precocious children versus politicians

Michael Costa Meets His Match In A Ten-Year-Old Girl

2:34PM Jess McGuire | I can’t work out if I find this article hilarious or sad. I think I find it hilarious. After all, there’s nothing more pleasant to learn on a Friday than a politician has been put in his place by a feisty young slip of a lass standing up for the rights of her daddy in front of a bunch of burly Wollongong firefighters. When Mr Costa insisted that NSW firefighters were the highest paid in the country, Mr Sullivan’s daughter, Cate, stepped forward. “Excuse me, sir,” she said. “I’m only 10 years old and even I know that is a lie.” Mr Sullivan said Mr Costa then told his daughter: “That was a good line your daddy taught you.” Zing! Nice move, Costa. But wait, he was misheard! More »