On 23/09/05 at 15:02:35 Duncan somehow managed to type:
Quoted message said:HUMBUG wrote:
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Quoted message said:Can't do anything about it now. The population of Australia fell for
the "politics of fear" during the last election campaign
yawn... maybe the electorate is smarter than you think, and saw ML for
what he has now shown himself to be.. a complete and utter fruitcake.
Hindsight is a wonderfull thing but nonetheless the electorate fell for
the politics of fear, not once either - Tampa, Sept. 11, interest
rates, fuel costs, etc.. In those cases (at least) apparently,
according to Howard, et al, only a Howard govt. could possibly keep us
safe from the sort of people who'll throw their children overboard,
terrorists who'd try something like Sept 11, rampant interest rate
rises, even more rampant fuel price increases.
Twice now Howard has played the fear card and won.
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Humbug