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Comment on Pynchon Live by Will O'

Will O' — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:25:51 +0000

Well that’s how the legend goes. He also got a standup comic to accept the National Book Award for Gravity’s Rainbow. Loved the bag over the head in The Simpson’s episodes. And the voice on this trailer sounds suspiciously like Jeff Bridges. Seems old Tom’s had a good time being his unseen self all these years. Scary thing, though, he’ll be 74 in a few months.

Comment on Pynchon Live by Richie

Richie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:34:21 +0000

Wasn’t it Pynchon who jumped out of a second story window to avoid being photographed? It may be an anecdote, but I admire that level of determination. I think I’d be like that if I was famous.

Comment on Coalition ethics still quarantined by Howard Virus by Will O'

Will O' — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:20 +0000

Some of the rubbish coming out of Sharman Stone about the recent boat people was so appalling that I’m gobsmacked Abbott got rid of her. Now he’s stupidly compared Copenhagen to the Munich agreement (see below), but maybe that was simply projection, since his front bench looks like they could have easily sat at Wannsee. Robert Dean calls for separate parties, citing the takeover of conservatives at the moment Peacock lost to Howard. The John Howard Party anyone? Lindy Edwards traces the infiltration of conservatives back to Deakin in 1909. Be sure to read the comments following the Crikey article. At least now every ratbag right wing xenophobic racist has one party to vote for instead of a bunch. And Pauline can once again run as a Liberal.

Abbott defends Munich comparison
Crikey: Abbott brings back the dead in reshuffle
Robert Dean: Liberals have betrayed the Menzies dream
Lindy Edwards: Libs broad church threatens to become a chasm

Comment on Coalition ethics still quarantined by Howard Virus by Richie

Richie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:34:45 +0000

Don’t worry about it Will O’, I’ve lost a lot of interest as well. Without Howard I think our minds have been freed up for other things.

Abbott’s front bench is hilarious. In addition to your selections, I draw attention to that Thatcherite creature Dr Sharman Stone. I met Dr Stone when she was Minister for Workplace Participation when she came up to my hometown to address the clients of the disability employment consultancy I was at. I was astonished by her complete lack of compassion. She had absolutely no idea about the jobseeking needs of disabled people, and actually called us lazy and said there was no excuse for our unemployment in a growing workforce. As you can imagine, she encountered a lot of hostility from the audience, which included people with some serious disabilities who were trying to do the right thing and find a job. Simply disgusting behaviour on her part, and it says a lot that Abbott’s quite happy to have specimens like her in his circle.

Comment on Coalition ethics still quarantined by Howard Virus by Will O'

Will O' — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:45:11 +0000

Haven’t had so much fun since The Weasel lost Bennelong. A riveting week, with Tony Abbott’s “victory” the Schadenfreudian dream come true. The John Howard Party (or is it the Australian Insane Party?) now firmly stands by the belief, as espoused by Nick Minchin on Four Corners, that “for the extreme left [Climate Change Science] provides the opportunity to do what they’ve always wanted to do, to sort of de-industrialise the western world.” Laugh? I thought I’d die. But let’s face it, Little Johnny only came up with an ETS scheme at the last election because the polls told him so. That’s why it’s so easy for the reactionary remnants to scuttle it now.

And how about Barnaby Joyce? The blotchy-faced replacement of witchy-faced Pauline Hanson is every bit as inauthentic as she was. Watching him filibuster mindlessly in the Senate yesterday it appeared his ill-made head was going to explode any moment. Except for his featureless voice, he could have been mistaken for some raving small-town wannabe in Bavaria back in the Thirties.

What a team! Expect their combined verbal death squads to strike fear into hearts of the willfully ignorant. Let’s hope this is the last ride of the Psychologically Disturbed Right.

PS. Sorry I’ve been absent on subjects like this. But I think it’s permanent. No longer have the energy.

Comment on Coalition ethics still quarantined by Howard Virus by Richie

Richie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:44:19 +0000

And the victor was that creature from the primordial ooze, Abbott. Oh yes, question time is going to be fun now!

Comment on Obama’s light sizzles conservative cowards by Willa Cartwright

Willa Cartwright — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:59:31 +0000

Henk! How are you? Doing vanity searches on yourself, are you? You really are a self centred little-boy. Must be hard finding out it’s not all about you. Although this one must have stuck side-ways in your craw.

Really Henk, with a history like yours you really should have learned to either do your or shut-up.

You are a right-wing, religious nut case. Face-it, you’re hyper-conversative, and totally out of touch.

P.S. IF you want to teach people how to use words and phrase, at least understand them yourself. Especially before you open your mouth.

Comment on Obama’s light sizzles conservative cowards by Henk Verhoeven

Henk Verhoeven — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:33:10 +0000

Willa Cartwright, engaging in ad hominem attacks may be a sign of being without valid and logical arguments. Also, you should take another look at words such as “radical”, “right-wing”, “leftist atheists”, “rightist nut case”, “hubris” and “right-wing ratbags”. Perhaps you have a deep-seated problem with religion, which could explain why you, inappropriately, drag that subject into topics that have absolutely no connection with it. I also recommend you look up the meaning of “hubris”.

Comment on Some beliefs can lead to insanity by Will O'

Will O' — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:46:03 +0000

My old man was a right winger too. I never ceased to remind him of the latest crimes against humanity committed by his idols, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

You might want to treat your dad to any number of anti-Franco films and documentaries showing from time to time on the World Movies and History channels. Or point out that none are ever made championing his rule.

Comment on Coalition ethics still quarantined by Howard Virus by Will O'

Will O' — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:36:11 +0000

Guess it turns out our hopes for Turnbull were wishful thinking. We grasp at straws when trying to find someone with ethics or vision in the Illiberal Party. Petro Georgiu fits the bill NOW, but back in the days when he ran Kennett’s campaign, he was pure rotter. We can all change, I guess.

Love your takes on Abbott and Hockey. Latter looks just like my barber. Reason why I’m letting my hair grow long.