http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/08/vale-john-button/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/08/vale-john-button/#comment-9529 James K Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-9529 John Button represented much of the best of australian politics. He was a realist and an achiever who did not lose sight of worthy ideals. He made a magnificent contribution. I hope he died peacefully. John Button represented much of the best of australian politics. He was a realist and an achiever who did not lose sight of worthy ideals. He made a magnificent contribution. I hope he died peacefully.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/08/vale-john-button/#comment-9530 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-9530 Very sad to suffer this manner of death. What a full life. He reminds me of a character from fiction - I think it was in Beau Geste (?), on the boat trip escaping Britain - a little guy is getting bullied by the sloven, loud mouth ship's cook. So little guy invites this thug out onto the deck and puts on a display of technical boxing excellence for all the sceptical roughnecks on board. By the end everyone was cringing for the big guy totally outclassed, demolished. John Button seemed to come across like that. A class act. Big on the inside. Quality ALP. Like Nifty in his heyday I suppose. Apparently he actually wanted to be a journalist, as his son did become one? Condolences to his family and his mates. Very sad to suffer this manner of death. What a full life. He reminds me of a character from fiction - I think it was in Beau Geste (?), on the boat trip escaping Britain - a little guy is getting bullied by the sloven, loud mouth ship’s cook. So little guy invites this thug out onto the deck and puts on a display of technical boxing excellence for all the sceptical roughnecks on board. By the end everyone was cringing for the big guy totally outclassed, demolished. John Button seemed to come across like that. A class act. Big on the inside. Quality ALP. Like Nifty in his heyday I suppose. Apparently he actually wanted to be a journalist, as his son did become one? Condolences to his family and his mates.

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