On the road

Apologies to the lack of posts, am on the road for work at the moment and its been pretty hectic... hence my sitting down at 6:30am to write this :-)

 

One thing that I have been itching to write about is Kevin Rudd's Strip Club visit... I cannot believe the big deal this has created, but I'd like to analyse this thing and the timing of it.

 

Firstly, this has been leaked to the media from the Liberal side of the fence.  It is fairly common knowledge that it is from Alexander Downer (Aust's Foreign Minister) was the source and it's obvious that he would be the most likely source given his duties as Foreign Minister.  Never mind his penchant for wearing stockings himself....

 

Timing of this issue is also classic Liberal election based profiteering.  2004 this strip club incident occurred... yet it doesnt air until the eve of Kevin Rudd's first election when he is ahead on the polls... mmm, uncanny.

 

Then there is the whole moral Christian right attitude that this has built into it on how going to a strip club is so unsavoury and that a man who goes to strip clubs is unfit to lead the country... what bull shit.  I would say a) every man at some time in his life has been to a strip club and b) it wasnt a sleazy live sex on stage style club with peep shows etc but it was one of these classier "look but dont touch as I rip you off with high drink prices" places - think Mens Gallery in Sydney.  This kow-towing to the Christian morals viewpoint is again another example of the fact that we've gone a long way down the road of US style politics since Howard has been PM.  And besides, remember when Malcolm Fraser lost his pants in Memphis?  That wasnt the end of the world was it!

 

But the thing that bugs me is the focus on the sleazy aspect of a strip club... what about the fact he was getting pissed on tax payers dollars??  What about the focus on that?  That is probably worse that these clubs cost so much and he's getting a free ride...

 

But if we did that though, that would spoil the rort for all the pollies wouldnt it...