grodscorp@grods.comThe Cate Blanchett test
 | Posted by Scott on Wednesday 21 May 2008, 2:27 pm Categories: Politics Tags: BrendanNelson, CateBlanchett, KevinRudd |
As Cosmicjester noted the other day, Brendan Nelson has started to use the Cate Blanchett test to expose a supposed skewing of Prime Ministerial priorities.
…Kevin Rudd found the time to go and visit Cate Blanchett’s new baby. If he has got the time to do that, he has got the time to meet pensioners and seniors organisations including those people protesting in Melbourne and actually listen to what they have to say.
Here is Dr Nelson applying the test to Mr Rudd this morning in relation to the proposed closure of a post office.
DR NELSON: I think what needs to happen here is that Mr Rudd needs to pick up the phone and speak to the head of Australia Post and say look, keep the post office where it is. I mean in the end this is the whole point. I mean you need a candidate who’s going to stand up and a member who’s going to stand up for the people of Gippsland, not sort of come down from Canberra and tell you what’s good for you.
CALLINAN: Can I just get this right Brendan, sorry I don’t usually interrupt guests but I was just struck by your response there. You’re suggesting the Prime Minister of the country should get on the [p]hone to the head of Australia Post and say oh by the way, Traralgon Post Office – what are you doing with that. Do you think that’s the sort of micro-management the Prime Minister should be engaged in?
DR NELSON: If that’s what it actually takes to get something delivered for the people of Traralgon then in the end that’s what you’re going to have to do. I mean he’s got the time to go and visit Cate Blanchett’s new baby and that’s terrific and take a gift, and if he’s got time to do that then he or indeed the relevant Minister should be, Stephen Conroy should be getting onto Australia Post and saying look we’ve got a big issue in Traralgon about place of the post office.
Pathetic. Simply pathetic.
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 2:33 pm #Chuck A. Spear
That’s what Brendon does, get on the phone I mean, we have all seen the picture.
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 2:44 pm #brerrabbit
Well, when I was a doctor - you did know that I used to be a doctor? I was head of the AMA, gee, that was a tough gig, you know, working with other doctors - I remember ringing patients all the time, checking to see if they’d taken their medication. Sometimes, you know, that meant ringing the same person four times a day, but it’s a dedicated profession, being a doctor.
And, when in office, I intend to do that. I’ll be ringing the head of Shell, Caltex, Ampol, every day, asking them to remember how hard it is to fill up a car. There was a woman in Queensland - I don’t know if I’ve told you about her - who had trouble putting petrol in her car, but I helped her.
And then I’ll ring Coles and Safeway and check that they know that it’s really difficult, putting groceries in trolleys. I did that on the listening tour, gee it was hard.
And then I’ll have to ring the banks, to check on interest rates.
I know, it’s going to be busy, but that’s what being PM’s about.
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 2:47 pm #cosmicjester
someone put his “all babies are created equal” speech up on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnztBEGRKwg
classic
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 2:48 pm #Judas Kiss
I think I, and only I, have the authority to deliver a Judas kiss to the good doctor. His time is almost up. By the way Cate Blanchett was one of the big losers in the recent budget.
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 3:05 pm #Dam Buster of Preston
Brendan should be asking Kevin to ring Cate so she can zip off from Canne to get her child baring hips down to Traralgon to check it out for herself.
Call me whacky or zany, or any other description associated with a Channel 9 produced sitcom, but shouldnt the local member be doing something about it?
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 3:07 pm #Wah
Well done Comic, I was looking for that clip everywhere!
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 3:27 pm #Ross Sharp
He should be bashed with a hammer.
And force-fed a selection of Cate Blanchett’s used sanitary napkins until his eyes bleed.
And then bashed with a hammer again.
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 8:12 pm #Damian
If only Rudd had gone on a listening tour he might know about the horror unfolding in Traralgon.
And BrenDoc has a point about Rudd not listening to people protesting in the streets. Who does he think he is? John “I don’t know that you can measure public opinion just by the number of people who turn up to demonstrations” Howard?
Thursday 22 May 2008, 8:17 am #Dave from Albury
The man has moved beyond parody, he’s just a fucking joke.
Thursday 22 May 2008, 11:00 am #Dam Buster of Preston
Even Andrew Bolt is on the Cate Bash with this bit of work
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/cate_blanded/#commentsmore
and got to love the first comment made as it is a theme on the groupthink. They agree with Andrew but not the original author of the piece: