Comments on: Beware the Australian

By: pedro

pedro — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:27:18 +0000

I don’t think the Oz has quite that much of a tilt, but you are more likely to find a right of centre slant. Unlike the Fairfax press, the editorial pages are pretty balanced and plenty of the news reporting leans either way.

I believe that the numbers men were probably right that Rudd was dying before their eyes. Commentators with greater numeracy that Homer were pointing out that the preference distribution in the TPP numbers from Newspoll were unlikely to favour the ALP so well.

Still, I’m sure Cohen and Richardson are correct when they claim Rudd’s “mates” were waiting to catch him behind the dunnies for a hiding.

By: ken n

ken n — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:05:31 +0000

Thanks Homer, I am sure you are correct.

By: Butterfield, Bloomfeld % Bishop

Butterfield, Bloomfeld % Bishop — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:01:39 +0000

it was 1961 and Max Newton was writing Arfur’s speeches

By: ken n

ken n — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:23 +0000

You are probably right on this one, Homer, but gee I wish you would learn to spell.
What is interesting is the viciousness of the attacks on The Oz. I can’t remember anything like it except perhaps when the SMH became a traitor to its class (in 1963?) by endorsing the ALP.
The Oz leans to the right about as much as The Age does to the left and next election The Oz could change but I’ll bet The Age won’t.

By: TerjeP

TerjeP — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:15:21 +0000

Mostly I’m just glad Rudd is gone. Once they figure out who we should thank please let us know.

By: Butterfield, Bloomfeld % Bishop

Butterfield, Bloomfeld % Bishop — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:57:33 +0000

This is parody isn’t it.

Dennis with his catallaxian statisitcal skills alleged the polls were going against Rudd.

Except the only poll showing Rudd losing was the rogue Neilsen poll.

On the very week our Dennis pronounced the Newspoll would determine Rudd’s future it showed Rudd winning easily.

As Bob McMullan said no government would lose power on those figures.

It wasn’t Dennis that got rid of Rudd.
It was the machine men who put up a rogue internal poll to the statistical challenged caucus.