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Both of them.
During the web-cast, which was addressed by both Mr Howard and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd, Mr Howard reminded Christian voters of his bid to prevent gay marriage by reaffirming marriage as being between a man and a woman. He also promised that under a Howard government, Christian prayers before Parliament would not be replaced with Hindu or other dedications.
Mr Howard enjoyed rounds of applause from the audience when he spoke about gay marriage and expressed support for one parent remaining at home during a child's early years.
Mr Rudd spruiked Labor's IR and housing affordability policies as better for families. He also committed a Labor government to boosting foreign aid and said he would set up talks about how to deal with refugees from the Iraq war, particularly Christian refugees.
He reaffirmed his belief that marriage should be an institution between a man and a woman, but said he supported relationship registers for gay couples. And while he did not rule out racial vilification laws, he promised to consult with the Christian community if a Labor government wanted to make any change to the law in this area.
So offensive on so many levels.
Read the rest here.
Ring Ring
Me: Hello, Shazam! speaking...
Caller: (with a very good American accent but obviously calling from a call centre somewhere): Hello, my name is (insert generic American name) calling from Fed Ex Kinko's. We're doing a Customer Satisfaction Survey and were hoping you'd give us some feedback on the order you placed on 27 August 2007.
Me: ...Umm...
Caller: The survey will only take two minutes and I must tell you first that our conversation may be recorded for training purposes.
Me: ...Umm... did you say 27 August 2007?
Caller: Yes, the survey will be about the order you placed on 27 August 2007.
Me: Well we haven't reached 27 August 2007 yet.
Caller: What?
Me: Today's the 9th of August. The 27th of August isn't for a couple of weeks.
Caller: Huh?
Me: We haven't reached 27 August 2007 yet.
...beat...
Caller: Oh. Okay. Just a sec.
...beat...
Caller:(hurriedly) Okay bye. (hangs up)
WTF?
My beloved Significant Other (SO) yesterday had a meeting with our Financial Advisor*. At the pub, but of course. Financial Advisor is considered one of the best in the state, and also happens to be a friend. Which is handy, as we wouldn't be able to afford her services otherwise. Hence the need for the financial advice. Oh it's a vicious circle...
Once the official business was out of the way, myself and Financial Advisor's beloved joined the party for a few drinks followed by a yummy Japanese dinner (where, incidentally, we were served by a very cool fellow who sounded just like James Earl Jones).
Several karage's later our esteemed Financial Advisor divided up the bill, we all threw in our share and she sent her credit card over to pay.
Back came the credit card, declined.
No problem, she pulled out a second card.
Declined.
Should I be concerned?* This sounds much more impressive than it actually is.
