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No matter what the result on Saturday, I’ll always have two memorable images from the 2004 Australian election campaign. Negative advertising annoys the crap out of me, but I have to admit that it does stick in the mind.

I guess black and white is the new….er….black.

In case you were considering filling out all the numbers below the line…

As I’m sure everyone is already aware, the Australian election will be held in three short days. If you haven’t already made up your mind as to how you’ll vote, the guide below might be useful.
If, like me, you live in the Melbourne CBD, then you WILL be voting at the Melbourne Town Hall. [...]

A post at new | Republican has given me a “Me too!” moment.

This evening, I met with officers and members of the Republican Youth Majority at a popular Capitol Hill bar. RYM is a group of students and young professionals who believe that the majority of Republicans are more centrist than the Party leadership would [...]

The Nationals

Who could be more conservative than the Australian Liberal Party? The Nationals, that’s who.
Not necessarily in terms of their political views, but rather in the use of their leader’s image. John Anderson trails behind John Howard and his five images on the Liberal Party home page and he gets nowhere near Mark [...]

“F**k you Howard Dean - I can see that you’re giving me the finger!”

“Can I check what my polling says today?”
Some humorous audio and video links:

George W Bush sings Sunday Bloody Sunday (MP3)
George Bush and John Kerry lay claim to “This land” (Flash)
Republican convention: The politics of fear (MPEG)
John Kerry: Priceless (WMV)

With only five days [...]

The Australian Liberal Party

I’ve noticed that my last few posts have been anti-conservative, so I’m pleased to announce my website review of the Australian Liberal Party (who are conservative, not liberal, for any non-Australian readers).
In comparison with the ALP and Mark Latham, the Liberal Party are conservative (pun intended) with their use of John Howard [...]

As a candidate trying to out-muscle George Bush in my run for president, I’d be unlikely to congratulate myself (at least publicly) on the quality of my manicure. John Kerry, who IS actually running for president, would no doubt feel the same way.
So it came as a surprise to many when an online article [...]

The general perception seems to be that Kerry won the debate, though probably not decisively enough to dramatically affect the presidential contest.
I was more impressed with Kerry though he did himself no favours on several occasions - notably when he said he wanted both bilateral and multilateral meetings with North Korea. Bush seemed a [...]

Internet conspiracy theorists go wild with the news that saudis.net actually points to the official Bush / Cheney 2004 website.
Some quick research with GeekTools reveals that the address was registered in March 1999 to an address in Portland, Oregon. Google doesn’t think any sites link to the site so it appears to simply be [...]