Dear rehctub,

Haven't you heard?

It's not a question anymore of "You Lot,"
it's a question of "We" working together
to achieve what's best for the nation.

Now, that may come as a bit of a shock
to some who still believe that party
politics is more important than what's
good for the nation - but the message
loud and clear from the voters during
this last election was - work together -
hold the government to account by all means,
come up with better solutions,
and do it constructively - don't simply try
to wreck things.

And that would be a win, win for us all.

Well, I think it's good that Kerry will be taking over Gardening Australia for the next 15 years, taking over from the auld commie that was there.

There are some shockingly bad interviews, and interviewers, on the ABC but particularly on commercial TV, where the idea is to always support the status quo, like in The Oz.

But I hardly see Kazza as being in that camp.

As a 'not-supporter' of either Abbott's camp or Gillard's mob, I have never regarded O'Brien as being politically biased.

It is only the extreme right-whingers who moan about him.

As for expecting any government to 'stop the boats', only a complete idiot would expect that to be a possibility.

It's funny how those who support so-called 'free trade' the loudest,the Coalitionist political right-whingers like Abbott and his goons, do not manage ever to extend the idea to people, there insisting that it's not a 'free world' but a 'closed shop'.

They also seem to think that Andrew Bolt somehow represents 'objective' reporting while Kerry O'Brien is 'biased'.

It's a funny old world.

Kerry O'Brien is still best and fairest on television--not that the commercial media is even in the contest!

He's a communist that blushed every time Jooolia smiled at him.

Hasbeen

>> You may not like him, but you must admit Tony is prettier, now mustn't you? <<

Tony Abbott looks like Voldemort with ears.

Will miss Kerry's irony, direct questions and consistency. Who cares if he dyes his hair or not - many men and women do - it is the character that counts.

As for claiming Kerry is a communist - using your powers of extremist reasoning that would make T.Abbot a fascist.

Dear Houellebecq,
what a shame we can't tee up an interview for you with Kerry on the 7.30 Report. You could interrogate him about his communist sympathies, and give us all a bloody good laugh :-)