Sean (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jackslack) wrote,@ 2009-04-15 05:30:00 |
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It's a rare day Peter Costello could make me smile.
But he pulled it off with this.
I've been feeling sorry for Belinda Neal. Neal, you will recall, is the Labor MP who let fly at a waiter when he asked her to move tables at Iguana Joe's a restaurant/night spot on the NSW Central Coast. "Don't you know who I am?" she demanded.
But he pulled it off with this.
I've been feeling sorry for Belinda Neal. Neal, you will recall, is the Labor MP who let fly at a waiter when he asked her to move tables at Iguana Joe's a restaurant/night spot on the NSW Central Coast. "Don't you know who I am?" she demanded.
Soon all of Australia knew who she was. Kevin Rudd stepped in, reprimanded her and ordered her to undergo anger management counseling.
I've never been to this sort of counseling but I can imagine how it operates. A therapist gives you a tricky case and questions you on how to respond. The idea is to keep your anger under control.
Here's a case study for Neal. You are flying on your private jet when the flight attendant brings you the wrong meal. Do you (a) eat it anyway; (b) point out you ordered something else and ask for an alternative; or (c) shout at the flight attendant and reduce her to tears?
Mind you, he then goes on to labour his clever joke too far after that, but still. A nice piece of political observation and wit.
