tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post8705400613221543736..comments2023-11-05T23:07:01.842+11:00Comments on Grog's Gamut: Spartacus no moreGreg Jerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-7262086717472499122010-10-26T15:19:26.592+11:002010-10-26T15:19:26.592+11:00This is a nice blog.I 'll invite my friends at...This is a nice blog.I 'll invite my friends at this blog to discuss about tv shows.Firstly we 'll discuss about oz Episodes.If any body can participate or want to<a href="http://oz.episodesworld.com/" rel="nofollow"> Watch oz Online</a> then he can share this link.Watch MY Name is Earl Onlinehttp://my-name-is-earl.episodesworld.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-36901918292723427062010-10-10T22:15:53.406+11:002010-10-10T22:15:53.406+11:00Damn shame that your exposure has stopped your blo...Damn shame that your exposure has stopped your blogging. News Corp is systematically shutting down all opposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-75218397273755060612010-10-09T13:51:02.265+11:002010-10-09T13:51:02.265+11:00As above.. are you taking a break? Don't take ...As above.. are you taking a break? Don't take too long please. Your presence is sorely missed.glasnozthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522757268210545857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-42335489682369290422010-10-08T20:36:49.127+11:002010-10-08T20:36:49.127+11:00We haven't forgotten you Grog.We haven't forgotten you Grog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-7969965374874845362010-10-08T16:42:26.957+11:002010-10-08T16:42:26.957+11:00Come back Grog.
I'm missing my regular dose o...Come back Grog.<br /><br />I'm missing my regular dose of common sense.<br /><br />It's pretty hard to find these days.Vincentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-82568876285638609282010-10-07T21:39:56.311+11:002010-10-07T21:39:56.311+11:00Come back,Grog!!
You were the only sane voice I c...Come back,Grog!!<br /><br />You were the only sane voice I could find during this last election.<br /><br />Don't let the bullies win!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-85309645136729388562010-10-07T09:41:15.602+11:002010-10-07T09:41:15.602+11:00I'm not a follower of your blog. I came across...I'm not a follower of your blog. I came across your story while reading SMH and the conduct of people at The Australian shocked me.<br /><br />As an Australian you have the right to free speech. Don't let the bastards win.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988585475259144630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-42890830607751194312010-10-06T16:24:21.777+11:002010-10-06T16:24:21.777+11:00Grog
By pulling the plug, you have let the bastar...Grog<br /><br />By pulling the plug, you have let the bastards win.<br /><br />You are better than that mate.<br /><br />Keep posting!samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-25358797155447551062010-10-06T13:14:12.688+11:002010-10-06T13:14:12.688+11:00I was amused to hear that you used the Spartacus t...I was amused to hear that you used the Spartacus tactic at the media140 event, well thought of. I was dismayed that the opinion of a journalist was that it is "in the public interest" - when it is obviously a career advancement move. <br /><br />Doing dumb things like this is a great way to find that the public opinion is more along the lines of "Massola, who are you to dictate to me what my opinion is?" I blog, I tweet, and the people who know me know who I am. (my tag on twitter gives most a clue, as is putting the twitter contact on my linkedin page, blog page and in some emails I send)<br /><br />Come back, grog. The APS shouldn't be worried about you.<br /><br />This one journalist with a lack of integrity pretending to be an "investigative journalist" needs to remember that the best info he will receive about the goings on in the house on the hill will be off the record. <br /><br />By outing you, they will find that the record will remain firmly on, and the "scoops" won't be passed to them, rather, to other more credible and trustworthy journalists who would rather support the anonymity of their sources, than lose an ally in the short sharp last article they would write as a parliamentary reporter.Peter Hollandhttp://peterhautech.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-38475359618450683932010-10-06T13:11:23.116+11:002010-10-06T13:11:23.116+11:00Pleeeeese Grog come back. We need you. A suggestio...Pleeeeese Grog come back. We need you. A suggestion, new site, new name? Change of style, good for the writing skills. New form but old depth and insight. Please, pretty please with bells on?Dongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-66069255994455334542010-10-06T12:54:54.469+11:002010-10-06T12:54:54.469+11:00Don't let the bastards grind you down.
New ve...Don't let the bastards grind you down.<br /><br />New verb "Massolaed" = to be the subject of a petty, spiteful and venal outing. Complete with threats.<br /><br />And now Julie Posetti is <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/39654.html" rel="nofollow"> copping it as well</a>.JMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-3290282999082742942010-10-06T07:57:28.407+11:002010-10-06T07:57:28.407+11:00It's too bad that The Oz did what it did. Ple...It's too bad that The Oz did what it did. Please don't stop blogging about politics if you can.<br /><br />Also, you could consider putting in a "rater"-gadget-thingy of sorts on your blog so that people can rate your posts without writing comments. Not all of us folks are great with words like you.<br /><br />Cheers matey.Kennethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-49658184145089149692010-10-05T22:45:59.996+11:002010-10-05T22:45:59.996+11:00I check each morning on Google Reader - waiting to...I check each morning on Google Reader - waiting to see the sight:<br /><br />Grogs Gamut (1)<br /><br />I hope it happens soon. :)Nardijahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-25701652403419848152010-10-05T18:27:51.358+11:002010-10-05T18:27:51.358+11:00Smell that? That's old media fear. Well done...Smell that? That's old media fear. Well done Grog - thanks for giving your side (something that bloggers generally do more honestly than old media defensiveness). As a new reader, I hope you keep it up.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653925559083008022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-12364932616227240012010-10-05T07:43:11.822+11:002010-10-05T07:43:11.822+11:00The only reason they did it was to shut you up. In...The only reason they did it was to shut you up. In the best of all their possible worlds they would have gotten you sacked. But even if they don't achieve that outcome, they make it much harder for you to do what you've been doing.<br /><br />Love the thesis. Clicked on it and started reading and was hooked.PBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-90701125859726097642010-10-04T14:23:49.119+11:002010-10-04T14:23:49.119+11:00Where fore art though, Grog?? Deny thy outing and ...Where fore art though, Grog?? Deny thy outing and refuse thy notoriety. Blog more....lie down not!! Your public awaits.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346317032347030216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-61993433321803008102010-10-03T14:14:54.067+11:002010-10-03T14:14:54.067+11:00I have followed with interest this story for the p...I have followed with interest this story for the past week and I can't believe what the Oz has done since your outing. They have spent the rest of the week since your outing trying to justify JMs action. To say you were not and others on blogs and twitter were not sources is absurd as I don't think JM has an original thought in his head and would rely on these sources. He and the other journos were jealous and peed off after the 140 conf that you were getting all the kudos and also from the ABC that they got JM to out you. I think now JM would be reduced to counting paper clips in the office as he has no cred left in Canberra. Vale James MassolaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-58429212679630222362010-10-03T01:24:57.219+10:002010-10-03T01:24:57.219+10:00Hi GROG, just noticed the little changes to your p...Hi GROG, just noticed the little changes to your profile. <br />Hope the week hasn't been too rough on you and your family given the malicious and vindictive treatment from those masters of spin and deception.<br />Go get 'em, we're still here, Looking forward to more of your blogs whenever you're ready.Pip [real name Dana Scully]noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-46098204308813139962010-10-02T15:36:03.863+10:002010-10-02T15:36:03.863+10:00The APS is an odd place. Double standards do exist...The APS is an odd place. Double standards do exist everywhere and keeping an eye on your back can be essential in some teams/depts. This ex-public servant has seen many political decisions made, when party politics was not relevant. Those of us who are ruled by our values/ethics and sense of morality will make decisions based on them - regardless of what they are. This is life and is how democracy works - for how could intelligent people think so differently about things. <br />Good luck Greg. Having only just found your blog and tweets during the appalling, gossipy coverage of the election, you kept me sane. I hope you keep blogging/tweeting. I need the stimulus you provide. You do have choices to be make. One would be to take advantage of Grogs Gamut's "infamy". You have been influential because so many of us read and agree with you. Political media hacks are under a bit of pressure at the moment - expressed very clearly by Mr Wright recently (would add link if I could work it out). Bit of argy-bargey is all. <br />I hope you can see this through ok and continue writing and making a comfortable living.Lulunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-13841455576700560432010-10-02T12:31:53.825+10:002010-10-02T12:31:53.825+10:00I have been reading you since you started this blo...I have been reading you since you started this blog. I am appalled at what has happened to you. I never knew what you did, and I didn't care.<br />I read your blog because you are very articulate and interesting and I cheered when I read you blog on the media and how badly they reported/behaved during ( and might I add, before) the election. <br />I have everything crossed in the hope that your employer reads all you have written and decides to allow you to continue your hobby. I for one will be very sad not to be albe read any more of your writings if that is the end result.<br />Surely no one can prevent you from continuing, it would go against everything that I thought Australian democracy stands for.<br />I will continue to read Grog's Gamut and also follow you twitter comments.Gravelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-6910297667458262072010-10-01T22:14:22.558+10:002010-10-01T22:14:22.558+10:00Hi Grog
Just a short message to say I too discove...Hi Grog<br /><br />Just a short message to say I too discovered your blog through reading about your "outing". I wish I'd found it sooner - it is (and I sincerely hope it won't be was) great. As others have said before me, your writing provided the serious, thoughtful analysis lacking in the MSM and I guess the fact that you were noted by the ABC was the reason Massola wanted to make trouble for you. Please don't let them silence you if you can possibly help it.<br /><br />Best wishesDiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-81595916715709694962010-10-01T18:45:03.230+10:002010-10-01T18:45:03.230+10:00Dear Grog,
Are you going to continue posting or h...Dear Grog,<br /><br />Are you going to continue posting or have you been asked/or chosen to lie low for a while?<br /><br />Cheers<br />RogerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-24999479588198591412010-10-01T18:08:46.903+10:002010-10-01T18:08:46.903+10:00"I'll also never buy the weekend version ..."I'll also never buy the weekend version again either."<br /><br />Amen Raty. I got tired of feeling "devined"* each time I read their opinion sections. I used to get theOz with the SMH but its partisan sensibilities so offended me I just had to walk away. Life is too short to be steaming after reading the turd that is TheAustralian.<br /><br />*So called for the feeling you get when you read a Miranda Devine columnMikey_Capitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804458524821811591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-80823211299074444032010-10-01T15:58:28.298+10:002010-10-01T15:58:28.298+10:00I've removed my "The Australian" boo...I've removed my "The Australian" bookmark. It was teetering on the brink after their election campaign but this is the last straw (don't you love mixing the metaphors). They really are an unmitigated pile of rubbish. I'll also never buy the weekend version again either.Ratynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-40402464814028828562010-10-01T13:25:42.620+10:002010-10-01T13:25:42.620+10:00Eli recommends publishing Mr. Massola's email ...Eli recommends publishing Mr. Massola's email adress, telephone number and address.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.com