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Alleged writer and Crikey politics editor. These days mainly here for the greyhounds.

Canberra
crikey.com.au
Joined February 2009

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    Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 3 Jan 2016

    I once called Peter Dutton a drooling cretin. I suspect I was being absurdly charitable.

    3:24 AM - 3 Jan 2016
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    • Peter Rodgers ❄❄Cloudless8❄❄ Lynn Charmaine Shane McNamara Alex Bruce-Smith Fluffy Duck Kenny Devine Reclaim Humanity
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      1. Richard Hargreaves‏ @RickHargreaves 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @BernardKeane @CanberraMemes shouldn't be near a mic, phone or cabinet. This guy is all kinds of stupid..

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      1. Holistic Bot Wombat‏ @3wombats 4 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane Practically a compliment

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      1. penny leemhuis‏ @OlderWomenLost 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane @DanaScully2 Well.....kindness is a virtue!

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      1. Stewart Dorman‏ @mbstewart 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane unfair to cretins too.

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      1. Steve Gibbons‏Verified account @SteveGibbonsXMP 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane And exceedingly generous!

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      1. Contessa JenRed‏ @JustJen64 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane Indeed I do think you were.

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      2. Reclaim Humanity‏ @anusha_srini 5 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane @roseannebyrne Softie!

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      3. pragmaticlefty real and #notabot‏ @roseannebyrne 5 Jan 2016
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        @anusha_srini 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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      1. Mark Dickenson In search of an ethical solution.‏ @bugwannostra 4 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane @inabster Just quietly I think he hit both hurdles.

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      1. Jane Salmon‏ @JSalmonupstream 4 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane Unkind to cretins.

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      1. Just Nettie‏ @Teapot_Lady 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane Yes. You left out "knuckle dragging".

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      1. Привет, я Dr Sally 🌈 🍷‏ @slsandpet 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane @MinhKular snap Just tweeted him calling him a cretin

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      1. Mick Handcock‏ @theapprentice68 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane @davidbewart i called him a potato head then i realised that was an insult to potatoes @PeterDutton_MP #auspol

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      1. Veritas‏ @jarro56 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane You erred on the side of benign indulgence.

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      1. Señor Goat‏ @Senor_Goat 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane next to fall?

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      2. Kane Wishart‏ @kanewishart 3 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane he's best understood as the Karl Pilkington of Australian politics.

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      1. Jane Rayner‏ @janer98 9 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane @DaveNoonanCFMEU Although being sympathetic to drooling cretins is laudable, exception is warranted in Muttonhead's case.

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      1. BukBukBuk‏ @tandykins 5 Jan 2016
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        @BernardKeane When I see Peter Dutton I pretty much think of Voldemort.

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