Garrett Trooper
Garrett for preselection. Anti-US, anti-Australian, anti-capitalism, anti-politics (doesn’t vote) and anti-truth (says he did vote).
Yep. Good choice. Carmen of Amnsesia will be thrilled.
It seems both Latham and Howard are happy about Garrett joining the ALP. It occurs to me that only Howard realizes why.
As an aside, I recall during the Vietnam war the US troops had an expression Garrett Trooper. He was the guy with spit polished boots and clean fatigues that never left the base. Never at risk, never responsible for his decisions, always looking good and then went home and claimed heroic actions anyway.
From Garret or Garrett…an old military word for Barracks
Can any US Vietnam Vets confirm this? A Barry Sadlier ballad springs to mind.
Whatever, for me he will always be the Garrett Trooper, all spit polish and no substance.
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Never heard that particular expression. I just stuck by the old standard…..REMF.
Rear Echelon Mother Fxxxer. It just rolled off the tongue and seemed so very apt.
A ‘Garret Trooper’ is a Trooper who mans the Watch Tower.
Peter Garret is best described as an Australian version of Ephialtes…the Greek who sold-out the Spartans at Thermopylae.