The Australian Zeitgeist Tracking Thread

love how prickly self-defense now qualifies as an apology

my favourite thing about all this is the $100 PER HEAD sydney university young liberals dinner

Yeah if that was an apology I'm a pigs arse. He's just sorry he got caught saying it. If even Blot things you're scum for such remarks, you KNOW you done fucked up.

- old fart wants attention
- people give him attention
- old fart wins

was probably also seeking attention in 1988 in london when [REDACTED]

LOL theres a huge list on an Age article of sponsors withdrawing over this crap, which is good to see:
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/2gb-boss-stands-by-alan-jones-20121001-26vbl.html

But the lols is the very final line:

Harvey Norman via twitter: We value the feedback here and have escalated these comments to management.

Could they have summed themselves up any more wonderfully? lol.

he is, like, fourth-largest shareholder at 2GB - i'd imagine he won't be in too much trouble unforch.

That apology press conference--could he look like more of a purse-mouthed old queen?

I knorite.

you're all just jealous, admit it.

swan going ham

Labor politician in realising only "conservative over-50s listen to Jonesy, so let's put the boot in" shocker.

Crikey brings the gold so you don't have to listen to it: http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/10/02/god-bless-you-alan-jones-listeners-speak-out-on-2gb/

8.38: Gary calls from WA and tells Jones to keep it up. The caller has cancer and lives in a tin shed and wants help. The caller says the illegals cost billions and he pays his power bills.

that whole transcript is one of the most horrific, scarring artefacts I have ever witnessed

the only suitable ending would be a goat sacrifice in the round

7.57: Marlene says she loves Jones dearly: “You are the nicest man I think I know. If a gentleman issues an apology a lady should accept.” Jones says he cannot speak for the PM.

7.49: Ian Leslie, formerly a journalist at 60 Minutes, tells Jones that this is a black day as he feels freedom of speech is being eroded. Ian reminds boycotters that there are other places to shop such as Coles and Aldi. The caller drives a Mercedes but he stands for freedom of speech.

WTF

people you thought were dead

malkmus has been record shopping and is playing 'great southern land' by icehouse on RRR while being interviewed

what will do more for they cred - this or the reissue of the first record??

also, guess who's back:

http://media.crikey.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bernardi-2-October-AM1.jpg

what will do more for they cred - this or the reissue of the first record??

they reissued all of them didn't they? currently touring playing Primitive Man / Man Of Colours b2b.

i remember seeing the first one and a best-of earlier this year while killing time at JB - they probably have done the others by now too. especially if they're touring those.

Yes, the tour is called Primitive Colours because DO YOU SEE.

In other news, Rick Astley is touring here soon. And opening for him is Wa Wa Nee!

I was in a car somewhere out in the burbs last week and passed a big sign for a PSEUDO ECHO gig and I lolled mightily and also thought of the pseudo echo/pigs arse thread.

how baout the church / simple minds / devo show - could get with that tbh

blondie / the stranglers / the saints is replaced by blondie / the stranglers / machinations in sydney

also, it costs $25 more than the festival Blondie are out here to play

didn't think the stranglers had that type of "pull" tbh

pull, eh

http://chang4pian4.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/str2.jpg

Haw!

Didnae know they were even still a going concern tbh

Anyone going to tha em be vee sideshow? Seems theres a lot of mighty pissded off punters who dont wanna go to ATP now they can just see em and gybe/swans elsewhere heh

yeah we probably will. i'm not especially cut about it, any opportunity to see them is a good one, still interested in the rest of the festival stuff anyway

more interested in seeing ATP as a whole than just MBV - lotsa good stuff on the bill i rex.

Agreed. I'm mostly lookin fwd to godspeed, so I got tix to ATP and their sidey. Not sure on MBV sidey (not a fan of Metro as a venue soundwise esp for loud bands) but will think on it.

brisbane facebook party riot

certainly lacked the panache of corey worthington by the look of it

link

m.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/teenage-hosts-of-facebook-organised-party-turned-riot-in-holland-park-vow-to-party-on/story-e6freoof-1226489753732

resources0.news.com.au/images/2012/10/06/1226489/751012-party-riot.jpg

tear da yard up thugz tear da yard up

Jones still having his hissy about Merc taking away his Limo/the advertising to the station:

He continued the attack on radio this morning, again suggesting the company's comments would impact on its sales and dealers.

“How do they [the people who work at dealerships] keep their jobs now that people are angry, that people don't go through the door, that they've decided they'll buy a BMW or a Holden, anything other than a Mercedes-Benz all because of one person,” Jones said.

Oh my god. Does he seriously not get it? Is he referring to himself as the one person? He seriously thinks that if he says something bad, people will *still not shop at his sponsors despite the fact theyve withdrawn their support*!? I mean its the fucking opposite! WHat is the matter with this hysterical closeted pissypants?

how do the ppl at BMW or Holden dealerships keep their jobs when he's normally driving all the world country state city eastern suburbs' purchasing power to the Merc dealers

BTW in case anyone missed the ghost of Paul Keating momentarily swooping into Gillard's body in Parli today: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-09/julia-gillard-attacks-abbott-of-hypocrisy/4303634

oh I must watch that in a bit when I'm at my home pc I hear it was quite the pwnage.

EXCLUSIVE !!!

hard-hitting ACA exposé on Chinese-owned butchers in Hurtstville putting 'help wanted' signs in their window written in "probably Chinese"

omg they did not say "probably chinese" did they!?

PS just watched Gillards speech, and wow. Why cant she be like that all the time ffs!?

omg they did not say "probably chinese" did they!?

well, they didn't

they asked an old Vietnamese-looking lady what language it was, and 2/3-of-the-screen-vertically captioned her reply "Probably Chinese, because there are a lot of Chinese people" [lady waves at street]

so

ah, so.

(haha sorry)

gillard was great, if you ignore her cutting welfare payments for single mothers today and blocking marriage equality the other week

iow fuck her

Sadly, we're at the juncture where we're forced to back the person who would cut welfare payments for single mothers against the person who would steal babies away from single mothers then make them work in a Dickensian workhouse built from the bones of gay people (probably).

been a fucking long time since someone on the federal front bench has made a speech with as much passion as that

really hope she starts destroying the joint in all areas from this point forth