Why do we let the Pollies get away with their double talk? We all know they do it. We need to listen to the words they use and then we need to listen to what they are not saying.
We need to tell them, let your Yes be Yes and your No be No. They are very good at spin doctoring. That's the new catch phrase for "Don't let the dumb voter know what we really mean"
Have you noticed how quiet our government has gone on the issue of water in our rivers?
In the meantime we still haven't received our 175 Gigaliters of water which Mr Mike Rann said he had negotiated about 3 months ago this was after we had been told a week prior to this that another pollie had secured us 175 Gigaliters of water to fill the lower lakes. I add that up and I get 350 Gigaliters. Now we are told that they are negotiating to get some of the flood water from NSW and Qld. What I want to know is WHEN DO WE GET THE 350 Gig that you promised us? And does anyone remember the $10 million that was given to John Howard to do something with the rivers just before he lost office?
In his "Ramsay News" which I get once every 4 years. And there isn't a lot in it for 4 years work.
On page two of four in the 5th paragraph in bold letters Mr Rann states.
"THE STATE GOVERNMENT IS DELIVERING 700 MORE POLICE".
Now that line categorically states that Mr Rann's government is delivering 700 more police. Now this sounds good doesn't it? 700 more police on the beat. But if you read a little further on you will see that Mr Rann didn't lie he just messed around with the words a little.
In the 7th paragraph on the same page you will read:
"Since 2002, we've recruited an extra 600 police officers with more on the way. By mid 2010 we will employ an additional 100 Police officers"
So Mr Rann when you say that your Government is delivering "700 more Police" you don't mean 700 more you mean 100 more
You see when you say the word "More" in the setence it means "in addition to". Now what you did Mr Rann is you stated that you are going to supply us with 700 MORE police. If you had dropped the "more" in that sentence and said "The state government is delivering 700 police. And then "clarified" by saying since 2002 etc.. It's still misleading but it's a little closer to the truth.
I would also like to know how many of those 700 police were used to fill the gaps left by those who no longer work for the police force. From 2002 till 2010 how many police officers left the force or were moved up through the ranks. Our 600 police might not look so good.
In 2007 the Rann Government posted this:
A new police station has been officially opened at Golden Grove in Adelaide.
More than 60 officers will be based there.
The police station will also serve areas including Para Hills, Ingle Farm and Mawson Lakes.
Premier Mike Rann says the complex will help meet changing community needs.
"Golden Grove is a rapidly-developing area. Just a massive change in population in the last 15 years," he said.
"We thought it was very appropriate to locate the new police station here."
But Mr Rann, you closed the Police Station at Para Hills, Which was already serving Para Hills, Ingle Farm and Mawson Lakes.
Why didn't you build another one in Golden Grove and leave the one at Para Hills?
