Poirot,

You stuffed up, you claimed that those believing in tough border controls were rednecks. Based on recent polls I noted that made the arrogant and pompous claim that nearly 90% of Australians were rednecks.

Every other post was making exactly the same claim.

=> 1 claim repeated of one shared view not views.

So to rub your nose in it again. So if you believe that you tooty fruity fringe dwellers are the only non rednecks in Aus, you are seriously delusional.

For me this discussion has run
its course and I would like to Thank all those who
contributed.

It will be interesting to see what Malcolm Turnbull
has to say when he's interviewed by Leigh Sales on the
7.30 Report, Monday evening.

It will also be interesting to see what changes (if any)
the ABC has for Q&A.

As a bemused Coalition source said ( given in the Saturday
Age, 11th July 2015):

"We can't legislate for gay marriage
and talk about national security at the same time, but we can
talk about a TV show for weeks. Why on earth are we prioritising
this?"

Interesting times ahead.

SM,

In response to your:

"From your view point 90% of people are far right wing."

....which was in reference to our exchange on whether ABC supporters being biased or not.(so an entirely different topic)

I said:

"According to you "90%" of Australians support anything you happen to support...you're great at inventing such figures."

You then replied:

"Poirot,

While we often disagree, I never before thought that you were an outright liar."

So I go and dig up your other posts:

"I am happy to amongst the 90% of Australians that believe that the Labor/Greens policies that lead to the deaths of 1200-2000 people was a complete cock up, and that the Greens that still advocate this murderous policy are depraved."

"This might be rewarded with a few sniggers from others from the looney left, but 90% of Aussies know perfectly well what was meant and that Abbott has succeeded spectacularly, and think that those making the claim are pedantic idiots."

Which appears to hold up my argument - even though you seem to think repeating the same argument in different wording somehow cancels my observation.

Now we have a new one...

"You stuffed up, you claimed that those believing in tough border controls were rednecks. Based on recent polls I noted that made the arrogant and pompous claim that nearly 90% of Australians were rednecks."

I don't suppose you could give me links to those polls which demonstrate the 90% support - which you should have included in the first place - and which would have demonstrated that you weren't pulling figures out of the air to support your argument.

Lol Poirot, I like your tenacity : )

Sorry SM, Poirot has a point here.

I am disgusted that the PM feels the need to dictate what or who should be on the ABC.
Dictatorship is a very unattractive quality.
See you all on another thread.

Cheers,
Suse.

Poirot / Shadow Minister, enough, let it go.

I wondering why Poirot, Foxy, Suseonline and Paul 1405 had nothing to say about this comment from Shadow Minister:
"I also wonder why the left whingers on this site think that freedom of speech should extend to promoters of ISIS, but not to climate sceptics?"

CH,

I'm not in the business of responding to every incendiary comment SM makes.

Perhaps SM and yourself would like to comment of the many times Mallah has been interviewed in the Murdoch media.

Why did we not hear the ferments of outrage from Abbott and his cronies when the Murdoch Press paid Mallah $500 for one of them?

Here's run-down of some of Mallah's interviews...

http://www.crikey.com.au/2015/06/24/whos-on-our-side-a-potted-history-of-zaky-mallahs-media-appearances/

"But a quick look through the archives shows the ABC is far from the only news outlet to turn to Mallah. After he served his time, he became a regular fixture for journalists seeking insight into Australia’s radical Islamists. If Aunty’s not on Australia’s side, neither are most of the country’s major media outlets.

The Australian, September 2012

The Sydney Morning Herald, July 2013

The Courier-Mail, November 2013

The Australian, December 2014

The Australian, January 2014

SBS, July 2014, Once Upon A Time In Punchbowl

Daily Mail, September 2014"

.......

Regarding climate "skeptics" - as pointed out, "skeptics" have had a go on the ABC - and the Murdoch press gives them blanket coverage.

Do you think it would also be a great idea to give serious coverage on the ABC to the likes of runner - who would regale us with his knowledge that the Theory of Evolution is a load of old cobblers?