Australia's Barefoot Mayor
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Australia's Barefoot Mayor
In these times of crazy, here's some good crazy. Made me smile anyway.
Rough end of the pineapple: Queensland Labor moves to oust barefoot climate activist as Rockhampton mayor
Tue 10 Nov 2020 03.42 GMT
Last modified on Tue 10 Nov 2020 07.11 GMT
Chris ‘Pineapple’ Hooper is next in line to become mayor of the Queensland town of Rockhampton after the resignation of Margaret Strelow over her failure to declare hospitality received from Adani.
The Queensland government says it will change the law to stop a bloke named Pineapple – a climate change activist who rides around town barefoot on a collection of vintage pushbikes – becoming the new mayor of Rockhampton.
On Monday the elected mayor, Margaret Strelow, resigned after a councillor conduct tribunal found she had engaged in misconduct by failing to update her register of interests to include hospitality received from the mining giant Adani.
Under new Queensland local government rules, the resignation of a mayor or councillor does not prompt a byelection. Instead, the second-placed candidate from the most recent election is appointed.
Strelow’s only opponent at the Rockhampton mayoral election in March was the independent Chris “Pineapple” Hooper, a local climate and peace activist who sleeps in a CBD shopfront that doubles as a “way out there” drop-in centre for artists.
Hooper – who won 31% of the vote – says the Covid pandemic is “a dress rehearsal for manmade climate change”.
During his campaign, Hooper hand-wrote his press releases. He doesn’t wear shoes or drive a car. A few years ago, the council tried to shut down the drop-in centre.
“I was saying today I might have to buy a new pair of thongs [to go into the council chambers]. I don’t want to dress up in [fancy] clothes. People judge me because I’ve got no shoes on.”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... pton-mayor
Rough end of the pineapple: Queensland Labor moves to oust barefoot climate activist as Rockhampton mayor
Tue 10 Nov 2020 03.42 GMT
Last modified on Tue 10 Nov 2020 07.11 GMT
Chris ‘Pineapple’ Hooper is next in line to become mayor of the Queensland town of Rockhampton after the resignation of Margaret Strelow over her failure to declare hospitality received from Adani.
The Queensland government says it will change the law to stop a bloke named Pineapple – a climate change activist who rides around town barefoot on a collection of vintage pushbikes – becoming the new mayor of Rockhampton.
On Monday the elected mayor, Margaret Strelow, resigned after a councillor conduct tribunal found she had engaged in misconduct by failing to update her register of interests to include hospitality received from the mining giant Adani.
Under new Queensland local government rules, the resignation of a mayor or councillor does not prompt a byelection. Instead, the second-placed candidate from the most recent election is appointed.
Strelow’s only opponent at the Rockhampton mayoral election in March was the independent Chris “Pineapple” Hooper, a local climate and peace activist who sleeps in a CBD shopfront that doubles as a “way out there” drop-in centre for artists.
Hooper – who won 31% of the vote – says the Covid pandemic is “a dress rehearsal for manmade climate change”.
During his campaign, Hooper hand-wrote his press releases. He doesn’t wear shoes or drive a car. A few years ago, the council tried to shut down the drop-in centre.
“I was saying today I might have to buy a new pair of thongs [to go into the council chambers]. I don’t want to dress up in [fancy] clothes. People judge me because I’ve got no shoes on.”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... pton-mayor
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He got 31% of the votes ... if he adhered to social conventions a little better they wouldn't be considering changing the law.
Be funny if they change the law and he wins anyway. Given it is Australia this could be the end result!
Be funny if they change the law and he wins anyway. Given it is Australia this could be the end result!
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Why should he adhere to social conventions?
Does wearing shoes improve your ability to make rational decisions?
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Does wearing shoes improve your ability to make rational decisions?
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This could be interesting.
There are heaps of very individually-minded Queenslanders who will be deeply offended if the Gov changes the rules to remove this bloke
He is going to get supporters from every angle of that state's lunatic-infested political scene.
Whatever the case, I think we can be assured Pineapple is going to squeeze every drop of juice out of this orange for as long the the circus runs - and provide us with lots more laughs on the way.
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This is the second most interesting thing to happen in Rockie this week
There are heaps of very individually-minded Queenslanders who will be deeply offended if the Gov changes the rules to remove this bloke
He is going to get supporters from every angle of that state's lunatic-infested political scene.
Whatever the case, I think we can be assured Pineapple is going to squeeze every drop of juice out of this orange for as long the the circus runs - and provide us with lots more laughs on the way.
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This is the second most interesting thing to happen in Rockie this week
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Breaking...
Pineapple Gets the Gig for his mum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-18/ ... y/12897222
i reckon he has a fighting chance when the dastardly state government changes the rules in the new year.
Queenslanders are a conservative bunch - but gnarly and fiercely iconoclastic as well. They love a fighting underdog.
(actually, he will probably be flogged - but let's go along for the ride while it lasts)
Never say die! Us Pineapple Heads will rule all of the world one day!!
Pineapple Gets the Gig for his mum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-18/ ... y/12897222
i reckon he has a fighting chance when the dastardly state government changes the rules in the new year.
Queenslanders are a conservative bunch - but gnarly and fiercely iconoclastic as well. They love a fighting underdog.
(actually, he will probably be flogged - but let's go along for the ride while it lasts)
Never say die! Us Pineapple Heads will rule all of the world one day!!
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Seems that one can travel to the ends of the earth, even places with barefoot people named Pineapple, and still not escape the drama of politics.
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Are Queensland pineapples overpriced?
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Sad to see Beer in the morning outed because of his pineapple addiction.
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Go Pineapple.
From the Guardian.
Everyone meet Mayor Pineapple! Isn't democracy grand! BUT WAIT!
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From the Guardian.
Everyone meet Mayor Pineapple! Isn't democracy grand! BUT WAIT!
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'Pineapple' Hooper: could Rockhampton's unlikely mayoral candidate actually win?
Many locals say they’ll support the barefoot climate activist, even though they don’t agree with many of his views.
And locals in the conservative, working-class town – a hub for cattle and coal mining – think he can win.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... tually-win
Doblo says the town can talk about little else. “Pineapple is the topic on everyone’s lips,” she says.
Queenslanders, no matter how much fun it is to poke sticks at the sun-affected gnarly bastards - you just gotta love em at times like this.
GO the Pineapple!!
Many locals say they’ll support the barefoot climate activist, even though they don’t agree with many of his views.
And locals in the conservative, working-class town – a hub for cattle and coal mining – think he can win.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... tually-win
Doblo says the town can talk about little else. “Pineapple is the topic on everyone’s lips,” she says.
Queenslanders, no matter how much fun it is to poke sticks at the sun-affected gnarly bastards - you just gotta love em at times like this.
GO the Pineapple!!
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