Cometh the hour, cometh the man
. The Australian political scene has
been turned upside down by the
entry of the renowned multi-talented Pete Steedman who has announced
he wants to be
Prime Minister and that
he will head a new group called
the Socially Acceptable Party (SAP) . The shock
news spread like a thunderbolt throughout
political circles. Kevin Rudd , believe it or not, was speechless, unable to express himself in Chinese , English , Pidgin English
or Swahi . Tony Abbott snapped the cord
in his budgie smugglers , causing them
to plummet lower than his
popularity rating in the polls ,
also revealing there is not much meat in his policies pouch.
There are reports that one of Steedman’s longtime fans , Gerard Henderson , of the
Sydney Institute , broke down
and sobbed with joy when he heard his
old comrade is going to sally
forth, like Brave Heart , from his leafy estate in the highlands , wearing
the clan tartan , to lay about the nation
with his claymore to free the oppressed. Little Darwin has long been singing the praise
of Steedman , and now a group of influential and powerful friends has backed him to stand as PM .
Already
a powerful video has been
launched, presenting Steedman as an
elder stateman , a man of the people
for the people,
who is concerned about women, skateboard riders, struggling dolls eyes
and mothballs salesmen , vintage car tragics. The brilliant video has been
prepared by Australian News Network’s Messages on Hold . This talented group offers a rare
service –at your request- it will
produce a video proving
your best friend is guilty of a heinous
crime.
So there you are , dear reader, the election race has been blown asunder by Steedman , a tearaway student newspaper
editor , who nearly ended Bob Dylan's life. The famous singer, touring Australian in 1966 , heard of this wild dude Steedman , and on a dark night
knocked on his door in Melbourne .
Pete was expecting
a visit from some bovver boys ,
possibly armed with baseball
bats and heavy artillery at the
time , so was armed himself, and
when someone announced it was Bob Dylan
calling , he knew it must
be the mob. Armed
with an offensive weapon, Pete braced himself , prepared
to emerge
like a whirling dervish with a scimitar
. Dylan was so,
so lucky not to lose his tonsils and a few
other vital parts . (It is a complicated story - perhaps explained in detail at a later
date ). Now Steedman
is returning to the political scene like Richard the Lionheart to
save the nation ...God bless Australia ... America , even those annoying Kiwis .
Steedman is shown above giving a much friendlier welcome to another famous American-stand up comic , Mort Sahl, the first entertainer to make the cover of Time . Born in Canada , the son of a court reporter , Sahl based his comedy on current events , strong on politics. He used newspaper headlines of the day for his monologues rather than relying on one liners and often came on stage carrying a newspaper , wearing a V-neck sweater . A close friend of John F. Kennedy , he upset President Reagan by stating: “Washington couldn’t tell a lie. Nixon couldn’t tell the truth , and Reagan couldn’t tell the difference.” President Reagan “roasted “ Sahl at a White House tribute in front of many comedians . In a follow up television interview , Sahl quipped the Reagans were “very,very forgiving.” Sahl was a close friend of Hugh Hefner , married a Playboy Playmate , China Lee , and inspired Woody Allen, who said he could not have become a comedian himself without his example which proved a comedian could succeed with off –hand intellectual material.
