I think it's simple. The Mainstream Media has demonstrated, once again, that it is vitally important that relevant data not impede the smooth progress of this election.
The plebs simply won't be able to draw the appropriate conclusions from data, they must be led to Rightness through exposure to social gaffs and long-forgotten embarrassments.
There was a debate yesterday between the Lab and Lib health ministers. Presumably it went for more than half an hour. So when Abbott turned up half an hour late, surely there was some debate that went on? During that half hour, surely Whats-her-face was asked some questions? Did we get told any of that information? No. What we got was “Abbott was late, whats-her-face offered to do an impersonation (and we all laughed!), Abbott said a rude word after, umm-ahh!”.
There was a Treasurers Debate in there as well. It was streamed live on the internetz0r. But if you missed it, like – well – everyone with a daytime job, what did they say? If they didn't say anything, isn't that important as well?
And in the whole Channel 9 worm débâcle Leaders' Debate, where was the coverage of what the fuckers actually said?
It's a good thing that we have the ABC to inform us of this sort of thing. And there you see why the people who run the country want it to go away. Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain!
I wasn't.
The plebs simply won't be able to draw the appropriate conclusions from data, they must be led to Rightness through exposure to social gaffs and long-forgotten embarrassments.
There was a debate yesterday between the Lab and Lib health ministers. Presumably it went for more than half an hour. So when Abbott turned up half an hour late, surely there was some debate that went on? During that half hour, surely Whats-her-face was asked some questions? Did we get told any of that information? No. What we got was “Abbott was late, whats-her-face offered to do an impersonation (and we all laughed!), Abbott said a rude word after, umm-ahh!”.
There was a Treasurers Debate in there as well. It was streamed live on the internetz0r. But if you missed it, like – well – everyone with a daytime job, what did they say? If they didn't say anything, isn't that important as well?
And in the whole
Channel 9 worm débâcleLeaders' Debate, where was the coverage of what the fuckers actually said?It's a good thing that we have the ABC to inform us of this sort of thing. And there you see why the people who run the country want it to go away. Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain!