Henry Ford and the Great American Horsesh*t Crisis
According to The Age, John Howard told a meeting of government MPs not to be âmesmerisedâ? by the Stern report. Nationals MP De-Anne Kelly didn’t need the warning â sheâs obviously immune to mesmeric influences. De-Anne had no trouble staying [...]
So, how about that gold standard?
Harry Enfield shows the dangers to women of having a controversial opinion. Actually having read watched from a sensible distance the infamous Thread of Doom, personally, I think it’s good advice for everyone.
Move on, nothing to see here…
From today’s Crikey email: Jesuit Priest Frank Brennan wrote a book a long time ago about Johâs Queensland called Too Much Order, Too Little Law. Viewers of last nightâs 7.30 Report might be forgiven for thinking that not much has [...]
Where are the Women?
The Age and the Herald Scum are calling today the official start to the Victorian Election Campaign. On the other side of the world however news is reaching us in London of Natasha Stott Despoja’s resignation from politics. Concerned that [...]
Will the Grauniad’s servers cope?
Ricky Gervais is back podcasting for free at the Guardian, for three seasonal specials: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. His initial free podcasts, of material written with The Office cowriter Stephen Marchant, were so successful he was able to take them [...]
If you go down to Myspace today, you’re in for a big surprise
It’s Jessica Simpson, who’s taken to making new, ahem, friends via social networking. So, you know all those profiles on MySpace that claim to be Jessica Simpson? Well, those are not hers. Oh, Jessica Simpson is on MySpace, but she’s [...]
Piss and wind by old rice and monkey nuts
Old Rice and Monkey Nuts will be going ballistic tomorrow after being done over by Media Watch tonight. He’s already attempted a pre-emptive strike at his blog by attacking the letter of inquisition sent by the program on the question [...]
Already Bored with Blogging the Victorian Election
A foregone conclusion anyway? It is according to psephologist Malcolm Mackerras in todayâs National Peopleâs Daily: Labor will be returned with a reduced majority in the Legislative Assembly. In the Legislative Council Labor will lose its current majority and the [...]
Victorian Labor and the Economy
There is an accepted wisdom, following the Cain/Kirner years, that to have a chance in winning elections, the Victorian ALP needs to “manage the economy well”. So fearful is the ALP leadership of being labled as bad economic managers, that [...]
The Real Questions of Jonestown
A lot of the argy bargy over Jonestown has been about the issue of Jones’ sexuality. This debate has diverted attention from the more important questions about Jones conduct, influence and accountability in relation to Federal and State politics. Margaret [...]
Should the Greens preference the Liberals?
The Greens have threatened to split their preferences and suggest that their supporters vote for either the Liberals, or the ALP, if the Labor Party deals with Family First. The question is: Should the Greens indicate a preference to the [...]
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