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 Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:43 pm    The Editor
 Categories: Politics   Tags: , , ,

Dr Brendan Nelson, leader (sic) of the opposition, loves to remind punters and journalists at every opportunity that he is a medical doctor. The way that he casually drops anecdotes from his practicing days into interviews and speeches has become a bit of a joke, but this exchange from a Sky TV interview is pure, solid gold in its patheticness.

SPEERS: But looking back, how much did the divisiveness between the Costello and Howard camp, camps, in the final stages of the Howard Government contribute to the loss?

DR NELSON: Well look I’m not going to get a, you know, a retrospect-o-scope out on that.

“Let me just have a listen with my retrospect-o-scope.”
“Thankyou, Dr Nelson.”
“No worries. Now take a deep… did you know I’m a doctor?”

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  1.  Gravatar The Editor (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:44 pm) # 

    I do, however, prefer this interpretation of the retrospect-o-scope.


  2.  Gravatar THR (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:48 pm) # 

    That’s pretty bad. What does he say about his poll results? Won’t get out the horrorscope?


  3.  Gravatar Steve (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:52 pm) # 

    I think he actually meant a retro-proctoscope.


  4.  Gravatar The Editor (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:55 pm) # 

    Ye-owch!


  5.  Gravatar Bruce (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:56 pm) # 

    I thought you were going to say recto-specto-scope.

    Incidentally, speaking as someone who is going to be a biology teacher, I can recall Nelson being a-okay with Intelligent Design in high schools.

    His credentials as a doctor are subsequently somewhat lacking and I think a certain phrase from a trial in the bible belt is applicable (the one Behe got blasted with)…


  6.  Gravatar Bridgit Gread (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:58 pm) # 

    I think he actually meant a retro-proctoscope.

    You silly man.


  7.  Gravatar Mikey (Thursday 8 May 2008, 9:10 pm) # 

    I could swear you lads would link to a fleshlight.


  8.  Gravatar Krypto (Thursday 8 May 2008, 11:07 pm) # 

    no, go right ahead, steal my material you guys, no, that’s fine I don’t care, kyudos to you on your delivery.


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