Stop the Press!
I have got to admit, when the Daily Telegraph starts making an idiot of themselves, they manage to go the Whole Hog! I always knew that as it was, their Journalists were all sick the day that they taught the Impartiality Clause at Tabloid School, but at least other newspapers Sub-Editors manage to do a good job at hiding it for them.
The Daily Telegraph however, seems to revel in their employees horridly bias views and make a big deal out of nothing stories. Today's headlines see Kevin Rudd's Sister-In-Law admitting to being an exotic dancer (read: stripper) as a previous occupation. It will, according to the image caption "further embarrass" him. Oh well crap - If I had known I was supposed to be embarrassed by family being exotic dancers, then I guess I should walk around red as a beetroot!
To further add to my amusement, a comment posted (that one hopes is tongue in cheek - but based on the post, its doubtful) implies that since he cant possibly be able to control 20 million people because he cant control his own family..... And what era does Steve of Wollongong live in where he outwardly believes that Kevin Rudd has ANY say in his Sister-In-Law's life? So tell me Steve - should Kevin go over and belt her around a bit for being unashamed of her life choices? Perhaps you believe he should have done the same to his Wife for daring to run her own business without him controlling her every move. Hate to be frank here Steve, but people like you are the reason that those crazy ass feminists exist!
That aside, Steve, last time I checked, it was not the job of the Prime Minister of Australia to "control" the general public. He is a Public Servant, meant to Serve the Public. But given your obvious liberal bias, I understand where you got the misconception. After all, the Howard Government hasn't 'served' the public for a very long time..
If your post was Tongue in Cheek, please accept my apologies, otherwise, Please go straight to hell, and take your 50's attitude with you.
Onto Mrs Okhola Rudd - please don't feel bad. I am sure that part of the reason you spoke out was to try and show people that Exotic Dancers, and those that go to view them, aren't the spawn of satan as certain "Pretend posters" that actually have party affiliation would have us believe. (Oh yes, I do know about the comment posting by party faithful pretending to be a concerned citizen. It happens all over the place really - so most of the really slanted comments I read with a whole salt shaker.)
In Other News....
Dr Haneef today was awarded his visa back, pending an appeal by now disgraced Immigration Minister, Andrews. I am simply appalled at the treatment of this man, who in the grandest scheme of things, only real crime was assisting in easing the burden on our ailing public health system. Again, The Daily Telegraph managed to beat up the story a fair bit, speaking of his One Way Ticket to India (failing to mention that his wife, in India, had just given birth to their first child), and that the prosecutor "withdrew" the charges (Again, failing to mention that if it were not for Howard's anti terrorism laws, they would never have even been able to arrest him on the non-proof that they had). If being related to someone suspected of terrorism is a crime, then the Hicks Family had best be watching out. If giving a sim card to a family member makes you a terrorist, then I guess I had best be on the look out too.
Closing Words...
How do absolute nobodies make news? Who is the Queen Of Mean? Paris Hilton's idol perhaps?
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