Forget “clear air” for Julia Gillard, finally the Queensland election can have its time in the sun. And the LNP got in fast with an unusually early campaign launch at the Brisbane Convention Centre yesterday. Complete with nauseatingly sunny theme song, now available via ringtone:
“Come on, come on, let’s make a Can-Do state …
“Come on, come on, we need a Campbell Newman now …
“We need a Can Do Queensland …”
Today in Crikey, Benjamin Law reports from the heart of Can Do Country as he witnesses the adoring crowd “collectively climax” to the sight of a beaming Tony Abbott appearing on stage to introduce the man of the hour, a man currently campaigning on his credentials as Brisbane mayor, given he’s not actually a member of parliament … yet.
The state of Queensland deserves a comprehensive plan for the future: from the opportunities and challenges of the mining boom to the continuing revitalisation of flood and cyclone-hit regional areas to the population explosion in the south-east corner testing creaking infrastructure and threatening the state’s coveted liveability status.
Meanwhile, Kevin from Queensland has gone to ground after taking a devastating battering in last week’s leadership stoush. @KRuddMP hasn’t tweeted since March 2 and, according to Essential Media today, 30% of voters think the newly-minted backbencher should resign now (then again, 29% reckon he should stick around and challenge and 28% think he should just stick around, so safe to say people are thoroughly confused). Either way, Rudd’s certainly not out sizzling sausages for his friend Anna Bligh right now.
Queensland needs a hero … can Can Do, erm, do it?*
*Pls refer to ringtone.
9 thoughts on “Qld needs a hero … is it Can Do Campbell?”
paddy
March 5, 2012 at 1:39 pmBugger you Crikey!
I accidentally clicked on that ringtone and now have it as a bloody earworm. Bastards! 😉
Meski
March 5, 2012 at 3:39 pm“Come on, come on, let’s make a Can-Do state …
“Come on, come on, we need a Campbell Newman now …
“We need a Can Do Queensland …”
Gak! Will nobody think of the diabetics!
(and the children that spontaneously developed insulin resistance)
Meski
March 5, 2012 at 3:44 pmFurther:
Rudd’s probably smearing calomine lotion on his own badly burned ‘sausage’, after last week’s abortive spill.
Barbara Boyle
March 5, 2012 at 4:45 pmAfter a period of quiet reflection on the back bench, ,isn’t it reasonable to expect Kevin from Queensland to think long and hard about the next step. Given their earlier eloquence, would Swan, Gillard, Roxon et al miss him?
Meski
March 5, 2012 at 5:06 pm@Barbara: At first they’d miss him a lot, but I think you can count on their aim improving over time.
John Kotsopoulos
March 5, 2012 at 6:11 pmNewman reminds me of a fast talking plumber who is always boasting about his own skills while running down everyone else’s. I hope for QLDs sake he is not taking any lessons from Abbott as farms budgets are concened
michael crook
March 5, 2012 at 6:37 pmHow come you missed my campaign launch at the shelter shed in Einbunpin Lagoon Sandgate.
I am quite miffed, gave a wonderful address to the assorted comrades present who, after cheese and bikkies, went out and spent the afternoon letterboxing. Thats a campaign launch!!!
cpds
March 6, 2012 at 7:41 amSome thoughts on Can Do’s lack of “a comprehensive plan for the future” are in
Curing Queensland’s Myopia and
Beyond Populist Rhetoric
wade peter
March 6, 2012 at 4:12 pmDear Campbell showed his kid ina sandpit approach to Brisbane..and we now have a ” field of dreams” for the auto industry and further entrenched private vehicle hedonism aka L.A . While the opportunity to forever Differentiate Brisbanes liveability with a considered approach to traffic issues went begging. Until these new roads and tunnels fill we are stuck on a one way highway incompatible with what is predictably required from a metropolis of the carbon free future. Give this kid the entire state to play with? A frightening prospect.