No one can say it was unexpected, the Australian Krudd government and it’s looney, militant left once again determined tom drive Australia down the path of the 70’s of high employment, high inflation and misery all in the name of a bankrupt ideology.
“UNIONS will pursue industry-wide pay claims and press federal Labor to legally require companies to report wages data annually, in a bid to close the salary gap between male and female workers.
Bargaining claims should include a push for improved hours of work, increased job security, better conditions for casuals and an enhanced work and family balance.
Noting the increased pay gap between men and women, the congress is expected to call on the Rudd Government to introduce new laws and regulations to reduce the difference between the remuneration of male and female employees.
Unions want Labor to require employers to report equal remuneration data annually as a way of promoting equal pay.
Regulations should also be introduced to prevent unequal remuneration, including the issuing of employers with performance improvement notices and mandatory action plans, they say. The Government should appoint a pay equity commissioner and set up a pay equity division within Fair Work Australia to monitor and investigate pay equity”
So let’s see some Union twats who have never held a real job wants:
My company to report to him how much I earn?
Less hours?
More Pay?
More union invention?
One thing about the loony left that they certainly don’t let the real world interfere with their dogma. Even blind Freddy could see companies going under left, right and centre with more and more people out of work every day. Of course, that doesn't matter to these parasites on society.
Bloody morons!!..Krudd, is often accused of being a do nothing bureaucrat, when nothing could be further from the truth. The real question is how much damage can this government do in its one term of unmitigated incompetence.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
OVERSEAS TAX - OZ/INDONESIA
Call this one a Public Service Post. For Aussies working overseas, the Rudd tax grab in support of free handouts by reviewing Overseas Tax Arrangements send a shiver down many a spine (Stumps Included). However it appears it only applies to "resident rax payers" Below is from the SMARTS group, who say they are happy for the email to be forwarded so I suppose a post counts? Naturally the Stump cannot make any claims to the accuracy of the article but it should help a few sleep better tonight.
"It seems that there is one thing scarier than a A$57 billion Australian Federal Government Deficit.
In the Budget released this week was an announcement that Australians working abroad will now be subject to tax on their foreign income in Australia as a result of changes in Government policy in the Budget.
We have received numerous calls and emails on this so we thought it appropriate to send this special Expat Update to you to clarify the position and keep you informed.
The changes announced in the Budget only affect RESIDENT Taxpayers, that is people living in Australia and commuting for short term employment stints overseas.
For anyone that is genuinely LIVING ABROAD there is no change as you are a NON RESIDENT for Tax Purposes and the old Exempt Income Rules did not apply to you in any case.
If you are unsure if your are living in or out of Australia, it is a simple as where is your “HOME”. If your current “LIFE” (for the next few years roughly) is based out of Australia, then it is highly likely you are Non Resident. If you have doubt please do not hesitate to contact us for clarification.
What the change does mean is that anyone currently living in Australia and enjoying the Tax Exempt status on 90 plus day overseas assignments or on flexible short term overseas assignment, should seriously consider moving abroad after 1st July to become tax Non Resident rather than continuing to commute and be exposed to Australian tax. For those that traveled less than the 90 days there is no change to the previous treatment as they have been taxable in Australia throughout.
Fortunately the Budget did not make any changes to the current Tax benefits of Australian Expatriate life, so all the items covered in my planning book "The Aussie Expat - The Luckiest Person on Earth" remain including the claims on Australian property and the ability to accumulate Tax Credits whilst living abroad."
"It seems that there is one thing scarier than a A$57 billion Australian Federal Government Deficit.
In the Budget released this week was an announcement that Australians working abroad will now be subject to tax on their foreign income in Australia as a result of changes in Government policy in the Budget.
We have received numerous calls and emails on this so we thought it appropriate to send this special Expat Update to you to clarify the position and keep you informed.
The changes announced in the Budget only affect RESIDENT Taxpayers, that is people living in Australia and commuting for short term employment stints overseas.
For anyone that is genuinely LIVING ABROAD there is no change as you are a NON RESIDENT for Tax Purposes and the old Exempt Income Rules did not apply to you in any case.
If you are unsure if your are living in or out of Australia, it is a simple as where is your “HOME”. If your current “LIFE” (for the next few years roughly) is based out of Australia, then it is highly likely you are Non Resident. If you have doubt please do not hesitate to contact us for clarification.
What the change does mean is that anyone currently living in Australia and enjoying the Tax Exempt status on 90 plus day overseas assignments or on flexible short term overseas assignment, should seriously consider moving abroad after 1st July to become tax Non Resident rather than continuing to commute and be exposed to Australian tax. For those that traveled less than the 90 days there is no change to the previous treatment as they have been taxable in Australia throughout.
Fortunately the Budget did not make any changes to the current Tax benefits of Australian Expatriate life, so all the items covered in my planning book "The Aussie Expat - The Luckiest Person on Earth" remain including the claims on Australian property and the ability to accumulate Tax Credits whilst living abroad."
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
A BEER BUDGET
Well the budget is out and a bigger disaster than even the Stump had thought..Jeez..how many Whitlams in a century must a country endure. Certainly, it has place on hold the Stump's plan to return to the land of OZ.
Any country that provides higher welfare payments to Illegal Immigrants and Refugees than its does to its own retirees really needs to review its loyalty to the country. The Stump is not saying that Refugees should be supported here by the way, but just how many countries do you transit before a refugee becomes an economic tourist.
The will be a shed load of budget analysis over the next few days but to save time and as the first part of series of Oigalnomics here is the Labour Budget Breakdown.. Time for a beer!
Ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes under a Labor Government, it would go like this:
- The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
- The fifth would pay $1.
- The sixth would pay $3.
- The seventh would pay $7.
- The eighth would pay $12.
- The ninth would pay $18.
- The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. 'Since you are all such good customers,' he said, 'I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. 'Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.
But what about the other six men - the paying customers?
How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33.
But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 ( 22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. 'I only got one dollar out of the $20,' declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,' but he got $10'
'Yeah, that's right,' exclaimed the fifth man. 'I only saved one stinking dollar, too..
'It's unfair that he got ten times what I got!' 'That's true!!' shouted the seventh man. 'Why should he get $10 back when I only got two? The wealthy get all the breaks!' 'Wait a minute,' yelled the first four men in unison. 'We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!'
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half the bill!
The people who pay the highest taxes are also the ones who provide the most jobs and sustain the welfare. Attack people for being successful and reward the handout mentality, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
Any country that provides higher welfare payments to Illegal Immigrants and Refugees than its does to its own retirees really needs to review its loyalty to the country. The Stump is not saying that Refugees should be supported here by the way, but just how many countries do you transit before a refugee becomes an economic tourist.
The will be a shed load of budget analysis over the next few days but to save time and as the first part of series of Oigalnomics here is the Labour Budget Breakdown.. Time for a beer!
Ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes under a Labor Government, it would go like this:
- The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
- The fifth would pay $1.
- The sixth would pay $3.
- The seventh would pay $7.
- The eighth would pay $12.
- The ninth would pay $18.
- The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. 'Since you are all such good customers,' he said, 'I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. 'Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.
But what about the other six men - the paying customers?
How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33.
But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 ( 22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. 'I only got one dollar out of the $20,' declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,' but he got $10'
'Yeah, that's right,' exclaimed the fifth man. 'I only saved one stinking dollar, too..
'It's unfair that he got ten times what I got!' 'That's true!!' shouted the seventh man. 'Why should he get $10 back when I only got two? The wealthy get all the breaks!' 'Wait a minute,' yelled the first four men in unison. 'We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!'
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half the bill!
The people who pay the highest taxes are also the ones who provide the most jobs and sustain the welfare. Attack people for being successful and reward the handout mentality, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
Monday, May 11, 2009
SWINES and SWINE FLU
Well it would appear the greatest beat-up since global warming and Al Gore’s disappearing islands has coughed its way into a common cold. The Stump is of course referring to the Mexican Swine Flu or MSF (The swine bit being particularly unfortunate for millions of pigs as the ignorant and uninformed slaughtered millions of pigs in the name of...stupid). One of the more interesting factoids that came out was a 1000 people a year die from bee stings in the USA, one can only imagine the reactions if MSF death count had approached anything like that. Damn they would have been shooting planes out of the sky.
Indonesia ever reliable, provided endless amusement in its reaction to MSF. The masked medical avengers were standing by at every other airport taking temperatures of international travellers by scan or manually depending on the size of the airport (well that was the official line). In accordance with government tradition the Stump’s recent travel at the height of the scare revealed the standard “Style over Substance”
Incident One..Jakarta International (?) Airport, International flight from Singapore is delayed and arrives after 10 pm. Sure enough there are the scanners, the beds, the signs demanding everyone is checked. The amusement, it’s after 10pm and all the health staff (?) have gone home. Maybe the virus cannot live after dark, a reverse vampire thing?
Incident Two.. A major regional airport is testing international passengers with those digital thermometers you place in the ear. Funnily enough the medical staff (?) were shocked when passengers refused to be checked as they had run out of the disposable plastic covers that go over the pointy bit to prevent person to person infection. Best comment heard in the line “If you try and put that thing in my ear again, you will be measuring the temperature of your small intestine”
The stunning bit was the so called medical staff could not understand the reluctance of people to have an unsterilized instrument that had been in 150 unwashed ears rammed into their heads.
Meanwhile we have senior government officials musing that the virus was USA germ warfare...a rib tickler and the flu bug cannot live it hot climates (which must be news to the Mexicans).
On other issues the head of the corruption commission in Indonesian is currently assisting police with a murder investigation. This is a beauty with sexy caddie girls, drive by murders and allegations of a frame up. The elected officials quickly held a meeting to decide what to do about this, after all you would assume the issue would be how to keep the corruption commission going and uncovering the rampant graft...Ha ha..You assumed wrong..they wanted to cancel all future and current investigations...as well they would, seeing the number of pollies have been caught with their nose in the trough, time to line up again boys heey!
Still on dopy politicians, the Australian Krudd Government hands down its first budget on Tuesday. This budget is guaranteed to place Australia in more debt than any other time in history. The last Labor government left the Australian Taxpayer with 100Billion dollar debt that took over ten years to pay off during unprecedented boom times. Tuesday’s budget is expected to show a debt of 60 Billion dollars (for 26 million people are you morons serious?). The latest piece of tripe from Treasurer (?) Swan is the current problem is all the fault of the Howard Government..yea right the one that left theses no hopers with with zero public debt, a substantial surplus - $22 billion - lower taxes, record low unemployment, and higher real wages. All Australia will get out of these morons is a 300Billion dollar debt. Already 60 Billion dollars in debt (That's 80 Billion dollars plus all up in less than 12 months...now name one significant infrastructure project or plan).
To those complete dropkicks who fell for the Krudd line of glitz at the last election, your grandchildren will thank you...NOT. At least in Indonesia, the politicians don’t pretend to be providing a service to the people just witness the opportunistic grabs for power as the position of President hangs in the balance.
Indonesia ever reliable, provided endless amusement in its reaction to MSF. The masked medical avengers were standing by at every other airport taking temperatures of international travellers by scan or manually depending on the size of the airport (well that was the official line). In accordance with government tradition the Stump’s recent travel at the height of the scare revealed the standard “Style over Substance”
Incident One..Jakarta International (?) Airport, International flight from Singapore is delayed and arrives after 10 pm. Sure enough there are the scanners, the beds, the signs demanding everyone is checked. The amusement, it’s after 10pm and all the health staff (?) have gone home. Maybe the virus cannot live after dark, a reverse vampire thing?
Incident Two.. A major regional airport is testing international passengers with those digital thermometers you place in the ear. Funnily enough the medical staff (?) were shocked when passengers refused to be checked as they had run out of the disposable plastic covers that go over the pointy bit to prevent person to person infection. Best comment heard in the line “If you try and put that thing in my ear again, you will be measuring the temperature of your small intestine”
The stunning bit was the so called medical staff could not understand the reluctance of people to have an unsterilized instrument that had been in 150 unwashed ears rammed into their heads.
Meanwhile we have senior government officials musing that the virus was USA germ warfare...a rib tickler and the flu bug cannot live it hot climates (which must be news to the Mexicans).
On other issues the head of the corruption commission in Indonesian is currently assisting police with a murder investigation. This is a beauty with sexy caddie girls, drive by murders and allegations of a frame up. The elected officials quickly held a meeting to decide what to do about this, after all you would assume the issue would be how to keep the corruption commission going and uncovering the rampant graft...Ha ha..You assumed wrong..they wanted to cancel all future and current investigations...as well they would, seeing the number of pollies have been caught with their nose in the trough, time to line up again boys heey!
Still on dopy politicians, the Australian Krudd Government hands down its first budget on Tuesday. This budget is guaranteed to place Australia in more debt than any other time in history. The last Labor government left the Australian Taxpayer with 100Billion dollar debt that took over ten years to pay off during unprecedented boom times. Tuesday’s budget is expected to show a debt of 60 Billion dollars (for 26 million people are you morons serious?). The latest piece of tripe from Treasurer (?) Swan is the current problem is all the fault of the Howard Government..yea right the one that left theses no hopers with with zero public debt, a substantial surplus - $22 billion - lower taxes, record low unemployment, and higher real wages. All Australia will get out of these morons is a 300Billion dollar debt. Already 60 Billion dollars in debt (That's 80 Billion dollars plus all up in less than 12 months...now name one significant infrastructure project or plan).
To those complete dropkicks who fell for the Krudd line of glitz at the last election, your grandchildren will thank you...NOT. At least in Indonesia, the politicians don’t pretend to be providing a service to the people just witness the opportunistic grabs for power as the position of President hangs in the balance.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
ITS GETTING HOT HOT HOT
Like the great Ozone hole was going to destroy us all, Y2K that was going to have o microwave ovens attacking babies in cribs and the ever great population bomb, Global Warming (ahem..climate change..sorry) appears to going the way of all the other chicken little theory’s so worshipped by the greens and the left in their ever diminishing circle dance in search of relevance.
There has been many a golden (carbon free) chuckle at the shenanigans of the left/green ribid coalition as progressively more people have dared to commit heresy by questioning the Religion of Climate Change and its poverty inducing dogma. The sheer effort and blind faith they put into their topsy turvy computer models and demand we beggar ourselves at the alter of cap n trade is even more amusing when someone happens to mention “aren’t you the same guys who have hurled abuse at the conservatives for putting so much trust in computers, predictive models and risk analysis that brought us the Global Credit Crisis. By the way...that’s a crap theory as well but another post..look for Oigalnomics 101 coming soon.
British newspaper The Observer this month published prominently a story with a photograph of breaks in the Wilkins shelf.
"A huge ice shelf in the Antarctic is in the last stages of collapse and could break up within days in the latest sign of how global warming is thought to be changing the face of the planet," the story began.
Of course what they failed to mention was the following :
“In March last year, US news agency msn published the same photograph with a similar story that began: "A vast ice shelf hanging on by a thin strip looks to be the next chunk to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula, the latest sign of global warming's impact on Earth's southernmost continent." The photograph was published by numerous other outlets, including The Australian.
A spokeswoman for the British Antarctic Survey said the photograph in both stories was taken in March last year.”
Now it may be just plain British Unionised Laziness but the Stump seems to think that if things were as dire as the Rancid Greens (remember Al Gore’s ten year disaster time frame..tick ..tick ..tick) then surely there would be a veritable mountain of iceberg calving pictures to use rather than run one 13 months old (and neglect to mention the actual ice coverage has increased to levels not seen since the 50s.
Unfortunately for many in Australia, those poor souls in places like the hunter valley and the various manufacturing industries have had their generations of donkey voting for the Australian Labor Party rewarded with mass unemployment and finding “cold” comfort in the “ hollow but soothing promises that decarbonising the economies of the developed world can be achieved without pain, and even with gain of green jobs”
Want some more heretic viewpoints try here.
Oh just in case you may think Stump is over heating the issue...
For a more up to date revelations on the Religion, do seek out Al Gore's Movie again (ignore the fact a British Court has disallowed it's teaching in schools as it requires way to much faith over fact). Watch it for yourself but do take note of the date the movie was made, predictions made, time that has passed and the reality..It's great fun..sort of a Jet Jetson in fat clothes future world that never happened.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
FASTER AUSTRALIAN PORN
To give credit where credit is due, the Australian Prime Minister is certainly does not lack confidence in his ability. Although the rest of us would call his over confidence in his limited abilities, unmitigated Hubris from a bad tempered, little control freak.
The latest utterance from Tin Tin is that Australia’s latest weapon against the Global Credit Crisis is Australia is to spend 47 Billion (that’s right Billion) dollars on a project to surpass the iconic nation building Snowy River Mountain Scheme.
This amazing project is?..... A 47 Billion dollar project to allow blindingly fast (although even IF completed still slower than Japan, Singapore and Korea) broad band access to every man, woman and child in Australia.
Is there any limit to the spendthrift stupidity of the Australian Labor Government? Are they really suggesting that being able to download porn 10 times quicker is really an economic driver to the magnitude of the Snowy River Scheme? For those who may harbour such thoughts, let us refer you to moribund economies of countries (again) such as Korea, Japan and Singapore who despite having broadband to burn are literally in economic melt down.
Ok, anyone with an ounce a practical business experience (excluding the owners of www.hootersareus and computer geeks) will tell you that IT is not a economic driver, it is a cost. Once you get beyond the fairly simplistic, "hey let’s send an email", 95% of the rest of the IT community is all froth and bubble.
Who can honestly say that since the advent of the IT monsters and daily increases in broad band speed has anyone seen a real, practical and measurable increase in company productivity (aka wealth). Does anyone really think the answer to world’s problems is more IT??? More Bandwidth??
Took 25 years to get over the Whitlam experiment, this is shaping up to be a much longer and more painful ride.
LIST OF FIVE THINGS YOU CAN THINK OF IN TWO MINUTES THAT WOULD BETTER TO SPEND 47 BILLION DOLLARS INSTEAD OF FAST LOADING PORN
1. Upgraded and Uniform Gauge Railway Lines across Australia
2. Water Catchment Areas for all Australian Cities in line with growing population
3. Upgraded Ports in all Capital Cities
4. Upgraded Coast Watch Facilities to protect Fishing Grounds
5. Water Transportation process (pipeline)from North to South
6. Another election ..(ok that’s siX, but probably the best stimulus for the oz economy.
Friday, April 24, 2009
ANZAC DAY 25 APRIL 09
ANZAC DAY
I saw a kid marchin’ with medals on his chest.
He marched alongside Diggers marching six abreast.
He knew that it was ANZAC Day - he walked along with pride.
He did his best to keep in step with the Diggers by his side.
And when the march was over the kid was rather tired.
A Digger said “Whose medals, son?” to which the kid replied:
“They belong to daddy, but he did not come back.
He died up in New Guinea on a lonely jungle track”.
The kid looked rather sad then and a tear came to his eye.
The Digger said “Don’t cry my son and I will tell you why.
Your daddy marched with us today - all the blooming way.
We Diggers know that he was there - it’s like that on ANZAC Day”.
The kid looked rather puzzled and didn’t understand,
But the Digger went on talking and started to wave his hand.
“For this great land we live in, there’s a price we have to pay
For we all love fun and merriment in this country where we live.
The price was that some soldier his precious life must give.
For you to go to school my lad and worship God at will,
Someone had to pay the price so the Diggers paid the bill.
Your daddy died for us my son - for all things good and true.
I wonder if you understand the things I’ve said to you”.
The kid looked up at the Digger - just for a little while
And with a changed expression, said, with a lovely smile:
“I know my dad marched here today - this is ANZAC Day.
I know he did. I know he did, all the bloomin’ way”.
D. Hunter
(A veteran of Shaggy Ridge with the 2/12 Battalion in WW2
How many know that the large major battle of World War 2 involving over 21000 Australian Soldiers took place in Kalimantan Indonesia.
Or..
Of the over 100,000 Indonesians who died as forced labourers building Indonesia's version of the Death Railway in Sumatera.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
DWARF TOSSING - A POLITICAL MOVEMENT
The evil litle troll from Iran has struck again and in the process confirmed the urgent need for a revamp of the United Nations as a forum for commonsense. What complete lack of intelligence would lead anyone to allow Iran and in particular the tiny tyrant tick to be a keynote speaker on the topic that goes to the very heart of human rights.
Iran's Joke President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his keynote speech at the UN anti-racism summit in Geneva to launch yet another inane and factually incorrect (Did the Stump say factually incorrect, the troll would not recognise a fact if one snuck up behind him and bent him over like a goat at a Iranian Bachelor Party) ranting tirade against all things Western and Israel in particular.
Although the Stump has to admit that President Obamamania is growing on us (if only to watch the left squirm as their great black messiah turns out to have feet of republician), The Stump still thinks the best idea to come out of the Amercian Presidential Debates was that all reasonable nations and democracies should walk out of the United Nations and create a "League of Democracies"
It would be amusing to watch the troll and his ilk spreeing forth their bile upon themselves for a change in the decaying, bankrupt pile of hatred the UN has become in pandering to pissant petty tyrants. Meanwhile the saner nations of the world could get on with making life better for the rest of us. Far to much time and tolerance is spent on people (?) who wish the rest of us nothing but ill will.
Of course our own President SBY has never been real selective in choosing who he hangs out with, does he have a thing for Dwarfs?
In closing all the stump can say is..."What-ever happened to the sport of dwarf tossing!!... Now that would have been funny watching the western delagates trot down the podium and garb the little toad...and.."
Saturday, April 18, 2009
CLIMATE CHANGE AGAIN!
The Stump is an environmentalist and believes one of the great tragedies of is the criminal short term, opportunistic and criminal (morally and legally) exploitation of Indonesia’s forests and resources to the benefit of the very few.
However, the “Rabid Green” movement often has as much to answer for as do the stereotypical, greedy and malevolent “businessman”. Deliberation and wilful distortion of facts by the rancid greens for their 15 minutes of personal “I TOLD YOU SO” fame all too often distorts real efforts to manage our environment and the discredits the environmental effort as a whole.
Some immoral classics of the Feral Greens include:
The self important “NGO” movement more worried about it’s own exposure deliberately targeted a large miner (NEWMONT) in Indonesia with a litany of poorly research facts and figures ultimately proven false by any number of scientific tests. Unfortunately not before ruining the lives of thousands and completely ignoring the destruction and health risks created by a raft of illegal mining operations in the area. On why such a stand was taken, at best analysis the Stump believes it can be attributed to sheer arrogance and stupidity only because a more jaundice view would lead to far more sinister conclusions.
A recent panel of “Green” climate change scientists (???) from China recently accused Australia of environmental mismanagement and as a major contributor to the Climate Change. The image of China accusing anyone of acting irresponsibly in the world is a joke beyond compare yet we had the idiot green movement in Australia applauding these self righteous government cogs. How about China concentrates on little things like human rights in Tibet, Three Rivers Dam and make the air breathable in at least one city and then get back to the rest of us on how to look after the environment.
The recent attack on us “meat eaters” of the world with a early runner for the prize of the silly statement of the year “It takes 50,000L of water to produce one kilo of steak”. As someone who spent a good part of his early life on a bush property, I can pretty well assure you that on the figure is beyond silly (You do the math, 5000 head @ 3000Kilo x 50,000). We were not raising cattle on the Sydney Harbour here.
Of course, the Australian Minister for Plastic Bags, ex-singer from an extremely average band, Peter Garrett can always be counted on for commenting beyond his intelligence (which to be fair is anything beyond “Hows the weather?) Predicted in the Australian Newspaper today that “sea level rises of up to 6m from Antarctic melting by 2100”
Of course sadly for Peter (and the rest of the rancid ferals) despite the howls and moans about Antarctic Ice melting, the truth is the opposite.
“Dr Allison said there was not any evidence of significant change in the mass of ice shelves in east Antarctica nor any indication that its ice cap was melting. "The only significant calvings in Antarctica have been in the west," he said. And he cautioned that calvings of the magnitude seen recently in west Antarctica might not be unusual.
"Ice shelves in general have episodic carvings and there can be large icebergs breaking off -- I'm talking 100km or 200km long -- every 10 or 20 or 50 years."
Ice core drilling in the fast ice off Australia's Davis Station in East Antarctica by the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-Operative Research Centre shows that last year, the ice had a maximum thickness of 1.89m, its densest in 10 years. The average thickness of the ice at Davis since the 1950s is 1.67m.
A paper to be published soon by the British Antarctic Survey in the journal Geophysical Research Letters is expected to confirm that over the past 30 years, the area of sea ice around the continent has expanded”
East Antarctica is four times the size of west Antarctica and parts of it are cooling. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research report prepared for last week's meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations in Washington noted the South Pole had shown "significant cooling in recent decades".
Australian Antarctic Division glaciology program head Ian Allison said sea ice losses in west Antarctica over the past 30 years had been more than offset by increases in the Ross Sea region, just one sector of east Antarctica.
Now before the Rancids start their normal bleating each time one of their cherished bibliques creation myths is challenged. “Heathen.. You have forgotten about the Arctic ice”! Well even assuming their most idiotic claims of melt are true (Which is seriously debatable based on their previous history of lies and half truths), let’s try some perspective;
Antarctica has 90 per cent of the Earth's ice and 80 per cent of its fresh water. If Antarctica Ice is growing then that would mean percentage wise, worse case Arctic Melt has what percentage effect on the world????
Oh and as parting shots. How many years is it now since Al Gore’s little home movie? The home movie had water lapping at city libraries within ten years and pacific islands disappearing? Can anyone name any?
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Or has anyone else noticed the term Global Warming has morphed into the generic one size fits every fantasy I can dream up “Climate Change”.
That’s all for now , off for a drive in car that doesn’t need to be recharged every 30km and sounds like an wretched black and decker drill.
However, the “Rabid Green” movement often has as much to answer for as do the stereotypical, greedy and malevolent “businessman”. Deliberation and wilful distortion of facts by the rancid greens for their 15 minutes of personal “I TOLD YOU SO” fame all too often distorts real efforts to manage our environment and the discredits the environmental effort as a whole.
Some immoral classics of the Feral Greens include:
The self important “NGO” movement more worried about it’s own exposure deliberately targeted a large miner (NEWMONT) in Indonesia with a litany of poorly research facts and figures ultimately proven false by any number of scientific tests. Unfortunately not before ruining the lives of thousands and completely ignoring the destruction and health risks created by a raft of illegal mining operations in the area. On why such a stand was taken, at best analysis the Stump believes it can be attributed to sheer arrogance and stupidity only because a more jaundice view would lead to far more sinister conclusions.
A recent panel of “Green” climate change scientists (???) from China recently accused Australia of environmental mismanagement and as a major contributor to the Climate Change. The image of China accusing anyone of acting irresponsibly in the world is a joke beyond compare yet we had the idiot green movement in Australia applauding these self righteous government cogs. How about China concentrates on little things like human rights in Tibet, Three Rivers Dam and make the air breathable in at least one city and then get back to the rest of us on how to look after the environment.
The recent attack on us “meat eaters” of the world with a early runner for the prize of the silly statement of the year “It takes 50,000L of water to produce one kilo of steak”. As someone who spent a good part of his early life on a bush property, I can pretty well assure you that on the figure is beyond silly (You do the math, 5000 head @ 3000Kilo x 50,000). We were not raising cattle on the Sydney Harbour here.
Of course, the Australian Minister for Plastic Bags, ex-singer from an extremely average band, Peter Garrett can always be counted on for commenting beyond his intelligence (which to be fair is anything beyond “Hows the weather?) Predicted in the Australian Newspaper today that “sea level rises of up to 6m from Antarctic melting by 2100”
Of course sadly for Peter (and the rest of the rancid ferals) despite the howls and moans about Antarctic Ice melting, the truth is the opposite.
“Dr Allison said there was not any evidence of significant change in the mass of ice shelves in east Antarctica nor any indication that its ice cap was melting. "The only significant calvings in Antarctica have been in the west," he said. And he cautioned that calvings of the magnitude seen recently in west Antarctica might not be unusual.
"Ice shelves in general have episodic carvings and there can be large icebergs breaking off -- I'm talking 100km or 200km long -- every 10 or 20 or 50 years."
Ice core drilling in the fast ice off Australia's Davis Station in East Antarctica by the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-Operative Research Centre shows that last year, the ice had a maximum thickness of 1.89m, its densest in 10 years. The average thickness of the ice at Davis since the 1950s is 1.67m.
A paper to be published soon by the British Antarctic Survey in the journal Geophysical Research Letters is expected to confirm that over the past 30 years, the area of sea ice around the continent has expanded”
East Antarctica is four times the size of west Antarctica and parts of it are cooling. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research report prepared for last week's meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations in Washington noted the South Pole had shown "significant cooling in recent decades".
Australian Antarctic Division glaciology program head Ian Allison said sea ice losses in west Antarctica over the past 30 years had been more than offset by increases in the Ross Sea region, just one sector of east Antarctica.
Now before the Rancids start their normal bleating each time one of their cherished bibliques creation myths is challenged. “Heathen.. You have forgotten about the Arctic ice”! Well even assuming their most idiotic claims of melt are true (Which is seriously debatable based on their previous history of lies and half truths), let’s try some perspective;
Antarctica has 90 per cent of the Earth's ice and 80 per cent of its fresh water. If Antarctica Ice is growing then that would mean percentage wise, worse case Arctic Melt has what percentage effect on the world????
Oh and as parting shots. How many years is it now since Al Gore’s little home movie? The home movie had water lapping at city libraries within ten years and pacific islands disappearing? Can anyone name any?
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Or has anyone else noticed the term Global Warming has morphed into the generic one size fits every fantasy I can dream up “Climate Change”.
That’s all for now , off for a drive in car that doesn’t need to be recharged every 30km and sounds like an wretched black and decker drill.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
QANTAS - DOWN N OUT
The worst airline in South East Asia (bar none), the Mangy Roo is once again showing its sheer arrogance to the Australian Public it has systemically ripped off over the years.
The latest in the saga of this government protected dinosaur is the laying off hundreds of workers and off-shoring hundreds of other jobs whilst continuing to exist as a national joke at the travelling public's expense.
Now the Stump is a champion of free enterprise and the free market. However, the moment you stick your hand out for tax payer cash and exist in a protected market then you lose (or should) lose the right to out source Australian Jobs.
Nor should anyone feel sad for the mangy roo's woes! Travellers may recall how QANTAS ripped travellers off, year in year out with domestic travel until Virgin forced their way into the market. A story on it's own right is what what happens when socialist business models run amok and use the combined weight of government protection and shady airport access deals to ensure free enterprise start-ups fai.
Blaming the "crisis" for QANTAS's falling profitability is highest order fertilizer!
Perhaps the flowing rings a bell with travllers:
1. Using planes that the Wright brothers built.
2. Fares schedules that would make Ned Kelly blush.
3. Service that is more applicable in a Pysch Hospital than on a national airline (Sit down, shut up and maybe I will sling you some gruel).
4. A board of directors that has about as much knowledge about the airline industry as Kevin Rudd does to good governance.
Anyway, VOTE ONE STUMP for PM..
First letter:
Dear QANTAS..
Really sad to hear how your profits were down this quarter and you will have to lay off all of those workers and off shore other jobs. One would have though you had built a sizable reserve on your fuel levy you slugged every passenger well after the prices had come down anyway. Oh you will forgive us if we sound a little terse we still remember your $600 dollar return fares Melbourne to Adelaide (an hours flight..were you serious?). I guess that was needed to fund all those government lobbists and other hangers on, too bad we have banned them from the lodge.
Oh well, as you know we at the Stump are big believers in Free Markets so feel free to lay off and out source to your hearts content. If you could be so kind to forward the CV's of those workers to our Commonwealth Employment Agency (or whatever we call it this week) as I sure many positions will be opening up now that the "protected domestic and international routes are to opened to any airline who means our safety standards. We hope you do understand that you are literally on your own now. However, We are sure those countries you have outsourced the jobs to will be falling over themselves to take over the role of the australian taxpayer to prop you up over the coming years.
Kindest Regards From the Stump..
P.S. Don't bother sending CV's for the in-plane waiters, they really would need far too much training to reach international standards in most cases.
P.P.S. For Pete's sake, repaint that repulsive Aborginal Art Plane. It brings a bad name to art and to Aborginal design.
Disclaimer.. The Stump refuses to fly the mangry roo any longer, prefering airlines such as Singapore Air and even Garuda for long haul flights.
Monday, April 13, 2009
RELIGIOUS PERVS
Whilst on the subject on cretins..It always amazes the Stump and stumpettes the hellfire rush that many have in Indonesia to dump hundreds of years of adat (traditions) and slavishly follow this dodgy mob below. If Indonesia is not embarrassed at accepting millions of dollars in "Religious and Education" (Mutually exclusive terms) from this mob then they should be..
Lot to be said for Sharia Law as the Shiek so correctly points out although nothing good that the Stump can see.
To be a rotten ol perv is one thing but to cloak it in religion...At least have the balls to say you are nothing but a rotten ol perve..
"A judge has refused to overturn a ruling that declared the arranged marriage of an eight-year-old girl to a 47-year-old man legal.
The Saudi Arabian judge, Sheikh Habib Habib, ruled that the girl's marriage to a friend of her father's was legal and binding.
CNN reported the child wife could file for divorce once she reached puberty.
A relative of the girl told CNN the judge first refused to annul the marriage last year but reconsidered the case upon the girl's mother's appeal.
The mother's lawyer argued the girl's father had arranged the marriage with his "close friend" to pay off a monetary debt.
The relative said the girl's mother, who is divorced from the father, would continue to seek to overturn the marriage.
Zuhair Harithi from the Saudi Human Rights Commission told CNN child marriages in the country must be fought, saying they "violate international agreements that have been signed by Saudi Arabia and should not be allowed."
The issue of child marriage has been a hot topic in Saudi Arabia of late.
Rights groups have been petitioning the government to enact laws that would protect children while the kingdom's top cleric has said that it is OK for girls as young as 10 to wed.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, the kingdom's grand mufti, said last January there is nothing wrong with girls who are 15 or younger being married.
"A girl aged 10 or 12 can be married," he told a local newspaper.
"Those who think she's too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her.
"We should know that Sharia law has not brought injustice to women."
An appeals court in Riyadh will reportedly consider the case again in a hearing next month."
Lot to be said for Sharia Law as the Shiek so correctly points out although nothing good that the Stump can see.
To be a rotten ol perv is one thing but to cloak it in religion...At least have the balls to say you are nothing but a rotten ol perve..
"A judge has refused to overturn a ruling that declared the arranged marriage of an eight-year-old girl to a 47-year-old man legal.
The Saudi Arabian judge, Sheikh Habib Habib, ruled that the girl's marriage to a friend of her father's was legal and binding.
CNN reported the child wife could file for divorce once she reached puberty.
A relative of the girl told CNN the judge first refused to annul the marriage last year but reconsidered the case upon the girl's mother's appeal.
The mother's lawyer argued the girl's father had arranged the marriage with his "close friend" to pay off a monetary debt.
The relative said the girl's mother, who is divorced from the father, would continue to seek to overturn the marriage.
Zuhair Harithi from the Saudi Human Rights Commission told CNN child marriages in the country must be fought, saying they "violate international agreements that have been signed by Saudi Arabia and should not be allowed."
The issue of child marriage has been a hot topic in Saudi Arabia of late.
Rights groups have been petitioning the government to enact laws that would protect children while the kingdom's top cleric has said that it is OK for girls as young as 10 to wed.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, the kingdom's grand mufti, said last January there is nothing wrong with girls who are 15 or younger being married.
"A girl aged 10 or 12 can be married," he told a local newspaper.
"Those who think she's too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her.
"We should know that Sharia law has not brought injustice to women."
An appeals court in Riyadh will reportedly consider the case again in a hearing next month."
Friday, April 10, 2009
SBY CLEANS UP
Well the first round of the Indonesian Elections are over and it appears the Democrat Party (Current President SBY’s party) has done exceptionally well. It fact the “Dems” are sitting at about 20% of the vote well ahead of the nearest rival Golkar (the party of Suharto) at 14%.
Interestingly, if the “Dems” can garner 25% of the vote then they would be able to nominate a Presidential Candidate in their own right. This may allow SBY to shake off a common image as a nice guy (albeit like many ex-generals with some dark skeletons in the closet yet to explained away) but a ditherer. Many think the “ditherer” tag was a little unfair as previously his low political support base despite a huge public support base meant he was hamstrung by the need to compromise with any number of lobbying factions to retain the presidency.
One outstanding ray of hope for Indonesia is if the “Dems” can gain over 25% of the vote then a interesting option would be for SBY to reject any attempts to place dubious dwarfs as his running mate for Presidency. One idea already being floated is
“reformist Finance Minster Sri Mulyani Indrawati as Mr Yudhoyono's deputy at the presidential polls.
Dr Mulyani, a brilliant technocrat, brings very little party machine or voter support of her own, but would massively buttress Mr Yudhoyono's continuing reform image”
The good doctor has shown significant courage in taking on the old and new elite and would certainly bring much need backbone to the presidential chair. Although making some classic blunders in her recent reforms and having an ego the size of the Monas statue, she certainly seems to have the country’s interests at heart which is a refreshing change from the majority of self seeking parasites in the DPR at the moment.
You can be sure that the “Mud Brothers” and the parasitical elite will be doing everything in their power to ensure such a union does not come to pass but if it does it may well herald a new beginning and brighter more mature future for Indonesia.
On another pleasing note and demonstration of the increasing maturity of the voting public, The combined vote for the Islamic Dominated parties was at an all time low as people realised that domination by external agencies and ideologies does not equate to a better life for their children.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
KRUDD THE PISSANT
It is the opinion of the Stump that a mature democracy (as opposed to one that has billboards of candidates dressed in Green Lantern costumes) more often than not get government they deserve.
That being the case then Australia’s collective insanity in allowing the ear wax chewer Prime Minister Krudd has really bitten the pig.
The pretentious little twit was relegated to an also ran on his recent visit to the USA with the great black hope Obama spending as little time as possible with the Krudd from down under. Krudd the legend in his own lunchbox then found himself seated in Outer Barcoo next to Ethiopia at the G20 gabfest (Is there something slightly sickening about an a bunch international trough feeders suggesting that other people have too many peeks and bonuses?)....Mmmm What is the correct plural term for a group of politicians?... a mob..a murder..? a flock...The Stump is voting for a "CLUSTER" as in Cluster-F****
Meanwhile China must be rueing the day they chose him as their Manchurian Candidate with his absolute lack of influence on the international stage. (Had to love the recent interview in the USA where the Krudd mentioned China 20 times and Australia 6..mmmm)
Closer to home his demonstrated own personal cowardice in verbally abusing a female defence force steward and reduced her to tears after he didn’t get the meal he deserved (despite the airforce ringing his office three times to confirm the meals he wanted).
Of course, the Krudd lied and tried to deny the incident happened until the weight of witnesses overwhelmed him and his troop of kid minders. The only sad part is that the Captain of plane didn’t land at the nearest airport and put the petulant child off until it learned some basic manners.
The Stump can only say...What a pathetic little pissant! The Stump has no time for bullies and less for those pieces of scum who abuse women. "Why don't you try with someone who can hit back coward"!
From the OZ..
Kevin Rudd's initial denial of a mid-air outburst towards a female RAAF cabin attendant, before his eventual admission that it happened, was further evidence the Prime Minister "only tells the truth when he is forced to".
The Prime Minister's office initially denied Mr Rudd had berated the attendant on a trip from Papua New Guinea to Canberra because his requested meal had been unavailable.
Asked yesterday about reports of the incident, Mr Rudd said he had "a discussion with I think one of the attendants about the provision of food" which "didn't last very long".
The Australian Newspaper
Monday, March 30, 2009
NO SHAME NO HONOUR
Some have accused the Indonesian Parasitical Political Class of not having gumption (or perhaps a genetic inability to feel shame). That would not be the Stump who thinks a democratic nation gets the political class it deserves (one of the downsides of democracy.
Never the less they make good stories, hot on the heels of the Indonesian Health Minsters “jaw dropping” child immunisation conspiracy theory, comes the latest in classic political behaviour at the expense of those who have lost everything as result of disaster when a dam wall collapsed in South West Jakarta. Those utlimately responsible for the welfare of the people bizarrely flocked to the site of their latest abject failure for photo opportunities. Srange creatures indeed!
Reportedly (and based on previous experience, probably accurate) no effective maintenance has been conducted on the dam since the days of the Dutch, yet one piece of government plankton had the nerve to refer to the incident as a “natural disaster”. Natural disaster my great aunts fat arse unless you mean it’s natural to ignore the safety of the people you are supposed to representing as you nose around the trough in search of yet another unearned dollar.
The sheer nerve of Indonesia’s political elite to turn up at the site of such misery and promise aid and assistance after years of neglect lead to this situation is astounding but unfortunately all too common. It is noted this occurred in the same area they had funds to hire people to conduct raids and arrest women deemed “unescorted” but apparently no funs to inspect dam walls?
Speaking a sheer effrontery, the world’s smallest Vice Prez managed to creep the stump out again. Ok..it’s probably just us here at the stump, but doesn’t he remind you of Chuckie the psycho doll, we have nightmares at the stump about peering under the bed one night and seeing a diminutive, bug eyed, little demonic VP Chuckie, stabbing a steak knife into floor screaming “short time marriages are good for tourism” and “democracy is just a means to an end”.
Sorry we digress. The Stumps recalls gulping (and then laughing) upon reading how a number of political parties were planning to use planes (hired using funds from where..don’t ask). In justification, they had the nerve to state the “ The road and rail infrastructure in many provinces is just too poor to be utilised” No Shit Sherlock..One wonders why!
The Stump can’t help but feel that if every elected and campaigning official was banned from using anything but public transport (and especially no charter planes or siren flashing police escorts) perhaps something might be done about the abysmal state of public transport in this country.
Still in yet another advancement on the “I HAVE NO SHAME” file, Jakartass enlightens us more on who profits from these sleazy little deals. See his Election Fever post and
do pop across and have a read to check out that other piece of fine humanity running for President going under the name of Prabowo, not the Stump's first choice of moniker for the bloke thats for sure..
With some personal experience in Tim Tim, it stuns the Stump how some people can ever look in the mirror in the morning let alone run for public office.
Perhaps it’s time to start an honest party for the people
VOTE 1 – THE NO SHAME NO PRINCIPLES PARTY
(But at least we promise to kiss you before we F*CK you)
To be truthful, we might keep Chuckie on. He would be good for a laugh and those dwarf trowing competitions at the post election party.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN
YOu would think poor old Indonesia has suffered enough natural disasters and people (?) in authority who leave you gobsmacked with the weird, wacky and/corrupt. However, just when thought it was safe to read a newspaper..
By MARGARET NEIGHBOUR (The Scotsman Newspaper)
INDONESIA'S health minister wants to end vaccinating children against meningitis, mumps and other diseases, because she fears foreign drug companies are using the country as a testing ground. The controversial minister, Siti Fadillah Supari – who first drew widespread attention by boycotting the World Health Organisation's 50-year-old virus sharing system in 2007 – said she wanted scientific proof that injections against illnesses such as pneumonia, chicken pox, flu, rubella and typho
"If not, they have to be stopped," she said, declining to say exactly what that would mean. "We don't want our country to be a testing place for drugs, as has been the case in Africa."
Ms Supari said she still would advocate immunisations against measles, polio, tetanus, hepatitis B and tuberculosis.
Her statement comes as Indonesia struggles to contain outbreaks of preventable childhood illnesses.
Cases of measles, tuberculosis and other diseases have skyrocketed.
The Stump thinks the reporter is being paricularly polite refering to the "Controversial Health Minister". The story is being reported world wide (usually under the wacky news section) and Indonesia takes yet a another leap forward in world opinion. It would be funny if it didn't concern children,s lives...Where on earth do they get these people from..it cannot be easy.
Oh and those of you who value style of substance..don't forget to turn off your lights for an hour tonight to herald Earth Hour (You can sneak out and dump your garbage straight into your nearest river in complete safety then). If you are looking for the Stump..look for the "light on the hill"
By MARGARET NEIGHBOUR (The Scotsman Newspaper)
INDONESIA'S health minister wants to end vaccinating children against meningitis, mumps and other diseases, because she fears foreign drug companies are using the country as a testing ground. The controversial minister, Siti Fadillah Supari – who first drew widespread attention by boycotting the World Health Organisation's 50-year-old virus sharing system in 2007 – said she wanted scientific proof that injections against illnesses such as pneumonia, chicken pox, flu, rubella and typho
"If not, they have to be stopped," she said, declining to say exactly what that would mean. "We don't want our country to be a testing place for drugs, as has been the case in Africa."
Ms Supari said she still would advocate immunisations against measles, polio, tetanus, hepatitis B and tuberculosis.
Her statement comes as Indonesia struggles to contain outbreaks of preventable childhood illnesses.
Cases of measles, tuberculosis and other diseases have skyrocketed.
The Stump thinks the reporter is being paricularly polite refering to the "Controversial Health Minister". The story is being reported world wide (usually under the wacky news section) and Indonesia takes yet a another leap forward in world opinion. It would be funny if it didn't concern children,s lives...Where on earth do they get these people from..it cannot be easy.
Oh and those of you who value style of substance..don't forget to turn off your lights for an hour tonight to herald Earth Hour (You can sneak out and dump your garbage straight into your nearest river in complete safety then). If you are looking for the Stump..look for the "light on the hill"
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Political Spin
Seeing how its election time..instead of shady no hopers who consider wearing a religious (and totally climate unsuitable head covering) consitutes Political Spin rather than simply sleazy, the Stump would like to introduce this piece of SPIN at its best
Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California, was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Harry Reid's great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor.
Harry Reid is the Democratic Leader of the US Senate
Harry Reid
The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory.
On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription: 'Remus Reid, horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
So Judy recently e-mailed Congressman Harry Reid for information about their great-great uncle.
Believe it or not, Harry Reid's staff sent back the following biographical sketch for her genealogy research:
'Remus Reid was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory . His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad.
In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed.'
NOW THAT's how it's done, Folks!
That's real POLITICAL SPIN.
Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California, was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Harry Reid's great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor.
Harry Reid is the Democratic Leader of the US Senate
Harry Reid
The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory.
On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription: 'Remus Reid, horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
So Judy recently e-mailed Congressman Harry Reid for information about their great-great uncle.
Believe it or not, Harry Reid's staff sent back the following biographical sketch for her genealogy research:
'Remus Reid was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory . His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad.
In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed.'
NOW THAT's how it's done, Folks!
That's real POLITICAL SPIN.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sydney Airport Death
Flash News...
Mayhem erupted at Sydney Airport today resulting in one man's death after a crowd of people finally erupted into violence after been forced to take off their shoes and remove their laptops for the 117th time prior to entering the departure lounge. Doctors said it was only a matter of time before normally rational human beings reacted against this daily insult to their intelligence.
Airport Security Offical Rasamad Wherethehellisbondianyway said "To subject people to this level of insulting treatment day after day in the name of security whilst paying no attention to the very real security risk posed by unchecked multiculturalism was a recipe for disaster, but if you dumb ozzies are stupid enough to give security jobs to unqualified people more fool you"
Meanwhile
It has always been the Stump’s opinion that
“Stupid is the ultimate non-prejudicial human trait”
Following the beating to death of a man in Sydney’s Domestic Airport in broad daylight, Premier Nathan Rees, the Premier of New South Wales and home of the most inept government in recent Australian History has brushed off concerns of lax security at Sydney Airport, 24 hours after a man was executed in one of the airport's public terminals.
Say What??????!!!
A man was beaten to death in broad daylight in the major domestic airport in the country and some moron states there is no security problem...The plankton feeders rule again!
Of course, the fact that the security guards at the airport disappeared during the trouble is no surprise. Earning minimum wage and with no training beyond harrassing travellers and tourist does not encourage a real interest in throwing your life on the line when a real security issue arises. The redneck in the Stump yard also questions how much loyalty do you show a country that has been your home for less than couple of years?
The Stump’s last trip to the sunny climes of Australia was a series of trails with barely literate, English as a second language, pompous twits in pretend uniforms demanding to know my purpose in coming to Australia (Have a look on the passport twit, I was born here..yourself?) or demanding “Take off the shoes and remove the laptop from the bag mate in broken english” (Firstly, lets establish some facts..I am not your bloody mate nor ever likely to be!).
Well past the time Australia adopted the Singapore Model, fully armed professionals to provide security instead making peoples safety a part of the English as a second language employment scheme.
The Stump would like to make it clear that no blame should be attached to the “Security” Personnel not should any be inferred. The Stump would be buggered if he was going to front up to 15 (?) odd “men on a mission” for the princely price of the minimum wage rate with all the training of Woolworths bag checker.
What the issue highlights is the complete disaster that occurs when Government bean counters and other morons (Is that redundant terminology?) decide that replacing trained professionals with minimum wage “rent a cops” represents sound security policy.
One dreads to think what would happen if had been Indian Style Murderers instead of “thugs on a mission”
Premier Rees...Please return to planet Earth or return the taxpayer funded wage you are slushing around in.
On a different note...Which island nation has disappeared this week due to rising sea levels and gloabl warming? None...oh bugger me blue and call me Gore.
Mayhem erupted at Sydney Airport today resulting in one man's death after a crowd of people finally erupted into violence after been forced to take off their shoes and remove their laptops for the 117th time prior to entering the departure lounge. Doctors said it was only a matter of time before normally rational human beings reacted against this daily insult to their intelligence.
Airport Security Offical Rasamad Wherethehellisbondianyway said "To subject people to this level of insulting treatment day after day in the name of security whilst paying no attention to the very real security risk posed by unchecked multiculturalism was a recipe for disaster, but if you dumb ozzies are stupid enough to give security jobs to unqualified people more fool you"
Meanwhile
It has always been the Stump’s opinion that
“Stupid is the ultimate non-prejudicial human trait”
Following the beating to death of a man in Sydney’s Domestic Airport in broad daylight, Premier Nathan Rees, the Premier of New South Wales and home of the most inept government in recent Australian History has brushed off concerns of lax security at Sydney Airport, 24 hours after a man was executed in one of the airport's public terminals.
Say What??????!!!
A man was beaten to death in broad daylight in the major domestic airport in the country and some moron states there is no security problem...The plankton feeders rule again!
Of course, the fact that the security guards at the airport disappeared during the trouble is no surprise. Earning minimum wage and with no training beyond harrassing travellers and tourist does not encourage a real interest in throwing your life on the line when a real security issue arises. The redneck in the Stump yard also questions how much loyalty do you show a country that has been your home for less than couple of years?
The Stump’s last trip to the sunny climes of Australia was a series of trails with barely literate, English as a second language, pompous twits in pretend uniforms demanding to know my purpose in coming to Australia (Have a look on the passport twit, I was born here..yourself?) or demanding “Take off the shoes and remove the laptop from the bag mate in broken english” (Firstly, lets establish some facts..I am not your bloody mate nor ever likely to be!).
Well past the time Australia adopted the Singapore Model, fully armed professionals to provide security instead making peoples safety a part of the English as a second language employment scheme.
The Stump would like to make it clear that no blame should be attached to the “Security” Personnel not should any be inferred. The Stump would be buggered if he was going to front up to 15 (?) odd “men on a mission” for the princely price of the minimum wage rate with all the training of Woolworths bag checker.
What the issue highlights is the complete disaster that occurs when Government bean counters and other morons (Is that redundant terminology?) decide that replacing trained professionals with minimum wage “rent a cops” represents sound security policy.
One dreads to think what would happen if had been Indian Style Murderers instead of “thugs on a mission”
Premier Rees...Please return to planet Earth or return the taxpayer funded wage you are slushing around in.
On a different note...Which island nation has disappeared this week due to rising sea levels and gloabl warming? None...oh bugger me blue and call me Gore.
Friday, March 20, 2009
VISUAL POLLUTION
Been a busy week at the Stump as we are lucky enough to control (like to say own but that’s a subjective point in Indonesia) a nice corner block. At last count 23 different political posters and banners have been consigned to the weekly bonfire (consider it our contribution to global warming).
Thinking of running a sweep on the time between removing the eyesore from private property until some ignorant flog bag decides to desecrate our private property again. Was a hoot yesterday, sat on the porch for two hours drinking a nice cold beer watching these industrious little beavers erect a huge monument to some potential thief’s ego. The look on their faces and howls of protest was music to our ears as the moment they finished we calmly walked down, picked up our prepositioned tools of destruction and produce another 30 minutes of fire food.
NB. The stump probably wouldn’t recommend this course of action unless you are sure about the strength in numbers . People do tend to get a little hot under the collar.
Meanwhile more pieces of filth have been charged in Kalimantan for corruption, in this case stealing millions from funds meant for the poor. Well seeing how Kalimantan (One of the richest, if not the richest province in Indonesia) had a number of children die of malnutrition and neglect over the last 12 months, the stump thinks if justice was fair these filth would be charged with murder not corruption
Speaking of Global Warming or is it Climate Change, the stump has been traveling a bit of late (hence the slackness in blog updates) and is please to report no missing Islands..mmm been six years now since big Al's told me the Maldives could disappear with a decade..should be good surfing over the next four years then.
Anyway the election is coming and don’t forget..
VOTE EARLY AND VOTE OFTEN
Thinking of running a sweep on the time between removing the eyesore from private property until some ignorant flog bag decides to desecrate our private property again. Was a hoot yesterday, sat on the porch for two hours drinking a nice cold beer watching these industrious little beavers erect a huge monument to some potential thief’s ego. The look on their faces and howls of protest was music to our ears as the moment they finished we calmly walked down, picked up our prepositioned tools of destruction and produce another 30 minutes of fire food.
NB. The stump probably wouldn’t recommend this course of action unless you are sure about the strength in numbers . People do tend to get a little hot under the collar.
Meanwhile more pieces of filth have been charged in Kalimantan for corruption, in this case stealing millions from funds meant for the poor. Well seeing how Kalimantan (One of the richest, if not the richest province in Indonesia) had a number of children die of malnutrition and neglect over the last 12 months, the stump thinks if justice was fair these filth would be charged with murder not corruption
Speaking of Global Warming or is it Climate Change, the stump has been traveling a bit of late (hence the slackness in blog updates) and is please to report no missing Islands..mmm been six years now since big Al's told me the Maldives could disappear with a decade..should be good surfing over the next four years then.
Anyway the election is coming and don’t forget..
VOTE EARLY AND VOTE OFTEN
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