Many conservative MPs are angry at the involvement of GetUp at this election, believing that the lobby group has overstepped its role and had too much influence, with outgoing Liberal MP Andrew Nikolic blaming the group for his loss of the seat of Bass. Senator Eric Abetz has called for a review into charitable groups that get involved in elections, except that as GetUp is not a listed charity, he may find that his review won’t get the results that he wants.
Christensen, who held onto his seat of Dawson despite concerted campaigning from GetUp, has put the call out for a new rival to the group — just a conservative version. In a Facebook post, he said: “Expressions of interest are sought by those interested in financing and forming a patriotic, conservative alternative to GetUp! If we do nothing, we will let the forces of socialism and globalism conquer.”
He has assured his followers that it wouldn’t be a political party, but a movement “to steer our nation back on track”. Christensen announced that he was looking for contributors for his new “War on Radical Islam” website in February, but there seems to be little movement on that front. While Ms Tips will not contribute to the group, we’re helpful types and have a few ideas for names. We like “Stagnation!” (the exclamation will get the kids in) or “Sit Down, We’re Just Fine”. One colleague suggested “Duck and Cover” and another “Rise Up”, but that one is already taken.
Right wingers already have a ‘patriotic, conservative alternative to GetUp!’ – it’s called the Australian.
I would have thought “GetOut” to be the most obvious choice for a redneck lobby group…?
Getup! Is what you get when you don’t get balanced news from the Murdoch press and you don’t get fair treatment of ordinary people by the big players. Getup runs largely on volunteer effort because people are concerned that newscorp and various other organisations have a lot of influence but not much of a care for ordinary people and the environment. Many people get their information from biased sources with agendas at odds with the interests of those they seek to persuade. There is nothing wrong with citizens talking to other citizens. There is nothing dishonest about it.
We already have Reclaim Australia … maybe they can help … the Australian and the Labor-hating Daily Telegraph are already providing the right propaganda … ….
He’s got Reclaim and the ACL, and the ACL is a tax-free entity.