▁down - to - ear th ▁but ▁am bit ious ▁cron y ▁Andrew ▁Pe ac ock ▁- ▁John ▁Howard ' s ▁main ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁leadership , ▁port rayed ▁as ▁vain ▁and ▁sn obb ish ▁John ▁Howard ▁- ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁ir rit ating , ▁n erd y ▁los er ▁John ▁Elli ott ▁- ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁big - n osed , ▁f oul - mouth ed ▁dr unk ard ▁ ▁International ▁polit icians ▁▁ ▁Rub ber y ▁Fig ures ▁also ▁sat ir ised ▁prominent ▁world ▁polit icians ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁among ▁them ▁were : ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er ▁- ▁the ▁then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁who ▁was ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ▁prof ite er , ▁eager ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁- ▁the ▁then - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁who ▁was ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁l umber jack , ▁making ▁dec isions ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁hor os cope ▁or ▁guess work , ▁and ▁intent ▁on ▁keeping ▁his ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁a ▁secret ▁Mik h ail ▁G orb ache v ▁- ▁former ▁Premier ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁who ▁was ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁easy going ▁liberal ▁who ▁was ▁always ▁giving ▁himself ▁time ▁off ▁Mu am mar ▁al - G add af i ▁- ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Lib ya , ▁whose ▁pu ppet ▁was ▁perman ently ▁imp aled ▁by ▁a ▁miss ile ▁with ▁the ▁letters ▁" USA " ▁painted ▁on