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Rudd on Rove

Sunday 18 November 2007, 9:11 pm

The Editor

Categories: Australia Decides '07, Television

Tags: campaign, election, KevinRudd, Rove

On Insiders this morning Barrie Cassidy got his knickers all in a knot because Kevin Rudd had not appeared on his program during the election campaign, yet he was due to appear on Rove tonight. Program guest Julie Gillard smacked him down: “With respect, Barrie, the people whose votes are more important are unlikely to tune into political breakfast television at 9am on a Sunday morning.” (Or words to that effect.)

She has a point.

For all the superficiality of Krudd’s campaigning you’ve got to give him points for smart politics. Going on Rove will help his chances of election five times more than going on a month’s worth of Insiders episodes.

So here I am liveblogging Rudd on Rove…

8:57pm — Krudd enters to the tune “Everybody wants to rule the world.”
8:58pm — Krudd cracking focus group-tested jokes.
9:00pm — Krudd has hit exactly 83 cliches in just three minutes.
9:01pm — Krudd talking up Garrett. Forced smile.
9:02pm — Cheesy wave to kids in studio audience (focus group-tested.)
9:03pm — Voter apathy is “the nature of democracy,” apparently.
9:04pm — Wasn’t eating ear wax, just scratching lip; wasn’t looking at pictures in Playboy, just reading articles.
9:07pm — Krudd: “I’m not a h8er.”
9:08pm — Krudd reckons he could take Howard in a cagefight.
9:09pm — Mega-focus group-tested multi-response to “who would you turn gay for?” question. Would’ve been much better to just deadpan a pre-determined answer. Final answer: “my wife.” Lame.

12 Comments

Dave from Albury (Sunday 18 November 2007, 9:19 pm) #

There have been a lot of better answers to the ‘turn’ question over at pollbludger. Distressingly, a lot of people wanted him to say Piers Ackerman. I mean come on…… Andrew Bolt is much more attractive than Piers
Bob (Sunday 18 November 2007, 9:23 pm) #

Rudd’s a big phoney.

Lachlan Connor FTW.
Jo (Sunday 18 November 2007, 10:18 pm) #

At least he has a sense of humour. No wonder Howard hasn’t ever appearred, he has a sense of humour like a wet sponge.
Bruce (Sunday 18 November 2007, 10:36 pm) #

Maybe K-Rudd’s wife wants to watch him have some man on man action.
Mikey (Sunday 18 November 2007, 10:49 pm) #

I thought he did brilliantly. Came across as relaxed and not afraid to have a go at himself. Interesting tactic on the gay question.
phil (Sunday 18 November 2007, 10:53 pm) #

I thought he could have done better, but a good show all the same. He’ll need to remember for a long, long time that he said he’s not a h8ter.

Brilliant move to do Rove and not Insiders. And Rove had reciprocated by running Howard pisstakes on all the ad breaks. It’s all about demographics.

Bob Brown’s response on the turn gay (or straight, in his case) question was far better.
Bruce (Sunday 18 November 2007, 10:53 pm) #

I dunno. I reckon I’ve seen him do a couple of forced smiles…
Filippo (Sunday 18 November 2007, 11:12 pm) #

Rudd’s a dud! Howard’s a coward, Rove a what the….
rooster (Monday 19 November 2007, 12:09 am) #

I found his approach to the “Who would you turn gay for” a little awkward. I (Rove possibly included) just wanted him to cut to the chase. On the whole he put in an OK performance.

Meanwhile, I thought Bob Brown did a great job, certainly deserving of another 20 seconds.
Bob (Monday 19 November 2007, 12:13 am) #

Was Bobby Brown on Rove as well?
The Editor (Monday 19 November 2007, 7:57 am) #

Shit! I had no idea Brown was going to be on as well. I turned off Rove the moment Rudd was finished. That show is as watchable as Marx And Venus.
John Surname (Wednesday 21 November 2007, 2:48 pm) #

The appearance confirmed my suspicions - Rudd is the world’s most unfunny man.