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Last updated on July 16th, 2017 at 11:44 am
Green Left Weekly reports:
Renowned dissident journalist John Pilger will give greetings at the September 29 Green Left Weekly dinner in Sydney. The dinner will celebrate the fantastic victory that took place during APEC, when up to 15,000 people took to the streets in the face of unprecedented police intimidation …
That figure seems to have increased a little since the protest. Pilger – a celebrated crowd misoverestimator himself – might appreciate this gesture in his honour. Former Big Brother loser and Pilger fan Tim Brunero will likely be at the dinner:
As the White House’s plans for a war against Iran hits the headlines Australian journalist John Pilger looks backwards on 50 years of US foreign policy.
Brunero means “looks back on”, but his mistaken construction actually makes more sense.
Q: “How much will sea levels rise?”
A: “5 kilometres!”
Q: “How many polar bears drowned last year?”
A: “A hundred billion!”
Q: “What tax rate are the Greens proposing for the $150,000+ tax bracket?”
A: “712%!”
Q: “At what rate does Kevin Rudd think that cuts in at?”
A: “$160k, $175k, $180k, $185k, $203k, $217K – do I hear any rise on $217,000? Going once, going twice… yes sir – $220K! Any more bids? Blundered by the man with the silly smirk!”
Q: “What does the average American weigh?”
A “400 tonnes!”
Q: “How many Americans are killed by firearms each year?”
A: “500 million!”
Q: “How much does a quarter pounder meat patty weigh?”
A: “1200 grams!”
Q: “How many litres does a two gallon bucket hold?”
A: “400!”
Q: “How many leftards will turn up to see John Pilger when he’s here?”
A: “2 billion!”
Q: “How many fingers are on your left hand?”
A: “76!”
Posted by mr creosote on 2007 09 22 at 04:50 PM • permalink
Hey!! Pilger not only looks backwards, he is backwards, in just about every way possible. I especially like the fact that if you read his writing and understand that he’s thinking and writing backwards, all you have to do is believe the opposite of what he writes.
Posted by JorgXMcKie on 2007 09 22 at 05:52 PM • permalink
Did I tell you guys about the typo on a Canadian TV station’s on-screen news-crawl that said that “John Pigler” had won an award for something or other? Four feet, good; two feet, bad.
Posted by andycanuck on 2007 09 22 at 06:42 PM • permalink
A ‘Big Brother’ loser, John Pilger and Green Left Weekly. All gathered together. Well, that should make for a riveting and enthralling gathering of pseudo lefty intellectual twats, the Biggest Losers. All, without a Queensland State government cash kick-in, as with the actual ‘Big Brother,’ TV crap.
I don’t understand why the APEC demonstration was a “fantastic victory”. What is it that they think they won?
Posted by Steven Den Beste on 2007 09 24 at 11:29 PM • permalink
- Pilger spent a happy half hour being brown nosed on ABC local radio, the “interviewer and current affairs type”‘s voice never rising above a hushed and reverential murmer.
The few phone calls were from equally obsequious listeners who praised his wonderfully mellifluous tones -while the monster’s ego audibly swelled. Ugh it was sickening stuff.
An hour later (presumably needled by an avalache of criticism, some of which was read out on air) the presenter got well and truly stuck into Pilger’s book, belatedly relaying poor reviews and allegations of misleading information etc. The Pilge had obviously left the building.
Well, that’s what happens when you don’t have your head screwed on right.