[Jeff McLean]

i fear that this is a very insular perspective.

think of how much  the people in the general electorate know about mr. 
garrett.  unfortunately people don't know enough yet; and if he wins the 
leadership he will have a colossal task to get past messrs. murdoch and 
packer...  it will need a phenomenally disciplined campaign - one to 
make lathams look higgledy piggledy...

but, if anyone can do it, peter's got a great chance.  i wish him 
TRULY,all the best.

Ross Locket wrote:

>I agree.
>
>The only way Labor can hope to win an election in the next decade will be
>with Garrett as the leader.  Latham is certainly not the answer (as the
>swing against Labor in the last election showed) and basically there is no
>one else.
>
>The only concern is that factional politics will get in the way and Garrett
>will never received the opportunity to be elected as leader.  If this
>happens then Labor could be spending a long time in opposition.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: powderworks-bounces at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu
>[mailto:powderworks-bounces at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu]On Behalf Of Jeff
>and Jane Scott
>Sent: Thursday, 14 October 2004 10:40 PM
>To: Powderworks
>Subject: [Powderworks] 7:30 Report
>
>
>When someone said Pete was going to be on the 7:30 Report tonight, I
>didn't think they meant he would be the entire show!
>
>But it turned out to be a in-depth 30 minute examination of his
>political campaign, and I wish now that I'd taped it!
>
>It included some footage of the Byron Bay on-stage performance with Rob
>(basically we saw the first verse of "My Country" and the last few
>seconds of "Progress" - I'd like to see/hear the full version of
>"Progress" in particular, as it would be an interesting thing done
>acoustically).  There was also a bit of Rob and Paul Greene doing
>"Secret World".
>
>The other thing that really struck me was a bit where Pete was out and
>about with Mark Latham (Labor Party leader for those not in Oz).  If you
>didn't know who was who, and were asked to pick which was the
>experienced party leader and which was the newby with the "L" plates on,
>you'd get them the wrong way around.  Garrett just dominates any group
>of people (I don't mean that in a negative way), and it was Latham who
>was talking inane rubbish as though he felt like he had to say something
>but couldn't think of anything to say.
>
>I'm putting money on now that Peter Garrett will be leading the Labor
>Party in the 2010 election, if not the 2007 one.
>
>
>jeff...
>
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