grodscorp@grods.comHoward breaks silence; Bolt breaks trousers
 | Posted by Ant Rogenous on Thursday 6 March 2008, 4:59 pm Categories: Blogosphere, Media, Politics Tags: AndrewBolt, hypocrisy, JohnHoward, PaulKeating |
Andrew Bolt, pants fairly bulging with admiration, has posted an item about John Howard’s first major post-crucifixionelection speech, given today in Washington.
Howard, who you may remember as only the second Australian prime minister in history to be turfed out of his own seat during an election, has used his Irving Kristol Lecture for The American Enterprise Institute (a neo-conservative wankthink tank) to take what Bolt describes as a “well-deserved swipe” at the new Rudd government.
The Australian reports:
Mr Howard also made two key criticisms of the Rudd Government, which swept him from office in November last year, saying Australia should not withdraw its combat troops from Iraq and should not roll back his government’s industrial relations reforms.
“That will be a mistake. It will be the first time in 25 years that a major economic reform in Australia has been reversed,’’ he said. “In particular, bringing back the old unfair dismissal laws will stifle employment growth amongst small businesses.”
Bolt foams with indignation whenever Paul Keating points out the mistakes of the government that succeeded his. Worst of all, suggests Bolt, is that Keating’s comments insult the voters who saw fit to remove his government from office and hand Howard the mandate for his many controversial reforms.
You’d therefore expect the ever-reasonable and balanced Bolt to be equally critical of Howard’s petty self-indulgence, right? Well, you’d be wrong:
Howard may in time prove a more fearsome critic of Kevin Rudd than Brendan Nelson. For one, he’s sticking to his guns.
I’m beginning to think Andrew Bolt might be a bit of a hypocrite.
GrodsThink Ep.29 (26/8/08)
Thursday 6 March 2008, 6:01 pm #Meself
Read Bolta and you’ll go blind you silly boyo! (Even an Everyready powered Fleshlight won’t shine a light on anything worth looking at!)
Thursday 6 March 2008, 7:20 pm #kat
someone should point out to howard that he was voted out for a reason. several, actually.
Thursday 6 March 2008, 7:46 pm #Mikey
Say it ain’t so! That’s our Bolty!
Thursday 6 March 2008, 9:10 pm #krypto
change the record Bolta. He’s sounding as tired and reetetive as Howard ever did (and still does apparently)
Thursday 6 March 2008, 9:11 pm #Terry Wright
The American Enterprise Institute is like the other neocon institute of disgrace, The New American Century. They have simple aims: that American leadership is good both for America and for the world; and that such leadership requires military strength, diplomatic energy and commitment to moral principle.
They are part of the driving force that aligned Australia & The UK with the US Bush Administration. It is so relevant that Howard speaks at their nutter conventions as he is seen as part of the hierarchy enforcing good ol’ US morals onto the heathen masses of other countries.
I’ll bet my bare bum in Burke St. that MK, JR and co are pulling their puds a lot more than Bolta. I haven’t checked yet buy AWH is going to explode with excited comments from the whole 6 regulars they get there. I can see it now … brrrrr ssshiverrrr …
Thursday 6 March 2008, 9:49 pm #The Editor
I haven’t read anything of Bolt’s that sickened me so in such a long time.
Thursday 6 March 2008, 10:42 pm #John Surname
The comments contain this self-explanatory quote from Bolt: “Second, the swings against him were worst in the states that don’t sell many Herald Suns.”
Thursday 6 March 2008, 11:02 pm #Ray Dixon
It will be the first time in 25 years that a major economic reform in Australia has been reversed…
So what? I just heard the litlle dweeb on Lateline and I wanted to throw something at the TV. What does he expect a new Government to do when they’re swept to power on the clear promise to dump workchoices, back down?
What a fuckwit. If he’d been around in ‘72 when Whitlam was swept to power on the promise of ending the draft and the Vietnam war, Howard would have complained about that too - the idiot.
Maybe Howard is thinking Nelson’s doing such a crap job that he might make a comeback after just 3 months. Good idea, he could have Costello’s seat.
(come to think of it Howard was almost around in ‘72, he’s that fuckin’ old)
Friday 7 March 2008, 10:51 am #Jeremy
The fuckwit even raised the “political correctness” canard! The speech is hilariously retarded.
Friday 7 March 2008, 2:41 pm #keri
Does anyone else feel nauseous at the thought of Bolt’s trousers bulging?
Friday 7 March 2008, 2:50 pm #Ant Rogenous
Everyone except Sally Morell and Timmeh Blair.
Friday 7 March 2008, 2:53 pm #keri
I still can’t believe someone had sex with him enough to produce his spawn.
Friday 7 March 2008, 6:03 pm #Jeremy
Would one of you guys like to take over BoltWatch? You’re doing a much better job than I am.
Friday 7 March 2008, 7:17 pm #krypto
whoever got the job would actually have to READ Bolta right, where’s the fun in that?
Saturday 8 March 2008, 8:31 am #Jeremy
“whoever got the job would actually have to READ Bolta right, where’s the fun in that?”
Shhh! I’m trying to pass this lemon off on someone!