Andrew Bolt's Blog, 5/11/18; Waiting for Bolt who thinks he's Godot; Fear and Frenzy Republican style; Trumps call to arms;

  Andrew Bolt, conservative columnist, hints at stepping back

 Bolt, a high-profile and well-read Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph columnist, hinted over the weekend that he was set to make a major announcement about his career, fuelling speculation among News Corp Australia staffers that he was planning to cut back on his many duties.

Attention seeking self-proclaimed lightening bolt for the conservative cause leaks a media hint but then declines to comment the shy petal that he is. Fact that it's irrelevant isn't fake. There is nothing to deflect, distract, promote or spin and Andrew Bolt lets it be known he has the inside track here on a well-kept secret that he's worked on for 80 hours to leak. Well, we have calculated real time he's spent on his working weeks and it certainly isn't 80 hours on either his blog or media obligations. It certainly isn't on the robotically over produced autocued Bolt Report or his column which after all are based each week on one or two seeds of ideas tested out on his blog after which they become repeated incessantly for the rest the week. At least an agony aunt is varied.
 So with the aid of an overpriced production team, all Bolt really has to do is "spin" the same thread for the week. Bolt never looked comfortable or convinced on Sky reading his autocued editorials. His blogs seemed to be work off the backs of "fans" Peter from Bellvue Hills being the most significant until this year when even he gave up the ghost. Whenever Bolt was missing he came into greater focus showing he really didn't do much at all and his replacements actually did it better. Remember that photo of Bolt in his study it was like an untouched set from a Franco Cozzo ad.
So what can Bolt surprise us with? That he's taking up a meaningful job with the IPA to help groom his son to become the Andrew Bolt he never was rather than allow him to just be James? He's raised his kids like his tulips. Bolt spoke of those endearingly but only spoke of his family as if they were luggage he had to take on holiday as he was the only breadwinner ouch! It seems his only real friends were a couple of magpies. Does anyone crave as much attention as Andrew Bolt does telling us how a cultured he is and as rare as the air on Everest? Now a hint to Fairfax of a secret announcement that's coming like Godot? Does Andrew Bolt really need that much media attention or ratings maybe he's conceded that Tony Abbott's not coming back? (ODT)



 

CALLING ROSS CAMERON A 'RACIST': FOOLS OR LIARS

COLUMN AND VIDEO All those journalists and activists now calling sacked Sky News host Ross Cameron a “racist” are fools or liars. Or just lazy. Did they even check the context, or did they dishonestly ignore it? 

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As I said last weeks blog becomes this weeks column and it will be incessantly repeated. Did Bolt mention that Ross Cameron understood his actions and their intent that he apologized and understood why he got the sack? He didn't like it but supported Sky's right to do it.
 Did  Ross Cameron actually say he was complimenting the Chinese for their cultural taste, not a word? 
Praising and boosting the Chinese image in Australia all media including Cameron himself didn't understand " calling sacked Sky News host Ross Cameron a “racist” are fools or liars. Or just lazy. "Bolt Bolt's the fool even Cameron didn't use the Bolt excuse. The excuse that that actually attacks everyone except the Sky management the untouchables where Bolt is concerned they are the ones who sacked Cameron, Latham, and others. However much Bolt tries to say he knows better they went because like Abbott they were given warnings and they ignored them. Bolt the brave always says "I

FEAR FRENZY: GOP FLOODS AIRWAVES WITH CRIME ADS 

"The Republican Party has aired eight times as many ads focused on crime and public safety as it did during the last midterm election, according to a HuffPost analysis, a reflection of President Donald Trump’s strategy of trying to fire up the GOP’s base with fear. " 

 During the last midterm elections, in 2014, Republicans running for House and Senate seats aired ads about public safety more than 12,000 times, according to data from Kantar Media/CMAG. That number spiked to nearly 107,000 for the 2018 election, an increase of more than 800 percent. While just 2 percent of GOP ads in 2014 dealt with crime, about 12 percent of their 2018 ads have touched on the subject.

 Matthew Guy and Peter Dutton will do the same here and "F--K the Truth. Crime has dropped in Victoria but you won't hear that on Murdoch media.

 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Wingnut Militia Head To The Border | Crooks and Liars

Of course, it's nothing to do with Trump unless they get shot. (ODT)

TRUMP HATERS HELPING TRUMP

Two things in the US mid-term elections should wake up the Left. First, Donald Trump is actually a strength for the Republicans, not a weakness. Second, the Left's growing violence and hatred is scaring a lot of voters. Check the mileage that the Republican's new ad campaign is making of it.

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Bolt's talking Rebublican ads and the mileage they are getting. Ignoring the reality of deaths at the hands of Trump supporters. Right-wing manics killed 15 plus people last week how many did the left kill Andrew Bolt. The shooters were all white and Trump supporters. What's scaring or attempting to scare voters is Advertising.FEAR FRENZY: GOP FLOODS AIRWAVES WITH CRIME ADS 

 During the last midterm elections, in 2014, Republicans running for House and Senate seats aired ads about public safety more than 12,000 times, according to data from Kantar Media/CMAG. That number spiked to nearly 107,000 for the 2018 election, an increase of more than 800 percent. While just 2 percent of GOP ads in 2014 dealt with crime, about 12 percent of their 2018 ads have touched on the subject.

Bolt always quotes Rassmussen when it comes to Polls wonder why?

The problem is Democrats need 55% plus of the votes to win

 

 THEY BLINKED: OUR BORDER LAWS CRACK

COLUMN Fine, call it compassion. Praise the Morrison Government for bringing over the last boat children on Nauru, along with their families. But be clear: our threats have been  exposed as empty.  If the boats once more come, no illegal immigrant will believe our politicians when they’ll again bluster that they’ll never, ever let these gatecrashers stay.

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Children are a small price to pay for ones political political strategy to work. After all, they kept a government in power for 5 years and allowed them to do nothing. Trump's militia men called to the border to shoot  even if children blink will be congratulated for the strength they showed and Fox News will be there to pour praise on them. Netanyahu's first words on the killing of Khashoggi was The Saudi's are friends and should be given a pass. These are all people Bolt supports because after all, all children aren't equal in his world. You need to remember after terrorists died in Barcelona killing innocent people Bolt wished Christians weren't so gutless and that they fought for what they believed as hard as those Jihadis. Bolt was enabling and calling for others to sacrifice, sacrifice what he'd never do but just direct from the bleachers.

HONORING THE VETERANS ON VIRGIN

Some objections seem wilful: "Virgin’s move to give priority boarding to veterans and ­acknowledge them on flights has been rejected by Qantas and the Australia Defence Association...' ADA executive director Neil James [said] there was a “fine line” between embarrassing people and thanking them." I'm sure none will be thanked against their will.

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Commodify everything in sight except of course  do nothing for those vetrans that are sleeping rough suffering PTSD and remain unemployed and self medicating on booze and drugs to help relieve their stress and anxiety. Just because the Invictus Games were on doesn't mean only those that fly should be honoured. Veterans that do might just be the ones who never saw action in Afgahnistan, Iraq, Vietnam but will be honoured. Who is Bolt calling stupid? The percentage of homeless people on the streets in America is highest for the vets. How honoured does Bolt think they feel? This call isn't for them they will remain forgotten men.