Comments on: Taking the Stick to Tim Blair http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/ Fearlessly dispensing political, legal and economic analysis (and some whimsy) since 2002 Fri, 25 May 2012 00:50:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Leon Bertrand http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242961 Leon Bertrand Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:17:08 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242961 Actually Paul, its not hard to see that the hard left, which you have supported, are a bunch of intellectual lightweights. I remember once campaigning close to members of the left at uni, and one of them told me to move off because I was standing on their ground. I smirked and pointed to Stephen Martin: "But he doesn't believe in private property". All Steve could do was shout back "It exists!" It wouldn't if he had it his way. Actually Paul, its not hard to see that the hard left, which you have supported, are a bunch of intellectual lightweights.

I remember once campaigning close to members of the left at uni, and one of them told me to move off because I was standing on their ground.

I smirked and pointed to Stephen Martin: “But he doesn’t believe in private property”.

All Steve could do was shout back “It exists!”

It wouldn’t if he had it his way.

]]> By: Paul Norton http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242838 Paul Norton Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:07:06 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242838 O'Rourke has the gift of being able to have a lend of the Left, in a genuinely witty and funny way, on the basis of our <strong>actual</strong> weaknesses, blind spots and internal contradictions, without having to set up a straw TEH LEFT to belabour. He is also capable of having a lend of the official Right when required (witness his prophetic chapter on US policy in Afghanistan in hs <em>Parliament of Whores</em>). With all due respect, I've yet to come across an Australian right-of-centre commentator or blogger with those gifts. O’Rourke has the gift of being able to have a lend of the Left, in a genuinely witty and funny way, on the basis of our actual weaknesses, blind spots and internal contradictions, without having to set up a straw TEH LEFT to belabour. He is also capable of having a lend of the official Right when required (witness his prophetic chapter on US policy in Afghanistan in hs Parliament of Whores). With all due respect, I’ve yet to come across an Australian right-of-centre commentator or blogger with those gifts.

]]> By: GrodsCorp » Hell On Earth http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242754 GrodsCorp » Hell On Earth Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:16:08 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242754 [...] Club Troppo: “I first met Tim Blair at a pissup function for the Australian Liberal Students Federation. [...] [...] Club Troppo: “I first met Tim Blair at a pissup function for the Australian Liberal Students Federation. [...]

]]> By: D. W. Griffiths http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242555 D. W. Griffiths Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:42:35 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242555 PJ titled one of his essays "How to drive fast on drugs while getting your wing-wang squeezed and not spill your drink". Steyn did not. PJ, legend. Are we done now? PJ titled one of his essays “How to drive fast on drugs while getting your wing-wang squeezed and not spill your drink”. Steyn did not.

PJ, legend.

Are we done now?

]]> By: Jacques Chester http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242402 Jacques Chester Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:49:30 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242402 <blockquote>Do they sing that I still call myself left song Ive heard at uni?</blockquote> I would be most put out if they didn't.

Do they sing that I still call myself left song Ive heard at uni?

I would be most put out if they didn’t.

]]> By: Jason Soon http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242395 Jason Soon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:01:53 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242395 The thing with PJ is even in his younger days he had a pretty affable outlook. He could never be a genuine RWDB. You don't get the sense in his writings that he's ever really rabidly hated his political enemies. Poked fun at them yes, ridiculed them certainly. Irritation perhaps, but not hatred or paranoia. He's not mean spirited like Steyn seems to be at times. And he's certainly never had a bee in his bonnet about that strange cult that prays 5 times a day. In the age of Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh he has become a bit of a dinosaur on the rabid right. The thing with PJ is even in his younger days he had a pretty affable outlook. He could never be a genuine RWDB. You don’t get the sense in his writings that he’s ever really rabidly hated his political enemies. Poked fun at them yes, ridiculed them certainly. Irritation perhaps, but not hatred or paranoia. He’s not mean spirited like Steyn seems to be at times. And he’s certainly never had a bee in his bonnet about that strange cult that prays 5 times a day. In the age of Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh he has become a bit of a dinosaur on the rabid right.

]]> By: Forrester http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242394 Forrester Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:00:06 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242394 ALSF sounds cool. Do they sing that "I still call myself left' song I've heard at uni? ALSF sounds cool. Do they sing that “I still call myself left’ song I’ve heard at uni?

]]> By: Nico http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242373 Nico Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:13:10 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242373 I agree that O'Rourke has mellowed beyond all recognition, but you have to look at the man's total body of work. And as for "four or five years", well. I've been running my blog for over four years, and remember back when I started thinking how it was all so common nowadays and I wish I'd been an early adopter... I agree that O’Rourke has mellowed beyond all recognition, but you have to look at the man’s total body of work.

And as for “four or five years”, well. I’ve been running my blog for over four years, and remember back when I started thinking how it was all so common nowadays and I wish I’d been an early adopter…

]]> By: Tony T. http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242346 Tony T. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:57:45 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242346 Depends how you grade funny. For instance: No blogger is funnier that the dumb brother from Everyone Loves Raymond. Depends how you grade funny. For instance: No blogger is funnier that the dumb brother from Everyone Loves Raymond.

]]> By: Greg http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242344 Greg Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:55:18 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242344 Tim Blair was funny? Tim Blair was funny?

]]> By: Jacques Chester http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242295 Jacques Chester Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:40:40 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242295 <blockquote>Eight years? So you hopped on the bandwagon *after* it became cool?</blockquote> It's when I got a frontpage at k5. I timed myself perfectly: between the first wave of Slashdot and the second wave of Everyone Else. Ad for my /. id, I signed up in 1997, about a week after they created the accounts system.

Eight years? So you hopped on the bandwagon *after* it became cool?

It’s when I got a frontpage at k5.

I timed myself perfectly: between the first wave of Slashdot and the second wave of Everyone Else.

Ad for my /. id, I signed up in 1997, about a week after they created the accounts system.

]]> By: Jason Soon http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242291 Jason Soon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:20:59 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242291 Agree passionately Jacques. I suspect Blair has gone cold on PJ because PJ *has* kinda mellowed with age. But he was always a happy warrior even in his younger days. Mark Steyn seem angry all the time. Funny he is not. Agree passionately Jacques.

I suspect Blair has gone cold on PJ because PJ *has* kinda mellowed with age. But he was always a happy warrior even in his younger days. Mark Steyn seem angry all the time. Funny he is not.

]]> By: gilmae http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242288 gilmae Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:18:20 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242288 Eight years? So you hopped on the bandwagon *after* it became cool? On the hand, sub-5000? Jebus. Eight years? So you hopped on the bandwagon *after* it became cool?

On the hand, sub-5000? Jebus.

]]> By: Bring Back CL's blog http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242286 Bring Back CL's blog Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:08:55 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/02/26/taking-the-stick-to-tim-blair/#comment-242286 To state Mark Steyn is funnier then PJ O'Rourke is a big steyn on anyone's character! To state Mark Steyn is funnier then PJ O’Rourke is a big steyn on anyone’s character!

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