The Outsider’s federal election campaign diary today includes Meatloaf, Katy Perry and Buddy’s Brut.

Two out of three ain’t bad

Tony Abbott’s in slightly better shape than Meatloaf, but he must have spent a lot of his youth listening to the big guy’s best-selling Bat Out of Hell album, particularly track 1, side 2.

Today’s highlight of the election campaign has already happened – pop singer Katy Perry and Abbott having a deep and meaningful interchange on Sydney FM radio.

Perry, who as far as we know is not an Australian citizen, told Abbott she wouldn’t vote for him because of his stance on gay marriage.

“I love you as a human being but I can’t give you my vote,” Perry said.

For his part Abbott just wanted to channel Meatloaf.

“When are you coming back (to Australia)? We need you, we want you,” Abbott enthused.

Mr Loaf at the AFL grand final

Two negatives make a positive

High school science was on Labor frontbencher David Bradbury’s mind this morning, as he attempted to explain the positive aspects of his party’s negative campaigning.

Asked about a series of Labor attack ads on Tony Abbot, Bradbury said life under the Liberals would “be something that resembles the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

Asked to weigh the tone of the ads against Rudd’s recent call to drop negative and destructive personal politics, Bradbury said: “The truth is not negative.”

Buddy watch – day 3

Palmer United Party candidate Buddy Rojek might be having trouble getting his epic election party up and running, but at least he’s still smelling sweet.

Buddy has shared a picture with his Facebook followers of a can of Brut Endurance, with a backdrop of crashing waves.

He says he’s been living out of his car and the Brut is great at “repelling stink”.

“Brut Endurance. Repels GoldDiggers, Vampires and FabianSocialists. Bodywash at Winki Pop, rock cuts all good,” he notes.

In sadder news just in, he says he’s devastated because his “prized Anglo Nubian Nany Goat has had 3 stillborn kids. She is bleating for them and her udders swollen so I have had to relieve them.. Makes you think about life”.

It’s not clear if the goat is also living in the car.