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Australian arrested in Savile case

For some reason we can’t name the man, despite him being identified all over the Internet, but this will force a shift in the shape of Australian popular culture:

A PROMINENT Australian entertainer has been arrested by Scotland Yard detectives in London on suspicion of sexual offences.

Andrew Bolt is on the case.

You may ask what my interest is in this case.   Well – let’s just say I understand this ‘famous Australian’ was of interest to Victorian Police, I believe, back in the early eighties.

Enough said!

What's With The ABC?

Something must have gone radically wrong!  Today, the panel on The Insiders appeared to be completely out of character.  Instead of the the usual panel stack of four leftards up against one lonely conservative,  this morning's show appeared to be balanced - for the first time since I began subjecting myself to this particular hour of ABC Leftist bias on Sunday mornings commencing at 9 am.

What a surprise to find the Australian's Niki Savva and Executive Director of The Sydney Institute, columnist and political commentator, Gerard Henderson sitting there eye-balling Political Editor for the Australian Financial Review, Laura Tingle and of course, Barrie Cassidy,  host and ex-Labor staffer and very best friend of the Prime Minister's boyfriend, Timmy.

I think it must have been a fluke and most unlikely to ever be repeated.  I suspect the reason for this most uncharacteristic event was that the usual stable of Labor stooges were off hunting bunyips or otherwise occupied.

I am quite certain the ABC's Managing Director, Mark Scott had nothing to do with the panel makeup on today's programme nor do I for one minute believe the ABC's Code of Practice was this week, required reading for the programme's producers and/or host.

So.  What's gone awry within the Green/Left public broadcaster?   Enquiring minds need to know because most of us won't swallow any guff about the ABC coming of age.

Perhaps at the eleventh hour, the ABC is finally waking up to the political mood within this country and that pushing a horse with a broken back is not in their overall interests if they wish to continue their long-term dependence on the taxpayer-funded drip-feed!  That's probably wishful thinking on my part because I'm sure normal programming will resume shortly!

Gillard Will Resign

I predict that should Julia Gillard lose the leadership vote due to be held in the Labor Caucus in about 20 minutes, she will resign from Parliament immediately.  I hardly see how The Lying Slapper (TLS) could continue to sit in Parliament having been so disgraced.

Time will tell, of course and the countdown is now well under way.

UPDATE:  (4.21pm)  The divine Kevni has opted not to stand.  That is probably a politically smart move on the part of Kevni.  His grand plan will be to step up to the plate to rebuild a shattered federal labor party after the routing awaiting when we eventually attend the Polls.

We must endure the incompetence and foulness of nature of these children for a few months longer, apparently.

The Federal Labor Government will merrily continue publicly eviscerating itself while the nation laughs hysterically.

UPDATE:  Yet another ALP farce draws to a close and TLS remains Prime Minister.  This is, of course, excellent news for the Coalition.  Tony up against TLS is exactly the winning position the Coalition desires.

Red Underchunders Man!

“If it fails, it'll be because the independents and minor parties don't want to protect diversity of media in this country.”

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy

What a blithering twat this man is!  Stephen Conroy may well be seen to wear red underwear on his own head – rather than dictate to Telco managers what they should wear on their heads in his presence!

I’ve read a bit about this last-ditch attempt by Senator Stephen Conroy to enforce censorship onto Australians – by hook or by crook.  Conroy’s first venture into the dark realm of state-orchestrated censorship was a few years ago when he proposed a mandatory internet filter.  And look how well that thought-bubble worked out!

Conroy’s next thought-bubble, the mind-numbingly expensive NBN (fibre to the home) may well be capable of picking up the slack where the mandatory internet filter left off, of course.  Hopefully by the end of this year, we will have some adults running the country and quite capable of neutering some of Conroy’s follies, including his last thought-bubble, bringing the media to heel by way of re-jigging media laws.  Affecting in particular, green elf Bob Brown’s “hate media” (the Murdoch stable) because parts of the press must never be critical of pixie notions and outrageously expensive green dreams.   It’s just not cricket to make nice Mr. Brown cry!  Nor Ms. Gillard for that matter.  Heck, delving into her shady past and attempting to publish can get you sacked.  Just ask Glenn Milne and Michael Smith.  So the moronic solution is to slap controls onto the Press.  Good one, Conroy so let’s see how that flies next week.   Will Conroy get this rubbish past the Lower House by Tuesday?   I hope sense prevails and the Bill is shafted – as it should be.

There’s speculation, of course, that introduction of this Bill along with the no barter appendage and the ridiculous timeframe imposed for passage is simply a ruse to deflect attention away from a fatally wounded Prime Minister and the possibility of a friendless shove out of office next week.  No tactic is beyond this desperately unhinged Government.

The Federal Labor Party has a bucket load of stuff ups on which to lose the upcoming election.  This Press-hobbling legislation is just another.

The proposed changes as lifted from the ABC article, linked here:

Proposed media reforms

The appointment of a Public Interest Media Advocate (PIMA) to oversee self-regulatory bodies such as the Press Council.

The PIMA, who will be appointed by the Minister, will decree whether a media complaints handling body is "authorised". Only media organisations that are members of an authorised body are able to maintain their exemptions to privacy laws.

The PIMA will also use a new public interest test to allow or prevent nationally significant media mergers.

An extension of the Government's commercial television licence fee rebate - saving free-to-air television networks an estimated $134 million this financial year.

A removal of the 75 per cent audience reach rule that prevents metropolitan television stations from owning partners in regional areas.

An update to the charters governing the ethics and behaviour of the ABC and SBS to reflect online and digital activities.

Jungle Drums...

Judith Ireland outlines 5 reasons why this coming week might be PM Gillard’s last.

While Gillard has a long history of survival and keeping her minority government intact, several factors could threaten her grip on power this week.

 For political junkies such as myself, it’s going to be one week to hang around close to the radio, TV or internet.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, the best scenario for the Coalition is to keep this bungler in the Lodge right up to the election.  That would ensure an utter routing.

If Gillard is tapped on the shoulder and forced out of office, I wouldn’t mind betting she will flounce right out of politics which of course, could mean one by-election for the Seat of Lalor.  Should former Attorney-General, Robert McClelland take up an expected appointment as NSW Industrial Relations Commissioner, that could mean another by-election for the Seat of Barton in Sydney.

Would we end up going to the Polls a little bit earlier than the proposed date of 14^th September? 

Federal Parliament rises at the end of next week for seven weeks before delivery of the May Budget.  Whatever Labor does this week taking into account bad poll results and even worse, a leader who is distrusted and now seriously compromised, I don’t see a re-aligning of the deck chairs with only a few months till Australia marches off to the Polls as anything but pathetically inadequate patching of an overworn pair of cheap rip-ridden jeans.   This government is rotten and the stench is permeating all but a small division of mindless rusted-ons who are incapable of an original thought.

UPDATE:  Simon Crean calls for a Spill at approximately 1.10pm - 21st March, 2013.

Stand by for a Motion of No Confidence in the Federal Parliament today.

2.10pm:  Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott moves to suspend Standing Orders for a Motion of No Confidence.

He nearly got there!

Automated Propaganda

Automated propaganda is what we have become seasoned to over at the taxpayer-funded ABC and Environment scribe Sara Phillips and others have proved to be dab-hands at regurgitating spin devoid of analysis, it seems.

Sara laments A new website encourages visitors to flood comments sections of news articles about climate change with cut-and-paste comments. It's an idea that impoverishes us all.

When you read her article and names such as that of Al Gore and <cough – where’s my tissue> John Cook are mentioned as serious candidates, apparently, in the debate about whether or not the globe is on the cusp of boiling in oil, then you know Sara hasn’t been keeping up with the real science of climate change.

Memo to Sara:  Neither Mr. Sell-out-to-Al-Jazeera-Gore or John-Sceptical-we-censor-or-alter-comments-to-suit-our-brief-Science-Cook are credible witnesses for the defence.   Both have a rather infamous reputation have done untold damage to the warmist case. 

Some backgrounding on Cook and his collaboration with Stephan Lewandowski should have persuaded Sara to adopt some scepticism herself before devoting a minute of her time chasing up an interview with him.

However, to be fair to Sara, she seems to think Cook’s new project, that of flooding websites with mindless cut & paste commentary is not a particularly smart move – and it’s not.  However, one may say it’s rather typical of John Cook’s modus operandi.  I am led to believe he and his minions have been quite practiced at it for some time.

You can read Sara Phillips’ piece here.

Continuous use of automated propaganda in the mainstream media and taxpayer-funded outlets such as the ABC is why readers who know how to use a fact-checker treat these news publishers with considerable scepticism these days and why many now flock to Blogs for their daily dose of news and opinion.

She Will Resign Within Three Weeks

I fully expect PM Julia Gillard to either resign or step aside as ALP Leader over the next two or three weeks.  I cannot see how she can survive now after the bollocking the Pardy of Infants got last night as the results of the WA State Election began filtering through.  It was abundantly clear the Gillard factor played heavily on the results – a 6 to 7% swing to the Liberals.  Premier Colin Barnett has another 4 years at the helm.

Of course, the best game plan for the Federal Coalition would be that this divisive, destructive and despicable individual digs her toes in and hangs on to the leadership.  However, I think the pressure to take one for the team will be unbearable for Gillard now.

I also think a certain fraud investigation by Victorian Police which is currently in progress will assist in forcing Gillard’s hand.  I’m sure she doesn’t want a take-two of the Craig Thomson arrest embarrassment to be sprayed all over the mainstream media, regardless of how sycophantic most of those outlets are towards Gillard and her collection of performing seals.

Gillard’s media strategist and 457 visa holder, John McTernan has done an outstanding job in kneecapping Federal Labor so spectacularly and so publicly.  After the results of the Federal Election are patently clear, I wonder whether McTernan will hightail it out of the country – or perhaps apply for a similar job with the Gormless Greens because their leader will be needing every dollop of help she can muster.  That is if she manages to hang onto the position.

The suspense is almost unbearable!

The problem facing Australia right now is can we afford to wait 188 days until we are able to exercise our right to flush this appalling ALP regime into the sewer where it rightfully belongs.

And to think I was once a swinging voter!

Over at The Red And The Blue, Yale Stevens sums up the state of play, post WA State Election, intelligently – as usual.

UPDATE:  And over at Andy's Rant - Guess who is targeting Gillard's next lie?

When Dirtbags Die

 Why should the community be made to feel they should shed tears when a disruptive, violent dirtbag bites the dust?  Nope, not this black duck.  I raise my glass to the Police Officer who took this pest out, should that turn out to be the case.  Antonio Loguancio was a public menace. 

I have absolutely no sympathy for thugs like Antonio Loguancio.  What I want to know is this:  Why was this arsehole granted a Supervision Order in the first place?  He has been described as a violent rapist.  He intentionally caused injury.  He’s made threats to kill and he’s up on 12 counts of common assualt.

Who was the moron who granted the Supervision Order?  Did said moron even consider the possibility that this creature might take the opportunity to roar round to his girlfriend's place and bash the stuffing out of her?  There has to be a word that adequately describes judicial stupidity such as this!

Loguancio has proved to the public he’s nothing but a rabid dog.  There’s only one humane way of dealing with rabid dogs.

Those living in the Glenroy street where this arsehole staged his play have been disenfranchised.  They had to vacate their homes; their routines disrupted.  Somebody should stand up for the inconvenience they were forced to deal with.

From the ABC Website:

From the ABC Report, a Police officer has said  "This is a tragedy as you know our aim is always to resolve these situations with the minimal of injury and without loss of life.”   This is no tragedy, sir.  This is serving the public in the best way you can.  This is justice delivered to a piece of filth.  It’s only marred by the length of time it took to reach end-game. 

I have a problem with maggots and make no apologies for that.