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aussies have a choice when they head to the poles, err polls 12/5
Published Nov. 9, 2009Views: 199
The recently vacated seats of Higgins and Bradfield [in the Australian Parliament] have got some interesting new candidates in the running for December 5. The Australian Sex Party's leader Fiona Patten announced her candidacy for the seat of Higgins on Wednesday and pole dancer come Law graduate Zahra Stardust is going to contest Bradfield. (pictured) Presumably neither think they will win, given both seats are Liberal strongholds. So is this just about trying to shock blue ribbon constituents by turning up in thigh-high boots and body glitter, with the added bonus of garnering attention for the party's message.
The Australian Sex Party are not alone - the Christian Democrats, Family First, One Nation and climate sceptic Independent Leon Ashby are all joining the circus. A race with an almost guaranteed party winner should be boring, but this time it has brought all sorts out of the wood work.
So do the Sex Party really think they have a snowball's? Fiona Patten is realistic, saying that she is "fairly certain we won't find a prime minister from the Australian Sex Party in my lifetime". A year after it was established, the Australian Sex Party is now being noticed by the media and getting some public traction. A campaign will garner further publicity and these are two high profile seats. Patten told ABC radio the seats were an opportunity to "test our electoral strength". The Sex Party does appeal to some in the community who support more liberal laws on censorship and a more comprehensive sex education in school.
-- Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/bringing-pole-dancing-to-the-polls-20091109-i3yh.html
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I mean, what other candidate can really say that they know “their A from a hole in the ground?"
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