Comments on: Rudd rage http://www.skyring.com.au/opinion/rock-boat-leaking My life of taxis, travel, food and fun Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:45:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skyring http://www.skyring.com.au/opinion/rock-boat-leaking/comment-page-1#comment-173 Skyring Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:11:37 +0000 http://www.skyring.com.au/?p=342#comment-173 The speculation is <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/whos-the-rat-in-gillards-ranks-20100728-10va9.html" rel="nofollow">rife</a> in the media ranks. Voters are at perfect liberty to cast their vote however they wish, and if women (or men) are pleased to have a female Prime Minister, and will vote for her, despite her flaws, on that basis alone, then that is perfectly fine with me. It's not as if there are too many options for voters! Tony Abbot is a long way from perfection, as he would acknowledge himself, and Bob Brown is not a realistic chance. I'm glad we have a female PM, to tell the truth. She is living proof to the younger generation that the glass ceilings are cracking. Queen, Governor-General, Prime Minister: all women. Not to mention a few of the top jobs in the State and Territory arena in both vice-regal and government positions. Where Julia is falling down, IMHO, is that she is taking a political view: her prime focus is not on the nation, it is on the party. Not the environment, not the economy, but winning power. The speculation is rife in the media ranks.

Voters are at perfect liberty to cast their vote however they wish, and if women (or men) are pleased to have a female Prime Minister, and will vote for her, despite her flaws, on that basis alone, then that is perfectly fine with me.

It’s not as if there are too many options for voters! Tony Abbot is a long way from perfection, as he would acknowledge himself, and Bob Brown is not a realistic chance.

I’m glad we have a female PM, to tell the truth. She is living proof to the younger generation that the glass ceilings are cracking. Queen, Governor-General, Prime Minister: all women. Not to mention a few of the top jobs in the State and Territory arena in both vice-regal and government positions.

Where Julia is falling down, IMHO, is that she is taking a political view: her prime focus is not on the nation, it is on the party. Not the environment, not the economy, but winning power.

]]> By: justmeint http://www.skyring.com.au/opinion/rock-boat-leaking/comment-page-1#comment-172 justmeint Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:32:28 +0000 http://www.skyring.com.au/?p=342#comment-172 Is this going to be a gender election people? That would be a grave mistake I believe. Issues and policies are the important things here, and not who has the sexiest ankles or the prettiest hair colouring! It’s not very long ago that the American People voted in their First African American President – on a platform of ‘change’. I would guess that non white Americans were delirious when Barack Obama was sworn in as their 44th President, praying for, pleading for and dreaming of great changes that would be of immense benefit to themselves. http://just-me-in-t.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-would-younger-women-vote-for-julia.html Is this going to be a gender election people? That would be a grave mistake I believe. Issues and policies are the important things here, and not who has the sexiest ankles or the prettiest hair colouring!

It’s not very long ago that the American People voted in their First African American President – on a platform of ‘change’. I would guess that non white Americans were delirious when Barack Obama was sworn in as their 44th President, praying for, pleading for and dreaming of great changes that would be of immense benefit to themselves. http://just-me-in-t.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-would-younger-women-vote-for-julia.html

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