SA stakes its claim as the Melrose Place of politics

Robert Smissen Rural SA says:

02:28pm | 21/06/10

Such a lovely way with words

iansand says:

03:36pm | 21/06/10

How else do you talk to newspaper editors?  You have to speak to them in their native tongue so you can communicate.

Christian Real says:

05:52pm | 21/06/10

It seems like that the newspapers and media are going overboard to make anything out of nothing to make up and sensationalise their storries.
It is time for the Australian Press Council to investigate these newspapers to find out whether or not they have breached their code of ethics.
Anything lately is the ALP state or Federal in their sights and perhaps they also need investigating by The Australian press Council to determine whether their latest crop of stories is politically motivated.
It is also up to the editors and their reporters to keep their own personal political alliances to themselves without attempting to coerce their readers, with they way they write their one-side stories.
Politicans are as human as everybody else and, most people would use much more language especially if continually provoked and harassed by some of these newspaper journalists.

Freeman says:

08:35pm | 21/06/10

@ Christian Real,
why is it that you and Persephone feel that you must defend every little criticism of brand labor? did you rush to howards defense when he copped such treatment from the media? ah, you probably think that howard got a free ride from the press. it’s funny how you accept and regurgitate the biased left wing media mantra that was applied to howard but claim a conspiracy when a senior labor member is labelled rude for an obscene tirade.

Christian Real says:

03:45am | 22/06/10

Freeman,it does seem however that Abbott(  John Howard’s Apprentice) is getting a free ride from the Press.
Some of the trivial news stories orchestrated by the Press on a daily basis that attack anything The ALP does or says is akin to some of the storylines that would be viewed in day to day television soapies.

ABC says:

11:18am | 22/06/10

Christian, the press are not attacking the ALP.  They are simply reporting (as they are required to do) the facts of the matter.  Yes, there will be some slant one way or the other, depending on the idealogical views of the journalist.  However, irrespective of that, the current reporting cannot be construed as in any way attacking.  The nature of attacking is that irrespective of the facts at the heart of the matter a particular view point is expressed irrespective of wether their are the facts or the circumstances to sustain the argument being promulgated.  Any person can see that given that the current government has wasted billions of dollars due the ineffective and inefficient use of program funds (the insulation scheme, the BER, that the government has backflipped on inumerable election promises) and that any appropriately minded journalist should question whether the government is managing both those billions and the country appropriately.  Just because an article is critical it is not attacking anyone when there is a real and just basis for that criticism.  And any reasoned person can see that there is a great deal to be critical of with this government.

And as to Tony Abbot, yes he has been quite of late, in fact his last announcement was three weeks ago.  However, that, if you read any reporting or watch any of the seasoned commentators on tele, all say,  is a deliberate decision on Abbot’s part, because the government itself is imploding and the PM’s approval rating is bottoming out.  Why does he need to say anything, if the current government is falling apart without him having to do anything.  If he’s not sticking his head above the parapet, there is nothing to report is there?

Muttley says:

11:46am | 22/06/10

lmfao. Freeman, would you care to remind me exactly when the papers took to Howard? The evil little dwarf lied and lied and skated off into the sunset as the elder statesman of the liberals.

Bunger says:

02:50pm | 22/06/10

Most newspapers, maybe, iansand, but the Mail’s Megan Lloyd is above stopping to such language to articulate a response or point of view. Foley is a grub and loathes it when someone has the temerity to take him on. His bullying strategy has always been to spew expletives. The word around Adelaide is that when he rang the Mail to complain about the photo, he copped a spray about his offensive behaviour.

Freeman says:

03:53pm | 22/06/10

Christian real,  you’re something else, mate. the most one eyed creature i’ve ever come across. since abbott become leader he has endured relentless assaults over his conservative views and thoughts on gay marriage that are in line with Rudd’s, his performance as health minister, views on climate change ect, even his budgie smugglers are used to make him an object of ridicule. this is more than objective crticism but you see it as responsible journalism because it supports your own twisted view of the conservatives.

Muttly,
Children overboard, AWB, leadership specucaltion. apology to the stolen generation, just a few stories that the media hounded howard over and beat up. they never came close to linking him to AWB and children overboard but it didn’t stop them reporting on it for months. that’s what you call innuendo my friend. When was the last time you heard Kevin Rudd pressured over gay marriage?

Sick says:

04:12pm | 21/06/10

All I can do is LOLOLOL!!  What is the Liberal opposition leader doing even considering going on a date with the Labor AG??!!!  Are they both completely stupid??  I’m sick of the Labor-Liberal duopoly, but gee, even I didn’t realise it was that cosy a club, LOLOLOLOLOLOLLLOL.

Paul H says:

10:12am | 22/06/10

Well said Graham. SA is a bit of a dead hole of a place. We should rent it out as one massive cemetry plot seeing as most people that live here were born two centuries ago!  But at least it does’nt take half a day to get to work!!!

Steph says:

03:27pm | 23/06/10

Graham, you spelled bogan incorrectly. Pot Kettle?