Poor Gina. She is getting more and more overweight and doesn’t seem to be very happy.

Can we offer her any advice to improve her life?

It’s my experience that things that are better for Gina are worse for everybody else – So, ummmm, no.

She can afford a personal trainer.

I suspect she strongly dislikes herself – I support her in that opinion.

Divine Angel said:

She can afford a personal trainer.

She’s probably eat him.

Rule 303 said:

I suspect she strongly dislikes herself – I support her in that opinion.

Money can’t buy love.

because fat people can’t be happy?

The woman has spent her life being groomed for this role. Her father used to pull her out of school for weeks so she could be dragged around the mines and learn the business. She’s had to be hard from the start. Unfortunately, for her, she’s a woman – noone ever said that Lang was unhappy because he was fat.
So pick on someone for their ultra conservative views, pick on her because she is an GW denier nutter or because she says stupid things or because she has more money than you, or because she’s a raving hypocrite and thinks that noone remembers her in the early 90’s in Perth nightclub scene…

at least that’s something..

She’s also not nice to her children.

Arts said:

at least that’s something..

JFTR, I’m not picking on her fatness, in case that wasn’t obvious.

>She’s also not nice to her children.

So…?

morning you lot.

well i hope me posting in the wrong thread made someone happy.

Divine Angel said:

Rule 303 said:

I suspect she strongly dislikes herself – I support her in that opinion.

Money can’t buy love.

but you can rent it by the hour.

but you can rent it by the hour.

20 minutes in frankfurt.

Boris said:

but you can rent it by the hour.

20 minutes in frankfurt.

Swiss franks?

Boris said:

but you can rent it by the hour.

20 minutes in frankfurt.

BYO frankfurt.

or “little boys” as we call them in austraylia.

Boris said:

or “little boys” as we call them in austraylia.

Ummmm…not all states or places.

i thought it was pretty well generic across australia.

Boris said:

i thought it was pretty well generic across australia.

not ime.

so it is franks and little boys and??? any other term?

Mr buffy uses the term, but it’s not one my family ever used.

Boris said:

so it is franks and little boys and??? any other term?

savs..

Just called cocktail frankfurts in my family.

Perhaps we are just too literal.

i thought savs were the full length ones?

my what an interesting convo….

;-)

Perhaps we are just too literal.

the aquatic apes maybe….oh thats littoral.

Cheerios, haven’t ant of you philistines south of the tick gate heard of Cheerios?

Boris said:

i thought savs were the full length ones?

my what an interesting convo….

;-)

well of course i only know about savs ;)… regular grande.

Peak Warming Man said:

Cheerios, haven’t ant of you philistines south of the tick gate heard of Cheerios?

Cheerios are like cheezles arn’t they?

Boris said:

i thought savs were the full length ones?

my what an interesting convo….

;-)

;)

Peak Warming Man said:

Cheerios, haven’t ant of you philistines south of the tick gate heard of Cheerios?

Nope. Cheerios seem to be a Kweenzlander thing.

Signed, Former Deli Chick in 2 States.

Divine Angel said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Cheerios, haven’t ant of you philistines south of the tick gate heard of Cheerios?

Nope. Cheerios seem to be a Kweenzlander thing.

Signed, Former Deli Chick in 2 States.

nah.. woolworths goes weverywhere

Cheerios seem to be a Kweenzlander thing.

it’s nice they have their own state isn’t it?

Boris said:

Cheerios seem to be a Kweenzlander thing.

it’s nice they have their own state isn’t it?

No other bastard wants us.

Arts said:

because fat people can’t be happy?

The woman has spent her life being groomed for this role. Her father used to pull her out of school for weeks so she could be dragged around the mines and learn the business. She’s had to be hard from the start. Unfortunately, for her, she’s a woman – noone ever said that Lang was unhappy because he was fat.
So pick on someone for their ultra conservative views, pick on her because she is an GW denier nutter or because she says stupid things or because she has more money than you, or because she’s a raving hypocrite and thinks that noone remembers her in the early 90’s in Perth nightclub scene…

at least that’s something..

Well I am so sorry.

It would appear that Gina can tell us all how we should live our lives but we have to be all terribly PC regarding her.

Hmm. She also said this:

“In her regular column in Australian Resources and Investment magazine, she warns that Australia risks heading down the same path as European economies ruined by “socialist” policies, high taxes and excessive regulation.”

I was under the impression that it was deregulation that stuffed the world economy by allowing bankers to do what they wanted regardless of the consequences.

plus if non-socialist policies are so good then USA would be going gang busters and china would be a basket case. or is that too simplistic?

;-)

morrie said:

Arts said:

because fat people can’t be happy?

The woman has spent her life being groomed for this role. Her father used to pull her out of school for weeks so she could be dragged around the mines and learn the business. She’s had to be hard from the start. Unfortunately, for her, she’s a woman – noone ever said that Lang was unhappy because he was fat.
So pick on someone for their ultra conservative views, pick on her because she is an GW denier nutter or because she says stupid things or because she has more money than you, or because she’s a raving hypocrite and thinks that noone remembers her in the early 90’s in Perth nightclub scene…

at least that’s something..

Well I am so sorry.

It would appear that Gina can tell us all how we should live our lives but we have to be all terribly PC regarding her.

then focus on what she said and discuss that..

and FTR a sausage/sav/cheerio/littleboy/frank(furt), is still just full of crap that’ll eventually make you vomit.

stupid bitch

To approach the question from a physiology point of view, it’s very likely that Gina could not be ‘made fit’ by any normal method, but rather a combination of treatment methods that would require input from most of the health sciences and a lot of patience.

Perhaps one in ten thousand persons could, by modifications of diet and exercise only, bring themselves to a ‘normal’ level of fitness.

pommiejohn said:

Hmm. She also said this:

“In her regular column in Australian Resources and Investment magazine, she warns that Australia risks heading down the same path as European economies ruined by “socialist” policies, high taxes and excessive regulation.”

I was under the impression that it was deregulation that stuffed the world economy by allowing bankers to do what they wanted regardless of the consequences.

Yeah, this.

I also make the point that workers in large export industries like mining and energy are unlikely to be on the minimum wage anyway. People on minimum wages tend to be domestic-focused industrries like retail and carers, or students trying to balance part-time work with full-time study. Cutting minimum wages and penalty rates would hurt these workers while doing nothing to make our resoruces industries more competitive.

I don’t think she has a valid point to make on wages. She is mouthing off out-dated political ideology inherited from her father in the 1970s, which are well out of date and well outside the reality of today’s labour market.

I agree with mr pants and add that a lot of minimum wage earners are persons born overseas.

Clarify, what is ‘minimum wage’? Is it the lowest award available? If so, for what industry?

Minimum wage is different to award- you can be paid below award as long as it is above min. wage.

There’s more stuff here:
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/national-minimum-wage/pages/default.aspx

Divine Angel said:

Minimum wage is different to award- you can be paid below award as long as it is above min. wage.

There’s more stuff here:
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/national-minimum-wage/pages/default.aspx

Thanks.

Actually that link says nothing of interest.

Divine Angel said:

Actually that link says nothing of interest.

It said what I needed. It’s the minimum you can pay if the employee isn’t covered by an Award or Agreement.

But then there’s this:

http://www.fairwork.gov.au/faqs/pay/pages/default.aspx

You can agree to be paid less than award, as long as it’s above minimum wage (and a bunch of other stuff).

Yea, I looked at the website then realised I wasn’t that interested.

A quick look at the Mundi Index reveals the most probably cause of Ms. Reinhart’s concerns.

It’s desperate stuff, this mining game, and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.

For those who can’t see the graph, it shows the Iron Ore price rising by 1600% over the 8 years to Aug 2011, but dropping to a mere 1000% (above the original) in Aug 2012.

I’m going to be very un-PC and say that Gina’s weight is fair-game for humour.

China has stockpiles of ore too, be interesting to see how low it can go.

le sigh..

ok then knock yourselves out..

Rule 303 said:

For those who can’t see the graph, it shows the Iron Ore price rising by 1600% over the 8 years to Aug 2011, but dropping to a mere 1000% (above the original) in Aug 2012.

Brazil have two large iron ore projects underway, one of which will be producing 90 million tonnes per year. Africa have at least one large mine under development. It depends on how demand varies, but there will be more competition in the marketplace in the future.

morrie said:

Rule 303 said:

For those who can’t see the graph, it shows the Iron Ore price rising by 1600% over the 8 years to Aug 2011, but dropping to a mere 1000% (above the original) in Aug 2012.

Brazil have two large iron ore projects underway, one of which will be producing 90 million tonnes per year. Africa have at least one large mine under development. It depends on how demand varies, but there will be more competition in the marketplace in the future.

Wonder who will buy all this with economic slow downs in most other countries, including the one that buys ours.

morrie said:

Rule 303 said:

For those who can’t see the graph, it shows the Iron Ore price rising by 1600% over the 8 years to Aug 2011, but dropping to a mere 1000% (above the original) in Aug 2012.

Brazil have two large iron ore projects underway, one of which will be producing 90 million tonnes per year. Africa have at least one large mine under development. It depends on how demand varies, but there will be more competition in the marketplace in the future.

This may be true, but I can’t see how it translates to an argument for lowering the minimum wage in Australia. It is highly unlikely that any worker Australian worker in the mining, energy or construction industries would be earning only the minimum wage. Cutting the minimum wage for check-out chicks in the outer suburbs stupormarkets isn’t going to help us compete against mines in Brazil or Africa. Unless Gina has taken inspiration from recent events in South Africa for a new relationship with striking mine workers.

party_pants said:

morrie said:

Rule 303 said:

For those who can’t see the graph, it shows the Iron Ore price rising by 1600% over the 8 years to Aug 2011, but dropping to a mere 1000% (above the original) in Aug 2012.

Brazil have two large iron ore projects underway, one of which will be producing 90 million tonnes per year. Africa have at least one large mine under development. It depends on how demand varies, but there will be more competition in the marketplace in the future.

This may be true, but I can’t see how it translates to an argument for lowering the minimum wage in Australia. It is highly unlikely that any worker Australian worker in the mining, energy or construction industries would be earning only the minimum wage. Cutting the minimum wage for check-out chicks in the outer suburbs stupormarkets isn’t going to help us compete against mines in Brazil or Africa. Unless Gina has taken inspiration from recent events in South Africa for a new relationship with striking mine workers.

I don’t think anyone was making that translation.

morrie said:

I don’t think anyone was making that translation.

Ok.

(Well, I was anyway. Reading reports on her comments that was the take-home message I got out of it)

“noone remembers her in the early 90’s in Perth nightclub scene”

Whatt?? So because rich out of touch bitch hung around night clubs in th 90s WTF?…

gaghalfrunt said:

“noone remembers her in the early 90’s in Perth nightclub scene”

Whatt?? So because rich out of touch bitch hung around night clubs in th 90s WTF?…

The relevance of the comment, and indeed the entire thread, it that Gina has declared that we should work harder and stop socialising so much.

gaghalfrunt said:

“noone remembers her in the early 90’s in Perth nightclub scene”

Whatt?? So because rich out of touch bitch hung around night clubs in th 90s WTF?…

I think relates to her advice to drink less and socialise less.

I think we can all agree that Gina is a grotesquely greedy and idle person who shouldn’t be criticising nicer and betterer people.

Oh I thought she must have been the Dancing Queen of the 90s.

Seriously but, with billions handed to her on a platter as if she is in any position to judge standard working people.

Bubble Car said:

I think we can all agree that Gina is a grotesquely greedy and idle person who shouldn’t be criticising nicer and betterer people.

Grotesque? Yes.
Greedy? Yes.
Idle? I doubt it, being greedy takes a lot of time to ensure you are not missing out on anything.

Stealth said:

Grotesque? Yes.
Greedy? Yes.
Idle? I doubt it, being greedy takes a lot of time to ensure you are not missing out on anything

She is a renown work-a-holic. Word is she is often up to 2 or 3 am sending and answering emails to her staff.

She is a renown work-a-holic. Word is she is often up to 2 or 3 am sending and answering emails to her staff.

Poor dear. couple of million income a day would have me answering emails from time to time also.

gaghalfrunt said:

She is a renown work-a-holic. Word is she is often up to 2 or 3 am sending and answering emails to her staff.

Poor dear. couple of million income a day would have me answering emails from time to time also.

Yeah? Shit, I’d be out drinking and socialising every night.

party_pants said:

gaghalfrunt said:

She is a renown work-a-holic. Word is she is often up to 2 or 3 am sending and answering emails to her staff.

Poor dear. couple of million income a day would have me answering emails from time to time also.

Yeah? Shit, I’d be out drinking and socialising every night.

I think she’s already been there…

party_pants said:

Stealth said:

Grotesque? Yes.
Greedy? Yes.
Idle? I doubt it, being greedy takes a lot of time to ensure you are not missing out on anything

She is a renown work-a-holic. Word is she is often up to 2 or 3 am sending and answering emails to her staff.

Ah well, I am often sending emails at that hour too. Some people sleep more than others.

party_pants said:

gaghalfrunt said:

She is a renown work-a-holic. Word is she is often up to 2 or 3 am sending and answering emails to her staff.

Poor dear. couple of million income a day would have me answering emails from time to time also.

Yeah? Shit, I’d be out drinking and socialising every night.

Arrarently she used to (night club queen of the 90s)

If you want to make Gina fit and happy then just let her have her way.

The basic wage would be abolished.
She will be jumping with joy.

Cheap temporary immigrant labour would be allowed
She will be jumping with joy.

There will be less tax on Mining companies.
She will be be jumping with joy

The courts rule that mamma knows best and her children were wrong
She will be jumping with joy.

Now, given her ample bulk, all that jumping for joy will burn up a lot of kjs
and give her more aerobic fitness as well as weight loss.

brett said:

If you want to make Gina fit and happy then just let her have her way.

The basic wage would be abolished.
She will be jumping with joy.

Cheap temporary immigrant labour would be allowed
She will be jumping with joy.

There will be less tax on Mining companies.
She will be be jumping with joy

The courts rule that mamma knows best and her children were wrong
She will be jumping with joy.

Now, given her ample bulk, all that jumping for joy will burn up a lot of kjs
and give her more aerobic fitness as well as weight loss.

If a butterfly flapping it’s wings in the Amazon Jungle can cause a tornado in Texas, then I dread to think what calamity awaits the world when Gina starts jumping.

Stealth said:

brett said:

Now, given her ample bulk, all that jumping for joy will burn up a lot of kjs
and give her more aerobic fitness as well as weight loss.

If a butterfly flapping it’s wings in the Amazon Jungle can cause a tornado in Texas, then I dread to think what calamity awaits the world when Gina starts jumping.

Now, now. No comments about her physical appearance.

party_pants said:

Stealth said:

brett said:

Now, given her ample bulk, all that jumping for joy will burn up a lot of kjs
and give her more aerobic fitness as well as weight loss.

If a butterfly flapping it’s wings in the Amazon Jungle can cause a tornado in Texas, then I dread to think what calamity awaits the world when Gina starts jumping.

Now, now. No comments about her physical appearance.

pffft, Arts is gone, we should be fine.

party_pants said:

Now, now. No comments about her physical appearance.

If I was in WA I’d be afraid she might eat me too.

Witty Rejoinder said:

party_pants said:

Now, now. No comments about her physical appearance.

If I was in WA I’d be afraid she might eat me too.

Well, you have to watch out for the East coast fat mining magnates too, we have Tinkler’s and Palmer’s.

poikilotherm said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

party_pants said:

Now, now. No comments about her physical appearance.

If I was in WA I’d be afraid she might eat me too.

Well, you have to watch out for the East coast fat mining magnates too, we have Tinkler’s and Palmer’s.

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

morrie said:

poikilotherm said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

If I was in WA I’d be afraid she might eat me too.

Well, you have to watch out for the East coast fat mining magnates too, we have Tinkler’s and Palmer’s.

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

Stats just in, 3/4 of mining magnates are obese.

Well, you have to watch out for the East coast fat mining magnates too, we have Tinkler’s and Palmer’s.

——

Yeah but Tinkler seems to like football (rl) and race horses, and Palmer seems to like pissing off his political friends.

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

brett said:

Well, you have to watch out for the East coast fat mining magnates too, we have Tinkler’s and Palmer’s.

——

Yeah but Tinkler seems to like football (rl) and race horses, and Palmer seems to like pissing off his political friends.

Tinkler has is trying to offload his horses…no buyers as yet.

ha…has is.

brett said:

.. and Palmer seems to like pissing off his political friends.

. and the soccer administrators, and NRL administration, and …

brett said:

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

Oh I thought she must have been the Dancing Queen of the 90s.
————————
That was back when Gina was fat and hippy.

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.
——————-
Not all tax. I pay GST and I am yet to make a profit out of the weekly trip to the stupormarket.

morrie said:

brett said:

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

I think they understand it just fine, but they chose to tax the local miners rather than the offshore ones…for some reason.

morrie said:

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

Sure they do. Just convenient to make some noises every now and again.

poikilotherm said:

morrie said:

brett said:

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

I think they understand it just fine, but they chose to tax the local miners rather than the offshore ones…for some reason.

Clearly, they didn’t understand it since one of them made an idiot of himself by claiming that Twiggy hadn’t paid tax and implying that he was cheating the system.

morrie said:

poikilotherm said:

morrie said:

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

I think they understand it just fine, but they chose to tax the local miners rather than the offshore ones…for some reason.

Clearly, they didn’t understand it since one of them made an idiot of himself by claiming that Twiggy hadn’t paid tax and implying that he was cheating the system.

He can go a little longer then…

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/fortescue-placed-on-ratings-watch-by-moodys/story-fndo486p-1226462299343

morrie said:

brett said:

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

———-

Yet Twiggy was Australias richest man in 2010. :)

There goes my research project. lol.

brett said:

morrie said:

brett said:

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

———-

Yet Twiggy was Australias richest man in 2010. :)

And Tinkler made the BRW top something or other…but, no cash – http://www.theherald.com.au/story/269639/where-has-the-money-gone/

morrie said:

There goes my research project. lol.

Bugger.

poikilotherm said:

morrie said:

There goes my research project. lol.

Bugger.

Nah. Too hard to do anything like field research with the big miners any more. It’s a joke really. You just can’t get access.

morrie said:

brett said:

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

Where did Twiggy find his 38 mill to buy the shares?

If we as the Australian public could somehow reconcile Gina with her kids
then perhaps we could be a family where everone receives their fair share.

brett said:

If we as the Australian public could somehow reconcile Gina with her kids
then perhaps we could be a family where everone receives their fair share.

Nah too hard. Let’s just slap an extra tax on her mining activities.

… oh wait… we already done that

party_pants said:

brett said:

If we as the Australian public could somehow reconcile Gina with her kids
then perhaps we could be a family where everone receives their fair share.

Nah too hard. Let’s just slap an extra tax on her mining activities.

… oh wait… we already done that

the richer you are the less tax you pay

counter to what you may think

of course there would be at least some here that would be perfectly aware that they can pay less tax through various methods

trusts are favoured by the wealthy – this might be some business for example.

jjjust moi said:

morrie said:

brett said:

Not every State has a magnate called Twiggy, I suppose.

—-

Maybe you don’t rate until you have paid a certain amount of tax…

In order to pay tax, you need to make a profit.
Some politicians don’t understand that basic principle.

Where did Twiggy find his 38 mill to buy the shares?

He borrowed it from me.

Let’s just slap an extra tax on her mining activities.

… oh wait… we already done that

——

pfft, watered down version of what is needed

WE own that land.

Are we getting proper rent or do the mining powers have too much sway in federal politics?

brett said:

pfft, watered down version of what is needed

WE own that land.

Are we getting proper rent or do the mining powers have too much sway in federal politics?

Actually it is the states that own it, not the whole of Australia. It’s Mabo, the Constitution and the vibe…

Maybe Gina just needs to get laid.

Actually it is the states that own it, not the whole of Australia. It’s Mabo, the Constitution and the vibe…

—-

Federal trumps states…

Divine Angel said:

Maybe Gina just needs to get laid.

the only thing that would touch that would be somekind of washable electromechanical device

brett said:

Let’s just slap an extra tax on her mining activities.

… oh wait… we already done that

——

pfft, watered down version of what is needed

WE own that land.

Are we getting proper rent or do the mining powers have too much sway in federal politics?

australia is a hole in the ground and a food source

if you want to fully understand whats happened take the constitution and blow your nose with it

Divine Angel said:

Maybe Gina just needs to get laid.

Once her overpaid, over-socialising and underperforming minons finally finishing digging that hole up north, big enough to fit Gina, she can be laid to rest.

gaghalfrunt said:

Arrarently she used to (night club queen of the 90s)

She would have been 36-46 in the 90s.

Really?

The Air Safety Transport Bureau (ATSB) says there’s so far no sign that structural failure played a part in a fatal plane crash south of Broome’s Cable Beach.

A twin-engine Piper Seneca owned by Golden Eagle Airlines crashed in sand dunes about two kilometres south of the West Australian tourist destination shortly after take-off last month, killing pilot Adam Gaffney, 27, who was engaged to be married.

GPS data showed the plane cleared a highway at the end of the runway and flew over beach dunes before turning back.

“Damage to the wreckage was consistent with the aircraft descending steeply into terrain at relatively low forward speed and a high rate of descent,” the ATSB said in a report on Friday.

“There was no evidence of in-flight structural failure.”

The weather was fine and refuelling records indicated the plane had enough fuel.

The pilot was experienced, having clocked up 922 hours in total including about 210 hours of night flying.

The investigation will include an examination of recovered components and maintenance records, analysis of aircraft performance during the flight and a review of other operational factors and the recorded data.

ATSB spokesman Joe Hattley last month said the probe was likely to take about 12 months.

Stealth said:

Divine Angel said:

Maybe Gina just needs to get laid.

Once her overpaid, over-socialising and underperforming minons finally finishing digging that hole up north, big enough to fit Gina, she can be laid to rest.

And be happy.

I think we have a winner.

brett said:

Actually it is the states that own it, not the whole of Australia. It’s Mabo, the Constitution and the vibe…

—-

Federal trumps states…

Only in shared powers.

party_pants said:

brett said:

Actually it is the states that own it, not the whole of Australia. It’s Mabo, the Constitution and the vibe…

—-

Federal trumps states…

Only in shared powers.

Paired showers are such fun.

Mining magnates are like the Pharaohs of old. But rather than trying to build pyramids bigger than each other, they try to dig bigger holes in the ground in a game of one-upmanship. Gina likes to send the other magnates emails at 3.00am in the morning saying “you should see the size of my hole now”

Anyway it is clear that in Gina’s business model it is all about money accrued.

Sad woman.

morrie said:

Paired showers are such fun.

yeah, until there’s disagreement over what to do.. then it’s:

Rule 29, where the will of the feral is inconsistent with the will of the stale, the latter shall prevail….. and all that.

brett said:

Anyway it is clear that in Gina’s business model it is all about money accrued.

Sad woman.

she’ll go down with a heart attack i guess, like clive.

jabba the hutt didn’t come to a good end

she’ll go down with a heart attack i guess, like clive.

——

I wouldn’t say that.

No one knows when their time is done.

I have heard of people so old that they were too mean to die.

http://www.rspca.org.au/how-you-can-help/campaigns/pedigree-dogs/choosing-a-puppy.html

Whinehart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3CcxRbFiLg&feature=player_embedded

lol

“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

poikilotherm said:

lol

“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

Basically it all boils down to: “Australia should strive to become a third world country in order to be able to compete with them at some unknown time in the future”.

>“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

She didn’t actually say that, did she?

sibeen said:

>“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

She didn’t actually say that, did she?

It’s what she’s been quoted as saying. I haven’t been able to watch the whole thing for myself yet.

sibeen said:

>“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

She didn’t actually say that, did she?

It’s in there apparently…

http://www.sydneyminingclub.org/videos/august-rinehart.htm

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

>“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

She didn’t actually say that, did she?

It’s what she’s been quoted as saying. I haven’t been able to watch the whole thing for myself yet.

The closest I can get to the source of the quote is her saying that Australia is becoming too expensive to compete in export orientated business.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-05/rinehart-says-aussie-workers-overpaid-unproductive/4243866?section=wa

Carmen_Sandiego said:

The closest I can get to the source of the quote is her saying that Australia is becoming too expensive to compete in export orientated business.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-05/rinehart-says-aussie-workers-overpaid-unproductive/4243866?section=wa

I might have to look it up, but it will need to wait till I get home from work.

poikilotherm said:

sibeen said:

>“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

She didn’t actually say that, did she?

It’s in there apparently…

http://www.sydneyminingclub.org/videos/august-rinehart.htm

i hope the quote is more accurate than the spelling of her name

the part that got me curious more than the African wages thing, is that she wants a special economic zone in northern Aus – a place where tax is lower and there is less environmental regulation. Just happens her mining interests are conveniently located there.

poikilotherm said:

sibeen said:

>“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

She didn’t actually say that, did she?

It’s in there apparently…

http://www.sydneyminingclub.org/videos/august-rinehart.htm

The 30 second mark is where I think they extrapolate her comments to the extreme of the headlines.

I work with a lot of these 407 visa guys, they are experienced workers who are here because we don’t have the required skills locally. They work for far more than $2 per day.

I’ve just listened to the whole thing, and the silly bint does say it. At about 8:40 into the video.

The other thing I had to laugh at was that she suggested that the West Africa miners could supply iron ore at $100 less than Australian miners could. With the current ore price at about $130, I suspect she may be telling a porky.

The Worst reports it like this:

Ms Rinehart later went on to say: “Business as usual will not do. Not when West African competitors can offer our biggest customers an average capital cost for a tonne of iron ore that’s $100 under the price offered by an emerging producer in the Pilbara.

“Furthermore, Africans want to work and its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.”

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/14759364/swan-savages-rinehart-over-video-attack/

party_pants said:

“Furthermore, Africans want to eat, and its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day for that privilege.”

fixed

Just listened to the whole thing – she does seem to have an agenda, doesn’t she…

>she does seem to have an agenda, doesn’t she…

The spin doctors will be coming out of the woodwork:

• She misspoke

• She was taken out of context

• That wasn’t what she meant to convey

Blah Blah Blah.

She’ll get an absolute shellacking for this and it will be richly deserved.

sibeen said:

>she does seem to have an agenda, doesn’t she…

The spin doctors will be coming out of the woodwork:

• She misspoke

• She was taken out of context

• That wasn’t what she meant to convey

Blah Blah Blah.

She’ll get an absolute shellacking for this and it will be richly deserved.

Considering it was a video she scripted, produced, and edited, I don’t think there’s much ground she can reclaim.

sibeen said:

>she does seem to have an agenda, doesn’t she…

The spin doctors will be coming out of the woodwork:

• She misspoke

• She was taken out of context

• That wasn’t what she meant to convey

Blah Blah Blah.

She’ll get an absolute shellacking for this and it will be richly deserved.

She’s not a politician. I don’t think she will be of a mind to do any back-peddling on this. What what I’ve seen and heard of her before, she seems to genuinely believe this stuff.

There is no doubt, as I have mentioned quite a few times, that the iron ore market is opening up. First Brazil, then Africa are coming onstream with capacity that will compete with us.

morrie said:

There is no doubt, as I have mentioned quite a few times, that the iron ore market is opening up. First Brazil, then Africa are coming onstream with capacity that will compete with us.

Just as well we have LNG, gold and some other stuff…

How’s coal going?

sibeen said:

>“Africans want to work. Its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day.” G.Rhinehart

She didn’t actually say that, did she?

Callin’ me a liar?

poikilotherm said:

morrie said:

There is no doubt, as I have mentioned quite a few times, that the iron ore market is opening up. First Brazil, then Africa are coming onstream with capacity that will compete with us.

Just as well we have LNG, gold and some other stuff…

How’s coal going?

Rio have just opened up a mine in Mozambique, IIRC.

Brazil has been a competitor for yonks. Their main disadvantage is how far the ore need to be transported. West african mines will have the same issue.

morrie said:

There is no doubt, as I have mentioned quite a few times, that the iron ore market is opening up. First Brazil, then Africa are coming onstream with capacity that will compete with us.

I don’t think there is any doubt over that. Just what we should do about it in order to remain competitive.

You’d expect those countries to suffer from “Dutch Disease” too and their currencies would rise. There’s also a chance their workers will organise and agitate for a greater share of the wealth extracted from minerals, and that left-leaning governments would impose higher taxes on mining activity.

How’s coal going?

still in the black.

sibeen said:

Brazil has been a competitor for yonks. Their main disadvantage is how far the ore need to be transported. West african mines will have the same issue.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9001096/Vales-megaship-sails-to-China-and-into-the-record-books.html

sibeen said:

Brazil has been a competitor for yonks. Their main disadvantage is how far the ore need to be transported. West african mines will have the same issue.

Yes, but they are both bringing onstream large expansions while companies here are curtailing them.

poikilotherm said:

sibeen said:

Brazil has been a competitor for yonks. Their main disadvantage is how far the ore need to be transported. West african mines will have the same issue.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9001096/Vales-megaship-sails-to-China-and-into-the-record-books.html

The size of their process plant is impressive too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oHThZPMsE

i think she needs a hug…..now do we have a volunteer?

id be pushin that cushion for that dosh ;)

Boris said:

i think she needs a hug…..now do we have a volunteer?

I’ll be needing a six pack for me, and a six pack and a cooked chook for her.

id be pushin that cushion for that dosh

if you’re not out in 20 minutes we’ll send in the ses.

Dropbear said:

id be pushin that cushion for that dosh ;)

yer – because she treats family, fck-friends and ex-partners very well.

neomyrtus_ said:

Dropbear said:

id be pushin that cushion for that dosh ;)

yer – because she treats family, fck-friends and ex-partners very well.

I’d have a pre-nup tighter than my jaw..

Boris said:

id be pushin that cushion for that dosh

if you’re not out in 20 minutes we’ll send in the ses.

smoke me a kipper, i’ll be back for breakfast..

neomyrtus_ said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oHThZPMsE

OMGawd that’s disgusting. What she really said, not the sub-titles. I read about it, but I hadn’t seen it…jesus fucking christ…she is woeful. Compare that speech to one from a woman of class – Michelle Obama’s one.

Ack…I think I have to throw up in a bucket :(

you’re a better man than i am, gunga din.

Compare that speech to one from a woman of class – Michelle Obama’s one.

a bit of difference…as you say one has class.

Boris said:

Compare that speech to one from a woman of class – Michelle Obama’s one.

a bit of difference…as you say one has class.

yes, Obamas speech writers and bevvy of minders did a good job.

Dropbear said:

neomyrtus_ said:

Dropbear said:

id be pushin that cushion for that dosh ;)

yer – because she treats family, fck-friends and ex-partners very well.

I’d have a pre-nup tighter than my jaw..

That’s good. Because you’re going to have to bite on tighter than a male parasitic angler fish and jostle with Tony RabBiT for prime position on her arse.

Boris said:

you’re a better man than i am, gunga din.

Rudyard always a good browse.

If your officer’s dead and the sergeants look white,
Remember it’s ruin to run from a fight:
So take open order, lie down, and sit tight, And wait for supports like a soldier. Wait, wait, wait like a soldier . . .

When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains An’ go to your Gawd like a soldier. Go, go, go like a soldier, Go, go, go like a soldier, Go, go, go like a soldier, So-oldier of the Queen!

Dropbear said:

Boris said:

Compare that speech to one from a woman of class – Michelle Obama’s one.

a bit of difference…as you say one has class.

yes, Obamas speech writers and bevvy of minders did a good job.

yes, you can see them all through the rust hole in the campaign bus…

neomyrtus_ said:

Dropbear said:

neomyrtus_ said:

yer – because she treats family, fck-friends and ex-partners very well.

I’d have a pre-nup tighter than my jaw..

That’s good. Because you’re going to have to bite on tighter than a male parasitic angler fish and jostle with Tony RabBiT for prime position on her arse.

Would’ve thought arse real estate would be oversupplied in her case. An arse housing bubble.

Dropbear said:

Boris said:

Compare that speech to one from a woman of class – Michelle Obama’s one.

a bit of difference…as you say one has class.

yes, Obamas speech writers and bevvy of minders did a good job.

It seems she wrote her own speech, Ann Romney did not. I can’t supply authenticated references for that…right now.

I wouldnt have thought teaching women to read and write was common practice in the republican party

Dropbear said:

I wouldnt have thought teaching women to read and write was common practice in the republican party

it’s important them womanfolk get a proper book learning

diddly-squat said:

Dropbear said:

I wouldnt have thought teaching women to read and write was common practice in the republican party

it’s important them womanfolk get a proper book learning

Martha Stewart’s home makers guide would be about all.

I’ve been watching a show called Justified… it’s about a US Marshal based in the back woods of Kentucky…

I love the way the rednecks talk…

Dropbear said:

diddly-squat said:

Dropbear said:

I wouldnt have thought teaching women to read and write was common practice in the republican party

it’s important them womanfolk get a proper book learning

Martha Stewart’s home makers guide would be about all.

That, and the “Joy of Cooking”

Dropbear said:

I wouldnt have thought teaching women to read and write was common practice in the republican party

Condalezza Rice is an admirable character – but reality overtook her political theory.

Great, we have the Tweedledee and Tweedledum dudes playing around where the adults are trying to talk.

kii said:

Great, we have the Tweedledee and Tweedledum dudes playing around where the adults are trying to talk.

I’ve been to Disneyland… Alice is HOT!!

replace the admirable with impressive – she’s a hawk not a dove.. hellofamessremains

kii said:

Compare that speech to one from a woman of class – Michelle Obama’s one.

Ack…I think I have to throw up in a bucket :(

pfft – Michelle doesn’t have the St Hildas posh accent.

insidious even…

diddly-squat said:

I’ve been watching a show called Justified… it’s about a US Marshal based in the back woods of Kentucky…

I love the way the rednecks talk…

yeh ive just started watching that too.. about 4 eps in

diddly-squat said:

I’ve been to Disneyland… Alice is HOT!!

Ever wonder how she makes ends meet with Disney’s wages?

Dropbear said:

diddly-squat said:

I’ve been watching a show called Justified… it’s about a US Marshal based in the back woods of Kentucky…

I love the way the rednecks talk…

yeh ive just started watching that too.. about 4 eps in

I love the blue grass at the start…

Marshel Raylan Givens – it’s funny, it essentially the same role he played in Deadwood…

His ex is HOT!!

diddly-squat said:

Dropbear said:

diddly-squat said:

I’ve been watching a show called Justified… it’s about a US Marshal based in the back woods of Kentucky…

I love the way the rednecks talk…

yeh ive just started watching that too.. about 4 eps in

I love the blue grass at the start…

Marshel Raylan Givens – it’s funny, it essentially the same role he played in Deadwood…

His ex is HOT!!

much hotter than the trailer trash he’s plonking in the first few eps

Dropbear said:

much hotter than the trailer trash he’s plonking in the first few eps

come on… Ava’s cute…

and she can cook some good fried chicken…

diddly-squat said:

Dropbear said:

much hotter than the trailer trash he’s plonking in the first few eps

come on… Ava’s cute…

and she can cook some good fried chicken…

bit scrawny for my tastes..

>bit scrawny for my tastes.

As someone who today stated he wanted to hop onto Gina, I’m not surprised.

sibeen said:

>bit scrawny for my tastes.

As someone who today stated he wanted to hop onto Gina, I’m not surprised.

for the money not the honey

Booyah!!!

Spider Lily said:

Booyah!!!

The sad thing is that I will be working on one of her mines soon. Lucky I am a contractor and not on her payroll.

Make sure you spend lots of time beer drinking, I hear she likes workers doing that.