Wait up everybody … is Tony Abbott campaigning?!
Truly that’s what it looks like. Go to his Twitter, and you’ll see what I mean. His latest clip is a video of himself, with Margie, visiting a new Vinnies store.
Tony is dressed in the classic campaigning uniform of the conservative politician — crisp white shirt, smart blue tie — and the clip is as folksy as can be.
He’s so impressed by Vinnies’ new facility!
“There’s something here for everyone,’’ he says, and you — the voter — can pick up some terrific bargains, including “really good clothes, some of them new; and some really good furniture, some of it new.”
Tony has himself already picked up a few second-hand books, including a Lee Child (that’s the Dad vote covered) and an old Tim Winton (there’s a nod to the arts.)
Margie’s finding it hard to get a word in, but when Tony finally lets her have a little say, she says she’s dropped off a lamp, so they’re giving as well as receiving and is there anything more Australian than that? Besides making a donation to Vinnies?
“I was able to drop a lampshade and a lamp, so any household items that you have, bring them down to Vinnies, I’ve sure they can put them to good use,’’ Margie says.
Also, she’s wearing pearl earrings and a cream blazer and she’s got a fresh new do, none of which may mean anything but gee, she looks terrific.
The clip was posted to Mr Abbott’s Twitter page, upon which he’s described rather modestly as “Federal Member for Warringah.”
It’s to the gills with pictures of Tony looking for all the world like there’s an election underway. Here’s Tony with some tradies in high-vis; here’s Tony with two national treasures — KerriAnne Kennerley and Cathy Freeman — talking about osteoporosis prevention; here’s Tony celebrating Diwali with the local Indian community.
Either he knows something we don’t — like, say, that Josh is Hungarian and John is British, and therefore the Turnbull government is over — or he’s a just very good local member.
Either way, head on down to Vinnies, and grab yourself a lamp once owned by a former prime minister. Like a Kennedy letter to Marilyn, or a Margaret Olley in a garage sale, it will surely be worth something one day.
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