Putin’s aide and the $843,000 watch
Link SMH
Guilty by suggestion is totally legitimate and acceptable to Bolt if he wants us to assume official explanations don't add up. In this case it's the possible corruption of individuals in Russia. Here Bolt tells us there's an underlying truth.
However if anybody suggests underlying truths and institutional corruption existed in Australia and that there was a 'stolen generation' then the only explanation to be believed is the official one. No other is possible or conceivable.
Bolt accepts all the propaganda put out by ISIS yet wont believe a word any Australian unionist other than Kathy Jackson says.The same applies to members of the ALP or anybody he disagrees with. Bolt is certainly a swinger but wasn't that what he was convicted for being loose, lying vilifying and defaming? My point being Bolt argues for a team never a principle and like Abbott anything goes rationality is out the window.
This is what reconciliation could ultimately deliver
Link The Guardian, Link 9 News.com
So you supported Adam Goodes. Good stuff. But beyond the sporting field, does Aboriginal culture make your spine tingle? Take our simple test.
What Andrew Bolt doesn't want to happen
" “The Yidindji were excluded from the commonwealth constitution act of 1901.”
If that's fact doesn't this signify non recognition in the constitution of a distinct peoples not only identified by culture and race? Where the Yidindji party to that agreement? It seems Murrumu Walubara Yidindji in 2015 still recognizes that history and has internalizesd it's some of it's impact. ROSALIE KUNOTH-MONKS, ARRERNTE ANMATYERRE ELDER: believes Murrumu is not alone.
According to TOM CALMA, CO-CHAIR, RECONCILIATION AUSTRALIA:"if Murrumu and others want to go down that track of identifying as separate sovereign nations, so be it, that’s their right to do that."
Bolt's method of of fear mongering is that the various indigenous tribes in this country will never come to a consensus therefore there is no point in reconciling with them. They need to assimilate with us. However as we now have a constitution in place they need to stop being white racists and adjust no assimilate to us.
Noel Pearson has suggested that 3 conventions be held to establish a united front to conform a body able to negotiate from the grass roots up with the rest of Australia. Abbott has just made a Captain's call and said no typical of all the top down decisions ever made on behalf of Black Australia. No!!
Andrew Bolt applauds this judgement call of Abbott's why? Bolt's argument is not dissimilar to his anti- same sex marriage argument. Any such recognition will enable people to marry their favorite pets. Any constitutional recognition will lead to further demands. Basically the only acceptable recognition for Bolt is total Assimilation and the eradication of multiculturalism of all Australia.
Is it too hard to ask that indigenous Australians be allowed for the first time in 220 years to be recognized to be able to make decisions about their own futures and to be integrated in that process rather than the reverse which to date has dominated their lives. Some have stepped across the divide and become both great Australian and indigenous role models however they have been exceptions in the past 220 years held up by people like Bolt as what to aspire to so as not to change things as they are. However when they speak up to say the Bolt's of Australia don't know what they are talking about they need to be slapped down and slapped they are much to the shame of most of us even if only intuitively.
The Poll Bludger
Burchill’s tip
Link News Corp paywall
The master of brain fades Andrew Bolt who not so long ago claimed on national television that there was no history before he was born as far as he was concerned calls out an academic for a slip of the tongue. Bolt's logic placed him at the center of the universe.
He didn't do it to Tony Abbott when he didn't know which country he was in Canadia wasn't it? The problem with Bolt when he distorts facts for argument's sake and argument's sake alone it stands out and it's intended not accidental. That's a real brain fade. It's why our court convicted him intentional stupidity.
WHO IS BOLT"S RADICAL LEFTIE ACADEMIC ??
Dr Scott Burchill is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at Deakin University.
Before joining Deakin University in 1990 he was a political officer in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Indochina & Europe desks) in Canberra. He has taught at the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the University of Tasmania. He has also been a visiting lecturer at the Peacekeeping Centre at the Australian Defence Force Warfare Centre in Newcastle and the Army Command and Staff College in Queenscliff. Since 1999 he has also lectured at the Australian Defence College in Canberra.
He is the author of The National Interest in International Relations Theory (Palgrave, London 2005), and co-editor of and contributor to Theories of International Relations, (5th edition, Palgrave Macmillan, London 2013), Global Crises And Risks (Oxford University Press, Melbourne 2008) and Australia in the World (Oxford University Press, Melbourne 1996).
In 2010 Scott was invited by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority to sit on the VCE International Studies Review Panel, which devised and developed a new curriculum for Year 12 students.
In 2012 Scott was appointed study specialist vetter for VCE Global Politics by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Burchill hardly seems a left wing radical. He seems a victim of Bolt's hate of academics simply because Bolt didn't make it past first year at Adelaide Uni.
Costello: Abbott should ditch the advisers who agreed to save Bishop
Link News Corp paywall
Now for the blood letting to tell us it wasn't Abbott's fault it was his advisers who lead him astray. He should have made a captain's call and didn't. Isn't that actually blaming Abbott? Turnbull isn't one of the elect Bishop Hockey and Morrison seem to have passed Costello's sniff test.
Trump not far enough ahead to scare me
Link News Corp USA WSJ. Bolt really doesn't work at his job. Veteran Campaign Reporters Criticize Fox News' Control Over Republican Debate: "This Whole Thing Is A Sham"
"Fox played a major role in making Donald Trump the central story on the Republican side. This is the moment where Republicans should begin to realize that Fox is a business entity concerned with ratings, with the elevation of Trump to the detriment of the rest of the Republican party." It's time to show us your money!!!
Guess who writes Bolt's opinions. It's one of the reasons real News Corp journalists don't treat him seriously he's just a celebrity advocate and not a news man of any clibre. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest.html
As for Bolt's poll wisdom it's bullshit he's selected WSJ instead of Fox because Fox is just to bloody News Corp obvious. They are both however Murdoch owned.
1.) Donald Trump, 26 percent
2.) Jeb Bush, 15 percent
3.) Scott Walker, 9 percent
4.) Ben Carson, 7 percent
5.) Ted Cruz, 6 percent
5.) Mike Huckabee, 6 percent
7.) Marco Rubio, 5 percent
7.) Rand Paul, 5 percent
9.) Chris Christie, 3 percent
9.) John Kasich, 3 percent
11.) Carly Fiorina, 2 percent
11.) Rick Santorum, 2 percent
13.) Rick Perry, 1 percent
13.) Bobby Jindal, 1 percent
15.) George Pataki, <1 percent
16.) Lindsey Graham, 0 percent
16.) Jim Gilmore, 0 percent
2.) Jeb Bush, 15 percent
3.) Scott Walker, 9 percent
4.) Ben Carson, 7 percent
5.) Ted Cruz, 6 percent
5.) Mike Huckabee, 6 percent
7.) Marco Rubio, 5 percent
7.) Rand Paul, 5 percent
9.) Chris Christie, 3 percent
9.) John Kasich, 3 percent
11.) Carly Fiorina, 2 percent
11.) Rick Santorum, 2 percent
13.) Rick Perry, 1 percent
13.) Bobby Jindal, 1 percent
15.) George Pataki, <1 percent
16.) Lindsey Graham, 0 percent
16.) Jim Gilmore, 0 percent
1.) Donald Trump, 26.0 percent
2.) Jeb Bush, 12.2 percent
3.) Scott Walker, 11.1 percent
4.) Ted Cruz, 5.8 percent
5.) Mike Huckabee, 5.7 percent
6.) Ben Carson, 4.6 percent
7.) Chris Christie 4.4 percent
7.) Rand Paul 4.4 percent
7.) Marco Rubio 4.4 percent
10.) John Kasich 3.2 percent
11.) Carly Fiorina 1.9 percent
12.) Rick Perry 1.8 percent
13.) Bobby Jindal 1.2 percent
14.) Rick Santorum 1.0 percent
15.) Lindsey Graham 0.7 percent
16.) George Pataki 0.4 percent
17.) Jim Gilmore 0.0 percent
2.) Jeb Bush, 12.2 percent
3.) Scott Walker, 11.1 percent
4.) Ted Cruz, 5.8 percent
5.) Mike Huckabee, 5.7 percent
6.) Ben Carson, 4.6 percent
7.) Chris Christie 4.4 percent
7.) Rand Paul 4.4 percent
7.) Marco Rubio 4.4 percent
10.) John Kasich 3.2 percent
11.) Carly Fiorina 1.9 percent
12.) Rick Perry 1.8 percent
13.) Bobby Jindal 1.2 percent
14.) Rick Santorum 1.0 percent
15.) Lindsey Graham 0.7 percent
16.) George Pataki 0.4 percent
17.) Jim Gilmore 0.0 percent
1.) Donald Trump, 19 percent
2.) Scott Walker, 15 percent
3.) Jeb Bush, 14 percent
4.) Ben Carson, 10 percent
5.) Ted Cruz, 9 percent
6.) Mike Huckabee, 6 percent
6.) Rand Paul, 6 percent
8.) Marco Rubio, 5 percent
9.) Chris Christie, 3 percent
9.) Rick Perry, 3 percent
9.) John Kasich, 3 percent
12.) Bobby Jindal, 1 percent
12.) Rick Santorum, 1 percent
14.) Carly Fiorina, N/A
14.) Lindsey Graham, N/A
14.) George Pataki, N/A
14.) Jim Gilmore, N/A
2.) Scott Walker, 15 percent
3.) Jeb Bush, 14 percent
4.) Ben Carson, 10 percent
5.) Ted Cruz, 9 percent
6.) Mike Huckabee, 6 percent
6.) Rand Paul, 6 percent
8.) Marco Rubio, 5 percent
9.) Chris Christie, 3 percent
9.) Rick Perry, 3 percent
9.) John Kasich, 3 percent
12.) Bobby Jindal, 1 percent
12.) Rick Santorum, 1 percent
14.) Carly Fiorina, N/A
14.) Lindsey Graham, N/A
14.) George Pataki, N/A
14.) Jim Gilmore, N/A
Cruz missile could save the US from Obama’s legacy
Link National Review "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."[3
Where else would Andrew Bolt steal his opinions from and not really showcase where they come from openly. "I have found a candidate to back in the race to replace Barack Obama, who has weakened America abroad and now plans to weaken its economy, too:"
Bolt is merely echoing the voice of a Koch Bros and Fox supported Republican candidate who is a Warming Denier and not just a sceptic. Bolt has flip flopped on this as has Tony Abbott moving their base from denial to to doubt and buying Lomborg to justify their new found positions for the sake of political expediency when in fact both are deniers.
"Ted Cruz to Koch Group: No, Global Warming Is Not Real"Cruz said this to 450 donors invited to the Koch Bros summer conference. That that data and facts don't support it it's not a matter of cost but that science is wrong.
Wouldn't Abbott dream of a room full of heavy hitting donors like that in a country that allows corporations to throw unlimited amounts of money around.Here’s a 2-Minute Video Explaining Obama’s New Plan to Fight Global Warming
Is it any wonder Bolt has put this forward and not Obama's speech on how he's used his executive powers to ensure a clean energy drop of 32% from 2005 by 2030. Republicans and Bolt still refuse to admit excessive CO2 is a pollutant. 08/03/2015: Obama Administration Takes Historic Action on ...
No pressure; it’s only the fate of the planet hanging in the balance. Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Other GOP Candidates Attack Obama’s Plan to Curb Climate Change
" According to the Washington Post/ABC News poll, 64 percent of adults between ages 18-39 said they'd prefer the next president to favor action to address climate change, compared with 49 percent of those over 65."
UPDATE
Vast Majority Of Climate Scientists Agree That Human Activity Is Driving Climate Change
Study: 97 Percent Of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Literature Affirms Man-Made Climate Change. A peer-reviewed paper published at Environmental Research Letters found that the vast majority of the scientific literature that stated a position on climate change acknowledged that human activity is driving it:We analyze the evolution of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming (AGW) in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, examining 11 944 climate abstracts from 1991-2011 matching the topics 'global climate change' or 'global warming'. We find that 66.4% of abstracts expressed no position on AGW, 32.6% endorsed AGW, 0.7% rejected AGW and 0.3% were uncertain about the cause of global warming. Among abstracts expressing a position on AGW, 97.1% endorsed the consensus position that humans are causing global warming. In a second phase of this study, we invited authors to rate their own papers. Compared to abstract ratings, a smaller percentage of self-rated papers expressed no position on AGW (35.5%). Among self-rated papers expressing a position on AGW, 97.2% endorsed the consensus. [Environmental Research Letters, 5/15/13]Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change: It Is "Extremely Likely" That Human Influence Is Dominant Cause Of Recent Warming. In its fifth assessment report on the state of climate science, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that "[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia ... It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century." The IPCC defines "extremely likely" as having 95-100% probability. [IPCC, Summary for Policymakers, 2013]
Nearly 200 Scientific Organizations Acknowledge Human-Caused Warming. NASA states that "most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing" the position that recent global warming is very likely due to human activity, including "nearly 200 worldwide scientific organizations." [National Aeronautics and Space Administration, accessed 6/11/15]
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