Mental health policy has to wait, the people of Nauru are ready to receive asylum seekers but don’t nessecerily want to sign up the UNHCR, the Coalition will preference mothers over fathers through their paid parental leave scheme, so on, etc. Announcements are drip-fed, press conferences are called and dutifully reported. Signifying little.
So, in light of anything satisfactorily engaging/visionary, lets look at some pictures of women.
Type ‘Tony Abbott’s d’ into Google and it will give you an option ‘Tony Abbott’s daughters are hot’. Maybe a staffer was typing another word starting with d, saw what came up, got an idea. Because Tony’s ‘trouble with women’ fix hit phase 2 today. His wife was trotted out for phase 1 yesterday, and today it’s the lovely Louise. Her special treat? A trip to the fishmongers.
Having his daughter by his side may well indicate to someone somewhere that he is able to be in a room with a woman, but the image of his daughter does, I feel, do 2 things more effectively. 1- it reminds us of that creepy shit he spouted about the virginity of his kids. * Secondly, it goes to further expressing his virility- not only does the man precinct work, but it produces lookers like this.
It’s already tired, and won’t last. Not that it’s new. Maybe the sight of Bristol Palin helped supporters of her Mom during Election 2008.
Maybe that’s a stretch. In 2004 John Kerry introduced planet Earth to his daughter, flashbulbs and all.
She either didn’t quite understand the powerful combination of paparazzi flash and a lack of undergarment, or she understood it and dug it. Either way, this is the enduring image of Alexandra Kerry. Having said that, at least she’s not the gay daughter of a conservative ‘maverick’
Point being, kids of politicians might be hot, or kinda appealing, or not entirely disgusting on the eye. Doesn’t matter. They’ve got fuck all to do with policy. Not that that matters in EnforcedDecision2010.
Women have had an interesting day. Penny Wong put up a heartfelt defence of the line she has to toe as a gay woman in a party that doesn't support gay marriage on Q&A, brilliantly and powerfully supported by Richo, while the PM fielded questions about moving her de-facto into the Lodge should she win, living in taxpayer funded sin. She copped a question on the size of her earlobes as well. A question not asked of her opponent- I guess because the answer is blindingly obvious.
Women have had an interesting day. Penny Wong put up a heartfelt defence of the line she has to toe as a gay woman in a party that doesn't support gay marriage on Q&A, brilliantly and powerfully supported by Richo, while the PM fielded questions about moving her de-facto into the Lodge should she win, living in taxpayer funded sin. She copped a question on the size of her earlobes as well. A question not asked of her opponent- I guess because the answer is blindingly obvious.
Meanwhile in Queensland, someone forgot to put the Labor party logo on their campaign material.
Oops! How clumsy!
And at 7pm, a report from the Walrus, Laurie Oakes, who has it from a close Labor source that Gillard opposed Labor’s paid parental leave scheme. There is a rat in the ranks.
This is not going to go down well.
*"I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question ... it is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving, and don't give it to someone lightly," he said.
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