Sheldon: Time is counting down…
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!
