Some British History
An extract:
“History is written by the winners…..that is why there are so many empty pages in French history books.”
Take the time to view – it is very entertaining.
If you are reading this, thank a Teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a Soldier
Among the computers allegedly breached were those belonging to Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith. Reports suggest the hackers may have been trying to access information on Australia’s lucrative mining industry.Well, that would have made for fascinating reading, wouldn’t it?
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds and the highest morale and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marines. These words were spoken during World War 2 by the First Lady of America, Eleanor Roosevelt. Can you imagine the boost in morale she gave her troops. What a difference today. We have the Minister of Defence, every politically correct commentator and even members of the General Staff prepared to kick our soldiers, once again, in the guts for being soldiers. The Prime Minister has been prepared to turn a blind eye and let her underlings do the dirty work. Has one of these Generals ever had the opportunity to lead a platoon into battle, casuvac his casualties, write a letter to the next of kin of one of his soldiers? If so, he can then comment on the conduct and political incorrectness of his fighting soldiers. In the public eye this furor will be past history within a week or so. But the lack of support to our fighting men will linger forever. These rough men and women take, occupy and hold ground from the enemy so we, the protected, live on in ignorant bliss. For every neice, nephew and second cousin, who cannot get a seat in the church, at the funeral of the next Australian Digger killed in action, tell one of the Polititians, Generals, Admirals or Field Marshalls there for the photo opportunity to move one pew backward in the Church, “You didn’t support him or his, mates when he was here, so move to the back row.” To our men and women fighting for freedom, remember, you will always have the support from us, the ones like you who have met the dragon and spat in his eye. And another thing, which will never diminish is your honour and sense of Duty First. It will stay with you forever. I. G. AtkinsonSailors getting drunk on shore leave and trying to score and soldiers talking rough about the enemy (and that includes the ALP)….what is the world coming to?
The Prime Minister said the NSW Coalition leader, who was swept into power by a massive swing on Saturday, did not share Tony Abbott’s “extremism”.Can’t see the difference myself . She has to work with O’Farrell and likewise she feels she has to try and differentiate between him and Abbott as part of her “demonize Abbot because we are afraid of him” programme. Good about the Greens, isn’t it? Maybe some members of the Green Church will re-think their allegience after all the media coverage of the Hamas supporting Greens. But still, if they are with the Greens to start with, then they unlikely to be thinking, let alone re-thinking anything.
While not yet an MP, Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will lead the Liberal National Party to next year’s election after announcing he will seek preselection to run in the Labor-held Brisbane seat.Whenever I meet my old NP and Liberal mates from the days when I was a member, I ask ” What the hell are you doing – I never hear or see Langbroek attacking the ALP’s abysmal record? There is enough ammo around to re-fight Long Tan and no-one, least of all, your leader is on the offensive. Shrugs and blank looks have been the stern reply. Not any more.
In Australia, opponents of nuclear power already point to the situation in Japan as evidence of the dangers of nuclear reactors. They conveniently sidestep the loss of life and damage caused by exploding oil tanks, burst gas mains, electrical fires: hazards that come with living in a tectonically active region.Possibly tens of thousands dead from the earthquake but about half of the media coverage is about the nuclear disaster which, so far, has killed exactly no one. Let’s just concentrate on helping Japan get back on her feet. UPDATE: There is an incredible amount of misinformation and hyperbole flying around the internet and media right now about the Fukushima nuclear reactor situation. To get a good layman’s description and maybe become better armed to enter into debate on nuclear energy you might like to read this piece at bravenewclimate
Labor ministers and backbenchers were furious the decision to support the Greens bill was not discussed in cabinet or the ALP caucus and scrambled to head off the bill.It’s a start.
“I also want to be clear about what it does. It has price impacts. That is the whole point. Consequently, things that generate a whole lot of carbon pollution will be more expensive … so that people adapt and go to low pollution alternatives,” she said.What low pollution alternatives? There is no economically viable low pollution alternative available now, nor will there be for decades to come.
She also criticised some tabloid newspaper reports that the tax would push up electricity prices by up to $500 a year.Speculation at this stage but I bet it will be close to the mark. As detailed above, my bill has increased almost $200 a quarter due to ALP ineptitude so $500 a year is believable with the insane Greens in the picture. She is getting a lot of flack for the fact that she promised not to do exactly what she is doing but I can see her point. Before the election she needed all the votes she could get and certainly didn’t want to get rational thinkers off-side. After the debacle that was the election result she now has to march to a different drum – a Green one – to stay in power. Gillard at the Media conference where she hands over power to destroy our economy to the Greens