While it's pleasing to see Chris Ulmann in his natural reptile habitat - how odd, how disturbing, how faintly weird it is to see him on the ABC when he should be roaming wild and free with the reptiles - what better way to start a holiday Monday than blissing out on an Oreo or three ... and naturally the Oreo's keen political instincts are on the boil ...
Of course, of course ... could there be a better centrist, someone more central, than the Oreo? Who else but such an admirable centrist to compare the Mayday with the Malware? Who else but the Oreo to issue a clarion call to centrists to move to the barking mad right and howl at the moon as the only way to achieve political salvation?
Because, you know, the Tories are such amiable, milksop centrists ...
Now hang on, hang on. When did populism and authenticity in the Trump manner become a problem for the Oreo?
The Oreo has been dining out on her love of the populist harder than the pond's addiction to tasty Oreos ... go on google the Oreo and the Donald and see what you get ...
Ah you pathetic centrists, that's not populism, that's authenticity ... here have an Oreo and settle ...
Never let it be said that the pond is stingy with its treats ... what, you still want more Oreo?
The pond knew it wouldn't be long before that authentic honest populist, the onion muncher, beloved by all Australians, would pop his populist head up above the parapet ...
Here, if there's no kool aid handy because this day you're away from the office water cooler in the Murdochian 'leet Surry Hills bunker, have a limeade ...
And there's just a little of the authentic, populist Oreo left ...
Now without wishing to rain on the Oreo party, or spoil the parade of faceless men (not to worry if a faceless woman also resigned and had her face splashed everywhere), it behoves the pond to mention Brexit.
The Oreo has, for many months, been gung ho over Brexit. The campaign was fought on Brexit and the need for a strengthened negotiating position for Brexit ...
Might then the result have something to do with Brexit? Instead of the easy rhetoric about centrism and populism and nameless faces (the latter having been a favourite since Ming the Merciless days?)
Ah but that would require the Oreo to admit that she, Boris and that lying, cheating bus parading with transformative cash that never was and never would be are worse than faceless. They parade nonsense and pie in the sky and expect everyone to think it's going to rain Oreos ...
That's why blathering on about the dangers facing centrist parties is a guaranteed horse laugh for the pond ... imagine a world run by the likes of Cory, gorgeous George and the onion muncher. It isn't hard, even if the domestic knighthood nightmare is receding ... just look at the GOP ...
Now the pond doesn't mind. Next thing you know a dullard like Comrade Bill is miraculously transformed into a tremendous populist who will tear down the house ... and Tories are running around squawking and wetting their pants ...and the Brexit negotiations are about to begin ... and thanks to the likes of Nigel and Boris, cheered on by the likes of the Oreo, the British are looking like they're up for a fair old pounding ...
Well there's all the fun of that fair at the Graudian cartoons here ...
Somebody on this blog recently asked an important question: "Is it just the pond that finds analysis which links Corbyn with Trump and May with Hillary Clinton completely meaningless?"
ReplyDeleteNow we have an answer: not so much meaningless as bemusingly absurd. That's 'absurd' as in 'Theatre of the '. Also, noting Naomi Klein in the Graudian: 'Trump is an idiot, but don't underestimate how good he is at that'.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jun/11/naomi-klein-donald-trump-no-is-not-enough-interview
But given the irrelevance of May's days, comparing her to Malware rather than Hillary makes more sense. Perhaps.
That young British voters were going to see how dudded they were by Brexit, and the utter fruit loops that brought them Brexit, was inevitable.
ReplyDeleteThat they would rise up in quite as healthy a fashion as they have is thrilling, all the way to the marrow. And that thrill was immediately enriched by imaging how the reptile clowns such as Dr Oreo were going to face the facts. And today's blather is simply perfect.
"To me, Corbyn is odious"
Valuable contribution Dr Oreo. To the young British voter with an eye on the future, Corbyn represents a return to a moral base, and a reason to get out of bed and vote. And to Rupert Murdoch, Corbyn represents the time that his repellent media attack dogs failed.
Failed bigly.