For your reading pleasure: David Barnett frothing over last night’s broadcast of ‘Keating the Musical’. My favourite bit:
Alexander Downer, dressed as FrankN’Furter from The Rocky Horror Show, is shown as effete. Downer, father of four children and with nothing in his private life to suggest he is anything other than as square as a […]
Tag Archive 'politics'
Modeling elections?
Posted in politics on May 29th, 2008
Listening to the opinion going round and around entrenched positions about whether Hillary Clinton would make a good VP, and whether she and Obama individually would come at a joint ticket, has made me wonder again about the role personality type plays in politics and the way people vote.
I’ve never been officially Myers-Brugged, but when […]
Felt Obama finger puppet
Posted in craft, politics, puppetry, puppets on May 21st, 2008
Following on from yesterday’s post about candidate finger puppets made from card, Abbey Hambright has felt finger puppets of Obama for sale.
My friend Amy has made a couple of widgets for Obama supporters. If you are a supporter, why not add them to your sidebar or FaceBook page. (Details for embedding are here:Countdown; Pwned)
Yesterday’s apology to the Stolen Generations felt momentous. I had read the official words that would officially constitute the apology, but I hadn’t reckoned on the speech that the Prime Minister went on to deliver (full video and full transcript). It was breathtakingly good, unexpectedly ballsy in it’s directness and honesty, and […]
Some welcome optimism
Posted in politics on Dec 6th, 2007
A friend who is a public servant was telling me how, in her department, it feels as if a great weight has been lifted since the change of government. I certaintly feel a great relief to have done with the awful Howard era. So far the signs are promising:
Rudd ratifies Kyoto Protocol in the first […]
It sure was a happy night last night - after all the nail biting of the last few days and the start of the count last night, the John Howard era has come to an end!
Shan sent me his last election puppetry video, Howard’s Way, yesterday, but I must admit it felt too much like […]
Mick Jagger of Australian politics
Posted in politics, puppetry, puppets, video on Nov 13th, 2007
Shan Jayaweera’s John Howard has been pressing the flesh in Melbourne. I love this, especially where he describes himself as the Mick Jagger of Australian politics! Jemila McEwan made the puppet.
Previously:
Search for a scapegoat
Once Upon a Coffee Cup
The GreensBlog has some politician masks you can download and print. They were intended for halloween, but, you know, they might come in handy in the next few weeks!
Here in Canberra this time around we have a unique opportunity to alter the balance of power in the Senate immediately. The Coalition parties hold 20 of […]
Stronger and smarter
Posted in politics on Aug 29th, 2007
Chris Sarra is enlightening.
He says the proposed government ‘management’ of the welfare payments of indigenous parents whose children are repeatedly absent from school doesn’t address the heart of the matter: that schools must be places that the kids want to go to, that address their and their communty’s needs, and provide them with top quality […]