Comments on: Newspoll: 54-46

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:09:07 +0000

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By: Chatswood Statsman

Chatswood Statsman — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:59:04 +0000

I don’t detect bias in Fran Kelly – just the inevitable superficiality of being “across everything” at 6am. On a program like this, guest selection is critical. Michelle Grattan is always thorough and fair, but rarely outspoken (though she copped a serve from JWH today), Henderson detailed, biased and boring, Urhlmann boorish, Lebovic “can’t be called yet”.

The ABC certainly seems very cautious generally. While the Chaser’s stunts are often outrageous, they are not into political satire as often as they were in times past. Hopefully this will change tomorrow night!

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:32:28 +0000

Just posted this on shanners blog in response to their front page; bet it wont get published.

Your front page today was full length pro-liberal propoganda. you may as well have just reprinted a liberal party press release. did the journalists actually ask john howard any tough questions, rather than simply give him a platform to launch into every dubious scare about labor he could think of?
also interesting that the interview was published on tuesday, resulting in the burying of the newspoll results. in the final week of the election, this was a particularly crucial poll and shows a diabolical result for the coalition.
as much as i dont want to promote even more diabolical journalism, will kevin rudd be given equal space – ie, his own front page rant to spout his talking points between now and saturday?

By: Tassieannie

Tassieannie — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:55:23 +0000

Good grief – what a bunch of tragics! Bit sleepy today? Well done Liz in Paris.
Well done whoever pointed out that a smallish number of union members gains good conditions for twice their number.

Bob Brown was excellent on LL – good points about the impossibility of mandated emission levels for sovereign states, the need for visionary, determined and moral leadership, and his points about the Senate and democracy were terrific.

We’ll be doing our bit in Tassie for the 16 seats.

By: barney

barney — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:52:56 +0000

Re Fran,

I think many are confusing a lack of knowledge with bias. Ignorance is not bias.
I don’t detect any major bias and as I posted before she got into a lot of trouble in 93 for appearing pro Labor so I think she bends over backwards not to appear biased towards labor. Maybe that is what you are seeing.

Of more concern are her viewing habits.

By: Guido

Guido — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:52:00 +0000

No Gerr. She had a panel of experts. One was that Textor guy from the Liberal Party, the other was Micheal Costello (who while Labor, he’s still pissed off that Beazley did not get a chance to lead the ALP to the election) and an ex-advisor from the Greens.

Kelly was saying to Textor what a good poll this was for the Coalition, and that it gave them a chance to win because there are lots of undecided voters etc.

It is not on the Berakfast site yet, but may be later.

By: Gerr

Gerr — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:54:49 +0000

@688 Guido

You are kidding right?

By: Gerr

Gerr — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:53:42 +0000

54-46

4 days out.

so sad.

By: Socrates

Socrates — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:43:10 +0000

Well what happy news to wake up to. With four days to go the Liberals cannot possibly claw this back. I thought that theorising about projecting from marginal seat samples was rubbish, and so it has turned out to be.

I agree with the comments about ESJ – he should pay up. If he doesn’t, its just another warning not to vote for Liberals – they can’t be trused to keep ANY promise. Its against their nature.

Liberals =scorpions
Liberal voters = frogs carrying them across a stream

By: Guido

Guido — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:21:26 +0000

Fran Kelly in her in her inimitable style said that this is a ‘very good poll’ for the Coalition.