Comments on: An attack on Mayne’s Democrats revisionism

By: mike smith

mike smith — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

“It is called “democracy” Stephen. “. Bullsh*t yourself, Andrew. Democracy would have been if Australian voters (not a select few) had elected Stott Despoya… but perhaps that’s why you put democracy in quotes, to indicate that you were not really meaning democracy.
Since when do journalists publish a bibliography of their past comments on a politician? $DIETY help us, the footnotes from doing that would often exceed the column space of the main article body.
Re the GST, in my opinion, the Dems shot themselves in both feet, the ppl that support a GST hated them for forcing exceptions to the GST, and those that opposed the GST hated them for allowing it at all.

By: Matt Longworth

Matt Longworth — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Mayne’s boast speaks to me as does much of the media these days: as wannabe players rather than as reporters. I saw Denton’s interview with Helen Thomas last night and wonder if that role is now part of our past and our future was shown to us by “Frontline”. Stephen, you will be remembered as the bloke a tired and emotional journo took a swing at during an introspective awards night.

By: davo

davo — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Not quite again: the level of anger at the GST decision, and the ineffective leadership which followed (few political leaders have been as shallow as Tash: even Pauline had ideas beyond the removal of taxation on tampons: everything else she said was mired in wilful ignorance, the suitability of comments to the media, and ‘did this work on campus?’) Lees killed the Dems, yes, but Tash gave strychnine as first aid.

By: davo

davo — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

By: Dave Liberts

Dave Liberts — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Matt Longworth is correct - Stephen’s incident with Glenn Milne is definitely Crikey’s crowning glory. It will be featured on television bloopers specials for years after the Democrats are totally forgotten.