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Tom Ballard - unbiased - on campaign 2010
Date: Aug 05, 10 Time: 03:30 Category: Politics / Government |
The tweeterview as recorded:
| Q1: | "Hello young man, no nap today, or are we working around it?" |
I am working late! A whole bunch of stuff with a new initiative called #HottestPM and lots of Splendour acts in town.
| Q2: | "Ooohh, what's #HottestPM all about then?" |
We're getting listeners to vote for their favourite PMs. All the info's here: http://tinyurl.com/23tolah #crosspromo
| Q3: | "Your idea? Is it born of frustration that as an ABC employee you must remain unbiased regarding election 2010?" |
It's @AlexDyson and myself's idea. We just think it's funny to sex up Australian political history, to be honest.
And it's to celebrate #ausvotes. We'll have a big countdown show on Friday August 20th.
| Q4: | "Surely we can all agree that Hawkee was and with always be the sex machine of Aus politics. There's a mini series to .." |
| Q5: | "..prove it.
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We're not talking the "hottest" PMs in the attractive sense; we mean "most awesome", just like triple j's Hottest 100...
...is for songs.
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Oh. Well is there scope for the attractive sense?
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I mean Bronwyn Bishop gave the impression she could suck a golf ball thru a garden hose.
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Not a PM, but hot.
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Oh yes, and Helen Coonan is mad for labradors, but we're keeping out of all that filthy smut, thank you very much.
| Q6: | "John Howard would be the only PM you would remember before the recent Governmental fracas wouldn't he? " |
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So are you choosing out of the 3 you've lived with, or researching into the wee hours?
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You know, he really is. That's what makes this whole sha-bang more interesting; I love finding out about these PMs...
...I've never known.
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That is cool. So whataya got? Who's your fave?
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Are you allowed retrospective bias?
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Sure! I am a big Francis Michael Forde fan. 8 sweet days of fuck all.
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What does that mean? 8 sweet days? Wha happenend?
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He filled after John Curtin died in 1945, was PM for 8 days, and then got voted out. Yeesh.
If you click that link (http://tinyurl.com/23tolah) you can hear @CharliePick talking about him.
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Hahaha. Trust @CharliePick to have an opinion on former PM Francis Michael Ford.
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Classic @CharliePick.
| Q7: | "Hey my agent phoned me once and asked me if I'd be interested in doing a nude stand up show." |
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Wasn't it your idea?
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It was. It was a dream I had that was cruelly crushed, Meshel; crushed by the realities of this empty society we dwell in.
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Crushed at what stage? Did anyone agree to do it?
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| Q8: | "Your reputation is that of a lovely young man so I must assume some higher artistic purpose was behind the idea. What.." |
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.. was it?
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| Q9: | "Well, some are just disturbing, which is why I said no. Any reason eating disorder issues are meaningful to you?" |
| Q10: | "You're a sweet boy Tom, you do know that don't you? I wish for you only happiness." |
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Hahaha. Comedy turns us all evil in the end! Now back to work please.
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Thanks for the chat, pretty lady!