Comments on: Crimes against Psephology: Christopher Pearson –you’re nicked.

By: CK

CK — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:34:21 +0000

Fair go, Haiku, having heard Overington on Latelight Live, and having read her articles on AWB I can guarantee she has a first-rate mind and a first-rate wit.

Her people-skills, though, obviously leave something to be desired.

By: haiku

haiku — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:32:24 +0000

Pearson has taken a potshot at you in his latest column. The relevant bit:

Months ago I argued that the Coalition government could win with 49 per cent of the two-party vote and was violently attacked for my pains in left-wing blogs.

Which of course entirely misses the point: the Coalition needed to increase its primary vote to increase its 2PP vote - which as it turns out it did. Pearson's original assertion - that the Coalition could maintain its primary vote and yet increase its 2PP - remains demonstrably wrong. But it's nice to know that a columnistic colossus such as cuckolded Chris reads such humble pages as these. [Hi Chris!! Has Caroline Overington made a pass at you yet? No? Well, obviously there's that, but it's not like she's bright enough to realise ...]

By: Sylvano

Sylvano — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:37:19 +0000

Ahhh…

“Yes, 10. From smallest to largest winning margin they would be Bowman, Dickson, Hinkler, Flynn, Petrie, Longman, Herbert, Blair, Moreton and Bonner.”

And the results as at 30th Nov 07:
Bowman : ALP (50.04)
Dickson: Liberal (50.13)
Flynn: ALP (50.42)
Petrie: ALP (51.92)
Longman: ALP (53.50)
Herbert: ALP (50.02)
Blair: ALP (54.84)
Moreton: (54.73)
Bonner: (54.60)

which makes Herbert the only real stand out, with absent, pre-poll and postals being strongly Liberal leaning.

Great site.

By: Iain

Iain — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:10:20 +0000

Great stuff. The GG really, truly is the most pathetic biased rag attempting to masquerade as a serious newspaper that I have ever had the misfortune to read. Keep sticking it to them, maybe we will get another dummy spit.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:49:19 +0000

Great work possum. Truly the Australian’s credibility has now sunk to an all time low to even have published such a ridiculous article from Pearson. Their recent editorial was just as pathetic and while I usually get the GG for free at Hotels have switched to Fairfax.

By: Gavrilo

Gavrilo — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:31:56 +0000

In regards to the Pearson piece and other examples of Government Gazette silliness, could the motivation be related to the following nugget in the Crosby-Textor Oz Track 33 analysis?:

“Plumetting win expectations have impinged on vote = need to rebuild win expectations and optimism” (page 22).

Or is this just another woolly-headed, leftist, conspiracy theory?

By: Gavrilo

Gavrilo — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:30:15 +0000

In regards to the Pearson piece and other examples of Government Gazette silliness, could the motivation be found in the following nugget in the Crosby-Textor Oz Track 33 analysis?:

“Plumetting win expectations have impinged on vote = need to rebuild win expectations and optimism” (page 22).

Or is this just another woolly-headed, leftist, conspiracy theory?

By: oyster

oyster — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:22:36 +0000

the gg having another shot at the bloggers, i suspect because pearson had a sooky with the editor,
i imagine pearson would have copped a bit stick from his fellow gg journo’s regarding your pants pulling down and exposure of his polling reading ability

By: Greensborough Growler

Greensborough Growler — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:39:19 +0000

Apparently, he is big and round and red!

I hope that helps.

By: Iain

Iain — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:06:23 +0000

Possum, could you settle a bet for me? When going the tonk do you prefer a 38oz or 44oz bat? I swear that was just a 38oz you used on Pearson, but my mate says Pearson’s reputation wouldn’t have sailed as far over the fence if it wasn’t done with the heavier bat – sort of like Clive LLoyd putting Gus Gilomre out into Vulture Street over the Clem Jones Stand. I reckon you used the lighter bat, but did something special with your bat speed – gripped higher up the handle or something…and you must have known what he was going to lob up, you seemed to have the shot ready to go, and sure enough he put the fruit on the sideboard just so… Shot! Have they found Pearson yet?