24 July 2007

Hargreaves to Stand Down????

24 July 2007 | By MrMagoo

Caught a bit of something on FM Radio this morning about the possiblity of ‘everyone’s favourite’ John Hargreaves is quitting local politics. Now I didn’t hear the whole thing, so wondering if anyone else did or can add any weight to the rumour. Mind you, if it does happen, its a chance for the ALP to install a Minister to take the portfolio areas forward. With Katie Gallagher due to go on Maternity Leave again, well may we see a new broom into the Stanhope Ministery…..or will Jon just take on all the portfolios himself?

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Scott12:00 am 26 Jul 07

He’s probably going to stand down so that he can start up an alternative political party for the next Federal election – The sun-ripened warm alcohol fuelled tomato-coloured nose party or similar.

BigDave1:06 pm 25 Jul 07

Good riddance to the alcoholic waste of skin.

terubo6:54 pm 24 Jul 07

Standing down is somewhat more dignified than falling down – drunk.

pierce5:26 pm 24 Jul 07

Talking boonie – that’s gold.

VicePope1:08 pm 24 Jul 07

be still my beating heart. The system could replace Hargreaves (or at least a dozen others of the mighty seventeen in the Assembly) with a broken Barbie or Ken doll (or a GI Joe in the case of the Prattmeiste) rand improve the average quality significantly.

We need a figurehead to open fetes, a clerk for signing contracts with the states for schools, hospitals etc and someone with brains to participate in inter-jurisdictional gabfests. Far too complex for any of the current bunch and they’d lose the runner-up prize in the real contests for a Fed seat if the Aassembly was abolished. May the story be true and may most of the others follow him out the door.