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The elevation of Kevin Rudd to the Labor leadership in 2006 saw cartoonists portraying him as both sinner and saint. His initial dream run in the polls favoured the saintly metaphor. However his visit to a New York strip club revealed a different side of his personality to the Australian public.

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Mr Rudd's stripjoint caper

Edd Aragon — Sydney Morning Herald, 23 August 2007

Illustration of playboy bunny with crossed fingers and a cocktail. His face resembles Kevin Rudd and the bunny's ears are a pair of ladies legs in fishnet stockings.



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