Stupidest sentence of punditry in the campaign. You propose, you decide . . .
Posted by Nicholas Gruen on Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Yes Troppodillians, a new Troppo competition – hopefully you’ll just keep coming back till 24th November when you will have weightier concerns on your mind.
Please record in comments, the stupidist bit of punditry you’ve seen in the campaign so far. I confess I’m convening this competition on the spur of the moment, and my choice was instant. There may be stupider things said. I may even have read them. And the author of this one may have said some worthwhile things – though the particular article from which this comes has been fairly comprehensively firewalled from any such risk.
And the first entry is . . . .
Below the fold.
Well, that depends. If the swing is on, its on, and it will be an unstoppable force.”
Well there you have it. If the swing is on, it’s on. Seems obvious once it’s pointed out.
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So what if the swing isn’t on? Does that means it’s not on?
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 1:12 pm | PermalinkI fear so.
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 2:00 pm | PermalinkMy favourite is from Gerard McManus, as quoted yesterday in Poll Bludger:
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 2:15 pm | Permalink“this could still mean that WA, which is three hours behind the east, may determine the final outcome very late on Saturday night”. Full post at: Nial biting poll tipped
He obviously hasn’t heard that WA has daylight saving, hence a 2 hour gap. With the time correction, I’ve have suggested this possibility on occasion. See psepholgy in blog:
‘Labor View from Broome‘
I’d like to nominate just about anything from Caroline Overington. Do I have to choose just one entry?
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 2:20 pm | PermalinkDennis Shanahan on the ‘narrowing’ of the polls, that to most observers have looked pretty stable for the last 9 months.
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 2:26 pm | PermalinkI reckon Mrs Pyne writing to the females of Sturt “Please vote for Christopher, otherwise he’ll be out of a job”.
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 2:37 pm | PermalinkHockey: “our fear campaign is based on fact”
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 3:24 pm | PermalinkI have a hunch that Overington is being paid to make Shanahan look less bad…
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 3:50 pm | PermalinkI’m with lucky Phil. The avuncular Joe.
Posted on 20-Nov-07 at 7:18 pm | PermalinkJeez that is some potent stupidty from Overington. It was felt 3,900 miles from the epicentre.
Posted on 21-Nov-07 at 12:39 am | PermalinkIt’s not over yet.
Posted on 21-Nov-07 at 12:57 am | PermalinkLucky Phil – I can’t see what’s wrong with our fear campaign is based on fact.
Posted on 21-Nov-07 at 1:01 am | PermalinkBefore everyone piles onto Caroline Overington, it’s worth remembering that her pursuit of the AWB scandal was some of the better news journalism this country has seen in recent years. She earnt respect with that work. I make no comment on her coverage of Wentworth.
Posted on 21-Nov-07 at 11:39 am | PermalinkTony Abbott: “Sleepwalking into a change of government”.
I think he meant to say he was sleepwalking as part of the government, given how much effort he put into the health portfolio this year :)
Posted on 21-Nov-07 at 12:51 pm | PermalinkI endorse what DWG says. I really bear no animus towards the victim of my post. These people are expected to churn out vast quantities of punditry – and it’s hardly surprising that it’s quality is so low. Still, it was a special sentence.
Posted on 21-Nov-07 at 1:22 pm | PermalinkBrad Norington of the Australian just had a dig at it on Sky news, commenting on a possible change of government:
‘There is no such thing as change-less change’
Very profound.
Posted on 21-Nov-07 at 3:29 pm | Permalink