The expression was first used by the Aussie right wing wankers to try to discredit Bob Brown - of the Greens Party.

Aussies just laughed that one off - the Green ideas must have been hurting bad for such US style political comments to be made.

Bob has a lot of respect for being the only politician to refuse to be gagged in the Aussie Parliament when "Fathead George" spoke there. We still haven't forgotten that the US is the only country to violate Aussie Sovereignty by refusing to allow security to be handled by Australian, but only by the CIA. Only Real Dictators do that stunt.