Wednesday, March 18, 2015

MAD , MAD , MAD WORLD POLITICAL AND MEDIA ROUNDUP

LONDON :  Scientific  research  into why  Penguins  waddle  has  discovered that  Tony Abbott’s  mother  gave  birth  to  him  here  after  she  was  frightened  by   Percy  the  Penguin  during  a  visit to  the  zoo.  As a  result , it  has  been suggested  this  is  why the PM  walks  like  that odd bird ,  George Dubya Bush , and  squawks  like a  sick , moulting  Emperor  Penguin - heh, heh - during  interviews .(ABC political reporter Chris Uhlmann remarked that people were saying all kinds of  strange thing about  PM  Abbott, even commenting about   the  way he  walks... surely proof positive  of   the   Pommie  Penguin  shock  his  dear  mum  experienced) .
 


TOWNSVILLE : In a  desperate last  ditch attempt to get Prince Harry to visit Townsville , instead of   Darwin ,   while  Down Under  , the   forelock tugging  organisation, Townsville Enterprise , has  pointed out  the  dashing  prince will  get  free  lead in his  pencil if he graces the North Queensland city with his  presence . This is a reference to the fact that  four Townsville  playgrounds  used  by   children  have been found to contain high levels of  lead  and other  toxic  substances . The local media , as  usual , has  failed   to  fully  follow up  this  unsatisfactory situation . 
 

MOUNT ISA : In a newspaper blooper , Bob Katter has been quoted as saying  things are  “ out of  kilt ”. Surely this  was  supposed to be kilter? If not, are  drought stricken Queensland  cattlemen so angry with  Barnaby , bureacrats , banks  and other bs   that  they   are  dropping their  kilts, as in Brave Heart,  baring  their  bums and  claymores when  yet  another   fact   finding  group  rides  up  from  Canberra  and   Brisbane  in  limos ?