The leadership battle in the ALP is getting nasty.
The release of the video shows a level of low bastardry that has to be admired and aspired to. You can’t tell me that Julia Gillard didn’t have anything to do with the release of out-takes of Kevin Rudd:
KEVIN Rudd’s expletive laden outburst in the out takes of a taxpayer-funded video emerged as an internet sensation last night after it was posted on YouTube under the title “Kevin Rudd is a happy little vegemite”.
As the Prime Minister’s backers declared war on the Foreign Minister’s fitness for office, the video caused a sensation on the social networking site Twitter.
The video, which is not dated, clearly shows an exasperated Mr Rudd swearing as he repeatedly fluffs his lines
“Mate, this is just impossible. I get the very end. You can tell these dickheads in the embassy to just give me simple sentences. I’ve said this before,” Mr Rudd says.
“Tell that bloody interpreter. This f***ing language just complicates it so much, you know. How can anyone do this. It’s just..
“Tell em to cancel this meeting at 6pm …I don’t have the patience to deal with. The f***ing Chinese interpreter. Just f***ing hopeless,” he says.
