tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966368087145658519.post6594323895775556525..comments2024-03-26T08:56:36.646+11:00Comments on Princess Pandora - Queen of Denial: Shame, Shame, ShamePandora Behrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966368087145658519.post-11038177414776326032013-08-24T01:54:21.721+10:002013-08-24T01:54:21.721+10:00Hi Pand,
Election time brings out the ranter in e...Hi Pand,<br /><br />Election time brings out the ranter in everybody. I totally feel for you particularly if you have that crook Rupert Murdoch getting involved - just look at the chaos he has caused in the UK!!!<br /><br />I'd never heard of Tony Abbott until you mentioned him in a previous post and judging from the excerpt we saw on our news here about the debate your two prime candidates had recently I can see why you feel the way you do. <br /><br />I had elections and I hate politicians. It is a subject guaranteed to wear my soapbox out - even foreign elections.<br /><br />I would say "Keep Calm and Forget It" but since I struggle to it would be totally hypocritical. <br /><br />We have to wait until 2015 for our next election - and I am dreading it already.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966368087145658519.post-47694352730258886412013-08-23T13:52:35.554+10:002013-08-23T13:52:35.554+10:00I agree with you in that you have to read around -...I agree with you in that you have to read around - I've added the Guardian into the mix - they have good, reasonably balanced reporting in the mix.<br /><br />I've had a couple of people ask me where to go for info about voting under the line from this blog.<br /><br />www.undertheline.org.au<br /><br />Nice to think that maybe you've amde at least one person think.<br /><br />It's times like these that the intelligent and rational have to start speaking out and speaking out loudly.<br />Pandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966368087145658519.post-36937112308502805742013-08-23T12:49:26.370+10:002013-08-23T12:49:26.370+10:00Oh, and I totally feel the anger in your rant. I f...Oh, and I totally feel the anger in your rant. I feel the same. Worst, least inspiring, most anger-inducing election ever.<br />Will be interesting to see how many people put in donkey votes this year - will be heaps. <br />I can't vote Green - just can't - not me and I don't think they offer a credible alternative for managing the country, they are just good on specific issues where the majors fall down. But even I have considered voting Green this time, so that's how bad things are!<br /> Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966368087145658519.post-55370105600776849342013-08-23T12:41:32.120+10:002013-08-23T12:41:32.120+10:00It's been going this way for awhile, but the c...It's been going this way for awhile, but the combined forces of the GFC/recession, minority government and Rudd revenge mission have sped things up considerably, so that this is without a doubt the worst, most depressing and annoying election campaign in Australian history!<br />As for the mainstream media, there is so much criticism but I think they have improved a lot over the last couple of years. Many newspapers (Murdoch press aside) are evolving quite well to the online shift and there is FINALLY a real fact-checking thing happening across the media this election, with politicians' statements rated as true or false and it's been really well done.<br />I think it's unfair to criticize the Canberra press gallery, as so many on Twitter do, for reporting what goes on in Parliament and focusing on the political maneuverings etc. That's what their job is. I read The Australian, The Age and the Financial Review, and I think the two Fairfax papers have done a good job covering the election. Elections are always awful.<br />You never hear much about real policy during an election campaign, but it has definitely got worse. What policy there is seems to be made up on the spot and seems terrible.<br />Dark days!<br /><br />Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.com