Andrew Bolt - is he a credible journalist?

[dedja]

I could write a similar article about the Mad Monk ... doesn't prove anything other than Bolt writes baised dribble to suit his political agenda.

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Nah, summed her up pretty well...

[dedja]

LOL, like she should have to meet someone just because they're a billionaire?

[Q.]

Bolt writes biased dribble to suit his political agenda.

Keeps his flock happy though.

[dedja]

[redandblack]

Today's 'tiser article summed Juliar up very well.

CC, surely you can do better than just repeating Alan Jones' drivel

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Leaving all else aside, do you guys believe:

1. Labor's policy on border protection is effective?

2. The "Building the Education Revolution" returned good value for taxpayer money?

3. Gillard's introduction of a carbon tax, against her promise of no carbon tax prior to the last election, does not impact her credibility?

[redandblack]

CC, I don't agree with either party's 'border protection'. To see the Libs newfound concern for refugees' welfare is sickening. It shouldn't be a political issue at all.

The BER was a total success. That was the finding of the official independent report, but it was reported as a total failure and that's what is believed by those who don't read past the headlines of the Murdoch media, which is 70% OF THE TOTAL.

3 No. However, once again, Tony Abbott's recent video where he has said that a carbon tax would be no big deal has been glosed over, as predicted. His explanation that 'circumstances have changed' has been happily accepted. Obviously circumstances haven't changed in Gillard's case.

[Q.]

1. Labor's policy on border protection is effective?

Effectively inhumane.

The entire refugee detention situation is a shambles. A nebulous, but populist, focus on deterrence is preventing us from making the whole process far more efficient by employing more staff, particularly to quicken the processing, and diverting resources into community assimilation programs.

This re-hash of Howard's Pacific Solution is a disgrace.

[dedja]

1. Labor's policy on border protection is effective?

Based on a false premise IMO ... a Chicken Little syndrome perpetuated by xenophobes who think that the border stops at our shores and not at 30,000 feet.

Both sides of the pendulum are as shameful as each other in their pursuit of politicising the issue.

[Gozu]

Leaving all else aside, do you guys believe:

1. Labor's policy on border protection is effective?

2. The "Building the Education Revolution" returned good value for taxpayer money?

3. Gillard's introduction of a carbon tax, against her promise of no carbon tax prior to the last election, does not impact her credibility?

1. Define effective? They're both as bad as each other. The Libs for wallowing around in the sewer and Labor for gleefully jumping in with them.

2. As I understand it, one of the high points of this govt. Is keeping people in jobs not considered "good value for taxpayer's money" by the Right?

3. Yes, she doesn't have much credibility what with the whole Citizen's Assembly shamozzle but we've got the Greens there to keep her on track. Minority govt gets the credit for that one.

[southee]

CC, I don't agree with either party's 'border protection'. To see the Libs newfound concern for refugees' welfare is sickening. It shouldn't be a political issue at all.

The BER was a total success. That was the finding of the official independent report, but it was reported as a total failure and that's what is believed by those who don't read past the headlines of the Murdoch media, which is 70% OF THE TOTAL.

3 No. However, once again, Tony Abbott's recent video where he has said that a carbon tax would be no big deal has been glosed over, as predicted. His explanation that 'circumstances have changed' has been happily accepted. Obviously circumstances haven't changed in Gillard's case.

I can personally give you a few schools in Adelaide to call to ask them that question.

Success??? I don't think you would be getting that response from them!!!!

[Gozu]

I can personally give you a few schools in Adelaide to call to ask them that question.

Success??? I don't think you would be getting that response from them!!!!

The extended and systematic campaign run by the right-wing media to smear the education component of the Government’s stimulus package came a cropper this morning — badly. The ANAO released its report on the primary schools component of the program and found… a successful and well-implemented program.

This is the program that The Australian has been attacking for twelve months as a scandalous waste of money. The conclusions of the ANAO’s performance review — when the auditors look at a program from top to bottom to see whether it has done what it was intended to do — fundamentally discredit a campaign that has formed a key part of News Ltd’s war on the Government.

and

Among the questions was “are you confident BER P21 program funding will provide an improvement to my school, which will be of ongoing value to my school and school community?”

More than 95% of principals agreed or strongly agreed. Evidently they don’t read The Australian.

http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/05/rea ... rked-well/

[Darth Vader]

Bolt is a gun - all power to him.

[redandblack]

CC, I don't agree with either party's 'border protection'. To see the Libs newfound concern for refugees' welfare is sickening. It shouldn't be a political issue at all.

The BER was a total success. That was the finding of the official independent report, but it was reported as a total failure and that's what is believed by those who don't read past the headlines of the Murdoch media, which is 70% OF THE TOTAL.

3 No. However, once again, Tony Abbott's recent video where he has said that a carbon tax would be no big deal has been glosed over, as predicted. His explanation that 'circumstances have changed' has been happily accepted. Obviously circumstances haven't changed in Gillard's case.

I can personally give you a few schools in Adelaide to call to ask them that question.

Success??? I don't think you would be getting that response from them!!!!

Southee, what Gozu said.

[southee]

CC, I don't agree with either party's 'border protection'. To see the Libs newfound concern for refugees' welfare is sickening. It shouldn't be a political issue at all.

The BER was a total success. That was the finding of the official independent report, but it was reported as a total failure and that's what is believed by those who don't read past the headlines of the Murdoch media, which is 70% OF THE TOTAL.

3 No. However, once again, Tony Abbott's recent video where he has said that a carbon tax would be no big deal has been glosed over, as predicted. His explanation that 'circumstances have changed' has been happily accepted. Obviously circumstances haven't changed in Gillard's case.

I can personally give you a few schools in Adelaide to call to ask them that question.

Success??? I don't think you would be getting that response from them!!!!

Southee, what Gozu said.

It must be true then...love to see who they polled for that....location and how many schools were asked.

[BenchedEagle]

CC, I don't agree with either party's 'border protection'. To see the Libs newfound concern for refugees' welfare is sickening. It shouldn't be a political issue at all.

The BER was a total success. That was the finding of the official independent report, but it was reported as a total failure and that's what is believed by those who don't read past the headlines of the Murdoch media, which is 70% OF THE TOTAL.

3 No. However, once again, Tony Abbott's recent video where he has said that a carbon tax would be no big deal has been glosed over, as predicted. His explanation that 'circumstances have changed' has been happily accepted. Obviously circumstances haven't changed in Gillard's case.

I can personally give you a few schools in Adelaide to call to ask them that question.

Success??? I don't think you would be getting that response from them!!!!

Southee, what Gozu said.

Agreed both parties Border protection Policys suck, lets just bloody let them here and process them a lot faster, rediculous to have a policy in place to please the racist undertones of a lot of Australians.
My daughters school (Gulfview Heights PS) recieved their new Gymnasium and Library, absolutly brilliant.

[redandblack]

Bolt gave Phil Coorey a serve yesterday for his analysis of the last opinion poll.

Pity he read the wrong story and got it completely wrong (as usual).

We'll wait for his apology

[Gozu]

'Hide The Decline'-The Bolt Report's ratings:

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2 ... lt-thread/

The Bolt Report slips outside the Top 100 with 123,000 for its first airing and 115,000 for a repeat.

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/07/sev ... y-win.html

[Sky Pilot]

I think Andrew Bolt just gets up the nose of lefties. He has the last laugh because he probably makes more money than all of his critics - I'm with him