Meet the real Kevin Rudd
Thursday, 17th June 2010
David Marr reckons the PM is power-hungry. In fact, says Alexander Downer, he just wants fame
Marr is probably right. The secret of what Rudd is all about lies in his childhood. That’s probably true of all of us. Something happened then which made him determined one day to be famous. He has succeeded — spectacularly. But like all people who seek fame for themselves at the expense of others, his fame will eat him up. Fame fed with substance can make a person great. Fame alone will destroy you.
It has taken an incredible three years for the Australian public to realise who their national leader really is. I sat with a Labor luminary having a late-night drink in June 2008. He turned to me and said: ‘Mate, one day the Australian public will grow to hate Kevin Rudd as much as I do.’ That day has arrived.
Alexander Downer was foreign minister from 1996 to 2007 and federal Liberal leader in 1994.
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Barnacle Bill
October 7th, 2010 6:18am Report this commentFor Kevin Rudd to declare Alexander Downer as "too bright..." shows he was a poor judge of character as well.
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