Thursday, July 22, 2004
Oh, we're in a new age of Swiftian repartee here. Michael Moore calls Australian PM John Howard a man "with half a brain", Aussie Treasurer Peter Costello quipped back Mike Moore is entitled to his opinion but that's the quintessential ugly American, sitting down attacking the Australian prime minister". I'm not sure where the 'sitting down' bit comes in, whether Mr Costello's remarks concerning the parkedness of Moore's derriere was correct, or whether, if he was right, had Moore made the comments while standing up Mr Costello would have supported him wholeheartedly. But otherwise, Mr Costello was effectively saying that all Americans are ugly. Go get him Patrick!
