Sex appeal controversy: Tony Abbott had beer goggles on, says Mark Latham
SARAH BLAKE NEWS LIMITED NETWORK AUGUST 14, 2013 6:59PM
COLOURFUL former Labor leader Mark Latham has leapt with both feet into the Tony Abbott "sex appeal" controversy, saying the Opposition Leader must have been drunk to think candidate Fiona Scott attractive.
"It showed very bad judgement and it shows he has low standards," Latham told Melbourne radio station 3AW of the comments.
Mr Abbott caused an uproar on Tuesday when he described politician Fiona Scott, his candidate for the seat of Lindsay, as having "a bit of sex appeal" when he was comparing her to former Liberal member Jackie Kelly.
The Oppostion Leader was accused earlier today of sexism by Kevin Rudd, but Mr Latham took his criticism further and in a suitably strange direction this afternoon.
"I had a good look at Fiona Scott on page eight ... and she doesn't have sex appeal at all.
"She's not that good of a sort."
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott caused controversy when he described candidate Fiona Scott as having O “sex appeal”.
Interviewer Tom Elliot interrupted the one-time wannabe PM to tell him his comments were worse than the ones that landed Tony Abbott in hot water on the campaign trail yesterday.
"That's worse than what Tony Abbott said," radio announcer Tom Elliott said.
"You just can't call a woman plain like that."
But Latham was not to be dissuaded, accusing Mr Abbott of trying to win over male voters with the "daggy dad" moment.
"She's a rather plain ordinary-looking woman and Abbott has exaggerated massively to try and win her vote among the blokes ... "
"Tony had the beer goggles on and in politics they say it's showbiz for ugly people and I don't think she'll (Fiona) be out of place."
"He's gilding the lily here, he must have had the beer goggles on".
