Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Paul Keating - Unplugged
Watching Kerry O'Brien ABC recent interview with former PM Labor Paul Keating, brought back all the old nightmares.
Keating spouted his economic text book theory that goes over the head of most people. All the arrogance, self importance and know it all unapologetic gobbledegook was still evident. No regrets expressed for the hundreds of thousands who lost their jobs as a result of Labor's mis-managed economic experiments.
It was vintage Paul Keating, sitting in his imported $1500 Italian suit telling us he always was and always will be there for the oridinary bloke. The sort of high sounding intoxicating smoke and mirrors stuff the press gallery lapped up in the 1990's, making them blind to the realities the orinary bloke running a business actually faced.
Even Kerry O'Brien could not resist cringing at Mr Keatings flights of fancy and self importance. In true style Mr Keating claimed the credit for todays good economic news, transfered the blame for the disasters and totally ignored the business and job losses during his time at the helm of Australia's economy.
Keating spouted his economic text book theory that goes over the head of most people. All the arrogance, self importance and know it all unapologetic gobbledegook was still evident. No regrets expressed for the hundreds of thousands who lost their jobs as a result of Labor's mis-managed economic experiments.
It was vintage Paul Keating, sitting in his imported $1500 Italian suit telling us he always was and always will be there for the oridinary bloke. The sort of high sounding intoxicating smoke and mirrors stuff the press gallery lapped up in the 1990's, making them blind to the realities the orinary bloke running a business actually faced.
Even Kerry O'Brien could not resist cringing at Mr Keatings flights of fancy and self importance. In true style Mr Keating claimed the credit for todays good economic news, transfered the blame for the disasters and totally ignored the business and job losses during his time at the helm of Australia's economy.
