personal-decisions%e2%80%9d-a-reason-to-quit-politics/#comment-36212</link>
		<dc:creator>Simon Doyle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;The only genuine reformer around in NSW was the incompetent Morris Iemma, who realised the long-term need for electricity privatisation and got turfed out by his own party for his trouble&quot;. Are you kidding Bernard? Anyone who thinks that electricity privatisation is a reform (meaning to make better) has not looked at Victoria: the state govt. lost one of its biggest income streams forever, sold the former SEC&#039;s key assets for a song to overseas interests leaving us with soaring electricity prices and no means of reducing energy consumption  in the public interest. Isn&#039;t it time to remove the neo-liberal blindfold Bernard?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="dquo">&#8220;</span>The only genuine reformer around in NSW was the incompetent Morris Iemma, who realised the long-term need for electricity privatisation and got turfed out by his own party for his trouble&#8221;. Are you kidding Bernard? Anyone who thinks that electricity privatisation is a reform (meaning to make better) has not looked at Victoria: the state govt. lost one of its biggest income streams forever, sold the former SEC&#8217;s key assets for a song to overseas interests leaving us with soaring electricity prices and no means of reducing energy consumption  in the public interest. Isn&#8217;t it time to remove the neo-liberal blindfold Bernard?</p>
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		<title>By: Geoffrey Ross Fawthrop</title>
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		<dc:creator>Geoffrey Ross Fawthrop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If i was married to that loud mouthed, harridan, woman, i would be looking for a replacement as well.

Hopefully NSW voters will wake up to themselves, and vote for anybody, other than the Labour Green Coalition or the Liberal National Coalition. Even a lunatic, like, Fred Nile, could not possibly be worse, than either, major parties.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If i was married to that loud mouthed, harridan, woman, i would be looking for a replacement as well.</p>
<p>Hopefully NSW voters will wake up to themselves, and vote for anybody, other than the Labour Green Coalition or the Liberal National Coalition. Even a lunatic, like, Fred Nile, could not possibly be worse, than either, major parties.</p>
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		<title>By: Bernard Keane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How about Fuck Off Gate, Mr Ed?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about Fuck Off Gate, Mr Ed?</p>
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		<title>By: AR</title>
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		<dc:creator>AR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t care about the dalliance per se BUT it does speak to his bizarre lack of judgement - why did he think a &#039;honey trap&#039; 26yr old would want a old man&#039;s cold hands on her? 
I don&#039;t believe for a moment that she thought he would leave his wife etc etc so there is more there than a simple flibbertigibbet - listen to his lonnggg silence when asked if it was a set-up? One could hear the gears clicking - this is after all the ultimate machine hack.
At least it explains his recent shedding of kilos and slightly better dress sence</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t care about the dalliance per se BUT it does speak to his bizarre lack of judgement - why did he think a &#8216;honey trap&#8217; 26yr old would want a old man&#8217;s cold hands on her?<br />
I don&#8217;t believe for a moment that she thought he would leave his wife etc etc so there is more there than a simple flibbertigibbet - listen to his lonnggg silence when asked if it was a set-up? One could hear the gears clicking - this is after all the ultimate machine hack.<br />
At least it explains his recent shedding of kilos and slightly better dress sence</p>
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		<title>By: Tom McLoughlin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom McLoughlin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The resonating failure of the Daily Telegraph to spear Rees was even being lampooned by sister columnist from the press gallery Imre Salusinszky in their own broadsheet.

So to prove they aren&#039;t a wet lettuce they take on a middle aged man&#039;s mid life crisis and destroy a reportedly competent health minister &quot;across his brief&quot; says Dempster earlier today. 

Wow, that&#039;s really helping. And as for the ritual sledging of the current ALP Govt some of it needs to be read down given the Big Media are insufferably right wing: What is even worse than the Coalition out of power is that the ALP Left have got the main gig. Rees can&#039;t possibly be the right stuff GFC nothwithstanding. 

So this has next to nothing to do with genuine policy issues. It&#039;s simply attacking personalities on so called character. Where is the actual public interest in this bloke&#039;s affair? None, nil, zip. And the editor Gary Linnel on abc radio earlier today rolling out his sohistry was actually pathetic.

The fact JDB behaved like adolescent Ron in the latest Harry Potter doesn&#039;t really surprise given I&#039;ve witnessed his japes in the Upper House tag team with ex MP Costa. But that can be said of most clowns up there both major parties. An exception was the AG who is very sober, indeed scary.  No wonder he&#039;s got the ex cabinet colleagues portfolio short term.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The resonating failure of the Daily Telegraph to spear Rees was even being lampooned by sister columnist from the press gallery Imre Salusinszky in their own broadsheet.</p>
<p>So to prove they aren&#8217;t a wet lettuce they take on a middle aged man&#8217;s mid life crisis and destroy a reportedly competent health minister &#8220;across his brief&#8221; says Dempster earlier today. </p>
<p>Wow, that&#8217;s really helping. And as for the ritual sledging of the current ALP Govt some of it needs to be read down given the Big Media are insufferably right wing: What is even worse than the Coalition out of power is that the ALP Left have got the main gig. Rees can&#8217;t possibly be the right stuff GFC nothwithstanding. </p>
<p>So this has next to nothing to do with genuine policy issues. It&#8217;s simply attacking personalities on so called character. Where is the actual public interest in this bloke&#8217;s affair? None, nil, zip. And the editor Gary Linnel on abc radio earlier today rolling out his sohistry was actually pathetic.</p>
<p>The fact JDB behaved like adolescent Ron in the latest Harry Potter doesn&#8217;t really surprise given I&#8217;ve witnessed his japes in the Upper House tag team with ex MP Costa. But that can be said of most clowns up there both major parties. An exception was the AG who is very sober, indeed scary.  No wonder he&#8217;s got the ex cabinet colleagues portfolio short term.</p>
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