tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58864832011-12-14T09:29:28.034+11:00Don't "move on" before you're sure you've moved out of the way.journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comBlogger821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-41015755574272511712011-12-14T09:15:00.001+11:002011-12-14T09:29:28.173+11:00

I don't listen to Jon Feine much any more . Like many Victorians we have learnt that his own prejudices affect his direction and approach to most matters. He shared with Labor a love of simple solutions and promoting them without talking to practical people ; a true ideolog  -Feine was partly responsible for the easy run that Labor got to implement its own half thought through iniatives like the

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-86929379876919295112011-06-16T08:57:00.001+10:002011-06-16T09:05:43.524+10:00

Remember that great moment on Fawlty Towers when sybil is saying to her friend on the phone while both are propped up in bed " I know . I know , I know " ........Your listening but you are not really listening . Too much  Loved Red's reflection today on 774 on lack of humility by the 2 who "knew all about the moon "- You do feel "sorry"for people who resist the learning experience ....but we all

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-59095641071030564042011-06-09T11:36:00.002+10:002011-06-09T11:46:27.137+10:00

This the bloke who makes himself out to be so equitable. Turned on for a minute this morning . One minute a year is enough to make you aware , that , you  or other competent people are never going to get enough alternative talk to change what Feine wants to go to air - his version of everything . Sure "alternative": is there , but its never long enough  to win over the audience over Feines

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-70510328495001052812011-05-06T11:46:00.001+10:002011-05-06T12:04:46.156+10:00

Having Richard on in the afternoon is  certainly one way to break some ground . Some good stimulating stuff on wednesday on the above subject but not enough to push metanoia and catharsis .  I just hope you blokes will get real and have more of a cool go at the crap that passes for tough stuff in our culture. After all ,,,you don't have to be Sam Newman to be a new Sam Newman . ( copyright EA)  

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-45883566793716943432011-03-28T10:19:00.000+11:002011-03-28T10:19:45.155+11:00

Thought Jon feine's dealing with bullying was a bit shallow BUT  I was disgusted with David Koch and MCG this morning on Sunrise. Anyone can win an argument with the superficial by using some extreme American behavoir to justify the dominant cynics .First kiss crap came from out under the carpet of dust some journos like to sweep up . I thought those 2 completely woosed out on Sunrise today-

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-71935561197871448372011-03-22T12:13:00.002+11:002011-03-22T12:34:02.960+11:00

Some times when I return to listening to Jon Feine,  I think so much of his style of Radio is about keeping the story going,  rather than helping the listeners deal with problems they are having . If you've ever raised a 'heartfelt" with Jon,  you will know that after "spilling your beans' ( his '" five minutes of fame "jibe-maybe  he should only get five minutes himself!)   the agenda moves on .

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-40997312438052054162010-11-04T18:00:00.000+11:002010-11-04T18:00:12.284+11:00

Well done . Lindy's review of Nelson Mandella's life ( Vern harris  - memory and dialogue man  ( "Conversations with myself" ) was a treat for bridging the gap betwen those who still believe in raw power ( and maybe never had it like he did) and those of us who learn to accept that maybe there is a power out there we are best to tap into. Let's not get confused -  the big man of Africa ,  while

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-65589935476572948982010-10-06T09:28:00.001+11:002010-10-06T09:56:48.631+11:00

Well done Jon for following the Age lead and reading the texts ( 774 must do more of it --but do it using a producer  whose job it is to properly represent the listeners - something Jon only thinks he does , when he's not playing chameleon  ) Presumably the well intentioned leader of what is a wheelbarrow fulla holes  will continue to say " I don't wanna know " to both the public and his 

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-13635887928731111012010-09-17T11:01:00.000+10:002010-09-17T11:01:01.610+10:00

774 is too predictable . Neil Mitchell allows himself the opportunity to move away from ABCchurch and panic driven drivel .

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-21661396987479808582010-09-15T10:48:00.000+10:002010-09-15T10:48:06.887+10:00

RE August 2010  Ignorant panic this week about floods in rivers and insects yet to hatch "We'll all be rooned" the radio  said,  as if they really know . The cities in a panic and they let their worries show .. Sit down relax and take a bex , the need to tell themselves , the problem is not ours or us,  the problem is their ow n . You may wonder too as people do, why white coats worry too . .

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-43318852039822118722010-06-25T10:12:00.007+10:002010-06-26T16:39:14.406+10:00

Jon Feine (ABC radio Melbourne) can be such an innocent . Friday 25th June --He doesn't realize the media carried out the assassination of our PM and assassination( at whatever level)  is wrong. Even Neil Mitchell has blood on his hands saying Kevin was " arrogant " and that was a hanging offence ? .What in plain English does this arrogance  mean! -Jon thinks because Julia's a woman , she will

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-45724569522447710482010-04-08T10:12:00.001+10:002010-04-08T10:18:33.015+10:00

Christine Nixon made a error of judgement, we are told . Gotta feeling her unacceptable attitude to risk management is not just her problem. The only place to be when a very high fire risk is on in our bush is outta there---- and whose job was that ? What we know is that she was outta there, and her team were outta there, when noone should have moved till those at risk were outta there . Lets

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-44070278158863268022009-11-24T17:36:00.005+11:002009-11-24T17:51:03.249+11:00

Takes one to know one perhaps? Not sure why the ABC has such a restricted guest list on such an easy spend list . Bertina Arndt (Qand A) was correct to identify Tim's skills at advocating solutions as very unreliable. Worse, anyone who can see a 12 billion gift to the polluters as a good thing and THEN thinks the government piper can call the tune has not seen the lights and mirrors games that go

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-52691413413605145112009-08-26T13:44:00.001+10:002009-08-26T13:44:13.542+10:00

look later

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-47304697026543539322009-08-26T10:54:00.007+10:002009-08-26T12:12:03.083+10:00

Jeff Kennett and Jon Feine this morning: Victorian College of the ArtsWhen the left and the right meet, we are right to suspect trouble ; either we are in deep limbo land or perhaps, love, at last bite land . Love(of culture) is not in doubt , so we will assume that we are in a place where we don't want to be , but are no longer sure about how to get out of there. The wheels have fallen off and

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-82255374018742969622009-08-19T11:11:00.003+10:002009-08-19T11:18:19.537+10:00

Was a great idea yesterday to visit communities at risk of bushfires. The questions were good ( richard and others ) even if predictably the answers were all over the place - this confusion is good background to risk assessment and how to promote prevention strategies. Something most governments aand commissions only talk a lot about .

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-65940647210901436612009-07-24T11:24:00.010+10:002009-08-07T18:23:13.281+10:00

This is not something ABC presenters seem to think is an issue - but listening to them fail to improvise on interactive structure has been a big issue for a long time for me .Take reading and summarizing SMS's just as an example -its a jolly good thing BUT its taken years to get feedback to work well . Jon Feine likes to think he is an innovator, but here he is, after many years of emails to

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-71087823636992519562009-07-14T10:43:00.012+10:002009-07-24T07:40:59.992+10:00

It seems that when the ABC high priests are not standing infront of some truly inspirational paradigms , the sheep are seen to be . It's true that one of the most cutting arguments against following a good cause .....of any kind, is the bleeting noises made by the unthinking people who tag along. ( Motherhood blah blah, for example ,particularly on some commercial current affairs shows )

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-51912329196576338582009-05-28T13:27:00.008+10:002009-06-03T08:45:23.358+10:00

For I bring you bad tidings of great worry which shall infect the whole 774 listenership if they are not careful to take the feinefluvirus vaccine - available hereFaine is at it again. This time he's really worried about water."May has had its lowest rainfall for oh oh so long ' Next month, when it rains, it will be "landslides in the catchments" --one presumes . For your information, the only

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-7833268586071853662009-02-13T00:24:00.014+11:002009-02-13T09:28:51.541+11:00

Ash Feb09 . "Your emergency services station" - a little too grand a title , I suggest . Never been happy with 774 and the ABC overplaying the "local" idea. Sure its OK most of the time but not on days like predicatable high danger days like Saturday.Can they be the conduit for everything good that is happening? . Even when there is no emrgency we switch off . We hear people on the rdaio

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-73713399908547374212008-11-27T15:56:00.001+11:002008-11-27T15:58:27.821+11:00

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-2871115097826370302008-11-07T08:00:00.004+11:002008-11-07T08:35:36.044+11:00

Really enjoyed your show Stubbsy on thursday ( only heard a bit) . Thanks for such honesty about really difficult issues; such openess to the great hidden treasures of lifes adventures ,often covered over by the good times. It was a welcome reminder to all of us that failure, loss and grief of our favourite treasures is not the end : loss of good things does not mean we won't be granted new

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-49155798955686959932008-07-07T22:24:00.003+10:002009-05-28T16:33:38.576+10:00

How long do you think the chicken run circus of hot air on hot air is going to last you dummies? No use finding an even bigger reason to scare people into action . Coercion has a way of backfiring on the public -esp when many of us scientists too have had it up to here with the politicization of science .Funding your own fancies . Nelson has finally nailed the heavenly minded harries who try to

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-40555917903223820652008-05-17T08:39:00.005+10:002008-05-17T09:04:40.422+10:00

Now wonder people turn off from those who have to be paid by the unknowing and easily led public purse to promote their own propaganda agendas. Real innovators pay the price themselves to get their ideas up BEFORE they become the passe meals of the public service and media wannabes. The public wannabes feed off the facile. Sometimes the cry for help must continue before real solutions are found

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-15028147481656152042008-05-17T08:11:00.006+10:002009-05-28T15:07:26.638+10:00

Female Guest on Jon Faine's program FRIDAY has to remind this chameleon that he, after many weeks of introducing her , still hasn't got her name right. Symbolic indeed . Jon is often on the chase, but he's not exactly sure what he is chasing . The evil is there somewhere and like the terrier he is - he can smell it .But smelling skills are not enough - infact they aren't very intellectual as is

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-20490040464047437212008-04-11T11:46:00.004+10:002008-04-11T11:59:00.944+10:00

Noni hazelhurst said it well on 774 - we all give up on each other from time to time . Failure is no reason to give up on providing down to earth boundary setting support for all " parents " incl the defacto ones on the street who know that much of their caring produces little tangible result . Parenting is like that - one big black hole let no mere poly with a bookkeeper in his ear ------- ever

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-29102061251748029102008-03-28T12:26:00.003+11:002008-03-28T12:58:56.434+11:00

Talkback format has been the same since the year dot . Its very frustrating and prehistoric because the issues are OFTEN not resolved in the media , but in true conversation and connection ---in cyberspace and true local space .We switch off from 774 regularly . ABC RADIO COULD BE the first to be ahead -- ABC program directors could ask listeners to list their appropriate (PA) contact details

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-50156245529655329722008-03-28T12:08:00.003+11:002008-03-28T13:16:04.789+11:00

Andrew (Guest)would have drawn a lot of support for his sensible and rational input to an emotive and quite irrational response to big questions of earth day effectiveness. ( Tonight) How did the campaign get it so wrong? switching lights off when it doesn't matter.- Better to switch off in the morning or when it makes a difference. Do they know or care what makes a difference or is chanting

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-10680710616882067792008-03-14T12:34:00.003+11:002008-03-14T12:44:24.673+11:00

Jon Feine did a good job of pushing the point to Hon Win , that the planning system was not working, by siting instance after instance . see here Unfortunately It was a bit like watching Tony Jones trying to corall the Minister for Global Cooling Ms wong on Lateline this week . Even after a whole 20 minutes of questions, no questions were being answered. This is partly because the cutting

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-8209976395471664352008-02-18T21:23:00.003+11:002008-02-18T21:36:49.951+11:00

Dear Red, Agree With you on the totally unsuitable intrusive new ABC 1 look. See some alternatives that would give the ABC a little more credibility in the subtlety stakes HERE . I'm learning not to get too frustrated with all this change therapy addiction at high levels . I've learnt that what comes around in managemenet also goes around . I'm learning to enjoy the fact that i am so far

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-9708426596929820782008-01-24T10:02:00.000+11:002008-01-26T09:22:46.622+11:00

The best thing, I find, you can do with Jon Feine is switch him off. I am sure if the ABC were serious about his effect on their ratings and informed public debate , they would realise many thinking and professional people find his ignorant, arrogant, pontifications extremely annoying - and switch off. The problem is only as big as it seems,.... Jon By pushing barrows that suit a low level of

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-55555065111579279342007-09-10T08:59:00.000+10:002007-09-10T10:05:29.418+10:00

Can't quite work out how Jon Feine expects there to be some sort of major decision at this great convention about carbon trading when there was none before it . Sydney could have had a lot more substance , if the cats were better coralled by the concepts - the intellectual climate ( drought) may be as big a real worry as the climate? Despite the ambition of some ABC church persons to nail both

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-36843045509287231582007-08-24T12:04:00.000+10:002007-08-26T07:24:15.621+10:00

The best thing about good radio ( and Thursday 10-11 am was very good conversational radio) is that we , the audience get to make up our own minds about a whole lot of things,,, by listening - we must have been made for conversation!774 Thursday CH was good. We learnt a lot of really personal stuff about the guests partly because they were talking-through the ongoing challenge of linking ideas

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-7972516468909222072007-08-10T13:05:00.000+10:002007-08-10T13:39:14.596+10:00

Great to hear the ABC public telling the old reactionaries at ABCTV that they feel starved of substance on sunday nights ( and the traditional sat and sun nights) . Boy have we been waiting for a while! Not a ABC limpit in the country has been happy with the stale old cynical church service preoccupations of the ABC left on sunday nights. No hope just grumpy old cynics? The sermons are

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-44925317420583759422007-05-10T09:21:00.000+10:002007-05-10T11:26:48.334+10:00

Hate it to have to say it, but jon feine yesterday was at least, up to speed on one of the key weak links in the election game - eg great intentions, but misguided action on env policy . and yet Labor weren't ready to properly pick up environmnet when and where when it mattered - as a response to this "same again" mistargeting of the env agenda. Neither party knows where they are going with

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-74341091659024318142007-04-24T20:25:00.000+10:002007-04-24T21:09:45.007+10:00

Departments - Just another moving feast! When the good Gustaf is adamant , as he was on the afternoon program on 774 , that DPI and DSE really want to know where they should be going in the next 50 years, you have to wonder whether they know where they are going now. When our Prime Minister can bank on targets moving before the election, you know there is a big squal coming. Are the

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-14998561087929586852007-04-21T17:05:00.000+10:002007-04-21T17:25:23.528+10:00

Feine and 774 would be a lot more effective on the big picture beyond the tap if they would listen to the small voices lost in the cacophony of technofix that callers come up with to solve our rural and envirenmental problems . Unaware to Jon , peter is obvioulsy a high priest of technofix . Pipes here , money there , the sms messages were supporting Costellos inappropriate brand of industrial

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1171319094748276072007-02-13T09:12:00.000+11:002007-02-13T09:44:49.753+11:00

The church gathering in the Conversation hour on Monday yesterday had one problem ---for those who say they want to promote debate ( like mcmullan) - no dissenters .There was " no question about it ", "everything is all in " at least until Richard arrived . You want to watch that richard (PM program) bloke too- he's sounding a bit like a non believer! His honesty about the difference between

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1170921310493757092007-02-08T18:03:00.000+11:002007-02-08T20:00:08.393+11:00

We know there is a wolf out there somewhere, but i don't think the troops, or the terrritories will round him up tonight in Canberra (posted 6:45pm thurs )Derek and tony are at least raising some good broad well targeted questions like "is water a commodity like any other" ( clearly not) raising the reality that the wannabe powerfuls are on this day isolating the water issue from its proper

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1164110895064783762006-11-21T23:07:00.000+11:002006-11-22T00:04:30.793+11:00

The children, dear jon, are in charge, and no smooth talking will cover it up . The public mood is for giveaways, including, worst of all, the ones that have the best intention as their label - free medication. The caller who said " free medication " to jon's request for something big to spark the election campaign last week didn't know he'd summed it up; said it all - . We are pretending

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1162167933340307482006-10-30T10:51:00.000+11:002006-10-30T11:37:07.920+11:00

Professor Passmore, in a great series of Boyer lectures in the 1980's, remarked that the popularity of simple ideas with....( a certain group) .was completely understandable ( he might have said rational| .We all think we are rational, so whose to decide ?. Let the people, speak I say - The sunshine of exposure ; even the religious in so called secular schools.That way simple quick fix and

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1160519281165475782006-10-11T08:08:00.000+10:002006-10-11T08:55:02.530+10:00

Lets have more lawyers !O yes brilliant jon So pleased to see someone stand up to Jon in a conversation ----esp another lawyer.Puts a lot of the ideas in the program in context . Jon asks a lot of why questions -maybe he should have trained to be a scientist instead of a lawyer . (ABC could do with something to promote big picture science over suck eggs stuff . After all we are not training or

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1158793487270548372006-09-21T07:42:00.000+10:002006-09-21T09:28:50.053+10:00

BREATH OF FRESH AIR does us all good . Have to say I haven't enjoyed listening to 774 so much as when Jon Feine allowed, over the last couple of days to give the people's perspective to the quick fix and fanatical responses to vilification and worldview concerns .What a great testimony from the older immigrants who rang and said " we felt hurt too" when our fathers were said to be "born bullies

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1154561189803108652006-08-03T09:22:00.000+10:002006-08-03T09:28:33.580+10:00

Whats wrong with Terry Lane - the broadcaster proven to ignore the basic rules of his profession? Perhaps he's been reading a bit of Plato and realized he's been talking about the Shadows in the Cave. Jon Feines excuses for the ABCchurch member were pathetic in the extreme .

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1144308480205619152006-04-06T17:08:00.000+10:002006-04-06T17:28:00.216+10:00

A little shy bird shall lead them . Fancy that, after decades of deep digging journalistic investigation, a persistent and pernicious problem is still with us – The trumped up parrot . Go for it Jon . There is no excuse for suspect science and yet its coming from both The feds and the States . – short term gain long term pain .While the Environment is used blatantly as a political football ---

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1139921201349693192006-02-14T23:32:00.000+11:002006-02-14T23:46:41.360+11:00

Good for a laugh Gough - i trust thats why Red let him go yesterday .There is no other reason to allow him more time on air. Good reporters just let the person go and remove all doubt -well done ? The deeper question for the stale old lefties and some in the ABc who enjoy those who tout at structures they haven't built and go on defining some sort of airy fairy chairlift vision of the future

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1139871299092036412006-02-14T09:51:00.000+11:002006-02-14T09:54:59.106+11:00

Well done jon . the Snowy sale is evidence that little is changed in the budget driven , ideological drivel ( education gets the benefit- oh yeah sure ) of our vic leaders. Good on you craig. what are all the other so called reps doing - letting these desperados run riot?

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1137152566328634562006-01-13T22:35:00.000+11:002006-01-13T22:42:46.340+11:00

Was pleased to hear someone put an aternative view at length on the ABC regarding the probable impact of carbon dioxide increases . . In ten years time A lot of the popular effort to make fads history will have failed because our ABC has failed to prevent the often talkked about bogeyman from becomeing a real threat in people's minds , Does the alterantive view always have to be at some

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1133737589952130192005-12-05T09:58:00.000+11:002005-12-05T12:58:28.223+11:00

Nitpickers convention .Jon feine today You rightly said the rapid passage of many bills was the big issue prechristmas, but then proceeded to get diverted to one of your old favourites -Innuendo --not giving us a way to followup on that more critical matter ( radio national?). Will you get back on track ? , Good indeed that Stone got the chance to let us know from some REAL insider about

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1130714063175049872005-10-31T10:09:00.000+11:002005-11-01T10:12:39.976+11:00

Jon Cleary - BILLS OF ELEGANT SIMPLICITY for all their good intention ,often go against the interests of the people. Fine to start with words, but never to finish there!Great program - clearly not enough time - Everyones rushing in to solve problems . The rushing is a problem,and the using lots of new laws is another - two wrongs don't make a right . Recent revival of the simple idea of a bill of

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1125636952956230822005-09-02T14:39:00.000+10:002005-09-02T14:55:52.960+10:00

Wrong Jon SBS is doing a lot of things better than the ABC and dumping on George will send even more of us looking for something better than tired old ABC arrogance.

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1125557586837242982005-09-01T16:36:00.000+10:002005-09-01T16:53:06.843+10:00

Tania is concerned about Willy Wonker's dark side ? Why? Her/own parents weren't worried and look what they fed us ;hansel and gretel make fine dramatic contrasts.The main innocence I can see is in our generation with its saccarin like whitewashed stories. Children are not innocent and education and " good parenting" will not keep any badness out of them - watch the duplo being shared. Rather

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1119491195069217762005-06-23T11:41:00.000+10:002005-06-23T11:51:33.420+10:00

Yes ! Pat Mcnamara’s happy parade on ABC 774 this week made me really mad . More worrying still , He advocated the promotion of someone who knows best how to sell things - is there anything of the farm left to sell? There will always be someone new wanting to be president but is there anyone sitting in the front row of the Nats ? Pats confidence suggests he still thinks everything is Ok in the

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1118989543883530512005-06-17T16:24:00.000+10:002005-06-17T16:25:43.886+10:00

What a scoop if some non conformist woke up to WHY we waste so much money on the environment . Simililarrly it would be a great waste if all the noise about that fantastic story on Peter Andrews ( Australain story ABCTV this week) got no further than a slanging match about " who knows best " . I am not going to spell it out here except to say that a common phobia ( often held in denial by persons

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1118403509985494472005-06-10T21:28:00.000+10:002005-06-10T21:57:22.233+10:00

CANBERRA VS THE STATES Virginia had a great idea - things are a bit shallow. Take the environment -What would leaders really KNOW on such complex matters ? Wouldn't it be great if the ABC dug a bit deeper and found someone other that a poly who knew something about "erosion ,water quality and biodiversity ". Maybe western NSW should all be locked up first- Maybe its just easier to lock up little

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1116457272268910402005-05-19T08:52:00.000+10:002005-05-19T09:01:12.273+10:00

How do we keep the balance between having fun and being seriuos - well for a start don't ask an ageing reactionary - just grumpy old men?( good value!) . stubbies and reds humor is apprecciated . They bring at times something beyond the lack of real grown up seriuos idealism/ pracatical lifeskills that could make us mature and wise , but makes the ABC a little like revisiting our passionate

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1115985407226366822005-05-13T21:50:00.000+10:002005-05-13T21:56:47.230+10:00

Stubbies program .While I didn't hear the whole program with a great writer , i thought you used the very paradigm of technofix that has kept the arts in the doldrums for twenty years . Typically abcchurch to think that the sum of the parts ( in writing ) can produce good writing . Many keen dramatists must have given up waiting for the technology focus experts to stand aside.

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1113832448523849492005-04-18T23:44:00.000+10:002005-04-18T23:54:08.523+10:00

I agree Virginia - why don't you ask Geraldine Brooks about western womens PC views of themselves. May not be popular , but then is 774 trying to be popular or provocative? A less predjudiced view of what lies under the veil would be good reality therapy ? Geraldine Brooks came as close as anyone I know in recent times to challenging the tired old reactionaries doctrines about good writing.

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I like listening to Virginia Trioli- not a woosy old reactionary . Has she attempted to resist the one dimensioanl portraits of great women that ABC TV want to force on us - Elizabeth 1 or anyone virgin like -for that matter?? Dear me we could be heading back to Victorian times ! Apparently they had fun then too!

Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1110427823137402442005-03-10T15:09:00.000+11:002005-03-10T15:10:23.136+11:00

The World Today Hooray .well done people and guests ! Could we now get down to the real challenges - finding time to talk about OECD view of our future.... and how to fill out all the forms to get a rebate !!!! According to the some stats -----the whole world is upside down Subject :The Australian's story on OECD report taxation levels. The opposition is very vulnerable to the quick fix because

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1109900840088880802005-03-04T12:35:00.000+11:002005-03-04T12:47:20.090+11:00

Surplllize -Steve Fielding, I think, surprised Jon feine 774 by not playing up to the old lefties game of being the aggressive, reactionary cynic- "always in opposition mode" -thats's so predictably ABC. Good to see that someone can disagree with a wide range of political people( their talks yesterday) and still be friends- talking detail. Perhaps the models of aggressive competitive

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1107829199430363662005-02-08T13:14:00.000+11:002005-02-08T13:19:59.430+11:00

strong>The old foggies at the ABC Young people are told its only normal to " play around " Everyone does it according to the ABC 774 afternoon program last week .No questions asked - its pure doctrine and in the good name of science survey . The bad boys( Safin/ hewitt) are ahead of the game and no media press has picked up on the scoop - now you know! These over 16 yold are rejecting the

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Silence in whose church? John Cleary’ s program ABC local radio 12 December Sunday night The church of God hasn’t failed mate. Secularism has ! Take Nannyism ( check out blogspot ) . Take political correctness. Take meddling social policies that cost the earth, but do not cut where it counts. Chesterton was right to predict it --a whole century of no progress for the reactionaries and

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1100759024522137842004-11-18T16:32:00.000+11:002004-11-18T17:26:34.190+11:00

Paul Collins wanted to say something. He got prime time. He, with the help of the journos, painted a popular old predjudice all over what was really said by what he percieves to be "the other side". That other side are unthinking and extreme...? There are, after all, only two ways to go - two neat camps and two subjects: Science and Religion . No wonder the ABC never adjudicates a decent debate

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1096073681359525722004-09-25T10:50:00.000+10:002004-09-25T10:54:41.360+10:00

navel gazing and out of touch again? . Jon and terry evidently don't read this blog very often . I couldn't believe it only few days ago .....me taking about me and my column in the sunday age in over ten years no contact with the sunday age and proud of it . Is the newspaper audience really alive , or do they just like to be fed - same old same old ? .

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1094118967328510472004-09-02T19:50:00.000+10:002004-09-02T19:56:07.326+10:00

Self indulgent navel gazing - very eastern? the light within.and Feine feining .Nothing was less like good conversation than hearing the two mates agree to sell each others ideas and terry's book. Its very cosy but the sort of cosiness that makes th ABC such a home for genuine non -debate we pay for this .......why ?

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1085366136576542532004-05-24T12:33:00.000+10:002004-05-24T12:35:36.576+10:00

I was disturbed to hear the ABC 774 participants today tending to limit the discussion about the origins of violence to external sources. Blame the TV . Blame the computer games . Blame our genes , blame someone and it will all go away ? Sure! Put the subject in the too hard basket - we'll research it more said the health minister. http://daddydaycare.blogspot.com

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1084717458419807182004-05-16T23:01:00.000+10:002004-05-17T00:24:18.420+10:00

I'm sure John Cleary is making a great contribution to keeping the road toll down by keeping Sunday nights as Cathy said "lively and stimulating" like tonight".Can't go to sleep at the wheel when his guests get going . Can't even go to bed ! I'm up typing when i should be there. Monism is for for the myopic Don't know how other listeners felt, but I thought David Tribe's lumbering logomachy

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1084501747119594642004-05-14T12:23:00.000+10:002004-05-14T12:29:07.120+10:00

What sweet relief with Dianne on ABC local radio today Jon feine For a few brief moments we didn't have to hear the reactionary lefties droning on in a careless imprecise manner about how terrible western civilisation is and all the mistakes we have made- they didn't say that? - they couldn't get away with that?? Monistic mindset issues?- Give up the childish carping , get the facts and

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1083508636557351132004-05-03T00:37:00.000+10:002004-05-03T00:41:37.436+10:00

Sunday nights . Great idea and great topic john, but lets get real - you only started.This old greek theatre stuff is a bit waring,- you end abruptly at 11 with no closure! john, to his credit asked great questions - but 'how hum uniformity of worldview means the panel discussion lacks guts - the guest's and our polys all seem to now go to the same church mate ! Community and other value words

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1082644721014664052004-04-23T00:38:00.000+10:002004-04-23T00:49:51.013+10:00

Conversation hour 22nd You don’t “need to confess” Terry- the word “confess” is plagiarized from the Good book and you are beyond that ?? And why have we become so politically correct about words and ownership , all of a sudden ? mere Rules No one responds to rules really? And mere words are just so inadequate and ……truth what is it? - you are just adjusting your ideas to new information as it

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1082342857714339402004-04-19T12:47:00.000+10:002004-04-23T00:46:50.810+10:00

The experts on British governance on 774 sunday night say the shock jocks overestimate their power and influence while governments and long termers undertestimate it Here, here! . Great reporting but lets have less talk and more commitment to independance and permanence in the court - truth without fear or favour Speaking of apparent fear with another yet Mel doing something conservative

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1080332216972124802004-03-27T07:16:00.000+11:002004-03-27T07:20:27.670+11:00

Enjoying virginia triloli's probing questioning and varied style - good enterainent with a bit of guts on the way home . never hurts to ask questions ( canberra.blogspot) especially about Bob and his mates .

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Speaking of good debate .Why is it so rare ? What is about post modern world views of the world that stiffles it ?-

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1077665823001592462004-02-25T10:37:00.000+11:002004-02-25T10:39:51.013+11:00

There some great stuff on 3LO I know, but i didn't realise the conversation hour was so much pleasant comedy. Listening to the navel gazing excesses of two ageing lefties and their discussion of thgeirs and others place in the biasometer. I guess you did a good job on raising critical issues on the aged care debate you deserve a little indulgence and a good pat on the back.( well done jon )

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1076454848042924152004-02-11T10:14:00.000+11:002004-02-11T10:19:27.873+11:00

Well done Virginia and derek on exploring all directions of the super debate . esp liked you reaching out for that all important but "lost" question - when will someone stand up for the polys and the PS - incl themselves ( We know the teams going down bad when we start saying our judge and polys are 'n worth it -Fair enough rip out rorts but watch out for short term gain and market driven

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1075161713548897262004-01-27T11:01:00.000+11:002004-01-27T11:05:51.123+11:00

On values such as tolerance ." Depends what tolerance means .If it means putting up with everything" -No Russell on 774 TB 27th January Welcome back Jon . We missed your passion! While we don't agree with everything you say "we'll fight to the death" to defend 774 's excellent space to allow yours and others right to say it- now thats tolerance?!. How about you explore this wishy washy use

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1069284438646676182003-11-20T10:27:00.000+11:002003-11-20T11:22:51.233+11:00

Who needs help ? Jon Feine is happy to use his influence with the Feds to help the VNPA? with the "enormous burden of their administrative costs" a figure of $80000 was mentioned ( per State?) . Lots of community groups don't get anything , let alone a group who think that leasing a small area of public land within a National park is " not secure enough? " what Island of real world land

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1067723735274223032003-11-02T08:55:00.000+11:002003-11-02T08:56:57.253+11:00

The lesson in the sheep story ...and how to stop it dragging on? - ask the sheep or someone close to them, before you allow regular bleeters to but in again ! see nimbyism

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1065346531293917232003-10-05T19:35:00.000+10:002003-10-05T19:35:30.990+10:00

11am Sat 4th Oct . Whats the real issue Dr worth? --The treatment of sheep on that ship, or caging, or the vets that work with the sheep? Why do we get the feeling we are on a moving target here ? Slaughter at sea-- whats it to be next on the agenda of this emotional picture story ? Death by disowning? Can't those sheep have cake and eat it too ?

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1065051238976514462003-10-02T09:33:00.000+10:002003-10-02T09:33:58.683+10:00

lets start with sheep . OK so its important to care for sheep. But can you truly care for them when your not onsite . Care and commitment go together MDA is great stuff - beyond that a lot of talk and quick fix is irresponsible. I don't have any problem with animal activists raising a legitimate question onsite . what I do object to absolutely is all the rushing around and setting quick fix

journeymanjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886483.post-1065049785109981752003-10-02T09:09:00.000+10:002003-10-02T09:09:45.153+10:00

This site exists to build a bridge between ABC listeners who struggle to use the narrow filter of quick bytes on 774 ABC radio (in particular) to get their message across, and their story heard . Because environmental management discussions are complex, this forum's focus is to provide a voice for busy country custodians and keen questioners from anywhere on subjects that interest them both .

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