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Hes not allowed to die hes a icon of great beer swilling womanising aussie blokes rest in peace dear BOB
A leader who embodied the spirit and aspirations of a nation that is now rapidly becoming just a fading memory.
We are all the better for his having passed this way.
Ah what, that is sad
Had to be our most likeable PM
The timing of his passing is quite ironic, he is now bigger news than the looming election
Last edited by ol' boy; 16-05-19 at 11:39 PM.
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
Out of all the pollies, in my time anyway, Bob was the closest to the average Aussie bloke.
Cheers Bob
R.I.P.
alpha0ne (17-05-19),eaglem (17-05-19),Skepticist (17-05-19),SS Dave (17-05-19),Uncle Fester (17-05-19)
R.I.P Bob.
Met him a few times and a nice bloke.
As a Politician, just cruising and having a good time.
no great loss in my opinion - just another leeching , lying , backstabbing , left wing politician who was on the side of big business but pretended to be a union thug. Being an alcoholic and screwing around while married to a lovely woman really tops the personality cake.
This was sudden - wasn't he spruicking for Labor just the other day?
RIP Bob
The nation will remember you above many others
butbutbutbutbutbut thats not fair singling out only Bob, I thought damn near ALL of them are leeching , lying , backstabbing POS !!!
R.I.P. Bob
One of a kind and a jewel compared to most ppl willing to lower their moral compass enough to enter politics/become a politician
hinekadon (17-05-19)
An interesting piece from The Guardian (yeah......I know):
Bob Hawke spoke like us – until him the working class only saw themselves mocked on screen
I particularly enjoyed the last few paras:
There are many political criticisms of Hawke that have and will be written, I have myself written a few. But the writer Christian Read I believe encapsulated Hawke’s legacy in this period of mourning when he posted a photograph of a Medicare card on social media today. Read wrote:
This is a sign that you participate, economically, in one of the most robust, effective, and envied medical systems on earth. It is funded by taxes on citizens and business. And it is a symbol.
A symbol that each Australian’s health matters. And that we recognise this tie to one another. That we pool together, as a nation, to help one another out. The card is a promise that you will be cared for in your darkest times. A basic act of compassion. Bob Hawke gave us that.
The post resonated with a memory of Hawke speaking at a union event I attended a couple of years ago.
Two young bucks from the movement were selected to assist the old man – the great man, their visionary and hero – with the stairs. His mobility wasn’t good. One of the young men demurred to touch him, was too gentle, blushed, stumbled and kept apologising.
Bob Hawke was a leader “essentially unchanged by office”, and he always spoke like us. “Don’t f##k around, son,” he told the young man, “just help me up the stage.”
He'll be turning in his refrigerated morgue compartment tonight
He was certainly one of the better PMs that we have had in my lifetime, at least.
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