There is no way to stop the boats.

Its a safe bet to say that Bob Hawke was one of Australia's most popular Prime Ministers. He was elected four times and served from 1983-1991. I've always had a soft spot for old Hawkey and his womanizing, philandering, beer swilling ways. He is a smart bloke as well, having received honours from Oxford, Rikkyo University, Nanjing University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of New South Wales, and the University of South Australia.

He has many highly intelligent ideas, but espouses them in a down to earth, straight forward way.

For instance, he has described demon opposition leader Tony Abbott as "mad as a cut snake". He also believes "one of the great potential dangers confronting the world is the lack of understanding in regard to the Muslim world. Fanatics have misrepresented what Islam is. They give a false impression of the essential nature of Islam."

Now he has come out with another Hawke-ism, stating that there is absolutely no way to "stop the boats", as Tony Abbott keeps insisting the Liberal party will do if elected.

"We’re all bloody boat people," Hawke said. "That’s how we found the place."

Hawke said he understood the frustration of many voters at "queue jumpers", but said "we have to look at the other side of the coin". He said the Coalition’s approach to the boat people question was "nonsense".

He believes that "boat people" have got initiative, guts and courage, and "Australia needs people like that."

If only Hawke wasn't in his eighties yet.
He would kick that red head's arse.