Skippy the Bush Kangaroo elected
For Immediate release: New Aussie VP
(ACPA-Perth) There were scenes of jubilation across Australia today as Marsupials celebrated last weekend's election of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo to the position of Vice President.
Kangaroos have been one of the largest ethnic groups in Australia for many years yet they never achieved
genuine political power. The Vice Presidency is the highest office they have won so far and the victory is seen as finally ending years of political discrimination against the hind-legged hopping beast.
Although not a very powerful position, the Australian Vice President has several ceremonial duties. The most important of these is the assumption of power when the President has more than 8 beers, which is typically 3-4 times a week. That Skippy was known to be a non-drinker made him attractive for the role according to one insider because of "previous problems when both the President and Vice-President had too many tinnies mate".
An Actor turned Politician
There have been claims that Skippy was tapped because of his celebrity status along with Peter Garrett the former singer with the rock band Midnight Oil. However the kangaroo did come with some political experience having served two years as Mayor of Brisbane in the late 1990's a period that saw tremendous growth in the Southern Queensland City.
As a lover of the outdoors, Skippy was very much pro-environment and pushed the populist pro-Kyoto agenda. The vote however hinged on Iraq and Australian support of President Bush's War.
Initially Skippy had some perception problems because he shares the same last name as the American President. But he overcame this with several public appearances where he charmed the public with stories of his heroism as a life saving TV Star in the seventies and eighties.
John Howard the outgoing President, whose career ends with this humiliating election defeat, praised Skippy as someone who "has been much loved" by all Australians. "If I have to go, its nice to be defeated by a superstar" he added unconvincingly.
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