More Tonyisms - his brain must be wired oddly...

[i-need-a-martini]

The boards are getting a bit heated over nothing so I thought I would throw in a political thread lol.

Today he said this:

"During a press conference at Parliament House on Tuesday, the Prime Minister was asked how it could transpire that professionally trained and highly skilled naval personnel could mistakenly sail, more than once, into Indonesian territorial waters.

"Even people who are at the very top of their game... will occasionally make mistakes," Mr Abbott replied, while praising the skill and professionalism of the Australian navy.

"Test cricketers occasionally drop catches, great footballers occasionally miss tackles and regretfully, there were a couple of occasions when this mistake was made."

Huh??? How is it that a man in his position would think of cricket and football first in relation to strategic positining of our defence forces.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/even-great-cricketers-footballers-make-mistake...

[polksaladallie]

He speaks as Sarah Palin did.  So we can't say "Only in America"  any more.

[bluecat*dancing]

He's our own George W. Aren't we lucky?

[catsnknots]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

"As I famously - perhaps infamously - said during the election campaign, it often seems like a struggle that involves baddies versus baddies,'' Mr Abbott, a keynote speaker at the forum, said after arriving in the Swiss alpine town.

"I guess the best way for all of them to demonstrate if some of them are goodies is to lay down their arms and try to ensure the conflict, which is devastating that country and its people, starts to subside.''

How embarrassing

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You do know that his exact words were then used by Obama in exactly the same context? 

[boris1gary]

ok, then he is our own Obomber.

[polksaladallie]

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@catsnknots wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

"As I famously - perhaps infamously - said during the election campaign, it often seems like a struggle that involves baddies versus baddies,'' Mr Abbott, a keynote speaker at the forum, said after arriving in the Swiss alpine town.

"I guess the best way for all of them to demonstrate if some of them are goodies is to lay down their arms and try to ensure the conflict, which is devastating that country and its people, starts to subside.''

How embarrassing

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You do know that his exact words were then used by Obama in exactly the same context? 

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I'd be surprised and disappointed.  Can you provide a link?

[izabsmiling]

does he think Asylum seekers as cricket balls being thrown at us ?

[izabsmiling]

TA adds the ER to the toss 

[boris1gary]

polksa, i wouldn't be surprised or disappointed - remember that Obomber has to speak to his fellow americans and they have been dumbed down for decades. no offence meant to any americans.

[polksaladallie]

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@boris1gary wrote:

polksa, i wouldn't be surprised or disappointed - remember that Obomber has to speak to his fellow americans and they have been dumbed down for decades. no offence meant to any americans.

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I know that. But those two words?  They belong in preschool.

[catsnknots]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@catsnknots wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

"As I famously - perhaps infamously - said during the election campaign, it often seems like a struggle that involves baddies versus baddies,'' Mr Abbott, a keynote speaker at the forum, said after arriving in the Swiss alpine town.

"I guess the best way for all of them to demonstrate if some of them are goodies is to lay down their arms and try to ensure the conflict, which is devastating that country and its people, starts to subside.''

How embarrassing

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You do know that his exact words were then used by Obama in exactly the same context? 

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I'd be surprised and disappointed.  Can you provide a link?

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http://www.amirite.com/773219-president-obama-shouldnt-of-said-its-not-goodies-versus-baddies-its-ba...

This is the best I can find... funny how I can't get much on what Obama says yet the search comes up with Tony Abbott... lol... maybe in the States they are a bit kinder? 

Obama didn't say the exact same words but close...

I actually saw it on TV so don't know where a link might possibly be.