Australia's New Air Force 1 - did anyone hear about it ?

[Shannow]

A few year ago there was an outcry when the military overspent by $550 Million.

Same year, they took ownership of two luxury Boeing 737BBJ business jets.

Here's a photo of A36-001, taken at a Japanese airport the day Howard turned up there for trade talks last year.

Good to see our taxpayer dollar at work

 

[spawn]

Well, you cant really have the PM arriving in a Sopwith or something, it wouldnt look too good

 

[Shannow]

The British P.M. gets a few seats lobbed into an airforce boeing transport.

Howard had his 707, which wasn't a cargo version, but a passenger version.

But why did he buy 2 ?

 

[spawn]

In case Janette wants to take one for a spin I guess

 

[Shannow]

good point.

his and hers.....

hang-on, what about his mistress ?

she'd need one too wouldn't she ?

 

[spawn]

I think the women in cabinet get Commonwealth cars and mobile phones so they can be available when he has a gap in his schedule

 

[KoichCPA]

As if Johnny would hav a mistress. He's lucky to have 1.

 

[phlogiston]

Mistress? Howard?

 

[spawn]

Dont let the stuck in the 1950s persona fool you folks...

 

[Sydo]

av a cry

 

[Shannow]

Koich,
it's a pretty strong rumour around the place that it's the reason that he wouldn't move his family to Canberra.

(While telling the rest of us to move to where the jobs are)

 

[Sydo]

As if Johnny would hav a mistress.

I'd be more surprised if he didn't have one, or at least 'had' one.
A horrible thought, but probably true.

 

[Celestial-Todd]

It's a sad, sad world when John Howard is sticking it to two chicks at the same time!

 

[Sydo]

 

[Cooperman]

Howard's like a rockstar or something... private jet and pussy on the side

 

[KoichCPA]

So the key to getting chicks is to become the prime minister.

I predict a lot of people on this forum running for office at the next election.

 

[Goreripper]

I can understand Bob Hawke getting some on the side, and even Keating and Andrew Peacock. But Howard?

 

[plattopus]

What's wrong with the PM having a private jet? That's pretty much standard nowadays... and besides, if anyone should have a private jet, it's the fucken PM.

Andrew Peacock is a very attractive man. I would be his mistress.

 

[Goreripper]

What's wrong with the PM having a private jet? That's pretty much standard nowadays... and besides, if anyone should have a private jet, it's the fucken PM.

But why does he need two? Does one fly as a diversion so the terrorists don't know which one he's on?

 

[plattopus]

Maybe he's the Darryl Kerrigan type... they were so cheap, he couldn't refuse getting two. Even if he didn't really need it.