Boring politicians
June 15th 2010 02:45
Just why are Oz pollies so boring? Well of course it's a combination of things. They all get media training, which is about ignoring the question and staying on message, and everything is on record so they are careful not to say anything contentious. And of course only the great leader is supposed to say anything of substance anyway.
The other reason is that more and more of them come through the political machine that stamps them into the same boring mold. They have been staffers or advisors and have already learned how to behave like pollies before they even become pollies. Some have also been through student or union politics, which does the same thing.
All this contrasts greatly with how pollies used to be. Back before the media/political machine took over almost every polly was a character because they had to be. The essence of politics in past days was to differentiate yourself through understanding issues and communicating your thoughts, usually verbally. So most pollies were highly articulate, even in difficult circumstances, and some were genuinely great orators. Compare that with the bloodless clones that inhabit most parties, like Mark Habib who sounds like he's never had to speak in public before.
In fact the most notable exceptions are the Greens' Bob Brown and the Nationals/independents like Barnaby Joyce and Bob Catter. Unfortunately, in the latter cases, like their fellow rustic Wilson Tuckey, they can't seem to manage to speak and think at the same time.
The other reason is that more and more of them come through the political machine that stamps them into the same boring mold. They have been staffers or advisors and have already learned how to behave like pollies before they even become pollies. Some have also been through student or union politics, which does the same thing.
In fact the most notable exceptions are the Greens' Bob Brown and the Nationals/independents like Barnaby Joyce and Bob Catter. Unfortunately, in the latter cases, like their fellow rustic Wilson Tuckey, they can't seem to manage to speak and think at the same time.
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