Comments on: Why Professor Flint must go

By: David Graham

David Graham — Sat, 01 May 2004 00:07:32 +0000

A well reasoned piece of writing Jeff!
The key for me is seeing that those serving in ‘high office’ behave impartially – and are ‘seen’ to do so in everything they do. Clearly Prof. Flint had lost sight of this and seems to want to have the ‘position’ without the responsibility and probity which goes with it.
Another sad episode in our history.

By: Norman

Norman — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:34:02 +0000

Flint’s only claim to elitist status, has to be completely outsideoutside the realms of intellectual endeavour. I don’t doubt he may once have possessed a degree of intellectual competency; but can this really still be said of him? I wonder whether dementia praecox [especially with an originally reasonably bright person, and in its early stages] might have been overlooked?
With regard to the Republican Debate, Flint’s performance at the last referendum continues to worry me. In the event of another referendum being held, and the proposed model being badly flawed, I could imagine Flint’s appalling style and ideas being so repugnant to undecided voters, that they voted “Yes”, simply to punish the pompous old dear.

By: matt byrne

matt byrne — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:19:23 +0000

Nothing intelligent to say about your piece except a resounding “hear, hear”! I cannot stand the vile Flint; the man whilst being a fiscal elitist has the audacity to call the leftist intelligentsia of this country elitists, that do not speak for a large group of Australians. Hogwash.