Posted on 08/02/2016 5:41:18 PM PDT by naturalman1975
Malcolm Turnbull made his 'captain's call' to block Kevin Rudd's United Nations bid because he didn't want to lie to the camera and pretend he believed he was the right person for the job.
The night before the cabinet discussion last week, Mr Turnbull told his ministers he couldn't bring himself to feign support for Mr Rudd to media and the public, a source told Sydney Morning Herald.
It comes after revelations cabinet was 11-10 in favour of nominating Mr Rudd for the international role of Secretary-General at the UN.
But his bid was shut down by the Prime Minister and Barnaby Joyce, who said he would support Mr Turnbull whatever his position.
Mr Turnbull on Friday told media Mr Rudd was 'not well-suited for this particular role'.
'Do we believe Mr Rudd is suited for the role? My considered judgement is he is not,' Mr Turnbull said.
'Not everyone is well-suited to every role, this is not a disparagement on Mr Rudd as the former prime minister of Australia.'
Mr Turnbull also reportedly said the former Prime Minister lacked the 'interpersonal skills' needed for the job.
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To be clear on who the players were:
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's current Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party, the senior partner in Australia's conservative coalition government (though Turnbull himself is from the centrist wing of the party and could not be called a conservative and is pulling the coalition his way at the moment).
Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister and former leader of the Labor Party, socialist.
Barnaby Joyce, leader of the National Party, the smaller of the two main parties in the conservative coalition and therefore Deputy Prime Minister. The Nationals largely lack the centrist wing the Liberals have, and so are more conservative overall (the Coalition also contains two smaller parties - the Liberal Nationals and the Country Liberals created by mergers of the Liberal and Nationals (formerly the country party) in two parts of the country).
Julie Bishop, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, and Foreign Minister - sometimes known as the 'loyal deputy' she has now been Deputy Leader to three different Liberal leaders without ever seeking the top job herself. Again, she's from the centrist wing of the party, not a true conservative.
Was there any support for Kristina Keneally’s labrador?
I still can’t grasp how Rudd, a white guy from an English
speaking country, would think he had a chance at the UN job.
He may be a bigtime leftist but so what? There are scads of them
from other lands to pick from.
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