Oh for ____’s sake! Well the Liberal Party of Australia is really focused in on the important issues.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been accused of swearing on purpose on national television to increase his appeal to voters.

Last night on Channel 7 Mr Rudd dropped the word “shit” as he spoke to sacked Pacific Brands workers about the Government’s decision to spend billions stimulating the economy.

“People have to understand that, because there’s going to be the usual political shit storm, sorry, political storm, over that,” he said.

His comments were applauded by the audience.

But this morning Melbourne’s Liberal Mayor Robert Doyle and Opposition frontbencher Peter Dutton both accused Mr Rudd of scripting the moment

via Rudd flies into swearing storm – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

What a bunch of tossers. With all there is to criticise Kevin Rudd over this is the one? Or is it payback for the equally moronic carry-on about the Labor Party’s horror that Malcolm Turnbull mentioned the name of the Prime Minister’s wife and wealth in the same sentence.

Can someone inform both parties there’s an economic meltdown, bushfires and industrial relations legislation to discuss in rational and mature ways – WEE guess that’s hoping for too much.

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photo credit: Larsz

Stephen Conroy has had a brain meltdown on this issue of internet filtering. And hundreds of Australian expressed their concern today around the country (and many thousands more have expressed their outrage at the laws online).

Digital Liberty Coalition protests against web filter held across Australia

Protests

Digital divide … hundreds attended rallies across Australia today to oppose the Government’s web filtering plan.

* Protests against web filtering scheme

* Held in capital cities across Australia

* Monthly rallies until March

HUNDREDS of people attended rallies in Australian capital cities yesterday to voice their opposition to the Rudd Government’s planned internet filtering scheme.

via Digital Liberty Coalition protests against web filter held across Australia | News | News.com.au.

The internet censorship proposal is ricidulous. It is another ‘moral panic’ issue. The Rudd Government is only trying to pander to the likes of Family First and Nick Xenophon on this one. But in the process of pandering to these two annoying senators who account for a fraction of the population, the Government is ignoring everyone else.

It’s a curious issue because techies keep advising that it won’t be hard to bypass the filter – so you can get around the stupid legislation – and so can the weirdoes and gambling people and any other nutter. It’s like gun laws – if you really want to get your hands on a gun you can. If you really want to get around an internet filter you can. So it’s not going to stop criminals or those folks intent on using the internet for ill.

But it will by all accounts really slow everything down for everyone. And here is the greatest irony of the genius Conroy’s plan. At the same time as he’s about to build a fast broadband network, he’s introducing legislation and technology that will slow it down!

Explain the logic in that if you can.

The other problem is that there is very little clarity around what exactly will be blocked. Image of child pornography yes, and euthanasia information (that’s a whole other debate). But there is also talk of other things such as all porn, peer to peer sites, the list goes on and on.

The Rudd Government is officially out of control. Rudd talks about innovation and needing to be technically advanced. Australia is about to become the only western democracy in the world to censor its internet – yeah, clever country indeed.

If you want to join the fight for our internet freedom you can here:

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Kevin Rudd’s official photo with George W Bush at G20 summit omitted from website

The Daily Telegraph

November 18, 2008 01:32am

IT is the ultimate souvenir gift from Washington to a leader at a global summit – your own grip-and-grin pic with the US President.

The White House then adds an extra ego-stroking touch by putting the picture on its website so the world can see your familiarity with power. But not for Kevin Rudd.

via Kevin Rudd’s official photo with George W Bush at G20 summit omitted from website | News.com.au Top stories | News.com.au.

The Daily Tele continues to publish stories about the impact of some alleged comments about a phone conversation between George Bush and Kevin Rudd and how that’s somehow damaged Australia’s standing in the world. Now it seems Rudd’s not been included in some happy snaps of the G20 event.

But do you want to see what doing real diplomatic damage looks like? Do you want to see a lame duck president in action? Do you want to see what News Limited won’t tell you? Rudd’s perceived indiscretion and it’s impact on world affairs pales into insignficance when you see the body language going on in this video. Get a load of this…

Will someone please tell those losers at the Daily Tele that it’s over. Bush is a has been. No-one cares what Bush thinks or says or does. He is a joke. And WEE are sure that he’s got more significant rejections to worry about than those he might be getting from the Australian PM.

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