Molesworth: Joe Hockey teaches the joys of capitalism by demonstrating the positive side of email spam.

Simon N: Dickson, Joe, they asked what we’d do to improve their electorate of Dickson.

Simon almost had two in a row, but he was knocked off by this cracker by Duncan:

Joe Hockey and Peter Dutton in discussion with their campaign managers.

CORRECTION: Congratulations to JT, for his caption for Election Caption Contest #2. No prizes but loads of glory.

Photo: Angela Harper, AAP

Have at it – please keep within the limits of decency.

Seeking comment from Paris Hilton! Paris. Fucking. Hilton.

Are they for realz!!1!?

They are asking Paris Hilton for comment on this? Really? Fo’ Shiz?

Joe Hockey is to humour as lime is to beer. It has no place there!

I assume his weight is now fair game though, which is good news for most of the internet.

He even tweeted his sadness:

JoeHockey Quiet because I am still stunned at brutal KR fall. JG &WS have alot to fess up to all Aussies.

Joe and his Coalition colleagues, including Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce who have also expressed their sadness and dismay at Rudd’s treatment at the hands of his own Party, would be sad to read the following edited extract from Wikipedia:

He proved to be a surprisingly poor media performer and public speaker, and was portrayed by the media as a foolish and incompetent administrator. He was unlucky to come up against a new and formidable Opposition Leader.

He generated great resentment within his party, and his opponents became increasingly critical of his reliance on an inner circle of advisers.

With his Party falling further behind in the polls, a challenge was launched … he called a Party meeting to settle the matter and took it upon himself to say “Well, that is not a vote of confidence, so the party will have to elect a new leader”^.

Just don’t tell them it’s actually about former Liberal Prime Minister John Gorton, who was dumped by his own Party in 1971, mid way through his first elected term as Prime Minister.

Also, because Idlaviv asked so nicely, here’s the delightful and always relevant Glenn Milne:

Keep those suggestions coming.

Imagine you are a husky fellow of simple tastes and modest abilities. Imagine that, until now, you’ve been a long way back in the queue to the throne, but that suddenly the whole line of succession has been catastrophically blown up, leaving you as the heir apparent.

Where would you turn to find a precedent for your frightening situation? Could there perhaps be a work of cinematic art that might provide a way for you to understand your predicament?

Joe Hockey: The King Ralph of Australian politics.