ABC is Political

orr · 5 March 2013

But not a word of course concerning 4Corners expose of the fraudulently operating property management trusts (straw poll the voting intentions of their management) that both political Majors approach with such timidity, because I'll suggest the bulk of the plebeian electorate are so happily distracted by dieting fat people, talentless dancers, how not to burn sausage rolls in your newly purchased designer kitchen and <.004% crime rate among released imagration detainee's. Maintain Your Mediocrity team.

noco · 5 March 2013

I watched the ABC news this morning and the ABC gave Gillard 15 minutes free time and it all about ABBOTT, ABBOTT, ABBOTT.

I finally switched over to AM Agenda at 7.30am and there she was again beiing given free time for 15 minutes on 601 Austar.Yes and the same BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

It is not a wonder to me Gillard does not have a constant headache from all the SPIN she spits out from under that long nose of hers.

dutchie · 5 March 2013

orr said:
But not a word of course concerning 4Corners expose of the fraudulently operating property management trusts (straw poll the voting intentions of their management) that both political Majors approach with such timidity, because I'll suggest the bulk of the plebeian electorate are so happily distracted by dieting fat people, talentless dancers, how not to burn sausage rolls in your newly purchased designer kitchen and <.004% crime rate among released imagration detainee's. Maintain Your Mediocrity team.

Good point orr.

This type of fraudulent behaviour has been going on for ages.
There must be a better way to regulate these type of investment vehicles.

It seems that no matter how many times these schemes are shown to be dodgy that there are always new suckers.
Maybe there should be more education - possibly at high school (as if they have not got enough to teach )
Perhaps a small compulsory course in year 10 for money management.
Incomes, wages, tax, super, shares, properties, loans, scams, banking. Not in depth but a general look at money matters.

Aussiejeff · 5 March 2013

noco said:
I watched the ABC news this morning and the ABC gave Gillard 15 minutes free time and it all about ABBOTT, ABBOTT, ABBOTT.

I finally switched over to AM Agenda at 7.30am and there she was again beiing given free time for 15 minutes on 601 Austar.Yes and the same BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

It is not a wonder to me Gillard does not have a constant headache from all the SPIN she spits out from under that long nose of hers.

Haw, haw, haw...... looks like the West Sydney mob have had a gut-full of JuLiar Blowhard already - poll below shows only 13% give her a toss....

How many days to go of this sickening charade....??

VOTERS in Sydney's west would rather have Kevin Rudd as prime minister than Julia Gillard, but Tony Abbott remains their top choice, a poll shows.

The Seven News/ReachTEL poll found Mr Rudd has a clear lead over Ms Gillard as the preferred prime minister - 74.5 per cent to 25.5 per cent - if voters are forced to choose between the two.

Almost 42 per cent of western Sydney residents would be more likely to vote Labor if Mr Rudd was leader of the party.

But the poll found both Ms Gillard and Mr Rudd sank below Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister.

If given the choice of four prime ministers, 39.2 per cent of voters would choose Mr Abbott, followed by Mr Rudd at 26 per cent, Malcolm Turnbull at 22.1 per cent, and Ms Gillard at just 13.2 per cent.

The poll surveyed 1615 residents from 11 electorates in Sydney's west.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national-new...ll/story-fncynjr2-1226590352393#ixzz2McLofElo

orr · 5 March 2013

dutchie said:
Good point orr.

This type of fraudulent behaviour has been going on for ages.
There must be a better way to regulate these type of investment vehicles.

It seems that no matter how many times these schemes are shown to be dodgy that there are always new suckers.
Maybe there should be more education - possibly at high school (as if they have not got enough to teach )
Perhaps a small compulsory course in year 10 for money management.
Incomes, wages, tax, super, shares, properties, loans, scams, banking. Not in depth but a general look at money matters.

What we know as ASIC here has its British equivalent as Seroius Fraud Office and it's not without good reason the Private Eye mag refers to it as the Serious Farce Office. Some of those done over by the Property Trust operations exampled last night were not neophytes to the financial system. What is needed is a brace of these shonks doing some hard time in the can, nothing puts the wobblies up the white collar mob like the bum factory.

The ABC has a long history of good work in digging and attempting to bring the deliberately camouflaged into view,
BackGround Briefing did a fantastic programme in early 2007 on the supposedly AAA rated securities NSW Councils were buying, if only I'd realised the full import of what was exposed by that program

Garpal Gumnut · 5 March 2013

orr said:
But not a word of course concerning 4Corners expose of the fraudulently operating property management trusts (straw poll the voting intentions of their management) that both political Majors approach with such timidity, because I'll suggest the bulk of the plebeian electorate are so happily distracted by dieting fat people, talentless dancers, how not to burn sausage rolls in your newly purchased designer kitchen and <.004% crime rate among released imagration detainee's. Maintain Your Mediocrity team.

dutchie said:
Good point orr.

This type of fraudulent behaviour has been going on for ages.
There must be a better way to regulate these type of investment vehicles.

It seems that no matter how many times these schemes are shown to be dodgy that there are always new suckers.
Maybe there should be more education - possibly at high school (as if they have not got enough to teach )
Perhaps a small compulsory course in year 10 for money management.
Incomes, wages, tax, super, shares, properties, loans, scams, banking. Not in depth but a general look at money matters.

orr said:
What we know as ASIC here has its British equivalent as Seroius Fraud Office and it's not without good reason the Private Eye mag refers to it as the Serious Farce Office. Some of those done over by the Property Trust operations exampled last night were not neophytes to the financial system. What is needed is a brace of these shonks doing some hard time in the can, nothing puts the wobblies up the white collar mob like the bum factory.

The ABC has a long history of good work in digging and attempting to bring the deliberately camouflaged into view,
BackGround Briefing did a fantastic programme in early 2007 on the supposedly AAA rated securities NSW Councils were buying, if only I'd realised the full import of what was exposed by that program

I totally agree with you orr and dutchie.

This is the type of programme a national broadcaster should be doing, without fear or favour.

Three cheers to Kerry O'Brien and all the 4Corners team for a magnificent and clinical dissection of bandit mortgage funds.

gg

Julia · 5 March 2013

There have been many similar programs over the years. They do not seem to have stopped people putting their money into dodgy investments.

banco · 5 March 2013

Four Corners has done a lot of good over the years. Nailed the corrupt Joh Government in Queensland with moonlight state.

Logique · 6 March 2013

orr said:
But not a word of course concerning 4Corners expose of the fraudulently operating property management trusts..

This was a good program. We await a similar forensic analysis of the climate change industry. Could be a long wait.

Julia · 6 March 2013

Logique said:
This was a good program. We await a similar forensic analysis of the climate change industry. Could be a long wait.

+1.

Julia · 11 March 2013

This thread has largely been to do with the ABC's bias toward Labor.

I've only watched the first half of tonight's Four Corners program about the influence of Eddie Obeid, but it has spared nothing in exposing the role of this family.

For me, it's hats off to Four Corners for what seems to be a pretty objective and forensic analysis.

MrBurns · 11 March 2013

Julia said:
This thread has largely been to do with the ABC's bias toward Labor.

I've only watched the first half of tonight's Four Corners program about the influence of Eddie Obeid, but it has spared nothing in exposing the role of this family.

For me, it's hats off to Four Corners for what seems to be a pretty objective and forensic analysis.

It was a good programe Julia, NSW Labor are almost beyond belief, I felt a little sick watching it.

Then I think of Federal Labor and it wouldnt suprise me if it was just as bad.

banco · 11 March 2013

Julia said:
This thread has largely been to do with the ABC's bias toward Labor.

I've only watched the first half of tonight's Four Corners program about the influence of Eddie Obeid, but it has spared nothing in exposing the role of this family.

For me, it's hats off to Four Corners for what seems to be a pretty objective and forensic analysis.

Not to get too conspiratorial or read too much into things but the ABC institutionally has always been wary of the right faction of the labor party (obeid and friends). One reason they treat Saint John Faulkner with such reverence is that he's a doyen of the left faction.

chops_a_must · 11 March 2013

banco said:
Not to get too conspiratorial or read too much into things but the ABC institutionally has always been wary of the right faction of the labor party (obeid and friends). One reason they treat Saint John Faulkner with such reverence is that he's a doyen of the left faction.

Well, both right factions of the major parties have some pretty ordinary histories.

I just don't understand why we're so beholden to NSW politics federally.

It's just tapped.

Calliope · 17 March 2013

The Insiders program was a stacked deck this morning. The guest, Barrie Cassidy, and two of the panel considered the reaction to Conroy's bill for regulating the media was hysterical.

Garpal Gumnut · 17 March 2013

banco said:
Not to get too conspiratorial or read too much into things but the ABC institutionally has always been wary of the right faction of the labor party (obeid and friends). One reason they treat Saint John Faulkner with such reverence is that he's a doyen of the left faction.

John Faulkner and Ian MacDonald have traditionally been treated with reverence by the ABC because of their Left credentials in NSW Labor.

The ABC came quite late to Ian MacDonald's skullduggery.

Calliope said:
The Insiders program was a stacked deck this morning. The guest, Barrie Cassidy, and two of the panel considered the reaction to Conroy's bill for regulating the media was hysterical.

Calliope, just don't watch it. It is a Left Show.

gg

Miss Hale · 17 March 2013

Calliope said:
The Insiders program was a stacked deck this morning. The guest, Barrie Cassidy, and two of the panel considered the reaction to Conroy's bill for regulating the media was hysterical.

I know!! And I suspect that they thought Piers' reaction was ...hysterical When will they wake up?

By the way did anyone else hear anything about the Quill Awards? Something run by the Melbourne Press Club, the ABC pretty much scooped the pool. The most surprising award for me was the best column/blog which was won by Barry Cassidy! Firstly, I didn't know he even wrote a column/blog and, secondly, surely Andrew Bolt has the best column/blog going around if number of readers/participants are any guide. I think these awards were just another lefty lovefest

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/03/quill-awards-2013-winners.html

Calliope · 17 March 2013

Garpal Gumnut said:
Calliope, just don't watch it. It is a Left Show.gg

I disagree GG. I think it is important to know your enemies. Conroy and Cassidy certainly are enemies of freedom of the press. Cassidy and two of his press gallery mates (Malcolm Farr and the inevitable leftish female journalist)) heckled and tried to ridicule Piers Akerman, the guy from the Daily Telegraph, which had the temerity to depict Conroy as a dictatorial fool.

Miss Hale · 17 March 2013

Calliope said:
I disagree GG. I think it is important to know your enemies. Conroy and Cassidy certainly are enemies of freedom of the press. Cassidy and two of his press gallery mates (Malcolm Farr and the inevitable leftish female journalist)) heckled and tried to ridicule Piers Akerman, the guy from the Daily Telegraph, which had the temerity to depict Conroy as a dictatorial fool.

I agree. Although I did wonder when I was shouting at my telly this morning if it was the best way to start my Sunday.

Logique · 17 March 2013

If the Tele replaced Conroy's image on that front page with John Howard, you wouldn't hear a peep out of the Left. They are MIA on the Conroy Bill.

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