Gusface has been busy tackling the Anti Govt Media to dispel the Myths regarding various Govt Issues.
He has battled the Gatekeepers of #OhMike and Nightlife with Tony Delroy to spread the word – often with derision and attack from those who wish to spread the Liberal Line.
This post will be devoted to such calls.
Here he is speaking to John Cleary on ABC Local Radio on Sunday May 7th:
https://www.box.com/s/49cc3889651e8559071e
Here he is on #ohmike:
10th July 2011
https://www.box.com/s/43678e35b39b6121039e
And an earlier appearance on Tony Delroy’s Nightlife.
http://afrankview.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gus.mp3
And here is Gus’ latest appearance on Delroy from earlier this morning, where he attempts to dispel the media lies regarding Foriegn Aid and Changes to the Parenting Allowance.
https://www.box.com/s/24f1fa2eb2f72f692325
Also here is the famous call where Gus manages to upset Dennis Shanahan of The Australian about how Newspoll is compiled:
https://www.box.com/s/7cfa5ffed5cf8a7939f1
Another Appearance on Delroy by Gus – this time putting Delroy on the Spot re the Cow statement by Graeme Morris
New post at The Daily Derp:
Poor Widdle Diddums Tony
Thanks for the free plug Bilbo – I see you are after the Reinhart demographic:
Good one, Frank! If there’s one thing you have that Bilbo lacks, it’s a sense of humour! Personally, I’ll stick with the slime – I just linked into PB for the first time in months, just to see what Muttleymcgee’s comment was all about and all I could find for pages was people continuously bickering with one another. So petty, so boring and so futile. I think PB’s a bit like the 4 Corners/7.30 Report/Quanda phenomenon – people start with them because they’re good and then hang about long after they should in the vain hope that something that used to be worthwhile will become so again.
ACMA has no balls – AGAIN:
http://www.acma.gov.au
4 June 2012
No substantive breach in NRL ‘Pokies’ broadcast
The Nine Network did not breach any licence conditions under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the BSA) when it broadcast remarks criticising the government’s plan to introduce mandatory pre-commitment for poker machine gambling in the NRL First Preliminary Final on 23 September 2011.
The ACMA made extensive use of its formal powers under section 173(b) of the BSA to gather evidence for its investigation. Following analysis of this evidence, the ACMA found that although the remarks were ‘political matter,’ they were not broadcast at the request of anyone other than Nine and therefore did not need to be ‘tagged’ with particulars such as the identity of the person authorising the material.
The ACMA also found that as Nine was not paid to broadcast the material, the material was not a ‘commercial’ and therefore did not have to be distinguishable from other program material as required by the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2010 (the code).
Notwithstanding these findings, the investigation exposed some potential gaps in the existing code (which are touched on in the Investigation Report). The ACMA will raise these matters with Free TV Australia in anticipation of the industry’s next review of its code.
Nine did, however, breach the complaint-handling provisions of the code because it did not make every reasonable effort to resolve complaints made under the code.
The ACMA found that Nine’s responses to the complainants were misleading. Nine’s responses described the material broadcast as ‘purely the opinions of the commentators’ in one case, and ‘represent[ing] the opinions of the commentators’ in another. In fact, most of the material broadcast had been scripted by Nine management.
Nine is already subject to an Enforceable Undertaking regarding a number of aspects of its complaints handling. In response to these latest findings, Nine has agreed to enhance and extend the terms of this Undertaking. Additional measures will include oversight of complaint-handling by a nominated Nine director and Board-level exposure to regular complaint-handling reports documenting the network’s performance. The Undertaking will also be extended for an additional two years.
Investigation Report 2686 and background material on broadcasting complaints are available on the ACMA website.
For more information or to arrange an interview please contact: Blake Murdoch
The other day, Shaun Carney of Fairfax published an article which included this:
I had not thought of looking at the relative dissatisfaction levels, so here they are in the attached graphs, going back to Keating (as usual, the x axis is the number of Newspoll surveys).
The Gillard:Abbott ratings are in the first chart – Gillard’s dissatisfaction ratings climbed above Abbotts mid term, but they have now come back together, largely because of the consistent rise in Abbott’s dissatisfaction levels.
Chart 2 shows Rudd and his various LOTOs…illustrates how Nelson and Turnbull blew up like a firework rocket, but also the very large increase in Rudd’s own dissatisfaction level toward the end of his term.
Chart 3 shows Howard and his various LOTOs. This is a bit more interesting. Note how Howard generally had higher dissatisfaction levels against Beazley. These didnt stop him winning elections! Crean, Latham and Beazley #2 had the same explosive moves up as Nelson and Turnbull before they lost office. And note Rudd – won early and with a much lower dissatisfaction level.
Chart 4 shows Keating and his various LOTOs. This is very interesting. Again, like Howard, Keating won against Hewson despite much higher dissatisfaction levels – at the 1993 election, it was 59 vs 46, a 13 point deficit (Gillard has had only 1 Newspoll like that) and Keating still won! Again, the explosion of Downer blowing up is very clear. Plus Howard won exactly like Rudd – he won relatively early and with a much lower dissatisfaction level.
Potential conclusions from this?
1. Carney’s comment “pretty much by default awards opposition leaders lower personal ratings than their incumbent opponents” looks like complete BS, which generates low quality product contributing to a low Fairfax’s record low closing share price of $0.62 today.
2. The only times LOTO have won elections have been when their dissatisfaction levels are both low in absolute terms and markedly lower in relative terms. Abbott does not have either.
3. PMs can win when they have higher dissatisfaction levels than the LOTO – both Howard and especially the Keating v. Hewson example being spectacularly so. On the latter, sure the GST/Fightback/cake thing were shockers for Hewson’s campaign. But as Rua has pointed out, Abbott does not have zero policy. He is going in with rolling back the NBN, rolling back the MRRT etc etc, which would not be exactly popular.
Another fine mess by Uncle Arthur.
Today Tonight Story on Thomson and Prostitute recanting ACA story.
Part 1
Part 2:
Part 3
Penny Wong Tells Europe About The BISONs
George does Video – and demolishes Joe in the process
Is this Abbott ?
ACA’s “Statement” re Today Tonight.
STATEMENT BY A CURRENT AFFAIR REGARDING ALLEGATIONS MADE BY CHANNEL SEVEN
The allegations made by Today Tonight this evening detail a number of assertions that are incorrect and/or were never made by A Current Affair.
To be absolutely clear,
• ACA detailed new evidence regarding a $770 transaction incurred on Craig Thomson’s HSU credit card on 7 May 2005. ACA have at no time asserted the woman featured on Today Tonight this evening was the prostitute involved in that transaction. To the contrary, ACA is aware that a prostitute other than the woman interviewed tonight was allegedly involved.
• The woman interviewed by Today Tonight swore a statutory declaration to A Current Affair in the presence of legal counsel that she had sex with Craig Thomson on at least one occasion.
• The woman also provided A Current Affair with an extensive on camera interview.
• Following Craig Thomson’s speech to parliament the woman sent a text message to A Current Affair indicating that she was panicked and was no longer a credible witness. However, when contacted by reporter Justin Armsden she indicated verbally that she stood by her positive identification of Thomson.
• As has been previously reported, the decision was then made to put all claims to Craig Thomson himself. That occurred in his Parliament House office on 23 May 2012.
• After consultation with Victorian Fraud and Extortion Squad detectives it became clear more than one escort associated with Boardroom Escorts was allegedly involved.
• A Current Affair then took the view it had two separate elements to address. The first being the revelation of the previously unidentified transaction of the 7 May 2005 which we broadcast. The second, being the statutory declaration and on camera interview by the former escort indicating she had slept with Craig Thomson, which we chose NOT to broadcast.
• At no time has ACA named, identified or depicted the woman who appeared on Today Tonight this evening.
• At no time has ACA paid any amount of money to any person associated with this investigation. As indicated previously, a fee had been discussed, however no money would have been forthcoming until the allegations had been substantiated, a contract agreed and the interview broadcast.
• As the woman’s credibility is obviously now seriously an issue, something we strongly suspected, ACA now believes more so that it should be left for the Police to investigate given their extensive powers to compel witnesses and to cross examine witnesses under oath.
Accordingly ACA made the proper decision not to air the interview and we’re more fortified of that view having seen the rubbish that was dished up tonight.
Grant Williams
Executive Producer
A Current Affair
Congratulations Their ABC for sabotaging a Police Investigation
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-07/afp-says-captain-emad-has-fled-the-country/4058460
A Current Affair will approve your employment ASAP
MOAR From Today Tonight
From Margaret Quirk – Barnett wants to hide the Election Result:
MQuirk @QuirkyMLA
Premier confirmed abolition of tally room @ next state election.
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All Roads Lead To Jacksonville
Saying Sorry won’t save you from sharing a cell with Bubba:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13908876/fake-watchhouse-cop-says-sorry/
Seven News Report on the Fake Police Child
Craig Emerson Demolished the ABC New 24′s Ambush with Thomson and Leadershit with Surgical Precision:
Video will be posted later Today when Their ABC upload it to Youtube.
psychamuse @psychamuse
@CraigEmersonMP Fantastic!! Pls take tape of #ABCNews24 interview to cabinet. How to handle the media 101. Brilliant performance. Respect!
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42s Craig Emerson MP Craig Emerson MP @CraigEmersonMP
@psychamuse Thanks. We were supposed to talk about Syria, the economy and my overseas trip.
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7:39 AM – 9 Jun 12 via Twitter for iPad · Details
Emmo tears Their ABC a New one – TWICE:
Enjoy :-)
Meanwhile in WA: This is the Front Page of Tomorrow’s Sunday Times.
An open letter from Peter Wicks to the Independents re a Judicial Inquiry into the HSU:
http://wixxy.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/an-open-letter-to-the-independents-windsor-oakeshot-wilkie-and-katter/
Twitter Conversation between Matthew Franklin and Gus :
Matthew Franklin @franklinmatthew
@mooreryan3 labor mps are talking abt it constantly. Should I ignore that?
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9 Jun Ryan Moore Ryan Moore @mooreryan3
@franklinmatthew If it means ignoring news of actual consequence – yes.
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9 Jun Matthew Franklin Matthew Franklin @franklinmatthew
@mooreryan3 btw, some pollie was trying to get me to write a leadership story yesterday. Knowing newspoll is in the field, I chose not to
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4h Fit/Proper Gusface Fit/Proper Gusface @GenGusface
@franklinmatthew @mooreryan3 matt- AAMOI was it a labor or liberal pollie?
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2h Matthew Franklin Matthew Franklin @franklinmatthew
@GenGusface @mooreryan3 No names. no packdrill. Sorry.
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10m Fit/Proper Gusface Fit/Proper Gusface @GenGusface
@franklinmatthew @mooreryan3 can you rule out it was a liberal pollie?
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7m Matthew Franklin Matthew Franklin @franklinmatthew
@GenGusface @mooreryan3 Salami principle eh? Sorry
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6m Fit/Proper Gusface Fit/Proper Gusface @GenGusface
@franklinmatthew @mooreryan3 DAMN- my jedi arts are getting rusty ☻
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4:18 PM – 11 Jun 12 via web · Details
I Can confirm this is the case from my ALP Source:
Hannah Beazley @HBeazleyALP
@abcnewsPerth Do u have it right? Has Christian Porter resigned to pursue Federal career? Have on good authority you just broke this #wapol
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He’s running in MY Federal Seat of Pearce:
Oliver Peterson @oliverpeterson
Huge yarn broken by @ElizaBorrello that Christian Porter off to #auspol leaving #wapol running for Pearce @abcnews
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Vex on Porter moving to Canberra:
http://www.vexnews.com/2012/06/christian-porter-minister-demanded-leadership-hand-over-or-else-wa-liberals-say/
Faceless Men -Liberal Style
http://blog.squeakywheel.com.au/2012/06/its-not-really-bbq-weather.html?spref=tw
Ten News on Porter Quitting:
My Take on all this:
Porter knows that the Barnett Govt will lose in 2013 – Those Utility Prices going up, plus other favtors are starting to resonate through to the Electorate and Labor has an energetic new leader in Mark McGowan.
Porter wins Pre-Selection for Pearce. Judi Moylan is “encouraged” to bring forward her retirement causing a By-Election in the Seat of Pearce. Porter wins with perhaps a reduced majority as apparently Moylan’s biggest support base was in the Northern Suburbs part of the electorate and would result in a 10-15% swing to the ALP there alone.
Porter is then drafted in as LOTO as he is the only cleanskin the Federal Libs have.
Abbott should be afraid, VERY Afraid.
Porter Explains why he’s jumping Ship
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13933554/christians-higher-calling/
And The Cormannator has his hand in it:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13933867/porter-switch-catches-most-libs-on-hop/
Gareth Parker on the Fallout:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13933550/a-shuffle-back-to-the-future/
What has happened to “Our ABC” says former Victorian MP Denise Atkins:
http://www.independentaustralia.net/2012/politics/what-has-happened-to-our-abc/
Scott Morrison And The Streisand Effect
Come on Down Premier Troy Buswell:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/opinion/post/-/blog/13948278/troys-the-boy-to-take-control/
Porter will get his way – stuff the Lay Party.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/13943152/porters-canberra-plan-sparks-party-anger/
The PM on Sunrise:
RE Christian Porter:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/opinion/post/-/blog/13957643/why-porter-didnt-want-to-wait/
I predict that there will be a By-Election in Pearce within the next few months, if not weeks if the Ashby Case blows up in the Libs Face.Abbott will be tainted and they will want a cleanskin – Porter is perfect.
Testing Twitter Embedding:
https://twitter.com/lynlinking/status/213561138825269248
https://twitter.com/lynlinking/status/213561138825269248
Nope Rua yiour link didn’t embed and there is still no Visual editor
Testing plain text comment.
Testing comment with a link embedded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
and Wikipedia
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James posting a friendly version of your court case are you ?
Poor Colin :-)
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13964522/lamont-misses-out-on-preselection/
Go Albo:
http://www.skynews.com.au/video/?vId=3325352&cId=Programs&play=true
Tony Abbott Is On Work Experience
Emmo on Meet The Press
The Murdoch Virus Part 3 – Outfoxed
In Part 1 – The Virus, it was shown that two teenagers (one in Australia and one in the UK) committed suicide after falsehoods were published about them in Murdoch’s tabloids.
In Part 2 – Hillsborough, we saw how Murdoch’s UK tabloid The Sun published blatant lies about what happened at the Hillsborough soccer stadium where around 100 fans lost their lives, and how the people of Liverpool still hold a grudge against the tabloid for it.
Now in Part 3 of The Murdoch Virus series, we will see how the Murdoch Virus reached its zenith on the odious FoxNews cable TV channel. Everything Murdoch learnt about manipulating people’s opinions in newspapers was brought together in one 24/7 extravaganza.
Breaking News – Jay Radisich’s Brother is standing in Swan Hills :
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-18/radisich-to-stand-in-swan-hills/4077730
Part 1 of a 4 part documentary series from America’s Frontline show:
Money Power And Wall Street Part 1
News Limited Deliberately Lying Again