Nelson’s new euthanasia catchphrase

Posted by The Editor on Tuesday 20 May 2008, 12:02 pm
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Dr Brendan Nelson has unveiled his latest catchphrase.

The most important thing is that we must be focused and disciplined as far as the government’s budget is concerned - it has pulled the plug on pensioners…

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Malcolm will be at the press club tomorrow in Canberra. He’ll be setting out a very strong case as to why the budget of the Rudd government has failed Australians, pulled the plug on pensioners…

That’s some pretty strong mental imagery there, Bren-doc. Are you sure you’d like to subconsciously suggest that Labor is forcibly euthanising the elderly? Than again, you are a doctor so I’m sure you know what you’re doing.

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Drinks with a Liberal

Posted by The Editor on Friday 22 September 2006, 10:04 am
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If somebody put a gun to my head and forced me to choose one Liberal politician with which to have a boozy session at the pub I would choose Amanda Vanstone.

Let me explain.

Like many Liberal politicians I strongly dislike much of her personal politics and the policies she supports, but there’s something about her personality that I respect.

Let’s look at it this way: even if Philip Ruddock, Kevin Andrews, Tony Abbott, John Howard and Peter Costello had identical political opinions to my own I wouldn’t go out of my way to have a beer with them because I think they’re soulless, slimy bastards. I’ve never fallen asleep in a pub before (well, maybe just once but it was 4.30am — long story) but I reckon John Howard would have me snoring before I finished my first pot of draught.

However, the glimpses of Amanda’s non-political persona over the years have revealed that she’s got a wicked sense of humour, doesn’t mind a good session over a few bottles of wine (eg. one extraordinarily boozy lunch/ dinner with a Bulletin journalist, if memory serves me correctly), and she’s not afraid to speak her mind, often coming out with some absolutely brilliant one-liners. Who can forget the “sandwich and a milkshake” jibe at her own government’s tax cuts, or the “let me put my dancing shoes on” remarks after Christopher Skase’s death.

I get upset at how callous and heartless she is when defending current Australian immigration policy, and think she showed a frightening lack of remorse over cases such as Cornelia Rau, but on the flip side she continues to support an Australian republic and this week has been arguing that Australia should legalise voluntary euthanasia. You gotta respect that.

Which Liberal politician would you have a piss-up with and why?

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