Hockey's Sarah Palin moment

[j*oono]

If you can't beat em, join em.

http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/01/19/hockeys-life-expectancy-comment-sarah-palin-moment-shorten...

And to top it all off he's upset because Medicare covered the cost of his son's hospital treatment when he broke his foot.  Somehow that is inherently wrong.

[nero_bolt]

[raptor_rebooted]

“He’s almost had what I’d call his Sarah Palin moment. ‘I can see Russia from my house’,” Mr Shorten said.

 palin never said that.

[polksaladallie]

Gee whizz.  She didn't say that?  Go on.   Well, you learn something every day.    

"Next door neighbours"   Even better.   Still on a par with Hockey.

[debra9275 · Accepted solution]

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has seized on a comment by the Treasurer that people could soon live until they are 150, describing it as Joe Hockey’s “Sarah Palin” moment.

Mr Hockey made the comments while arguing the case for budget cuts and to explain why Australians should pay more for their health care.

“It is kind of remarkable that somewhere in the world today, it is highly probable, a child has been born who will live to be 150,” he told Fairfax Radio.

seriously, who would want to live till 150???

will they increase the retirement age to 125 do you think? maybe that's the plan for this year's budget 

[cherry*135]

Joe (Howler) Hockey

""It's kind of remarkable that somewhere in the world today, it's highly probable that a child has been born who will live to be 150. That's a long time."

What has that got to do with the Aust. Budget dud measures in 2015?

' somewhere in the world' not likely to be claiming Aust Medicare benefits then are they?

[cherry*135]

[raptor_rebooted]

that's right, she didn't say that.

what are you trying to say?

that russia in not close to alaska

or that you can't see russia from

alaska?

[cherry*135]

[polksaladallie]

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@debra9275 wrote:

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has seized on a comment by the Treasurer that people could soon live until they are 150, describing it as Joe Hockey’s “Sarah Palin” moment.

Mr Hockey made the comments while arguing the case for budget cuts and to explain why Australians should pay more for their health care.

“It is kind of remarkable that somewhere in the world today, it is highly probable, a child has been born who will live to be 150,” he told Fairfax Radio.

seriously, who would want to live till 150???

will they increase the retirement age to 125 do you think? maybe that's the plan for this year's budget 

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125 will be the new 65.  Getting tired and worn out, but who cares, you still have to work a bit longer.