Politics

Why Are All Of Malcolm Turnbull’s TVs Set Up So Badly?

by Rob Stott  16 November 2017

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Guys, we need to talk about Malcolm Turnbull’s TVs. Twice over the last 24 hours, we’ve been given a glimpse of the PM’s TV viewing habits, and what we’ve seen is truly disturbing.

Yesterday, Turnbull’s Instagram story gave us our first hint that something might be wrong. There was the PM, watching the result of the marriage equality postal survey come through.

But why is his TV on the ground? This isn’t a university dorm room, it’s the Prime Minister’s office.

But ok, it’s probably not the PM’s fault. Maybe Tony Abbott likes to lie on the ground to watch TV, like a child, so he put it there in that weird little cupboard, and Turnbull just hasn’t had time to fix it yet. Being PM is hard work.

But then last night the Prime Minister’s office sent a tweet showing the PM reclining back to watch the Socceroos beat Honduras, and honestly what’s going on here?

What an abysmal set-up. The TV appears to be off centre on the mantlepiece it’s sitting on, the cable situation is an absolute mess, and look at those curtains! Then there’s the angle he needs to sit at in order to actually watch TV. That can’t be good for your neck.

The PM is a very wealthy man, surely he can afford a better A/V set-up. No wonder the NBN sucks.

Punters were quick to notice.

This electrician even offered to help.

“Phil, let’s talk. Don’t suppose you do curtains as well?,” the PMO tweeted in response. So at least someone in the PM’s office knows there’s a problem that needs fixing.

Look, I know there are bigger problems for Malcolm Turnbull to deal with right now. He needs to pass a marriage equality bill ASAP, it seems like most of his MPs are dual citizens, and his polling numbers are in the toilet.

I’m not saying this needs to be fixed as a priority, but it’s just important that the people know the PM has a deeply fucked TV set-up.