The ABC, which has an almost infinite capacity to irritate the pond, has lately taken to calling some of its works "original."
This bespeaks of a deep insecurity, an inferiority complex and issues of self-esteem.
Who else feels the need to label original works as original? Is it because it's the only way to separate them from the half-baked, half-arsed works routinely on display which display a singular lack of imagination and originality?
It's a rough equivalent of the reptile insistence on labelling everything an EXCLUSIVE. Even a report on two blowflies having a race up a window risks being labelled an EXCLUSIVE by anxious, insecure reptiles eager to secure the attention of passersby so that they might be shaken down for a subscription.
ABC News even took to calling its efforts "original reporting", a bit like originalist judges on the SCOTUS perhaps.
Now there's probably someone in the marketing area who will patiently explain to the pond the significance of this new branding exercise, but it's really just another irritating interstitial designed for the specific purpose of upsetting the pond - as if there's not already more than enough interstitials and advertising on the ABC already.
If the pond wants to watch a show, it will do so whether it's original, derivative, second hand or stolen from a gypsy. It's more a question of whether it's any good - a serious question when the pond looked at the dismal array on offer for the autumn season - but probably the marketing department flinched from a card saying "this is a bloody good show", and so settled on the half-baked notion of originality.
Well enough of the rant, because now the pond must deal with yet another reptile EXCLUSIVE ...
Yes, it's more poll-driven reporting, an easy start to the week, and the pond doesn't have the foggiest clue why things might have turned so bad ... after all, the unity and policy purpose in the party is a marvel to behold ...
Oh okay, L'Age downgrades the brave lad to a side column for the news that cash will drive science, No 'science for science sake': emails show CSIRO plans to cut climate research ... (with forced video).
But that only concerns the fate of the planet, and of course there are much more important things to care about ...
Like how to maintain the current regime, so that Kevin might continue to have brain spasms in public.
So the reptiles are in a state of high anxiety this morning. Look at the parade ...
And there was good old Troy, still wishin' and hopin' like he was listening to Dusty do a Burt Bacharach song ...
Shine on you crazy diamond, but strangely, none of the reptiles seemed to notice the way that Malware's life had been ruined by other reptiles in the chook yard, soiling his nest ...
For that you had to head off to Media Watch last night ...
And naturally this morning the Bolter was triumphant, preening with joy, like a parrot on heat ...
There's really nothing for the pond to do, except stand back and marvel, because the Bolter simply won't rest until he dances on top of Malware's political grave, such is the depth of his hate, fear and loathing ...
Because bringing back the wall puncher will really fix things ...
Meanwhile, the other reptiles' guitars gently weep ... as the bromancer mourned the way the fairy floss factor had faded ...
After examining the chicken livers, the bromancer was reduced to hand-wringing and hope against hope...
Never mind that Malware has called the election, without calling the election.
And Phillip Hudson sang from the same song sheet of despair...
And when Troy's wishin' and hopin' was examined in depth, he too was singing a sad song ...
The act of a political loonatic, and so Malware finally deserves his place in the pond, and not just for his proven ability to wreck the broadband connectivity of the nation ...
Once again, the reptiles pre-empt and gazump the pond. It's getting to the point where it seems the reptiles are attempting to rouse some sympathy in the pond for Malware as he gets a right royal drooging from the reptiles.
What's astonishing in all this coaching by the reptiles is the way they heap it all on the leader, denigrating and demeaning him ...
Now the pond knows very little about coaching, but the pond was led to believe that it was very 1950s strategy to turn on the team leader and call him a dropkick loser, a member of the Marx brothers, a lunatic, a thought bubble strategist, a flop, a no hoper, and it's all the fault of said clown that the circus was in dire straits, with the numbers way down ... and his only hope his to listen to the reptile coaching.
The trouble is, the pond tunes out after those first few words about Malware being a lunatic, a member of the Marx brothers and a thought bubble strategist ... and that's before we remember the copper.
On the other hand, the pond has no reason to despair.
It seems that Sky is at last taking the election really seriously ...
Mark Latham and Peta Credlin! That's really original, that really should make the circus an original feast of hilarity and fun ...
Take note ABC. If originality is your thing, you've been caught out by the truly original Sky. Break a taxi driver arm for good luck and call for the wall puncher to play the role of the risen Christ...
Good stuff. What a pity the redback in the pond's purse stops it from joining the other 12,000 viewers ...
Never mind, at least we have a strong man in waiting for the leadership, in a hypothetical way, thanks to Rowe and more Rowe here ...
Although 'indecisiveness' and issues such as taxation have undoubtedly affected the government's position in the polls, I wonder whether industrial relations might also be playing a part. Abbott's anti-union attitudes and rhetoric contributed to his unpopularity, and for Turnbull to start using it makes the electorate associate him with his predecessor. It also smacks of insincerity and opportunism. The spectre of Workchoices looms. The strident language of the minister doesn't help, and that fact the the minister is a woman (with a particular accent) generates an additional hostility in the electorate of a kind that the Liberals did all they could to fan as the opposed Gillard.
ReplyDeleteEspecially as people still infatuated with the notion of a fair go are likely to get agitated about the rorting by the big end of town. Not many unions mentioned in the current scandal, not many unionists with their money in the Cayman Islands ...
DeleteResistance is futile! The Prince of Point Piper, and retinue, is destined to shine in the reflected glory of an Abbott-assimilated hitjob on organized labour. The Safe-As-Houses Party always wins at the negotiating table!
DeleteThe reptiles can't be completely desperate just yet; Shanahan has yet to start repeating that "'Preferred Prime Minister is the only really important poll number'". That used to be his mantra when Rudd was Opposition Leader - at least until he overtook Howard as Preferred PM. It'll be interesting to see if that line gets resurrected in the government continues to poll badly; if it does, you'll know that it's panic stations.
ReplyDelete"Preferred Prime Minister" was the Q&A refrain last night of both the Bromancer and Poodle.
DeletePS. That's the real bromancer article and not the Bouffant One above "reduced to hand-wringing and hope against hope".
Oh god, oh god David Rowe! My eyes are burning!! I cannot unsee that idea damn you to hell :)
ReplyDeleteGoogled the New Zealand Initiative and was not overly surprised to find this "business think tank" has members such as Philip Morris and Imperial Tobacco - no doubt advising on how to muddy the waters with self-serving, obfuscating "studies" such as their forthcoming "timely report" flagged by the Caterist.
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