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By: The Poll Bludger

The Poll Bludger — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:07:46 +0000

That Essential Research survey here.

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:21:14 +0000

Maybe the NonGG commentariat have done themselves out of a job.

By: Tobias

Tobias — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:53:25 +0000

The title of your post may be right in more ways than one, Kim. Interestingly, there’s no sign of Dennis on the OO’s web site today. The commentary on the Newspoll results is provided by Matthew Franklin. Maybe Dennis has gone on leave with Brendan?

But the “Blogs” page on the OO’s site appears to have undergone a major pruning as well - down to just seven columnists, with Shanahan, Sheridan, Phillip Adams, and many others gone. I wonder whether they are shifting their strategy about allowing comments on opinion pieces so that only the columnists who really got into the blogging mentality and responded to comments - such as MegaGeorge, Planet Janet, and the recently resurrected Caroline Overington - are labelled as “bloggers”. The fact is, the comments threads on the work of hacks like Dennis Shanahan became a collection of mockery interspersed with the occasional word of support for young Dennis (which I always took to be sarcasm). I always worried about what impact reading their comments would actually have on Shanahan, Sheridan et al.

Tim Watts has noted that the pollies differ in their understanding that blogging is about conversation with the readers, and I think the OO’s columnists have been much the same.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:46:57 +0000

Update: There’s the usual poll deconstruction thread at The Poll Bludger, and there’s a somewhat more interesting poll out from Essential Media which shows a majority of Coalition voters disagreeing with Brendan Nelson’s proposition that Australia should wait on the rest of the world before acting on climate change.

By: paul walter

paul walter — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:05:22 +0000

How can a politician’s popularity decline from 15%?
There has been an onslaught from the Murdochist forces ( well, that’s what they really are! ) the intensity of which has only been exceded by the sheer stupidity as to choices of issues.
Like the Iraq thing for the neo-cons, there has been this vast amount of effort and resources spent, only for things to deteriorate even further.
Phenomenal, isn’t it, particularly as to what it says about the consequences of wilfully living in denial.

By: Stephen Lloyd

Stephen Lloyd — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:39:37 +0000

I predict a challenge at this months party room meeting.

By: Ambigulous

Ambigulous — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:06:46 +0000

DWARF:
After a week of confused commentary from Dr Nelson, he has dropped one point in the CRUCIAL preferred photo opportunity polling [exclusive to the esteemed Organ for which I myself write], thus paving the way for the ascendancy of Viscount Turnbull, as fine a man as one is ever likely to meet: a man of many parts, raconteur, wit, analyst, senior counsel, the slayer of old Blighty in the “Spycatcher” case (adjudged by Emeritus Professor Albrechtsen to be one of the landmark cases for the law of journalism in Tasmania, if not the mainland), Treasury spokesman, designer of carbon trading schemes that would make your eyes water and your share portfolio accrue very real value; a merchant banker without the unsavoury connotations; an intellect of mighty proportions and modest to boot; a man who can wield the pre-selection stilletto deftly, who has the very stuff of leadership [is that enough words, Ed.??]

By: Sam Clifford

Sam Clifford — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:58:48 +0000

Shanahan will dream up some sort of intepretation.