Distinguished fellow Rudd adds another string to bow 


The Australian  |
September 12, 2014 12:00AM
Troy Bramston
Columnist

Sydney


KEVIN Rudd has secured another high-level appointment in the US as a distinguished fellow at the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago. 
 
The institute, an independent policy centre and think tank, is chaired by former US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson. Mr Paulson is a former chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs and worked with Mr Rudd during the global financial crisis.

“Kevin Rudd has been a leading thinker and doer — in Australia and on the global stage,” Mr Paulson said. “Especially during the challenging days of the financial crisis of 2008, he showed great leadership for ­Australia and the world.”

“Our focus is China, a country with which Kevin has had three decades of rich experience. So I am delighted that he will marry his deep knowledge of China to the Paulson Institute’s effort to fashion practical and enduring solutions to the economic and environmental challenges facing China and the world.”

The former prime minister and foreign minister will focus on the US-China relationship, working closely with the institute’s think tank, and also “participate in projects and initiatives on Chinese economic and environmental policy’’.

This aligns with Mr Rudd’s work at Harvard University, where he is a senior fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government leading research on ­relations between the two countries.

“I am delighted to be joining the Paulson Institute, established by my good friend and colleague Hank Paulson,” Mr Rudd said. “We worked closely together in 2008, so I am pleased to be collaborating again with Hank and his team.

“China is at a threshold moment: it faces very considerable economic and environmental challenges. And what is more, its choices and actions will have a powerful effect on the nature and quality of global growth and environmental protection.

“I look forward to contributing to the Paulson Institute’s effort to foster co-operative solutions and China’s adoption of lessons and best practices from around the world.”

In addition to the Harvard role, Mr Rudd is a distinguished visiting fellow at Chatham House in London, a distinguished statesman with the Centre for Strategic and Inter­national Studies in Washington, and a visiting professor at China’s Tsinghua University.

Mr Rudd and Mr Paulson are today sharing a stage at the Asia Society in New York.

A thinker & a doer?

He thought about stuffing things up and he did it.

Mr Peabody Rudd only had the support of the People of Australia...
...he never had the support of his Party who never did what he asked of them for 'the Australian People's sake'.

A real tragedy in Australian Politics to be quite honest, and I never even voted for the guy.
By the time he regained power - it was too late and he became a laughing stock.  ::)

KRUDD's ego will not allow him to languish in obscurity, he has to crawl his way back into any position of supposed importance otherwise he'd end up in a psychiatric ward........not that he shouldn't have been committed years ago.

Makes you wonder what the standards are... mutual back-slapping societies are essentially meaningless.

The Honourable Knight Errant Generalissimo Sir Grappler, Fellow of the Aardvark Institute of Private Affairs, Frater Royal Farkistanian College of Philosophers, etc etc.

Wow.   The sour lemon lickers are out today.   

Interesting that this biased right-wing newspaper, the Australian, should publish this story in a straightforward, unslighting way.
Imagine the treatment from the ABC for a similar sort of story on John Howard.

(Cue buzz to come in with archival documentation in rebuttal)

author  PZ547



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I don't 'hate' him. Hate is way too personal a term. I don't personally know him However, I do detest him It's my personal opinion that Rudd is mentally unstable The way he speaks, for one: that 'Schoolkid reading a book to the class' voice he uses. It's not normal. It's not manly. It's affected. He sounds like a precocious ten-year old who's in love with himself Then there are the Transvestite-type asides which he injects into his Schoolkid-Reading-a-Book style monologues about himself -- when he inserts what he appears to believe is Bruce Willis type 'menace' .... as in his lowered voice as he hissed, 'It's not going to happen' --- accompanied by a glare like a bitter old auntie who's cake got second-prize at the fete * All the posturing * the monologues about himself -- always about him * the Bates Motel type voices and facial tics * the self-pity -- invariably when he's caused the problem himself * the blaming of others - when he's to blame * the attempts to sound like fifty different people simultaneously * the venom * the anger * the weirdness * the petulance * the temper tantrums, like a spoiled brat * his utter self-absorption to the exclusion of everyone, everything else * his self-promotion - which isn't matched by reality * his vengefulness * his spitefulness * his unfettered, massive, beyond belief size ego * his conceit * his impotence * his self-serving disloyalty Just the sight -- let alone the sound -- of Rudd blathering on endlessly about himself ... is enough to cause me to switch off the tv He seems to believe he is a combination of Churchill, Menzies, JFK, Caesar, Einstein, John Wayne and an entire battalion of Rhodes Scholars, plus He seems to believe it his destiny to be the ultimate, entire-world's Grand Statesman To me, Rudd is an impotent, gender-confused little twat who spent (and spends) WAY too much time with himself, envisioning himself as an acknowledged mental and political Giant. In other words, it's my belief he's delusional -- is extremely fantasy-prone -- is literally IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF. To the point I suspect he probably kisses his own reflection in mirrors and hogs the bathroom in order to do so constantly I think he's mad as a hatter and I'm glad he's been shot down, hopefully for good and in time for an army of psychiatrists to put him in a padded cell for the duration So I don't know why others hate him but above are my opinions of him I think he's nuts -- flat out nuts

A thinker?????  Rudd????  and even more astonishing... a DOER????  Rudd was almost a decision-free zone and when he did decide things he screwed them up monumentally.   But like most psychopaths, he has a very winning personality.  But the job requires actual thinking and actual doing.  Paulson will regret this quickly!!!

bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:25am:

A thinker & a doer? He thought about stuffing things up and he did it.

LMAO!!! I couldn't have put it better myself!!!

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 12:28pm:

A thinker?????  Rudd????  and even more astonishing... a DOER????  Rudd was almost a decision-free zone and when he did decide things he screwed them up monumentally.   But like most psychopaths, he has a very winning personality.  But the job requires actual thinking and actual doing.  Paulson will regret this quickly!!!

I remember fellow MP's whining about how long it took to get things done because virtually everything had to go through Rudd's office for his approval. Talk about micro-managing!!!

bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:50am:

Interesting that this biased right-wing newspaper, the Australian, should publish this story in a straightforward, unslighting way. Imagine the treatment from the ABC for a similar sort of story on John Howard. (Cue buzz to come in with archival documentation in rebuttal) In multiple colours !!!

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:08pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 11:50am: Interesting that this biased right-wing newspaper, the Australian, should publish this story in a straightforward, unslighting way. Imagine the treatment from the ABC for a similar sort of story on John Howard. (Cue buzz to come in with archival documentation in rebuttal) In multiple colours !!!

and large childish fonts sizes

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:31pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:08pm: bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 11:50am: Interesting that this biased right-wing newspaper, the Australian, should publish this story in a straightforward, unslighting way. Imagine the treatment from the ABC for a similar sort of story on John Howard. (Cue buzz to come in with archival documentation in rebuttal) In multiple colours !!! and large childish fonts sizes

... making them fact-free zones.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:43pm:

... making them fact-free zones.

when did the topic change from Rudd to you?

John Smith wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:44pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:43pm: ... making them fact-free zones. when did the topic change from Rudd to you?

Probably after "Airbus Abbott" eclipsed Rudd's travel miles for the first year in Office.  To carry him and his tongue around requires a lot of space.  All that licking to do.......

Quote:

..........“Especially during the challenging days of the financial crisis of 2008, he showed great leadership for ­Australia and the world.” “Our focus is China, a country with which Kevin has had three decades of rich experience. So I am delighted that he will marry his deep knowledge of China ......

rudd never led the world.
the chinese disliked rudd.

Vic wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:45am:

Wow.   The sour lemon lickers are out today.

In prefer the taste of my lemons like my women - a trifle salty...

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:43pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:31pm: Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:08pm: bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 11:50am: Interesting that this biased right-wing newspaper, the Australian, should publish this story in a straightforward, unslighting way. Imagine the treatment from the ABC for a similar sort of story on John Howard. (Cue buzz to come in with archival documentation in rebuttal) In multiple colours !!! and large childish fonts sizes ... making them fact-free zones.

If he couldn't make the girls cry - he wouldn't BOTHER !

bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:50am:

Interesting that this biased right-wing newspaper, the Australian, ...

It's encouraging to see someone from the "biased right-wing"  finally RECONIZE this

... and to see The Australian has come to terms with its electoral win - and got out of its Opposition mode

Perhaps the federal & state LibNats might, eventually, follow ?

Grappler Deep State Feller wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:35am:

Makes you wonder what the standards are...

    About Kevin Rudd:

Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister between 2007 and 2010, and subsequently as Australia’s Foreign Minister from 2010 until 2012. He served again as Prime Minister in 2013.

Mr. Rudd was elected as Leader of the Labor Party in 2006 and was only the third Labor leader to win government from opposition since World War II.

As Prime Minister, Mr. Rudd led Australia’s response during the Global Financial Crisis.

Mr. Rudd is internationally recognized as one of the founders of the G20, the premier global economic decision-making institution.
He is recognized as a major driving force behind the 2010 decision to expand the East Asia Summit to include the United States in this important regional institution.

As Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr. Rudd also oversaw the doubling of Australian foreign aid over five years, making Australia the seventh largest aid donor in the world.

Mr. Rudd remains engaged in major international challenges, including global economic management, the rise of China, and the global challenge of sustainable development.


He was a co-author of the 2012 report of the United Nations Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Global Sustainability, Resilient People, Resilient Planet.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:05pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:28pm: A thinker?????  Rudd????  and even more astonishing... a DOER????  Rudd was almost a decision-free zone and when he did decide things he screwed them up monumentally.   But like most psychopaths, he has a very winning personality.  But the job requires actual thinking and actual doing.  Paulson will regret this quickly!!! I remember fellow MP's whining about how long it took to get things done because virtually everything had to go through Rudd's office for his approval. Talk about micro-managing!!!

As opposed to going through Credlin???

:D

BTW.....

Whatever happened to all those 6 and 7 figure salary positions that were going to be thrown at Costello by the provate sector???

:D :D

bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:25am:

A thinker & a doer? He thought about stuffing things up and he did it.

they will probably allow him to wear his Mr 76% badge...wonder if he put all his selfies in his portfolio...lol..the  one with Al Gore could have done it..

will he be thinking and doing in America???>..

funny how he never got an Ambassadorship seeing as how he was so good at thinking and doing..

its the first I have heard he could multitask to be honest.

Vic wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:49pm:

John Smith wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:44pm: Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:43pm: ... making them fact-free zones. when did the topic change from Rudd to you? Probably after "Airbus Abbott" eclipsed Rudd's travel miles for the first year in Office.  To carry him and his tongue around requires a lot of space.  All that licking to do.......

equal you mean... but did krudd have world terrorism and planes being shot out of the wir over foreign soil to deal with>???

now let me seeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... its hard to remember those years :D.. krudds first year  :-?


but no I cant recall any planes being shot down or terrorist threats that needed talking about with foreign powers!..

surprise me send us the links..

Vic wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:45am:

Wow.   The sour lemon lickers are out today.

They have been since Kevvy LOST the last election.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:59pm:

Quote: ..........“Especially during the challenging days of the financial crisis of 2008, he showed great leadership for ­Australia and the world.” “Our focus is China, a country with which Kevin has had three decades of rich experience. So I am delighted that he will marry his deep knowledge of China ...... rudd never led the world. the chinese disliked rudd.

You said it Sprintcyclist!

Rudd had 'Personality', something many a Political Leader lacked, especially with the MEDIA being such a big influence on Politics itself these days.

Also, I nearly rolled out of my seat in laughter  ;D when I saw the looks of dread upon the faces of the Chinese Leaders when this little nerdy Australian was letting rip in fluent Chinese as if to say "Anything you can do, I can do better!"  :P

The only flaw I saw in him was that he had more 'Political' skill, than he had 'Economically' (MONEY MONEY MONEY) - hence why his wife was even richer than him.

...but in Politics - what really is important?
Telling the Truth is, because Religion just 'Writes' it down.


Abbott complained that Rudd never 'shuts up',
but then we have an Abbott that talks like a snail trail as if he's just makes it all up as he goes along.  ::)

Poll

John Smith wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:44pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:43pm: ... making them fact-free zones. when did the topic change from Rudd to you?

The topic was buzz. Gawd, you're slow! ;D ;D ;D

Lobo wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 4:28pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:05pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:28pm: A thinker?????  Rudd????  and even more astonishing... a DOER????  Rudd was almost a decision-free zone and when he did decide things he screwed them up monumentally.   But like most psychopaths, he has a very winning personality.  But the job requires actual thinking and actual doing.  Paulson will regret this quickly!!! I remember fellow MP's whining about how long it took to get things done because virtually everything had to go through Rudd's office for his approval. Talk about micro-managing!!! As opposed to going through Credlin??? :D

Heard anyone complaining about projects or policies being held up by her or anyone in the PM's office? Yeah, you got nothing!  ;D ;D ;D

bogarde73 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:25am:

A thinker & a doer? He thought about stuffing things up and he did it.

Yeah, most politicians just idle. This guy didn't sit around doing nothing. He got on with things, and maybe, you're right, he mucked things up in the process. Maybe we should stick with mediocre, do-nothing politicians because they're safer and more sensible.


Bobby. wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:55am:

The way he speaks, for one: that 'Schoolkid reading a book to the class' voice he uses. It's not normal. It's not manly. It's affected. He sounds like a precocious ten-year old who's in love with himself

I never thought of calling it a "Schoolkid reading a book to the class" voice. That's a very interesting way of describing it.


Bobby. wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:55am:

* All the posturing * the monologues about himself -- always about him * the Bates Motel type voices and facial tics * the self-pity -- invariably when he's caused the problem himself * the blaming of others - when he's to blame * the attempts to sound like fifty different people simultaneously * the weirdness * the petulance * the temper tantrums, like a spoiled brat * his utter self-absorption to the exclusion of everyone, everything else * his self-promotion - which isn't matched by reality * his vengefulness * his spitefulness * his unfettered, massive, beyond belief size ego * his conceit * his impotence * his self-serving disloyalty

It sounds like Rodney McKay in Stargate Atlantis.


Bobby. wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:55am:

He seems to believe he is a combination of Churchill, Menzies, JFK, Caesar, Einstein, John Wayne and an entire battalion of Rhodes Scholars, plus

That's funny, because he doesn't even sound like Churchill. He sounds like he's talking in front of a classroom of high-school students. He even talks like a high-school student!!! The way he gives speeches, he sounds like some of the people doing oral presentations in English classes when I was in high school. It's that dot-point, checklist way of speaking, where you fire off a list of arguments, but don't really speak in a fluent or eloquent manner. Kevin Rudd's speeches don't flow. He always sounds like he's being patronising.

I would much rather listen to the sabre rattling of Bob Katter.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:05pm:

I remember fellow MP's whining about how long it took to get things done because virtually everything had to go through Rudd's office for his approval. Talk about micro-managing!!!

Well, the funny thing about Julia Gillard's government was that it was like a hole in the bucket. Her government screwed up some really important policies because it made half-thought out decisions and lacked discipline.