I don’t think there’s any point sending him this letter, or that he’d ever answer it, but imagine if Andrew Bolt were a serious political commentator and interested in clarifying what he means when he throws these terms around? Dear Mr Bolt I see this week you have described The Age as “far left”, just [...]
READ MOREJuly, 2011
Weekend talk thread – July 30 – 31
Looks like we need an open thread. As the US government lurches towards the unknown, while its leaders play a strange game of economic chicken, Elizabeth Drew asks “What were they thinking?” A scientific explanation for the types of comment threads we see at some news sites? The age of rage Speaking of which, “THE [...]
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Is the Herald Sun offering to donate ITS Black Saturday-related profits to the victims?
I hope public figures are watching this. If you think News Ltd’s war against you can’t get any worse, and you have nothing to lose by taking them on – well, they want you to know this: it can, and you do. Take the Herald Sun‘s absurd front-page attack on Christine Nixon today: “Hand back”? [...]
READ MORECut & Paste Trophy 28 July-2 August – “don’t ask me for compassion” edition
The arrival of the new Cut & Paste Trophy thread hints at something wonderful: that there’ll be two weeks of C&P entries in the next podcast. This week starts off with the comments to the Herald Sun’s report on the tragic famine in eastern Africa. This isn’t even the worst (I’ve cut and paste some [...]
READ MOREDiscussion will ruin us all
The Daily Telegraph continues to be a beacon of accurate reporting. Take this article from one of Pure Poison’s new favourites, Gemma Jones: Congestion road tax on drivers is highway robbery WORKERS struggling with a carbon tax are about to be hit with a second wave of Greens-inspired tax pain. Bloody hell, how did that [...]
READ MOREThe Oz: it’s “hypocritical” to demand a right to privacy whilst having private meetings
UPDATE below: Leo’s “red-faced Green” stupidity from Monday The “Greens should be destroyed” Australian‘s Christian Kerr apparently thinks he’s found a startling example of Green “hypocrisy”: Greens challenged to ‘grow up’ on right to privacy THE Greens have been accused of hypocrisy for demanding a right to privacy while keeping their own party forums hidden [...]
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You don’t know what a troubled mind will get caught on
A question. I don’t have the answer – to be honest I’m torn on it. It’s just what conclusions should we take from the news that the Oslo killer was somewhat enthusiastic about, and cited the actions and words of, Australian conservatives like John Howard, Peter Costello and George Pell. And whether it’s fair to [...]
READ MORE#LOLBolt quarantine thread – July 26
There’s no doubting the incredible work ethic of the Southbank Jester, Andrew Bolt, which is why we’ve decided to dedicate a thread to him each week where you can discuss his unique contributions to public discussion. Dump your #LOLBolt observations in here so we can keep discussions in the open threads a little more sane, [...]
READ MORETim Lambert catches out The Australian, again.
The Australian has been busy misrepresenting scientific studies again. Tim Lambert shines a light on the story. The Australian’s War on Science 65: Stuart Rintoul misrepresents a scientific paper : Deltoid Phil Watson, Team Leader of the Coastal Unit in the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water was probably pleased when The Australian’s [...]
READ MOREOpen Thread – July 25-29
Time for a fresh open thread. Cadel Evans has won the Tour de France and while there will be pages of copy written about it, I’m not sure that anything can match this hilarious piece from The Australian: He showed the world that he who was both mentally and physically well prepared, having got off [...]
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