There might be a slight resemblance to the PM but I believe he is morally opposite to the PM, which is good for this country.

Quoted from aquamonkey

And Gillard is straight out of Kath & Kim


OMG  

wait, wait... You guys are comparing him to a simpsons kid that looks NOTHING like him AND I'm getting the omg ... pfft. back at ya aquamonkey  

It's not just a physical resemblence I was referring to, the German kid on the Simpson is very smart, a geek. His character reminds me of Rudd.

sorry x452 ..  i know, ur right, it was a good spot but I think I was  just cut I was getting slammed in eblah for supporting the new kid with a fun lil, bimbo... go kevin! its just having a lil fun guys...

Don't get me wrong, I like Rudd too. Should be interesting with him as leader, hopefully he can turn johnny inside out with his intellect.

Johnny speaks like a simpleton, and unfortunately I think people like that about him. If Rudd can figure out how to get his intelligent views across to the majority he'll do well.

He's on the right track with his "listening tour", where he's listening to what Australians want (something the current Government couldn't give a sh*t about), let's hope he translates that into good policies.

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KEVIN Rudd and Julia Gillard have made their first stumble as the Labor leadership team, wrongly accusing the Howard Government of slashing the funding for adult migrant education programs.

The gaffe was a repeat of a mistake Mr Rudd made in September, when he told ABC television the Coalition had cut $11 million from its Adult Migrant English Program.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20918059-2,00.html

ALP should have a nice bickering session going at the moment. Wonder how Karl Rove is doing........

  
Rudd a popular Labor choice: poll
The Labor Party has received a popularity boost in the wake of its federal leadership change.

In a Newspoll published in today's The Australian, Labor's primary vote has climbed seven points to 46 per cent.

In the preferred prime minister measure, 36 per cent of voters would prefer Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd as prime minister.

That is an increase of 11 points on Kim Beazley's last Newspoll result.

However Prime Minister John Howard is still ahead on 39 per cent.

Mr Rudd says his party still has a lot of work to do.

"Labor Party members should take a cold shower when they look at these poll results today," he said.

"I think it represents at this stage a protest vote against Mr Howard, who's increasingly out of touch.

"But it does not yet represent an entrenched vote for the Labor Party or myself.

"We're going to need to work hard over the next nine months to earn the electorate's respect."
Last week Mr Howard warned government members of Parliament to expect Labor to get a bounce in the polls and be ahead for up to three months.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1809290.htm


I like Rudd and think he will make a fine PM. Always been a fan of the wonderful Julia Gillard. Let's hope they can win next year and start bringing australia back to the left

I think I like rudd ok but I am not so sure about julia gillard. her speech on the radio reminded me of professor umbridge in harry potter.

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FEDERAL Labor leader Kevin Rudd has unveiled his vision for Sydney, promising a massive cash injection for the Penrith fast rail link and the M7 to F3 motorway and a new national infrastructure fund for the city.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20948422-5007132,00.html

Actually a good idea. Pitty it has not been put in place over the last 10 years by the current state government.. THE CURRENT LABOR STATE GOVERNMENT!

Since I don't live in western sydney though it's doing nuth'n for me

Quoted from dara

I think I like rudd ok but I am not so sure about julia gillard. her speech on the radio reminded me of professor umbridge in harry potter.

I dunno... I like both Dara - they seriously appeal to the younger generation that’s for sure. When I think of Howard I think of him as an older man who may have worked hard many many years ago but he's simply fallen out of touch with the Australian generation of today. The average Australians worries are the fact that – we could get fired over anything our employer doesn’t like – we work sooo hard with extreme hours and see no benefits at the end. With the cost of everything rising well past what we’re getting paid – we need our benefits!

Anyway, when I think of Rudd I think of a politician who knows enough to get our country moving again. To remember it's the people that make up a good country. Rudd has a young family and he's a lot more in-touch with the everyday Australian then Howard could ever be in the future. Rudd also has this huge likeability factor to him and he comes across as honest.

I dunno, this is all just a novice voters opinion .. I do know I'm voting Rudd next election though.

I am torn, between voting against Howards IR laws, but to do so now means voting for a man I despise, I think independants will get my vote.

No doubt a johnny supporter responsible for this. Sums up the calibre of some of them.

As much as I and many others despise Howard, I don't recall anything like this happening to him.

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Paracetamol sent to Kevin Rudd's office
Wednesday Feb 14 14:04 AEDT

Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd's Brisbane office was evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious-looking substance, police say.

Emergency crews evacuated Mr Rudd's Morningside office, in Brisbane's east, after a staff member found a suspicious white substance in an envelope addressed to the building about 9.20am (AEST) on Wednesday.

"Initially it's indicated it's paracetamol and it's been sent away for further tests," a police spokesman said.

He said the investigation had been handed over to the Australian Federal Police and it is unknown whether charges will follow.

Emergency services cleared the building and Mr Rudd's two staff members were allowed to return to the office about two hours later.

No adjoining buildings were evacuated.

©AAP 2007

Quoted from x452

No doubt a johnny supporter responsible for this. Sums up the calibre of some of them.

Yeah right. It's probably just some idiot living in brisbane, is their a shortage of them?

Rudd would be a weak leader for Australia - he just goes with flow, no one really knows for sure what he believes in or what he stands for - anyway, my frog is gunna win the next election. Move over Rudderless and Johnny.

I suspect something more sinister akin to the “horses head” used by the mafia as a warning to toe-the-line.  Could it be the CIA?