Some people come to look like their pets, it’s said.
It seems appropriate that the leader of the free world is starting to look like his shrub.
Some people come to look like their pets, it’s said.
It seems appropriate that the leader of the free world is starting to look like his shrub.
What’s the difference between a Labor candidate holding a machine gun
and a Liberal Senator holding a machine gun?
Well, the first photo was taken when Ivan Molloy was a callow youth, for which we cut him some slack, is that right Tony? Oh, maybe not.
The other was taken quite recently when Ross Lightfoot, pumped and battle-scarred from jostling female senators, and really old enough to know better, thought he’d do a similar bit of macho posturing.
But Ross’s gang’s in Government, and Molloy’s isn’t, so I guess that’s all right, then.
While we’re mentioning Tony… I felt exactly the same as one of Jess at Ausculture’s comments: I saw Tony Abbott on the television just now and I almost felt compassion for him. I feel dirtyÖ But even in the collapse of his Adoption not Abortion Good News Story, I heard elisions and distortions slipping off the Tony tongue. I don’t think there is really any way of profiting from this one any more, unless it’s to elicit sympathy. But it appears Liberal politicians can’t help themselves:
I have gone through 27 years of life convinced that I was Daniel’s dad, but it appears that is not the case,” he said.
“And I’m sorry that poor old Daniel has been dragged through the public spotlight as a result of a connection to me which it now appears was never the case.”
Speaking of which…
Abbott’s been making much of his “callowness” back in the day when young Daniel was conceived. Even the revelation of his non-parent status didn’t faze him, because, you see, they were all young and callow. They all rooted like rattlesnakes because they were… teenagers. Couldn’t help it!
Right!! So…..
So I hope that sometime in the future, in the course of his continued association with the abortion debate and “family values” politics, he doesn’t make the mistake of copying the disastrous US idea of winding back education on safe sex and contraception in favour of abstinence “education”.
Because he’s just really blown his own cover and that of his own generation, like, totally.
(What about the lawyers? well, I never did manage to work that one in, but I daresay Ross Lightfoot’s got one.)
Here’s an idea for something to do on the 20th of March, before you go to see Mrs Wainwright at the Vic in Brunswick (how’s that for a bit of gratuitous self promotion): The global day of action against the war in Iraq.
For me, the focus would be what we as a country or as “westerners” are responsible for- Australian (or “Coalition”) involvement. Therefore, I’d be happy to download and print, for instance, Support our troops: bring them home! or Little Johnny, the lapdog of war. (Sorry no pictures – the mac puter wants to save the image as the target documents. Anyway, you can look at them on the Possum page I’ve linked to above.)
I’d be less likely to carry something like the one which says Victory to the Iraqi Resistance (complete with picture of anonymous gun-wielding lad). I think the citizens of a country, when invaded and occupied, have the right to mount a resistance against the invaders. As far as the entity now known as the “iraqi Resistance”, I don’t know enough about its composition, and what I do know isn’t encouraging. My placard might be a bit unreadable, since I’d have to add “…except for the bits of the Iraqi Resistance which are old Ba’athist elements, supporters of shiite clerics who want to bring back Shar’ia Law , and miscellaneous scary people and young men who actually get off on carrying enormous weapons.”
The kind of people who are making life difficult for Riverbend.
The enemy’s enemy isn’t always my friend. I’m thinking of those nice Mujahadeen and Taliban guys who gave the US so much help getting the Russkis out of Afghanistan.
Trish Anderson from Git is a prolific songwriter who needs another outlet for her talent (she’s responsible for that snappy title, not me.) Her “other” band is Mrs Wainwright. Mrs Wainwright is also Pete McKenna. Both play guitars, write and sing. The usual drummer is Anthony “Shorty” Shortte of Collard Greens and Gravy, with me on the interchange bench.
I’ll be playing with them on the 20th of March at the Vic in Brunswick, then at the Cornish Arms on April 2. At the Cornish we’re supporting Matt Walker and Ashley Davies, and Luke Doucet , all the way from Canada.
Mrs W’s single and video, Dead Man’s Pocket, will be released on the first of April. (Unless she’s just jokin’ ya.)