{"id":9875,"date":"2013-09-06T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T05:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=9875"},"modified":"2022-05-02T00:31:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T14:31:24","slug":"man-bennelong-scores-campaign-finds-crowd-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/man-bennelong-scores-campaign-finds-crowd-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Our man in Bennelong scores the campaign and finds a crowd of winners"},"content":{"rendered":"[clear]\n
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The campaign’s last hurrah in the heart of Bennelong<\/p><\/div>\n

By Jack Sumner<\/a><\/p>\n

September 6, 2013<\/p>\n

Eastwood\u2019s Rowe Street Plaza is always busy, lively and a pleasant place to shop or just sit and chill. As a band played, the Bennelong candidates\u2019 support teams were out in force last weekend to win votes with a leaflet, a smile and a balloon.<\/p>\n

Regardless of who prevails in tomorrow\u2019s election, I am ready to declare my choice of winners and losers in the campaign for John Howard\u2019s old seat in Sydney\u2019s northern suburbs.<\/p>\n

For me the only loser <\/b>is John Booth, owner and publisher of local newspaper The Weekly Times, for his partisan support of the Liberal Party and disparagement of Labor. This week Booth printed this gem:<\/p>\n

SYRIA ANYBODY?<\/i><\/b> If you haven\u2019t decided yet who to vote for this Saturday maybe Syria can help you. Field Marshall \u201ccomeback kid 747 Rudd <\/b>supported by his sidekick General Bob Carr <\/b>reckon we should be in there bombing Damascus while Libs Tony Abbott <\/b>says it\u2019s a case of \u201cbaddies and the baddies\u201d so otherwise keep out.<\/i><\/p>\n

How\u2019s that for a contemptible misrepresentation?<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there were lots of winners.<\/p>\n

The other local newspaper, the Northern Times<\/b>, has covered the campaign comprehensively without a hint of bias or favouritism. Congratulations to editor Colin Kerr and his team.<\/p>\n

All eight candidates<\/b> have worked hard to present themselves and their policy positions without any resort to personal abuse of an opponent.<\/p>\n

Plaudits particularly to Lindsay Peters, Julie Worsley and Victor Waterson<\/b>, who once again put themselves forward as candidates. An increase in their vote this time will be a victory for them. I wish them well.<\/p>\n

Labor’s Jason Yat-sen Li, <\/b>\u00a0has achieved a great deal in a few weeks. He has turned a probable walkover into a much closer contest.\u00a0 Should he not prevail, I hope he will stay with Bennelong and fight again.<\/p>\n

John Alexander, our sitting MP,<\/b> has doggedly and determinedly presented the Liberals\u2019 case.<\/p>\n

Ping Pong<\/b>. If the Liberals win, Bennelong \u00a0schools risk losing $920,000 over the next six years, but each would be guaranteed a table tennis table and entrants in the Bennelong Ping Pong Cup.<\/p>\n

Over to you, Bennelong voters.<\/p>\n

More Bennelong seat reports here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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