Thanks, Daily Telegraph, for this godawful photoshopping.

I wonder how long they’ve been dying to use that one?

UPDATE:

While perusing the Daily Telegraph online after the Budget to see if there were any other terrible photoshopping jobs, not only did I come across a claim by Doc Nelson that Labor’s first Budget in over a decade is “bringing back a left-wing agenda” (you serious, Doc?) and Julie Bishop’s claim that the Budget is a “war on wealth” (you and your poor rich friends, my condolences), I came across some piss-funny sulking from the wonderful Peter Costello, after his doorstop pre-Budget media interview this morning.

Snippet:

He bristled when Sky News political editor David Speers suggested that he knew the speculation [about Costello’s leadership intentions] was damaging the [Liberal] party.

“Oh, do I? Well you say it is. Why don’t you interview yourselves?” Mr Costello said, putting on a mock deep broadcast voice. “You know, ‘David Speers - it’s damaging.’ ‘Is it?’ ‘I say it is.’ ‘No it’s not.’

“I’ve got to say to you that after dealing with you people for 20 years I just don’t feel that I have to be at your beck and call.”

Other journalists pointed out that he had called the doorstop.

But it was veteran Fairfax journalist Michelle Grattan who drew his ire when she said he appeared sensitive on the topic.

“Oh I’m sensitive am I Michelle? I’m sensitive,” he said to the reporter.

“I’m standing here looking so sensitive aren’t I? Furrowed brow, worried - how sensitive do I look Michelle? You ought to go and get a new prescription.”

Michelle Grattan wears glasses.

UPDATE II:

The Daily Tele goes from bad to worse with their oh-so-funny puns on Wayne Swan’s name.