Hey, Bob Katter, try being a teacher. I reckon you wouldn’t last five minutes
This week, I was asked by a Year 9 student, “Miss? Do you ever want to punch a kid for being annoying?” The whole class tuned in for my response. Note that I go to boxing every morning and can throw a damn good jab, but of course I replied, “No. I do not. That is not how we handle problems. It’s not in my nature to want to harm other people when disagreements arise.”
Bob Katter confronts Nine News reporter Josh Bavas.Credit: Nine News
That very same day, politician Bob Katter held a bizarre press conference in which he became global news because he raised his fist and threatened to punch a journalist over a question about his heritage. What a relief for us all that Bob was, in his own words, “restraining” himself.
It reminded me of Labor senator Glenn Sterle, who in 2022 snapped at Bridget McKenzie that he was “gonna do me block in a minute” if she........
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