Rejected letters of this week:
21st February
If David Irving is finally being charged with Holocaust denial perhaps we could examine how these laws do not damage our rights to free speech (Irving to plead guilty to Holocaust denial charge, 21st Feb)? If sensitivity about the Holocaust is legally mandated in European law surely it is not that much of a stretch to extend these laws to other groups and thus engender a respect for their religious beliefs. Or are Muslims right when they assert that they are consistently treated differently?
22nd February
University level science students who believe in the rather un-scientific doctrine of creationism? (Bible-quoting science students on the rise, 22nd Feb) What’s next; Communist economics students? Anarchist Law students? Modernist architecture students? Or heaven forbid, Liberal voting humanities students? These faculties all operate around certain fundamental, necessary assumptions about how to view the world. It is certainly important that disciplines are open to questioning but the dogmatism which characterizes many of the so-called “scientific creationists” is anything but scientific or critical.
24th February
Mr Costello certainly is onto something with the idea of stripping violent Muslims of Australian citizenship (“Costello to violent Muslims: get out” February 24). Why stop there though, we should be able to extend this even further and repatriate any unsavoury, Un-Australian characters to their country of origin. This plan would also have the added advantage of freeing up our prisons, cleaning up our streets and opening a lot of space in Federal parliament.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Monday, February 20, 2006
coffee and cogent political commentary? i think not.
Kim 17/02/2006 1:03 PM
on futile mission to get letter in, today's contribution to smh currently looks like this, am attempting to write about something other than abortion. No really: One wonders if Mr Abbott has considered the possibility of funding counseling and education programs before unwanted pregnancies. It mightnot fit as well with the knee-jerk Catholicism he has thus far espoused but treating the cause rather than the symptom would surely spare muchunnecessary heartbreak. Condoms and other forms of contraception arealso cheaper (and much less of a drain on Medicare and Centrelink) than both abortion and unwanted children. Or are we that desperate to increase our (White) population that we’ll convince women to keep children that they may not want or be capable of supporting? I would like to propose Harriet Veitch as next candidate for Health Minister, I’m sure that I’m not alone on this.
Cam 17/02/2006 1:09 PM
fabulous.
Kim 17/02/2006 1:10 PM
did you read the "elephant rage" article? i think that calls for aresponse also.
Cam 17/02/2006 1:15 PM
I think appropriate response to elephant rage article is to obtain one and set it up as door bitch at next house party.
Kim 17/02/2006 1:17 PM
i wish i could share with you the mental picture i just had. Elephants in clothes are so funny.
Cam 17/02/2006 1:21 PM
it would be the most hilarious party accessory since Rich Uncle Skeleton and his smoking jacket & pipe. Possibly not fitting on balcony without significant home renovation but good excuse to get jamie durie in and lock him in josh's boudoir.
on futile mission to get letter in, today's contribution to smh currently looks like this, am attempting to write about something other than abortion. No really: One wonders if Mr Abbott has considered the possibility of funding counseling and education programs before unwanted pregnancies. It mightnot fit as well with the knee-jerk Catholicism he has thus far espoused but treating the cause rather than the symptom would surely spare muchunnecessary heartbreak. Condoms and other forms of contraception arealso cheaper (and much less of a drain on Medicare and Centrelink) than both abortion and unwanted children. Or are we that desperate to increase our (White) population that we’ll convince women to keep children that they may not want or be capable of supporting? I would like to propose Harriet Veitch as next candidate for Health Minister, I’m sure that I’m not alone on this.
Cam 17/02/2006 1:09 PM
fabulous.
Kim 17/02/2006 1:10 PM
did you read the "elephant rage" article? i think that calls for aresponse also.
Cam 17/02/2006 1:15 PM
I think appropriate response to elephant rage article is to obtain one and set it up as door bitch at next house party.
Kim 17/02/2006 1:17 PM
i wish i could share with you the mental picture i just had. Elephants in clothes are so funny.
Cam 17/02/2006 1:21 PM
it would be the most hilarious party accessory since Rich Uncle Skeleton and his smoking jacket & pipe. Possibly not fitting on balcony without significant home renovation but good excuse to get jamie durie in and lock him in josh's boudoir.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Career Options
kym:
one never knows which of one's skills might result in the survival of the species. my legendary ability to deepfry anything might one day be our only way to fight back against alien invaders...
cam:
you could just deep fry the invaders.
am so going to start putting things like that on resumes. "Sure, anyone can use FileMaker, but how many other candidates can apply eyeliner in a moving vehicle while holding the back of a cd as a mirror?"
Instant employment.
kym:
i think my ability to drink a lot of both booze and coffee and survive on relatively little sleep whilst creating many different looks all from one small bag would get me a job as....
as a spy.
cam:
just think of all the items you could included under the budget line
"Disguises — Hats".
one never knows which of one's skills might result in the survival of the species. my legendary ability to deepfry anything might one day be our only way to fight back against alien invaders...
cam:
you could just deep fry the invaders.
am so going to start putting things like that on resumes. "Sure, anyone can use FileMaker, but how many other candidates can apply eyeliner in a moving vehicle while holding the back of a cd as a mirror?"
Instant employment.
kym:
i think my ability to drink a lot of both booze and coffee and survive on relatively little sleep whilst creating many different looks all from one small bag would get me a job as....
as a spy.
cam:
just think of all the items you could included under the budget line
"Disguises — Hats".
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