tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post6829835912888392012..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Tim Grau responds to "inaccurate commentary" on CairnsBlogMichael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4843216715636454822010-09-23T16:11:59.337+10:002010-09-23T16:11:59.337+10:00LNP backbencher Ian Rickuss has stunned us all by ...LNP backbencher Ian Rickuss has stunned us all by daring to say what we all knew - that the privatisations are a fait accompli and the only question worth discussing is how do we spend the money. Telling the truth may yet be the death of him.<br /><br />The fact is that the LNP has always been in favour of privatization, and they only oppose it now for cynical populist reasons, and their alliance with some government-employee unions is insincere and opportunistic. Same goes for Warren Entsch, insincere and opportunistic in his opposition to privatizations.<br /><br />I'm a loyal Labor person and a union member, and I'm in favour of these privatizations, and more. Too many of our govt services are inefficient and inadequate and too costly because of the intransigence of some unions and their determination to protect their members' cushy billets.<br /><br />I'd like to see the govt privatize the motor vehicle inspections of commercial vehicles, for instance. Ask any owner/driver truckie what it's like being subject to QT inspection.<br /><br />Anticipating the reaction of some public sector unionists, I think you'll understand why I choose to use a nom-de-plume.PK Enthusiastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-25496855063510454092010-09-23T14:28:24.573+10:002010-09-23T14:28:24.573+10:00Tim grau a direct question to you.
If you are the ...Tim grau a direct question to you.<br />If you are the anointed one why would a smart cookie like you .<br />Run in an state election that all Australia says will be a landslide to the lnp and others ?<br />The unions who think hate the local members .<br />As they voted to sell off their members jobs and our assets.<br />So why would anybody including you put your hand up to cop what jimmy boy copped.<br />This electorate has changed and no longer will we take it to have no choice on who we want to represent us.<br />Wether it be darren howies crew or Wendy whoo never gets elected or whoever.<br />There are too many people here now who kick out dills.<br />It is no longer sleepy hollow but a free thinking democracy.<br />Would love to hear your thinking .Colin Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-32644307569908957962010-09-22T14:38:34.936+10:002010-09-22T14:38:34.936+10:00Roger you are probably spot on . Parachute pitt wo...Roger you are probably spot on . Parachute pitt would have scarpered back to brisbane if the daddy job went amiss.<br />And tim is the awu pick to replace boyle .greenbattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-10331211150570829202010-09-22T13:39:29.457+10:002010-09-22T13:39:29.457+10:00The true test of a "Parachute" is if the...The true test of a "Parachute" is if they stick around when they lose, or fail preselection.<br />My bet is that Tim already has a contingency plan for somewhere other than the far north.<br />Grau is here to contest the seat of Cairns for his AWU faction and nothing else.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-39262393002031532792010-09-21T20:14:13.421+10:002010-09-21T20:14:13.421+10:00Now, now Syd, you wrote a letter to Jan McLucas. ...Now, now Syd, you wrote a letter to Jan McLucas. Wowee double wow! Didn't the Greens follow that up by allocating preferences to Jan and the other Labor Ilks? That'll learn 'em to trifle with a stiffly worded letter by dang.Bryan Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-41257933953867132772010-09-21T19:36:14.599+10:002010-09-21T19:36:14.599+10:00It's all about you, isn't in Mr Moore?It's all about you, isn't in Mr Moore?Bryan Outlawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-26204726167561994972010-09-21T18:18:29.684+10:002010-09-21T18:18:29.684+10:00Lucy J claims I "blindly support the Labor nu...Lucy J claims I "blindly support the Labor nut jobs regardless of what they do".<br /><br />Not true Lucy. See for instance my recent <a href="http://www.cairnsblog.net/2010/09/saturday-soapblog-syd-walker-labor-drop.html" rel="nofollow">letter to Senator Jan McLucas</a>, still unanswered as far as I'm aware.<br /><br />@Michael<br /><br />When you do hit the bullseye with stories I like to say so. But I'm not a sycophant and I hope you don't mind honest reader feedback, negative as well as positive.Syd Walkerhttp://sydwalker.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-78645277398092907422010-09-21T18:02:25.715+10:002010-09-21T18:02:25.715+10:00Thanks Syd. Of course you're absolutely right...Thanks Syd. Of course you're absolutely right. Silly me.<br /><br />PS: As for you claiming it's not a crime to seek pre-selection within the ALP.. I beg to differ.Michael P Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-14618479116227343682010-09-21T18:00:51.382+10:002010-09-21T18:00:51.382+10:00That's NOT dandruff Syd! Them's nano-ther...That's NOT dandruff Syd! Them's nano-thermitic particles cobber, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that Tim Grau is one of the Jewish bankers behind the controlled demolition of the WTC. His ALP membership is only the tip of the iceberg. Aaaargh iceberg! Abandon ship! Abandon Ship!Black Opsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-13515407988917424992010-09-21T17:59:20.777+10:002010-09-21T17:59:20.777+10:00Oh you are ever so naive Syd of the Bush.
You say...Oh you are ever so naive Syd of the Bush.<br /><br />You say.. "if there was evidence Tim was trying to conceal his ALP membership..."<br /><br />well...DOH!! He did.<br /><br />And it is a matter of interest to readers that he is upfront and honest. <br /><br />Do you think if any nameless nobody wandered into the Cairns Post office and said can I write a piece in the weekend paper?... that they'd say...sure!!<br /><br />Tim told the paper secretly I suspect - that he was the Cairns ALP chief, and then failed to mention it. That's why they allowed him to have a column in the paper.... not because he runs some company with no staff that no one knows of.........<br /><br />You are so vain that you blindly support the Labor nut jobs regardless of what they do.Lucy J (ex Laborite)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-44949773123526278002010-09-21T17:51:18.454+10:002010-09-21T17:51:18.454+10:00Mike, Tim Grau's byline on the Cairns Post art...Mike, Tim Grau's byline on the Cairns Post article says very little, but so what? It also doesn't mention his community group involvement.<br /><br />If there was evidence Tim was trying to conceal his ALP membership, that would be a different matter, but as far as I'm aware, there isn't. <br /><br />Perhaps one reason he didn't wear his ALP role on his sleeve in that case was he wrote the article in a personal capacity. I don't know and don't really care. It's just not that much of a big deal to me, and I fail to see why you think it is.<br /><br />The real goal of your piece, I suspect, was to 'out' Mr Grau as a prospective candidate in the event Desley Boyle stands down. <br /><br />That's an interesting bit of gossip to share with your readers, if it's true. But that's all. The negative spin is just that - there seems to be no substance to it. <br /><br />The ALP is a legal organisation; it's not a crime to seek preselection within the ALP.Syd Walkerhttp://sydwalker.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-51154148175065186972010-09-21T17:10:57.848+10:002010-09-21T17:10:57.848+10:00Syd Walker says "the extreme negativity of th...Syd Walker says "the extreme negativity of the way Tim Grau has been introduced to CairnsBlog readers reeks of partisan bias....."<br /><br />Maybe you should appraise how Tim introduced himself to his Cairns Post audience... clearly he failed to impress many by hiding his senior role in the Labor Party.Michael P Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-58496836640168106962010-09-21T15:34:02.124+10:002010-09-21T15:34:02.124+10:00No seat is safe in the 2012 Queensland election.No seat is safe in the 2012 Queensland election.Syd Slut for Labornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-78520582262023097952010-09-21T15:27:19.018+10:002010-09-21T15:27:19.018+10:00KS, be careful to keep focus on the main game here...KS, be careful to keep focus on the main game here, which is why and how a prominent force in Labor politics – President of the Cairns Branch, soon to be selected for Member for Cairns – would write a soap-box column on politics for the local press without identifying his party affiliations. A bit rude or careless I think.<br /><br />Of course it begs the question why this dude needs to identify his party affiliations, on account of no-one knows him or anything he’s done in the local area. And that’s where the idea of parachutes, or outsiders, or party apparatchiks emerges.<br /><br />I’m prepared to concede that you’re right, and Curtiss Pitt IS the hardest working local member from among the fearful four. But I also remember Peter Dodd who came up from Victoria to get a seat in Parliament, and was a total bone-head.<br /><br />I don’t know Tim Grau, but from his writing he’s a spoilt twerp, writing about politics as an exercise in ticking boxes along the path of party obedience and preferment. He might have a connection to local families, but will he advocate effectively for the things we want and believe in – or will he be one more nail in the coffin of the now deceased ALP?<br /><br />For my own reasons, I’d like to turn Tim Grau’s candidacy into a historic loss for the ALP, and send them (one more futile) message to wake up to themselves.Bryan Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-87312920017044027152010-09-21T15:24:39.392+10:002010-09-21T15:24:39.392+10:00I'm delighted for once to agree with Kitchensl...I'm delighted for once to agree with Kitchenslut. <br /><br />The extreme negativity of the way Tim Grau has been introduced to CairnsBlog readers reeks of partisan bias. He may be a scoundrel for all I know, but the angle that he's a carpetbagger seems devoid of merit to me.<br /><br />FWIW, I think Tim's article in the Cairns Post is spot on. <br /><br />I'm glad some people in the ALP take the approach that this hung parliament - in which Independents and the Greens have a stronger voice - presents positive opportunities. <br /><br />That's very much my own view - and I agree that we should ideally work as one to sieze those opportunities.Syd Walkerhttp://sydwalker.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-39966698791589865112010-09-21T14:45:52.651+10:002010-09-21T14:45:52.651+10:00I suspect I am unlikely to support the opnions of ...I suspect I am unlikely to support the opnions of Tim Grau however must weigh in to support Leigh on this!<br /><br />The reality is that most of our talented young people will probably leave the area to achieve their potential at least for a period in their lives. This should not be always seen as a bad thing. I should note here that in the 2007 election the ALP portrayed Charlie MacKillop as a parachute also despite her background and roots in the region.<br /><br />It's about time we just got over this and maybe turned the question around entirely ..... if a candidate has no record outside the region why isn't that even more questionable with regards to their talent?<br /><br />I was cynical at the time but "Parachute Pitt" seems to be the best local ALP rep we have at the moment?KitchenSluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947481064967081891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-70713548596166680572010-09-21T14:33:32.766+10:002010-09-21T14:33:32.766+10:00and say it tastes good!and say it tastes good!Bryan Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-39868394334251934912010-09-21T14:18:48.130+10:002010-09-21T14:18:48.130+10:00The likes of Thaddeus would eat shit if Labor sugg...The likes of Thaddeus would eat shit if Labor suggested it was a good idea.Local workernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-31707669396303322822010-09-21T10:36:17.814+10:002010-09-21T10:36:17.814+10:00leigh I am not anti labor I am anti this lot of la...leigh I am not anti labor I am anti this lot of labor state and federal.Colin Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-90716470218603305202010-09-21T08:54:53.921+10:002010-09-21T08:54:53.921+10:00This is just getting ridiculous. The fact that his...This is just getting ridiculous. The fact that his family comes from around here should be irrelevant.<br /><br />It should be noted that he moved here a few years ago, before there were any whispers that Desley might retire, he is the President of the Cairns Branch of the ALP, something that you don't get to do when you are brand new to the branch, and he moved here to raise his daughter. The rest is just blah...blah...blah....<br /><br />By the reasoning used in negativity, if I chose to run as a political candidate for any level of Government here in the North, the fact I was born in Victoria would preclude that. I have lived here since I was 9 months old and grew up in Manoora, followed by Bayview Heights. I lived in Darwin for a few years, Melbourne for a few more and just 4 years ago moved back to Cairns from the Gold Coast because I wanted to raise my children here. Does that make me a potential 'parachute candidate'?<br /><br />I agree that he could have put his political affiliations into his comment, but disagree that he 'had' to. He supported the new form of Government and talked of the benefits it could have for the entire region. I feel the same way. <br /><br />I have always stated that I am a Labor member and feel no shame in stating that. I occasionally wish I could smack Anna on the back of the head, ala Gibbs from NCIS, but still fervently believe in the core values of the party. It's the values and the beliefs that I vote for, and argue for. <br /><br />Tim appears to feel the same way. I have yet to meet the man so will not argue on behalf of his character.<br /><br />Lastly, Colin is definitely anti-Labor, not willing to put any faith in what the ALP are doing, that's democracy, he is entitled to feel that way. What really annoys me is when people pick on the cause of the person, rather than the person themselves. Colin is justified in his anger over the marine life situation as it stands and to throw turtles and dugong into the mix is just beyond foolish.Leigh Dall'Ostohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611522576779281574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-90109682319305280992010-09-21T08:10:47.967+10:002010-09-21T08:10:47.967+10:00Joseph O'Sullivan what a crock you know and so...Joseph O'Sullivan what a crock you know and so does the rest of cairns he was parachuted in to replace boyle , he is the labor rights selection .<br />And for your other blog I have never ever sought or do seek any elected position here or anywhere else.<br />Not that I have not been asked as I am not a puppet of anyone . <br /> ps I am a victorian not a locally grown nutter are you ?Colin Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-38749148028046321492010-09-21T06:12:22.262+10:002010-09-21T06:12:22.262+10:00Watch out turtle man doesn't like a ‘parachute...Watch out turtle man doesn't like a ‘parachute’ who has lived on the Tablelands most of his childhood and now wants to come back to his roots and work with the community.<br /><br />Quick 'Google him' the might of his dugong and turtle campaign is going to turn the tide against the ALP.<br /><br />Seriously FNQ breeds their nuts particularly nutty.Joseph O'Sullivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-13546862111233914062010-09-20T21:29:36.896+10:002010-09-20T21:29:36.896+10:00No Bottle thing wrong .
Guilty of a squillion post...No Bottle thing wrong .<br />Guilty of a squillion postings but innocent of mike flogging have the guts to be specific .<br />I'll be at mikes protest rally will you nameless wonder ? look me up .<br />I won;t be home dressed in my mums underwear hiding in the wardrobe on my computer.Colin Riddellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-24591547128060895382010-09-20T20:57:02.474+10:002010-09-20T20:57:02.474+10:00Col, you've been posting your sly little comme...Col, you've been posting your sly little comments "anonymously" on this blog for some time. We all know it's you because you have the classic signs of mild dyslexia. <br />In fact you posted a particularly ugly comment about Mike, using a nick. Don't think for a minute that we weren't fooled.greenbottlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-69475727737127707102010-09-20T20:44:31.968+10:002010-09-20T20:44:31.968+10:00Colin Riddell....Curtis Pitt grew up in Gordonvale...Colin Riddell....Curtis Pitt grew up in Gordonvale. He is a true local. Tim Grau is also a true local having ancestors pioneer Atherton. Neither of them are "parachutes". No-one in this blog under-estimates your obsessional and disturbed hatred of the Labor Party, and any person who might support them. However try and get your facts right before you spew off.Thaddeusnoreply@blogger.com