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Title: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Phony Moderate on February 08, 2012, 11:07:47 AM I'm not exactly a fan, but he seemed to be a tad more reasonable than Thatcher, Reagan, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: k-onmmunist on February 08, 2012, 11:09:02 AM War criminal.
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: You kip if you want to... on February 08, 2012, 03:15:21 PM I'm not exactly a fan, but he seemed to be a tad more reasonable than Thatcher, Reagan, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard Who isn't more reasonable than those two these days? War criminal, work choices, etcetc. Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Ebowed on February 08, 2012, 04:02:42 PM *hurls in nearby wastebasket*
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: RogueBeaver on February 09, 2012, 12:53:59 PM FF.
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Antonio the Sixth on February 09, 2012, 12:54:46 PM Pretty damn awful from what I know.
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Hash on February 09, 2012, 05:29:27 PM Scum.
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Vote UKIP! on February 26, 2012, 01:13:00 AM Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Landslide Lyndon on February 26, 2012, 05:44:33 AM You can't go any lower than being W's lapdog.
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Redalgo on February 26, 2012, 02:23:30 PM FF in his own way. Not the kind of bloke I'd ever vote for though.
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: I spent the winter writing songs about getting better on February 26, 2012, 02:30:06 PM Aussie Bush. Awful.
Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Platypus on February 26, 2012, 06:39:34 PM Aussie Bush. Awful. He's from the ing northern suburbs of ing Sydney. Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: I'm JewCon in name only. on February 29, 2012, 09:27:02 PM FF.
Just like Reagan, Thatcher. Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Fmr President & Senator Polnut on February 29, 2012, 10:00:44 PM As a person, very nice, well mannered, certainly much nicer than Abbott or Costello.
I agree with 3 things he did in office: * The introduction of the GST to provide funding for the states * The intervention in East Timor (which the US avoided supporting too much to not upset Indonesia) * The one I give him a lot of credit for was the reaction to the Port Arthur Massacre. It led to one of the most radical overhauls of Australia's already tight gun laws. He had to stand up to his own supporters. But I lost a TON of respect for him when he blew the dog-whistle in the 2001 election. He went too hard too soon on workplace relations reforms. He was too slow to react to climate change. On balance, HP... just, but he's a darn-sight better than Abbott. Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: k-onmmunist on March 01, 2012, 04:59:23 AM FF. Just like Reagan, Thatcher. Explain why you think murdering civilians/destroying their standard of living is an achievement. Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: morgieb on March 02, 2012, 05:24:20 AM As a person, very nice, well mannered, certainly much nicer than Abbott or Costello. I agree with 3 things he did in office: * The introduction of the GST to provide funding for the states * The intervention in East Timor (which the US avoided supporting too much to not upset Indonesia) * The one I give him a lot of credit for was the reaction to the Port Arthur Massacre. It led to one of the most radical overhauls of Australia's already tight gun laws. He had to stand up to his own supporters. But I lost a TON of respect for him when he blew the dog-whistle in the 2001 election. He went too hard too soon on workplace relations reforms. He was too slow to react to climate change. On balance, HP... just, but he's a darn-sight better than Abbott. Probably this. Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: Vosem on March 02, 2012, 06:55:07 AM FF. Just like Reagan, Thatcher. Title: Re: Opinion of John Howard Post by: I'm JewCon in name only. on March 03, 2012, 07:23:03 PM FF. Just like Reagan, Thatcher. Explain why you think murdering civilians/destroying their standard of living is an achievement. lol Translation: Why don't you agree with me? |