tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post7824565551390179954..comments2023-07-27T21:14:18.975+10:00Comments on The Magpie's Nest...: Who is going to be the REAL mayor of Townsville? Won’t be he Mullet, that’s for sure. And The Magpie’s occasional Rat With A Gold Tooth award for barefaced and stupid political treachery goes to our federal MP Ewen Jones.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-2719182114237162612012-05-06T16:42:52.481+10:002012-05-06T16:42:52.481+10:00FOR ANONYMOUS.. PAT ERNST DID NOT ALLOCATE PREFENC...FOR ANONYMOUS.. PAT ERNST DID NOT ALLOCATE PREFENCES.. JNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-53638911185972068792012-05-03T18:19:30.645+10:002012-05-03T18:19:30.645+10:00Jesus wept! I thought Townsvillagers had more coll...Jesus wept! I thought Townsvillagers had more collective nous than to elect another potentially dysfunctional council.<br />As for Ewen Jones, isn't he just following in the footsteps of the numerous boofheads who have represented North Queensland electorates over many years?Ron Bairstownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-15350161075306477212012-05-03T16:39:11.979+10:002012-05-03T16:39:11.979+10:00Oh Pie, what an illustrious piece of commentary on...Oh Pie, what an illustrious piece of commentary on local politics, yet somehow still so partisan and contrived. If Jenny Hill should come out and say she's aligned with Labor, shouldn't Dale and his "conservative" mates do likewise re their LIberal affiliations? It doesn't matter how often/differently you spin it, it was a thrashing. On the back of Cando and with the power Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-85306891002084604252012-05-03T13:16:19.311+10:002012-05-03T13:16:19.311+10:00Always astonishing. Always entertaining.Always astonishing. Always entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-8527987541759961342012-05-03T13:00:22.766+10:002012-05-03T13:00:22.766+10:00What a result! A hard worker like Marr gets the br...What a result! A hard worker like Marr gets the brush and Parsons, Blom and Walker get rewarded by we ratepayers for doing nothing. I suppose that if there is a silver lining to this "dark cloud" hanging over the city it's that Jenny Hill might make the slack LNP councillors at least pretend to earn their pay - and insist on Walker answering his phone and returning calls. But at theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-66498749493401312232012-05-03T09:12:32.623+10:002012-05-03T09:12:32.623+10:00What a dolt. However, not entirely unexpected. I...What a dolt. However, not entirely unexpected. I have reliable information that he was the fourth, possibly fifth, person approached to run for the LNP after Peter L retired. (actually, he was not approached - he stuck his hand up when attempts to find a candidate became desperate). The other potential candidates badly misread the mood of the electorate at the time. They underestimated the Grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-10812714883829907632012-05-03T07:05:17.151+10:002012-05-03T07:05:17.151+10:00Agreed the Facebook stunt was stupid. However Dale...Agreed the Facebook stunt was stupid. However Dale and his team constantly made the point they were Indepenant and not affiliated with the LNP, I personally heard that several times. <br />I'm curious as to who Pat gave his preferences to. Was it Natalie? <br />Ideally though Ewen should have stayed out of the whole thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-35056598630828877682012-05-03T06:58:52.493+10:002012-05-03T06:58:52.493+10:00I came down from the northern beaches to help Nata...I came down from the northern beaches to help Natalie and was astounded to hear that Ewen was helping an independant against one of ours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com