The emboldened Senator
Senator Fielding has used his newfound notoriety to assist the agenda of my Family First party.
Trouble is he is not as long-standing as Harradine, nor has he the credibility, experience or respect of his fellow Australians to be anything more than an inoffensive poster boy for the Christian right. He was strangely silent last month when Australians discussed 48 hour cooling-off periods prior to terminating a late-term pregancy. Now after some homo-social bonding in the PM’s office he’s on fire. Like all spotfires, there is little fuel.
While he may identify as patriarchal, and try to save us from ouselves, he will never be the ‘The Father of the Senate’.
He may however, go on to be Steve whatshisname, second cousin – once removed.
Image from here
December 13th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
Don’t write this little ferret off too quickly. He is so ambitious he’ll do anything for power.
December 13th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
By the way, I hope that statement qualifies as seditious.
December 13th, 2005 at 6:51 pm
I really think that not enough Australians can be bothered to be really religious. That fact serves to marginalise him instantly.
He was a Senator targeted by this house in a letter writing campaign to encourage Senators to vote against the Terrifying bill, Worknochoice and VSU.
His letter back was so lame that we all just laughed ourselves silly. It talked about all the things he was learning and all the nice people he was meeting – I had to read it again in case he was inviting us to a sausage sizzle and slide night .
My point is that he is an intellectual lightweight when it come to politics and the ability to be an arselicker can only take you so far. He was shaking on ABC’S AM program this morning because there was a second question.
Oh my JahTeh, I hope I’m right!
December 13th, 2005 at 9:37 pm
You are lucky to get a letter back. I’ve been writing to him on behalf of Rainbow families about the Medicare safety net with no acknowledgement.
The last time, I emailed, posted on the blog and sent snail mail and the office gets trashed. The man will do anything not to answer me:P He might be a lightweight but look closely at the wife.
December 13th, 2005 at 9:54 pm
Susan Fielding – Detective Inspector (forensic) and singer of hymns and Janette HoWARd look-a-like. Eek.