Comments on: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/28/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/ now with extra source Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:51 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/28/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comment-10423 Michael Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-10423 Take some medication Peter Farris. Take some medication Peter Farris.

]]> By: davo http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/28/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comment-10424 davo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-10424 Re; Fairfax. Any media outlet that pays Miranda Devine to give her worthless opinions is not a 'quality news provider'. Re; Fairfax. Any media outlet that pays Miranda Devine to give her worthless opinions is not a ‘quality news provider’.

]]> By: Perry Gretton http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/28/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comment-10425 Perry Gretton Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-10425 Only a one-eyed right-winger would claim that Fairfax is a den of lefties. <br /><br />Fairfax's problems, like those of other print media worldwide, are chiefly due to the proliferation of alternative news sources. In Fairfax's case, these have been accelerated by the dumbing down of content. Only a one-eyed right-winger would claim that Fairfax is a den of lefties.

Fairfax’s problems, like those of other print media worldwide, are chiefly due to the proliferation of alternative news sources. In Fairfax’s case, these have been accelerated by the dumbing down of content.

]]> By: Marilyn http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/28/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comment-10426 Marilyn Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-10426 John Thailer, sorry to burst your little spray but Rudd did not actually say it was anything that he did - the newsltd. mob have decided to follow it with big headlines but a quick check of the RBA website shows that inflation is only half a percent higher now that it was in November and the tax breaks were worth a good deal more than the inflationary increases.<br /><br />On another note of the sort of whining we are having to read about - Newsltd again is running a sob story that our meals on wheels are going to slug pensioners a massive increase in the cost of a three course meal - 50 cents. Jesus weeping I am sick to death of the whining of the liberal voters who would have any such nonsense passed off as a news story.<br /><br />40% of the population of East Timor subsist on 60 cents per day, here the oldies are whining about a $6 three course meal.<br /><br />John, why don't you go and bury your head in a bucket of water somewhere.<br /><br />On another point a study just released shows that for all their stupid whining it is South Australia alone of the mainland states who increased the amount of irrigation from the Murray last year. NSW used as much as 42% less, Queensland 21%, Victoria 33% less - South Australia? Well those lying tossers in the Goolwa region and in Loxton simply planted more wine grapes and used 6% more. John Thailer, sorry to burst your little spray but Rudd did not actually say it was anything that he did - the newsltd. mob have decided to follow it with big headlines but a quick check of the RBA website shows that inflation is only half a percent higher now that it was in November and the tax breaks were worth a good deal more than the inflationary increases.

On another note of the sort of whining we are having to read about - Newsltd again is running a sob story that our meals on wheels are going to slug pensioners a massive increase in the cost of a three course meal - 50 cents. Jesus weeping I am sick to death of the whining of the liberal voters who would have any such nonsense passed off as a news story.

40% of the population of East Timor subsist on 60 cents per day, here the oldies are whining about a $6 three course meal.

John, why don’t you go and bury your head in a bucket of water somewhere.

On another point a study just released shows that for all their stupid whining it is South Australia alone of the mainland states who increased the amount of irrigation from the Murray last year. NSW used as much as 42% less, Queensland 21%, Victoria 33% less - South Australia? Well those lying tossers in the Goolwa region and in Loxton simply planted more wine grapes and used 6% more.

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