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sydney alternative media - non-profit community independent trustworthy
Monday, 21 January 2008
Malcolm Turnbull buys the Wentworth election for a cool $2 million?
Mood:  irritated
Topic: election Oz 2007

Who really doubts Malcolm Turnbull bought his election back into Wentworth? This instructive letter ran recently with no contradiction to date that we know of:

Big Mal is never far from big money as suggested by this shopfront photo pre election:

And if you doubt the power of money beyond the excellent democracy4sale website of The Greens, complimented by one no less conservative and cynical as Michael Duffy in print, then notice this full pager in hazard warning colours last week of the hard fought election, in fact election day 24th Nov 2007 Sydney Morning Herald:

 

But methinks Turnbull and his mates taking the hardline on Newhouse technicalities, even post election as per news today here and here, is probably looking a gift horse in the mouth: If the ALP had taken the high road on opposing the Tasmanian pulp mill corruption it was almost certain Turnbull would have lost - $2M in campaign funding or not - as this photo indicates: A box full of Not Happy John materials for Wentworth sacrificed and left harmless at his doorstep because the ALP cruelled George Newhouses green platform over the pulp mill:

 

The more the Liberal Party and Big Mal pursue Newhouse the more the electorate are reminded that ultimately ....

 

http://www.sydneyalternativemedia.com/blog/TWSclassicforestNov17072.JPG

Picture: Rudd supporters coincidentally (really) drop by our information stall about forests weekend before the federal election.

 

 

 


Posted by editor at 9:21 AM EADT
Updated: Monday, 21 January 2008 2:15 PM EADT

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