One moment Alexander Downer is ringing newspapers suggesting that Santo Santoro is suicidal. The next moment Santoro is proving that whilst he is “cidal” it is not “sui” but rather “Fleggi”, judging by this article inThe Courier Mail.
Bruce Flegg, with the willing connivance of Brisbane’s only daily newspaper, is […] Continue Reading…
March 26, 2007 | Graham
Press bears the responsibility for Santoro
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March 21, 2007 | Graham
Not fast food afterall
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll know I have doubts that fast food is the major villain behind the rise in obesity. A new study says that the culprit is fruit juice. This claim should also be taken with a grain of salt (although it’s […] Continue Reading…
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March 20, 2007 | Graham
Santoro throws his dearest overboard
When you want to escape with your skin intact you need to sacrifice something which is most dear to you, and to those who pursue you. That’s the solution adopted by Medea when fleeing Colchis with her lover Jason (and the Golden Fleece). She cut her brother Absyrtis into […] Continue Reading…
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March 20, 2007 | Graham
What would a deliberative poll show on Greenhouse?
Two weeks ago a deliberative poll held in Canberra persuaded a significant number of participants to soften their attitudes towards muslims – 14 percent, according to Mike Steketee in The Australian.
Jennifer Marohasy draws attention to a slightly different deliberation in New York. Two teams debated the topic “Global Warming […] Continue Reading…
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March 19, 2007 | Graham
Santoro – from Kleen Kut to Klose Shave
Bruce Flegg, Parliamentary Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party, obviously believes that there is a larger dimension to the Santoro scandal. “However, what’s been revealed subsequently was no oversight and I think it needs to be investigated further,” he told ABC Radio.
In other words – you don’t forget to […] Continue Reading…
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March 16, 2007 | Graham
Day for outrageous confessions
Not only has Khalid Shaikh Mohammed admitted to being behind every terrorist act of the 20th Century, apart from the assisination of the Archduke Ferdinand where he merely carried the drinks, but now Santo Santoro admits to not just one, not just two, not even three, but fifty or […] Continue Reading…
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March 16, 2007 | Graham
“Hobson’s choice” is Green or Independent in NSW
We completed our first focus group on the NSW election last night. You can download the transcript from here. They were all people who indicated that they would vote against their traditional habits in this election, or had yet to make up their mind. There was a mixture of […] Continue Reading…
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March 14, 2007 | Graham
Santoro donates profit to Costello too.
It’s good to see that The Courier Mail is not as cosy with Santo as it used to be – two front page stories (one here) criticising him over his breach of the ministerial code of conduct. Time was when his spin was likely to dominate whatever Liberal Party […] Continue Reading…
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March 13, 2007 | Graham
Santoro’s misdemeanor a flea compared to the real elephant in the room
It’s a pretty open secret that Santo Santoro and I aren’t the best of mates, and that I think the Queensland Liberal Party would be best off without him. But, try as I may, I can’t see too much in his latest controversy. He appears to have bought a […] Continue Reading…
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March 12, 2007 | Graham
Debnam reads our play book
The Australian reports that Peter Debnam is going for the protest vote. Perhaps he has been reading the “speech” that I drafted for John Brogden last election. Or it might be die to NSW Liberal State Director Graham Jaeschke, who was a valuable part of the Queensland Liberal team […] Continue Reading…
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