Comments on: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/ Politics, elections and piffle plinking Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Enemy Combatant http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2694 Enemy Combatant Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:41:41 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2694 The humble side of raw ambition is tastefully understated on a shingle outside the great man’s Toorak office; The Hon. Peter Costello, MHR Member for Higgins Treasurer Worm Master. --------------------------------- Board Odds: 1.43/ 2.70 This could be the moment where the Political becomes the Permacultural; when a campaign meets its destiny in a compost heap. On the upside for Team Smirk-Rodent, the Inattentive Green Vote is definitely up for grabs. The humble side of raw ambition is tastefully understated on a shingle outside the great man’s Toorak office;

The Hon. Peter Costello, MHR
Member for Higgins
Treasurer
Worm Master.
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Board Odds: 1.43/ 2.70

This could be the moment where the Political becomes the Permacultural;
when a campaign meets its destiny in a compost heap.

On the upside for Team Smirk-Rodent, the Inattentive Green Vote is definitely up for grabs.

]]> By: rossco http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2540 rossco Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:29:16 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2540 just going back to the Antony Green calculator, the way I read it a 2PP of >51.5 would give Labor a majority of seats so they could still drop a couple of points on the latest polls and still win. Of course more than 51.5 is just icing on the cake. Looking forward to the next Newspoll now Labor has its tax policy out. Will they do their polling over the weekend or wait until after the debate? just going back to the Antony Green calculator, the way I read it a 2PP of >51.5 would give Labor a majority of seats so they could still drop a couple of points on the latest polls and still win. Of course more than 51.5 is just icing on the cake. Looking forward to the next Newspoll now Labor has its tax policy out. Will they do their polling over the weekend or wait until after the debate?

]]> By: The Doctor http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2539 The Doctor Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:47:24 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2539 Possum, just a note on the tactics/strategy thing, it is always possible that coming across a really good tactic can change a strategy. If you are good they merge seamlessly. Possum,
just a note on the tactics/strategy thing, it is always possible that coming across a really good tactic can change a strategy.
If you are good they merge seamlessly.

]]> By: John Wriedt http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2533 John Wriedt Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:56:13 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2533 Re :BlueSkyMining — October 19, 2007 @ 12:23 pm I completely agree with you !! Great analysis Possum, I'm an avid fan of your site, it's going to be a great 5 weeks.. John Melbourne Re :BlueSkyMining — October 19, 2007 @ 12:23 pm
I completely agree with you !!
Great analysis Possum, I’m an avid fan of your site, it’s going to be a great 5 weeks..
John
Melbourne

]]> By: Firemaker http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2511 Firemaker Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:49:40 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2511 Just wondering if the 1% ALP primary gain but 2% 2pp loss actually indicates that previous predictions of preference flows was ovestated for the ALP and the actual 2pp was always 54/46. Just wondering if the 1% ALP primary gain but 2% 2pp loss actually indicates that previous predictions of preference flows was ovestated for the ALP and the actual 2pp was always 54/46.

]]> By: Leopold http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2507 Leopold Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:49:35 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2507 Maybe ACN's preference flows above 60% or so shouldn't be taken all that seriously. They were the same (and wrong) in 2004. Maybe ACN’s preference flows above 60% or so shouldn’t be taken all that seriously.

They were the same (and wrong) in 2004.

]]> By: philmour http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2504 philmour Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:43:27 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2504 JWH's response to "The Chaser" rabbit stunt was not at all cheery. Not a good look really. Is it a moment like the 2004 handshake or not? JWH’s response to “The Chaser” rabbit stunt was not at all cheery. Not a good look really. Is it a moment like the 2004 handshake or not?

]]> By: BlueSkyMining http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2503 BlueSkyMining Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:39:32 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2503 "Bluesky - my RSS feed link for new posts is in the sidebar. http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/feed/ I don’t have one for comments." Gadzooks, but I must be an idiot. There is an "RSS feed for comments on this post" link staring me in the face just above the "leave a comment" section..... so if I want to get notifications of new comments appearing on a blog topic I just have to add that RSS feed to Bloglines or similar. “Bluesky – my RSS feed link for new posts is in the sidebar.

http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/feed/

I don’t have one for comments.”

Gadzooks, but I must be an idiot. There is an “RSS feed for comments on this post” link staring me in the face just above the “leave a comment” section….. so if I want to get notifications of new comments appearing on a blog topic I just have to add that RSS feed to Bloglines or similar.

]]> By: Rod Hagen http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2502 Rod Hagen Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:11:19 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2502 While we are on the Hitchhikers theme, has anybody else noticed the new "technique" during interviews of having an extra nodding / frowning head in camera shot behind the PM to re-inforce whatever he says. Does this technique immediately invoke the notion to anyone else that we have really have been under the control of an ageing, xenophobic, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaphod_Beeblebrox" rel="nofollow">Zaphod Beeblebrox</a> for the last few years? Whenever I see it I find myself thinking of one of the quotes from the Radio version of Hitchhikers: "If I had two heads like you, Zaphod, I could have hours of fun banging them against a wall." Cheers Rod While we are on the Hitchhikers theme, has anybody else noticed the new “technique” during interviews of having an extra nodding / frowning head in camera shot behind the PM to re-inforce whatever he says.

Does this technique immediately invoke the notion to anyone else that we have really have been under the control of an ageing, xenophobic, Zaphod Beeblebrox for the last few years?

Whenever I see it I find myself thinking of one of the quotes from the Radio version of Hitchhikers:

“If I had two heads like you, Zaphod, I could have hours of fun banging them against a wall.”

Cheers

Rod

]]> By: Chris http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2499 Chris Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:08:06 +0000 http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/#comment-2499 "“Possum, other than the two cups of coffee I NEED to have before 10am each morning, I think I hit your site 100+ times in eager anticipation of the day’s political analysis. You are my MAIN source of info for this election. Your analysis is superb!” Yikes, George. Are you me?? " Ditto for me, except I'm trying to follow all this from London and hit the site 5 times between 23:00-23:30 (8:00-8:30) trying desperately to find out what Possum's daily post is. It's great stuff mate, keep up the good work. ““Possum, other than the two cups of coffee I NEED to have before 10am each morning, I think I hit your site 100+ times in eager anticipation of the day’s political analysis. You are my MAIN source of info for this election. Your analysis is superb!”

Yikes, George. Are you me?? ”

Ditto for me, except I’m trying to follow all this from London and hit the site 5 times between 23:00-23:30 (8:00-8:30) trying desperately to find out what Possum’s daily post is. It’s great stuff mate, keep up the good work.

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