Husbands soon realize that their wives have a finely tuned intelligence – and, I believe, a seventh sense. This is why it amazes me that married politicians get away with acting like idiots. Are their wives not pulling them up and showing them the way, especially when it comes to the public they are supposed to serve? At one time I was the chairman of a branch of a political party. Not long. My Heidi intervened and luckily I started a career that gave me great satisfaction and where money was not a factor. Journalism. Take the sofa fiasco. What…
Husbands soon realize that their wives have a finely tuned intelligence – and, I believe, a seventh sense.
This is why it amazes me that married politicians get away with acting like idiots. Are their wives not pulling them up and showing them the way, especially when it comes to the public they are supposed to serve?
At one time I was the chairman of a branch of a political party. Not long. My Heidi intervened and luckily I started a career that gave me great satisfaction and where money was not a factor. Journalism.
Take the sofa fiasco. What did Cyril’s wife say to that? Did she go off the hook and accuse him of being beyond stupid? In my case, whenever Heidi finds coins, toffee, and Grandpa Powder wrappers, as well as split toothpicks stuck in the back of my Lazy Boy, she throws a tantrum.
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Imagine that the wife of the Minister of Sports said when he heard he was planning to build a giant pole worth 22 million rand. Surely it is impossible to become stupider? How could she explain his act to her friends over tea? It is noticeable that after he was ridiculed in the parliament, he did not say anything about it. His wife’s input certainly helped seal his lips.
What about poor old Jacob Zuma? Face more than one wife. With their collective intelligence, they should be stunned. They must be giving him a hard time every time he packs up in Pietermaritzburg. But in his case, they probably recognize that he is forced to do so. Stay out of jail for starters. He probably finds the walk a sweet relief after facing the combined punishments of the concubines.
The police chief also prefers to face the mob rather than stay at home being verbally criticized for his insensitive comments about the rape at the dump. Judging from Heidi’s response, the boss’s wife must have had an apoplexy.
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I never thought I would ever say it was time for more women to enter politics. Like Thuli Madonsela among them. Finally, a real “honorary member” appeared on the infamous street fighters. And just watching the greasy union bosses shake in their Italian shoes will make the appointment worthwhile.
In any case, there is no way she will expose herself to the stupid, half-witted and brainless actions of her male peers.
