Tony Abbott has taken his rightful place in this pantheon of weasel-worded mendacity by confessing that policy doesn’t always match rhetoric. All he had to do was say he’d changed his mind.
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Syvret: Kevin, I’ve got some questions for you
It’s a big year for Chairman Kevin and his confusing Ruddspeak. So let’s clarify once and for all — our economy is doing well because a) we sold it to the Chinese or b) Barnaby’s not running the show? asks Paul Syvret.
Atkins: Barnaby needs to listen to more Alanis Morissette
Coalition politicians are trying to brush off the latest embarrassing Barnaby Joyce “toilet paper” gaffe as Joyce being ironic. But it’s pretty ironic that the Queensland LNP are hiding behind irony, writes Dennis Atkins
Barnaby Joyce explains the Large Hadron Collider
And the stimulus package and sandwiches and particular physics
The Barnaby conundrum
Barnaby Joyce tells it like it is. Except when he can’t remember his billions and millions. But he’s great with the media. Apart from when he’s embarrassing. Dumping Joyce was a good move by Abbott. But why was he there in the first place?
Snow takes a dump on global markets
Consider this, if a few big dumps of snow, plus days of cold weather and a bit of ice can slow the US, European and UK economies, how weak must be the underlying level of demand and output?
Barnaby Joyce: How Labor threw all our money away
Rudd’s economic stimulus package brought us no major infrastructure projects, economic blow outs and failed schemes. Labor partied hard and now we’re stuck suffering the debt hangover, says Barnaby Joyce.
Political snippets: A whale of a deception
Rudd’s convictions over Japanese whaling are looking fishy, Abbott gives up sex for Lent, Barnaby starts up on foreigners and more political snippets.
Overington: Barnaby Joyce isn’t a real Queenslander
Barnaby Joyce was born, raised and educated in New South Wales, says Caroline Overington. He’s no more a Queenslander than he is, say, oh… a competent fiscal manager.
Not all Aussies are true blue Barnabys
Barnaby Joyce is an “authentic” politician because he’s a gaffe-prone country boy? Joyce is no more “real” than any other Australian pollie, and this phony populist, anti-elite stance needs to end, writes Dennis Glover.
Barnaby loses his balls
Barnaby Joyce appeared on Q & A last night, a shadow of his former self. The maverick has been reigned in, simply because he now has nothing to rebel against with the Abbott-led Liberals.
Coorey: Slipping on Barnaby Bananas
Barnaby Joyce is trouble for both the government and the Opposition, writes Phillip Coorey. He’s lazy and gaffe-prone, but the more the government insult him, the more his fans love him.
