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PictureWe stuffed up. I'm sorry. We'll fix it - Courier-Mail photo
About face, about facing the truth

Peter Beattie, Peter Beattie

Your face is in our faces
Every night on the tele-vision
Swimming with sharks, anything for a lark
Just to keep us punters in the dark
What about our hospitals, Mr Beattie?
What about Jayant Patel and Gordon Nutt-all?
What about people dying while on the waiting lists?
“We stuffed up. I’m sorry. We’ll fix it.”

Peter Beattie, Peter Beattie
Your voice is in our faces
Every day on the wire-less
You babble on about our state of bliss
Yet expect us all to drink our own piss
What about to plan for all those dams, Mr Beattie?
What about our water? What about people’s land?
“We stuffed up. I’m sorry. We’ll fix it.”

Now where have we heard that before?

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Peter Beattie, Peter Beattie
Your words is in our faces
Every morning in the news-papers
Sprouting on about how we’re all equal
Especially now you’ve won your sequel
What about our Indigenous communities, Mr Beattie?
What about justice for all? And what about that blackmail?
“We stuffed up. I’m sorry. We’ll fix it.”


But that’s not enough, ’cos now we have ….

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Peter Beattie, Anna Bligh
Your faces are in our faces
Is it Heckle and Jeckle, the laughing crows
Or good cop, bad cop – putting on a show
Your constant companion, your daylight bride
Together you’re taking us all for a ride
What about the asbestos in our schools, Ms Bligh?
What about the abused children? What about the rural councils?
“Wasn’t me! I didn’t stuff … but we’ll fix it.”

Yeah … right!

But even that’s not enough! Now we also have to put up with 


Peter Beattie, Heather Beattie
Your faces are in our faces
Your other companion, always trusty
(Oops, I forgot, you go walking with Rusty!)
A part-time academic who earned her doctorate
Now whips up biscuits, chipped with chocolate
What about respite for family carers, Mr Beattie?
What about young people with a disability in aged nursing homes? What about the mental health system?
“We stuffed up. I’m sorry. We’ll fix it.”

Peter Beattie, Peter Beattie
Your face is in our faces
Open your ears before the next voting date
Hear the smart message from the Sunshine State
GIVE US A BLOODY BREAK!


  © Ian McDougall June 2007
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