Crikey writes: Yesterday we said that News Corp CFO Bedi Singh didn’t clarify that the $40 million in cuts to News Corp Australia was in Australian dollars during an earnings call. As News Corp helpfully told us, he did. Our apologies to Singh.
On Trump
Joe Boswell writes: Re. “Rundle: deafened by the Trump fervour” (yesterday). A few years ago there was an unfortunate far-away country suffering under the ruthless control of a dangerously aggressive and unpredictable demagogue who was a clear threat to his own people, his neighbours and the whole international order, so Australia sent its armed forces to assist in his removal. Judging by today’s news, there’s now another one who really does have weapons of mass destruction. Australia’s military intervention there is surely just a matter of time.
Les Heimann writes: We have exported our last load of fish to the USA and now it is the president. Why are you all so surprised? Of course Bernie would have won. After all he had something to say, and do, on behalf of the under-educated unemployed; those who won the election for the big orange. Thing is this fish swims alone. The ocean is his. He might tell the schools of underfed pilchards he will lead them to the big plankton fields – but he will not. It’s all about him you see. All that’s missing is the carpetbag.
The lesson for Australia must now be heard. It’s about the Aussie battlers, it’s always about the Aussie battlers. Howard knew that and fed them lots. Our conservatives are not about the battlers and they will lose, and soon. But will Labor win? No, not unless they stick up for the battlers, now and always. Otherwise the next election will be full of One Nation-ists and independents. This is a BIG wake up call for our politicians – will they heed it?
Druthers was, I think, invented by Al Capp
Pete Steedman
“…. Then the ginger-bred men reached the river of Despair and Unemployment, but they couldn’t Ford it. A sly, hungry fox with a sore paw saw their plight and offered to help them across.
“I’m the only one that cares. Jump on my tail and I’ll ferry you over to the other side” he offered, with a salesman’s glint in his eye.
“You’re a lifesaver” said the fleet-footed, ginger-bred men at their wits ends.
Half-way across the fox said “You’re too heavy for my tail, jump on my back. You might float away. I’ll look after you.”
The ginger-bred men said “Gees. Thanx Buddy.”
A little further the fox said “You’re too heavy for my back. Climb upon my nose, it’s drier…. Trust me, I’ll look after y’all.”
The ginger-bred men piled onto his nose and said “You’re the only one that cares about us.”
Then, in the shallows, the fox gave a flick of his head, up in the air went the ginger-bred men, then down they came, for the fox to swallow them.