The Aussie Way with John Howard

[@perfboi69]

Arguably the greatest Prime Minister in Australian history. God bless him.

[@FloccinaucinihilipilificationD]

Absolutely! A great man.

[@SomethingNewEveryDay]

Strange I hear many describing him as one of the worst.

[@NZH00]

That's an insult to Bob Hawke

[@hunterwatkins714]

I'd say Robert Menzies.

[@charthistorian1690]

Kim Beazley would’ve been better

[@browsertab]

Great episode. Regardless of your politics, there's no denying Howard represented Australia well here.

[@vc4961]

I love that stumble with "Assimilationi" vs melting pot

[@denfilade]

Don't know if this has been pointed out yet, but at two minutes, when the subtitles say "squadron of [inaudible]", I think it's possible he said "squadron of hornets", referring to the 14 F/A-18 Hornets of No.75 Squadron sent to Iraq in 2003.

[@dannyben406]

John Howard was one of the best Prime Ministers Australia ever had, chances are he'll be the best in my lifetime.

[@nicksmackers]

You must have really low standards. Obviously you've given up, stop voting.

[@Alexander-gj9ms]

LOL! @ 9:28 he speaks his mind when he says "assimilation"!

[@anEyePhil]

John Howard was the lead instigator of the turn to the Far Right in Australian Politics. Thanks to him, and his successors Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison, most of the wealth in Australia now lies in the hands of a few billionaires, notably Rupert Murdoch and Gina Rinehart. Howard looks to Robert Menzies, creator of his party, as an ideal political standard. But Bob Menzies was a lot less Far Right than Howard and his successors. It is interesting that a large number of previously “safe” Liberal electorates are now held by “Community Independents”, women who hold a more moderate position with respect to climate change and wealth distribution. I think Howard’s “Liberal” party has gone so far Right as to lose the confidence of middle class Aussies.

[@stanman1194]

Hundreds of boat people have died (drowned) because of Labours mismanagement and people like you who don't understand the moral hazard and marintine issues. The labour party should be the ones charged with crimes. Howard saved hundreds of boat people life's from drowning. Also, Labour government would have never had the balls to stand up to the gun Lobby's or go into East Timor. Labour are a very weak government.

[@leahbrown8934]

He promised not to bring in GST in his first term of govt. As Harry stated he did campaign the 1998 election on the introduction of GST and Tax reform which of course he won!

[@masonnix9707]

This is not the Aussie way this is the Howard way.

[@snapper7277]

good man

[@ProfessorTiNfOiL]

to bloody right .

[@thelongslowgoodbye]

Please come back, John :(

[@masonnix9566]

Don't come back John.

[@Yourismouter]

who is the guy interviewing him?

[@HooverInstitution]

Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's video series program, Uncommon Knowledge™. Robinson is also the author of three books: How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life (Regan Books, 2003); It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP, (Warner Books, 2000); and the best-selling business book Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA (Warner Books, 1994; still available in paperback). In 1979, he graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College, where he majored in English. He went on to study politics, philosophy, and economics at Oxford University, from which he graduated in 1982. Robinson spent six years in the White House, serving from 1982 to 1983 as chief speechwriter to Vice President George Bush and from 1983 to 1988 as special assistant and speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan. He wrote the historic Berlin Wall address in which President Reagan called on General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!"

[@Yourismouter]

HooverInstitution thank you!

[@vc4961]

+HooverInstitution Sounds like quite an accomplished individual.

[@cdgh99]

@boganlewis HA HA HA, thats the funniest thing i've read all day! You have a great sense of humour

[@joewatertown4619]

dfrang01, another thing too. The refugees that were slandered, scapegoated and locked up for years will never forget Howard for his cruelty.

[@dfrang01]

John howard....what can I say he was a good caretaker who did nothing after the best government Australia has ever had but he didnt stuff up the country to bad so considering the current government i'll give howard some kudos...but in all honesty a very forgettable PM who really did nothing except bringing in a GST which he promised he wouldn't

[@99bboobb]

But he did go to an election on the main issue of the GST

[@markm7441]

AND HE WON

[@Wallabytrack]

@boganlewis HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Supergoose! Please do not do that to your child.you may regret it when he gets older! lol

[@lollyroger]

A total goose. Full of himself, sacked thousands and ruined many lives. Left Australia defensless and moraly broke.

[@lollyroger]

***** Howard made Australia the way it is today. Unaffordable housing, a weak military, 800,000 unemployed and lucky for us Abbott got sacked before we became slaves working to earn the dole.Put back the public servants Army Navy etc and we are half way back to normal. Howard even sacked the commonwealth employment service.Proving he is a goose.

[@lollyroger]

***** Mate we are Aussies not slaves.Up till the 70-80's we built a country a really good one..But this crap they keep spruking as they degrade us even more is not going to hide the facts that every public servant sacked is now a non productive dole bludger.And even after paying a few million dollars for a 65,000 dollar house All you can do is live in it. A permit from council required to even paint it. No permit and $2000 fines keep the slaves toe rags of government. Not me mate I'm no asslickers slave. So Howard gave us the country we now have...I want the old one back...jail the culprits. Beer drinkers unite.

[@lollyroger]

***** That's right.they shoved the views they had down our throats.Implimenting a mean savage destruction of all the great institutions built by hard work and faith in a future. These gala's sold our affordable housing they close the rail network, sack most of the ADF including defense industry. The C E S commonwealth employment service. Etc putting job security of all public servants and private enterprise gone, finiahed. Only crooks can win in such an environment. And we didn't vote for what we got.About 6 double shots of Bundy makes it better. Cheers.

[@newellharry176]

Yesterdays man.

[@Wallabytrack]

@Mthooz Thank You,well said!

[@CloseTheseEyes]

@stephenbiboy You're so out of touch.

[@anitcorruption.1711]

Come back Howard. Rudd is fucking up Australia! Please come back or vote Tony Abbott. Australia has lost its way!

[@masonnix9566]

This is not the Aussie way This is the John Howard way. Worst PM ever.

[@lollyroger]

Here is a man who spent $70 billion on planes in another country,instead of providing us a factory to build our own.not a smart man, close the country down john.

[@lachlanclark6154]

+lollyroger Mate u must be an absolute bludger. People should work for the dole, why should taxpayers pay for bludgers. Also what have the AlP done from 2007-2013, nothing but blow our surplus and make people unemployed. Also get your facts straight under John Howard we had no debt, 20 Billion dollar surplus, LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN AUSTRALIA"S HISTORY and no illegal immigrants! Get your facts straight mate you left wing, communist idiot!

[@lollyroger]

Lachlan Clark you are a bludger what you advocate is called slavery. Surplus that's the money they obtained by sacking the public service. That's the problem. The unemployed is at 800,000 A law providing a minimum wage exists so how could a government have folk working for the dole.Face facts....Social engendering Aussies so we can't go to a pub or smoke like in Raqqa Syria.That maybe fine for them but as a freeman I have rights I refuse to submit to a goose . You are also the idiot. Sucked in by dogma spouted by these jackals.I bought my house before these nasty crooks got in power. Now no one can afford to even rent a room.Thanx to all the overseas students.These numb brained geese bought here.And even surrendering to Japan is preferable to living under these moron..bonsai...

[@lachlanclark6154]

+lollyroger I do not advocate slavery. Why should Australians pay for bludgers taking a free ride on the dole? Also when Howard was in Australia's unemployment rate was at 4% a 30 year record low! Also Australia has made millions by increasing house prices. You don't understand that under John Howard Australia was at it's best economic position ever!

[@lollyroger]

Yeah what a lot of bulldust. The idiots sold the public housing stock for around 20-40,000 dollars each but now owned by overseas folk are valued at $4-500,000 Each so now not only are Aussie youth and mentally I'll folk who had the asylums turned into upmarket apartments homeless but forieners occupy public housing. As well as sacking every man and his dog including the ADF leaving us in Australia defenceless Then joining a war and bringing the enemy to our suburbs.When its illegal for us to fight them while they bash our f n kids at school. A But hey the local councils can bring in laws to ban eskies of beer at the beach and smoking and tell folk who just paid 2,5million for a $65,000 house.what colour they can paint it. And protective service officers on public transport Australia is finished. Gestapo land is here.f off. U C

[@ProfessorTiNfOiL]

The Greatest Australian Prime minister of modern Times . All the Labor supports like to bag out Howard ....................but if he was so unpopular why did he hold onto power for so long becoming = to the longest serving prime minister ? Lets see how many times Kruddy gets re-elected ...................and then try and compare the two . So far , Krudd almost a full term we have the cash buying stimulus handout and the "Alco-pops" tax .....no sign of the "Education revolution"

[@joewatertown4619]

dfrang01, You call Howard a very forgettable PM, well tell that to the hundreds and thousands of Iraqi civilians who's lives have been blown away because of the Oil Mafia's greed. Ok, so you might say .... "Well the majority of the slaughter was committed by America & Great Britain and not the Australians". Well a lookout at the bank robbery is still an accomplice. So therefore Howard must stand trial. I agree with Andrew Wilkie that he be made accountable for his crimes.

[@russellsykes8689]

The weakest politician in Australia's history bar no one

[@kaiL0r]

what would they ALP have done without the coalition built surplus?

[@nicksmackers]

Neither sides of government built the surplus you speak of, it's called a mining boom. Stop drinking the Kool-Aid.