RN Breakfast watch: tea-splutterer

Fortunately I wasn't drinking a cup of hot tea this morning, during the interview with Amnesty International chief Irene Khan. She described Australia's human rights record as "appalling": if you have to crank up the dial to 'appalling' for Australia, what's left for Cuba, North Korea, Iran, China or practically any Arab or African country? What's 'eleven' on Irene's dial? But I was particularly glad I didn't have a mouthful of tea when the interviewer asked Irene if she had any tips for Australian voters in the coming election. She recoiled like a Victorian maiden having received an obscene suggestion:

"Amnesty International is not a political organization".