Henry Thornton Home Page
"The trouble with Australian politics is that you only see the tip of the icecube" Gore Vidal
Fiona Prior
Articles Articles
Comments Comment
Email Me Email

TP Maher
Articles Articles
Comments Comment
Email Me Email

Paul Kerin
Articles Articles
Comments Comment
Email Me Email

The Stretton Group
Articles Articles
Comments Comment
Email Me Email

Nick Raffan
Articles Articles
Comments Comment
Email Me Email

Ross Garnaut
Articles Articles
Comments Comment
Email Me Email
ALL CONTRIBUTORS
Henry Thornton - Contributors: A discussion of economic, social and political issues Sir Wellington Boote
Sir Wellington Boote is a man with deep first-hand experience of some of the world's more complete hell-holes, in Africa, in the Middle East and in Vietnam, where he did not notice John Howard as a young fellow conscript.

He brings unparalleled insights into the mind of those he warmly describes as "Mussies", as he has worked with them in many tough situations.

Sir Wellington says: "My weakness for mussies is standard Australian fare: they are the underdog, poor sods. The fact that their own actions mightily contribute to this condition doesn't alter the facts."

"As for America, I live in daily mortification as I watch the destruction of the most important democracy in the history of the world, and a pillar of Western civilization, destroy itself in a stew of hubris and psychotic capitalist greed. Again, this is self inflicted."

"The role of an Australian government is to pursue that second trillion, spread it widely, hold onto every skerrick of this continent, strengthen our population numbers (sex and migration), feed as much of the world as we can (commercially, of course), teach Ginger Meggs, and his mates Tran, Mahmoud and Carlos (firmly) that they live in a Western Civilization nation, and this means x,y,z ...... Above all, hang together, lest we hang separately."

 
Email Me Email   Request Second Opinion »
Hiawatha...
The curious case of Walt Secord and the NSW upper house. »
Date: 30/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

Australia`s next Federal elect...
Sir Wellington Boote presents some great good sense - a minority government for 14 months, a »
Date: 26/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

Tony Abbott likely to be PM...
The current negotiations will lead, I am confident, to an Abbott government. The conservativ »
Date: 24/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

Julia by a nose...
So there it is Henry ... the bruvvers win with 78 and the historical record remains firmly »
Date: 17/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

Defence of the realm...
All Australians now know that we have immense and unknown amounts of wealth in this country. »
Date: 14/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote; comment by Tiresias of Canberra
(1)

China`s embrace of Fiji...
In twelve months the average Fijian will be asking himself why he didn't accept all this yea »
Date: 12/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote.
(0)

China Watch, Q3 2010...
This popular column reappears as Henry's favourite writers get back on the job. »
Date: 12/08/2010
Author: Henry Thornton and friends
(0)

Australia - alone and friendle...
'We won the first Cold War. We might not be so lucky next time. In more ways than one, this »
Date: 11/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote.
(0)

The war on terror...
'... the people with real power in international Islam (people like Bashir) are part of the »
Date: 10/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

The region we cannot ignore...
There should be a Confederation between Australia and all the other countries of the South P »
Date: 02/08/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

Australia up proverbial creek...
No one in any seat of power in Australia is interested or concerned with the very real fate »
Date: 31/07/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

A warning for Oz...
The experience of our great ally America provides a template for what Australia has to look »
Date: 28/07/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

Stagnant population; elderly p...
Any Australian public elected official who started talking about these issues would be suppo »
Date: 27/07/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(1)

Bob Ellis on Julia Gillard...
'Ellis makes his case that Julia Gillard is not 'a real labor man'. »
Date: 19/07/2010
Author: Sir Wellington Boote
(0)

Showing 1 - 14 of 406
« PREVIOUS   | [1] | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| ... |   NEXT »
LOGIN
For member services:
Forgot Password?
FRIENDS OF HENRY
Online Opinion »
Online Opinion
YouTube »
YouTube
Quadrant »
Quadrant

Other sites we like »
MEMBERSHIP IS FREE
Membership to
henrythornton.com
is FREE and the benefits, are overwhelming!
  GOLDMEMBERSHIP  
ONLY AUD $55.00 pa
Show your real colours and signup as a
proud, card carrying friend of Henry
 
HOME | NEWS + Views | Economics | Politics | Investments | Corporate | SMERSH | Lifestyle | FORUM | SIGN UP
Sydney web design by Sydney web design by Wiliam web developer
© 2009. henrythornton.com Pty Limited. All Rights Reserved. The Herald Tribune is powered by the New York Times.