Tony Abbott continues to prove that being a public-relations nightmare is the way into the lives of young Australians.
First, he wore sunglasses from the '90s, and became referred to as "Tone The Speed Dealer"; then, he ate a whole onion for kicks. Now, the prime minister of Australia has skoled a beer at the pub in record pace (translation: He drank an alcoholic beverage in one go).
Punters at the drinking hole in Sydney's eastern suburbs surrounded Abbott, and cheered "Skol, skol, skol," as he sunk a cold one faster than anyone could say "metadata laws." In case you were wondering, Victoria Bitter is his poison of choice.
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The Women's Weekly posted the video online Saturday, and reported that Abbott was at the Royal Oak Hotel in Double Bay when he was invited to join the competition by an Australian rules football club. The date of the encounter is not noted.
"I walked over to Tony and said, 'Will you come over and have a beer with the best players as part of the presentation?' He said, 'Absolutely, no problem'," coach Simon Carrodus told the Weekly. "He proceeds to reach down and grab a schooner, and he drank from head-to-toe the entire schooner, dribbling little bits on his shirt ... He was proud as punch."
Abbott sure knows how to get attention on social media. It is a performance not seen since former prime minister Bob Hawke famously downed a yard glass of ale in 11 seconds in 1953, before following it up with slamming a beer at the cricket in 2012.
Apparently, there's nothing like a hard-earned thirst to get the Australian public on side.