ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
One of Bob Katter’s key policy advisors let out a heavy sigh this afternoon as the locally-popular Queensland politician spoke to the media in Cairns regarding the comments made yesterday by his Senate leader, Fraser Anning.
Staffer Colin Overell sighed because once again, Bob didn’t read any of the notes he painstakingly wrote on the palm of each hand just moments before the press conference started.
He spoke to The Advocate in the minutes after the media scrum began to disperse.
“While we were still sitting in the Statesman, I wrote the notes on Bob’s hands and I told him how the party stood on the issue,” said Overell.
“I said we must condemn Fraser and expel him from the party. There’s simply too much at risk. Then I explained that an easy out of that line of questioning was to pull the old crocodile trick and get the country to meme about him harmlessly,”
“But all that went out the window. His media advisor had their first cigarette in five years during that press conference. Honestly,”
“But yeah, back to the notes. I don’t even know why I bother doing it anymore. By the looks of things, he doesn’t even read them – let alone take what I have to say on board. I’m not sure how we’re going to get out of this one.”
Our reporter’s conversation with Overell was abruptly interrupted by Katter himself, who allegedly snatched the phone away from his staffer to continue his tongue-lashing of the media.
“And another thing!” shouted Bob.
“Who am I speaking to here? I don’t care! You’re probably some black-puffer-vest wearing, brown-boot brigade South-East corner bedwetter who doesn’t know what in Green Jesus is going on up here in North Queensland!”
Colin could be herd trying to wrestle the phone back off Bob.
“Bob!”
The following seconds were inaudible until somebody let out a blood-curdling yell.
“Australia not for sale! Australia not for sale!”
Colin let out another sigh and said he’d ring back after work.
More to come.
