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ABC is Political
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wayneL
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Not sure if you are jocking or not.
The left are usually downtrodden, less educated and have to work hard.
The right born with the silver spoon, take the cake and have few feelings for thier fellows.
In my humble opinion.
wayneL
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Only half joking.
The downtrodden are only the deluded plebeians that believe the left is looking out for them. The real left are the evil genii of academia, clergy and illuminati; practitioners of the dark arts of doublespeak and spin.
The genii of the right are running companies.
By the way, I wasn't born with a silver spoon, don't take the cake and am empathetic to a fault, furthermore, I have one of the physically hardest jobs ever invented, work in dust, mud and horse ****.
While I'm not particularly a fan of the Liberals, Hell would freeze over before I ever voted Labor or Green.
The near right, the libertarian right are the only true equal opportunists.
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Howards Battlers and Tony's Tradies are blurring the convenient demarcations.
Big unions, climate catastrophists, academia and media journos seem to comprise the Left these days.
With the China Free Trade agreement, non-union jobs don't count to Shorten Labor.
Big unions, climate catastrophists, academia and media journos seem to comprise the Left these days.
With the China Free Trade agreement, non-union jobs don't count to Shorten Labor.
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The sooking by the Liberals must have paid off, because this morning on ABC the PM and his adoring fan base got a free pass to brandish their achievements, intentions and how once again anything bad a pass to the Labor machine.
Apparently it took a small business conflab in Canberra to reveal how damned well we are doing and how the unions (i.e. non cheap labour) are making us not do so well ....can't quite figure how one compliments the other.
Apparently it took a small business conflab in Canberra to reveal how damned well we are doing and how the unions (i.e. non cheap labour) are making us not do so well ....can't quite figure how one compliments the other.
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I saw Abbott trumpeting his "achievements", the business asset write off, carbon tax & mining tax out etc, all of which has led to an increase in unemployment.
Gee thanks Tony.
Well, why don't you tell that gutless wonder of a Leader yours who bows to the CFMEU to get out of the way and let the CHAFTA go through so more jobs can be created.
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More jobs for Chinese
The Fabian indoctrinated ABC are stooping to new lows as Shari Markson points out.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...515347905?sv=fddd072bddb84bb223641807339673eb
ABC boss ‘puzzled’ by Adler’s demands
The ABC’s head of television Richard Finlayson says he was “dismayed” by a list of demands publisher Louise Adler sent him during negotiations for the broadcast of the Prime Minister’s Literary awards.
Ms Adler, Australian Pub*lishers Association president, revealed in The Weekend Australian the ABC had refused to broadcast live and unedited a literary speech by Tony Abbott.
This led to an irreconcilable breakdown in negotiations with the ABC about being the broadcaster for the PM’s Literary Awards, and the partnership went to Sky and SBS.
But Mr Finlayson denies there was any political motivation behind the decision not to broadcast Mr Abbott’s speech.
“To our surprise, Ms Adler *presented us with a remarkably comprehensive list of binding demands which would make the broadcast unworkable for the ABC and compromised its *editorial standards,” he said.
“These included an insistence that Jennifer Byrne’s name not be used in the title, despite it being a Book Club special. The speeches of both the Prime Minister (10 minutes) and the Minister for the Arts (four minutes) were to be included “unedited and uncut”, swallowing up 25 per cent of a packed awards and post-awards interview schedule”.
Mr Finlayson said Ms Adler “insisted” the ABC travel around the country and shoot and edit interviews with all 30 nominees, which he said was impossible within the time frame and budget.
He said he was “puzzled” at only being approached the month before the event, held in December last year, but was excited at the opportunity of bringing the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards to a large audience.
“To suggest that the ABC sought preferential treatment for the authors over Mr Abbott or that any editing of the Prime Minister’s speech was being done for political reasons is not only wrong; it is offensive,” he said.
“This is the second time Ms Adler and The Australian have sought to question the ABC’s motives in relation to the Awards.”
He said he presented Ms Adler and the Arts Minister’s office with a “more creative proposal” of a one-hour special of the ABC’s popular Book Club, hosted by Ms Byrne, rather than a straight broadcast of the awards.
“Our pitch was that this option would use an existing prime-time brand, much loved by ABC audiences, to showcase the Awards and significantly increase their profile,” he said.
“The program would include coverage of all speeches, including that of the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Arts.”
The ABC expected a national, consolidated audience of half a million viewers. You can read Mr Finlayson’s full response to the revelation that the ABC refused to broadcast live and unedited a literary speech by Mr Abbott online.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...515347905?sv=fddd072bddb84bb223641807339673eb
ABC boss ‘puzzled’ by Adler’s demands
The ABC’s head of television Richard Finlayson says he was “dismayed” by a list of demands publisher Louise Adler sent him during negotiations for the broadcast of the Prime Minister’s Literary awards.
Ms Adler, Australian Pub*lishers Association president, revealed in The Weekend Australian the ABC had refused to broadcast live and unedited a literary speech by Tony Abbott.
This led to an irreconcilable breakdown in negotiations with the ABC about being the broadcaster for the PM’s Literary Awards, and the partnership went to Sky and SBS.
But Mr Finlayson denies there was any political motivation behind the decision not to broadcast Mr Abbott’s speech.
“To our surprise, Ms Adler *presented us with a remarkably comprehensive list of binding demands which would make the broadcast unworkable for the ABC and compromised its *editorial standards,” he said.
“These included an insistence that Jennifer Byrne’s name not be used in the title, despite it being a Book Club special. The speeches of both the Prime Minister (10 minutes) and the Minister for the Arts (four minutes) were to be included “unedited and uncut”, swallowing up 25 per cent of a packed awards and post-awards interview schedule”.
Mr Finlayson said Ms Adler “insisted” the ABC travel around the country and shoot and edit interviews with all 30 nominees, which he said was impossible within the time frame and budget.
He said he was “puzzled” at only being approached the month before the event, held in December last year, but was excited at the opportunity of bringing the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards to a large audience.
“To suggest that the ABC sought preferential treatment for the authors over Mr Abbott or that any editing of the Prime Minister’s speech was being done for political reasons is not only wrong; it is offensive,” he said.
“This is the second time Ms Adler and The Australian have sought to question the ABC’s motives in relation to the Awards.”
He said he presented Ms Adler and the Arts Minister’s office with a “more creative proposal” of a one-hour special of the ABC’s popular Book Club, hosted by Ms Byrne, rather than a straight broadcast of the awards.
“Our pitch was that this option would use an existing prime-time brand, much loved by ABC audiences, to showcase the Awards and significantly increase their profile,” he said.
“The program would include coverage of all speeches, including that of the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Arts.”
The ABC expected a national, consolidated audience of half a million viewers. You can read Mr Finlayson’s full response to the revelation that the ABC refused to broadcast live and unedited a literary speech by Mr Abbott online.
Rumpy, you certainly have been brainwashed by barnacle Bill and the CFMEU.
All the state Labor premiers, Bob Hawke, Bob Carr, Simon Crean and Martin Ferguson can't all be wrong as they know all your fears have been allayed. .
It has been explained to the nay Sayers that checks and balances are well in place to prevent what you say "MIGHT" happen.
It looks like you and Bill are the odd men out.
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LOL the strength of Australian society is its middle class and complete contempt for those moneyed pretenders who used political connections to amass thier wealth.
This position came about due to many forces one being the strength of organized labor unions and their reps to increase the standards of working conditions and pay for blue collar workers (middle class Australians).
I have complete contempt for those that fail to acknowledge their own good fortune of a fortunate life in this Lucky County that fail to understand this and snipe away at the margins of pettiness.
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what's the difference with the Liberal party, the employer groups, etc banding together and formulating war strategies that benefit their members and the unions doing the same? Does the union movement get monies from the govt to help with expenses like these "associations" do? Both are unions of like minded.
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Not sure who you are having a go at here, but imo the most successful economies are those where the majority are highly paid, but give value for their salaries. Both measurements are subjective of course, but if the population has no money they certainly can't spend it on the goods and services that business provides.
People like noco don't give a stuff about workers, but they also fail to acknowledge that it's also his business mates losing their investments as their businesses wind up and are replaced by foreign SOE's.
Seems a bit off topic for a "ABC is political" thread though.
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LMAO I don't think those moneyed "pretenders" give a flying fig about your contempt. Fact is IF, it is the union movement in its current form that that facilitated many of them, both within and without the movement.
I decided to watch QandA on Monday evening on one of those rare occasions.
I don't know whether anyone else on this forum noticed how a man whom I expect was anti Labor, directed a question to Chris Bowen something like "Given the the way the Labor Party left our economy and how it is not helping to fix it, what will you do with the economic burden if you get back into power".
That scum bag Jones did a 'quick step' on the question and said I think we will start with Mike Baird on this one, then he jumped to 2 or 3 others and never did get back to Bowen.....I was surprised the questionnaire did not bring Jones back to whom the question was directed.....
Jones certainly protected his fABIAN mate Bowen and yes I do have proof Bowen IS a member of the Fabian society
I would be more than happy if someone could relay a recording of that incident.
I don't know whether anyone else on this forum noticed how a man whom I expect was anti Labor, directed a question to Chris Bowen something like "Given the the way the Labor Party left our economy and how it is not helping to fix it, what will you do with the economic burden if you get back into power".
That scum bag Jones did a 'quick step' on the question and said I think we will start with Mike Baird on this one, then he jumped to 2 or 3 others and never did get back to Bowen.....I was surprised the questionnaire did not bring Jones back to whom the question was directed.....
Jones certainly protected his fABIAN mate Bowen and yes I do have proof Bowen IS a member of the Fabian society
I would be more than happy if someone could relay a recording of that incident.
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That particular question was asked on the 33 minute and went on to 40 minutes.
Jones started with Mike Baird and that lady Helen from the UK , then a member of the audience and then finally back to Bowen...By that time everybody most likely forget what the question was all about....Bowen waffled on and on which did not answer that guys question......Mind manipulation by Jones to save Bowen....I mean why didn't Jones go straight to Bowen as the question was directed to him (Bowen) in the first place?
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Probably Jones started with someone else because he knew Bowen would waffle and he wanted others to have a say first.
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You aren't a seasoned watcher are you? There's no conspiracy in that, Tony does the same thing to Liberal cronies.
Thanks for acknowledging my helping you.