Talk about a big week! CHOGM! Melbourne Cup! Kim Kardashian! Well, ok, the last one doesn't deserve a mention... the only reason I do raise it is because it highlights what I believe to be quite a disturbing trend in our society. In what has been a big news week we have had to suffer through the whole 'Kardashian Affair', which has been put forward as deserving of leading news bulletins, front page stories, radio broadcasts, the list goes on! Yes, Greece looks as though it is going to default and be thrown out of the Euro Zone, but was Kim's wedding a sham? Of course the Qantas grounding has serious ramifications for the economy, IR, and travellers the world round, but we will cut Alan Joyce's press conference short to show another five minutes of footage featuring screaming prepubescent girls wearing giant sunglasses and waving "We Heart Kim!" placards as the Kardashians arrive at the airport. Why discuss the Labor leadership when we can speculate over the reason for Kim's divorce? Does she have a secrete Aussie lover (oooh, juicy gossip!)? Nobody can even give me a legitimate reason as to why I should be interested! "Because she is" is not an adequate answer to my question of "why, exactly, is this woman famous?" Kim and her clan are arguably the [giant] ass end of the entertainment industry... and yes, pun intended...
Now that Kim Kardashian has done us all a giant favour and
left to annoy some other poor unfortunate country we can get back to what matters. What matters at the moment is how Doug Cameron and Bob Brown got humiliated by Alan Joyce at this morning's
Senate Inquiry. The inquiry into the grounding of Qantas jets this past weekend provided few, if any, answers. What it did provide was an interesting insight into Alan Joyce, the man who everyone was quick to vilify for his evil, nefarious acts. What we saw instead was a calm, intelligent man who was driven to this dramatic decision by a greedy union who wanted to 'slow bake' Qantas. Joyce's sole intention was to resolve this dispute as quickly as possible... and his dramatic gambit worked. Now I do not agree that he should receive a 71% pay increase; however I would suggest that he did earn a sizable chunk of it as a result of his brave actions to get Qantas flying again...
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The results from the latest
Right Side Poll are in, and they clearly show a desire to return to the Pacific Solution and TPV's, with all readers voting for a return to the Coalition's tried and tested solution. This poll is particularly pertinent, given the recent loss of life in
Indonesia. The Gillard government must stop the boats before more lives are lost, simple as that. The blood is on your hands Julia, courtesy of your government's continued failure and incompetence. Thanks to all who voted on this issue of great national importance. The next
Right Side Poll sees us looking to Europe. I would like to know what you think about the current Greek tragedy that could very well drag the world into another Global Financial Crisis... let me know what you think!
So that's it for another week and I do not think I have ever been so happy that it is a Friday! 'Thank God It's Friday!' just does not seem to cover it! My apologies for being a little absent over the past few weeks but my work/life balance has gone out the window. I'm looking to hit the blog pretty hard next week (got plenty of axes to grind!) so be sure to log on and check it out.
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