That fool Kevin
Rudd has aspirations of becoming Secretary General of the United Nations after
current Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is up for re-election in 2016. We knew
him as Rudd the dud, he talked himself up, failing to deliver any
tangible benefits at any stage, in short - he is totally useless.
Kevin Rudd, the
former Prime Minister of Australia swept to power in 2007 only to be displaced
in the top job during his first term by his own party. Hated by those closest
to him, the dysfunction, waste and infighting of the government he led is now
history. On his dismissal, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard described this
as "a government that had lost its way", yet, only one person was removed - ouch.
After undermining
his successor, Gillard's own failures as leader saw the rise of Rudd again to
the top job despite losing a few leadership challenges along the way. Her poor
performance forged a path for Rudd's return.
Not that this was
a bad thing, that gave us, the people of Australia the opportunity to vote this
wanker out.
His political
party, the Australian Labor Party was so roundly beaten at the 2013 federal
election, the ALP recorded their lowest primary vote in their history. The
legacy of six years of ALP government includes record government debt, the
budget surplus he inherited at the start of his government is now a record
deficit
To keep his loss
in perspective, before the 2013 election, the ALP held 72 seats - level with
the Coalition, yet after the election, the ALP formed a minority government
with the help of the Greens and independents. The ALP currently holds 55 seats
while the Coalition holds 90 seats. Retirements for the ALP after their
humiliating defeat include 16 members in addition to the 17 seats lost during
the election (including Rudd the dud himself).
Not that Julia
Gillard was much better as Prime Minister, however, the whole time, Rudd
undermined her efforts at every opportunity until he was returned to the Prime Minister's position.
Kevin Rudd, Julia
Gillard, Malcom Fraser and Gough Whitlam are all worthy candidates for the title of worst prime
minister of Australia, now this imbecile wants to go and weave his magic on the
United Nations - god help us all.
Go Ruddy. Deficit means while many other countries were suffering during the GFC, we, Australia survived, and are still going strong. Sure, he made mistakes, but the country survived. #polytechnicwest.
ReplyDeleteRudd couldn't even save his own job, Julia saved the party only to be stabbed in the back. Go Gillard.
DeleteI was sitting on a Singapore Airlines flight last week and read The Australian Magazine mid flight. Phillip Adams wrote an article endorsing Rudd as Sec Gen without offering any reasons why he should be elected other than they were personal friends. Now I understand the union system works with mates, kick backs and relatives - but even Phillip needs to put forward a case endorsing Rudd's skinny achievements. It has to be remembered, as a former communist and former member of the Labor party until 2010, Adams resigned in protest to Rudd's dismissal.
ReplyDeleteNot so far fetched now.
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