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Politics is not a gameshow

by Leo Shanahan

02 Sep 12:24pm

Filed under: Anna Bligh, Masterchef, Rove, Rudd Government, Television

42 comments

Alright I’m calling it now: Penny Wong will be a contestant on the next series of Dancing with the Stars.

Tonight I'll be cooking up my credibility

Well actually that’s not true, but the scary thing is I bet you didn’t know whether that was a joke or not.

With news this morning that Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is going to be a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef this country has entered a bizarre dimension that has further blurred the line between politicians, network celebrities and reality tv stars.

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Michael says:

05:04pm | 15/10/09

Margaret Gray says that Anna should be doing her job instead of appearing on game shows. If Margaret ever worked part-time permanent or full-time, she would be aware that such an employment status entitles people to paid annual leave. Anna is quite entitled to annual leave like everyone else whether… Read more »
dave wood says:

01:15pm | 09/09/09

yeah right…just look at the antics of rudd and gillard lately! but neither of these morons have the time to answer my legitimate question about social inclusion…bit hard to swallow when gillard is supposed to hold that port folio! Read more »

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