tony awaits his resurrection... after having been put to death by cross-questioning about his bodgies.

resurrectioning

Tony Abbott is willing to resume the leadership of the Liberal party if his parliamentary colleagues draft him but said he would not run in contested ballot for the top job.

Speaking on Monday evening at an election forum at the Manly Yacht club, where he was questioned by Warringah voters, Abbott made it clear that “notwithstanding the bad polls and the act that we have decapitated ourselves twice, I still think there is a chance of winning”.

A win, in defiance of the polls, would give Scott Morrison an unassailable hold on the leadership of the Liberal party.

But if the Liberals lose, the leadership of the opposition will be thrown open.

“I won’t go into a contested ballot,” Abbott said in answer to a question from the audience about whether he would seek the leadership again.

“It will be up to the party room. If they want me they will need to invite me. But I am not expecting that,” he said.

“I am not going to shoulder anyone aside for the top job, because for me it has never been about that,” he said.

In an hour-long session, in which both questions and answers were applauded, Abbott faced questions on on climate change, refugees and his support for Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted of child sex offences late last year.

“I have been a friend of Cardinal Pell for many years,” he said. “He’s been convicted of a horrific crime. Let’s see what happens with the justice system in Victoria. I will be in an awful dilemma if his conviction is upheld on appeal,” he said.

Asked how he justified being a man of faith yet having views so out of step with Pope Francis on climate change and treatment of refugees, Abbott replied that he didn’t regard the pope as infallible on matters of public policy.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/16/tony-abbott-says-...

It would un-Christian not to wish him good luck... But as an atheist (and rabid at that) Gus wishes that the electorate of Warringah sees the devilish darkness in Turdy's views and vote for the enlightened newcomer Zali... We're still a long way off though...

By Gus Leonisky at 23 Apr 2019 - 9:33am
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opposites attract...

Mr Negative versus Ms Positive.

shopfronts

Shopfronts in Cremorne... All the usual from the Turdy camp...

Meanwhile Zali tells a positive story:

get rid of the fossils...

By Gus Leonisky at 23 Apr 2019 - 12:21pm
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the UAP prefers turds than a decent woman...

United Australia’s Suellen Wrightson says choice in Warringah is between Liberal party and ‘the GetUp mob’

Zali Steggall’s campaign to snatch the seat of Warringah from Tony Abbott has been dealt a blow, with Clive Palmer’s candidate indicating she wants to preference the Liberals above the independent.

With the Australian Electoral Commission to formally declare candidates and the ballot draw for each electorate on Wednesday, negotiations are under way with Palmer about how he will direct his preferences.

Polling shows his United Australia party, which has spent an estimated $30m on television advertising, could determine the outcome in a host of marginal seats, recording between 5% and 14% of the primary vote, according to Newspolls in four seats, published in the Australian.

Suellen Wrightson, United Australia’s candidate in Warringah, said she did not want the party to help the “GetUp mob” in the northern Sydney seat.

GetUp is campaigning against several Coalition members, including Abbott, largely on the issue of climate change.

“In my opinion, it is a choice between the Liberal party and the GetUp mob – that is my personal view at this point in time,” Wrightson told Guardian Australia.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/24/clive-palmer-cand...

The UAP is led by this doubletowfacedon'ttrustletmedoadoublecrossfatbloke called Clive Palmer... What do you expect? flowers? No! More crap? Yes!! More global warming? Sure!!!...

By Gus Leonisky at 24 Apr 2019 - 3:21pm
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saving the planet from tony abbott...

Lobby group GetUp! has pulled an advertisement depicting former prime minister Tony Abbott as an apathetic surf lifesaver who refuses to help a drowning swimmer.

Key points:

The ad was part of GetUp!'s campaign against the re-election of Tony Abbott in the seat of Warringah
Royal Surf Life Saving Australia said the ad was insensitive, particularly after multiple drownings on the weekend
The ad was slated to run in cinemas across Australia this week

The satirical ad mocking Mr Abbott's stance on climate change was widely criticised, even by the Royal Life Saving Society.

The timing of the video was considered particularly insensitive by some as its release followed seven drownings across the country, including two surf lifesavers, over the Easter long weekend.

After the ad's release, the member for Warringah said the country's lifesavers deserved an apology from GetUp! for mocking their work.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-24/getup-pulls-tony-abbott-ad-over-c...

Totally accurate on the global warming front, not too funny and of course designed to be condemned by "surf-life-savers" who now are called, like their American counterparts, "Lifeguards" (see Bondi Rescue).

By Gus Leonisky at 24 Apr 2019 - 4:09pm
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a-boott! a-boott!...

the art of saying nothing substantial against turdy in The Australian...while "blaming" the "others"...

a-boott

By Gus Leonisky at 25 Apr 2019 - 10:07am
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he even lies to himself...

liars

MAKE SURE HE DOES NOT COME BACK.

By Gus Leonisky at 25 Apr 2019 - 10:12am
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parliamentary "house improvements"...

house

Something for the GetTone! people to do... Oops, this could be like suggesting someone vandalises the office of Tony Abbott... Quite illegal! But really really really, we cannot afford to let Tony Abbott vandalise this country AGAIN...