grodscorp@grods.comRudd on Rove
 | Posted by The Editor on Sunday 18 November 2007, 9:11 pm Categories: Australia Decides '07, Television Tags: Tags: campaign, election, KevinRudd, Rove |
On Insiders this morning Barrie Cassidy got his knickers all in a knot because Kevin Rudd had not appeared on his program during the election campaign, yet he was due to appear on Rove tonight. Program guest Julie Gillard smacked him down: “With respect, Barrie, the people whose votes are more important are unlikely to tune into political breakfast television at 9am on a Sunday morning.” (Or words to that effect.)
She has a point.
For all the superficiality of Krudd’s campaigning you’ve got to give him points for smart politics. Going on Rove will help his chances of election five times more than going on a month’s worth of Insiders episodes.
So here I am liveblogging Rudd on Rove…
8:57pm — Krudd enters to the tune “Everybody wants to rule the world.”
8:58pm — Krudd cracking focus group-tested jokes.
9:00pm — Krudd has hit exactly 83 cliches in just three minutes.
9:01pm — Krudd talking up Garrett. Forced smile.
9:02pm — Cheesy wave to kids in studio audience (focus group-tested.)
9:03pm — Voter apathy is “the nature of democracy,” apparently.
9:04pm — Wasn’t eating ear wax, just scratching lip; wasn’t looking at pictures in Playboy, just reading articles.
9:07pm — Krudd: “I’m not a h8er.”
9:08pm — Krudd reckons he could take Howard in a cagefight.
9:09pm — Mega-focus group-tested multi-response to “who would you turn gay for?” question. Would’ve been much better to just deadpan a pre-determined answer. Final answer: “my wife.” Lame.
GrodsThink Ep.31 (16/9/08)
