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Drama in Wentworth:
Award winning journalist Caroline Overington hurled abuse at Labor candidate for Wentworth George Newhouse before slapping him across the face at a polling station in Sydney’s east, witnesses say.
Whoa! And down in Melbourne, an enraged Labor voter apparently attempted to run down Age reporter John Elder after arguing with Liberal campaign workers.
UPDATE. Slapping denied:
Ms Overington “admitted pushing him away with an open hand when he approached her, later apologised for that and said she regretted there had been any further contact with the candidate”.
Award winning journalist Caroline Overington hurled abuse at Labor candidate for Wentworth George Newhouse before slapping him across the face at a polling station in Sydney’s east, witnesses say.
What was it about?
Posted by Matthew Lawrence on 2007 11 24 at 02:09 AM • permalinkSky News just released an exit poll: 53/47
in marginals, 54/46 overall and handing the election to the ALP.Also calling Bennelong for Maxine and a huge win in Eden-Monaro for Rudd.
Posted by Villeurbanne on 2007 11 24 at 02:32 AM • permalinkI for one welcome our new Labor overlords…
(sorry, you knew it was coming!)
Posted by Quentin George on 2007 11 24 at 02:42 AM • permalinkI’m disappointed. Not one of you have threatened to flee the country should Kevin Rudd win!
Personally, I’m just going to slip on a Kevin07 shirt and try to blend in….
Posted by Quentin George on 2007 11 24 at 02:48 AM • permalink#18 - I could threaten not to come back to Australia (but I wasn’t coming back anytime soon, anyway).
Posted by Villeurbanne on 2007 11 24 at 02:49 AM • permalinkAt 2GB
Ms Overington “admitted pushing him away with an open hand when he approached her, later apologised for that and said she regretted there had been any further contact with the candidate”.
Headline: It seems it pushing is not slapping.
Posted by stackja1945 on 2007 11 24 at 02:54 AM • permalinkHere’s how I’m seeing things.
Stand by for more humorously pictured themed updates!
Posted by Quentin George on 2007 11 24 at 02:55 AM • permalinkJust a quickie (gosh, that is arousing)
From what is being typed, it sounds like the old…“will you still love me in the morning” line.
In this case, the answer seems NO.
Remember, I can fit 4 Aussies at my beach place in Florida…:).
Early T time today, (I’m going back to bed)will check after flogging my way through another 18 or so…wait..THEN there are drinks. Awwww hell will see you later, in what condition, who the hell knows.
First results:
Liberal/National Coalition 375 71.56 +0.26
Australian Labor Party 149 28.44 -0.26Posted by Quentin George on 2007 11 24 at 03:17 AM • permalinkI have no idea what seat this is from, by the way. It may be votes counted from the Liberal Party convention.
Posted by Quentin George on 2007 11 24 at 03:18 AM • permalink#33 - They are from NSW but it doesn’t say where.
Posted by Villeurbanne on 2007 11 24 at 03:21 AM • permalinkGod I love early results, they’re so wacky.
12% swing to Liberals in Franklin....not.
Posted by Quentin George on 2007 11 24 at 03:32 AM • permalinkThis Web Page has the Most Up To Date Results.
Meanwhile, Antony Loewenstein (no link for the braindead) boasts he’ll be voting green, and reports:
“For much of the last decade, I’ve regularly been ashamed to call myself an Australian”
May Australians feel precisely that way about him as well.
#36; How strange, all through the Clinton years I was proud to call myself an American.
Posted by dean martin on 2007 11 24 at 04:30 AM • permalinkI wonder what Marilyn Shepherd will do if Howard wins?
a - explode;
b - move to New Zealand;
c - stay right where she is. Why the phark would she give away the chance of another three years’ public angst?Your vote counts…
Posted by SwinishCapitalist on 2007 11 24 at 04:43 AM • permalink#39, dean, yeah, I never renounced my citizenship, never threatened to leave the country, never rent my garments and bewailed the death of democracy… I just sort of went on doing whatever the hell it was I was doing before.
Some of us just don’t have the knack for hysterical self aggrandizement, I suppose.
Posted by Steve Skubinna on 2007 11 24 at 05:49 AM • permalinkVa va voom - check out the picture of Caroline Overington in the SMH. The Australian should have that picture on her blog page.
Posted by Young and Free on 2007 11 24 at 09:05 AM • permalink
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Ooooh!! Labor’s True Colours showing methinks.