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Quote of the Day: Kevin Rudd's Day Out
Monday, August 20, 2007
"Four years ago Kevin Rudd got drunk and took himself into a strip club. Four years ago John Howard, sober, took Australia into the Iraq war. I think the electorate can judge which one did the more harm."
Bob Brown, Australian Greens Senator, on opposition leader Kevin Rudd visiting Manhattan strip club Scores in 2003.
A newspaper revealed yesterday that Mr Rudd had visited the Scores gentlemen's club in Manhattan in 2003 during a taxpayer-funded trip as Opposition foreign affairs spokesman. This sparked accusations of a government smear campaign ahead of a vote tipped for November.
Rudd, a Mandarin-speaking former diplomat admitted visiting Manhattan strip club Scores in 2003 with a fellow MP and the Australian editor of the New York Post.
Father-of-three Rudd has a strong lead over Prime Minister John Howard in polls, helped by his family credentials and vow to improve education and rein-in work laws.
