Wednesday, October 17, 2007
KEVNI DEMANDS AND DEMANDS
Latest in the Great Debate Debate:
Rudd demands debate referee
Does he think John Howard will hit him? Will he ask for “debate security” next? Debate Kevlar? Cheerful Kevin, the circlefaced self-interviewing car-dweller who only a few weeks ago was “happy to debate Mr Howard whenever he wants to debate me”, now imagines himself to be in charge of debate rules:
The Labor leader is demanding that three debates be held over the six weeks of the campaign.
I can’t recall any Australian election that has featured three debates. Rudd is calling for the replication of recent US practice, drooling slave to America that he is. Well, if Kevni won’t show, here’s someone who will:
Senator Brown criticised Prime Minister John Howard’s proposed one-and-only debate for this Sunday, but nevertheless offered to take part if Mr Rudd would not ...
“John, I’ll come. It’ll be the most exciting debate for decades.’‘