Comments on: Is this the most useless editor in Australia?

By: Don

Don — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Well, I for one believe that the Govenor has placed us in the path of the recession Mack truck and only luck can save us now.

By: John James

John James — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Give it a break! Much of what Penberthy has written will resonate with Sydneysiders, especially west of Bondi. And Penberthy has nothing on Guy Rundle.
Article after article in recent publications has questioned whether Stevens may not have hit the interest rate break too hard, talked up, unfortunately, by Wayne Swan. Even today, the CEO for Myers is warning Stevens that he is ‘gutting” the economy with the resources sector powering on but hospitality and retail going into a nosedive.

By: Richard McGuire

Richard McGuire — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Possum, whoever you are. I am not in the habit of defending Murdoch publications. I do however think it important for the sake of one’s own credibility, to identify oneself, in the event of becoming involved in an editorial slugfest with an organization or indivdual. PS Glenn Stevens is not God.

By: Tom McL

Tom McL — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

On a constructive note, the RBA chief or perhaps a federal minister should really put some judicious words together to run in the Daily Bugle to speak to the folks in ‘Sydney’s West’ and do a Barack Obama - you are part of me and can’t be denied - and tell it to ‘em straight. They might not like it but they will give alot more respect for being honest than schmooze or double talk. Reminds of the West Wing episode when the suburban struggler is quoted “I like that it’s hard to fund my kid through college. It should be a real achievement. Just don’t sabotage me.” Tell ‘em the truth speaking as one not a banker/economist’s bootstrap myself. But Aussies are tough, they can handle the truth every time.

By: Tom McLoughlin

Tom McLoughlin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Err, no, and then again, Yes! Penberthy is actually a step up at Holt St Daily Terror on a trend, not least on sensitive racial/ethnic issues. To get a gist back in Jan 05 the WORST headline in Australian history on projected demise of Mark Latham’s leadership “Dead in the water” in the wake of 200K plus drowned Indonesians. This was Penberthy’s predecessor if memory serves. Anyways, we did blog along similar lines to Possum last Saturday so yes the footage of RBA Stevens mastery of his brief on Ch9 Sunday did really put Bertie in his place. On the other hand the SDT knows its audience - there is much broader than just tabloid News Ltd perception the middle class ‘poor’ are copping very crude interest rate medicine for commodities boom driven inflation (eg David Marr abc Insiders yesterday). Not fair is the consensus. But yes quite alot of denial - look at the HUGE LCD tv/entertainment packages full page adverts dominating the press. Pure indulgence: GS/RBA - 1, DP - 1, half time.