Paul:

I said discuss not mention in passing.

For the illiterate Discuss: =

talk over, talk about, talk through, converse about, debate, confer about, put your heads together about, deliberate about, chew over, consider, exchange views on/about, weigh up, consider the pros and cons of, thrash out.

What you have produced is one line where the ABC mentions the "news that the ALP had been paying Thomson's legal bills"

Sorry, no cigar.

The article comes firmly down on the side of labor:

"Independent MP Rob Oakeshott, interviewed on ABC's AM on Thursday, articulated the dilemma for the fair-minded caught in the middle of this hostile and partisan political stoush:" .... " There are no charges, there is no conviction, and there is therefore no disqualification of a member in what our forefathers of the constitution set up as very prescriptive black and white rules on when a member can go. And this doesn't meet the test."

Not a mention that Thomson had been caught red handed and that the only reason he was not facing court is because the jurisdiction for this had been handed to Juliar's FWA that was quietly twiddling it thumbs for years. According to the ABC it was all the coalition's fault for being so mean and not according Thomson the presumption of innocence.

The ABC is as biased to the left as Newscorp is to the right or more so.

Come on SM, you have become a Porkaphile:
According to the renowned Irish Psychologist Prof. Richard Cranium everyone is born a porkaphile, with the natural ability to lie and every organism knows how to lie, even toads and sloths. Findings of Prof, Richard Cranium's research showed that 100% of three-year old's who have just learnt to speak lie, mostly lying about their ability speak when they can't, and 100% of those that can't speak also lie, mostly about their inability to speak when they can. Therefore, lying is a very interesting topic to lie about, so said the good professor. Prof. Richard Cranium also established that 100% of professors who do research into porkaphila lie, because they are all porkaphiles. The good professor future established that 100% of Liberal Party supporters are Porkaphiles! but only 100% of Laborites, are in the same category, and no Greenies, definitely no Greenies, absolutely no Greenies, particularly Paul1405, are in that category, so said Prof Richard Cranium.

Paul,

Firstly, you are the king of porkies as most of your posts are only loosely related with reality, however, I will give you the benefit of the doubt as I believe your claims of dishonesty on the part of others is due to the inability to read and understand simple conversation. Possibly in your past you had a drunken English teacher, skipped school, or suffered a head injury.

As I said no cigar.

Thank you SM, "you had a drunken English teacher, skipped school, and suffered a head injury" Yes, so true, that was my first and only day at the establishment in question.

You said; "no cigar". any chance for some 'Chew'en Tobaccie'... pretty please! As it keeps my mind on the job of exposing your PORKY'S.

Paul,

You have lied continuously and are lying again.

Now I can see why you stick to the greens, as they are the biggest liars of all.

SM,

I can see your problem, with your diet of "News" coming in form of current affairs programs on the commercial TV networks. Such riveting presentations as 'Big Brother' and 'The Biggest Looser'. Along with a daily read of 'The Piers Akerman Diatribe' in Murdoch's 'The Sydney Daily Telecrap', I can see how you have arrived at the conclusion that the ABC is biased! Unlike myself who's news and current affairs come directly from the ABC, and that quality journal 'The Sydney Morning Herald'. I am, unlike you, getting a factual and unbiased view of news, particularly things like the Labor/Thomson affair.