What is more amazing is some people buy into it and get whipped up into some pretty nonsensical frenzies. This can happen on both sides of many debates depending on the players at the time.

I suppose with shock jocks like Alan Jones you know where he stands and he has a right to a voice, and lets face it he is his own worst enemy. You only had to look at his attempts to intimidate those at the rally last week when it was pointed out his allegations or assertions police had stopped trucks on the highway to explain the low turnout was untrue. Even one truck driver said they were only held up for a couple of minutes.

Can't see the point in spinning this to be an anti-truck-convoy conspiracy, it is not unreasonable to expect these demonstrations are over-publicised but the reality is many truck drivers and organisations don't have the time to rally even if they support the cause.

Let the shock jocks speak for it is their words that will make them or break them and usually for most it is the latter.

I once drove trucks, some in my family still do.
A mate was once head of a lorry owner drivers group, a protest group.
I still help out a few fathers.
In fights to see the children they love and even some die for, not being able to see them
Have a few each week stop and walk in to have a Coffee get info on a paper,stuff like that.
Most have opinions I could not state, about Gillard and Jones.
But red neck radio has them beleiving some true junk.
If we do not pull out of this dive into stupidity, taking these biased uninformed or all too well informed but intent on deception jocks?
We just have to except some are too involved in just living to start learning.

Ahh yes Belly & NSB, we are indeed hoisted by our own petards.
The way that government of all colours if not lying but not telling
the truth is where major problems lie.
I can give one example from published and admitted info.

The UK government commissioned a report on peak oil and Britains
future oil supplies.
It was not a publically announced report and did not go
into parliament when delivered to the government.
The government was aked about Britain's oil supply future they gave
the Bejelkie Petersen answer, "Now don't you worry" all is well.

When asked by the Guardian newspaper for the paper the government
denied its existence. The Gaurdian took out a freedom of information
request which was refused and the Guardian had to take it to court to
get the paper released.

The paper showed that Britain is truly well into future oil supply
problems. That the government was prepared to lie and hide the truth
from the public is about as bad as it can get on something with such
serious consequences.

The US government put pressure on the International Energy Authority
to hide its knowledge of oil depletion rates and the truth did not
come out until a whistle blower left the IEA employment.

Now nearer to home it is known that Martin Ferguson is aware of the
situation but cannot speak out due to cabinet solidarity.

This sort of thing I think is what you were refering to Belly and it
is common to all parties. Even the greens have aknowledged peak oil
but have not spoken on specifics. They are toeing the political line
on that matter.

This is just one subject that I happen to know about.
How many times is that government and opposition policy ?
Just thought of two other similar cases;
The use of 434 Mhz for car door locks, pushed onto Australia by the
Europeans. Have you locked your car on Black Mountain
and been unable to unlock it or start it ?
That and BPL can be laid at the door of the Howard government.

Bazz much of what you say is true aware of the black mount thing.
I contend, truly believe, lies are part now of every thing in life.
Shock jocks can point to any political party as reference.
Some clearly more at home in the kitchen make statements in the media, without even under standing it is bending the facts.
I watch Jones today, again on the ABC.
He is a person best left alone he sues at the drop of a hat and while free to lie and rabble rouse I may not be free just to say he repels me, every thing about him.

Yes, well said Belly,
Sometimes you only have to have looked at someone 'side-ways' and they will sue the pants off you.
We had an incident in Perth a couple of years ago whereby some stupid coot was drinking in a Perth bar, he got so drunk he couldn't find his thongs, so he went to where the pub BBQ was, purchased two port chops, tied them to his feet and went slipping around the floor, he lost his footing, banged his head on a bar stool, then on the tiled floor, a few days later he decided to sue the publican for having unsafe stools and floors.....wait for it.....he won his case., such is the mentality of some people, of course the lawyers pull on these cases, who wouldn't when they can charge like a wounded bull, knowing full well that the publican had nothing to do with it all, man oh man, the world has gone crazy.Then I heard Bob Hawke once saying that lawyers should all be called Liars, maybe he was right.
Enjoy your evening Belly,
NSB

In the background the ABC National 24 hour news is on.
Proving yet again it is in fact about ten hours news repeatedly repeated.
That meant I saw Alan Jones for about the tenth time, BULLYING other media reporters.
He,as is his want,was using that terminological inexactitudes he so often does.
And for this? his ability to give us his opinion, as remote from honest comment as you can get we made him a millionaire?
Yes NSB seen that,a lady in a country pub used the floor under her seat ,lets leave it there,then sued and won after being barred.
No wounder we distrust lawyers.