Re: Keating's Departure

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From: Bryan Palmer
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 00:00

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On Wed, 08 May 1996 21:09:41 +1000, petemack@ozemail.com.au (Peter
Mackay) wrote:

>> >What rubbish!  Neither individual admitted, neither on the great debate 2
>> >when they were asked this specific question, nor in any other public forum,
>> >that they were planning to retire if defeated.  There was intense media
>> >speculation on the issue, but without public confiurmation from the
>> >principals at the time, that was all it was.  Go shove your "full
>> >knowledge" back up where you got it out of from.
>> 
>> While they may not have said it plainly, Most understood that they
>> intended to retire if unsuccessful.  Politics is a subtle business.

>I'm sorry?  Paul Keating subtle?  He says one thing but means another, in
>other words.

You probably wont understand this, but communication is more than the
text of what is said.  Your idealism is quaint.

_______________________________________________________________
Bryan Palmer
bpalmer@pcug.org.au
Canberra - Australia's National Capital

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From: bpalmer@pcug.org.au (Bryan Palmer)
Subject: Re: Keating's Departure
Date: 1996/05/09
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