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Monthly Archives: October 2010

An easy, but misleading, smear

October 31, 2010 – 9:00 am

The ALP and Coalition parties have many former barristers and solicitors serving as MPs. The current PM is a former solicitor, as was the last conservative PM. His deputy was a former barrister. The ranks of both are rife with lawyers. Lawyers who know perfectly well that one of the fundamental precepts of our system [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Posted in News Ltd. | Tagged , | Comments (142)

Only my mob may govern me

October 30, 2010 – 10:54 am

Interesting idea from Andrew Bolt in this week’s edition of his continuing series of enthusiastic polemics on the subject of how evil the Greens are: that those daring to vote for the Greens should be punished by having the diabolical Greens policies implemented within those electorates: If Labor had convictions—and the courage of them—it would [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Posted in Andrew Bolt | Comments (22)

A dangerous idea that stubbornly refuses to die

October 29, 2010 – 10:34 am

The Daily Telegraph’s new health expert, Miranda Devine, gives us a great example today of why facts are so much more useful than gut instincts, as she outlines her objections to harm minimisation programs targeted at drug use and the legalisation of some drugs. We have a hard enough time dealing with binge drinking and [...]

By Dave Gaukroger | Posted in Miranda Devine | Comments (31)

Weekend talk thread – October 29 – 31

October 29, 2010 – 9:32 am

Shall we have a new open thread for the weekend? This weekend I imagine that all of you will be flying in to Albury for the Show, but if not, you can use this thread to discuss anything you like (except for tractors, which must be discussed here).. Avagoodweekend.

By Dave Gaukroger | Posted in Open threads | Comments (59)

Readers don’t follow links – Episode #264

October 28, 2010 – 11:51 am

This post could also possibly be titled “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” LaBolta opines: It’s unItalian It seems such an attack on the Italian identity: Women who wear miniskirts or show too much cleavage will face fines of up to 500 euros (£440) under new rules to be [...]

By Dave Gaukroger | Posted in Andrew Bolt | Comments (13)

Be careful what you wish for

October 28, 2010 – 9:10 am

When Andrew “Perhaps just a taste of our future” Bolt and Janet “Someone please spike the drinks at Liberal Party HQ” Albrechtsen pointed to a Tea Party style movement potentially becoming a part of Australian politics, I’m positive that this wasn’t what they had in mind. All sides of politics need to make a commitment [...]

By Dave Gaukroger | Posted in Andrew Bolt, Janet Albrechtsen | Comments (33)

A special interest in regional media

October 27, 2010 – 11:00 am

The Herald Sun’s resident rural reporter, Andrew Bolt, displayed how seriously he takes regional media today when he relayed Peter Costello’s column damning John Howard to his readers. The link that accompanied Bolta’s extract wasn’t to here: or to here: but to the Bendigo Advertiser, one of Fairfax’s many regional newspapers.

By Dave Gaukroger | Posted in Andrew Bolt | Comments (59)

Who’s “them”?

October 27, 2010 – 8:43 am

What’s that high pitched noise? I can’t quite hear it, but there’s some faint reverberations about. Less of us and more of them Let’s breed ourselves out and hand the country to someone more deserving: FAMILIES should have no more than two children to limit their environmental impact, one in three Australians say… The Australian [...]

By Dave Gaukroger | Posted in Andrew Bolt | Comments (23)

Warning: This post may require a Shannon Noll soundtrack

October 26, 2010 – 2:40 pm

The Daily Telegraph’s Sarrah Le Marquand must think that everyone outside of the Sydney basin reads The Land, because I can’t think of any other reason that she would write an article so full of “what about me” whinging on behalf of Sydneysiders. Violins rarely soar as loudly for families in Western Sydney as they [...]

By Dave Gaukroger | Posted in Sarrah Le Marquand | Tagged | Comments (19)

Shoe-thrower “discredits only himself”

October 26, 2010 – 11:37 am

Andrew Bolt on the shoe-throwing distraction in last night’s Q&A: In this case, the audience’s cry of “get out!” and its applause of Howard’s grace suggest the shoeless wonder managed to discredit only himself. The headline to that post? Shoeless idiot demonstrates failures of the Left Well, Andy, no – as you’ve conceded – he [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Posted in Andrew Bolt | Comments (102)