![]() This would be seen especially during interviews of him in broadcasts where public perception of Advance is low, where he would burst into rants against the interviewer and storm out, or during Advance's acceptance speech and the electrified microphone incident from Advance's transition center announcement, which were littered with profanity. In a way that they will never love me."ĭespite these qualities, his periodic crass or surly would occasionally backfire in ways that made him look foolish, or cause gaffes during interviews or public events, especially when he was under stress and/or drunk. Julia herself, holding a more formal and seemingly restrained face before the public, would reflect on this and remark that he was "the heart of Advance. This, combined with the aforementioned fame and appeal among most of the public, allowed him and Julia to get an enormous hold of the popular vote when they decided to run for election. He also displayed a natural talent to lead, as seen early in his career when he mustered what little cast and crew were available near the end of a disastrous 1954 telethon for charity and managed to reach the donation goal at its conclusion. While this alienated those groups, and those more generally opposed to Advance's ideology, it also endeared him to many in the public. He often remarked how the "posh twats" of the elite were just jealous or even afraid of how Advance and the public would soon be coming after them, and would make base appeals of how the common people will finally get the money that they deserve. With a disdain for the historically wealthy and a penchant for swearing and drinking, Peter, even as he grew more famous, held a heavy appeal among the working class which extended upwards to those who watched him on TV over the years. This past more importantly influenced what Alan James would mockingly call his "Man of the People Act". Coming from a poor family in the north of Territory One and beginning work as a carpenter, his past remained well with him into his years on TV and up to his Prime Ministership (even giving advice on carpentry during his tenure, such as before his interview with Julia Salisbury during The Tempest broadcast where he notes how to patch up holes in the roof to prevent leaking). Peter Clement was a very personable character. Before being elected to public office, he was a TV personality with a D.I.Y. ![]() Peter Gordon Clement was the co-Prime Minister and co-Leader of the Advance party. ![]()
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