In the United States, a pleasing aspect of the so called family values politicians that pander to the religious right is that many seem to trip over their own self-righteous feet of clay. Witness the downfall of Larry Craig and Ted Haggard for example.
In Australia, before the last election there was the revelation that Ross Cameron, himself a family values type, had a cheating heart. This election, Family First has fallen foul of some filthy shenanigans with Andrew Quah being dumped as the Family First’s candidate for the seat of Reid.
Quah’s misdeeds involve circulation of pictures around the internet which would lead voters in Reid no doubt which way Quah’s politics swung. He has since been disendorsed as the FF candidate for Reid.
As usual in such incidents, personal responsibility is cast aside in favour of a barely believable statement of denial:
Mr Quah told the Herald yesterday he thought it was possible that he had posed for the compromising photographs. “I might have been drunk off my face or my political enemies might have drugged me.”
His political opponents might have drugged him?
What a silly bugger.
Well, at least he didn’t blame Satan, or perhaps he did.
This is such a hoot.
I loved the quote in today’s Herald:
I guess the pictures must be of something really small … or green.
How pathetic that he’s going to get dumped as a candidate just for that. We need a few more MPs prepared to rock out with their cocks out.
“My political enemies might have drugged me”
Hm, that’s a dutchie passed to the right hand side, boom tish. Seriously, if drugging is part of politics these days, the world needs a bit more political enmity.
This is such a hoot.
I loved the quote in today’s Herald:
I guess the pictures must show something really small … or green.
“I never had sexual relations with that polaroid.” Andrew Quah Clinton.
IF you want to see for yourself what all the fuss is about, click on the images at The Other Cheek blog. WARNING: the blog pics are shrouded in Family First logoes, but clicking the images reveals nudity.
I wonder whether “my political enemies might have drugged me” will enter common usage. In an age of relentless gaffe-hunting, it could prove incredibly versatile.
BBB
Interesting how outright denial comes into play, isn’t it? And how silly it looks!
Larry Craig admitted he was a gay toilet prowler before changing his plea and now insists he is not even gay. Quah is just thrashing about for any excuse to deny the obvious, including “That’s not my penis… maybe somebody photoshopped it.”
On a similar note in the USA today, Glenn Greenwald has had an interesting exchange with General Petraeus’ Public Affairs Officer and personal spokesman, Col. Steven A. Boylan.
Related news? Downer is going to debate McClelland on Nov 15.
WMDs, Alex? Maybe somebody photoshopped them…?
AWB? That’s not MY AWB…
Fishnet stockings? My political enemies may have drugged me…
“DRAGged me” perhaps.
Want a lolly little girl ?
Nah show me your Dick first!
Oooooh just like a penis only smaller.
What creeps they are, I’m gonna be ill thinking about them Yuk.
Still what are they ? cretins too right wing even for the iliberal party.
Shaun and Woulf:
His explanation/excuse/elucidation is certainly far more credible than have been some of the hilarious cook&bull yarns concocted by long-time sitting MPs to account for their proximity to dodgy corporate figures and on-the-nose deals.
Family First were downright silly to ditch him; this is Australia after all, not America.
“That’s Not My Penis!” would make a fabulous guest segment on Lateline.
Two family first candidates standing at a urinal taking a piss,
One says to the other Jesus howd you get a dick like that?
The other dude says I eats beans!
He reply’s What baked beans?
No human fucking beings!
How can anyone take this sheeet serious.
Crikey suggests that Family First’s online recruitment could be to blame, and they have some very misogynistic quotes from Quah’s student days.
You gotta click that link for the cartoon alone!
Crikey also have a look at four other election wierdos.
Anyone old enough to remember that pre-Cambrian TV game show “Tell the Truth” ?
“Would the real Quah penis please stand up?”
Oh, guess not, It seems to be a Quahzi penis.”
What a d…!
Seems ‘FF’ attracts very odd (Boom, boom!) *members*.
Perhaps he took the name ‘Family First’ too literally and so became inspired to show off the family jewels.
Is it something within certain personalities that leads them to campaign for political office on morals while secretly indulging in behaviour that’s exactly opposite to those morals? Not that I know what Quah’s professed morals are, it just seems like it might be a trend.
Fielding should spend less time attacking others and more time screening his candidates. So much for “family friendly” values. Do as I say, not as I do . . .
I made the mistake of clicking through – never seen a bonsai todger before. I think it could use a little more trimming myself, at least according to the book he professes to follow.
Noddy woke up one morning feeling a little quah…
Those quah revelations are the only reason why I would visit andrew lander’s blog. To think that we went to the same school. (shudders)
Quah and myself that is. Lander would have been even worse.
I really don’t understand why people are mocking this. It is after all the most likely explanation for Mark Latham.
Hell, what kind of scrutiny is FF going for with their prospective candidates?
Surely, ‘circumcision’ is part of policy/scrutiny, for all member hopefuls.
It might not be ‘his’, as he suggests.
It could be a green one, for instance.
Yairs.
I imagine this episode ends Andrew Quah’s dream of serving FF in a hung parliament.
Shaun and All;
I’m disappointed. We are going to be deprived of fiery debates in the House with spirited interjections of “Listen Donkey, your party doesn’t even have a policy on this!” or “Shut up, Shorty!” or “That’s right; humungous ignorance to match your humungous donger”. Parliament will be bland and boring without Mr Quah.
Family First officials should get a good firm grip on themselves. Human beings have all sorts of faults and frailties; angels are otherwise …. so, if they want to stay in politics, they had better get used to the difference.
At least he’s not trying to slip it through the slot in Canada: [link]
Mr Quah will not be participating in the
erectionelection.“that’s not my penis,” said Mr Quah, “that’s my Tony Abbott impersonation.”
I like this guy’s style. I am going to photoshop Ron Jeremy’s Schlong onto a photo of myself and send it out to the relevant tabloids.
So why not the other way around? *insert small and mildly blue one-liner here*
Frankly I think this whole thing is much ado about nothing. Though it’s nice to see Family First weren’t prepared to settle for some out there dick as a sine quah non for pricking the public’s fancy.
Easy for you to say. Harder for them to grasp.
Is there some kind of critical mass of bad puns which will cause the thread to explode? I think that point (nudge, wink) has nearly been passed.
Well I do believe this thread has probably reached a climax.
But if others want to jerk it back into life, then I wash my hands of the consequences.