Kevin Rudd Australia Day advertisement on Education

[ItsaStringThing]

if only the "education revolution" turned out to be more than grossly overpriced canteens and multi-purpose halls. i actually voted for Labor, but must admit Kev n' Friends have decidedly underwhelmed us when it comes to actually following through on their campaign buzzwords.

[hoey350]

Thanks kev when you have finished censoringThe Australian people you can call it China National Day and we will all Believe you because we wont no any different

[celtman666]

okey heres something with education and mr rudd, i have a statement (excuse my spelling but it will compliment my statment) this is about the education of aus and the teachers striking in numerous states, here it goes okey our education standards are lowest in the nation ok and we have teachers striking now thats a problem, the teachers are the problem, they have the common mentality of that thier pay is not enough or whatever but realy they should work more for what they earn.

[xFENRISx]

Better than Liberals, not like it's saying much (or maybe it is). 2 party systems suck. 3 party systems suck etc. My vote always goes to the best candidate, not just the better one.

[coit7]

I think the opposition party leaves messages here....what a bunch of loosers.

[almayfield]

its Labor not Labour

[Prophetor]

He fucking promised all school students the 'toolbox of the future' in the form of a laptop, but the cunt still hasn't delivered, krudd.

[SCHWANZKUSS]

RUDD'S A DUDD

[b0b0maj0]

lol was he using bad grammar on purpose?

[minyiphillbillieslol]

sniff..sniff..BP..Caltex..Shel­l.. or all of da above..dat is so lol

[afodis]

What? A clever country all over again? Been there done that mate, it didn't work and it wont' again.

[daveblue101]

Remember that the socialists won power by less than 3% in the 2007 Australian election. If you take into account the brain washing of our youth by the likes of the teachers federation and how these brain washed kids voted, Labour really dosn't have a mandate from free thinking Australians. For many years now the Australian education systems under Labour have taught our kids what to think, not how to think.

[twitchy05]

if its ture that kevin rudd is getting every high school student a computer does it enclude home schooled students aswell??

as many parents are finding it hard 2get their children educated within the system

[ClintCodey]

The 2007 Australian Federal Election sadly was a win for Communism over Capitalism. Our strong alliance with the USA has been totally destroyed. The Labor Party's so called 'Education Revolution' is to teach our kids to be forced to believe in Communism and be forced to learn Chinese. As a consequence of the election result, I am going to move out of Communist Australia and move to Capitalist USA. I will return to Australia when The Coalition is elected into Government again.

[lanalor88]

Oh please, both the Coalition and Labor are on the centre-right when you look at the political spectrum. A shift from one to other doesn't mean the destruction of capitalism, arguably the most dominant ideology in the 20th Century and today.

Next time if you feel like spouting empty rhetoric and throwing nations into cookie-cutter moulds of capitalism and communism I suggest you call talkback radio.

[Lcaspia]

good riddance

[ColtMcKenzieBelle]

Paranoid much?

[PeterBalkenende]

Bernie Banton stood up against the most evil person in the Howard Government, Tony Abbott.

Bernie Banton

R.I.P.

[ClintCodey]

It also now appears that the Labor Party has rigged the following seats in South Australia: Kingston, Makin and Wakefield. This is a shocking revelation. Me and my fellow AEC vote count supervisors have the EVIDENCE (the evidence is too shocking to reveal on the internet). The Governer-General Michael Jeffrey must dismiss the Rudd Labor Government immediately for rigging the election. The House of Reps should be Labor 69 and Coalition 68. There is now 13 seats in doubt, mostly in WA.

[RogerBaseBandsman]

What a load of crap. Sumbit your "evidence" to a media organisation or shut the hell up.

[Prophetor]

Very true, fuck knows how rishworth got in, nobody in Kingston would have put a vote in for the stupid bitch.

[ClintCodey]

The Labor Party rigged the vote in the following Queensland seats: Blair, Bonner, Dawson, Flynn, Forde, Leichhardt, Longman, Moreton and Petrie. This is a big cover up. I know this because I am an AEC vote count supervisor. It should be Labor 72 and Coalition 65. THE ELECTION IS IN DOUBT.

[Fleetwood85]

Man, wish we had a Labour Party in the U.S.

[ClintCodey]

The Labor Party plans to INCREASE African immigration into Australia SIGNIFICANTLY, this move will only bring CRIME and DISEASE into Australia. If you DO NOT want INCREASED African immigration into Australia, then DO NOT vote for the Labor Party.

[Bluerush11]

to bad labour has won already :(

[TheOriginalEmbalmer]

what a twit

[temptation4life]

Free education for all

[FairDinkumPride]

Julia Gillard was a member of a dangerous far-left radical communist leaning organisation called the Socialist Forum as recent as 2002. If a Rudd Labor government is elected, Australians will have a dangerous government. Don't risk Australia's trillion dollar economy on unionists and a former communist .

[temptation4life]

It can't be worse than cults like exclusive brethren, who fund Howard and co. U sound more like Fair Dinkum moron.

[viciousai]

How many videos did you post that on? FUCK OFF.

[Hoganforever]

Kevin Rudd is like aother person who sits in the crowd during major league baseball while criticisng players.

How can anyone criticise Howard when unemployment rates have been at their lowest for 30+ years??

Unemployment will rise to 30% if Rudd wins the election because his cabinet consists of former trade unionists. Taxes will rise to accomodate the people on welfare so they can also afford houses with taxpayers money of course.

[altube1001]

Families who had one fulltime worker, where the mother stays home to look after the kids has gone. Families of today are all forced to go back to work due to Howard's IR Laws which has effectively lowered pays and increased interest rates.

[pi550]

Paul Keating and Bob Hawke sent mothers back to work. The womens movement wanted equal rights and now they have them...at families expense.This was not a Liberal policy it was Labor.

[temptation4life]

"Unemployment will rise to 30%...."

This is ridiculous, u don't even know what the cabinet will look like and the government isn't even in yet and figures r coming out of ur backyard. Get a life. Democracy works will multi-parties not a single party monopoly. Unemployment is down due to booms in casual jobs and Chinese/ Indian demand.

[joshuaarm]

what we need is educational vouchers so we can decide where we want to learn and what we want to learn.

With a strong economy and lots of jobs where people are motivated to be the best they can be that would be a revolution.

I dont care what plan for the future you have, I only care how i can fulfill mine.

[uisghe45]

Could you give Education, Health, Climate "Bloody" Change, Tax Reductions a rest and talk about what sort of a raise you are going give the ordinary Pensioner who is living on the bread line. Have you tried to live on it? Do you know what a loaf of bread costs. In the last eleven years we have never heard the government talk about the pensioner at voting time. Lee - Taree - NSW

[dareican2]

UM people , under Bob Hawke Govt they introduced the Hexs fees .

In WA they the ALP state Govt are trying to introduce the O.B.E ( outcomes based education ) which will and is dumbing down areas of our education and Rudd wants this OBE to continue ,why ?

[Chaosmongers666]

He's goal of Australia being the best educated country in the world just won't happen. There is no competing with countries like Japan and China. None.

[masslib]

While I think he would be a great leader (I am a left winger), I don't want Australia to become a Republic. Australia cannot and should not spit on its British heritage which was what made Australia great. God Save the Queen!

[fantasticini]

bravo. we need great institutions to further this country. its what america and the UK are based on. Fine educational instutitions that are consistently ranked amongst the foremost in the world. why not be there too?

howards solution is too increase full fee places and increase foreign student intake so as to hoard more money. instead lets do something with it!

[biz4kids]

Want smart education?

Then empower kids to learn how to be entrepreneurs early on in life. Schools should teach the subject, after all these kids are either going to work for a company (profit or non profit) or create their own path by owning businesses. Let's really teach them real life lessons. Why do we still have to follow the industrial age style of education while we are in digital, service- oriented age?

[civilwheels]

I dont want this man at my kids school or trying to be a role model for my kids, what will he teach them,its ok to go spending other peoples money on booze and strippers and how to act badly while groping strippers and be asked to leave,and that its ok to be married and to go lookin at nudie girls,he better stay away from my kids ,,Pete

[wilsonnw]

I love STRIPPERS too! ...and being DRUNK!

[civilwheels]

Yeah mate,,i got nothin against ya gettin pissed and grabbin strippers go ya hardest mate,,but you aint going to be RUNNING MY COUNTRY,thats the difference mate,,,,,,Pete

[altube1001]

I reckon he is right...

[peterday1]

I hear it was a gay srip club rudd reckon it was all right....

[SeymoreGraft]

The problem with the Punch and Judy show today is the youth are far more astute, and able to see through the transparency of the charade.

What is wanted is substance, not just "Avachat" Kev and his band of union bully boys trying to jerk chains!

[aprasad1000]

i reckon you work for howard

[SeymoreGraft]

I reckon you're wrong!

[SeymoreGraft]

First, there were the Hawke Summits.

Then we got Keating's Accord,

Now we have Rudd's Multilateral Conference! It is obvious the participants in a "Multi" lateral conference would be Rudd, Gillard, Combet and all the Trade Union Secretaries.

The reason the younger voters are being recruited is because they have never experienced the total devastation of union control, as was rampant in the 1970's, and again in the 80's.

[SeymoreGraft]

Labor campaign is another Punch and Judy show!

Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard are treating young voters like puppets.

They feed them a line and a slogan and then send them out into the electorates like puppets on strings to spread the Party policy. This might be successful if there WAS some policy!

It seems all we are getting is Labor follies revisited. The Labor solution to problem solving is to sit around and have a chat!

[SeymoreGraft]

Points are awarded for the highest ranking delegate, and the number of times you get belted before you submit!

Sounds like fun! To participate, you just have to vote Labor at the election,

then it will become compulsory!

[SeymoreGraft]

Duck-a-delegate

The new national sport being promoted by the Labor Party is called "Duck-a-delegate"

The rules are simple. You stand in front of your union boss.

He or she takes a swing at you, and you duck!

If the delegate misses, you get to stand there again, and have another go.

This continues until either you are so humiliated you leave,

or you get belted, and submit to what ever their demand is.

[altube1001]

Is that like, howard the coward???

[SeymoreGraft]

The former BCE and BLF official was elected to Parliament in 1992

It seems Mr Purcell is well qualified to be a Member of the Labor Party and, with this type of union bullyboy tactic he should be welcomed to the fold by Mr Rudd!

[SeymoreGraft]

On July 4, Mr Purcell was forced to resign from the Beattie Ministry after the he was accused of slapping a State Emergency Services director, and senior public servant from Emergency Management.

The CMC launched an investigation into the matter on July 25.

Mr Purcell won the seat of Bulimba in 1992 and sat on a wide range of parliamentary committees before becoming the Labor Minister for Emergency Services in July 2005.

[SeymoreGraft]

Having been charged with two counts of common assault by the Crime and Misconduct Commission, Mr Purcell, the Labor Member for Bulimba, will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 24.

The former official of the Australian Building Construction Employees' and Building Labourers' Federation Pat Purcell has been charged with assaulting two Queensland public servants in July.

[SeymoreGraft]

Kevin Oh Seven! Is that like Rudd the Dudd ?

[SeymoreGraft]

The highest interest rates for the last 35 years is held by Gough Whitlam at 21.75 90 days bills!

Congratulations Gough!

I guess that makes your propaganda about howard just a damned LIE !

[SeymoreGraft]

In March 2004, Labor had taken the lead over the Coalition in the opinion polls, and Latham had a higher personal approval rating than any Opposition Leader since Bob Hawke in 1983. Commentators began to discuss the serious possibility that Latham could be Prime Minister by the end of the year.

Sound familiar?

[altube1001]

Howard wasn't slipping up as much back then.

[altube1001]

HOWARD IS A FUCKWITTT!!1

[SeymoreGraft]

Howard and Costello had to work, brick by brick, until the $94,000,000,000.00 black hole was filled in! And the rewarded the public with tax cuts! No, not L.A.W tax cuts, real ones, many of them!

Hey, The undertaker is gone!

Do you really want to go back to grave digging again?

[SeymoreGraft]

In May 1975 we were blessed with an all time high 90 day bills rate of 21.75% thanks to Gough Whitlam

Then, in December 1985 we had a follow up act from Piggery Paul, with a mammoth 19.56%! He tried very hard, but just couldn't get his J curve into the 20's

Then, in December 2001 we had the team of John Howard and Peter Costello, give us a miniscule 4.25%, after taking Labor's monumental interest rate apart.

[SeymoreGraft]

Inflation

Under Keating

A 'basket' of goods and services in 1983 that cost $200.00 in the year 1996 would have cost $377.32

Total change in cost 88.7% Time series spanned 13 years

Average annual inflation rate 5.0%

Under Howard

A 'basket' of goods and services in 1996 that cost $200.00 in the year 2006 would have cost $257.68

Total change in cost 28.8%Time series spanned 10years

Average annual rate 2.5%

From the RBA calculator rba gov au calculator calc go

[SeymoreGraft]

It is incumbent on a Prime Minister to protect the citizens under his charge where the States have failed! It is not the blame of Mr Howard that the State Premiers have dismally neglected their constituents, but when it comes to finding solutions to overcome their inadequacies, he acts swiftly and decisively!

Don't criticise the Federal government for coming to the aid of your community, go and ask your State Member why there isn't so much as a First Aid Station in your local school!

[SeymoreGraft]

I think Rudd would be better savaging McDonald, Reynolds, Harkin, Olsen and any other union "gentlemen" he would like to expel from the ALP, but no, he is too busy going after softer targets like Harry Quick, and his own brother! What a fine specimen of an Australian the Dudd turned out to be, but then again, for a puppet, his mouth moves a lot!

The public have seen through your little charade, and the froth and bubble has gone. Now we just have the kruddy ring of scum, and it smells!

[altube1001]

Keep up the good work, Mr. Prime Minister.

[yourmajestyz]

The Australia Rudd wants to see is where style dominates over substance. He has no substantial policy except to copy the economic policy of the liberals and make heart warming (vacuous) motherhood statements.

[sillybillieup]

Sir if you want to win the election set up a cost counter on how much of tax payers money australia spends per day on the iraq war! Point out clearly how much we spend on overseas detention centers to keep refugees out of australia because none have been kept out. If this money was spent on education we would have free universities.

[SeymoreGraft]

The Senator in text is a Coalition Senator, and the discussion is about Global Warming, MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE: Earth Summit

Date 04 June, 1992

Senator Brownhill National Party

notes that the Government, must recognise that the principal emphasis of its committee must be on strategies to reduce greenhouse effect gas emissions rather than to accept the inevitability of, and adaptation to, the consequences of these global atmospheric changes;

Keating was PM, and HE dumped it!

[SeymoreGraft]

There is a pattern that is laid out at branch meetings.

When you go on mass media outlets (youtube) refer to yourself as an ex Liberal, or a "worker who has been dudded by an AWA (and use the pro forma script, just fill in a different company name each time) and pretend you have been a "long time supporter" of the Coalition.

I know, I have seen it at the meetings, but I realised it was so childish it would never fool anyone! (except the participants)

[SeymoreGraft]

Costello created a thing called the Future Fund so we can never go back to the Labor quagmire.

But Rudd wants to spend it before he goes to the election.

That is spending your Superannuation and your kids future all in one move!

That is EXACTLY why he should be given the bird!

[SeymoreGraft]

Without question the worst government Australia ever had was G.Whitlam--The best W.Howard

just look at some facts

Low inflation

Low unemployment-

Hardly any illegal emigrants arriving

Best living condition in living memory

Low tax, except for state tax all run by labor

We are so lucky to have a PM like Howard

[SeymoreGraft]

As Peter Costello described inheriting Labor's $80 billion debt and a million Aussies unable to find a job, wages at rock bottom, interest more than double current levels: "It was like cleaning up after the kids". As Ronald Reagan once put it " If you don't mention my age, I won't mention your inexperience". THINK before you throw the current good times away.

[SeymoreGraft]

Kevin Rudd performed the greatest election stunt of all this morning! He went to the toilet! Now, as a man who claims he is in touch with the electorate, he just "wanted voters to associate with the fact that he is starting to give us all the sh*ts" !

You notice how his head wobbles around like a knob on a spring? That is body language for" I'm trying to dodge the truth here" It says, "I don't really have a clue what I am talking about" !

Good one Kev!

[sabusforms]

RUDD "THE DUDD "is a sleaze through & through. To win the election, he's promising all things to all people covering every subject. " MR DUDD"body ,you can fool some of the people for a little while.......Read the body language ,you idiots !

[TroyDwyer11]

Go Kevin.You will Be our next PM.How soon people forget

That howard "promised" to abolish Payroll tax, once GST was in,We Are Still waiting!!be straight with us & you will go far, bring on the election...

[SeymoreGraft]

You better ask the Democrats why the Payrol tax is still there!

And it is a Stste Labor tax Dumb nuts!

[SeymoreGraft]

Costello created a thing called the Future Fund so we can never go back to the Labor quagmire.

But Rudd wants to spend it before he goes to the election.

That is spending your Superannuation and your kids future all on one move!

That is EXACTLY why he should be given the bird!

[TroyDwyer11]

Remember That it does not matter who you vote for,

A POLITITION GETS IN EVERY TIME!!

[SeymoreGraft]

There is a pattern that is laid out at branch meetings.

When you go on mass media outlets (youtube) refer to yourself as an ex Liberal, or a "worker who has been dudded by an AWA (and use the pro forma script, just fill in a different company name each time) and pretend you have been a "long time supporter" of the Coalition.

I know, I have seen it at the meetings, but I realised it was so childish it would never fool anyone! (except the participants)

[SeymoreGraft]

You notice how his head wobbles around like a knob on a spring? That is body language for" I'm trying to dodge the truth here" It says,"I don't really have a clue what I am talking about" !

Good one Kev!

[SeymoreGraft]

Kevin Rudd performed the greatest election stunt of all this morning! He went to the toilet! Now, as a man who claims he is in touch with the electorate, he just "wanted voters to associate with the fact that he is starting to give us all the shits" !

[dandnb]

get on a high with kevin dudd, high interest rates, high taxes and high unempolyment

[taffymarsden]

As Peter Costello descibed inheriting Labor's $80 billion debt and a million Aussies unable to find a job, wages at rock bottom, interest more than double current levels: "It was like cleaning up after the kids". As Ronald Reagan once put it " If you don't mention my age, I won't mention your inexperience". THINK before you throw the current good times away.

[goodfoto]

John Howard supports extra judicial KILLINGS in the Philippines. Journalists, student activists, civilians with children, farmers, trade union leaders, and congress representatives. With the 10 million dollars of AUSTRALIAN TAX PAYERS MONEY going to the Philippines military. Fact, 800 dead Philippines citizens in the last month responsibilities confirmed by several international bodies. John Howard needs to be replaced, together with Bush and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Phil'fake President')

[Dejaiin]

I cant even find his real youtube account

[eprisband]

What an interesting collection of motherhood statements. Makes a point of not committing to anything firm, because he has not got his instructions from Caucus yet.

[aamosen]

Now Kevin--Show us how to Tip Toe Through The Tulips

While you play your ukulele

[SeymoreGraft]

Ask yourself, with record low unemployment, almost nil industrial unrest, Interest rates at half those of Howard's predecessor, no Black Hole deficits, and generally a country that has never been run so smoothly, is his fault? Yes!

And if the voters of this country have an ounce of savvy they will keep it that way!

You just keep going the way you have, John Howard and our kids will have a fair future to look forward to, not a union dominated lily livered Rudd rabble!

Vote for Howard!

[Brispaul]

Sorry I don't trust him

[Youtoplet]

Visit the website Kevinruddsucks dot com

[Youtoplet]

Samwise thanks for that, you affirm that the Labor party hates older people and think they are wortless. Seniors vote in record numbers remember... :)

[Samwisethe2nd]

No Youtoplet... what we need is change... Our little Johnny has had quite enough time in power; He is nearly 70...

i'm not sure about you but I have a hard time relating to people who were born when Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz were still hip happening movies!

[Youtoplet]

This is far from what we need guys. What we need is a government that can secure the prosperity not a bunch of unionists playing by there own rules.

[Nousiainen00]

Go Rudd! At last we have some true talent in parliament! Our current Prime Minister has been nothing but a joke, and his entire ministry have been nothing but clowns. They will go down in history as the worst govt this country has ever had. It's about time this country has had a change, and Kevin Rudd is the man to lead that change!! :) Friendly, likable, down to earth, good policies, in TOUCH with the populace (unlike Howard) and much more SMARTER also!

[aamosen]

Witout question the worst government Australia ever had was G.Whitlam--The best W.Howard-just look

at some facts facts-- Low inflation-low unemployment-Hardly any illegal emigrants Arriving—best living condition in living memory-low tax, except for

state tax all run by labor-We are so lucky to have a PM like Howard

[Krun123]

I smell a Union movement= we are screwed

[Mischa4]

No... I think John Howard will be out in Electon 07.... Finally the opposition has a decent leader and as for the "union movement" what about "corporate greed"? John Howard has screwed the democratic debate in this country for to long.. Enough is enough..

[freakything33]

myspace dot com/juliagillard

[sebro7]

This is what Australia needs. Howard and his party are just a bunch of selfish tools who just want the rich to get richer and the poor get poorer

[zanenstephens]

Look at things like state curricula and the inability to pay teachers according to their ability to teach. Our schooling is a farce, and typical of all public enterprises. Only market forces can provide the rationalism necessary to improve the situation. Most parents already pay the full cost of education (yes, over $500) except they do it indirectly via taxes. So you give them back their tax, and tell them to spend it directly on their school of choice.

[aprasad1000]

Paying teachers "according to the ability to teach" is never going to work.

Over 65% of kids go to public schools showing that parents don't want to spend thousands of dollars on something as basic as education. Even if you give them a couple of hundred dollars of tax rebate an overwhelming majority of them will still send their kids to a public school.

[zanenstephens]

Welfare, as a voucher system entails, IS a form of government intervention. And I would assert that the cost reductions would be more than "a little bit." As for private schools charging 30K, they are schools at the extreme high end of the market; a premium product. But if we privatise the bread-and-butter schools, then lower prices and accompanying tax cuts leave people with better education and more money -- the surest way to increase living standards -- a real education revolution.

[aprasad1000]

going to a public school will only costs a few hundred dollars a year (e.g. school uniform, excursions). No private school can afford to have childrem paying the school less than $500.

[zanenstephens]

All education should be privatised. Then, when schools have to compete to attract students, quality will increase and cost will decrease. Populists will complain that parents cant afford it, but theres no such thing as 'free' education anyway, the taxpayer has to pay it. And it doesnt mean poor kids go without education if they cant afford it, you can still have welfare within this framework. Milton Friedman's voucher system is the ideal transitional measure to a fully privatised system.

[aprasad1000]

Education may not be exactly "free", but at least it's not as expensive as $30 000 you have to pay in a quality private school. Yes, increased competition will lower costs but only a little bit. Health and education are two industries where the government must have intervention policies otherwise our living standard will go down.

[Youtoplet]

Also the education revolution was something that Mark Lathem though up. So its nothing new.

[Samwisethe2nd]

Why don't you winge a bit more about Rudd... If you love Howard that much, vote for him...

and Krun123 im sure the education is fine... well fine for those wealthy enough to have daddy pay for everything... wake up!

Howard has had long enough to change the country... all his given us is international conflicts and a bad reputation... i guess global warming is exaggerated and we should all be happy to have nuclear reactors in our basements!

[Youtoplet]

Shut Up Rudd why dont you go and Slap a Vietnam Veteran in the face. You are a disgrace.

[soulvisionq1]

pua2007 How could Kevin be anti-multicultural yet he speaks fluent Mandarin???

Kevin is a winner! Go Rudd! Time for a new leader!

[roodabah]

yeah i can't wait for the next recession!!!

[nabiji]

To imply that Labor is somehow responsible for recessions is a fallacy.

[nabiji]

To inply that government controls interest rates, is also too a fallacy.

[Krun123]

That is the direction Rudd is going. 'i dont have any policy but if i talk about how i lost my home when i was young and mention the word 'kid' as much as i can i will win. Shut up Rudd.

[Krun123]

Zstar you are stupid well their has been a resource boom Howard has created many policies. Rudd is the one who has not created policies i think the education system is going ok. Your prob one those people that work for a student union yeah? VSU FTW

[sgtkicker111]

krun123 you cant control interest rates and you can manipulate the economy buy tweaking things here and there but you cant control it .and howard is trying to take all the credit when it was paul keating who set it up and howard admited that him self.

without keatings earlyer work we would not be where we are today.

[CountArach]

Go Rudd!

[pua2007]

The guys name isn't Kevin Rudd, its KEVIN DUDD

Hes untrustworthy ( look at the the interview between him and Laurie Oaks , he is very menipulative). If you want Another Labour government stuffing up this country again JUST LIKE PAUL Keating, vote for this douche bag, he will stuff up this country, and if you think that interest rates are high now , even though there only around 6 %, (when labour was in power 10 years ago, it was double that

And theres evidence that RUDD IS ANTI MULTICULTURE

[tiptoncathcart]

OK - it's "manipulative" not menipulative, it's "Labor" not "Labour" - and you have Paul Keating to THANK for the economic conditions Howard as taken as his doing these days (check out the "progress" made under Howard's time as Treasurer!). Please take a deep breath and THINK.

[aprasad1000]

if anyone is anti-multiculturalist it's the liberals.

[alexva210]

Rudd's untrustworthy? Howard lied to the people about reasons for war. And once the country was in war, he paid kickbacks to the enemy. He funded gunfire against his own troops.

Howard promised record low interest rates and there have been 7 hikes under him.

He lied about children overboard which allowed him to steal the 01 election. So who's untrustworthy?

This country is already stuffed. Consevative, right-wing dominated, no compassion. Howard has turned Aus into the US.

[roodabah]

no compassion? what would you call a donation of a billion dollars for the tsunami relief?

racism?

you are complaining about interest rates - i wonder how you will react to another recession

[zstar]

As a University student i completely agree with what he's saying.

The education in this country has been going down the toilet in the past few years and Howard's career is based on a resources boom but no concrete policy or reform.

[jewy]

With Howard now intervening in US politics, I have no problem as an American saying "Go Rudd!" John Howard's foreign policies have been absolutely disastrous, both for America and for Australia. Rudd seems like a better, more mature, more responsible partner.

[feet77]

Give him a go....

[Phil28168]

Kevin Rudd is personable in his approach in this presentation. Heard him speak in Mandarin on two occasions on T.V. Sounds quite like a Chinese native. No doubt he'll hit local Chinese pay t.v. airwaves soon. No, not for the moment will he succeed Howard. Maybe a few more years down the track.

[thruglow]

Gawd, I hope you're wrong about that - maybe in a few years, but not yet. I understand what you're saying, but I personally do not understand that mentality. The question is - what more must Australians endure to grasp that Howard's time is well and truly up?! Nah, we'll let 'im stuff things up a little more - then we'll votr Kevin into bail us out of trouble?!

[soulvisionq1]

Kevin is such a well spoken person!! GO KEVIN! I'LL BE VOTING FOR YOU!

[kealan8010]

Imagine this was costello or turnball vs K-rudd (K-feds bizarro, literally) they'd be owned, game, set, match. too many people see Howard as a good pm though and it's harder to get someone out then put someone else in.

[hamilmd]

GO KEVIN!!

[thruglow]

Why would anyone want to vote for Howard now that there is such a clearly better alternative for Australia in Kevin Rudd?! Howard is a clever politician, but he has well and truly met his match in Kevin Rudd! Kev for PM! Go Kev!

[nage1ixin]

The ALP must win the next election!!!

[wernervoss]

Rudd for PM.

[grodscorp]

Noice. Very noice. Shame the ALP didn't post it on YouTube themselves.

[coljac]

I bet Howard wasn't expecting that!

[Ikazi]

Grod, Yeah a political party has time to post advertisements for your dumb ass.