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Oil Tanker Spill Explained by Spin Master Senator

Listen as this seasoned pol tows us all “beyond the environment” in his amazing explanation of how 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled from an oil tanker. Lucky for us, most oil tankers “are built so that the front doesn’t fall off at all.” (You’ve got to see and hear him to fully appreciate it. Click below.)

Could John Cleese or Eric Idle of Monty Python’s Flying Circus have come up with something zanier than this Australian politician’s (a Senator?) comments?

And, if anyone can tell me who this guy is, or the interviewer, or when it was done, I would love to know. — Any Australians in the house — you might know them! Now, without further ado, the video, please.

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By Allan Pearlman
March 16, 2009

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  1. Brian O'Connor said
    on March 17, 2009

    They are John Clarke and Brian Dore.
    Highly rated comedians in Australia
    They specialise in “Taking the Mickey” out of current affairs.
    Not liked by Aussie politicans

Continuing the Discussion

  1. Update on spin-master senator who explained the cause of an oil tanker spill | Life Law and Taxes linked to this post on March 30, 2009

    [...] About two weeks ago I posted the amazing and funny video of an interview with someone referred to as “senator” who answered questions about a shipping mishap off the coast of Australia, in which 20,000 tons of crude oil was spilled because “the front fell off” of the tanker carrying it. See http://lifelawandtaxes.com/oil-tanker-spill-explained-by-spin-master-senator/ [...]

  2. The interactivity of blogs can get your message seen faster | Marketing and PR Lab linked to this post on May 2, 2009

    [...] 16th, I posted a video on my Life Law and Taxes blog, showing what looked like an interview between a television journalist and an Australian senator, talking about oil tanker spill. In my post, I asked if any viewer could tell me who the journalist was, and who the Australian [...]

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