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The Secret Diary of Brendan Nelson: Brisbane

Tuesday 15 April 2008, 10:59 pm

The Editor

Categories: Politics

Tags: BrendanNelson, Brisbane, LiberalParty, ListeningTour

Does it never end?

Each time I visit Brisbane I enjoy the refreshing honesty and frankness of Queenslanders.

They tell him that he’s that he’s full of shit in no uncertain terms.

I spent an hour with my good friend and colleague Andrew Laming at the Capalaba shopping centre and when you talk with the locals they’re not shy in telling you what they think.

“You’re full of shit, Brendon.”

Of most concern is the growing pressure on their household budgets.

Vodka bottles at the ready…

Many Australians are finding it tough at the moment, with the cost of petrol, food and interest rates on the rise.

DRINK!

This is one area where many people are looking for the Government to deliver and for Mr Rudd to meet the expectations he created last year that these costs of living would come down.

Because Kevin’s ruined the country in six long months.

One of the great success stories in Capalaba is John Titman…

* giggle *

…Racing. Over 25 years, John has built up his business of making motorcycle parts and accessories from working out of his back shed to a business which now employs 14 staff. He’s a great example of the get up and go needed to make a small business work. The more time you spend travelling around Australia, the more encouraged you get as you meet hardworking businessmen like John Titman.

What has this got to do with anything?

In visiting numerous small businesses, I have been inspired once again by the get up and go of people who take a risk and work hard to deliver the goods and services we all need and provide jobs for other Australians.

So, motorcycle parts and accessories are goods and services that we all need? Whatever. Piss off, Bren-doc.

4 Comments

Ant Rogenous (Tuesday 15 April 2008, 11:05 pm) #

“C’mon Brendan, you know how bashful I am — I can’t even say the word Titman without giggling like a schoolgirl…”
Almost Always Wrong (Wednesday 16 April 2008, 12:33 am) #

I’m gonna take a break on doctor dud atm to point out something :

“They tell him that he’s that he’s full of shit in no uncertain terms.”

Any way, what if we ate spokes for dinner, spoke-etti speedolognaise with a lovely motor oil…no i lost it. Fuck off brendan you’re giving me chronic headaches with your unsurpassed idiocy. The mans supposed to be the leader of the opposition but he’s not opposing anything and he’s acting like he’s running for MLA in the NT. While I live up here and have helped in campaigns i was very proud of up here, THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING FOR THE LEADER OF THE FEDERAL OPPOSITION.
Jeremy (Wednesday 16 April 2008, 12:44 am) #

It is good if we’d like the federal opposition to be someone other than the Liberals, though.
Almost Always Wrong (Wednesday 16 April 2008, 1:32 am) #

I would like to see the greens as the opposition, or running the place one day, and if they run their campaigns properly it might work in 15 or 20 years but for the moment there is no one else, so i would like to see some kind of…resistance i guess. if it was anyone other than rudd in the corridors of power telling china to go spin and leading a national discussion on where we should be heading in 12 years, australian politics would become so boring i would have to start following the primaries in america again. this could be detrimental to my health :(