Posts by Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere
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Hard News: First-person media and the…, in reply to Russell Brown,
It just means you’re old, man.
I know, I know... *sigh* - but you don't have to say that with so much relish! Anyway, it's their loss!
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I put it to them that there’s a Freaks and Geeks character to what they do, and Liam said: “I don’t understand the question.” Of course.
Seriously!? Am I to feel happy that I am part of the club that happily gets the reference to the amazing show or sad that it's not universally known?
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That was a thoughtful and interesting show, Russell. I was struck by the contrast of Clay Nelson with the Tamakis: the former answering the questions frankly and directly, the latter seemingly getting lost in their own answers.
It really was troubling/revealing to see Brian Tamaki's counter-response to your point about census data indicating a minority professing a Christian belief: "if you really pressed people, I think they would pick Jesus". Worse perhaps - if I understood it correctly - Hannah Tamaki's response Nelson's point that their approach was similar to ISIS/ISIL amounting to a defence of ISIS: if they can do that "over there" then we should be able to do it here.
You're right - there didn't appear time for an inquisition - but I doubt it would have been productive had you really attacked them: when faced with a curly question, all I saw was deflection if I'm being generous; confusion if I'm not. I can see why you felt sorry for them: they were out of their depth.
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Hard News: UPDATED: Media Take: Election…, in reply to Idiot Savant,
Yes – but what politician will vote to repeal a ban on satirising politicians?
Except we *don't* have a ban on that; not explicitly at least. The High Court in Watson's application for review has a chance to make that clear. No vote in Parliament needed, thank goodness.
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Hard News: UPDATED: Media Take: Election…, in reply to Idiot Savant,
Specifically, it's little blurrier, since I think the Commission (rightly or wrongly) has regarded it as falling within the 'editorial content of a periodical' exception to the definition of 'election advertisement' (not 'news' per se).
Nevertheless, that doesn't mean its ruling on Watson's song is correct and I agree with Russell that it needs testing - Watson's doing us all a service for taking the point.
And in any case, Jono and Ben spoof is absolutely fantastic: this sort of satire should only be encouraged, surely!
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Hard News: The Uses of Dotcom, in reply to Idiot Savant,
Which is pretty sensible, as giving a straight answer either way would render their actions open to judicial review for bias or pre-determination.
I'm not sure about that. Perhaps if the statement were along the lines of "we'll extradite him by lunchtime" there might be a case of predetermination, but when the statement at issue is instead "we won't extradite him if we become Government" it's hard to see who would challenge the resulting decision if there was follow-through (not Dotcom!) and given the wide discretion afforded by the Extradition Act, how it could be a successful challenge.
It might be daft politics - it's silly to adopt such a specific policy on an issue that still has a way to go before there is some true factual clarity - and the States would obviously be annoyed, but I'm not seeing any a administrative law exposure here.
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(the name comes from a video game, i think)
That'd be right. It's this one; something of a theme for the young McBride who was previously in the band Bandicoot, named after another (and probably best forgotten) PlayStation original, Crash Bandicoot.
Full disclosure, as his cousin, I'm extremely biased, but Daniel is a stupidly talented artist, and Egospect is an amazing album; I'm please he's a finalist. All three sound grand actually. This sea of talent is inspiring.
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Not because of relevance to the discussion, but because I think some people who post here might care, (and because I choked on my coffee when I read it) can I point out that "onetime" drummer possibly indicates that Barker was part of the original Split Enz line up. He actually only drummed in their latest reunion tour in 2008 (although worked with Neil and Tim Finn separately). He was never part of the band during their active years (1972-1984): he was only 18 when they broke up.
Relevantly though - an eyebrow-raising piece indeed - looking forward to the show (especially the panel!)
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I agree entirely with your summation, Russell. I found 10 Conditions of Love to be fairly underwhelming (no doubt as a result of it being so hyped up). Moreover, I did get the strong feeling that crucial information about both the Han - Uyghur conflict and Kadeer personally was missing. I really would like to know how an impoverished divorced woman becomes the seventh richest woman in China by starting a simple laundry business.
In any case though, as you state, the Chinese 'response' was laughable for its mediocrity and repulsive for its graphic violence.
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Best. Post. Ever.