and was too drunk to remember anything!

OPPOSITION Leader Kevin Rudd has admitted visiting a New York strip club during a drunken night while representing Australia at the United Nations.

Mr Rudd yesterday issued a statement to The Sunday Telegraph, confirming he went to the club.

But he said he could not recall what happened at the night spot because he had "had too much to drink".

He has got my vote for sure now. I don't want someone running the country who hasn't been to a strip club, or at least wont admit to it.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22268123-2,00.html

Be interesting to see how this goes down with religious groups (nanzy panzies). But yeah, nothing wrong with strip clubs.

LOL

This did happen back in 2003. And yes it increeased my respect levels for KR.

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I'd rather he go to a strip club and remember it, then being too drunk to be able to remember it. That is lower ;P

exactly.

any leader of the country needs to be able to hold their piss.

A few weeks back he was on the radio and staunchly claimed he'd never been pissed drunk in his life and barely touches alcohol.

he already had my vote, this just reaffirms it.

what a champ

sif he can't remember motorboating that bitch

Yeah I heard him say that on Nova as well TicMan.

But I'll over look it in this case.

I think both KR and JH are too close to the religous right.

With TA Health Minister and PR Attorney General the religous nutbags are controlling to many important issues like abortion, gay rights, internet censorship to name a few.

Hopefully, win or loose, after the election JH will step down and the liberal party will become more liberal.

Big deal, who hasn't been magget at a strip joint.

Can I buy the t-shirt?

ara, the liberal party isn't of a liberal ideology. they are conservative.

never have been, probably never will be.

sweet, some nerd c*** gets 'drunk' for the first time in his life and now our country will be run again by unions.

"had too much to drink" to remember anything is an insult to the Australian way of life.

i thought "had too much to drink" is the union motto.

What a way for Johnny to win the Christian vote.

god damn krudd rules

atleast now kevin rudd can say he supports single mums

kevin dudd lol

I'm voting Labor because I want Tony Abbott to have as little power as possible.

Man, I f***ing hate that arrogant c***.

what is the christian vote btw? percentage wise? anyone know?

I know 100,000+ tuned in to watch Johnny Howards webcast.

So I would assume a large whack, factoring in all the oldies and people that aren't hip with technology.

I heard that whatever Rudd did, he wasn't allowed back into the strip club. Anyone know the details?

voted labor

who cares

s*** rudd is a nub. he really needs a cluepon.

f***en champion, Rudd for prime minister!!! When bill Clinton f***ed that Monica chick, I was think "what a cool and REAL president". Now that I think about it, he was married which doesn't make it right however presidents/prime ministers are real people too and I don't think they should be judged so critically.

Complete beat up and another instance of clutching at straws by a desperate coalition. The Kruddler has this in the bag.

clinton didn't f*** lewinski, its was more a fingerbang

Any male in Australia that has never been to a stripclub and is over the age of 35.

1) has no friends
2) is gay
3) is lying
or
4) all of the above

Because at some point a bachelor party ends up there, or an 18th / 21st, or some person trying to sell you something. So he gets Aussie +1 for being an aussie, and another aussie +1 for having the balls to go yeah so what.

Not only did he admit to it. He remembered "what happened on tour stays on tour" creedo, which is what "I am too drunk to remember" means. So thats another aussie +1.

I bet he can even bowl a cricket ball with out looking like an retard.

How can pollies govern the people if they are not a person! People have flaws and do stupid things.

this wouldn't have happened to Bob Hawke!

That f***er could drink and was a true aussie, wanted to give us all a day off work when we won the America's Cup, could down a yardie in no time!!!

Also yeah, who gives a f***, he went to a strip club and got drunk & no doubt he wasn't the only UN official to do so...

i have never been to a strip club! im only 20 though

but yea, on topic, good on him, i wills till be voting 4 him

25 and never been :'(

QGL MEET UP Cabbarette. $5 Lapdances.

hahah, i'm flyin home for this!

f*** strip clubs, $1 peep show is all you need.

as if you haven't been to a strip club.

Jesus I was in at kings x uderage (all my mates are older then me) for my mates 18th's - good times!!

It's a right of passage!

Actually,
Bob Hawke holds the world record for yard glass skulling, which he attained while on a Rhodes Scholarship.
Cant remember any other polician who can boast to have done anything near that awesome.

Having visited a couple of Australian strip clubs, I have to say that most are disappointing, compared to what goes down in Las Vegas clubs.

Canberra clubs excepted - those places are outright dodgy. :D

posted on SMH this morning. It's not been pulled and the blogger has been fired

KEVIN Rudd "has no recollection" of a visit he made to a gentleman's club in New York in 2003.

This is unfortunate, for if one is going to put one's arse on the line by doing such a thing, one might as well afford oneself the luxury of being able to recall the experience if one so desires.

Fortunately for everyone, I've visited such establishments many times myself, and thus I believe I'll be more than capable of filling in the blanks with a few educated guesses, thus shaking the ball from the selfish grasp of Kevin's memory while, at the same time, providing the public with those saucy details so infuriating for being missing.

First, he would have sat himself down beside the stage - the one with the pole in the middle. There is restaurant in another part of the club, far from the nudity, and one could presumably argue that Kevin and friends went there. But let's be frank about this and assume that three pissed Australians weren't entering a strip club for soup.

A dancer would have emerged - perhaps blonde, perhaps brunette - in some manner of cocktail dress, a g-string underneath and clear plexiglass heels. Being that it was New York, September 2003, I'd say it's a fair bet the stripper's routine would have kicked off to Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake.

The dancer would have begun with some general pole work; a few twirls here and there, leaning back, bending forward at the waist, that sort of thing. Nothing spectacular - not yet - just some gentle gymnastics to get the blood pumping. Perhaps she would have noticed the little man smiling at her from the edge of the stage, perhaps she didn't. But he noticed her, that's for sure. He couldn't keep his eyes off her. She was gorgeous.

The change in soundtrack, to, say, Gossip Folks by Missy Elliot, would have signaled to the dancer that it was time to start getting a bit better acquainted with the men at her feet - to make 'connections' with them that the men would want to pursue with private lap dances later on. And so the dancer would have begun to skirt the boundary of her little stage, engaging the men who looked interested as she went. At some point, she would have come to our Kevin.

On her knees, but still towering over him, she would have leaned forward and stared him square in the eye - a pout, a coquettish smile, a flutter of the lids. She'd have doubtless smiled back.

Leaning into his ear, she'd have told him her 'name', which would not have been Sharon or Therese, but Cheyanne or Loquita, or any number of exotic concoctions designed to hide the girl's true identity. The Australian politician representing his country would have told her his name was "Kevin".

The girl would have kept Kevin's eye as she balanced on her knees and elbows, arching her back so that he could see how lithe and flexible she was. Then, swiftly, she would have spun herself 'round in a scissor movement, one heel planting itself on the backrest of Kevin's chair, the other swishing through the air just above his head, causing his fringe to flutter, before planting itself on the other side. Here, spread-eagled on the edge of the stage, she would have arched her back, run her hands along the length of her legs and leaned into him, her hair cascading into his anxious loins.

Kevin would have smelled her - the silky perfume, the hint of sweat, the musky other. Perhaps, out of sheer drunken instinct, he'd have reached up to touch, her finger shaking in front of his eyes, firmly, but seductively. She would have whispered a gentle admonishment; he'd have felt her breath in his ear, seen her naked breast become the universe in his eye. His glasses would have fogged to near zero visibility as she nestled her bosom on the crown of his head, her breasts as saddlebags over the man's steaming ears. And, through the leaden swamp of drunkenness, to the sound of Tweet's Oops Oh My, an erection would have creaked to life in the trousers of the future Australian Opposition leader.

With minutes until her act were to cease, the dancer, now in but a g-string and heels, would have returned to her pole to close off her act with some swings and upside-down splits and things. At the edge of the stage Kevin would have remained, watching her now from afar until, with a flourish, the dancer would have gone. For just a moment, Kevin would have been crushed as any lovesick man, his heart going pitter-patter, the blood pulsing to his nether regions. For a time, he might have stalked the club in search of the girl who had seemed so keen. But a voice - perhaps belonging to another - would have told him it was hopeless, and to think of Therese.

Back at his hotel room, the shadow foreign affairs minister would have laid in the dark, thinking. He would have smelled her, felt her lingering touch still upon him, like that of some phantasmic seductress. Perhaps, if he were lying face down, he'd have begun a gentle humping, his pillow underneath as kapok mistress. Or perhaps, with closed eyes to the heavens, deliverance would have been at hand. Whether sleep came down before ecstasy we will never know.

And we will never know whether this version of events is close to truth or miles from it. For Kevin Rudd doesn't remember a damn thing.

Pity, that. Some details might have been interesting.

blogging is a job now?

I bet he can even bowl a cricket ball with out looking like an retard.

teehee

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good for him, hope he had fun

lol never seen that John Howard clip before.

Soo ashamed :)

strip clubs are awesome

i get along to them whenever i can! (especially while rollin)

shame they suck so much cash though

it's cos his rotator cuff is gone, not because he is a cricket noob

johnny howard is a cricket tragic and i love his commentary which he delivers every sydney test

hes totally s*** at commentating

i remember one year where he didnt know any of the aussies names in the field, except for ponting

i think you will find, he "pretends" to like cricket for votes

good old rudd

boob jobs on medicare!

Jigzie knows the score - Cabarette club is where the mother f***in s*** is at and I vote +1 for next QGL meet to be there instead of the Norman.

only cause i'm bored.

Man if he went to a stripclub and couldn't "recall" any strippers, then he obviously didn't get his money's worth and should ask for a refund.

bit off topic but what is krudd's policy on environmental clearing and residential development. A lot of people at work (involved in new housing development communities) are trying to force their development applications and fast-track EPA approvals because they are nervous of kevvy. Its f***ing hard enough as it is to keep the tree huggers happy. d******* EPA officals at their desks are worse than traffic cops. no joke.

Some real mature comments on here.

f***en scum bags.

I seriously dont see why guys always jump on the band wagon..."oh yeah hes got my vote, hes awesome cause he went to a strip club".

f***en sheep.

muppets.

bahhhh

Some real mature comments on here.

f***en scum bags.

I seriously dont see why guys always jump on the band wagon..."oh yeah hes got my vote, hes awesome cause he went to a strip club".

f***en sheep.

muppets.

Should we instead be emulating the high level of "maturity" emanating from your post?

Some real mature comments on here.

f***en scum bags.

I seriously dont see why guys always jump on the band wagon..."oh yeah hes got my vote, hes awesome cause he went to a strip club".

f***en sheep.

muppets.

You're right.

"He's a terrible man because he went to a strip club! He shouldn't be PM!"

I don't want a man of his age to be PM if he hasn't been piss-drunk and had some random chicks titties rubbed in his face at least once.

he went to a strip club by accident and apologised for it

this isnt going to make anyone not vote for kevin rudd except for bible thumpers like jessie slem who wouldnt have voted for him anyway

bible thumper pffft... far from it.

parabol...

good post.

turning it around on me. clever.

I just seems everyone jumps on the band wagon saying "yeah strippers r awesome".

It appears immature.

ok fair enough

but seriously

if he went to a strip club and was unashamed of it then that would be endearing to me cause it shows he isn't a prude

but by his account he went by mistake, couldn't really recall the visit, and has apologised (not just to the mrs but to all of us) is just lame

Insom

I see your point... and I am glad I you see where I am coming from as well.

oh well...

ps. does it have to be the last 3 days news on TV. FFS.

ps. if it has strippers in it... then yes :D

YOU LOVE IT!!@!#! I know deep down you do, come on ;)

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22277685-2,00.html
Its ok guys he was just visiting his sister in law.

"Some people go through drugs, some people choose to dance as an exotic dancer. It was fun for me.

Or both.

Or both.

Exactly. Why limit yourself to "exotic dancing" when you can experience drugs too!

Back to the real issue here.. when are we all going to the Cabaret club?

bible thumper pffft... far from it.

retarded?

lol LETS GET ANGRY ON THE INTERNET

i would like to come please

i am just loving this international news coverage... suck it in rudd.

^ you are retarded because you actually think one party is better than the other.

don't really see it effecting the vote. Besides who wouldn't like a PM who you can call the kruddler.

me? only because he is and always will be a union puppet.

The John Kerry of australian politics just took a dive.

Seriously, Rudd would be better served in American politics. Stands for nothing, believe in nothing and just wants to get elected to put PM on his resume!

and just wants to get elected to put PM on his resume!

I mean who wouldn't?

I dunno if anybody mentioned it because I CBF reading this whole thread, but that Universal 'adult club' on Mary Street had a little white bit of paper stuck to their sign saying "Welcome Mr Rudd".

I giggled.

You are implying that I am "wrong" I did not say I was wrong so why am I explaining how I am wrong.

Probably for the same reasons Rudd is explaining why he is wrong......because your doting public want an explanation, and you feel inclined to give them one...hahaha.

FTW what anybody thinks....you do what you want in this world, and wear the consequences without feeling guilty about your own actions.

FB

don't be jerks

Troggles brings the hurt.

Jerks?

We are discussing the topic and our views on it?

Looks like someone needed to feel powerful today.

OH NO YOU DIDNT!?!?!?!

haha

just making a point...

oh well