THE DONKEY VOTE

I have to say that I’m generally displeased about the Courier Mail coming out in support of Rudd before the election. I’ve read that other papers do similar things in their editorials before the election but I have to say I’m critical of that whole tradition, if it is in fact one.

We all know that the media is biased, it’s not a secret but I tend to think that something as important as a federal election should be reported neutrally. I just think it looks bad for the media and leads people to think that their coverage for the whole of the election has been tinted with bias when that probably isn’t the case. By the way, I’d feel exactly the same way if the Courier Mail came out to support Howard. And I’m not exactly sure that it will help Rudd because many of the comments on the website about the article are negative about the advertorial for Rudd.

That’s my rant for the day.

I’ve avoided talking about all the late Liberal Party scandals as Brad enjoys sticking the knife in and I really don’t have anything to add except there’s some stupid people running around not thinking much about what they’re doing.

A public service announcement: never set off Brad about rugby league. He’ll go on for ten pages about something trivial and annoying. Just so you know, he does that in real life. You just can’t shut him up at all. Also you don’t have the option of switching your computer off.

Newspoll predicts a cliffhanger.  Apparently a poll that’s going to be released tomorrow suggests that there’s a late surge for Howard and that the swing to Labor may not be uniform. Suggestions that it will be close and come down to recounts. The article talks about some of the other recent polls which either show Coalition annihilation or a close win to Labor. But the time for polls meaning anything stops tomorrow when the Australian public take to the polls to elect their federal government.

We here at The Donkey Vote will not be deserting you on election day. We are discussing plans for election night so that you have an option if you don’t want to watch Mel and Kochie (and may God have mercy on your souls if you do) or have seen the Empire Strikes Back way too many times. Myself, I’ll be taping it. I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to give out some details tonight or tomorrow morning.

Not long to go now!

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Jackie Kelly obviously has an eye for comedy comparing the Liberal race hate leaflet to a Chaser style parody.

Well those observations haven’t gone unnoticed with The Chaser’s executive producer Julian Morrow offering her a job.

BrisbaneTimes: Chaser team offer Kelly a job

“Jackie will obviously be looking for a job,” Morrow said.

“One of the criticisms of The Chaser is that we don’t have any women on our team.

“Bronwyn Bishop has got the inside running, but Jackie is welcome to make an application.”

Morrow questioned whether the Liberal party “prank” had truly been in the spirit of The Chaser.

“If this was really a Chaser stunt, where were the big props, where was the Osama Bin Laden costume,” he asked.

“The only real similarity [with a Chaser gag] is that the Liberals in Lindsay got caught and may be facing charges.

“It’s a bit of a worry when the best argument you have to defend your ethical practices is that you were doing what The Chaser does.

“We are hoping this will lead to a profitable political consultancy for The Chaser in the future.”

BrisbaneTimes: Chaser team offer Kelly a job

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Wow this is weird, I didn’t even know newspapers did this. Let alone should do this.

Shouldn’t newspapers be impartial? Offering the facts or at least an even spread of opinion and stories? One singular blanker endorsement of one party and candidate doesn’t feel right. It seems counter to the spirit of true journalism.

Then I always was a naive bleeding heart.

But hey it will certainly be great for Kevin Rudd and Labor. So I won’t complain.

Courier Mail: We stand behind a man of our state and our times

He deserves the public’s support. And he has the support of The Courier-Mail, only the second endorsement we have given federal Labor since the newspaper was established 74 years ago.

Courier Mail: We stand behind a man of our state and our times

This ringing endorsement will certainly have significant positive benefits for the Rudd/Labor campaign in the key battle ground of Queensland. Labor desperately needs to win Queensland seats and they need a big big swing to pull it off. 

The endorsement will certainly start a cascade of Rudd signature high 5s, gaped mouth laughter and pointing to colleagues at Labor HQ.

It has been great few days for Labor and they would be hoping this good luck can hold over to Sunday.

Some other good news was the excellent sleuthing by ALP members in the Sydney electorate of Lindsay. It was a well orchestrated midnight bust catching the Liberals out red handed. Complete with pictures of the offenders with the offensive material.

It was work Today Tonight would be proud of.

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Nielsen or Galaxy who do you believe?

A Nielsen predicted Labor annihilation of the Coalition. (57-43 TTP)

Or

Or Galaxy with a painful tooth and nail battle between Howard and Rudd (52-48 TTP)

The answer probably lays somewhere between the two, although I will continue to fantasise at length and in depth about a 57-43 TTP translating to a storming Labor Party victory which the memories and video tapes of can restore my flagging self esteem for years to come on those lonely Friday and Saturday nights at home.

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Day 39 is over never to be seen again.

It was a juicey day on the election trail.

John Howard wouldn’t be happy with his final speech scuttled by the infamous Liberal flyer scandal. CLICK TO VIEW A COPY OF THE FLYER.

Implicated retiring Liberal MP Jackie Kelly makes the mistake of considering the leaflet a simple Chaser style gag. Saying she thought it was funny when she first saw it.

Encouraging the real Chaser team to offer Jackie Kelly a job.

The matter of the hate-smear Liberal leaflet drop has been referred to police.

Facebook Liberal party ads pulled because of breaches of electoral rules.

John Howard was in Brisbane trying to drum up support for the Coalition in marginals. He was greeted as both villain and hero.

Sydney Morning Herald reports that Labor is on course for victory.

Some hilarious prankster puts Kirribilli House on sale on a fairfax real estate website.

A lot of other stuff probably happened, but how am I supposed to know?

I am just a donkey.

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