Ray Stevens
Ahhhh Queensland. You’re so sunny and warm and mysterious.
In what other state would the Premier respond to claims of racism in his own ranks by telling the woman on the receiving end of a “Jihad” taunt to “harden up”? And where else would the same Premier compare cutting the rates of doctors and nurses to reforms in the “garbo” sector 40 years ago?
Campbell Newman might have been born in Canberra, but he may as well be from another planet from Federal Parliament, where even the slightest hint of sexism or racism sees the full force of modern politeness (or political correctness, depending on which side you’re on) rain down on the perpetrator’s head.
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