The 'Certainty' Myth A sub-narrative amid the media thumbsucking about the future of the Australian Labor Party after the leadership spill has been the ritual calls from business leaders for the removal of “uncertainty” – the idea being that the economy as ground to a standstill as the egos fight to the death in Canberra. [...]
READ MOREFebruary, 2012
Cut and Paste Trophy – February 29
The arrival of the new Cut & Paste Trophy thread hints at something wonderful: that a new podcast has been recorded and it’s time to start collecting entries for the next one. PS – for those new to Pure Poison: What is the Cut & Paste Trophy?
READ MOREHow dare you be mean to rich people?
News.com.au’s Money Stuff Blog seems to be having a through the looking glass moment, taking aim at nasty people who aren’t properly deferential to those who earn much higher incomes than most of us. There is still one “ist”, though, that not only seems to be accepted but which often seems to be actively encouraged. [...]
READ MORE#LOLBolt quarantine zone – 28 February
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, [...]
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Respill-Free Weekly Open Thread 27 Feb 2012
An open thread for discussing stuff that happens this week EXCEPT for anything about a leadership spill in the ALP.
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Respill thread – The Day When The ALP Reaffirmed That Yes They Still Get To Choose Their Leader
The media have finally gotten what they worked so hard to make happen, which is a fine testament to their power to destroy things, and let’s hope they set themselves as their next challenge achieving something positive for people other than the Liberal Party. Or reporting news, one or the other. In the meantime – [...]
READ MOREPure Poison Podcast #48 – Would you believe Plasma TVs for refugees?
Celebrities coming out of the closet, coat hangers and beds for refugees, Daily Life and more. You can download the podcast, find it at the iTunes music store, subscribe to the feed in iTunes or stream it online at our podbean page. For those of you subscribing through iTunes, we’d really appreciate it if you [...]
READ MOREWhat cynically-timed announcements are the media missing while they obsess over the Labor leadership?
You know what’s great about the media going off the leash? When there’s just one big story (no matter how self-created) about which they will only talk? (And kudos to ABC for its Jessica Rudd stuff today, absolute genius. I mean, the daughter of a politician supporting him? What a scoop! And serves Gillard right [...]
READ MOREImagine our democracy without the Herald Sun’s contribution
So the Herald Sun is finally going behind a paywall. Here’s hoping that they properly value the content we talk most about here on Pure Poison. The provocative work of Anne Wright. The informative analysis of Andrew Bolt. The intriguingly anonymous editorials. It would be a shame if any of that, uh, quality content was [...]
READ MOREAh, I think I understand how the media convince themselves it wasn’t a beatup
With the media’s relentless and drawn-out campaign for a leadership spill (18 months in – thank God they’re patient and refused to give up all the time they were wrong and nothing happened) finally looking like they must be about to get what they’ve worked so hard to achieve, let’s pause to consider their enthusastic [...]
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