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More importantly, Tony Abbot is what he says he is, which makes him more charismatic than Ruddbot.
by Andys 16y ago
More importantly, Tony Abbot is what he says he is, which makes him more charismatic than Ruddbot.
- philk 16y agoUsing the phrase "is what he says he is" to describe a politician who admitted to lying during an interview on a major nightly news program strikes me as a rather creative interpretation of reality. Luckily for him actually being honest and consistent is an absolute irrelevance, all he needs to do is give the appearance of being a straight up guy.
- tomhoward 16y agoAdmitted to lying! Yep, the ones who don't admit it are far preferable :) He admitted explicitly to doing what every politician does, what everyone knows they do, and what Lindsay Tanner did only hours later on the ABC. It was an unfortunate, clumsy thing to say, but the "gotcha" triumphalism should be reserved for people who don't admit to their failings, not the ones who do.
- nl 16y agoKevin Rudd isn't charismatic, but that doesn't particularly matter to me.
- hugh3 16y agoCharismatic is the wrong word. Australians, thankfully, have a distaste of charismatic leaders. Any Australian politician who tried to make grand Obama-style orations would find himself unable to finish due to the giggles coming from the audience.