Australian Politician Admits Sniffing Woman’s Chair
What? I’m laughing so hard I’m crying.
An Australian political leader broke down at a news conference Tuesday as he admitted that he had sniffed the chair of a female colleague, local media reported.
The confession came from the leader of the conservative Liberal Party in Western Australia, Troy Buswell, who has previously owned up to snapping the bra strap of an opposition party staffer.
Buswell told reporters at the televised news conference in Mandurah south of the state capital of Perth that he would not resign his post, which puts him in line to become state premier if his party wins elections next year.
But tears welled in his eyes and he choked up when asked how his family had reacted to the wide publicity given to the incident since the story became public at the weekend, the national AAP news agency said.
After a brief break for a drink of water, he replied: “These are difficult issues for me to deal with and they are very difficult issues for my family to deal with.”
The woman involved in the incident, a Liberal Party staffer who does not want to be named, said Buswell sniffed the chair she had been sitting on at his Parliament House office in December 2005.
The incident took place in front of other staff and was done to get a laugh, she told the West Australian newspaper Tuesday after Buswell had refused to confirm the initial reports.
“I was shocked and outraged and I told him,” the woman said.
Buswell has previously admitted to snapping the bra of a staffer for the Labor Party, which governs the state, and has been accused by a retiring lawmaker of making sexist remarks to her.
The deputy leader of the state Liberal Party stood by Buswell, describing him as a “rough diamond with a robust sense of humour”.
Buswell needed to change his behaviour, Kim Hames told reporters, but added there was no one to replace him as state leader of the Liberal Party.
The Liberals were in power nationally for 11 years until former prime minister John Howard was ousted in November elections.
(AFP)
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After Clinton, my Aussie politicians seem pretty lame
will try harder from now on 
April 29th, 2008 at 12:26 amIn sharia ville the punishment for snapping a bra is to cut off a hand, infidel.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:39 amsniffed ? I thought only dogs sniff
April 29th, 2008 at 1:44 am
so says an expert on “inter species erotica”. please, leave your specific incliations out. Thanks.
April 29th, 2008 at 1:57 amI am perplexe about the euphemism that is used there, that’s my inclination
April 29th, 2008 at 2:04 amO.K I’ll make it simple. “No human to animal sex”was involved ie dogs, cats, llamas or what ever turns you on. This dickhead thought it was funny to place his nose on the chair of a female collegue and inhale from his nose (ie sniff to the uneducated) and got caught doing same. No dogs were involved as far as we know, but I’m sure you’ll be the first to know franchie.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:31 amI don’t see a big “sin” there
April 29th, 2008 at 3:47 am“The incident took place in front of other staff and was done to get a laugh”
So now it ruins your career if you get a laugh from your friends?
April 29th, 2008 at 5:51 amfranchie,
the sin is not the point, the point is its hilarious, stupid and perverted
April 29th, 2008 at 6:02 amok, here it would be seen as a macho joke, nothing more
April 29th, 2008 at 6:11 amAfter Clinton, my Aussie politicians seem pretty lame
will try harder from now on 
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Yep. Clinton would have licked the chair and then gotten away with it….. Don’t ask which Clinton I’m referring to.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:04 amIf It smells like Fish Eat It. If It smells like Cologne leave It Alone.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:38 am