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yh_tac

Thoughts on the Election

Nov 27, 2007 10:14

The ecstatic joy I thought I would feel if Howard lost still hasn't arrived. Actually, for once I both pity him and respect him greatly. It's because of the speech he made when he conceded defeat - he looked and sounded like he was about to start bawling. I greatly admire people who show emotion, I think because I am so incapable of it myself. It's ( Read more... )

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syntheticellide November 27 2007, 10:35:47 UTC

I love how you compare Howard to a used condom.

yh_tac November 28 2007, 06:28:53 UTC

But the similarities are so immediately obvious, I find.

syntheticellide November 28 2007, 06:31:06 UTC

'Whaddya' know, he's thin, strong, ribbed, made of latex, strawberry flavoured AND glow-in-the-dark.!...but not exactly reusable. Hmmm.

themicemen November 27 2007, 22:33:48 UTC

Tis sad. :( That's why I hated the newspapers for a long time afterwards. Wait. What am I saying? I still hate them. I don't think "Howard Humiliated" is exactly appropriate - just proves my point that politics is an ugly pastime and that journalists are sharks.

yh_tac November 28 2007, 06:29:14 UTC

...that was your point? Ah well, I agree.

blacknsilver November 28 2007, 08:01:02 UTC

The papers sure sold fast the day after Election Day. And the photos on the front of... The Age, I think, or maybe the Australian, were so... deliberately chosen.