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Illustration Friday

Open (Selling)

Medium: Coloured pencil/graphite
Size: 250mm x 200mm

This man (Joe Hockey) - a so so likeness, gimme a break I’m rusty - is the current Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, when he was appointed our Prime Minister described him as a “big bear of a man” .  The Prime Minister didn’t mince words by adding “Joe’s a good media performer, Joe’s an avuncular sort of bloke …”.  Uncle Avuncular he has become but for mine he’s become Mug Punter #4.

Since he’s been Minister in this portfolio he’s been a busy beaver, forever having to explain why WorkChoices is the greatest policy since sliced bread and absolutely vital to Australia’s economic and indeed everyone’s wellbeing.  All this open selling is important as we are only weeks away from a general election here in Australia.  Whatever he’s selling the polls say people aren’t buying it.

Perhaps some people just don’t like sliced bread, or, they don’t see him as Uncle Joe but instead see him as “Crazy” Joe [Davola].