{"id":47894,"date":"2019-05-16T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T23:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=47894"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T02:42:24","slug":"captain-getup-saving-indivotes-from-itself-jansant-comments-on-ausvotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/captain-getup-saving-indivotes-from-itself-jansant-comments-on-ausvotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain GetUp saving #IndiVotes from itself: @Jansant comments on #AusVotes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/indifeaturedaa.png?resize=800%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/indifeaturedaa.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/indifeaturedaa.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/indifeaturedaa.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/indifeaturedaa.png?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison dropped into Wangaratta on Wednesday this week for a quick press conference but did not take any questions from media \u2014 nothing to see here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This follows Tuesday&#8217;s visit to the same Indi battleground by far-right climate change denial group Advance Australia&#8217;s Captain GetUp \u2014 and there was definitely something to see, but you had to be paying really close attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Previously&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2013, the Liberals have told anyone who&#8217;d listen that former Member for Indi Cathy McGowan is a Labor\/Greens\/GetUp! plant \u2014 the myth became an election perennial with an orange bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Holy hallelujah Batman!<\/p><cite>Robyn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4>And now&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Independent candidate for Indi Helen Haines has previously categorically denied any association between her and Get Up! \u2014 but have no fear Captain GetUp is here \u2014 able to spin tall tales in a single bound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Holy diversionary tactics Batman!<\/p><cite>Robyn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4>New plot twist&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>No amount of denial was going to stop Captain GetUp zipping into town to save the good people of Indi from themselves by telling us how to pronounce &#8216;Indi&#8217; properly, right in front of Cathy McGowan&#8217;s former electorate office. Privileged locals got the heads up and gathered to watch, and during a break in filming, Captain Getup removed his full face covering to reveal a man bun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huh, a man bun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Holy clich\u00e9 Batman!<\/p><cite>Robyn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4>The story so far&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Getup, the inner-city, latte-sipping hipster who wants to tax your firstborn into oblivion, dons an orange, full-face covering that transforms him into a superhero who rushes in to save Indi from the economic Armageddon of renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Holy smokestack Batman!<\/p><cite>Robyn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4>Reflections<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>But hold on a moment! Someone ring the talent agency and find out who Hi-Vis Boy is \u2014 seen standing next to Advance Australia&#8217;s camera operator in the reflection of the window \u2014 and ask what the hell he&#8217;s doing on the Captain GetUp movie set? Maybe mild-mannered local reporter Clark Kent knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Holy popcorn Batman!<\/p><cite>Robyn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCaptainGetUp%2Fvideos%2F287417805472997%2F&#038;show_text=0&#038;width=476\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h4><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4>Previous episodes&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While savvy locals will be able to identify Hi-Vis Boy in the clip, <em>No Fibs<\/em> will keep his identity a secret; although we&#8217;ve been connecting the dots between Captain GetUp and local Liberal candidate Steve Martin for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/lib-indi-candidate-in-deep-climatechange-conflict-jansant-reports-on-steveforindi-indivotes\/\">I previously approached Martin to clarify reports that hard-right climate change denial group Advance Australia<\/a> (the team behind Captain GetUp) is funding and assisting his Indi campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin said:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I\u2019m not familiar with or involved with Advance Australia.<\/p><p>They haven\u2019t been in contact with me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>After being pressed on the issue:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I\u2019ve seen some of the Advance Australia stuff, I certainly didn\u2019t quantify it as hard-right, the disparaging term you would. I\u2019ve had no contact with Advance Australia.<\/p><cite>Steve Martin<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Although initially saying he was not familiar with Advance Australia, Martin then admits he is familiar with them and doesn\u2019t think they\u2019re hard-right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week <em>No Fibs<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/exclusive-steveforindis-libs-caught-colluding-with-corybernardis-auconservatives-jansant-reports-on-indivotes\/\">caught Wangaratta branch president Stephen Hill colluding with Cory Bernardi&#8217;s<\/a> racist and homophobic far-right party Australian Conservatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi-Vis Boy will be able to clear the mystery up&#8230; if only he&#8217;d come out!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison dropped into Wangaratta on Wednesday this week for a quick press conference but did not take any questions from media \u2014 nothing to see here. 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