Honest Government Ad | Hotel Quarantine & Vaccines
Dear Patrons
Here's the latest Honest Government Ad that you've helped us to produce!
I realise Australia’s pandemic situation is much less shit than many other countries' - including ones where many of our non-Aussie Patrons live. Our relative success, however, is far less thanks to our federal Government's pandemic response, than it is to some of our States’ efforts – not to mention the sacrifices made by all of us, and especially frontline healthcare workers. Our federal government's key policy has been to not listen to experts until the eleventh hour and then blame everyone else - State Premiers, limo drivers, all of us - for the resulting shitshow. So I figured it’s time to finally make an Honest Government Ad about it.
As always, I’m not interested in only making jokes about our Government’s bellendry – although that’s definitely part of it (as you can see I went to town with the puns in this one. (It’s a pundemic!).
More importantly, I wanted to use this opportunity to help amplify a few critical messages that experts and epidemiologists have been trying to communicate: about the airborne transmission of Covid, and the direct links between the failure of the current hotel quarantine system and the constant outbreaks and lockdowns we’re seeing – such as the one gripping Sydney right now.
I feel like our media hasn't quite helped us to connect the dots and so I figured it was time to help them and our government out.
I hope you like the result.
Special thanks to Brett, one of our patrons, for suggesting the Smirks and Shirks for the "Authorised by" line (I just added the desk bit to complete the picture)!
I'll catch you soon for the podcast companion to this HGA - we'll try to get it out early next week as this is a very topical episode.
Ellen will be publishing the PG version later today so keep an eye on our Teachers page.
BTW: Ellen made a video to accompany our previous Honest Government Ad, which was about our government's interference with our science agencies - check it out! (I love how the lyrics of this song take on a whole new meaning when addressed to scientists!)
Ok, have a great weekend and stay safe - especially if you're in NSW.
Giordano & team
Comments (35)
Ditto on the well dones. In your videos, often important things in the background flash on and off the screen too quickly. I see there's an ABC report 'Australia needs more purpose-built quarantine stations, experts say' which was dated August 2020. Part of my work is in epidemiology, and all along I've said that hotels should have only been used as a temporary measure until decent facilities could be built. Obviously, the government's advisers have been saying the same thing!
Thanks for the feedback Neil, will keep that in mind! (And thank you for your work in epidemiology!)
'You can eat a bag off dicks '- that is so truly the govt's attitude isn't it 🙄🙄🙄
It's also what my sister says all the time. Love it.
Well done. As always spot on with the peasant thing. Thanks!
Well done. Thank you.
Cheers Charlie! <3
You know, the wickedness and hilarity of these videos is way more than skin deep. Going through for the third time, I kept stopping and Googling the backstory on things like hotel quarantine and Katie Hopkins--the deeper you go, the funnier and more tragic it gets. At the same time. Painfully funny, as it were. Hallmarks of a true art form, and true mastery. Not to mention originality. Thank you so much.
Aw thank you for this beautiful comment David. I've had a chance to refine it thanks to the sustained support of all our Patrons - it's what's allowed me to explore and expand it like this.. which is something I'll continue to do if I can! So, thank-you's all round!
Outstanding!! Thanks again ...
Thank you Robert, stay safe!
delicious . . . . pity Scummo won't get to see it . . . he might want to resign instead of making up a new pack of lies.
Some great laugh-out -loud moments to help ease the outrage.
Perfection! 🙌
Cheers Anthony!
Excellent! Your ads are getting better and better! You combined valid criticism of the Federal government (and others) with good information and great humour! Well done! I also love Ellen's rendition of Coldplay's 'The Scientist'. So appropriate. Your team is terrific!
Thanks Stephen! it is <3
It's always a joy watching all the crap being laid bare, well done as ever :) You got a LOL from me when the calculator showed '7', derailed my conditioned expectation of it displaying '0' (Fuck All) - well played !!!
Haha yes this was a bold move :D
Brilliant as always! Thanks so much for your awesome work!
Sharp and factual. No wonder the LNP hate you. Well done.
Love from the U.S. - you guys are the best
Great, scoring almost one point a second in this one. The lip sync is a little off though.
I thought "what would Jesus do?" Was my line. Wrong! There's a whole website dedicated to our anti-authoritarian hippie in chief, even in death. Lol. Praying Minister. Superb line Giordano.
Glorious!! Hit the nail on the head!!
Well done once again team. You nailed it!
"We love it when you peasants blame each other." "You can eat a bag of dicks." Perfect examples of the shitwits' methodology. As I already commented in YouTube, Zoë smirk is impeccable! I only wish there were more hearts to click in Patreon!
This video finally made me pull my finger out and become a Patreon. I am sorry it has taken me so long to do as I have enjoyed your content from the beginning. I have been banging on about ScoVid's 99.9% effectiveness of HQ for ages, it is great to see such a simple and powerful explanation of why he is full of shit.
Aw thanks Cameron - and welcome aboard! X
Thank you, epic stuff! Gonna delight in delivering this to the eyeballs of a few family members (& choice contacts) who still think Morrison and the LNP clownshow are good for our country!!! I knooooooow! Yamazing! Keep up the excellent work! Cheers
Thanks Doc!
Well done again… and so sad that the bulk of the population forgets how incompetent the federal government is when it comes to voting..
Yeah
Brilliant as usual
Thanks John XX