Bob Hawke's Skolling Receives Mixed Responses

[icyfroth]

Just when you thought his beer-skolling days were over, Bob Hawke brings home the hops.

At 84, the former prime minister showed no signs of slowing as he downed a beer in single gulp in front of dozens of people dressed as Australian commentator Richie Benaud on day two of the Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The crowd hooted in delight as the former Labor leader put away the amber liquid in less than 10 seconds.

Critics have lambasted the former PM for setting a bad example and reinforcing a negative alcohol culture amidst the widespread publicity of alcohol-fuelled violence.

"Bob Hawke setting the example to a nation struggling with alcohol-induced violence," Steven Ringo tweeted.

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Thanks Mr Hawke, that's a nice example to our young people you're setting there!

[lakeland27]

so still nothing positive to say  about dumbo ?  

[lakeland27]

duh .. he can swim ..

[silverfaun]

Still an embarrassment. What a fool.

[lakeland27]

 all you've got are elderly men to pick on .  tone isn;t exactly inspiring is he ? nothing to say there really .. i can swim too.

[purplecarrot-top]

My father would have drank Bob Hawke under the table. I saw people drinking copious amounts of booze every day. Never inspired me to drink heavily. Never was inspired to smoke by seeing ads and people smoking.

Who cares if he can skull a beer. If that is all there is to worry about, we are doing very well.

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@lakeland27 wrote:

 all you've got are elderly men to pick on .  tone isn;t exactly inspiring is he ? nothing to say there really .. i can swim too.

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Tone can stay awake campaigning without sleep for days. Did you miss his brag about that in 2010 campaign?

[silverfaun]

Its how he treated Hazel that I found unforgivable. Seems to be a Labor thing if you look at Keating and Shorten to mention a few.

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@silverfaun wrote:

Its how he treated Hazel that I found unforgivable. Seems to be a Labor thing if you look at Keating and Shorten to mention a few.

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You're kidding, right?

How can anyone sane person seriously believe that people from one side of the political spectrum cheat and treat their partners badly?

Nah, must be a joke  :D:D

[icyfroth]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

 all you've got are elderly men to pick on .  tone isn;t exactly inspiring is he ? nothing to say there really .. i can swim too.

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Mr Hawke in his day wasn't averse to displaying himself in "budgie smugglers" either, and with women other than his wife too.

Wonder what she's laughing at?