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February 2012

Daily Twitter Posts - 27/02/2012

23:01 Although, it must be said, people are tweeting about #lateline more since the oxymoronic "guest tweeter" spot began. #
22:57 Whoever runs the @Lateline twitter strategy these days is reading directly from the "I Don't Get Social Media" Manual :( #lateline #
21:11 Is there nothing the appalling @ScottMorrisonMP won't politicise? - http://t.co/MJBpsECo #auspol #
20:28 Between #respill and the #oscars I've tweeted way too much today. And now over to @rickeyrecricket for #ABmedal night... #
19:11 Top 4 in #nswcup? At the mercy of 1st grade depth. However: 1. Newtown; 2. Auckland; 3. Wenty; 4. Norths. @nswrl #vbnswcup #
18:58 Anti-semitism? RT @ozbap: Why does no other religion have the equivalent of the provocative and misleading term "Islamophobia"? #
18:44 @mrtiedt yes Kingsford Smith most likely scenario for KK. NSW Labor's challenge this time is to make a faction-free nomination. #
18:38 Hmm. RT @Kate_McClymont: Maybe Mark Arbib wants to devote himself to his perfecting the renos on his new mansion? http://t.co/gz9Cj0Ux #
16:53 Senator Verity Firth? #auspol #arbib #
16:44 I'll be heading straight to the baseball bat rack at Mick Simmons if that happens. RT @dannolan: SENATOR PAUL HOWES #auspol #
16:15 Hey Bob Carr always wanted to be a senator... #auspol #nswright #
16:13 How does Senator Keneally sound? #auspol #
16:11 So if Arbib goes, who will Labor appoint to the House of Lords in his place? #auspol #
15:36 No surprise there. #oscars #
15:29 Maggie Thatcher wins. #oscars #
15:03 Oh dear. Welcome to Twitter I suppose, @angiesrightleg. #oscars #
14:32 So who's in the house band? #oscars #
14:30 Oh dear. Woody won a screenplay award. #oscars #
14:06 Rofling at Ryan Seacrest's #redcarpet encounter with Sacha Baron Cohen and the "ashes" of Kim Jong Il. #oscars #
14:01 Christopher Plummer. Wonderful. #oscars #
13:53 You shock me. RT @latikambourke: Tony Abbott wants an election. #
13:46 Prove me wrong :) RT @TheAcademy: SPOILER ALERT: @chrisrock is about to appear on the #Oscars! #
13:42 I note that @TheAcademy gives us SPOILER ALERTS for the female presenters at the #oscars but not for the men... #
13:08 Iran beats Israel. #oscars #
12:50 Almost as high as his #fail count on stage. RT @klout: .@BillyCrystal's Klout Score is 77 today. That's engagement! http://t.co/I5XFAHWX #
12:38 @HyperBrendan his bio, I mean... Now saying "m". #

Daily Twitter Posts - 26/02/2012

19:50 c Christian b Watson... something Prime Ministerial about that dismissal... #auspol #ausvind #
19:20 Says it well, I think. RT @Drag0nista: Exposing Rudd camp's attempt to rewrite history http://t.co/7MS0zPnD #
18:31 5am?? @ABCNews24 is bumping the 5am edition of the Al Jazeera Newshour for WHAT?? #auspol #respill #sideshow #
15:32 People shouldn't be allowed to buy McDonald's takeaway until they've passed a proficiency test in rubbish disposal. #
07:54 Never heard the Laurie Brereton bit before. @chmharvey on Rudd and Gillard. #respill - http://t.co/HXHOvXmW #

Daily Twitter Posts - 25/02/2012

21:16 Yes. Join us. RT @Drag0nista: Still 6 spots left in our Twitter NRL Dream Team league. My league code is 730377. http://t.co/MOKuPqid #
18:59 @NSWRL just to recap, I was complementing you on a great score update service and giving some feedback on Twitter etiquette #
18:57 .@NSWRL goodness me, I wasn't expecting snarky comments and abuse from an official #NSWRL twitter account :( #
18:49 Fair and balanced. MT @sunriseon7: tomorrow - final pitch from both Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. And Therese Rein answers your questions. #
18:45 I have thank you, but please stop SHOUTING the hashtags, it's annoying. MT @NSWRL Hope you have been enjoying the #HMATTS & #SGBALL updates #
13:29 Damn you SMH for forcing me to buy an ex-tree so I can get the free Tropfest disc. #
13:17 Now, that weekend away from politics that I was attempting... Let me try again. #
12:53 Thing is, the public perception that we have, or should have, a US presidential system. Which is why the 1999 republic referendum failed. #
12:49 The only way a new Rudd government could work is if he becomes a ceremonial figurehead. But then what would Quentin Bryce do? #
12:40 If there's an argument against @AlboMP's reasoning, it's that he appears to be casting a vote in 2012 for a poll that didn't happen in 2010. #
12:25 Having spent a lifetime in the minority faction in NSW. MT @KarenMMiddleton: Albo reveals he doesn't have a good record in picking winners. #
12:08 Difficult decision by @AlboMP, I believe the wrong one, but he deserves respect for making it. #
11:28 Haiti. Not Australia. Haiti. RT @AJELive: Haiti PM resigns amid political infighting http://t.co/dP2lP9jj #Haiti #AJE #
11:17 @seearjay I thought Hawker left Hawker Britton a while back for his own consultancy. He's put that on the line if he has! #
11:09 I'm sorry but my attitude to Rudd has hardened a lot since yesterday morning's presser. Surely my local member @AlboMP won't back him? #
11:07 More on the meeting that Rudd snubbed yesterday. RT @AJEnglish: 'Friends of #Syria' call for end to violence‎ http://t.co/FpUGFkR5 #
10:54 Memo @nswrl fans: hashtags are not case-sensitive. It's ok to say #vbnswcup #brc #sgball and #hmatts without looking like you're shouting :) #
10:48 @latikambourke No one has talked much about how Rudd, in effect, deserted the Foreign Minister job when he had some important meetings ahead #
09:17 Excellent article by James Button about Kevin Rudd in today's Fairfax papers - http://t.co/otl9m6UQ #
08:36 I won't be uploading original content to @pinterest. Don't like their T&C's. Pinning stuff I've uploaded to Flickr might be a goer though. #
08:27 This is a wonderful use of @pinterest from The Guardian - A Tribute to Andy Warhol - http://t.co/owIx08H1 #
08:14 Where's the Australian Foreign Minister? RT @Tunisia_Live: Inside the Friends of Syria conference room #FOS http://t.co/ckaNVNAW #
07:46 Where? RT @ABCNews24: PM @JuliaGillard has scheduled a news conference at Cessnock, Victoria for approx 10:15am AEDT #
07:44 Lake Macquarie Council pressured into denying the impact of rising sea levels - http://t.co/ffdSvoR5 #newcastle #environment #

Daily Twitter Posts - 24/02/2012

22:29 It's 10.30 on Friday night and my plan to avoid politics for the weekend seems to be faltering. #
22:28 @conceravota yep. Rudd has absolutely no sympathy from me. #
22:24 @giddeygirl of course he should have. It would have driven the media batty, but that's tough. #
22:06 There really has been little attention given to the fact that Rudd deserted his post, yes deserted, as Foreign Minister. #
22:02 The Guardian's live blog of the Friends of Syria summit. http://t.co/RmM1oVpQ Where Kevin Rudd should have been today. #
20:29 Just saw a table which shows Australia's mediocrity at something but it's under embargo till about the time on Monday when 1KRudd becomes PM #
16:52 Just wondering whether 7 or 9 have secured the rights to the Sunday Night Debate yet... #respill #
15:42 @timjonesbooks it's not just you #
14:20 Over to @rickeyrecricket for me. I might just hide there all weekend. #
13:37 @TonyAbbottMHR With all the history of infighting over the Liberal leadership, why are you hypocritical towards the Labor Party? #asktony #
13:31 If these duelling press conferences interrupt the telecast of the cricket I will NOT be happy. #respill #
13:31 @kochie_online The Greens are the 3rd party. Do you mean is there room for a 4th party? #
11:58 What time is the Oscars red carpet? MT @Tzarimas: RT @PeterSlipperMP: The House of Reps will sit at 12 noon on Monday 27 Feb not 10am #
11:39 Before the cricket. Yay. (forget the tweet I just deleted) RT @abcnews: Kevin Rudd to address the media in Brisbane at 1:30pm AEDT #respill #
10:18 The meeting Rudd missed on Thursday - "Conference calls for urgent action in #Somalia" (via @ajenglish) - http://t.co/ACm6IZuM #respill #
10:00 ROFL RT @bobbaldwinmp: I am amazed at how many are ringing my office indicating I should support either Gillard or Rudd for PM .... ;) #
09:10 Back to reality. Listening to @FireUpOnFBI 94.5FM #
08:54 @sspencer_63 they need Kevin Rudd to replace Sir Alex Ferguson #
08:50 Manchester United 1 Ajax Amsterdam 1. I'm avoiding domestic politics for this? *switch off* #
08:19 @AlboMP As a Grayndler constituent, I support the continuation of @JuliaGillard as PM. My reasoning is here - http://t.co/SCwA1hPw #
08:13 Rudd has gone back to the Joh Bjelke-Petersen media skills manual entitled "Feeding The Chooks". #respill #
08:10 Except, Kevin, that is completely wrong. #respill MT @joeobrien24: KRudd: To finish off --- The PM'ship is gifted by Aust people #

Daily Twitter Posts - 23/02/2012

21:20 My take on the whole Rudd-Gillard contretemps - http://t.co/SCwA1hPw #auspol #respill #
13:42 With subtitles? RT @theburgerman: Martin Ferguson presser due at 2.30pm AEDT in Sydney - we'll have it live on Sky News. #
10:14 My first visit to the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre. School swimming carnival. #
08:49 Yay! RT @miamiaman: @rickeyre @tenbreakfast its OK Bobs on 11 #
08:12 Swan cancelling out of G20 Finance Ministers Summit. The business of government is unravelling. Get this issue over with. #respill #
07:40 Olympic men's soccer is a joke tournament, but it's still disappointing to see the #Olyroos miss out on #london2012 - http://t.co/Prkd8OK5 #
07:07 Trying @tenbreakfast again. That great veteran of Australian politics Paul Henry interviewing Doug Cameron. I miss Spongebob already! #
06:46 Switched on @tenbreakfast at 6.41. Switched off 6.45. The huge business screen with one line of data and no overseas indices was amusing. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 22/02/2012

23:09 vale Marie Colvin, Remi Ochlik and the many many people murdered in Syria every day. Visit Ochlik's website http://t.co/COOQjvGn Good night. #
23:07 Sigh. #lateline #
22:50 Hey has Peter Reith been interviewed on TV anywhere tonight? #lateline #auspol #ruddresigns #
22:42 Craig Emerson would support Julia Gillard, wouldn't he? #lateline #
22:31 Ok I'm braving #lateline but not following the "guest-tweeter". #
22:15 Rudd was planning to attend the Friends of Syria forum in Tunis on Friday. Not now :( #auspol #
22:12 KRudd's resignation is 3rd story on AJE 11 mins in after Syria and Afghanistan #
22:10 Oh in mid-report AJE has named Marie Colvin and Remy Ochlik as the deceased journalists #
22:07 Al Jazeera not naming the journalists killed in Syria (though I suspect TVS shows this on an hour's delay) #
22:01 Not that there's any avoiding KRudd on Al Jazeera. #
22:00 Perspective. Time to watch @ajenglish on @tvsydney. #
21:35 How would Doc Evatt have lasted as ALP leader today? #auspol #
21:16 Who's guest tweeter? RT @latikambourke: Stellar panel - Doug Cameron, Craig Emerson and Peter Beattie all on #Lateline tonight. #respill #
21:14 I see Steven Bradbury on the home straight winning gold at Salt Lake City, except that it's Tony Abbott skating in budgie smugglers. #
20:46 Dear @swannyDPM, that was totally unnecessary. #auspol #
20:40 Discipline. It's not so long ago that the Labor caucus was notable for its rock-solid discipline. #auspol #
20:12 Three sentences. The punchline will have you in stitches. RT @TonyAbbottMHR Statement on the resignation of Kevin Rudd: http://t.co/fI4xpdzu #
19:44 The London Conference on Somalia - Where @KRuddMP was supposed to be tomorrow. (Dennis Richardson will sub for him) http://t.co/2i7cKgS7 #
19:31 Ok I've relented slightly on the "analysis". Listening to @rndrive #
19:19 Australia’s foreign minister resigns amid leadership squabble, citing lack of support from PM - The Washington Post http://t.co/5O66xHID #
19:12 I think I'll leave the TV off tonight. Spare me the "analysis", just give me some facts. #
19:10 Breaking news: Simon Katich just got out for a duck. #
19:05 A Hazmat crew will be there shortly. RT @theburgerman: We now have Graham Richardson in the Sydney studio. #
19:03 Come on DFAT, keep your websites up to date! http://t.co/ELvyIh1y #
18:59 @Kimbo_Ramplin Apols, you are right. Looks like Rudd was supposed to be in London tomorrow and Tunis Friday. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 21/02/2012

21:17 What, @lateline is persisting with the "guest-tweeter" thingy? Meh. #
21:08 Is five enough? #nrl MT @SSFCRABBITOHS South Sydney's 5 captains assemble on stage at the Rabbitohs season launch. http://t.co/ytE4eGzU #
21:01 Didn't have pancakes today. I'll have to invoke international time zones and do it tomorrow morning. #shrove #
20:32 It's amusing reading 16 versions of the same Jon Bon Jovi press release in the #NRL.com newsfeed with tiny differences for each club. #
17:46 What, Delta Goodrem was nearly a Jonas Sister-in-law? #
11:47 I blame Ricky Ponting for making me watch the channel 9 11am news #
11:02 Ricky Ponting lives in Sydney. RT @SydneyFC: Socceroos squad announcement at 11.30am today - which Sydney players do you think will make it? #
08:05 Happy Pancake Tuesday to you all! #
00:27 #qldvotes A clanger from @philReevesMP. SA and Vic hosted the 1988 u19 #Cricket World Cup, not Queensland - http://t.co/R6dhXSQ9 #

Daily Twitter Posts - 20/02/2012

23:36 So Ricky Ponting will announce a challenge to Simon Crean tomorrow morning? #
23:14 I missed #lateline. Who was the guest tweeter tonight? #
15:24 'Cos every sports program needs one RT @iSportconnect: Sir Pizza Named Official Pizza of University of Miami Athletics http://t.co/nKFmcT0X #
11:09 Surely a leadership #spillard won't coincide with the #oscars AND the Allan Border Medal?? #auspol #sideshow #redcarpet #wags #
11:05 Surely a leadership #spillard won't clash with the #oscars? #auspol #sideshow #redcarpet #
06:54 Will reportage of party in-fighting be reduced to jokes, silly hashtags and "gosh social media spillard aren't we wonderful giggle giggle" #
06:50 This week could be a big test of the maturity and journalistic capabilities of the Canberra press gallery. #auspol #

Daily Twitter Posts - 19/02/2012

23:11 Is the Chaser running another "Anton Enus for Gold Logie" campaign this year? Or shall I vote for him anyway? #logies #
22:35 #iSupportTruss RT @BernardKeane: I'm #suingtwitterbecause #IsupportGillard #
22:09 I wonder if the storm will pass so I can switch the PC on and vote for the #Logies before midnight? #
22:06 Why is #9newsat6 doing the consumer rip-off stories that used to be ACA's domain? #
21:55 A change in direction and the rain pouring through the window. (that's here in Sydney, not Rupert's wapping big London) #
21:41 Sun. On Sunday! RT @rupertmurdoch: Miracles do happen! Sun shining in London. #
20:28 Mucho thunder and lightning outside. #
18:58 @vanOnselenP Any thoughts about how long Doc Evatt would have lasted as ALP leader if today's spin/media cycle existed in his day? #auspol #
17:01 #iSupportTruss #
09:37 @latikambourke on the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin, there's something more than a little distasteful about the #kevbomb hashtag #
08:44 @HillbillySkill I hope that doesn't mean we'll get the earwax video for Anzac Day. #sideshow #
08:41 Anything else (if at all) that I have to say about the KRudd video will have the hashtag #sideshow appended. #auspol #
08:33 @Tzarimas the only thing interesting about the KRudd video is, who posted it in timing with the Sunday media cycle and why? #auspol #

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