Tim Blair

I hear he has a squeaky-clean reputation...

He was also the only one willing to post his phone number and address.

Truly a man of the people.

...but doesn't Squeegee have only the one g? Or is this some strange downunderism, like koala-baiting?

"Hey, Mr. Squeegyman, squeegy me banana..."

No, I don't know where that came from, but I'm sure glad it out of my head...

His job experience will pay off when cleaning up parliment.
He included his number also "open, honest and squeegy clean" is obviously his motto.

I'd think "Greater transparency in government" would be his motto.

Always wanted to work in the government but found himself on teh outside looking in...

Gah! Sadly, the best I could do...

"And let me make this perfectly clear..."

And he's actually willing to tell people where he lives! That guy's too cool for school!

I say we send the man a box of steaks...

And he's actually willing to tell people where he lives!

That's probably because it's a) a flophouse or b) a jail.

When I was in Oz, I couldn't find any squeegees, and had to settle for a "window washer".

I live in Canberra.
The place that guy lives is a dilapated public housing block. I wouldn't let my dog live there.

...by the way, check out the occupation for "Guy Freemarijuana" on the Queensland Senate list.

"Artist/Poet".

Peter Garrett, ALP....musician?

Talk about living in the past.

Andrew Wilkie, Greens...author? (pisses self laughing).

Andrew Wilkie - fiction writer

And did you note Peter Garrett's address - "MITTAGONG". Not quite in his electorate...

C ALP 2 SMITH, David Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) No occupation

Interesting party choice for someone who does not labor.

Notice Kerrie Tucker's profession ........... politician.....but she is not noted as being a sitting member............how can profession be a politician and not sitting??????? Maybe she meant to put aspiring in front of it?????

David - to be fair to Kerrie Tucker (who I will be placing near last on my ballot paper) she has been a sitting member in the ACT Assembly and is well known locally as a politician.

Kerrie Tucker is a member of the ACT Assembly. She's a bit of a threat to the sitting Liberal Party senator Humphries for the second senate spot.

Keeping the (car windows of) the bastards honest(ly clean)

Will he be climbing the ladder of oppportunity to clean the windows of perception?

Let's hope he doesn't hit the glass ceiling.

Thomas

I think David Smith has given "no occupation" becasue he was a public servant who, under Commonwealth law must resign, and under ACT protocols is expected to resign, to contest an election. These laws also allow him to be reemployed should he be unsuccessful

Thanks CP, I just figured him for a slacker

I stand corrected.

Does anyone know which squeegyman this is? The guy on Barry/Northbourne is a bit scary - wouldnt vote for him. But the guy on Antill/Northbourne is fantastic - and he works about twelve hours a day - put most of our pols to shame!

This made me laugh out loud. Thank you.

Hmm, if he wins, is this a step UP in his career or a step down?

Okay, okay, I know the answer. Don't everyone shout at the same time.

SMG

Kimbo : Agree with you on both counts re Quality of Squeegeeness. (I live on Burn St in Downer, only a few humdred metres from both intersections).

Does anyone know what this guy's policies are BTW?

Note for non-Aussies: We have to vote for everyone, in order of preference. So we need to know the policies of the minor candidates. This guy gets bonus points for the address and occupation, but if he thinks Bob Brown doesn't go far enough in bashing the USA, he'll be in double-digits on my ballot paper, rather than no 1 to 3.

Will he snap the Opposition's windscreen wipers if they disagree with him?

When Latham was refering to the 'ladder of opportunity' did he have the squeegee guy directly in mind?

Squeegee policies for all!!!

I agree Kimbo, he's brilliant.

Does this mean I can count the money I give him for cleaning my windscreen as a tax-deductable political donation?

I notice the Greens Number 2 (stop that laughing up the back) is a 'Political Advisor'. Hmm...like Omarosa?

Best. Thread. Ever.

I will go to Canberra and clean house.(In german accent)

He's going about this all wrong for a squeegeeman. He should just go to the Senate(?) and start doing legislative stuff, THEN ask to be elected and paid.

kimbo, since when have ozzis used the term "guy"? I have travelled this entire land, except for inside the briz-adel triangle, & have NEVER heard the word "guy" except in connection with guy fawkes, r u sure u r ozzi?

I use "guy" all the time. Why not?

In the service industry 'Guy' is now the generic word for people as in 'G'day, guys, what can I get you?' even if the customers are male and female.

Steve:

I live in Adelaide - part of "the briz-adel triangle" - and I can assure you the similarities between that triangle and the Sunni triangle in Iraq are mostly superficial.

Definitely an aussie, Steve. We dont really have a version of 'guy', except maybe 'bloke' or 'fella' - which are on the way to becoming anachronisms. As illibc points out, 'guy' can now be used for both sexes - which is handy. My teenage kids use 'guy' all the time (not surprising given their TV/Internet habits) - so I guess they have corrupted me!

Peter Garrett is both a rock musician and an anti-nuclear political activist.

Which means he's probably the only guy in Australia who's had a chance to share a gig with both Joe Camilleri and Joe Camilleri.

Did anyone catch The Chaser last night . . . . very funny, especially the news ticker running along the bottom that read "Margo Kingston realises 'Online Political Editor' is not a prestigous job title after all".

Nyuk nyuk.

Gosh, maybe I should get around & become more cosmopolitan. No reason to not use guys, except "hi" & "guys" are used as homophobic insults, for reasons of self-preservation I usually greet ppl with "gooday fellers" & refer to "those blokes over there". Perhaps if I were to live in Victoria or somewhere I may for the same chameleon like reasons, drop the ozzi lingo & talk like a local.

Guys a homophobic insult? I've heard gay people use it all the time! Or is this a "Black-people-can-say-nigger-but-no-one-else" sort of thing?

Er.. never knowingly met a "gay" (as u call them) person, to the best of my knowledge there is not one (who has come out) within hundreds of miles of here. Nobdy to be offended, so any such remarks of purely in jest, or are "fighting words". In narrow minded & coarse company, announcing oneself with "hi guys" = rapid onset of a brawl, with yourself as the target. In more enlightened company, it would be met with raised pinkies all round & some falsetto voice remarks.

The gays get their own back, the gay guy I work with insists on calling all the blokes sweetie or honey.

Strewth, what are you talking about. I have never heard the term "guy" deeemed as homophobic and all my male friends are to the other side of straight.

Having said that it is an example of rampant American cultural imperialism...etc etc etc blah, blah, blah.

I wish I could describe myself as a squeegywoman if I ran for parliament. Darlene - cleans windows and the country.

Alas, apparently I would have to give up my extremely low level (AO minus100) public servant position if I did.

Having said that it is an example of rampant American cultural imperialism

Yep. It's all part of the master plan:

1) Imperialize Australian culture, aided by the Free Trade Agreement
2) Annex Australia directly, admitting each state directly into the Union.
3) Move the U.S. Federal Government to the Australian Capital Territory.
4) Pass a special 273% income tax on DC residents, and then convert the depopulated fover capital into one 68-square-mile park/monument/museum.
5) Have John Kerry walk into a bar and say, "Hi, guys!"

Go squeegee guy. And Steve, I stuck up for you over the metric system, but I don't know how you've managed to get across the country without hearing the word 'guy'. I'm even more surprised you've actually heard Aussies talk about Guy Fawkes Day - they'd be more likely to talk about Guy Sebastian.

You're not alone in your dislike of the word 'guy' though. As a magazine professional, I can tell you there are some (light-hearted, jocular) titles which routinely change the word 'guy' in quotes to either 'bloke' or 'fella' (which interviewees almost never use).

And Quentin, what's your point about the state of the building squeegee guy lives in? Surely for admitting it he's even braver than we thought. It's interesting you say you wouldn't let your dog live there, yet that's exactly where we send the nation's poor.

And I hope if elected that squeegee guy attends the Senate in a pair of stubbies, barechested, with a smoke behind his ear and a flanno tucked into his shorts. Otherwise he'd just be selling out.

There was a labor Member for Mitchell in the WA Parliament in the late 80's and 90's. He was otherwise unemployable (a lawyer), so it's funny how these guys replicate themselves.

There was a labor Member for Mitchell named David Smith in the WA Parliament in the late 80's and 90's. He was otherwise unemployable (a lawyer), so it's funny how these guys replicate themselves.

And Quentin, what's your point about the state of the building squeegee guy lives in? Surely for admitting it he's even braver than we thought. It's interesting you say you wouldn't let your dog live there, yet that's exactly where we send the nation's poor.

Read Angie's above comment. It's not people who are "poor" who live in these dilapidated public housing blocks. They almost always have a drug problem or another social dysfunction apart from lack of funds.

The one that was near me was closed down, condemned and demolished because of rampant crime and drug use.

How do I manage to get around this country without hearing the word "guy"? Cleary I mix only in very select circles, & consequently posses an incorrectly slanted view of australia. (Sort of like a Fairfax journalist?)