tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post5425620333479120044..comments2023-11-03T00:06:36.875+11:00Comments on Bunyipitude: Boycott The ABCBunyiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-59675620859299077372011-12-14T02:48:27.301+11:002011-12-14T02:48:27.301+11:00I am so on board with that fine idea Winston '...I am so on board with that fine idea Winston 'Actions have consequences' - Please let it be so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-47203822132057189042011-12-12T18:34:15.303+11:002011-12-12T18:34:15.303+11:00Thanks for your kind words. You shouldn't disc...Thanks for your kind words. You shouldn't discount the intense satisfaction one gets from taunting lefties - even from within the belly of the beast. They have no sanctuary.Sinclair Davidsonhttp://www.catallaxyfiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-21061939748804516642011-12-12T18:32:30.513+11:002011-12-12T18:32:30.513+11:00Sell the ABC and use the proceeds to pay down the ...Sell the ABC and use the proceeds to pay down the national debt which is currently running at $221 Billion dollars and increasing at about $2 Billion per week.<br />This will teach the Left that actions have consequences.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597195253707815694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-22742158294862047092011-12-12T13:27:42.682+11:002011-12-12T13:27:42.682+11:00Professor,
This "anonymous banana bender&quo...Professor,<br /><br />This "anonymous banana bender" actually lives further to the west. I live up in the hills over Perth where I have a wonderful view over the Indian Ocean all the way to Madagascar and the Seychelles (or Rottnest Island at least).<br /><br />My praise for Steve Austin comes not only for the unbiased nature of his interview with Robert Spencer, but also because of the absence of other television and radio interviews by the self proclaimed, breast beating "champions of free speech" in Australia.<br /><br />Apart from a short interview on 2GB in Sydney, they were completely mute. <br /><br />Here we had a real champion of free speech, an author of ten very revealing books on Islam (including two New York Times best-sellers), the director of one of the world's most frequently visited blogs, a man with a multi-million dollar bounty on his head from AQ, a man who now must travel everywhere with bodyguards, and what did these "champions of free speech" in Australia do?<br /><br />Nothing, zilch, zero.<br /><br />Hypocrisy abounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-92013139430286069972011-12-12T11:47:42.147+11:002011-12-12T11:47:42.147+11:00To anyone foolish enough to Uncle Tom at the D(r)u...To anyone foolish enough to Uncle Tom at the D(r)um(b), just remember that by appearing there, you are associating with them, and supporting them. Allow me to share one of my favourite quotes.<br /><br /><br />"In the SS, one met a better class of people."<br /><br />- SS Officer Walther SchellenbergAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355521785297533930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-72897837752246874372011-12-12T09:39:09.924+11:002011-12-12T09:39:09.924+11:00I think this is the wrong forum for someone like m...I think this is the wrong forum for someone like me, but the Austin example only reinforces the problem with the ABC. <br /><br />Sure it's balanced when Jihad is the topic, understandably. But if instead it were a discussion involving the interests of, let's call them traditional Australians , the ABC would consistently undermine those interests. <br /><br />It ALWAYS supports an establishment position on broader global issues -- that's actually it's raison d'être. There's nothing new here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-69555440458696496682011-12-11T17:12:36.914+11:002011-12-11T17:12:36.914+11:00Anonymous banana bender: Steve Austin is the excep...Anonymous banana bender: Steve Austin is the exception to the ABC rule. If his colleagues followed his example, the only objection to the ABC would be having to pay for it. When in Qld -- not as often as I would like -- I always think it would be nice to bring him home as a replacement for JOn Faine.Bunyiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-50590327029840095132011-12-11T16:40:44.120+11:002011-12-11T16:40:44.120+11:00Professor,
Far be it from me to criticise your wo...Professor,<br /><br />Far be it from me to criticise your work, but I did notice what I assume to be a spelling error in your statement "Virginia Jones-Holmes and all the other composite characters extruded by the national broadcaster's groupthink". I am sure you meant "excreted" rather than "extruded"<br /><br />I am actually going to swim against the tide here and offer a word of praise for Their ABC.<br /><br />The noted anti-jihadi campaigner, Robert Spencer, director of the JihadWatch organisation and author of ten books on Islam, was recently in Australia touring most capital cities and holding public meetings to discuss the threat to the western world from stealth jihad.<br /><br />In Brisbane, he was invited to speak on ABC radio, and, surprise, surprise, given a fair hearing. <br /><br />The interviewer, Steve Austin, asked pertinent questions, gave Robert time to answer, didn't belittle his guest, and didn't allow his own social and political views to distort the interview. It was one of the best, unbiased interviews I have heard on the ABC; so much so that I am now of the opinion that there is hope for that organisation yet.<br /><br />If it is of interest, the interview can be heard at:<br /><br /> http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/12/robert-spencer.html?site=brisbane&program=612_eveningsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-27513253668577308312011-12-11T13:25:30.817+11:002011-12-11T13:25:30.817+11:00Yea Gods!
I would have thought any ABC site that o...Yea Gods!<br />I would have thought any ABC site that opened its arms (Drum that rolled) for Robert Manne would NOT be a site any self respecting commentator would WANT to write for!Jazzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-3826475807377915312011-12-10T22:56:19.617+11:002011-12-10T22:56:19.617+11:00The ABC is a sheltered workshop for useless leftis...The ABC is a sheltered workshop for useless leftist losers. Of course they're not going to leave.kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-54831307629409628442011-12-10T12:39:53.729+11:002011-12-10T12:39:53.729+11:00:The ABC have a very low turn over rate of staff. ...:The ABC have a very low turn over rate of staff. People start there at age 16 and leave at 65." <br /><br />And you understand why that is, don't you?<br /><br />The obvious and correct answer is it's because they don't have to work. <br /><br />You're right about the 20 years. This is a true story: <br /><br />I turned off Lateline, mid sentence in 2007. On tuning once during 2011, I saw the same faces, discussing the same topic, picking up the conversation where it left off mid sentence. <br /><br />BTW, that Mark Scott sure is a PC, Fairfax style dud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-34957967669117271772011-12-10T11:00:23.481+11:002011-12-10T11:00:23.481+11:00Yeah, Rake was a good series. I even purchased the...Yeah, Rake was a good series. I even purchased the DVD's, a rare compliment from me for an Australian production. However, even there, they just couldn't help themselves. The episode with the 'shock jock' woman was pure leftist vindictiveness against the right, written into script beyond characterisation requirements. The general leftism of the series was only made vaguely bearable by the fact that the series was clearly depicting people who were trying to live and deal within a leftist agenda - viz Rake's Labor parents, Barney's wife's lefty causes, Rake's psychologist ex-wife's conflicted inner-west attitudes about being 'suburban' and maintaining strong parental guidance, Missy's Labor Candidate lover etc. etc. We will wait a long time for the ABC to present us with honest non-leftist dramas showing thinking, self-aware and interesting characters in suburbia fighting the good fight to bring up their kids against lefty venality and intrusion into their lives, with a property developer as the good bloke hero coming to the rescue. Ain't gonna happen, and as the inverse of what they do, maybe it shouldn't. But the best TV drama, cool analytic and impartial distancing from subject, a la the early Mad Men series, is clearly beyond the ABC. Don Draper as Hamlet, suits me.<br /><br />Happy Christmas. Careful grandad doesn't electrocute himself on those lights - a true suburban tragedy (or even a comedy?) in the making.Elizabeth (Lizzie) B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-43676310731845953052011-12-10T08:59:33.525+11:002011-12-10T08:59:33.525+11:00The ABC have a very low turn over rate of staff. P...The ABC have a very low turn over rate of staff. People start there at age 16 and leave at 65. I once worked for them and noticed the same faces on a story about the ABC on last nights 7.30 Report 20 years later! They never leave! They are like some genital disease. The only way you can change the culture at the ABC is to sack the lot. Fiddling with their budget won't solve much - as like all sheltered workshops this action will only cut their program output which is already minimal at best but the culture will never reduce staff numbers. We are stuck with them unless PM Abbott privatizes the mob and sells the lot to a Chinese consortium...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-46027940681261537192011-12-10T08:40:42.468+11:002011-12-10T08:40:42.468+11:00Anonymous 11:45, don't worry about the littlie...Anonymous 11:45, don't worry about the littlies, no where has the decline at the ABC been as great as amongst kids. Pay TV, the internet, PlaystationTM, etc, have had a massive effect on the ABC's audience share. <br /><br />As for defanging the monster, and what a truly ugly beast it is, that's right. Just avoid the ABC for all news and political comment. And also spread the word when you're in Asia on business that Aust TV is an instrument of Australia's foreign policy. Hey, I always do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-10937872613065967462011-12-10T08:37:33.106+11:002011-12-10T08:37:33.106+11:00""work" is what their viewers and l...""work" is what their viewers and listeners are doing while they enjoy three-month summers breaks"<br /><br />In fact, ABC employees who work on roster get six weeks holidays - three days fewer than journalists in the private sector.<br /><br />(Although, if you work at Kununurra, the ABC will give you an extra seven days off for working in an isolated locality.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-45138847252879798772011-12-10T06:45:01.331+11:002011-12-10T06:45:01.331+11:00Any conservative thoughts on the Bolt blog are als...Any conservative thoughts on the Bolt blog are also a cue for the puring forth of leftist bile, since his moderators' commitment to free speech appears to have overwhelmed common sense.<br />I would suggest a compromise. Allow the ABC to continue to do the entertainment shows and BBC re- runs, but cross to FOX News Australia (coming soon I hope) for every news break or current affairs matter. This would defang the monster that they have so successfully created on the taxpayer dollar.<br />Keep a close watch on what those friendly types at Play School are telling the littlies too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-2340755794910690852011-12-10T06:29:27.819+11:002011-12-10T06:29:27.819+11:00If the ABC Drum pay only $200 per article then it ...If the ABC Drum pay only $200 per article then it explains why their contributors look so youthful, inexperienced and fanciful or just old farts desperate for a few bucks. Also explains why old Bob Ellis wants to gag any disclosure of payment from The Drum.<br />http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/investigations/ellis-fought-release-of-fee-information-for-fear-of-sales-hit/story-fn8r0e18-1226209610710<br />Kind of embarrassing for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-24695901552653938582011-12-09T23:32:41.787+11:002011-12-09T23:32:41.787+11:00I think I agree.
It's true that Howard went o...I think I agree. <br />It's true that Howard went on the ABC, but as the PM it was his job to appear on prominent news outlets, and to not do so would be to squib. In other words, as leader, it was his obligation to follow the market. That's not the case for our commentariat, who have a product - opinion and analysis - and can choose what distribution networks to use.<br /><br />On the other hand (he said, thinking out loud), to boycott the ABC is effectively to wage an ideological war against it. This reveals you to be a partisan, whereas the pose of the commentator is independence.daddy davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-46908017980269522992011-12-09T23:16:54.528+11:002011-12-09T23:16:54.528+11:00Prof, it is off topic - but then maybe not - it mi...Prof, it is off topic - but then maybe not - it might be on topic as being the lively evidence of my immediate boycott to be changing topic away from "whats their names?"<br /><br />I got a "Season's Greetings" Email today:<br /><br />To which I replied:-<br /><br />Dear XXXXXXXXXXX et al,<br /><br />rather than "Season's Greetings"<br /><br />I really wish you had the guts simply to say, "Merry Christmas Everyone",<br /><br />One reason for this is that the Western World is based on the Christian heritage and that alone. Without Christendom there was no "West".<br /><br />Another reason for this is that the vast majority of people celebrate this "season" because it really is "Christmas".<br /><br />Otherwise, you might say "Merry Christmas Christians", "Happy Hannukah Jews" and "Happy Winter Solstice Pagans"<br /><br />Political Correctness, you might wish to observe, is killing Australia much the same way it is devestating bits of Europe. It is the very antithesis of openness and honesty.<br /><br />So, <br />"Merry Christmas Christians", "Happy Hannukah Jews" and "Happy Winter Solstice Pagans".<br /><br />The Star on your email-card is a reminder of the Star of Bethlehem, which points to the Jewish Prophets' promise of a Messiah, and the actuality of the birth of Jesus Christ.<br /><br />May you celebrate Him, above all else, this coming "Christmas"; and may the peace He gives, and only He can give, be upon you.<br /><br />Shalom.<br /><br />Phillip-George<br /><br />(c)2011PhillipGeorge(c)2011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-81109716752179989842011-12-09T22:21:06.347+11:002011-12-09T22:21:06.347+11:00The larger question I have is that why, in this ag...The larger question I have is that why, in this age of digital plenty, where there are literally thousands of news sources available - do we have a state funded commissariat of information? Surely the ABC should have been privatised by now? Let the luvvies fund it themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-83886317080033267602011-12-09T21:40:54.568+11:002011-12-09T21:40:54.568+11:00Sensational. Don't play their game. Ignore the...Sensational. Don't play their game. Ignore them. Why subject yourself to their vile techniques? The ABC should be boycotted until they fulfill their charter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-14395826266440982322011-12-09T18:47:10.240+11:002011-12-09T18:47:10.240+11:00Boycott the A B stinking C? Legislate to force the...Boycott the A B stinking C? Legislate to force the bastards to start telling the truth for a change! That would be a start. One of the most misleading taxpayer funded bunch of lefties in the country. And we just sit back and cop it! Day after day!Gravellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503904986628203242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-66993505630421596982011-12-09T18:40:54.072+11:002011-12-09T18:40:54.072+11:00I think Abbott does need to go on the ABC. John Ho...I think Abbott does need to go on the ABC. John Howard understood this perfectly. However, every other shadow minister, should keep well away from the ABC (and especially dills like Bishop and there mincing poodle). There's simply nothing to be gain, except, perhaps, pandering to one's own ego. A lot can and frequently is lost in a moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-25600732774726816652011-12-09T18:28:24.272+11:002011-12-09T18:28:24.272+11:00I'm sorry. How does one boycott the ABC in a ...I'm sorry. How does one boycott the ABC in a was that will have an impact? Don't we pay for it whether we like it or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-23525157823963942812011-12-09T18:10:22.760+11:002011-12-09T18:10:22.760+11:00How about turning the TV off?
Mine got unplugged a...How about turning the TV off?<br />Mine got unplugged about 15 years ago, and truthfully, you get over the craving in about two months.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597195253707815694noreply@blogger.com