Oh dear,
On top of recent speculation that Julie Bishop is rapidly losing support with Liberal party ranks following a number of gaffes and poor performances in parliament – including a “cat clawing” incident – Julie Bishop won’t be pleased to read Annabel Carr’s analysis in the Sydney Morning Herald….
“Nobody gives “looks” quite like Julie Bishop can.”
“The Liberal deputy leader is carefully co-ordinated in everything she wears, from the heels on her feet right up to the expression on her face.”
“But the expressions are easily the best. When the shadow treasurer “looks” at you, you know you’ve been “looked” at.”
“The Bishop repertoire ranges from shocked innocence through pouting reproach to pure hate. Each has a specific use. Each is unforgettable.”
The shadow treasurer entered question time yesterday wearing “Hillary Clinton”.
“Hillary Clinton” is a dazzling, defiant, diamond-hard smile, whose wattage tends to be in inverse proportion to the direness of the circumstances at hand. It is an expression employed when everything around the wearer is falling apart, and she’d really like everyone to change the subject; Bishop donned the very same expression this year for a press conference after her colleagues voted to abandon Australian Workplace Agreements, against her express advice.”
“She has, of course, other expressions for happier times.”
“There’s a pouting, teasing one, “Britney”, which she occasionally uses to taunt her opponents.”
“But it was yesterday, after the shadow treasurer asked a question of Wayne Swan, that we really saw something special.”
“As she sat down, some Labor backbencher called out something about plagiarism.”
“Bishop turned – and there it was – “Blue Steel!”
“A flash of pure poison, deep and savage.”
“I BEG your pardon?” the shadow treasurer hissed, as her tormentors whooped and cackled.”
“As you can imagine, Julia Gillard is thoroughly enjoying her opponent’s discomfiture.”
The Many faces of Julie Bishop
Bishop gets her claws out
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Look – can we all stop being obsessed with her? You know – the ego can only take so much admiration.
Video of the ‘claws out’ incident:
http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/12/01/Dual_of_the_Jules_Gillard_and_Bishop_get_catty
OMD D55… that is SOOOOOOO funny!
Thanks Dave! I was trying to find that pic.
WTF was she thinking? No wonder she’s gone pretty quiet today …
I didn’t even think that the comment from Gillard that gave rise to the cat claw was as bad as her jibes about Julie’s ‘Harvard’ qualifications which were only a summer school (that evidently costs $60000 for a 6 week course). If she gets worked up over a jibe about ratios she’s never going to cut it as a Treasurer for real!
joni
I had to find the video to give you something different (albeit politics related) to watch – can’t have you trawling through any more vids of Howard interviews – that sort of thing can affect you in ways even physchologists have nightmares about.
So what is Bishop’s new theme song?
Pussycat, Pussycat, I love you
or
What’s new pussycat?
Not having such crash hot eyesight, but is that Petro sitting next to Jules in today’s question time?
I think she was just showing her true colours Dave.
She’s obviously under a lot of pressure – even for those shoulder pads to bear.
She’s just a power hungry bitch who’s used to kicking in the heads of whoever happens to be in the way of her road to the top.
I love Annabel Carr’s “Blue Steel” analogy…..Priceless!
Joni,
“eye of the tiger?”
J. Bishop should have been gone after Turnbull was elected Leader of the Opposition. My reasoning was that the Libs cannot have too many reps of the Rich People sitting there up front. I was expecting that Turnbull would have ousted Bishop and install someone far more family-friendly such as Hockey (although he’s now icky and not the huggable Uncle Joe of old).
Pyne, no he’s far too pursed lips.
Am struggling to think of any other Liberal talent to replace Bishop.
reb @10
LOL – I bet Annabel Crabb (not Carr BTW) is kicking herself for not thinking of that.
Andrew Robb wants it (her job that is).
Crikey Free – read the whole artice at:
http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20081201-Who-we-wonder-is-out-to-get-poor-Julie-Bishop.html
…Someone is taking pot shots at Julie Bishop via The Australian. The question is, who? Is it a lone assassin, a single disturbed individual who has taken it upon himself – or, rather less likely, herself – to take Bishop down? Is it something more organised, a carefully-orchestrated assault? Or is it just that, once there’s blood in the water, all the sharks come in for a bite?
Bishop herself blames Peter van Onselen for having an “unhealthy obsession” with her, and Chris Mitchell and his friendship with the Prime Minister. That’s a bit of a stretch. Accusing The Australian of being pro-Labor is like accusing the Pope of being pro-sex. And particularly as today that Liberal knight-errant Glenn Milne emerges to defend her honour.
Milne of course is contractually obliged to promote the cause of any and all Liberals in the Treasury portfolio, whether they be named Costello, Turnbull or Bishop. But he displayed commendable enthusiasm today in making the case for “an attractive and intelligent blonde.” Milne complains that Bishop and Julia Gillard are “of equal status” but don’t receive equal treatment. Not sure what he means by “equal status”. One’s Deputy Prime Minister and the other isn’t. Remember, your side lost last November, Glenn. Milne also recycles the line Bishop apparently told plagiaree Roger Kerr, that the footnote incident was the fault of Melbourne University Press. It wasn’t…
Also remember that Pate Akerman said yesterday that it is a bad look to go after a female in QT.
So we should all be nice to female Liberal frontbenchers.
The Australian taking pot shots is like an own goal…every day. I feel sorry for this lady, she’s out of her depth taking on Julia, but then again most would be. She is carrying on like a little pre schooler. I hope she is still there when Turdball goes to the next election. Imagine the fun the ALp will have with the backflips from both, we’ll all go giddy. Seriously I think Turdball retained her because she is no threat to his maverick style. I would imagine Robb not being too happy about not being properly appraised of the Coalition financial policy..although they would need to meet hourly to keep appraised. Ahhh, interesting times for the Turdball team.
And now the Eye of the Tiger has come out and said:
Ah yes – so very adult of you!
Let us place things into proper perspective as to the Federal Seat of Curtin, currently held by Carla Zampatti’s favourite customer, the vacant suit soon to be the vacant seat of Ms Julie Bishop.
Curtin should not be regarded as a Federal Seat per se. Curtin is a reward, a trophy, a toy, handed to a (Liberal) sycophant in the electorate on a plate, at the whim of Noel Crichton Brown and the Court family. Alan Rocher once held this seat as an Independent Liberal, in the 90s much to the dismay of the liberal hatchet men, until ‘Julie’ won the chook raffle. I once resided in that electorate, which is today, as one blogger has previously alluded to, one of the largest loan default regions in Australia.
There seems to be no substance to this woman. Lib parliamentary members are now acutely aware of this fact. Julie’s political career does not have the same quality as that of her wardrobe.
And now Turnbull is upset at Gillard:
Quite frankly Malcolm, I think you are speaking a load of turnBULL.
I think that the liberal’s are now finding it is quite different when you cannot hide behind Mister Speaker.
Heard some of her “colleagues” opining that her current difficulties will encourage her to work harder and more effectively at her job.
Well, excuse me. We’re talking here about one of the most strident advocates of WorkChoices.
As every WorkChoices advocate will agree, employees must give of their absolute utmost every second of the day .. or face terminal consequences. No excuses.
So how come this hatchet-faced misfit gets away with performing poorly, week after week, in her job?
Doesn’t WorkChoices apply to Liberals?
And if they won’t even apply WorkChoices to one of their own, they have no right to impose it on the rest of us.