Re: How apt!

freakiness · ‎12-08-2013

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1799390/Abbott-ridiculed-after-suppository-gaffe

Tony Abbott unwittingly caused suppository to trend on twitter today:

Unfortunately I can't risk posting any of the rather amusing tweets but they're easy to find with some posted on the linked SBS article.

An election-campaign slip by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is sitting a bit uncomfortably today.

Mr Abbott was speaking in Melbourne at the launch of Liberal candidate Michael Sukkar's campaign in the Labor-held seat of Deakin.

He was contrasting the established frontbench for the Liberals with what he depicted as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's domination of Labor's bid for re-election.

But he did not quite express it the way he meant.

"No-one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom, and I believe that we will be a much better government because we have a very strong team."

lakeland27 · ‎12-08-2013

i thought an enema of wisdom closer to the mark.

donnashuggy · ‎12-08-2013

What was he thinking? It is a really odd error.

polksaladallie · ‎12-08-2013

That's why he didn't need notes! The knowledge that he needed last night was within reach of his brain.

j*oono · ‎12-08-2013

LOL Some of those comments are really so funny and clever. It's a shame they can't be posted here.

Joono

freakiness · ‎12-08-2013

@j*oono wrote:
LOL Some of those comments are really so funny and clever. It's a shame they can't be posted here.

Yes, I so wanted to post them but you'll have to go to #suppository for the truly funny quips

not_an_eloi · ‎12-08-2013

newstart2380 · ‎12-08-2013

someone gave him "a bit of a bum steer"

I still will vote for him.

Keep it nice, I might cry if you write anything upsetting (like not)

donnashuggy · ‎12-08-2013

I think bend over Australia will stick

azureline** · ‎12-08-2013

It is funny as..... but seriously, everyone makes mistakes, it is just unfortunate that he said it at such a high profile time!