Alan's just trying to be clever; we had another post recently by an islamic gentleman who turned the usual complaints about islam back against the West; that is, it really was the West which is a cruel, violent, intolerant ideology not poor old peace-loving islam.

Alan has simply done the same with the abc; to counter the claims that the abc is indisputably biased against the conservative side not only of politics but society in general, he says the abc is really pro-Abbott.

It's Abbott, Abbott, Abbott all the way at the abc!

It's a typically warped distraction and exercise in McTeirnan type wedging. Too clever by half.

If anyone wants to know the real state of affairs at the abc all they have to do is look at this:

http://theclimatescepticsparty.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/loopy-virginia-trioli-doesny-know-who.html

Trioli, the 'face' of abc balance excellently summed up by Bolt, a real journalist:

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/no_mark_you_cannot_be_so_ignorant_of_the_bias_of_your_abc/

ybgirp

so we all agree the ABC is useless. Let's get rid of it and pay back some of the billions Labour has squandered.

Cohenite... "cruel, violent, intolerant"... Surely the group of countries that between them have been at constant war against other countries for over a century should be labelled thus? After all, the USA and its allies have supported vicious dictators in a dozen countries to murder, mutilate and opress their citizens. We have caused the deaths of half a million children, disfigurement and anguish to future generations by releasing depleted uranium, bombed and destroyed the infrastructure of an ancient, huge city and most of the other cities in Iraq, then we did the same to Afghanistan. Our allies, the USA, caused the endless famines in North Korea by deliberately blowing up their dams after they had accepted defeat so their entire food crops and all the fertile soils were washed away. Then, after murdering and maiming millions in Vietnam they decided to get rid of excess bombs by using villages as target practise in neighbouring Laos - an impoverished society that had taken no part in the war, so their children are still being maimed daily by stepping on unexploded bombs. Our great friend the USA supported the murder of thirty thousand Sukarno supporters in order to install their puppet Suharto. Before that they murdered, maimed, tortured and imprisoned millions of Philippinos who resisted their occupation... I'll stop there, the list of the vile atrocities perpetrated by our allies the USA is too long and too depressing. Yes, militant Islam is unpleasant, but no more so than militant Christianity, militant free market capitalism or any other militant faith. Pretending everyone else is at fault and your side is perfect and has no faults will not provide a solution to the world's problems.

Well, after careful thought, I have come to the conclusion that Alan must have applied for his old job back at the ABC, & been knocked back. Why else would a rat bag lefty attack a rat bag lefty propaganda network that has proved so loyal.

Only he, & perhaps a few radical rat bag lefty academics could ever accuse our ABC of not being left of Khrushchev.

I have for some time, wondered why Graham continues to publish this bloke, & I think I have now, with this ludicrous piece, found the answer.

He must have reckoned that given enough rope he would make a laughing stock of himself, & by association, the Labor party.

Well Graham was right, this is very much laughing stock material, but hell, our illustrious labor Party, with it's current leadership, needs absolutely no help in making a laughing stock of itself.

I suppose with Julia & company doing their best to destroy our economy, & country, we should be glad of some light relief,& a few belly laughs, so keep on writing Alan, it does lighten the day.

What a great Article !

Total rubbish , of course, but it raises important concerns about the ABC.

The Green (41% )and Socialist Left(34%)Journalists regard the ABC as their own Tax payer funded Play Toy, to offset the Murdoch Empire.

Fairfax and the ABC work hand in glove , as ANY online reader of Fairfax would know , so the Writers ascertains about Fairfax are codswallop.

The BIGGEST problem with the ABC is it's overwhelming production of political propaganda , Any Tony Jones show, Cassidys' efforts,7.30, Lateline and especially 'The Drum".

Don't get me started on that piece of Lefty self indulgent Talkfest , 'The Drum'!

They ,the ABC, ignoring the Children ABC3 , have allocated more that half the ABC TV Broadcasting to Political Opinion and News.

Whatever happened to the ABC Charter to broadcast the Arts , Culture especially Live Sympathy Orchestras, Opera , Ballet etc. Cultural Events have disappeared as has light Entertainment and Drama.

What drama the produce generally has a 'message' or is blatantly political. I see another Show about that "disaster" aka as Whitlam or the ALP , I will throw up.

Solution , after 9/14 ( like that ? ) TA should "gut" the ABC by getting rid of ALL content on ABC24 and replacement with Cultural Events , Arts and Drama.

On ABC1 , All Political Opinion Shows ( Lateline etc) should be dumped, along with "Political" episodes of Australian Story, leaving Just the 7.30 Report.

In other words the ABC MUST revert back to it's ORIGINAL Charter and CEASE being the publicly funded Toy of political pressure Groups !

pelican - The fact that both the Left and Right are lamenting bias at the ABC means it must be doing it's job.

Good point, but how long can the ABC / SBS continue to be even remotely 'independent' given concerted onslaughts from both sides ??