Kevin Rudd, surely not long for this political world.
When left-leaning David Marr kicks off an article in the Good Weekend with a quote from Prime Minister Rudd, full of various brands of expletives, and proceeds to ask whether the man is driven by anger, you know that the press gallery is about to turn. As Andrew Bolt documents.
The SMH letter writers have their say as well, and it doesn't look good for our PM.
What surprises me is the number of Christians who were willing to take his profession of church allegiance at face value, without asking deeper questions about visits to strip clubs and the emerging evidence of a foul temper matched by equally foul language.
I'm disappointed because he seemed to offer a more humane response to asylum seekers arriving by boat; but the detention centres around the place are full to overflowing and the rhetoric has turned to how tough the government is being on these people. That's a flip-flop.
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"What surprises me is the number of Christians who were willing to take his profession of church allegiance at face value, without asking deeper questions about visits to strip clubs and the emerging evidence of a foul temper matched by equally foul language."
Like Jim Wallis of Sojourners, who, according to Wikipedia (so it's probably made up!) wrote (In his 2010 book Rediscovering Values), "I consider Rudd one of the most hopeful young political leaders in the world today, a committed Christian who seeks to apply his faith to his public service; we consider each other good friends."
But I'm hoping you're not saying that the other bloke is any better.
Stand by for the Prime Minister to step down for "health reasons" - as a face-saving excuse.
Abbott bears his faith as a cross (thanks to the godless media and anti-catholic bigotry), where Rudd brandished his as a trophy - I know which impresses me more.
(And I can't work out why the vicar or parish council at St John's Canberra haven't told the PM to cut out his after-church doorstops)
I was hopeful for KR when he first came on the scene. He certainly spoke the speak, but it seems his speak has little feet.
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