Our most deluded prime minister
Whatever Julia Gillard’s flaws, she was generally able to distinguish reality from fiction. Kevin Rudd, though, lives in some parallel universe where he was the victor at Saturday’s election. I have written of his delusion previously.
Worse, he seems to enlist others to this delusion. Witness the reception to his speech which almost appeared to be claiming victory – with the sound off it would have appeared that Rudd was the victor.
Much of this was stage managed – the ability of Labor die-hards to prostitute themselves to Rudd is unparalleled. Yet there is a fiction being spread that Rudd saved Labor from a major loss.
In fact, Labor had the lowest primary vote in over 100 years. The election was an abject disaster for Labor (and the Greens).
Deluded Rudd and his supporters are trying to spread a fiction that the defeat would have even been more disastrous under Gillard. This was a form of expectations management.
The only reason that Gillard might have achieved an even worse result would be that Rudd and his supporters would have continued to undermine her administration as it had for three years since 2010.
In effect Rudd blackmailed Labor: make me Prime Minister, he said, or I will take the party to oblivion.
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Swanniieee
Kevinator
Katter is still there !!
And Palmer appears to have got a seat!!
Rudd probably did save them a couple of seats, but who cares, the important thing is that the pricks are out now!
Elections should be every four years, not three
The way he shat on Glasson in his speech shows the shallowness of his character.
in his concession speech Rudd referred to the privilege of being they 26th PM. Apparently, there never was a 27th PM.
Utterly disgusting.
Can we relax our guard or do we maintain our vigilance? Watching the skies for another dragon that may rise from the beast which lies slain at the city gates. I know the answer, for I believe that the next few years will involve the sleaziest and low-borne counter-attacks by the forces that seek not what is best for all, but what is best for them. I have only been a visitor to the Cat for a short time, but it provided me a space where I found fellow travellers in the belief of liberty and freedom, and an insight into the demented thrashings of others who could not, due to idealogical blindness, see the damage which their side was causing to our great country. Thank you Cats one and all.
Let’s hope they aren’t prophets.
Looks like everyone gets a ribbon, even for eleventeeth.
You’ve be away too long…..there is an excellent chance a dilute version thereof has just been elected, don’t confuse social conservatism with any other variety.
Er, there’s a thought , will Carrwreck fight the KRudd for that gig??
Hahaha!
That church he likes to be doorstopped at came in at 41.76% to 58.24% against him.
Again
In 1957 he headed a Labor delegation to China and in 1959 published Chinese Journey, a glowing account of changes which had taken place under the communists. Although Haylen claimed that he was consistent in his socialism, he was dubbed a ‘political gadfly’ and Labor’s ‘Artful Dodger’ for his volatility. He stood unsuccessfully for the deputy-leadership in 1960.
- She isn’t a good leader — more of a negoshiador.
- The second is she was trying to negotiate amongst factions with no f’n idea or experience. That’s the ALP at work.