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Sydney Morning Herald chief political correspondent Phillip Coorey:
Listening to Peter Costello yesterday, one was reminded of Ayrton Senna driving flat out through the Tamburello corner at Imola during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
The car was literally being pushed to breaking point. The suspension collapsed and the car veered off the track and hit a concrete barrier, killing the formula one driver.
And, just like that, the mystery of Senna’s death is solved.
I think the Coalition has found its wedge issue for the election in the cost of reducing CO2 emissions.
The reason the ALP are all over the shop on this is they know the electorate is spooked by the big $$ numbers. The ALP aint going to get elected promising to spend oodles of cash.
I’d link to the stunning poll turn around for the Coalition here in the West, but it’s not on their website.
The TV series Seconds From Disaster did an interesting doco on Senna’s crash that suggested he became momentarily airborne or light over a bump and lost the ability to steer. Here it is on You Tube. Unfortunately, it’s in German…
—Nick
Posted by The Thin Man Returns on 2007 06 09 at 05:18 PM • permalink#4 From what I remember seeing at the time, Nick, I thought he became airborne. That is one of those ‘where were you?’ moments like when JFK was shot (I didn’t exist then) and Princess Di bit the dust. (Didn’t see the actual thing, but my mum phoned me up and told me. My first thought: it’s not April first. Second thought: I’d better get online and see what the boards are saying. Tragic, I know.)
Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2007 06 09 at 07:38 PM • permalinkThe TV series Seconds From Disaster did an interesting doco on Senna’s crash
Seconds from Disaster is already in the pre-planning stages of a computer generated reconstruction of Federal ALP’s 2007 election win. “Join as we deconstruct, moment by moment an unimaginable disaster of a chain of events leading to the crash of the Australian Economy. Watch as we piece together the critical chain of events - union bully boys calling in their favours - businesses crushed by never ending strikes - soaring interest rates and kevni & butch dancing naked around Pariliament House yelling look at me!!”
I might go and have a cup of tea and a good lie down now.Posted by surfmaster on 2007 06 09 at 08:05 PM • permalink#3 & #4 From my memory of the theory proposed by the Seconds from Disaster doco, the underside of Senna’s Williams Renault was designed to generate downforce. Bottoming out entering the corner disrupted the airflow and interrupted the downforce causing the car to become ‘unstuck’ rendering brakes and steering useless.
Of course Coorey could argue in the finest Fairfacts tradition that an examination of the wreckage proved that the suspension was in less than perfect condition.
Coorey’s ignorance of racing aside, I agree with RebeccaH that the metaphor is way overblown. In fact, I have no idea what he means; a sure sign that a writer has entered that space generally referred to as pretension, wankery or just good old fashioned bullshitting. In the SMH echo chamber it’s called analysis. In the real world it’s opinionated drivel.
The SMH is full of writers hoping for a Labor win. They will not let an opportunity go by to leverage any angle for its anti-government effect.
“Rate rise looming despite PM’s Plea” (Matt Wade)
“There’s Something About Kevin” (Peter Hartcher)
“Terrorism’s A Beat Up” (Tom Allard)
“There’s Truly Really Something About Kevin” (Hugh Mackay)
“John Howard’s A Ditherer” (Mike Carlton)
“Howard was a Crap Treasurer under Fraser + Howard Dies joke” (Alan Ramsay)
“Howard Government Stingy Bastards, life Better In 50s/60s” (Adele Horin)
“Good Numbers Illusory - Disaster Just Around the Corner” (Ross Gittins)
That paper needs fumigating.#10 blogstrop,
I have to rely on guys like you to do the enemy reconnaissance, since there’s no way I’m going to spend a cent on that sort of rag.
May I add, though - this from an earlier thread - the one about how Howard’s carbon trade scheme (which they’ve all been begging for) will raise prices. (Might have been from The Age, can’t remember. Same diff).
The economy is going flat out and is about to crash because of the underlying principles are broken? Is that it? I think Coorey is looking at the ALP’s future, not Australia’s.
Not satisfied with record employment, low interest rates, middle-class welfare, free medical, subsidised education, a first class defence force and a reputation second to none around the world, this prick continues to bleat. Move to New Zealand or Canada and get the hell over yourself.
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I would say choosing that metaphor to describe the economy is hyperbole.