John Howard is going down in flames

[cali]

and he's lost his own seat.

hooray for the loss of another war enthusiast bush suck up.

http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-11-24T083431Z_01_L23381551_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-AUSTRALIA-ELECTION-COL.XML

[LeftCoast]

1. Here's a cool interactive map on the AUS elections I've been watching tonight

http://www.news.com.au/feature/0,,5012863,00.html

[cali]

2. thanks, LC.

i'll take a look. :hi:

[LeftCoast]

4. I've been glued to that page all night

I'm such a political junkie.

:)

[depakid]

9. Non-Murdoch link here:

http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/

Includes the all important swing.

[LeftCoast]

11. Ooo. Didn't realize that was a Murdoch site

Blech

[enigmatic]

3. Thanks for this

:thumbsup:

[LeftCoast]

5. Enjoy!

:hi:

[trashcanistanista]

6. Fantastic!

Thank you for throwing his ass out!

[LeftCoast]

7. Update: Howard on track to lose government, seat

November 24, 2007 07:52pm
Article from: AAPFont size: + - Send this article: Print Email
PRIME Minister John Howard looks like losing both his seat and government with an almost 5 per cent swing to Labor across the nation.

With almost 10 per cent of the voted counted in Mr Howard's Sydney seat of Bennelong, he was trailing Labor candidate Maxine McKew on primary votes.

Ninety minutes after the booths closed, electoral commission figures indicated a 7.2 per cent swing to Ms McKew, the high-profile former media personality.

Labor needs a swing of only 4.1 per cent in Bennelong to unseat a prime minister for the first time since Stanley Bruce in 1929.

Read a little more here

[Bluebear]

8. It couldn't happen to a nicer asshole. Pardon my French. nt

[bluestateguy]

10. He and Aznar and Berlusconi should form a support group

More troops leaving Iraq....:bounce:

[funflower]

26. With Tony Blair an honorary member. n/t

[Jennifer C]

12. I'm so happy!

BEST DAY EVER FOR AUSTRALIA!!!

[LeftCoast]

14. Welcome to DU Jennifer!

:toast:

[Jennifer C]

16. thanks, leftcoast

:toast:

[JI7]

13. good riddance

[Jennifer C]

15. Good site

http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007

Edit: ^oops, already posted.

Howard has held his seat since 1974. Go Maxine!

[cali]

17. Labor now has 71 seats

they need 76 to govern. The Coalition has 50.

[...of J.Temperance]

18. Couldn't have happened to a nicer prick

It's about TIME that little jumped-up neo-Fascist prick got smacked upside the head.

It WOULD have happened at the last election, if that VICIOUS smear campaign hadn't of been launched against Mark Latham.

Viva Kevin Rudd....he's a Centrist as well, I thought I SHOULD point that out....Viva Centrism :)

[LeftCoast]

19. ABC (Aust) saying Labour +16 / Libs - 14

Just updated!

[...of J.Temperance]

20. That's enough to call it for Rudd and Labor, they only needed + 16 n/t

.

[LeftCoast]

21. Yep, looks like they're calling it for Labor

The only question will be how big a majority. Looks like between +16 and +20 seats by the time this is all done!

[...of J.Temperance]

23. I bet

John Howard has got a face like the backside of a smacked Buffalo right about now!

:bounce:

[LeftCoast]

24. *snort*

He always did!

Good one! :thumbsup:

[...of J.Temperance]

27. Now you mention it

Yeah, he ALWAYS did!

:thumbsup:

[canetoad]

25. Definite labour win

Size of majority still in doubt. It may be as small as 3 or 4 seats, though will probably be more. Overall swing is 5.7% right now, although there is a bit of backpedalling over John Howard's seat of Bennelong - word out now is although Maxine McKew is ahead, it's too early to call.

[...of J.Temperance]

28. They just said

Between 16-20 seats, Queensland vote is still to come in, I believe they're an hour behind the rest....but the word is that Queensland is going BIG for Rudd and Labor.

Maxine McKew is some TV woman apparently, in my water I'm feeling she's going to kick Howard in the nuts :)

[Jennifer C]

32. Maxine is a former journalist

and was the presenter for the ABC's 7:30 Report and Lateline.

Maxine McKew is the Australian Labor Party’s candidate for the seat of Bennelong and a special advisor on strategy to the Federal Labor Leader Kevin Rudd.

<snip>

Before making the switch to politics, Maxine spent thirty years as a broadcast and print journalist. She is a Walkley and Logie award winner and through coverage of national and international events, earned a reputation as one of the country’s most authoritative interviewers. In 2003 she was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to broadcasting.

Maxine has always been a strong advocate of opportunities for women, both in her own industry and in the wider workforce.

Her voluntary activities over the past decade have included chairmanship of the Advisory Council to the National Breast Cancer Centre and membership of the University of Sydney’s Research Institute for Asia Pacific.

http://www.alp.org.au/people/nsw/mckew_maxine.php

Much more info on her here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_McKew

:-)

[Jennifer C]

22. 41.8 % counted so far....

Seats, 71 Labor 52 Coalition

According to ABC.

[LeftishBrit]

29. Great news!

Thumbs up to all the Australians from a Pom who knows too well what it's like to have a Bush-poodle as PM! And Howard sounded really disgusting in other ways!

Hope the new bloke is a great improvement!

[cali]

30. 57% of the vote counted

the ABC is reporting Labor will pick up 21+ seats. 5.8% swing to labor over all.

[democrank]

31. But....but....

Howard is George`s coalition-of-the-willing buddy.

[Ravachol]

33. Nice victory...

But they're saying, right now, that postal votes might decide who wins Howard's seat, Bennelong. So far, Maxine's ahead but by less than 3% with 70% of the votes counted.

Postal votes often tend to be more conservative-leaning, let's hope she manages to win!

[cali]

34. edit: McKew says election still on a knife edge

and she's evidently not claiming victory at this moment. Odd, because the ABC is giving it to her.

[Disturbed]

35. Let's not forget Poland.

They finally got sick of the RWingers there, also.

[upi402]

36. Good riddance to bad rubbish n/t

[Spurt]

37. Rudd..

..the new PM is going to pull Aus troops out of Iraq ASAP.
I'm very pleased that the soldiers found out today that they'll be going home.

With Poland also out that means the coalition of the willing is now the coalition of fuck all.