Abc bias alleged

Last updated on July 26th, 2017 at 01:39 pm

“Conspiracy theories reveal fracture lines in societies,” writes Late Night Live host Phillip Adams. “And they sometimes contain elements of truth.” Hmmm … perhaps there’s some truth in Margo’s Late Night Live conspiracy theory:

The ABC is no longer independent of Government either. I was forced off Late Night Live a couple of years ago after sustained ABC management pressure – listeners liked my stuff, but so what? I’ll write one day about how ABC radio in Perth, Brisbane and Canberra treated me regarding interviews on my book last year.

Presumably they were insufficiently fawning. La Margo demands respect.

UPDATE. Another I’ll tell the story one day … threat from Margo:

I’ll tell the story of the means FF used to withdrew its support from Webdiary one day, and the utter contempt it showed for Webdiary readers in the process.

Why doesn’t she tell these stories now?

1. Ah, but being the victim of a government conspiracy is soooo much more satisfying than being a paranoid, no-talent hack.

   Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 10 29 at 12:48 PM • permalink

1. Given her spelling skills, maybe their biased in favor of the ABC’s…?

   Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 10 29 at 03:27 PM • permalink

1. Conspiracy theories reveal fracture lines in societies

   A glib journalistic throw-away that sounds profound but is meaningless. After pondering is for a minute or two I just can’t see how conspiracy theories show up societal discord.

   Posted by walterplinge on 2005 10 29 at 06:19 PM • permalink

1. I was amused at how Adams, after going on about “lying politicians” offers several of the old, reliable standbys (children overboard, WMDs, Katrina etc) on his own in his column.

   I guess when it comes to Bush and Howard, all the bad stories circulating out there can be nothing but the truth – at least in Phil’s head.

   Posted by JPB on 2005 10 29 at 08:58 PM • permalink

1. In my experience, conspiracy theories reveal that there are pockets of severely mentally ill, unemployed and socially alienated people in the community.

   After the London Bombings, my conspiracy nut friend maintained that the British Government trained MI5 agents to do the blast, to reinvigorate public support for the war in Iraq, and that they pinned the blame on 4 defenceless Muslim youth as a racist, inflammatory gesture. When I protested, asking for the evidence, he said he didn’t need any. That the British Government had the “motive” to do that, therefore they did. He even called me a “racist” for believing that the 4 Muslim youths did it.

   Furthermore, he said “I’d rather believe my own theories than any crap on the news” (we were watching the ABC at the time.)

   So there are many people who believe the ABC is part of the vast right wing conspiracy to bring about the Fascist New World Order.

   I don’t know what to believe either, but I’d rather have NO theory than make up conspiracy theories.

   Posted by klaw on 2005 10 29 at 10:03 PM • permalink

1. Mango’s got a theory about conspiracy theories…..

   Posted by rog2 on 2005 10 29 at 10:10 PM • permalink

1. Phillip Adams published a conspiracy theory of his own shortly before the invasion of Iraq. He said that if the US failed to find WMD in Iraq, they would plant some of their own.

   Has he apologised for that smear yet?

   Posted by Evil Pundit on 2005 10 29 at 10:38 PM • permalink

1. It’s obvious that the left are just bad losers . Eg If Howard wins an election, it a blow to democracy. They believe that if people don’t agree with their moonbat shit, then they must have been tricked by some vast right wing conspiracy (PS: I do love my black helicopter).

   I think people should take real offence at this group of mentally deranged individuals, because according to them, the vast majority of the populations are idiots.

   Posted by Mospact on 2005 10 29 at 11:40 PM • permalink

1. Mango Kingston was the playful nic given to “our Margo” by Phillip Adams on Late Night Live. Funnily enough from a spelling mistake Phil picked up in a letter from a listener who must have “liked her stuff”. No respect from Phil.

   Posted by Softly on 2005 10 30 at 12:38 AM • permalink

1. EvilPundit—We weren’t going to call Philco on that one until wronwright explained what happened to the trailer (I’ve still got your hand receipt on the Peterbuilt, buster…)

   Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 10 30 at 12:43 AM • permalink

1. Martyr reckons ABC management went out of their way to screen out friendly callers. She knows this because none of the fawning mates she had lined up got through.

   Posted by slammer on 2005 10 30 at 01:50 AM • permalink

1. One day- the’re gonna get caught-with their pants down….

   Posted by crash on 2005 10 30 at 06:57 AM • permalink

1. Why doesn’t she tell these stories now?

   Maybe no one cares.

   Posted by Quentin George on 2005 10 30 at 07:49 AM • permalink

1. Aww, Quentin, we surely do care.  It would be highly entertaining, which of course, is why the martyr would be wise to put off the tale for as long as possible.  It would be too humiliating for her.

   Posted by entropy on 2005 10 30 at 08:04 AM • permalink

1. Why doesn’t she tell these stories now?

   Because the voices in her head haven’t quite spelled out all the details yet.

   Posted by blandwagon on 2005 10 30 at 09:35 PM • permalink

1. Oh no!
   The Jews control the ABC too?
   It’s the the Jews Margo. It’s the Jeeeeews!

   Posted by Brian on 2005 10 30 at 09:42 PM • permalink