Swan laughing stock at G20

IQSRLOW · Post by **IQSRLOW** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:20 pm

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/wa ... 5884794093

WAYNE Swan has been forced to explain why new Prime Minister Julia Gillard is not at the G20 summit in Toronto and what happened to Kevin Rudd.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, attending in Ms Gillard's place, told international political and business leaders today that the way Mr Rudd was dumped by his party was "very rare".

Addressing the Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce, Mr Swan said: "It was not a decision that our parliamentary party took lightly. It was one that was very difficult and very painful for many in the parliamentary Labor Party."

The absence of Mr Rudd from the summit hosted by the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has caused puzzlement after he was credited with an influential role in making the G20 the pre-eminent economic forum for world leaders only last September at the Pittsburgh meeting.

punk · Post by **punk** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:45 pm

The Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, attending in Ms Gillard's place, told international political and business leaders today that the way Mr Rudd was dumped by his party was "very rare".

so rare it has not happened for well over a decade, thats because the coalition dont do that sappho backstabbing stuff to people. it is so rare that it was only when the alp were in government last and that useless fluffy bunny keating stabbed that useless fluffy bunny hawke in the back.

pierre · Post by **pierre** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:23 pm

I seem to remember some events surrounding Peacock and Howard, Howard and Hewson,Costello and Howard,Nelson and Turnbull, Turnbull and Abbott. Only Labour polititions stab people in the back. Oh look, a flying pig!

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:04 pm

Hilarious, isn't it

Malcolm was only stabbed a few months ago too. How soon the party faithful forget

IQSRLOW · Post by **IQSRLOW** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:05 pm

Was Malcolm the sitting PM and elected by the voters was he?

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:14 pm

We don't directly elect our Prime Minister. We're not a republic yet

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:17 pm

Poor Malcolm! You can stop stabbing now, he's not getting up anytime soon

IQSRLOW · Post by **IQSRLOW** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:22 pm

We don't directly elect our Prime Minister.

If your Labor, you don't even keep him for a term.

It must be hell being a convictionless, poll driven party. I'm surprised Labor hasn't tried to nationalise Newspoll or Neilsen

punk · Post by **punk** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:04 pm

boxy wrote:We don't directly elect our Prime Minister. We're not a republic yet

who decided who would be prime minister on 24 November 2007 fluffy bunny

pierre · Post by **pierre** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:38 pm

The Labour Party decided the PM after being elected in 2007. Did you fill in a ballot for PM ? I must have missed it. Maybe it was the green one.

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