Dear Peter King,

I don't bother reading posts from certain people.
Once I see the name, I usually scroll past because
I've learned from experience that any chance of
having a sensible discussion will be lost with them.
They aren't capable of thoughtful, intelligent,
responses. These people decide that all concerns,
issues, policies and pre-occupations of this country
has to ve divided into a Left/Right dog-fight.
They insist on seeing all discussions through a
fixed ideological view-finder. I've been accused of all
sorts of things. However it is important to correct
inaccurate comments. And at least provide some sort of
balance to the usual baloney that being spruiked.

I hope that you'll stick around at least for a bit longer.
We need more diversity on this forum.

if Alan wants to be taken serious he would not be quoting the IMF. It stinkthe same way as the warmist quoting the IPCC. People have woken up to the total lack of credibility with these dudes (well any thinking people). They are nothing short of socialist propaganda outlets.

Not one of the claims Alan lists as “problematic propositions” is actually wrong. Alan may think that it is reasonable for debt to have increased and for unemployment to be on the rise, but Abbot has every right to say so. Compared with the Government’s blatant lies and misrepresentations about getting back into surplus and revenue from the MRRT, it’s pretty tame stuff.

Hi Alan

There don't seem to be any journalists left in Oz. It's hard to imagine the Canberra Press Gallery of the '80s or '90s allowing a Leader of the Opposition to repeatedly walk away from "Press Conferences" after 3 questions. They would have chased after him, asking "Why are you running away? Can't you answer our questions?". Abbott wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes.

I suspect the tedious abusers who frequent this forum are bored little Liberal EOs, with nothing better to do. The spite and inability to engage with facts are dead giveaways.

Thanks, Alsn, for your intelligent and wry articles on a range of topics. They are a pleasant relief from the dreck that passes for "News" in Oz nowadays.

Lexi my sweet, have you ever heard of the ABC.

It is the best lefty propaganda Machine on earth, since the old Communist Russia collapsed. Labour has just bought it's continued support with another 40 million of our money, & that is not a fantasy.

Hasbeen,

I"t(the ABC) is the best lefty propaganda Machine on earth, since the old Communist Russia collapsed. Labour has just bought it's continued support with another 40 million of our money, & that is not a fantasy."

It is so "leftie" that Gerard Henderson regularly appears on Insiders, as does Piers Ackerman. That wretchedly abusive wannabe Sophie Mirabella, Christopher Pyne, Janette Albrechtson and other LNP luminaries and cheer squad are alwys popping up on QANDA. Even TA himself appeared for a very "soft" interview with Leigh Sales on 7.30 Report last week.

So the ABC is a leftie propaganda machine, exactly why?

I suspect it is as Lexi said before you guys don't want to hear facts or hate any questions that might elicit a legitimate response from your idols.