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Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:43 pm

The Editor

Categories: Politics

Tags: BrendanNelson, doctor, LiberalParty, stethoscope

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?”

8 Comments

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

I do, however, prefer this interpretation of the retrospect-o-scope.
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?
Steve (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:52 pm) #

I think he actually meant a retro-proctoscope.
The Editor (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:55 pm) #

Ye-owch!
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)…
Bridgit Gread (Thursday 8 May 2008, 7:58 pm) #

I think he actually meant a retro-proctoscope.

You silly man.
Mikey (Thursday 8 May 2008, 9:10 pm) #

I could swear you lads would link to a fleshlight.
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.