Rudd tees up more leadership drama with T-shirt stunt
EXCLUSIVE by Joe Hildebrand The Daily Telegraph
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You just can't keep him down ... Kevin Rudd. Source: The Daily Telegraph


Source: The Daily Telegraph

IF you thought Kevin '07 had died and gone to heaven prepare for the second coming.

In a move that will infuriate the Gillard camp, the former PM is launching a new charm offensive that is set to fuel speculation he is still touting for the top job.

Mr Rudd will today announce the winner of his controversial campaign T-shirt competition on Channel 7's Sunrise program.

The national broadcast just happens to coincide with Julia Gillard's first day of leave.

More than 1000 people swamped the competition with entries after Mr Rudd invited people to design a T-shirt for the campaign for his Brisbane seat of Griffith.

But not one of the six finalists even mentions his electorate. Instead they echo the Kevin '07 craze that first swept Mr Rudd to power.

Their slogans include "All you need is Rudd", "His name is Kevin Rudd and he's here to help" and favourite "It's our Ruddy future". Another says simply "Kevin Rudd 2013", a clear reference to Kevin '07 and a tone more reminiscent of a US presidential campaign than a that of a Brisbane backbencher.

Ironically, if Mr Rudd wins his seat he will likely be the only Queensland Labor MP left in federal parliament.

Critics have noticed Mr Rudd's exquisitely timed media appearances this year have coincided with Ms Gillard being overseas or otherwise out of commission



is it Groundhog Day?

As I was saying the other day cods

It could be a Carr/Rudd ticket in 2013

Poor old Kevie. He just can't come to terms with the fact that they would rather drown than climb into his lifeboat.
Gillard has got them by the balls and they don't dare move. It doesn't matter how many Tshirts St Kevin of the Cross gets printed with his wife's dosh . . .he's done his dash!

Yup, poor ol' Kevvie, lots of the liberal voters around here (in his Griffith electorate) love him; they just think he's in the wrong party.
But perhaps the backlash against Gillard at the next election will see him off...

The only party for Kevin is the Kevin Party. Thats what he shares in common with Turnbull, not team players.

It would be nice however to have the opportunity to vote him out, so on that level it'd be ok if Labor put him back  ;D

Where there is gossip about men there is Joe Hildebrand.

hadrian_now wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 10:55am:

Poor old Kevie. He just can't come to terms with the fact that they would rather drown than climb into his lifeboat. Gillard has got them by the balls and they don't dare move. It doesn't matter how many Tshirts St Kevin of the Cross gets printed with his wife's dosh . . .he's done his dash!

did you see him on the news dancing and giddy goating.. honestly what is he about????

I know the limelight..anything for the APPLAUSE..a DIVA...Kevin the comeback Kid..

Maqqa wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 9:30am:

As I was saying the other day cods It could be a Carr/Rudd ticket in 2013

please god you are so wrong..............the thought send shivers would rather gillardswanshorten... whos that other devil she relys on?????

no not timmy..not wilson. it escapes me..

Petes stuffed up education see we are down with Bangladesh or somewhere likewise..

as for health.. well nothings changed there just dont be in a hurry to go into hospital till round about 2017..if then..

who is running health now.. see I dont even know that!