Hi Bob,

BL>  Did you notice the 14% swing *towards* Bob Carr in the by-elections?

No. I didn't even know that they were being held this week-end.

BL> He actually *WON* a seat (Grafton) from the National Party! This is
BL> unbelievable. By-elections usually swing 5% *away* from the government.
BL> It looks like a real vote-catcher, eh? The Counntry Party opposed the
BL> gun-law changes and got their arse kicked in a big way.

Bloody-Hell. You're not wrong.

BL>... [later - this gets even funnier!]

BL>  Armstrong (Nat leader) was quoted in the Sunday Tele as saying that
BL> the gun-loonies had bitten the hand that fed them by voting against
BL> him in the by-election. This would have been Saturday night.


BL>  By Sunday afternoon, he had changed his tune. Someone with a brain
BL> had worked out that the gun-nuts voted National alright, but most of
BL> the traditional National voters had gone the other way. Armstrong was
BL> saying that he was appalled by how Bob Carr was dilly-dallying instead
BL> of passing these vicious gun laws the Nationals wanted! ROFL! He's
BL> realised that the gun-lobby is a *negative* vote, and he's now running
BL> with the pack.

BL>  I wonder if the other pollies will se the same thing in the NSW
BL> election results... if they don't, they'll be out of business.

Well. That's one looney group taken care of. Now all we've got to do is
wait for a catalyst which will make them stand-up to the poofs, wogs,
bludgers, and other misfits who aren't worth a rat's arse.

Regards, Brenton
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