fancynancy, yep! just like Poirot, last paragraph grab and ignore the rest of the post. We know what you were saying and your confirmation said it all, you were just “expressing some solidarity with the ABC workers”. Now where have I heard that expression before? Link school teacher and the ABC and we know exactly where you are heading.

To quote some students - sucked in spindoc!

Hey Fancy Nancy,

'I am one of the "dysfunctional, ideological, festering sleazebags that do not deserve to be supported by the democracy they abuse" and I am proud to be so. I work in education so I may be educating your children or grandchildren. Be very scared as I will try to teach them tolerance and respect for all.'

If you are working in public schooling ... I'm paying both your wages and your taxes.

If you are making a judgement on what constitutes tolerance and of what needs respecting, I am greatly perturbed by the fact you cannot see the truth of your own admissions.

Some people are completely blind to their own idiocies.

"Some people are completely blind to their own idiocies."

....like going by the tag "imajulianutter", for instance : )

I'm a devotee of Radio National, and it is a little elitist rather than populist in its content. Are the conservatives suggesting it should be dumbed down for them?
Ah, so the tall poppies are the left wingers? Of course they are!
Hasbeen,
Phillip Adams is a little banal and conformist these days, but what can you expect from a "small l Liberal"?
I'm sure you much prefer the large L loonies like Alan Jones.

Phillip Adams is appalling these days. He interrupts and wheezes, patronises everyone, and he thinks he is more interesting than the guest. I used to love him but 'things have changed' - lyrics from a Dylan song. But the blokes on Counterpoint are even more irritating with their patronising attitude toward 'the left' - when they don't understand 'the left' at all - but they do play some great music.

I read faster than I can listen and also it seems to be easier for me to dampen my knee-jerk emotional reactions if I read the transcripts.

It is clear from research that some people process visual information better than auditory information. That's another way - apart from differences in 'intelligence' - that human brains differ significantly.

We are all different and have different abilities. We need to encourage diversity in our society as it is essential for progress and RN does provide a diverse range of programs.