http://australianpolitics.com Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:23:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth AustralianPolitics.com no Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://australianpolitics.com/category/usa/2008-election http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/11/romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary.html http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/11/romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:38:02 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=4846 http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/11/romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/09/republican-candidates-live-debate-on-meet-the-press.html http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/09/republican-candidates-live-debate-on-meet-the-press.html#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:08:57 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=4834 http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/09/republican-candidates-live-debate-on-meet-the-press.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2011/12/31/iowa-caucus-shields-brooks.html http://australianpolitics.com/2011/12/31/iowa-caucus-shields-brooks.html#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:14:31 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=4743 http://australianpolitics.com/2011/12/31/iowa-caucus-shields-brooks.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/greens-welcome-obama-election.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/greens-welcome-obama-election.html#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:04:37 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=420 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/greens-welcome-obama-election.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/rudd-congratulates-obama.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/rudd-congratulates-obama.html#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:13:16 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=391 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/rudd-congratulates-obama.html/feed 0 Barack Obama,climate change,financial crisis,Kevin Rudd The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has congratulated Barack Obama on his election as the 44th President of the United States, praising his "campaign .. about hope". - Rudd spoke at a Community Cabinet meeting in Tasmania. - The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has congratulated Barack Obama on his election as the 44th President of the United States, praising his "campaign .. about hope". Rudd spoke at a Community Cabinet meeting in Tasmania. Click the Play button to listen to Kevin Rudd comment on Barack Obama's election: LISTEN This is the transcript of Kevin Rudd's press conference: RUDD: The great democracy that is the United States of America has once again demonstrated to the world the greatness of the democratic idea at work. 45 Years ago Martin Luther King dreamed of an America where men and women will be judged not on the colour of their skin but on the content of their character. Today what America has done is turn that dream into a reality. This is a great testament to the great strengths and maturity of the American democratic process. Senator Obama's historic win in this election has inspired a nation through his message of hope. Senator Obama's message of hope is not just for America's future, it is also a message of hope for the world as well. A world which is now in many respects fearful for its future. The world looks to America for global leadership on the great global challenges of the 21st Century: the global financial crisis, the challenge of climate change, the great challenges and opportunities of the Asia Pacific century - that is the 21st Century - and the continuing challenges of security. Australia has been a strong and continuing ally of the United States since 1941. Our alliance has prospered in the past under 13 Australian Prime Ministers and under 12 American Presidents, Republican and Democrat, Labor and Liberal. Our alliance has truly prospered in the past and this alliance will prosper into the future. Australia looks forward to working in the closest possible way, in the closest possible partnership with an Obama Administration, acting together to deal with the great common global challenges we face as democracies. I also want to acknowledge the role of Senator McCain, a strong friend of Australia and a strong advocate in the fight against climate change. In the months ahead Australia looks forward to continuing to work closely with President Bush and his administration on the many immediate challenges we share. Above all on tackling the global financial crisis where the President's continuing leadership remains so important. I would also congratulate US Ambassador McCallum on his service to the Australia-US relationship, noting Ambassador McCallum's decision to resign from his position as he announced today. The world has relied on strong American leadership for much of the century that has passed. Given the great challenges we face for the future, the world even more relies on strong American leadership into the future. Australia looks forward to working closely, in close partnership and in close friendship with an America under this new Obama Administration. I'll take your questions. JOURNALIST: (Inaudible) Meet with President Elect Obama (Inaudible) RUDD: Well first things first. There is one President of the United States through until the inauguration of the next administration which occurs in January. Therefore, I think it would be unrealistic to expect that the 20 heads of Government when they are in Washington for the upcoming meeting would separately meet with President elect Obama. In the meantime I look forward to the opportunity of speaking with Senator Obama on the phone. JOURNALIST: (Inaudible) Phone Call to President Elect Obama (Inaudible) RUDD: Yes we will be doing that ASAP now that Senator McCain has conceded and Senator Obama has given an extraordinary speech. JOURNALIST: (Inaudible) RUDD: Well these are early days for an administration that is not fully formed. America has a great challenge on its hands both in Iraq and Afghanistan. AustralianPolitics.com no http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/bush-congratulates-obama.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/bush-congratulates-obama.html#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:29:59 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=397 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/bush-congratulates-obama.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/mccain-concedes-defeat-magnificent-gracious-speech-marred-by-jeers-from-republican-crowd.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/mccain-concedes-defeat-magnificent-gracious-speech-marred-by-jeers-from-republican-crowd.html#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:39:01 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=381 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/mccain-concedes-defeat-magnificent-gracious-speech-marred-by-jeers-from-republican-crowd.html/feed 0 Barack Obama,John McCain 3.35pm AEDT - 11.35pm US Eastern - John McCain has conceded defeat in the US presidential election. - In a magnificently gracious speech, the Arizona senator reached heights of compelling emotion not seen in his ragged campaign performances. - 3.35pm AEDT - 11.35pm US Eastern - John McCain has conceded defeat in the US presidential election. In a magnificently gracious speech, the Arizona senator reached heights of compelling emotion not seen in his ragged campaign performances. The speech was marred by frequent jeers from the Republican crowd at the mention of Obama's name. McCain rose beyond this bigotry and boorishness in one of the great concession speeches. Click the PLAY button to listen to McCain's Speech: LISTEN This is the text of John McCain's Concession Speech: Thank you. Thank you, my friends. Thank you for coming here on this beautiful Arizona evening. My friends, we have -- we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Sen. Barack Obama to congratulate him. To congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love. In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving. This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight. I've always believed that America offers opportunities to all who have the industry and will to seize it. Sen. Obama believes that, too. But we both recognize that, though we have come a long way from the old injustices that once stained our nation's reputation and denied some Americans the full blessings of American citizenship, the memory of them still had the power to wound. A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is a world away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African-American to the presidency of the United States. Let there be no reason now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the greatest nation on Earth. Sen. Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer him my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day. Though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise. Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country. And I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face. I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited. Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that. It is natural. It's natural, tonight, to feel some disappointment. But tomorrow, we must move beyond it and work together to get our country moving again. We fought -- we fought as hard as we could. And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours. I am so deeply grateful to all of you for the great honor of your support and for all you have done for me. I wish the outcome had been different, my friends. The road was a difficult one from the outset, AustralianPolitics.com no http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/obama-wins-presidency.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/obama-wins-presidency.html#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:29:55 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=378 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/obama-wins-presidency.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/obama-on-track-to-win-presidency.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/obama-on-track-to-win-presidency.html#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:55:38 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=374 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/05/obama-on-track-to-win-presidency.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/02/london-observer-endorses-obama.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/02/london-observer-endorses-obama.html#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:19:49 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=361 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/11/02/london-observer-endorses-obama.html/feed 0