Kenny:

...Howdy pardner! Yep, the same old "tumbleweed" comes roll'n-on over this heir sart, pushed along by the chilled winds from the narth...A wind not helped bah the beans packed so lov'nly by Ma for-araden old faitful from the old Katter ranch, an headin down the dursty trail through "Barnaby" kurntry for-a hitten old Capital hill; o'l "Glory Hill", for us wat luvs our queen an kurntry...Get on board boy!

I wrote a frank letter to Getup a few months back, offering a considered critique of their populist nonsense. I never got a reply, of course. I think I must have been brushed aside as an eccentric, or statistical anomaly.
I loath and despise Alan Jones and his ilk, of course, but that's been the case for decades and he's never taken a single watt of his "power" from me.
I despise the PC army almost as much---it's admixed with sympathy.

I defend the right Of Alan Jones to say what he likes on air.

I also defend the right of people to organise boycotts against him.

Free speech cuts not just "both" ways but all ways.

Full disclosure: I don't like either Alan Jones or the mob that is organising the boycott but the right to free speech is not limited by my personal likes or dislikes.

The "new zealots" are a good example of the herd mentality at work. Few , if any of them, would have heard Alan Jones speak. Most of them would have made private comments as insensitive as, if not worse than, Jones' assumed off-the-record comment about John Gillard.

How Malcolm Turnbull can say that the new zealots are not bullying Jones, is impossible to fathom. One suspects that Turnbull's motives are to show up and destabilise Tony Abbott. Turnbull likes to be seen as progressive and politically correct, both of which do not appeal to a large percentage of the population.

Jones acts in the national interest by expressing alternative views and debating those of the Left-wing ABC and Fairfax Press. The ABC in particular chooses not to air the excesses, omissions and poor performance of the present Government

Not content with absolutely cracking us up with "Jones acts in the national interest...", Raycom then finishes us off with, "debating those of the Left-wing ABC and Fairfax Press".

Alan Jones has never debated anyone in his life. Yelled at, spoken over the top of, hung up on - yes, but never debated. I have been subjected to all of these when I have attempted to correct glaring errors in comments he has made (comments in the area of my expertise, not his) but he refuses to listen. I can say with complete integrity I have only ever rung to correct errors and not express opinions, and I have always done politely and respectfully, but I am treated appallingly.

He has a right to his opinion but if he expects to be taken seriously by the considered listener, he needs to learn to listen and to accept correction from those more knowledgeable than he.

So why do I listen you might ask? I channel surf when tired, and find that he tends to wake me up! Not sure why...

candide,

'Exactly how has anyone been intimidating the BUYERS of products from Alan Jones sponsors?'

They're not. If you read the article he claims the populace are employing an organised intimidation of the buyers of advertising on Jones' program. It's like if Woolworths intimidated producers who sold milk to Coles, nothing to do with the end consumer.