The online blurb for a Malcolm Farr article published by News Limited on 4 May 2011:
Rudd breaks silence on his ousting: 'Character building'By Malcolm Farr RUDD speaks of his removal as PM in address in the US, in a sign he's not in a mood to forgive or forget.
And the basis for the claim that Rudd is not in a mood to forgive or forget?
This bland comment in his speech to the Brookings Institute in Washington DC on 3 May 2011:
This week — any week — it's great to be back at Brookings.
I spoke here last, just three years ago.
If a week is a long time in politics, three years is an eternity.
The three intervening years have been something of a rollercoaster ride:
- for the world economy;
- for global politics;
- and, for some of us personally
All of which, as they say in the classics, has been character building.
The stretch between what was actually said and the wording of the blurb is so long that one can only call that link a lying lure. Presumably a crude effort to drive readers to this article and create a perception in the minds of advertisers that they are getting value for their dollar. Is it any wonder that mainstream media’s reputation is in tatters?
An audio of his speech The Rise of Asia, International Cooperation and U.S. Foreign Policy can be found here.
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