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Greens back Bungy Stunt - No Strings Attached
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Andrew Bartlett has proven himself the only pollie in Canberra who could look bored during a stunt like this:
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Anonymous said…
Andrew Bartlett is the leader of the Democrats and not a member of the Greens.
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Ari,
Do you know why he always wears purple? I'd love to know. Its a little sick that a full-grown man is so obsessed over a colour. I wouldn't vote for a guy that wierd.
His serious look, I think, comes from his goth days - more info on my blog.
The colour of the 'Not Happy John' t-shirts was probably not something Andrew had much control over. However, Andrew does wear purple a lot. I suspect it had to do with brightening up his image and black and purple go well together. Maybe someone should ask him.
After 13 years with Blogspot, I've shifted blogging platform. So (drumroll, please), you can find my new blog here . Ari on the Web will stay online, so you can scroll through the archives for all sorts of embarrassing tidbits. To make it easier to find some of my writing on particular themes, I've grouped some pieces together under a few labels: Cancer Fatherhood Indonesia travels North Korea travels United States travels Undergraduate days So as they say here in my new home of Japan, so long, and thanks for the all the fish.
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Do you know why he always wears purple? I'd love to know. Its a little sick that a full-grown man is so obsessed over a colour. I wouldn't vote for a guy that wierd.
Simon
The colour of the 'Not Happy John' t-shirts was probably not something Andrew had much control over. However, Andrew does wear purple a lot. I suspect it had to do with brightening up his image and black and purple go well together. Maybe someone should ask him.