grodscorp@grods.comMr Climate Change
 | Posted by J, The on Monday 11 December 2006, 7:59 pm Categories: Environment, Politics Tags: ClimateChange, JuliaGillard, KevinRudd, Labor, PeterGarrett |
Peter Garrett is the ALP’s new shadow spokesperson for environment and climate change. I have to say, I didn’t see it coming. I thought they might give him arts, or maybe indigenous affairs, but would shy away from giving the formerly outspoken president of the Australian Conservation Foundation the actual environment portfolio. I guess he might win back some of the people who vote for the other tall man of politics, Bob Brown, and all that he stands for. He might also attract a crowd to the Rudd and Gilliard “listening tour” of Australia (On a side note, this was my favourite quote from K Rudd broadcast from Bundaberg today: Interviewer: “Why are you doing this tour, Mr Rudd?” Mr Rudd: “One word: to listen.” Do you think he said it like that in order to sound less intelligent? I reckon he might have.)
I have to say I am a tiny, grain of sand amount excited at the prospect of the new ALP team. I mean, they are mainstreaming green issues and playing on people’s fears for their children and Rudd doesn’t gross me out if I avoid tv and photo images of him, and today I just listened to the radio so I am feeling more positive. Mr Climate Change only made a few inarticulate responses on air and Rudd is cleverly taking him under his wing on his first big tour of the People whilst cashing in on his rockstar appeal to attract the People in the first place. Could this be the beginning of something worth voting for?
GrodsThink Ep.31 (16/9/08)
Monday 11 December 2006, 8:32 pm #Christene Keeler
Well I don’t care whether you’re a tiny grain of sand. I’ve posted big questions to LC’s blog - well over a week ago- and still jo reponse.
It’s not looking too good.
Unless he comes from Moe …
Monday 11 December 2006, 9:05 pm #Adam
C’mon J, The, life’s too short to be excessively cautious. Throw caution into the wind and celebrate the announcement of the team that will be running the country this time next year :D
Monday 11 December 2006, 11:57 pm #The Editor
“One word: to listen”
Pure comedy gold, I tells ya. Maybe Kruddy has a bit of a sense of humour?
Christine, I’ve just spoken to Lachlan on the phone and he apologises for not blogging as frequently as he should — it’s been one of those weeks apparently. But he promised me that he’ll get onto it tomorrow and asked me to reassure you that your comments are important to him.
Tuesday 12 December 2006, 12:53 pm #J, The
Adam, don’t tempt fate like that! I can’t, I tell you, I can’t get my hopes up again like I did in the Year of the Tampa. It took a bottle of scotch and several days in bed to get over that one.
Ed - his next sentence started like this: “I just had a yarn down the road with a coupla blokes…” You could practically hear his vocabulary straining against its new chains.
Tuesday 12 December 2006, 7:30 pm #Adam
Previous to this juncture, I was engaging in an exchange of communication on a quid pro quo basis with a meager though not insignificant quantity of compatriots…
Tuesday 12 December 2006, 8:55 pm #J, The
Thass more like it. Adam are you really K Rudd?
Wednesday 13 December 2006, 1:47 am #Adam
I will be answering that question and releasing a comprehensive policy description closer to the election.