Comments on: Rats, sinking ship, etc.

By: Jobby

Jobby — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:58:38 +0000

Now that the culture wars are over, I’m finding it hard to cast aside those warlike ways and readjust to the quiet of life back in the philosophy factory.

Maybe I could become a cultural mercenary.

By: Stephen Hill

Stephen Hill — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:45:37 +0000

Some info on the gagged ARC grants:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/federalelection2007news/how-nelson-gagged-researchers/2007/10/28/1193555533349.html?page=3

By: CK

CK — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:56:59 +0000

Oh Helen, I know, I know, I know. But it was simply irresistible.

By: David

David — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:20:07 +0000

These people make no sense. They are simultaneously telling us that (a) the country will be ruined because the cabinet will be full of uniion bosses, the Deputy PM is a latter day Risa Luxemburg etc etc, but also (b) it will really all right, because Kevin is One of Us.

Ha ha yeah I’ve had so many arguments with Liberal Party voters where they say exactly this. They blurt out both arguments (Rudd will be no be different, won’t change Workchoices / A Labor government will unleash union domination) in consecutive sentences without even realising they are incoherent.

By: suz

suz — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:30:54 +0000

That Christopher Pearson could describe Aboriginal woman Marian Scrymgour as “epitomising the elite view of things” goes to show how utterly nonsensical Pearson’s use of the word “elite” is.

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:01:02 +0000

CK!

Godwins!!!1!

By: CK

CK — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:13:58 +0000

And yes, I realise this violates all laws of reasoned blogging, but I think this is what he was talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSpPq8E1Ek

By: CK

CK — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:05:48 +0000

The Shmerald’s Mike Carlton sums things up quite nicely http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/our-rightminded-friends-storm-the-exits/2007/10/26/1192941334031.html

THE MORE chicken-hearted of the right-wing commentariat have already begun to ditch their uniforms and to struggle into civvies for the night-time escape through the sewers. The panic was started early last month by The Australian’s Janet Albrechtsen. “This is one of the hardest columns I will write. John Howard has been the finest prime minister Australia has had,” she sobbed, even as she plunged the knife into Caesar’s toga.

And

What on earth will they all do come the apocalypse? Let us guess. Holed up in the alpine redoubt of the ABC boardroom – last, crumbling bastion of the glory that was – barricaded behind sandbags and razor wire, lights flickering and the Krug all gone, they await the arrival of the Ruddite barbarians.

Their only link to the outside world, a single telephone line to Quadrant magazine, has been cut off by the bombing.

By: Sir Henry

Sir Henry — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:23:55 +0000

Oh purleeze Christine! They aren’t elites, they’s just hacks doing what they are told. You can see it now, having to unsay the things they’ve been saying all those years – even the certitudes of a few weeks ago. Rupie calls Hartigan who then wises the hacks up. That’s why Gerry Henderson got such a touch up from the Bolter last Sunday on the Insiders. Gerry is not a hack but a shill, paid by a consortium of the pee em’s backers and is miffed at all the maritime egress.

A regards “Glenn Milne: Economist” (yes, and I am a bush padre) contrast the PD’s column as linked to by Frank above and Friday’ blogspot by Peter Martin link . I rest my case m’lud.

By: CK

CK — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:04:06 +0000

Oh yes. Glenn Milne: Economist.