Right Pulse

It is widely know that between 2003 – 2005 Gillard had a relationship with fellow ALP hack Craig Emerson. The relationship destroyed Emerson’s marriage and his family of three young children. Gillard is a feminist so her disdain for marriage should come as no surprise. The media think Gillard’s personal life should be off limits to reporting, because it is supposedly irrelevant to Gillard being PM. 2GB’s Ray Hadley on Monday said he didn’t care about the affair. I wonder what Craig Emerson’s wife and children think. I gather they cared at the time.

Gillard’s personal choices are relevant to the campaign. Hadley and others of his ilk might consider that Gillard’s personal life clearly indicates that she cares nothing for the institutions of family and marriage – two of the foundation blocks of the modern conservative movement. Gillard’s true opinions on a host of other social issues then follow. For instance, how much does Gillard really want to support stay home mums, the family tax-benefit, etc… Or given Gillard’s extra-marital affair, de facto relationship and feminist background how convincing is her opposition to homosexual marriage. Not very.

The feminist movement has been rallying against heterosexual marriage for 30 to 40 years, so it is no surprise that they support homosexual marriage, hoping such a social change will devalue marriage generally to make it meaningless. Spectator Australia asks the question but can’t come up with the answers:

What I’m getting at here is that these feminists can’t have it both ways. Marriage is either, by its very nature, an anachronistic heterosexual institution that advantages heterosexual men and should be done away with, or it isn’t. It can’t simply be extended to include any type of person who is intrinsically excluded from it just because minority rights are cool. Why put so much time and effort into exposing the tradition as a tyrannical, oppressive, bourgeois fiction then campaign to resurrect it for a particular group?

I think the answer is not to be found in a Gillard born-again political conversion. The radical left know what they are doing and it is hard to believe that Gillard is too far away from them. Devalue – destroy.

Julia Gillard’s close friend Victorian ALP MP Kelvin Thompson is part of a growing band of left-wing politicians that go in for state sanctioned population control. Gillard has joined the crowd by rolling out her ‘sustainable population’ mantra for this election. I’ve previously covered the issue here.

My basic claim is that Gillard has all the hallmarks of a person that also goes in for state sanctioned population control, including state ‘encouraged’ abortion and incentives for couples to avoid having children. Consider Sustainable Population Australia’s Sandra Kanck and the response to her call for a one-child policy in Australia as reported in the Adelaide Advertiser:

Mrs Kanck retired from the SA Parliament last year and was replaced by her media adviser, David Winderlich.

Mr Winderlich issued a statement distancing himself from Mrs Kanck’s comments.

“The Australian Democrats and I disagree with the idea of a legislated one-child policy as proposed by Sustainable Population Australia – it is too draconian,” he said.

So let’s put one and two together. The people that want state sanctioned population control are all:

1. Human induced climate change believers,

2. Want a price/tax on carbon dioxide,

3. Hold to the political dogma of environmental sustainability,

4. Hate the car yet enjoy air travel and rarely if ever use public transport themselves,

5. Have 1 or no children yet have developed a habit of telling other people how to raise their own children,

6. Are of the political left and think government is the solution to everyone’s problems as long as they are not paying,

7. Anti-religious,

8. Have no problem in legalising or keeping legal certain forms of behaviour that lead to death such as hard drugs, abortion and/or suicide, and

9. Associate with like minded individuals.

Check all boxes Julia Gillard.

I’d like to see the media ask Gillard how she plans to control Australia’s population to ensure its sustainability. Get ready for catch phrases starting in “I’m gonna…” such as “moving forward” and “working families”. And we are all meant to believe this person is intelligent.

Julia Gillard is putting on her respectable conservative face in the lead up to the next federal election. Much like Rudd before the 2007. Remember the rhetoric about turning the boats back, economic conservatism and promises to protect marriage from a homosexual secular take over? All three promises were dumped within 1 year of Rudd’s election. I don’t expect Julia Gillard to be any different. So when she says she does not believe in a Big Australia, what does she really mean?

When Gillard talks about a sustainable population – the left really mean government controls to limit family size and encouraging more abortion. Just do a basic google news search and you’ll soon realise where the left are coming from on this issue. One wonders what her new minister for ‘sustainable population’ will be planning in the coming months. Consider the following news bite from 2009:

A population control pressure group has issued a call for the Australian government to institute a one-child policy to ensure the continent’s environmental and economic “sustainability.” Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) said this week that Australia’s 22 million people must be reduced to 7 million and that restricting each couple to one baby, as China does, is “one way of assisting to reduce the population” and avoiding “environmental suicide.” 

Given that Gillard is the leader of the looney left, where does she stand on the issue? Don’t expect a straight answer. SPA is headed by the usual ALP supporters such as Tim Flannery, Ian Lowe, etc… all members of the Australian Conservation Foundation, which is a major promoter of climate change policies and taxes. Given Gillard’s strong statements on the need to control carbon emissions through government taxes and penalties, it does not take much of an imagination to make the link between limiting people’s decisions over their own family life in accordance with Gillard’s sustainable population ideal and the climate change agenda of limiting carbon growth through abortion and one-child policies. SPA supports such a move, all of whom support Gillard’s carbon taxation agenda. ALP Victorian figure Kelvin Thompson is a major Gillard supporter and favours limiting Australia’s population to 26 million. It is likely that Gillard got the idea for sustainable population from Kelvin Thompson. He has been doing the rounds for some time now – including with SPA – spruiking his anti-family agenda to anyone that will listen. Is it any coincidence that Gillard surrounds her self with pro-abortion and anti-family political and intellectual types, all of whom are prepared to sacrifice family choice to placate the climate change gods?

The public has a right to know that a minister of the crown engages in sex orgies in a club of ill-repute, unbeknown to his family and in complete contradiction of public statements the minister has made about the family in order to enhance his re-election prospects. People like commentator and part-time conservative Andrew Bolt at the Herald Sun should have figured this out by now. Four good reasons are laid out by David Penberthy:

The first is that as a politician his entire existence is underwritten by the taxpaying public – his salary, his car, his living arrangements, his ability to travel, all of it is fully or partially funded by the public, and to an extent which massively eclipses the average wage earner. The second is that as a politician he wields enormous and direct power over the way we live our lives, even own financial status. 

The third is that as a politician he has chosen to project an image of himself in order to win votes – the happily married father of two, who has used his wife and children as a visual backdrop for his campaigns for local and state government. The fourth is that he is part of a government which has been distracted, to say the least, by a series of scandals in which poor decisions, corrupt conduct and even criminal conduct have prevented a minister or member from doing his job.

Imagine the media out-cry if it had been, gee i don’t know, JOHN HOWARD that was caught out engaged in homosexual orgies at a public venue unbeknown to his family and the public. Would there be the same media crowd trying to protect Howard as they are now trying to protect the former minister in question David Campbell? Especially since Campbell has still not explained his whereabouts when the F3 meltdown occurred a few weeks ago (it now appears he was at his Sydney flat for a period of time).

There’s also a ludicrous post-facto assessment going around today of David Campbell’s performance as a minister. It might be kind, but it is also crap. David Campbell wasn’t a good minister – he was a hopeless minister….The most spectacular recent example was the routine accident last month on the F3, the main artery north from Sydney to the Central Coast, which left motorists paralysed for 12 hours, with the minister refusing to front up at all to explain himself to the public during the day.

Add in other sexual scandals involving ministers, including child-sex and prostitution offenses and a pattern has emerged with this government. Connect the dots people. The government is untrustworthy, sneaky and lacks all credibility. Speaking of which, in a seperate report:

It has also been revealed that Ms Keneally, Joe Tripodi and Mr Terenzini had a meeting on Tuesday in which the possibility of Mr Terenzini coming into Cabinet was discussed. Ms Keneally said he would be considered should a vacancy arise. Government sources said it was a co-incidence that two days later a spot became available with Mr Campbell’s resignation.

With Joe Tripodi there are no coincidences.

Senator Cory Bernardi’s call to ban the burka is making international headlines, especially in the UK where the issue may be more divisive than it is in Australia. I know the UK Independence Party wants it banned.

“It is un-Australian – and it’s symbolic barrier is far greater than the measure of cloth it is created from. For safety and for society, the burka needs to be banned.”

and,

…It also establishes a different set of rules and societal expectations in our hitherto homogenous society.

I find the following defence of the burka rather weak:

Muhammad Dahir from the Islamic Association of Australia said women should be free to choose to wear the burka if they wanted to….”I’m very happy the Opposition Leader came forward and said he has no policy to ban burka and that’s what leaders should do – condemn this kind of statement. We need to unite the community, not divide it.”

I’m not really offended by the Burka in a left-wing call the lawyers for legal bullying tactics type of way. It does not effect me so my care factor on the issue is rather low. I can’t recall ever seeing anyone wear the garment. However, it could be confronting and symbolic of a group of people that expressly do not want to unite itself with the broader community. Especially in a western society where people that hide their faces in public are naturally treated with suspicion. Think of all the special legal, security and procedural exceptions that Australian society will/has to make for burka women for identification purposes for example. In this context there is nothing unusual about the reaction to the wearing of the burka.  Isn’t it time that the Islamic Association tried to assimilate into Australian life and not the other way round? It seems some give and take is in order. It shouldn’t be too much to ask to see someone’s face.

Mark Steyn and the rise of bludgerstan and decline of the EU.

Does anyone really know how Rudd’s health proposal will actually improve public health? The creator of Medicare can’t figure it out so don’t expect me as a humble blogger to provide any insightful details.

It seems though that Rudd has thrown over $20 billion at the states to get them to sign up to his proposal. It will be interesting to see where Wayne Swan thinks that money is coming from as part of the May budget. The per capita spending on public health must absolutely swamp the per capita spending on the equivalent private health care services. Did anyone say value for money?

WA Premier Barnett is holding out. And with good cause. His state only gets 60 per cent of their GST back as it is. Handing another 30 per cent over to the Commonwealth so their hospitals can be run from Canberra isn’t going to go down well with WA voters.

“In other words, the outcome would be exactly the same, but we would not agree to the Commonwealth taking in a pre-empt way one third of the GST.”

Mr Barnett said Western Australia was prepared to pay an equivalent amount of money into a state controlled fund.

I always considered that eventually the ALP state leaders would come round to make Rudd look like the short-term big hero. But I am prepared to bet a large sum of money that in ten years time we will be back where we started – noting that the agreement does not really kick in for another 4 years.

Clearly a liar and an incompetent. Someone with limited operational experience promoted above her station because of her gender. The Herald Sun writes about disgraced former Victorian Police commissioner Christine Nixon:

Her performance today before the Bushfires Royal Commission was not only embarrassing but unconvincing.

ENOUGH is enough. Christine Nixon should be immediately sacked from her post as chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority.

Read on to discover the lies she told the Royal Commission first time round to cover the fact that she went MIA during last years Victorian bushfires which killed over 170 people – even though she had statutory responsibilities to coordinate disaster relief for all emergency services. Instead of doing her duty, she went and stuffed her face with food at a local pub because she “had to eat”, while people were being burned to death. It is not entirely clear if she even kept her phone on so she could be contacted during the night.

She couldn’t take the heat so got back in the kitchen (pub).

If she was in the military there would be a court marshaling. But because she is the product of the left she is being protected by equally incompetent left-wing Victorian and Federal ALP governments. Where intentions are always more important than results. Even if people die.

UPDATE

More lies. Apparently Nixon had an appointment with a hairdresser and her ghost writer on her autobiography on the day of black Sunday. So she got her hair done, wrote a bit of propaganda and then finished the day with stuffing her face while ignoring her statutory responsibilities to the community. Imagine if John Howard had done such a thing. The ABC and ALP victim groups wouldn’t be so forgiving.

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Kevin Rudd

Rudd looks edgy. Argues something should be done to fix health. Tell us something we don’t know.

Claims he was once poor, tough times, I’m just like you routine.

Claims he is delivering on an election commitment, but what about the GP super clinics?

He says not enough hospital beds, etc…, but again nothing in his plan will increase that…

Ah rolling out ‘working families’ routine – focus groups must have written his speech

Tony Abbott

Way more relaxed, confident.

Good, not just about health…..Rudd’s competence is the issue.

Amazing, Abbott has actually done something in health – Rudd has done nothing!!!

Lists all of Rudd’s broken health promises, and there are many, then his Dr Death record in Qld under Wayne Goss

Private health mentioned – good – not just a re-gig of taxes to Canberra.

Rudd looks nervous – trying to find focus group results, no doubt

Journalist questions

Paul Bongiorno – he is a major left-wing supporter and by the nature of the question just wants everything run in Canberra. typical, no surprises. Abbott dealing with him easily. Rudd claims that the Federal gov’t will take 100 per cent of primary care – GP visits – well i already thought Medicare was funded by him to being with… Rudd said it himself – he wants more power!!!!! Rudd retreats to focus group routine about mums and dads.

AAP – Rudd still shuffling papers. Abbott looks cool cats. Rudd brings out focus group routine – short on detail in other words. We don’t care about your childhood, Rudd!! More general waffle – no detail. ‘integrated health care reform’ what !?! AHHHH Abbott calls out Rudd’s “waffle”. Abbott once again cool cats, jokes, detail, etc… Rudd doodling again. Rudd makes false claim about Howard’s tax level…. Abbott says Rudd is talking ‘out right lies’

Daily Telegraph – some question about dental care – well get dental insurance!!!!!! another great joke about Rudd… Abbott: defend record, detail, attack Rudd’s incompetence, provide a way forward. Rudd says we need more gov’t to look after out teeth – forced teenager dental checks. Rudd is rambling about some obscure dental programme no one has every heard of.  ah rudd can’t work with his own state ALP mates, so what does he expect from Abbott. Rudd is in deep trouble. that was just a king hit from Abbott about Rudd’s poor relations with his own ALP mates. ah Rudd retreats to focus group routine about mums and dads

ABC Radio – angry question about the lack of gov’t power and control over health. Abbott looks confident and is coherent, unlike Rudd. Exposes Rudd’s scam of a plan. Rudd retreats again to focus group routine of mums and dads. no detail no point made.  Rudd talks about his debt-fueled health policy. Rudd called out over his scam of a plan for health by the compere. another great come back by Abbott about Rudd’s health record in Qld.

Seven – good question about why no stimulus spending on health… Rudd is making no sense, no really no sense. he sounds like a graduate doing intern interviews, desperate for a job. Abbott straight to detail – example provided from Lismore about state and federal ALP incompetence.

Financial Review – incoherent question about why the gov’t should not abolish health bureaucracy. Rudd sounds like a used car salesman. i’v Re already turned off – what is he saying????!?!?! long winded answer, long sentences, etc…. fast talking, bad presentation. get ready for focus group routine. there he goes, mums and dads, right on time. Abbott hits back with detail and local example.. short sentences, sharp.. examples from marginal electorates – smart.

Australian – good question about spending priorities. Abbott mentions the f word – - – - Freedom!!! Rudd once again is incoherent, long sentences, fast talking…etc… he’s lost me… mentioning something about a fund no one has ever heard of. Rudd rolls out the incorrect claim that Abbott ‘ripped out $1bn from health’. Abbott: Rudd tells blatant lies. Abbott massive hit back!!! $10bn extra funding.. 17 per cent real increase

Age – oh boy argha, get her off the camera. ‘on the question of private health insurance…” more lies…broken promises. Rudd is killing himself. rudd reading out budget papers – guess what? mums and dads don’t care!!!!! people are not going to connect with Rudd if he keeps on reading out the budget paper from years ago.  okay Abbott avoids reading the budget paper, just. Rudd, no body cares about the ‘indexation factor’…. rudd retreats again to focus group routine – mums and dad.

nine – hospital beds. Rudd: ‘on the question you raise…’ again. ‘ activity based funding’ what the . . . . . Rudd does not understand that people don’t understand what he is talking about. get ready for focus group routine.

SBS – gee people have to pay for their own health. Abbott mentions the medicare safety net he introduced – now mums and dads understand that. there rudd goes on mums and dads. ‘transactional’ election, what?!?

WA – ‘activity based funding’ journo asks what is that?!?!? failed in Victoria. people don’t care about this issue. Abbott talks about an issue people will u/s – Canberra bureaucrats running the show.

Rudd closing

focus group routine right off the back…. rudd talks about a consensus that probably does not exist – climate change style. rudd claims everyone agrees with him – complete nonsense.

Abbott closing

no notes – rudd can’t manage anything. he has no policy, just a focus group routine. of course abbott wants more debates – more chances to whack rudd!!!

US radio host Dennis Prager and what happens to the citizen when the state grows:

…the bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. One can add: The bigger the government, the less significant the citizen — especially men….In order to feel significant, men not only need to have others depend on them, they also need to depend on themselves, on their own work and initiative. But that, too, is destroyed as the state gets bigger….As being needed and significant shifts from the individual to the state, the state increasingly determines who is needed and who has significance.

The ABC for instance, unions, obscure artists, writers and academics, etc… as if any of us are meant to care.