Honeymoon over

The latest Morgan poll puts the 2PP at 56.5-43.5. Discussion at The Poll Bludger, along with links to some qualitative data from Morgan and Newspoll.

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When themes collide redux

Some folks manage to think so far outside the box that even Andrew Bolt doesn’t get near them. Apparently, the bullied teenager deserves compensation from the government because it was the government who denied him the right to take a gun to school and fuck his attackers up.

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I’ll put my hand up

Andrew Bolt asks:
Question: when the voters are almost evenly divided, why has the media coverage been so unbelievably one-sided – and determined to portray John McCain as a pathetic loser?

Because John McCain is a pathetic loser.

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TICKETS PURCHASED

Hallelujah.
That is all.

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A message on behalf of the Opposition

These are difficult and uncertain times. The Australian economy faces the pressures being generated by global economic turmoil. We told you what would happen if you removed us from power.
But this is not a time for recriminations. This is a time for leadership that will keep Australia on a steady course. And even though we [...]

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When themes collide

Andrew Bolt faced a dilemma today, when two of the core themes of his work came into conflict. In this case, the “multiculturalism is destroying the fabric of society” theme was entirely irreconcilable with the “negligence lawsuits are destroying the fabric of society” theme.
Which did he choose to discard so that he could drive home [...]

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FACTS OVERLOOKED

Timmeh cuts, pastes and mocks satirises:
David Warren on constant changer Barack Obama:

A man who, should he win the election and serve one term, will have been President of the United States longer than he has held any steady job.

Until he gets bored and quits to sign up for macramé classes. Full column here.

A simple [...]

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Like those sailors did in that movie

“We Ended Up Having to Eat Each Other.”

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Honeymoon over

Newspoll is at 54-46 on a 2PP basis [1.1MB PDF]. Dennis comments on Rudd’s rise in economic management perceptions and Turnbull’s fall; he also looks at the falling level of support for an ETS.
Discussion at The Poll Bludger, where it is also reported that Essential Research is at 61-39 this week.

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Badness: More than meets the eye

If you didn’t see it, the Four Corners on the AFP is worth watching. It seemed to fit with some of the things I have said previously.
I think the general comment I would make is this: organisational blunders or corruption do not necessarily imply that the people involved are incompetent or evil. Sometimes all it [...]

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