Wrong things said

Kevin Rudd’s world tour has in many ways been like a very gradual train wreck. It seems he’s making some gaffe or just being a general arse wherever he goes. The generally Rudd-loving journalists of Agence France-Presse as published on news.com.au have high hopes for his visit to China, however:

Mr Rudd laughed off the original criticism of his salute to Mr Bush at a NATO meeting in Bucharest, saying “it was just a joke”.

He has not yet responded to the latest attack on his protocol and is now in China, where opposition gaffe-seekers might be frustrated as he served in Beijing as a diplomat and speaks fluent Mandarin.

Opposition gaffe-seekers were spared of their frustration within hours of this article being published.

See, Kevin, this is what we call a rookie mistake, but thanks for playing!