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Hey, Kevin! Kevin! Quit gloating over the polls for a few seconds and help us translate this, will you?
(Via Hanyu, who notes a Chinese fascination with Kevin Rudd’s probing politics.)
Paco launches one from waaay downtown! Nuthin’ but net!
/daily basketball analogy
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2007 10 29 at 01:21 PM • permalinkThe Right Wing Death Bogan has some great comparative photos. Kevin looks like he’s just swallowed a juicy one, whereas Howard employs his finger in a more substantive, meaningful way.
Ahh, the cover-up is what usually gets them, not the act itself. Kevni reported he was “just scratching” his ear canal (and then his tongue, apparently). The only question that remains is, does he like the taste? This is something the Australian electorate wants to know.
Posted by Mystery Meat on 2007 10 29 at 03:06 PM • permalinkThat grinding noise you can hear is the wheels falling off the Kevin .07 Gravy train.
- First the Garrett blunder and Rudd’s tacky response. Wonderfully covered by Andrew Bolt and by Paul Kelly in today’s OZ who is demanding that Rudd put meat on the bones of his policy announcements and is seething about the Garrett ‘fiasco’. It’s obvious that Rudd has now adopted Howard’s stance on Kyoto. There goes his Green credentials!
- Today’s Financial Review, a Fairfax paper nonetheless, is scathing in it’s criticism of Rudd for being a man of headlines and slogans. The paper is demanding that he provide the detail of his plans - like just how will he reduce Australia’s CO2 levels by 2020 and how can he do it without wrecking the economy.
- Also gaining traction is exposure of Rudd’s constant waffle about the five interest rate rises since the 2004 election. Which of course is pure humbug.
The total of those rises is 1.25 percent - maybe 1.50 percent if the RBA lift rates next week.
Just to put that in perspective, under Keating’s watch, housing interest rates rose 2.75 percent between August and December 1994.
- The polls. Last Friday ACNeilsen had Labor ahead by 16 points - today’s Newspoll has cut Labor’s lead to just 8 points. Only yesterday, Galaxy reckoned Howard would lose 4 of his Sydney ‘battler’ seats. Like I continue to say, the polls aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on!
- Andrew Bolt’s expose of the real Julia Gillard and her real agenda yesterday. Scarifying stuff and yet to be challenged.
- Wayne Swan fronting Costello at the press club today makes for nervous Nelly time. If Swan fails today, Rudd’s gone. Rudd’s whole ball of wax is in Swan’s hands today. And no spinmeisters around to help out.
A cosy ten second soundbite on the ABC ain’t gonna fix this. Kevin .07 has real problems.
Chris Ulhman’s days are numbered at the ABC. He handed Rudd’s arse back to him on a plate regarding his post Kyoto policy.
I think he tried about half a dozen times to get him to state his policy on what would happen if developing countries did not sign on to reduction targets and he ducked and weaved every time.
13. Bonmot
“Rudd’s whole ball of wax is in Swan’s hands today..”
Eeeeewww I dont want to go there, poor Swanny.
Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2007 10 29 at 06:50 PM • permalinkI was surprised to read yesterday - though probably shouldn’t be by now - that Rudd revealed his package on a trip to the barrier reef. The man has no shame.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 10 29 at 07:19 PM • permalinkSounds like the unveiling of Rudd’s package has not had the effect he was hoping for.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 10 29 at 08:22 PM • permalink#17: In that photo, Garrett looks for all the world as if he wants to break through the glass and gobble up a fish whole. Whereas, Rudd seems like he wants to hurl (probably sea sick).
Whatever one thinks of Garrett’s politics, his is a striking appearance. He looks like a barbarian who survived a dousing in boiling oil during the siege of a town.
An ideal gift idea for those who miss Kevin during those long nights when he is away performing sensitive diplomatic negotiations with Col Allan.
Place one of these next to your pillow, and you can kiss Kevin good night every night wherever he is in the world!
Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 10 29 at 10:33 PM • permalinkKevni07’s earwax eating exploits made Jay Leno’s monologue tonight. Maybe Ozzie news media won’t cover it, but NBC Tonight Show will.
Posted by JorgXMcKie on 2007 10 30 at 12:03 AM • permalinkRebeccaH—Hey, this is the 21st century. You can call the police from the shower…with cell phone video…
I’ll be right back…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 10 30 at 12:11 AM • permalinkRubbery figures from Kev.
This story has Kev giving the cost of going 20% renewable power at $40.00 per household, a rather low sounding figure.
The company they have used to do their calculations McLennan Magasanik Associates has a grand total of 1 environmental and renewables publications to their name. (on their website anyway)
Here.
They have 20 years experience but on the basis of 1 report on renewables Kev launches his campaign?
The company doing this report might be pretty good but how many caveats have they put in? Does Rudds 440.00 subtract a “carbon credit” fine? Who knows?Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2007 10 30 at 04:57 AM • permalinkAddition, At least 2 of the directors in the MMA staff link on their homepage are eyeballs deep in the whole carbon game. At a wild guess Id say they are nicely positioned to make a few bob off Rudd &Co;.
/Ill put my tinfoil back on now so they cant get me….
Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2007 10 30 at 05:01 AM • permalinkThe first part says:
MOST STOMACH-TURNING
“China tong1[1]” eating ear wax hot-explodes on the Net
October 25th Week 4 Attention indicator: *****
(left picture) Rudd digs in ear.
(right picture) He then puts the ear wax in his mouth.The video of Australian Prime Minister candidate[2] Rudd eating his own ear wax has been put on the world’s largest video Website YouTube, and up to the afternoon of the 25th, already over 20,000 people have come to see it.
[My Chinese is immensely rusty, it’s taking me a long time. I will translate the rest of the main article if I have time later, or someone else can do it!]
[1]China tong1 means could mean ‘Chinese speaker’ or ‘someone in communication with China’ or something else similar.
[2] literally ‘waiting-to-be-chosen-person’“Please be rolling up all your communal ear wax, soon we shall have him eating out of our hands.”
Posted by deadparrot on 2007 10 30 at 08:53 AM • permalinkSorry egg_
Should have referred to comment #21. Otherwise I will look either stupid or profound ... you be the judge.
Posted by Toiling Mass on 2007 10 30 at 09:02 AM • permalink#44 whereas doigt gommeux avec cérumen d’oreille is lunch for losers
Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 10 30 at 09:29 AM • permalinkAnd now, onward! The rest of the article says:
COMMENT: Rudd is a person who speaks Chinese; previously at the APEC summit he showed off his Chinese language when meeting with Hu Yaobang, snatching away Howard’s limelight. Rudd’s support at present generally leads Howard’s. At the election debate held on October 21, Howard’s performance clearly did not match Rudd’s. This action of Rudd’s, whether caused by habit or from an incident of boredom, is already irrelevant. However, why Rudd’s unflattering video, [which happened] many years ago at a meeting, should only be publicized a month before elections, makes one ponder the hidden motives.
But Rudd’s faux pas will probably not influence voters’ attitudes; after all, English Premier Brown and American President Bush have also been photographed digging their noses in public. The biggest lesson is that, as a public figure, one cannot at any time let down a vigilant sense of being videoed, [but] must at all times maintain a positive image in that environment.
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I’m pretty sure it says “Beef with broccoli”.