grodscorp@grods.comNelson’s sorry leadership
 | Posted by Scott on Wednesday 6 February 2008, 9:05 pm Categories: Politics, Society Tags: BrendanNelson, IndigenousAffairs, sorry, TonyAbbott |
Brendan “The Forehead” Nelson on 2 December last year.
“I do not support a formal apology by our generation on behalf of what was done with the best of intentions in most but not all cases by earlier generations.”
Nelson last week.
Whatever the attitude of Australians towards this generation apologising for things done by earlier generations, you really have got to ask yourself is this the highest priority for the Australian Parliament?
Of course, those “higher priorities” are petrol prices and grocery bills. Nation-changing stuff indeed.
Oh, but here’s Nelson today.
Dr Nelson, who previously said he opposed an apology, today said the coalition believed it was “morally and practically important” it be delivered.
* Whoosh! *
Hear that? It’s the sound of Brendan Nelson’s last shred of credibility bolting out the back door. Here’s Nelson trying to convince it to stay.
But Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson… indicated the coalition reserved the right to vote against [the apology] if the precise wording proved unacceptable.
Don’t get me wrong — I love watching the Liberal Party self-destruct, but this shit is serious and the sight of The Forehead getting all Howard on the wording in order to make himself look like a “leader” makes me a bit grumpy. But just like I do whenever I feel a bit down I read something that Tony Abbott has said and laugh my troubles away.
Precisely what we are apologising for and the terms and the scope of the apology, that is still far from clear.
Wanker.
Wednesday 6 February 2008, 10:28 pm #Magic Bellybutton
It’s the sound of Brendan Nelson’s last shred of credibility bolting out the back door.
What credibility? Last I looked, he wouldn’t know credibility if it walked up and punched him in the goolies.
Wednesday 6 February 2008, 10:53 pm #Wah
There’s a beautiful irony here in that the wedges Howard used to divide Labor and the community are coming back to bite the coalition on the arse.
Nelson has been totally embarrased because he thought he’d get the same support Howard did for his bigoted stance, only to find it seems to have died with him.
Thursday 7 February 2008, 2:32 am #krypto
oh I can’t wait to see what happens when Nelson figures out there are votes in it if he turns gay, perhaps he could nickname his boyfriend integrity and take me to task on my claim that Brendan Nelson wouldn’t know integrity if it sodomised him.
Thursday 7 February 2008, 7:35 am #The Editor
Brendan Nelson wouldn’t know integrity if it sodomised him.
Fine words indeed.
Thursday 7 February 2008, 10:03 am #John Surname
He just plagarised that line from King Lear.
Thursday 7 February 2008, 1:10 pm #krypto
I wonder what it’d be in Latin? maybe
Brenonius Nelsonium recognisum integrous nyet poo-pokus.
Now THERE’S a formal motto for the Liberal party huh?