Australian PM John Howard Wins a historic forth term!
With 77.52% of the primary vote counted nationwide, the Coalition has 52.36% (two-party preferred) and the ALP has 47.64%.
It looks likely that the government will be returned to power with an increased majority of seats as well. The election was seen by many as a referendum on Australia's participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Howard's opponent, Mark Latham, had promised to withdraw Australian troops from the Coalition.
Predictably, the leftie media is not happy.
SMH Online political editor Margo Kingston says John Howard's victory - or rather the solid defeat of Labor - shows how much Australia has really changed. "The appeal of the fair go is no longer compelling to Australians."
Bollocks.
The rabidly anti-Howard media is suddenly worried about fairness? There's a howler.
One suspects that like the US Dems, the ALP failed to understand how deeply October 12th and the threat of terrorism changed Australia. I am sure Tim Blair will have full coverage and commentary up soon as the world turns...as will Chrenkoff...until Down Under wakes skip on over to Bunyip's and enjoy Stanley tauting Margolians whilst giddily channeling Chuck Berry.
Howard's decisive win might be good news for Bush... of course, American voters will know little to none of it, as the US media shills for Kerry.
Posted by feste at October 9, 2004 07:11 AM | TrackBack
I guess we're waiting for the last
shoe to drop ... NBC.
:)
Posted by: jaspar at October 9, 2004 08:50 AMI think Tom Brokaw made it pretty clear in his defense of Dan Rather last week....and MSNBC-Newsqueek are little more than DNC propaganda tools...as Evan Thomas admitted...Howard Fineman is so far up Kerry's butt that Newsweek may have to send a search party after the elections.
Posted by: feste at October 9, 2004 08:57 AM
Yabbut, I'm lookin' for something
a tad more defining, like another memo,
or fake documents. I don't want no
stinkin' "nuances."
:)
Posted by: jaspar at October 9, 2004 02:36 PM