And I wrote this headline, was pleased it got in: It’s a jump to the Left, then a step to the Right. And Backbenchers feign shock over PM’s F-word. I liked my caption but it was changed, so here was my original version: Fair shake of the sauce bottle … Rudd hopes this latest outburst [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Ruddspeak’
August 8, 2009
Ruddyard No-kipping’s Gunga Din
Mr Rudd (who sleeps 3hrs/night) spoke to journalists about his wife, Therese’s, condition after she recovered from a bad stomach ache: ”She’s made of sterner stuff than you or I, Gunga Din, and she is in good spirits.” Cobbled from wiki: Gunga Din poem by Rudyard Kipling. The last line: “Tho’ I’ve belted you and [...]
August 6, 2009
Rudd at Pacific Islands Forum
Rudd says: ‘‘Let’s be blunt about the order of priorities here. One is a set of actions agreed to by the international community which minimise the impact of coastal inundation as we minimise the impact of climate change but taking the mitigation measures that are outlined in the possible contents of a new framework agreement [...]
