tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post4325598843223794864..comments2024-03-29T20:56:42.413+11:00Comments on loon pond: You might want someone to send in the clowns, but don't worry, they're here ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-43322669997752135272015-07-01T22:07:39.157+10:002015-07-01T22:07:39.157+10:00Ah, my head! That was nasty horrible reading.
Chil...Ah, my head! That was nasty horrible reading.<br />Chilla Bulbeck taught me years ago at Griffith Uni, when we actually had a Chair of Women's Studies (yes Gary, there once was such a thing, back in the bad old days). She was (and is) uber-smart and compassionate and about as far from a frothing zealot as you can imagine. <br />Anon immediately above - the First Dog lollies are priceless, aren't they?<br />MishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-6928273421511308282015-07-01T19:48:22.384+10:002015-07-01T19:48:22.384+10:00In fact the invasive racist rat Johns (Rattus ratt...In fact the invasive racist rat Johns (Rattus rattus var albinus) hailed from the same state as its co-religionist <a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/75437726" rel="nofollow">Scully-Coleman-Barry</a> Groupers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-51755011201034567852015-07-01T19:14:51.924+10:002015-07-01T19:14:51.924+10:00On the Moon lollies - I particularly like the list...On the Moon lollies - I particularly like the list of ingredients.<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/01/kids-love-em-mums-choose-em-delicious-onthemoon-brand-lollies<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-24124582173587017992015-07-01T17:51:44.035+10:002015-07-01T17:51:44.035+10:00You know when the Murdochians are being hurt when ...You know when the Murdochians are being hurt when they rant as much as they have in the past 10 days. Someone asks a legitimate question in Q&A and gets a fascist answer and all hell breaks loose in the Murdoch press because the questioner dared to answer back instead of collapsing in humble submission. So we get a lot of Look over there! at the questioner's past. No attempt to answer the questioner's question because questioning of the Coalition policy is not allowed. Whose side are you on? And all along the way let us not talk about the inflammatory comments made against Gillard by Ciobo, Morrison, Jones... And let us not look at the way the questioner had been harassed by undercover agents years ago. It is what we have now in the MSM, a fudging of the facts, omissions of details, lazy journalism.<br />And the reasons for Murdoch's vendetta against the ABC? As the pond says, its not really about some harassed young man; it's about a failing business model and loss of revenue. Heads have to roll, as they say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-34065935950027059902015-07-01T16:23:17.216+10:002015-07-01T16:23:17.216+10:00Campbell Newman won in Queensland too, except for ...Campbell Newman won in Queensland too, except for mumble mumble mumble...GlenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978357851849422273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-5920310178754743532015-07-01T16:00:06.557+10:002015-07-01T16:00:06.557+10:00Great work again, DP. And Gary Johns getting centr...Great work again, DP. And Gary Johns getting centre-stage for his Kool-aid overdose raises an interesting observation. That is, Queensland the founding state of trade unions/Labor Party has produced a very high proportion of Labor Rats.<br /><br />In the early history NSW's Hughes and Holman set the pace, to be followed by Lang and his lackeys. But mostly the NSW Right is more a collection of men on the make, especially since Richo's time. They don't see themselves as Rats, just a clannish group combining populism, basic working conditionsand public services, along with 'development' deals for chosen insiders. The role model appears to be the Rum Corps without the social exclusions.<br /><br />To be fair, the greatest Postwar Labor figures, Chifley, Whitlam, Keating, Wran have come from this clan. Only Dunstan, Hawke, Cain and Gillard would rate a mention in comparison.<br /><br />But for selling out your colleagues in the post-Lyons era, Queensland stands out, with only the Victorian DLP defection matching it in the Split. Vince Gair started that trend, finishing his career by ratting on the DLP. Then Albert Field did a deal with Joh for a casual Senate seat aimed at bringing down Gough. Then Mal Colston sold out to Howard a la Slipper.<br /><br />Rudd managed to stay within the Party, but is the only one (at least since Lang) to sabotage an election campaign with leaks aimed at destroying the government.<br /><br />Finally Gary John rounds it off nicely with his conversion or selling out to the Reptile cause. No worse than Richo, I suppose, but how shallow and vacuous his views sound.Gorgeous Dunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540625260311418333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-7005749544110418542015-07-01T15:51:38.719+10:002015-07-01T15:51:38.719+10:00Elsewhere, "News Corp papers on Wednesday mor...<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/01/victory-has-an-exciting-new-meaning-after-hockeys-fairfax-defamation-win" rel="nofollow">Elsewhere</a>, "News Corp papers on Wednesday morning were crowing about the treasurer’s magnificent victory. An outcome in which the plaintiff loses three-quarters of his case and now faces the prospect of coming out behind on the money, brings an exciting new meaning to the word “victory”."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-84670698543476638512015-07-01T15:25:09.385+10:002015-07-01T15:25:09.385+10:00"May Goebbels you, may Goebbels your work, ma..."May Goebbels you, may Goebbels your work, may Goebbels the country you are helping to protect and prosper."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-88249827904036423292015-07-01T15:02:28.411+10:002015-07-01T15:02:28.411+10:00“Mr Abbott said the Government viewed the Border F...“Mr Abbott said the Government viewed the Border Force's work as vital.<br /><br />‘I congratulate Commissioner Quaedvlieg and all the personnel being sworn in today as the founders of the Australian Border Force,’ Mr Abbott said.<br /><br />‘May God bless you, may God bless your work, may God bless the country you are helping to protect and prosper.’ “<br /><br />http://ab.co/1IrCgwj<br /><br />God show us the way because Abbott is trying to break us down.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-24588660138382874722015-07-01T11:49:04.507+10:002015-07-01T11:49:04.507+10:00Stop laughing, DP. I created the Isis dildo flag a...Stop laughing, DP. <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/30/isis-dildo-flag-london-pride-cnn" rel="nofollow">I created the Isis dildo flag at London Pride to start a dialogue, not get a laugh</a>. Surely, not one of the worthies you've scorned today have any knowledge of butt-plugs. <br />@The_Shovel_ is pretty sharp, with "News in Brief: Greek PM calls Joe Hockey for advice on how to make a budget emergency disappear".<br />Do you reckon Mal's ears are burning, at <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jun/30/australian-jewry-says-aspects-of-anti-terrorist-laws-manifestly-inadequate" rel="nofollow">Australian Jewry says aspects of anti-terrorist laws 'manifestly inadequate'</a>?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158673564017581517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-57491611525872523432015-07-01T11:18:52.644+10:002015-07-01T11:18:52.644+10:00Johns: "provided non-renewables remain stron...Johns: "provided non-renewables remain strong until such time as there are cheap and reliable alternatives."<br /><br />"OMG I hope that day never arrives, otherwise I'll be out of a job man!"<br /><br />And bugger the children, DP, won't someone think of the poor people? Labouring in the heat and dust using cheap and reliable energy. Why if we take that away, where will they be?"Mercurialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-13316689543516092762015-07-01T11:14:50.911+10:002015-07-01T11:14:50.911+10:00Dear Gary, I wuv Coca Cola, low-pressure marketing...Dear Gary, I wuv <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jun/29/julie-bishop-australia-will-use-private-enterprises-like-coca-cola-to-deliver-aid" rel="nofollow">Coca Cola</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o" rel="nofollow">low-pressure marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/get-informed/groundwater/overuse.html" rel="nofollow">and</a> <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heres-how-us-groundwater-travels-globe-food-180955752/?no-ist" rel="nofollow">depleted</a> <a href="http://www.waronwant.org/news/campaigns-news/15153-coca-cola-drinking-the-world-dry/" rel="nofollow">aquifers</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com