To dilly-dally is divine.
John Brogden was standing near the Oyster Bar at the refurbished Hilton hotel, two days after Bob Carr resigned, Corona in hand, holding court with several young women, when he made his fatal mistake.
Mr Brogden said he was feeling "on top of the world" and declared: "I'm going to be the next premier of NSW."
One party to the conversation recalled: "Someone fired out, 'What about Bob, what's he going to do?"' Brogden replied: "Well, he can ship his mail-order bride back on the boat."
- The Sydney Morning Herald's Page 1 story today
Brogden is, no, sorry, was, New South Wales' opposition leader of the Liberal Party (the one the venerable PM John Howard is from). Apparently, 'Broggers' had six beers in three hours when he made his "mail-order bride" comment about Helena Carr, the Malaysian-born wife of ex-NSW Premier Bob Carr. At the same event, the stupid man also pinched the bottom of a female reporter and propositioned another female journo (stupid, stupid man). Broggers resigned yesterday; the story's the biggest thing this week.
Mind you, the pint-sized Helena, born in Sarawak (half-Indian, half-Chinese) and living in Australia since the '60s, is a well-educated, powerhouse of a careerwoman, who's been boss of several businesses. Bob Carr, for one, said: "I think that his apology is entirely unacceptable to Helena and that it is the greatest insult not only to her but to every woman of Asian background."
Well, for sure. But that's not just it. The point is it's also about a big, tough, barrel-chested Aussie bloke who can't handle his friggin' Corona.
OK, maybe not, but I think it's another classic example of why Australian politics can sometimes be so damned interesting to watch. It's like watching in slow-mo an eighteen-wheeler loaded with cream pies crash into a truckful of wigged-out clowns, for instance, and going "What the f...".
Mr Brogden said he was feeling "on top of the world" and declared: "I'm going to be the next premier of NSW."
One party to the conversation recalled: "Someone fired out, 'What about Bob, what's he going to do?"' Brogden replied: "Well, he can ship his mail-order bride back on the boat."
- The Sydney Morning Herald's Page 1 story today
Brogden is, no, sorry, was, New South Wales' opposition leader of the Liberal Party (the one the venerable PM John Howard is from). Apparently, 'Broggers' had six beers in three hours when he made his "mail-order bride" comment about Helena Carr, the Malaysian-born wife of ex-NSW Premier Bob Carr. At the same event, the stupid man also pinched the bottom of a female reporter and propositioned another female journo (stupid, stupid man). Broggers resigned yesterday; the story's the biggest thing this week.
Mind you, the pint-sized Helena, born in Sarawak (half-Indian, half-Chinese) and living in Australia since the '60s, is a well-educated, powerhouse of a careerwoman, who's been boss of several businesses. Bob Carr, for one, said: "I think that his apology is entirely unacceptable to Helena and that it is the greatest insult not only to her but to every woman of Asian background."
Well, for sure. But that's not just it. The point is it's also about a big, tough, barrel-chested Aussie bloke who can't handle his friggin' Corona.
OK, maybe not, but I think it's another classic example of why Australian politics can sometimes be so damned interesting to watch. It's like watching in slow-mo an eighteen-wheeler loaded with cream pies crash into a truckful of wigged-out clowns, for instance, and going "What the f...".
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