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Kattertonia: The Wit and Wisdom of Bob Katter
You've seen him wearing Top Gun sunnies, bringing a billy to boil, leaning on a bunch of bananas and addressing the 'Don't Meddle with Marriage' rally.
But what's going on under that hat?
In these pages we lift the brim and uncover the words of a true-blue Aussie who shoots from the hip.
Bob Katter doesn't hold back when it comes to himself: 'There is a rage in my soul, a hatred in my soul.'
Far-north Queensland: 'It is a magic land and we could support … a population of 80 million people in the Gulf Country alone.'
Women: 'He said that I considered women second-class citizens. If they were staying at home and not working then I would not consider them second-class; I would consider them first-class citizens.'
Environmental activists: '… not a race of people that I like in any way, shape or form.'
The information age: 'I have long since given up reading journals and newspapers and watching the television, because the flow of information is so erroneous and misleading.'
Gay rights: 'If homosexuality is a fashion statement, it is a very dangerous fashion statement …'
The live cattle trade industry: 'They're people that love their animals, sort of.'
And that's just a taste of Kattertonia …
But what's going on under that hat?
In these pages we lift the brim and uncover the words of a true-blue Aussie who shoots from the hip.
Bob Katter doesn't hold back when it comes to himself: 'There is a rage in my soul, a hatred in my soul.'
Far-north Queensland: 'It is a magic land and we could support … a population of 80 million people in the Gulf Country alone.'
Women: 'He said that I considered women second-class citizens. If they were staying at home and not working then I would not consider them second-class; I would consider them first-class citizens.'
Environmental activists: '… not a race of people that I like in any way, shape or form.'
The information age: 'I have long since given up reading journals and newspapers and watching the television, because the flow of information is so erroneous and misleading.'
Gay rights: 'If homosexuality is a fashion statement, it is a very dangerous fashion statement …'
The live cattle trade industry: 'They're people that love their animals, sort of.'
And that's just a taste of Kattertonia …
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 30, 2013
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March 13, 2013
"Kattertonia" is a humorous compilation of inane comments, crude maxims and unlikely poetry by Australian federal political juggernaut Bob Katter.
Published by Black Inc "Kattertonia" is a concise, obscure collection which unashamedly strips comments made by Katter from their context and scrapbooks them together like homophobic alphabet soup.
Split into themed sections "Kattertonia" offers quotations on topics as varied and far reaching as: self reflection (On Himself), Martians and Eskimos (Martians and Eskimos), Economics (Industrial Relations and The Free Market), Morality (Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, Women and Marriage) the political landscape (Fighting for the Country) and dadaist brain explosions (What The...?, Katterbrain).
Beside its absurdist humor, "Kattertonia" does humanise the the Honourable member for Kennedy. Although not enough to redeem the other draconian, homophobic and generally sexist comments though.
A fantastic book for placing on your coffee table , where, during dinner parties you can open to a page at random, loudly recite a quotation to your guests and guffaw with smug, leftist satisfaction.
Four Stars.
Published by Black Inc "Kattertonia" is a concise, obscure collection which unashamedly strips comments made by Katter from their context and scrapbooks them together like homophobic alphabet soup.
Split into themed sections "Kattertonia" offers quotations on topics as varied and far reaching as: self reflection (On Himself), Martians and Eskimos (Martians and Eskimos), Economics (Industrial Relations and The Free Market), Morality (Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, Women and Marriage) the political landscape (Fighting for the Country) and dadaist brain explosions (What The...?, Katterbrain).
Beside its absurdist humor, "Kattertonia" does humanise the the Honourable member for Kennedy. Although not enough to redeem the other draconian, homophobic and generally sexist comments though.
A fantastic book for placing on your coffee table , where, during dinner parties you can open to a page at random, loudly recite a quotation to your guests and guffaw with smug, leftist satisfaction.
Four Stars.
January 5, 2015
I'm not sure if Bob Katter has a sense of humour in some of the more funny stuff he says, or if he really is that weird. Typically though, as much as Katter tries to hide it nowadays, he has the usual residual sexism and homophobia that you'd expect from a guy who spent most of his years in a corrupt National Party government.
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