Tim Blair

So can we get a copy of the speech Tim? Or do we have to go to crikey to read it? I would really prefer to not have to make any hits on Mayne's idiot sheet, just on priciple.

C'mon Timothy, post your speech.

I second that... post your speech, Tim, before the right-wing death beasts turn on you!

It's too long! 3000 words. Maybe I'll throw an edited version together later.

Can't you provide, like, a link?

Does Quadrant have a site and if so, tell the dopey bludgers to put it up there.

whoa, Miranda Devine? How do you know her?

Website? They don't even have a computer judging by their print standard.

And what's with the diagonal purple and white stripe cover on the latest edition?

The only 'intellectual' magazine in the nation and it's designed like a chemical hazard sign.

And I second that, too... Paddy M. is a good editor, in that he's got some great contributions for the magazine, and the standard of his editorial is always high, but the design of the magazine! Sheesh! I nearly vomited when I got my first copy of Quadrant for the year! I don't know how Paddy came to think that it was even remotely attractive and enticing...
On the subject of a website, nope, I don't think they have one yet. About a year or so ago, Paddy included a note in the magazine saying they were 'slowly' putting up a website... a year later, and it's still not up. Dunno why. I mean, all they have to do is click on 'save as web-page' in Microsoft Word and they've got themselves one.
I say give them shit until they put up a website.

If News Weekly (www.newsweekly.com.au) can manage to have a website, Quadrant should be able to.

There can never be too much ABC bashing. If the ABC were a public company like BHP, the shareholders would have a perfect right to give them hell because of their poor corporate performance and nobody in the media would blink an eyelid; so what makes the ABC (and some media commentators)think that as a public sector institution they should be immune from critisicm from the taxpayers who foot the bill?

My beef with the ABC is not so much with its left-wing culture, irritating though that is, but with the total intellectual mediocrity and timidity, the lack of any sense of adventure or initiative in its programming, the simplistic cliche'd PC approach, the cold,clammy grey fog of bureaucratic broadcasting and the pathetic attempts to copy commercial radio and TV instead of offering an alternative. The ABC claims that lack of sufficient funding from the Government prevents it offering better programs, but there are small commercial radio stations doing exciting programs on the smell of an oilrag. Even SBS shows up the ABC: that's why they tried to take it over. In fact, we could cut the ABC's budget by 50% and give it to SBS and both organisations would be better off for it.

I read that Quadrant did a survey of the lame ties worn by 100 of its random readers, all of whom wore their ties to bed, the shower, and during sex. They used a computer image to blend them and came up with (drum roll) the cover!

Mediocre, anti-humanist and lacking aesthetic depth- like its contents, like its readers...

Tim, so btw who do you go for in the AFL? I know it's off post, but I'm curious. My bet is Demons or Hawks...

Go Rob 1, 50% across to SBS, I'm hearing you comrade!

World news is great, but how about those films about naked chinese she-demons and humping/shooting latinos??

A link to it would be great. 3000 words? That's an introductory paragraph for Den Beste, only without all the funny parts.

Ilyka it is out there, you just need to search it up. Go to Google, type in:
lefty pinko lesbians "so-called intellectuals" "queue-jumpers" "self hating" and any other right wing cliches. Don't forget to limit the search by using the - function, eg:
-empathy -intellect -spine

Oh, shit, you will end up with this site, damn!

More money to SBS? Surely the free market can supply soccer, soft porn and Hitler documentaries.

Mr Blair,
In hisBrookes News article, Joe Cambria says Quadrant magazine is publicly funded. Is this true?

You think it could survive in a real market? Its about as looney fringe-element dwelling as Green Left Weekly, except luckily they began on the paranoid anti-communist side, and thus have recieved buckeloads of government funding, not to mention support from the CIA and other US anti-communist interests.

Blair loves to crap on about left wing intellegensia and elites, but you wouldnt find much more elitist than the Quadrant crowd. They even banned Crikey for christs sakes.

Tim, post the speech! I'm a first year journalism student, and I'm sick and tired of being bullied around by left-wing hippies who, according to what they say, have never watched anything other than Aunty. Post the speech!

jay mike, to the best of my knowledge Quadrant receives an Arts Council grant to pay contributors. The pissy amounts suggest it aint much.
sphincter, one thing I enjoy about Quadrant is that I can pick it up and not be able to guess what POV the contributors will adopt. You won't find the same diversity in Arena et al.

3000 words? what are you trying to be, an intellectual?

Tim, please post the speech. I have an essay due soon and haven't found anything worth plagiarising yet.

I will stop ABC (and BBC) bashing when the organisations are abolished, and not a moment sooner.

Thats very clever Michael. I'm sure you thought out that idea very clearly and have plenty of decent reasons to back it up.

Alternatively, you could be what is known as a fuckwit.

Or he could be a libertarian.

Life's so much more complicated when you have to accomodate alternative views, isn't it?

Tim, if you didn't get at least as much respect as Danny Pipes, I'd be worried.

Sam, he could be an "Idiotarian". Wait, only lefties get that moronic, childish label. My mistake.

(Whoops, did I just equate y'all's beliefs with those extreme fuckwits at LGF and AIR? Oh, dear, how childish and inappropriate of me ;-))

LD: I’ve known Miranda since we worked together at News Ltd a few years ago.

jay mike: Yes, Quadrant does receive some government money. Not sure of the amount (although it certainly isn’t entirely government funded). I’m not in favour of this, and have argued about it in the past.

Sphinc: It’s Collingwood. Check the links on the left hand side of the page. And now you’re banned, for stupidity and repeated dumb abuse.

Tom: I have a blog here, which you could possibly have found by following the link. I also write for this well knowngroup blog. The reasons why I favour abolition of the ABC and BBC come up from time to time in both of those places. Feel free to read them.

Also feel free to go fuck yourself.

That's the angriest Michael has ever been. It's the equivalent of seeing Ghandi start a bar brawl.

gandhi

Wait a minute.... Miranda Devine *isn't* the chick from Big Brother?

Hey Tim, Can you tell Miranda that I love her, and want to marry her ?