Monday, March 8, 2010

More shocking revelations about Tony Abbott and fatherhood!

As though the tragicomic episode a few years back about the Boy Who Everyone Thought Was but Turned Out Not To Be Tony Abbott's Son (so very sad for him; never mind the three beautiful daughters, we all know 'every bloke wants a son') were not enough, The Punch has broken a truly startling new story about Abbott and fatherhood this morning.

Not that they seem to have noticed. They've buried the lead six feet under:
'For a man who always cautioned against hubris in office – if ultimately succumbing to it by holding onto the prime ministership for so long – John Howard is having a bit of trouble containing his excitement at the speed at which his progeny has turned Liberal fortunes around.

“I don’t think Tony has put a foot wrong,” he tells The Punch. “He’s given real heart and hope to the Liberal Party.”'

Memo to David Penberthy and/or The Punch's sub(s): I think you-all mean 'protegé'.

9 comments:

tigtog said...

heheh*snort*

Boundry said...

hmmm, everlasting secret family?

Ann ODyne said...

well spotted and I am glad your reading of the piece was rewarded with a guffaw, as I would not have got through the first para.

A tabloid of record is only as strong as it's weakest subbie.

thanks for the schnnorrk.

Mindy said...

I wonder what Mrs Howard thinks about that. Youthful indiscretion on the part of Mr Howard perhaps?

Bernice said...

Which would make the mother Bronwyn Bishop then? So few words; so much explained.

skepticlawyer said...

Whoopsie.

Rayedish said...

There's a dynasty I don't wish to think about.

Ampersand Duck said...

More fun with Tony!

Our cup overfloweth...

Nabakov said...

Nice change for Tony - suddenly discovering a long lost father instead of vice-versa.

He's a one man soap opera our Tone.

Or as the comment bitch describes him, a "croginp".

Hey, I really like "croginp". I think I'm gonna absorb more of this excellent plonk liberated from work and write me a flarf poem using word captchas.