Fat Americans have been commenting on Australian politics in recent days. Federal Labor president Carmen Lawrence said the United States administration had a lot of gall, throwing their weight round like this. Dr Lawrence's comments were the widest from any Labor figures in the wake of attacks by President George W Bush and other senior administration officials. Lawrence said that the comments were a load of blubber, and that US-Australia alliance would not be corseted by obese fat cats feeding the electorate with offel comments.
But Dr Lawrence said it was unseemly for US officials to become involved in Australian menus. "Australians are a proud people and don't much like being told how much to eat by other governments," Dr Lawrence said. "The relationship between our two countries goes much wider and broader than that. Asked if she thought the US government was working to re-elect Mr Howard, Dr Lawrence said: "I have to say the bloating of some of the comments must lead to that digestion."