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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Aug 29^th, 2011 at 9:29pm Starting soon... Quote: Tonight's Panel Don Watson - Former speechwriter for Paul Keating and distinguished writer Kate Grenville - Celebrated Australian author Anna Funder - Author, Stasiland Malalai Joya - Former Afghan parliamentarian and writer Omar Musa - Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, Reply #1 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 10:06pm Quote: Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet WTF!!! Is there no limit to stupidity, is there no limit to farce??? Look at him, he's a mouth breather. AND a poet. AND a Malaysian-Australian. AND, of course, a rapper. The guy has all the diseases.
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Reply #2 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 7:23am

Soren wrote on Aug 29^th, 2011 at 10:06pm:

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Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet

WTF!!! Is there no limit to stupidity, is there no limit to farce???

Look at him, he's a mouth breather.
AND a poet.

AND a Malaysian-Australian.

AND, of course, a rapper.

The guy has all the diseases.

I think nem gets paid to advertise this show... wasnt it the pits.. I only watched about 10 min.. I find it boring TV to be honest..and when they get a group of nobodies or wannabees its even more like watching wallpaper.

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chicken_lipsforme Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7090 Townsville NQ Gender:	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Reply #3 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 7:43am I reached my limit after 15 minutes and gave it the flick.
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Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Reply #4 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:11am chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 7:43am: I reached my limit after 15 minutes and gave it the flick. WOW even I only lasted 5 You becoming part of the Latte set in your old age Chook
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Reply #5 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:31am

Dsmithy70 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:11am:

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 7:43am:

I reached my limit after 15 minutes and gave it the flick.

WOW even I only lasted 5
You becoming part of the Latte set in your old age Chook

No fear of that happening smithy.
I guess I lasted that long as I was hoping the program would pick up but it didn't.

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Deborahmac09 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1619	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Reply #6 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:36am Most honest part came when Kate Grenville admitted she didn't know enough about the subject to answer the question. And that crap at the end! RAP IS CRAP
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Reply #7 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:40am

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:31am:

Dsmithy70 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:11am:

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 7:43am:

I reached my limit after 15 minutes and gave it the flick.

WOW even I only lasted 5
You becoming part of the Latte set in your old age Chook

No fear of that happening smithy.
I guess I lasted that long as I was hoping the program would pick up but it didn't.

...

I switched to it to see what it was about, but fell asleep on the couch after about 10 mins....must have been riveting !!!
(not)

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Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Reply #8 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:42am It could have been so good with Don Watson. They need to get him back with a real panel of "Political Animals" instead of the "Arty" types.
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olive Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 364	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Reply #9 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:42am Deborahmac09 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:36am: Most honest part came when Kate Grenville admitted she didn't know enough about the subject to answer the question. And that crap at the end! RAP IS CRAP .... Have to agree with that last sentence. Rap IS crap!!!
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olive Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 364	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Reply #10 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:43am Dsmithy70 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:42am: It could have been so good with Don Watson. They need to get him back with a real panel of "Political Animals" instead of the "Arty" types. .... Agree wholeheartedly. HE was at least entertaining!
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Q&A tonight - the politics re Asylum Seekers, etc. Reply #11 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:47am So, folks, there you have it: right whingers tend to have short attention spans and therefore little capacity for processing alternative points of view! This probably explains why Tony Abbott has taken it upon himself to narrow complex policy issues down to parroted slogans of 3 to 5 words...
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Reply #12 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:49am

Equitist wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:47am:

So, folks, there you have it: right whingers tend to have short attention spans and therefore little capacity for processing alternative points of view!

This probably explains why Tony Abbott has taken it upon himself to narrow complex policy issues down to parroted slogans of 3 to 5 words...

You want to pretend you understood half of what Malalai Joya said?

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Reply #13 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:54am

Equitist wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:47am:

So, folks, there you have it: right whingers tend to have short attention spans and therefore little capacity for processing alternative points of view!

This probably explains why Tony Abbott has taken it upon himself to narrow complex policy issues down to parroted slogans of 3 to 5 words...

"Moooooviinnnngg forrrrwwwarrrd"... Wink

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Reply #14 - Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:55am

olive wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:54am:

Equitist wrote on Aug 30^th, 2011 at 9:47am:

So, folks, there you have it: right whingers tend to have short attention spans and therefore little capacity for processing alternative points of view!

This probably explains why Tony Abbott has taken it upon himself to narrow complex policy issues down to parroted slogans of 3 to 5 words...

"Moooooviinnnngg forrrrwwwarrrd"... Wink

yep, one step foward, two backwards. Brilliant Cheesy

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