http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/political-stunts/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/its-the-lot-of-the-opposition-leader-to-humiliate-oneself/ South Australian Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond, who’s first action when she won the post was to ban swearing in the party room, has today said she’d be happy to be tasered. So having 50,000 volts of electricity shot through your body might not be as embarrassing as say, sniffing a colleague’s chair, or being outed as having carried a teddy bear around in your uni days, but it’s pretty stupid. And it makes you wonder what we’ve done to deserve politicians who think we’re so easily bought with cheap stunts. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/its-the-lot-of-the-opposition-leader-to-humiliate-oneself/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/its-the-lot-of-the-opposition-leader-to-humiliate-oneself/#item1534 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 M30o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr