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Post by angra on Mar 12, 2014 16:43:39 GMT 10
I think I may have predicted a stream of bile issuing-forth from Blot after the recent Q&A. It's there in spades.
"Marcia Langton plays the full deck of race cards"
"The truth about Marcia Langton. I ask Tony Jones to read it."
Plus endless nonsense about the leftists, and academics - just check it out, I can't be bothered anymore. Even a Lib candidate using the name "Habib" is "subject to vile racists insults from the left."
So Bolt's never been guilty of this behaviour?
And where does Joe Hockey's family come from? And why was his surname changed?
On another issue, Bolt says (complaing about the ABC yet again) "Don’t mention the man on the stolen passport is … er, not Asian. No, not white, either."
But he wasn't black either Andrew. Which you yourself have now admitted. Hoist by your own petard? (which also means fart).
This small-minded intellectually-challenged troll of the IPA should be required to go into the world and earn an honest living - although I doubt many employers would be interested.
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Post by richard on Mar 12, 2014 19:26:48 GMT 10
Possible Bolter freakout, garnished with 2GB talk back caller opinion is imminent. Marcia Langton dukes it out with the Bolter at 2030 tonight.
This is a potential treat that overides (for me, at least) the desire to not give 2GB and its owners hits.
More to follow...
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Post by richard on Mar 12, 2014 20:15:52 GMT 10
Unedifying. The Bolter and Price closed Langton down when ever she tried to explain herself.
Especially notable was the blanket that was thrown over Langton when she suggested that the Bolter was not personally a racist but his position on self identifying aboriginals was part of a business model.
Langton, it must be noted, is not very good at live radio.
2GB advertises itself as the 'Power Station'. Bow to the power, or get steamrollered.
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Post by angra on Mar 13, 2014 5:15:49 GMT 10
Funniest thing I've read in a long time. Bolt's self-pitying rant this morning.
"STRANGE, after all I’ve been through, but Monday on the ABC may have been finally too much for me... My wife now wants me to play safe and stop fighting this new racism, and this time I’m listening.
This time I was so bruised by Q&A that I didn’t go into work on Tuesday. I couldn’t stand any sympathy - which you get only when you’re meant to feel hurt."
What a dick.
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Post by chookmustard on Mar 14, 2014 12:42:44 GMT 10
Hi guys!
I didn't listen to the 2gb Marcia Langton v. Bolt & Price but I did read bolts transcript. The interruptions were evident in the transcript and it was telling that the only person that Bolt vociferously denied wronging was Misty Jenkins. He was strangely quiet about all the other people he snidely hinted at receiving benefits unjustly (see his troublesome posts that have the law talking stuff above them).
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Post by angra on Mar 17, 2014 6:29:25 GMT 10
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Post by chookmustard on Mar 17, 2014 17:56:42 GMT 10
It's almost like Bolt has an ideal opportunity to feel what others feel. It's difficult of course, to know others minds. How often in life does one get the chance to really feel the emotions if others? Bolt has frequently made posts about others of a derogatory nature and often without factual basis as his court case made clear.
So rather than take offence at what others have slung at him, correctly or not, now is a chance a chance for Andrew to reconsider his position on race.
As it is, I'm not clear on what his issue is with people who are not like him. Has he ever articulated his beef? I'm mean, if he feels that indigenous people are rorting the system why not use his resources for some actual investigative writing? He has the contacts surely.
Is his problem that people who look ostensibly like him are choosing to not follow his path in life? If people want to find spiritualism or meaning in an avenue of their upbringing what's the problem specifically about that? Let Andrew explain that.
He has stated that he is a natural contrarian but I'm not sure that he has satisfactorily explained why climate science is different from all other branches of science that influence our lives. Has he gone into bat for anti vaccine contrarians?
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Post by angra on Mar 19, 2014 7:40:58 GMT 10
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Post by angra on Mar 19, 2014 12:34:38 GMT 10
Compare and contrast - Bolt on one young Australian killed fighting in Syria. (on Caner Temel) "Not a soldier for Australia but for Islam. For an army which has deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, a worrying example of conflicting loyalities (sic)..." But no mention of the 400 Australians who have been fighting for Israel... "Aussie Zionists training to fight for Israel...These young Australians say they are ready to risk everything to support Israel, and the recent violence has only increased their enthusiasm. Australia's youth Zionist groups organise activities and Jewish education programs for teenagers in the hope they will actively support Israel. For young Zionists, the state of Israel is central to Jewish life and there is a long tradition of them leaving home and moving to Israel. It is called 'making Aliyah'. In the past four years, more than 400 Australian Jews have made the move and most of them have done compulsory military service." www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-28/australian-zionists-prepare-to-join-israeli-army/4397478Can anyone explain Bolt's double-standards?
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Post by angra on Mar 22, 2014 10:42:35 GMT 10
Couldn't have put it better myself. "The only reason people like you exist is because a vacuum of hatred, fear and anger exists where right-wing perspectives are being proven obsolete. You are a relic of bygone ideology; a museum exhibit of lamented values from recent history. Like my sign, the only notable thing about you individually is that you are the loudest and most obnoxious of your kind. Like all of your kind, you are a vestige of redundant politics and you’ll fade away as your ageing audience go senile or die due to the health cuts you demanded. You are the enemy of civil political discourse. You’re not a journalist. You’re a propagandist. You’re a hatemonger. You’re PR for the Murdoch family." www.independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/tony-abbott-andrew-bolt-and-resign-dickhead,6296
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Post by zoot on Mar 22, 2014 13:57:50 GMT 10
"The only reason people like you exist is because a vacuum of hatred, fear and anger exists where right-wing perspectives are being proven obsolete. You are a relic of bygone ideology; a museum exhibit of lamented values from recent history. Like my sign, the only notable thing about you individually is that you are the loudest and most obnoxious of your kind. Like all of your kind, you are a vestige of redundant politics and you’ll fade away as your ageing audience go senile or die due to the health cuts you demanded. You are the enemy of civil political discourse. You’re not a journalist. You’re a propagandist. You’re a hatemonger. You’re PR for the Murdoch family." After that spray from Lyndon Morley I'm sure Bolt will clutch his pearls and take to his bed. It does seem the world is out to get him. Maybe we should send the poor petal some smelling salts.
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Post by jreidy on Mar 22, 2014 18:09:57 GMT 10
I think it helps to remember Bolt and fellow travelers, are convinced they are the Mensheviks - i.e. the minority. From their point of view the media is dominated by left wing voices and they are the few standing against tyranny. So when savaged with no provocation on Q&A he was 'hurt'. (Perhaps Mensheviks is not the word they would use to describe themselves, but you get the idea)
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Post by zoot on Mar 22, 2014 23:58:45 GMT 10
I don't think they can claim the defence that they are delusional. They know full well what they're doing when they lie in the service of their master, who pays them handsomely. In short they are guns for hire. The sooner Rupert meets his maker the better.
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Post by richard on Mar 23, 2014 22:47:55 GMT 10
Good to see the board ticking over again. The Bolter today continues to lobby the Commonwealth Government to repeal 18c of the RDA. For the Bolter, it is not about the positive effects on society that this potentially unrestricted area of comment would have: his passion for this potential repeal is about repairing his brand. Never mind that a total repeal of 18c would make hate speech virtually legitimate. A repeal would allow the Bolter to claim that his shoddy research and cynical unethical dog whistling were vindicated as a pursuit of truth. This is not an outcome that I personally would cheer. It would seem that the Commonwealth Government is pandering to the Bolter. This is state of affairs that can only be described as being fucked up. The Bolter is just one of dozens of Murdoch paid LNP spruikers. Why should his pole be smoked with special attention? There are hurdles between the Bolter and his goal. One hard to clear obstacle is the Australian Jewish Community. A community that is understandably sensitive to the notion of unfettered hate speech. Not unsurprisingly, the Bolter tries to rope the more witless of that community into becoming advocates for him by claiming that he is one of the more 'effective' of communicators on their behalf. How so? Because he has a largish audience of the most bigoted individuals in the nation, and thus has the ability to influence that demographic's worldview? Because he pushes a pro-Israel line in accordance with News Corp policy? He seeks thanks for doing what he's already paid to do. No virtue there. The Bolter's somewhat desperate lobbying of the Jewish Community is not going to gain traction, and nor should it. The Bolter is like a bodgy small business man trying to shore up his sub standard product. His goods/services are not worth buying. Often the Bolter likes to link to his own columns: an exercise in cynicism if ever there were one. One of today's efforts is to link to this piece of shit: titled 'Dreyfus has no idea. It is time Jewish leaders realised the risks and compromised' Link: blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/dreyfus_has_no_idea_it_is_time_jewish_leaders_realised_the_risks_and_compro/)Of course Dreyfus has no idea; after all this is the former Commonwealth Attorney General whose '... great-grandparents died in the Holocaust and whose father and grandparents fled Nazi Germany for Australia.' Read more: www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bolts-law-jewish-leaders-condemn-plans-by-attorneygeneral-george-brandis-to-change-race-hate-laws-following-andrew-bolt-case-20131114-2xjpn.html#ixzz2wn02uhII
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Post by chookmustard on Mar 28, 2014 19:11:14 GMT 10
I'm not sure if he has to rebuild his brand as such. His brand has always been contrarian. The RDA stuff is giving much click bait to him.
Richards links to the Dreyfuss blog posts are interesting. Bolter is trying to say he's on the side of the Jewish community and does lots for them ( by attacking those who may be against Jewish people). I'm not sure that watering down RDA will help Jewish people (or any particular group other than those who have megaphones and a platform). I agree, his attempt to placate the Jewish community is desperate.
If the RDA is changed to something suitable to Bolter a part if me is fascinated to see what zbolter and his ilk come out with. What will he say once the gloves come off, so to speak? Would he be so venomous as to cause a future administration to reinstate the RDA to its former style or even more stringent rules, hypothetically?
I say this as being part of the most privileged group of Australians (white & male, heterosexual)
I think he has tried to call Waleed Ali racist today in a blog post. Waleeds SMH/Age piece made a lot of sense to me. But not in Bolters world of course. The changes Brandis has flagged don't make a lot of sense when not viewed through the prism of white male privilege.
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