April 08, 2004

BLOG TV

Tonight: ABC’s Mondo Thingo explains bloggers. Or interviews several of them, anyway, including me. As I said during taping: "Footage of people using computers -- it'll be a ratings bonanza!"

Posted by Tim Blair at April 8, 2004 11:17 AM
Comments

Good onya, Tim! I'll be watching (and maybe digitally capturing for future online exploitation).

They'll be featuring the title of my blog for two seconds, assording to an email they sent me. Woooo!

Posted by: EvilPundit at April 8, 2004 at 11:50 AM

It's obviously not worth me watching because I'm not featured on the show. Pah!

Posted by: Marty at April 8, 2004 at 11:50 AM

I got a call from them but missed out on an interview, though my blog's masthead (like evilpundit's) might also be visible in between eye blinks.

Posted by: Fabian at April 8, 2004 at 11:58 AM

I hope that the ABC at least acknowledges that the ring of flames around your head and the Hitler moustache they give you have been "digitally imposed for dramatic effect."

Posted by: Richard at April 8, 2004 at 11:59 AM

Tim,

Will you be shown eating LUNCH?

Posted by: JDB at April 8, 2004 at 12:01 PM

Will Niall Cook be on there, ranting against Asians?

Posted by: attila at April 8, 2004 at 12:28 PM

You know something, Fisk? It's possible that you might not look like such a total imbecile if it weren't for the fact that both the posts on either side of this one are related to the war.

On the other hand, you'd probably look like a total imbecile in any context.

Posted by: EvilPundit at April 8, 2004 at 04:22 PM

If I minded it, I wouldn't have chosen that name.

My point still stands. Tim is covering the war regularly, not just in those two posts but in about half of what be writes in his blog. The war is not limited to Iraq, as you seem to think.

You would do better to try to come up with a valid criticism of what Tim does post, rather than complaining about what he doesn't. But then, valid criticism doesn't seem to be your strong point.

Posted by: EvilPundit at April 8, 2004 at 04:43 PM

Man, changing Blair to BLIAR is funnier than hell. Get it? Huh? See, it's like an anagram, or simile, or something.

Posted by: Screamapiller at April 8, 2004 at 04:53 PM

Screamapiller:

Personally, I think it's funny because no one's ever thought of it before.

Posted by: david at April 8, 2004 at 04:57 PM

Guys, it's not worth responding to posts from people like Fisk. Poor lttle creature, its forgotten its medication and nothing will get through to it.

Posted by: kwol at April 8, 2004 at 05:39 PM

Shame that Mondo Thingo is one of the worst shows on TV!

Posted by: Anthony from Chippendale at April 8, 2004 at 06:16 PM

I'm just waiting for "blies, and the blying bliars who tell them" to make an appearance. I will laugh, oh, how I will laugh....Don't tell me that that joke has a finite shelf-life!

Posted by: Screamapiller at April 8, 2004 at 06:21 PM

"Shame that Mondo Thingo is one of the worst shows on TV!"

Anthony, I've not been brave enough to look - the promos are so tedious, I haven't mustered up the energy to view a full programme.

I'm def. gonna take your word for it.

Posted by: chico o'farrill at April 8, 2004 at 06:28 PM

Fisk sounds like he's celebrating. How sick.

The insurgency is sustained, in part, by the open support it receives from people like Fisk and Pilger.

Posted by: The Gnu Hunter at April 8, 2004 at 08:33 PM

Okay, "fisk" is now banned. One: for putting the same comment into at least two different posts. Two: for being a particularly boring troll.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at April 8, 2004 at 08:41 PM

i think the second is the far greater sin, andrea

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at April 8, 2004 at 10:24 PM

You look very sexy on TV, Tim!

Posted by: Vikki at April 8, 2004 at 10:47 PM

Execellent editing. They removed all of my mumbling, directionless nonsense -- of which there was loads -- leaving viewers to cope only with my non-mumbling, directionless nonsense.

I should sue Keller, however, for calling this site "right-of-centre". There's no vile centre here!

Posted by: tim at April 8, 2004 at 11:11 PM

where's the video link?

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at April 8, 2004 at 11:32 PM

Can you delete his asinine comments as well Andrea? or at least correct the poor spelling and grammar? Please?

Posted by: Quentin George at April 8, 2004 at 11:45 PM

"'right of centre' ... what centre? Right of .. oh, anything that's passes for civilisation in the 21st Century."

Crap, fisk, I was about to say the same thing...about ISLAMOFASCISTS.

Mo.

Posted by: E.A. at April 8, 2004 at 11:46 PM

For fisk, just in case you are still reading, and actually do have an interest in the war. I highly doubt the latter. Based on the juvenile ranting it's probably just your flavor of the month (or time of the month).

The current activities *are* good. The weak, pansy-*ssed, "jihadi" have decided to stand and fight. That gives us a wonderful opportunity to slaughter them out to the last man. An opportunity for which I am grateful; it will make things a little shorter. Of course, despite our overwhelming firepower and skill, we will undoubtedly have some overeager young Soldiers, Marines, and Airmen make mistakes and get themselves killed. That applies to our allies as well unfortunately. I also am resigned to the fact that the jihadi will try to hide behind their women and children as they fight. It's been their standard tactic for years so I won't expect them to change now. Wish we didn't have to waste our time on such a bunch of total losers; the Iraqi people deserve better than these jihadi morons.

We will win, and your temper-tantrums, while amusing, neither add nor subtract anything from events.

Have a nice day!

Posted by: jonathan at April 9, 2004 at 12:27 AM

Fisk writes:

"Here's the deal ... no more fisk posting if anyone can find anything slightly less than grovelling, swallowing, wallowing approval of everything that Bush jnr has ever done."

Goodbye Fisk.

Posted by: tim at April 9, 2004 at 12:32 AM

Here's the deal ... no more fisk posting if anyone can find anything slightly less than grovelling, swallowing, wallowing approval of everything that Bush jnr has ever done.

Is this the 'pathetic troll' version of the terrorist tactic of extorting concessions by making empty promises? Just wondering...

Posted by: PW at April 9, 2004 at 12:58 AM

Congratulations, fisk, you've been nominated for "Jackass of the Year" at Spleenville.com. From your unrelenting attacks that have yet to make any point at all, to your incredible ability to switch from one computer at the asylum to another with ease, your skill and incoherency online and off fill us with incredulous awe. We also applaud both your hallucinogen-inspired name twisting and your creative spelling and punctuation, realizing that while each one by itself is more and more common, it takes a true master of idiocy to handle both with the ease and fluency you demonstrate.

Now fuck off, dipshit.

Posted by: david at April 9, 2004 at 01:29 AM

fisky really needs a girlfriend

Posted by: Tex at April 9, 2004 at 01:48 AM

fisk:
I have a seriously significant other

Yes, but isn't it difficult to have time alone with Saddam these days? I feel for you...

Posted by: PW at April 9, 2004 at 02:21 AM

Wow, I luv reeding fisks posts. C'mon Tim, you need to "Critise Bush""jnr" and his "bablings". They're just dumb "Yankie"s.
fisk you're slipping up. You haven't mentioned "one man conga line of suckholes" in a while.

Posted by: BC at April 9, 2004 at 03:04 AM

Fisk, you need your own blog mate. Set the record straight and all that. Your point of view is important and needs to stand on its own strength. You'd be a hit. Otherwise, I feel you're wasting valuable time and energy here, bathing in Tims sunshine.

Don't be timid Fisk, have faith in your obvious talent with the written word. Publish in your own right. You deserve nothing less. I predict those validating numbers of Comments, you relied on above, will absolutely skyrocket. Mondo Thingo, here we go !

Go on mate, have a go and prove me wrong. Remember, everyone wants you to succeed...

Posted by: jafa at April 9, 2004 at 03:22 AM

Jafa,

And don't forget, we're laughing WITH Fisk, not at him. Right?

Posted by: David Crawford at April 9, 2004 at 04:38 AM

Tim

I saw you ,for the first time, on Mondo Crappo. Sadly disappointed that such a quick wit and sharp intelligence is not accompanied by a sexy body. Oh well, we love you for your mind. Hunks we can find elsewhere.

Posted by: Freddyboy at April 9, 2004 at 09:21 AM

Quite interesting, although I thought they could have delved deeper into the political blogger's motivations and frustrations with Big Media. The juxtaposition of the blog piece, with the guys making music with their Casios, made the show a bit of a nerd fest. But generally it was positive and interesting.

Posted by: Byron_the_Aussie at April 9, 2004 at 10:23 AM

Did my body double really look that bad? Time to call the agency for a replacement!

Posted by: tim at April 9, 2004 at 10:26 AM

You were fully mackin on the interviewer. Hook in mate.

Posted by: a at April 9, 2004 at 02:38 PM

They should have shown pictures of me with Tim providing the voiceover.

Posted by: Yobbo at April 10, 2004 at 01:34 AM

Here I was wondering why they didn't ask me... Turns out they did but I missed the email.

Oh well. Way to go, Tim!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 10, 2004 at 06:32 AM

What a ill-judged, fatuous waste of taxpayers' money. Sack the ABC Board immediately. Install bloghead as titular grand poobah. Get those leftie sods' greasy mits outa my back pocket! And i thought after Tim's recent important unbiased, even-handed White Paper on how the ABC is a sham, that public broadcasting in Oz couldn't stoop any lower! It's hit rock bottom!

Posted by: Miranda Divide at April 10, 2004 at 09:18 AM

Now Miranda, they just didn't need a caged parrot as a stage prop, especially one who's molting is as unsightly as yours (are you sure it's not mites?); you really must get over it.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at April 11, 2004 at 04:00 AM

I see the bloghead's submissive has been handed new instructions on how to trammel the troll...

Posted by: Miranda Divide at April 11, 2004 at 11:34 AM

What, dear? You want another cracker? Oh -- you want a new cuttlefish bone? Only if you get on the little tricycle and ride for mamma's friends.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at April 11, 2004 at 12:24 PM

Quaaarrkkk. Rrrkkk.

[In the interests of time and sanity the Parrot-English translator has been turned off for the evening. -- The Management.]

Posted by: Miranda Divide at April 13, 2004 at 06:08 AM

Congratulations Tim, on getting the ABC to show the mastheads of pretty much every right-wing blog on your links list. Publicity ahoy, assuming that ABC viewers know how to operate computers! Now even the ABC works for our nefarious cause! Mwhahahaha.

Also congratulations on getting a show that's just a tiny, teensy-weensy bit left-of-centre to use you as a spokesman for blogging. Ha!

Posted by: Andrew D. at April 13, 2004 at 11:21 AM