You can't keep a former PM down
The Foreign Minister's Conference
He waited until the last day but Kevin Rudd dominated it!
- There was some serious work for the Foreign Minister at the weekend
- “Addressed our National Conference today on GFC2. And what needs to be done. Oz jobs at stake: kevinruddmp.com/ KRudd
- “And new initiative to appoint our first Ambassador for Human Trafficking. Focus on eliminating this new form of the slave trade. KRudd
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- Which brought forth one supporter
- “#KRudd pushes the #ALP into leading a push for a #global #ban on the use and trading of #asbestos bit.ly/uc8tA8
- And the Foreign Minister had a few words to say about the direction of his beloved Labor Party
- “Angry Kevin Rudd hits out at ALP national conference, calling it a failure ow.ly/7OiY0 #alpnc @swannydpm @theqldpremier
- Which prompted a response leaked to the papers for Monday morning
- “Kevin insults Julia's #ToysRUs speech. TeamJulia retaliates by leaking election review stating Rudd was shit. Open warfare begins #auspol
- “Leak 'intended to damage Rudd': KEVIN Rudd's supporters say details of a secret chapter in the 2010 ALP review h...bit.ly/rvrJXm
- “A leaked report damning leaking. Ironic. Leaked by whom? Who gains? “@ALPAustNews: New leak of ALP report intended to damage Kevin Rudd"
- “The KRudd gov review leaked why? Well make him think twice about a challenge. Who would back him now? @LaurieOakes mite get some leaks soon
- And talking of leaks .,..
- “I think we all knew Kevin Rudd and his supporters were behind the election leaks last year
- “Don't know how Kevin Rudd made it into my "who to follow" list, but pretty happy that his twitter handle has KRudd in it. #australia
- “Kevin Rudd labels ALP national conference a "failure" - does it take one to know one? #auspol bit.ly/vtlav5
- “@aaronkearneyaus #antibucketlist I will never follow Yoko Ono or Kevin Rudd on Twitter
- All of which produced this:
- “THE internal Labor hostility towards former leader Kevin Rudd is at a new peak following criticism of his... fb.me/1i25awGQ4
- Butecause it was all Julia's fault anyway - not mentioning him in her list of great Labor PMs indeed!
- “Trying to erase Kevin Rudd as PM wrong.He is probably feeling stressed out, undermined and demoralised.ALP bullies (Guess who?)lack empathy
- While the man himself was just out and about trying to be nice and pleasant
- “I heard on ABC News 24 that Kevin Rudd was seen milling with people in Darling Harbour getting his photo taken with them.
- “http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/12/04/rudd-in-buoyant-mood-at-same-sex-celebration/ Kevin Rudd shameless
- While those Chinese were being as mean as mean could be
- “China banned media reports on Cablegate, allowed critical commentary about Kevin Rudd | SMHsmh.com.au/technology/tech... #wikileaks
- But his old Murdoch friends were kinder. They were still rooting for him even if others were sceptical.
- “Yes, KRudd only has to sneeze for the media to get leadership speculation out of it. But after that speech yesterday we can't be surprised.
- “How can News Ltd keep a straight face whilst periodically breaking the same story? KRudd COUP PLOT! -.-news.com.au/national/humil... Samantha Maiden
- “The Oz media is like that guy who keeps predicting the rapture “@WillFrogley: Rudd tipped to challenge Gillard by Maybit.ly/rWvN0y”
- Or believers in conspiracy theories!
- “@BabsNation babs I can't believe the polls. It's prob fix so no challenge is made by Krudd. See the review re Rudd's gov? Leaked. All bad
- “Tony Abbott's thought process "Shit, I don't have any policy or anything of worth to say, better talk about KRudd wanting to be ALP leader."
- While K.Rudd talked about Tony
- “Also focused on Tony Abbott's "vision" for the future. He calls it the "Anglosphere". Pity about our region kevinruddmp.com/KRudd
- And found he really did have some supporters
- “#thedrum Dump KRudd then blame him because you almost lose the election? Typical bully tactics.
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