Dear SM,

You can walk into any library and read the
Quarterly Essay - "Political Animal: the making of
Tony Abbott," by David Marr, without having to pay for
it.

Marr's essay is extremely interesting and Mr Abbott
approved of its publication, giving generously of his
time to Marr. It is not just a one-dimensional
portrait of Mr Abbott and you are very ignorant to
suggest that it is. You are pre-judging something
you haven't even read.
Talking about bias!

You brush the "Quarterly Essay," aside, as being just a left-wing
rag.

That shows a very closed mind.

This particular essay has contributors like -
Laura Tingle, Mark McKenna,
Andrew Leigh, Michael Keating, Greg Jericho, John Burnheim,
Percy Allan and John Wanna.

Laura Tingle is political editor of the Australian Financial
Review. Mark McKenna is an associate professor of history
at the University of Sydney. Andrew Leigh is the federal
member for Fraser and a former professor of economics at
the ANU. Michael Keating has been the head of the Australian
Public Service and of various senior departments, including
Prime Minister and Cabinet under Howard governments and currently
consults on economic policy. Greg Jericho is the author of
"Social Media and Blogging in Australian Politics."
John Burnheim is an associate professor of philosophy at the
University of Sydney. Percy Allen is a public policy, finance
and management adviser and a former secretary of the NSW Treasury.

I am beginning to see that it really is pointless debating with
you.
I had made the assumption that you were different from the
"many lame-ducks" we get on this forum.
Obviously I was wrong.

Foxy,

I never doubted that you are a lame duck tilting far to the left. Having never seen you provide a link that does not come from a left whinge publication or far left blog I generally have low expectations from your choices.

I will try to read this quarterly essay, but given that of the contributors you list I don't see a single one that is right of center even a jot, and plenty that are well left of center, I don't hold my breath.

Dear SM,

My confidence in your intelligence has really
sagged.

I shan't waste any more time on a plucked pigeon
who poops all over the place.

Foxy,

I have never had any confidence in your intelligence. As someone that eschews the centrist mainstream media for the fringe blogs, you are hardly the one to argue for balance.

Dear SM,

I accept that your narrow, rigid, and
stereotypical views do not mesh well with
any media that presents alternative views
to the mainstream.

Therefore no more needs to be said.

Foxy

I accept that your narrow, rigid, and stereotypical views can't handle any media that presents alternative views to the monotonic left whinge fringe blogs written by amateur hacks that present no new information only continually rehash the same predictable opinion pieces again and again.

The MSM as you call it contains opinions from various angles of politics all by highly qualified and experienced people in vast contrast the puerile New Matilda and Independent Australia which are both graveyards for journalistic careers.