September 27, 2004

I’m Noel Lester and I’m working on the shows. I’m at Melbourne at the moment. The thing that concerns me is what the Liberals say, that might be true, about Mark Latham - is the fact is that he’s only had experience at council level. Now that’s the difference between a semi-trailer and a mini minor. Now I don’t want him getting in the semi-trailer and going around the corner and crashing it. Latham worries me because, to me, he looks like a brand new storefront, but you don’t know what’s inside. It could be a vacant lot. I like…I believe in young guns but you’ve got to know the person before you can give them the job. You’ve got to know what they can do and what they can’t do. It’s no use putting a masseur in a fish and chip shop or a fish and chip worker into a masseur shop.

At least, you know, John Howard says we’re doing this, we’re going to make sure they can’t get bombs on planes, we’re going to do this, we’re going to send people over to try and bust up all the terrorists. Mark Latham - if I had to compare him to a ride I’d have to compare him to the mega drop, because it’s new, it’s fast and it’s all over in three seconds. John Howard would have to be like a ferris wheel. OK, it’s slow, it’s old but it’s there all the time, you know what to expect, you know what you’re getting for your money and you’re having a good time.