oh, and by the way, I will also seriously consider leaving this country - where all intellectual discourse will have been reduced to sellable commodity.

I am happy for the ABC to continue to promote their left wing bias as long as they don't have the audacity to call themselves neutral.

CitizenK, I'm sure what you consider intellectual discourse is the same thing that is considered stuff & nonsense by all REAL people.

If you do decide to leave, after throwing your innocent TV out the window, please let me know. I'm sure I could raise a considerable fund to help pay your way, from others like myself, who would love to get rid of another stuffed shirt.

As I've said to the others HasBeen, if you're going to knock the ABC for their intellectual discourse or the quality of their journalism, provide me better examples on the commercial networks.

If you can't, then your arguments come to nothing but grumbling and hot air.

If you've got something to back up your opinion, then post it. I'm pretty confident however, that you don't.

Good GRief!! WIth a name like McMahon she has to be a member of the Liberal Party - jockeying for preselection it seems as well.

Lets cut to the chase thrill seekers: our lady tells us the ABC is charged with the .... principal function of the ABC is, inter alia, to provide services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians.

She then goes on to bore the reader witless with her score card telling us the Insiders is balanced as is Insiders Business - the Bastard Boys was a crock and Lateline too is a bit unbalanced -

That aint the ABC and the jury remians out as to whether even the current affairs rpeortage ( I love that word ) is bias - what too many consumers forget is you get critised when you do stuff - like a government - oppositions do nothing - if Rudd et al - or any one else other than al thinks they will get a dream run in Government - they are fooling themselves -

Current Affairs is a scintilla of ABC output - lets look at the Philosphers Zone, the State of things, P Adams who interviews every one, the CoodaBeen champions, Roy and H G, Australian Story, Compass, The Arc, all the religious shows - the list is endless, the Media Report, The Book show,Australia Talks, the collectors, Silent Witness,Gardening Austrlia, Netball and Bowls - privatise them and see what happens -FOOLS

Name something on Commercial TV or Radio for that matter that informs and educates to the extent the ABC does - Neil Miitchell, Alan Jones I hear you say - idiots!

If readers want wall to wall Big Brother and Australian Idol - sure privatise the ABC - and you may as well elect Rove McManus as PM - while you're at it

Good GRief!! WIth a name like McMahon she has to be a member of the Liberal Party - jockeying for preselection it seems as well.

Lets cut to the chase thrill seekers: our lady tells us the ABC is charged with the .... principal function of the ABC is, inter alia, to provide services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians.

She then goes on to bore the reader witless with her score card telling us the Insiders is balanced as is Insiders Business - the Bastard Boys was a crock and Lateline too is a bit unbalanced -

That aint the ABC by any stretch - and the jury remians out as to whether even the current affairs rpeortage ( I love that word ) is biased - what too many consumers forget is you get critised when you do stuff - like a government - oppositions do nothing - if Rudd et al - or any one else other than al thinks they will get a dream run in Government - they are fooling themselves -

Current Affairs is a scintilla of ABC output - lets look at the Philosphers Zone, the State of things, P Adams who interviews every one, the CoodaBeen champions, Roy and H G, Australian Story, Compass, The Arc, all the religious shows - the list is endless, the Media Report, The Book show,Australia Talks, the collectors, Silent Witness,Gardening Austrlia, Netball and Bowls - privatise them and see what happens -FOOLS

Name something on Commercial TV or Radio for that matter that informs and educates to the extent the ABC does - Neil Miitchell, Alan Jones I hear you say - idiots!

If readers want wall to wall Big Brother and Australian Idol - sure privatise the ABC - and you may as well elect Rove McManus as PM - while you're at it