Nick Payne
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 2625
Location: Canberra, Australia8/13/13 1:27 AM |
OT: Political purlers
One of the best blunders I've ever heard from a politician. We have a federal election here in about three weeks, and Tony Abbott, the leader of the Liberal Party and on present polling our most likely next Prime Minister, came out with this marvellous malapropism in a speech yesterday: ''no one, however smart, however well educated, however experienced . . . is the suppository of all wisdom''.
It's rather reminiscent of his comment after the previous election, when neither major party had an absolute majority, and while negotiating with independents for their support to form a minority government, he was reputed to have said that he would do anything to win government except sell his arse...
p.s. I should add that Abbott is actually a reasonable cyclist - and he's been cycling for a long time - I can remember meeting him on a large touring ride about 25 years ago. He regularly gets out on the bike before 5am to fit a training ride in before the day starts, he goes on a ten day or so long bike tour every year, and he completed a Ironman distance triathlon a couple of years ago.
Give him half a chance and he'll turn into Australia's version of Vladimir Putin, in more ways than one...
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