tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post6381250787878876147..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Where the bloodly hell were you Val?Michael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-64176616919074267232008-11-04T19:08:00.000+10:002008-11-04T19:08:00.000+10:00Couldn't have been said better if it was Laura Bin...Couldn't have been said better if it was Laura Bingle herself.... Val Stand up and be counted! <BR/><BR/>And Paul that date reference really has me scratching my head.... Don’t you put things up someone else’s date? or are you going on a date? <BR/><BR/>Do you want to share that with us? <BR/><BR/>Your undying loyalty to Val really is something.... maybe she is the date?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-12694694634438882252008-11-04T10:59:00.000+10:002008-11-04T10:59:00.000+10:00Yes, I totally agree with Mike's comments. I&...Yes, I totally agree with Mike's comments. I've been trying to encourage Val to kick some arse through this blog, & one direct email a couple of months ago. I do appreciate what Heather said - yes, we did get rid of Fat Kev. However, my concern is if there is not more direction and action, from Val, & also if those elements are not publicised (& let's face it, the ComPost has its own unknoweable agenda) then we could indeed find ourselves faced with another four years of Kev after this. Think about that campers, & think of the sadistic retribution he would demand from his detractors if he were reinstated. Yeuucchhhh! <BR/><BR/>So that is a lot of the reason why I want to see Val take some definite action, and in a larger sense to enhance Cairns as one of the best places on earth to live, & to make sure it's sustainable for the future. <BR/><BR/>Quite frankly, after the Yacht Club debacle - I've about 99% lost it with Val, Wettenhall & Boyle - oh, & throw Warren Pitt, Jason O'Brien & Jim Turnour into that mix. Let alone the absolute arrogance of all the rest of the Qld pollies who ignored the signatures of 11,000 of their constitutents. I certainly won't be handing out any how-to-vote cards next time - & neither do I want to see the LNP dingbats get their claws in to to Queensland. Bob Katter types are looking better day by day! Never thought I'd be forced into that position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-59454436238811297832008-11-03T21:51:00.000+10:002008-11-03T21:51:00.000+10:00Regarding Val Mike,you hit the nail right on the h...Regarding Val Mike,you hit the nail right on the head.I am pleased you have brought this matter up for discussion,as I feel Val should be made to see what the people who voted her in feel about her performance so far.<BR/>I am sorry now that I helped put her in office,<BR/>she is obviously to inexperienced to hold down this position.Quite frankly I think she should resign and allow the position to be filled by someone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-86069520955927585012008-11-03T21:26:00.000+10:002008-11-03T21:26:00.000+10:00Thanx for the plug, Mike...(I'll put it in my dat...Thanx for the plug, Mike...(I'll put it in my date!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-88501521453844756122008-11-03T20:58:00.000+10:002008-11-03T20:58:00.000+10:00Well said Mike. C'mon Val, don't be afraid of McKe...Well said Mike. C'mon Val, don't be afraid of McKenzie, Gavin King, Cairns Post etc etc and other detractors who just can't get over the fact that Byrne lost. Speak up on the issues we voted you in for. It doesn't matter that you don't have the numbers. You are the mayor. Media outlets will listen to your point of view regardless, although the Post will twist it their way, Win, Seven, Ten, the ABC and others will promote you. Thats the way you'll get community support. State your case more loudly. <BR/><BR/>The squeaky wheel gets the oil as they say. <BR/><BR/>The more you stay silent, the more you'll be disrespected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-66172023498456407742008-11-03T20:29:00.000+10:002008-11-03T20:29:00.000+10:00Well said Mike. Are our expectations too high, or ...Well said Mike. Are our expectations too high, or are we expecting too much? If they are, it's because we were lead to believe (by Val herself) that she would bring about the profound change we longed for after too many years of Byrne's dodgy over-development dictatorship.<BR/>Perhaps, like everything today, we expect instant gratification. So I'm still giving Val the benefit of the doubt. I'm hoping that she will 'mature' as her term progresses to become a GREAT mayor. <BR/>PS: And always remember what the alternative was to Val. Nothing she can or can't do can be that bad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349396914820863838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-66904628561486187092008-11-03T20:08:00.000+10:002008-11-03T20:08:00.000+10:00C'mon Mike ... the message was out there loud and ...C'mon Mike ... the message was out there loud and clear during the last election campaign.<BR/>During the Mayoral debates, Kevin would stand up and speak, whereas Val would let Mark Buttrose or some other "spokesperson" speak on her behalf.<BR/>With the benefit of hindsight ... didn't that tell you something?<BR/><BR/>As your header says "Where the bloody hell were you Val?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com