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Rudd needs a Hugh Grant moment to stand up to China

09 Apr 01:32pm

Filed under: China, Hugh Grant, Kevin Rudd, Stern Hu

The Prime Minister has his mojo back on the domestic front thanks to some Kevin07-style plain-speaking and a victorious health debate. Now it is time for him to strut his stuff on the world stage and become an “arse-kicking Prime Minister”, starting with China.

A lot has been written about acting and politics in the last few weeks since Opposition Leader Tony Abbott turned down acting lessons. In my favourite movie Love Actually there is a famous scene involving the heartthrob British Prime Minister played by Hugh Grant. Annoyed by a misogynist American President he stands up to him for taking advantage of their bilateral friendship.

“I love that word relationship,” the Prime Minister begins, with his beautiful admirer of a secretary Natalie walking in on the press conference.

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stephen says:

07:22pm | 11/04/10

Yeah, yer right about God’s Own Country there, but the appeasement is wrong because the problem is ‘wrong’. China’s no threat, though she has the completely wrong view to Capitalism. This will need fixing ; perhaps our Prime Minister can help ? Read more »
Robert Smissen of God's Own Country, Rural SA says:

12:27am | 11/04/10

Offering appeasement to China a proven winner, just look what happened in the 1930s when the then British PM Neville Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler it worked then didn’t it? ? ? NOT! ! Read more »

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