Comments on: “I have not come to praise Michelle …”

By: JakartaJaap

JakartaJaap — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:01:24 +0000

Michelle who?

By: TimT

TimT — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:42:27 +0000

Twostix, re: lefties thinking Grattan is a righty. Seems they can’t forgive her for writing some mean things about Peter Slipper. Just as folks here can’t forgive her for writing some nice things about Rudd or Gillard. Personally I couldn’t give a crap either way

By: henry

henry — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:11:59 +0000

Is Paul Kelly any better ? Hell no. Thank God for Bolt.

By: Huckleberry Chunkwot

Huckleberry Chunkwot — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:21:42 +0000

Now there’s a blog I never thought I’d see linked favourably in a Catallaxy Files OP.

Just a quick drive-by post on a relatively obscure blog on catallaxy.
Get over to the O/F and face what is coming to you m0nty you coward.
I can’t believe that you haven’t had the balls to come here since Monday’s Newspoll. Pathetic.

By: Clancy of The Underpass

Clancy of The Underpass — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:45:37 +0000

For services rendered to journalism, I’m going to do a sculpture of Michelle Grattan. I’m just waiting for the dynamic lifter to be delivered.

By: m0nty

m0nty — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:43:11 +0000

Now there’s a blog I never thought I’d see linked favourably in a Catallaxy Files OP.

By: MACK1

MACK1 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:10:10 +0000

Gossip is the word – the entire Canberra press gallery reports only gossip. As one example, if you think of all the discussion of immigration in recent years, including boat people and the apparent lack of integration of some new arrivals, show me one example of a report which actually tells you what our migration policy is. Who do we let in, from where, how many and using what criteria? A complete void. No facts, no data, no analysis of the pros and cons of various alternatives. They just produce lightweight chatter.

By: twostix

twostix — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:01:56 +0000

Err according to the commenters over there Grattan’s a “bitter old conservative” who hates Julia Gillard.

It’s weird, is there anyone on the left that other leftists will admit is a leftist?

By: Winston SMITH

Winston SMITH — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:53:25 +0000

A personality like a bowl of tepid porridge with a lit sparkler stuck into it.

Stealing that little sucker...

By: Up The Workers!

Up The Workers! — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:17:20 +0000

Many moons ago when I was studying at the R.M.I.T., all in my class were doing poorly at the subject of “Politics”. Then one day somebody found out that our tutor’s full-time job was “Principal Private Secretary” of Victoria’s then A.L.P. Opposition Leader.

We started writing ludicrously left-wing garbage assignments and we all passed with flying colours. We got the marks, but it left a foul taste in the mouth.

I suppose that’s how “journalism” studies are conducted these days (and probably have been for the last 30 years).

I can’t see how Mrs Magoo’s re-animation as a lecturer in A.L.P. propaganda (aka “journalism”) is going to improve things.

For that matter, what credentials does she have to get such a position? Her propaganda scribblings were done in obscure, utterly unread wastes of newsprint put out by the Fauxfacts organization. More people read the backs of parking tickets, than have read anything put out by Fauxfacts in the last 50 years.