tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post727199544288054031..comments2023-11-05T23:07:01.842+11:00Comments on Grog's Gamut: On the QT: The element of predictabilityGreg Jerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-50553662177244917832011-07-01T08:45:02.853+10:002011-07-01T08:45:02.853+10:00Need more blog entries. Keep nassssty book.Need more blog entries. Keep nassssty book.Autocratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-43515516332905979412011-06-30T13:19:03.163+10:002011-06-30T13:19:03.163+10:00Congratulations and good luck with the book Greg. ...Congratulations and good luck with the book Greg. The blogosphere will be poorer for having fewer posts from you, one of the few voices of reason.<br /><br />VicVichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016919726452597873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-62537451565753768302011-06-27T13:12:03.153+10:002011-06-27T13:12:03.153+10:00Did you notice this item in the Weekend Oz?
http:...Did you notice this item in the Weekend Oz?<br /><br />http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/say-it-with-flowers/story-e6frgdk6-1226081608771<br /><br />The pertinent bit in full:<br /><br /><b>Cut it out</b><br /><br />ACCORDING to Liberal MP Stuart Robert, Joe Hockey's jolly Twitter japery with photos of a travelling cardboard Kevin Rudd (Strewth, yesterday) was an example of "how you can use social media to make your point". When the ABC's Latika Bourke launched Robert's observation into the Twittersphere, some of the responses were so unkind, they momentarily deflected us from the pressing question: What point could Hockey have been making? Perhaps it was like true art and, to borrow a Blackadderism, like a box of broken pencils: pointless.Hughienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-5994798788178540952011-06-27T09:53:30.641+10:002011-06-27T09:53:30.641+10:00Good luck and I know it will be good but boy o boy...Good luck and I know it will be good but boy o boy I am going to miss your blogs.<br />They centered me, they made me giggle, they gave me hope that there was an honest man out there, sighhilary-edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596015859682639072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-42602933325513899592011-06-26T16:29:48.752+10:002011-06-26T16:29:48.752+10:00Ditto to all the above, Grog! I tried to think of ...Ditto to all the above, Grog! I tried to think of a small token of appreciation for you. This came out in response to your recent plea for someone to throw <i>a wreath to Peter Reith.</i> Will this do? I'm sure you and your readers don't need the explanatory notes I've posted elsewhere!<br /><br /><b>A Gamut of Emotions About Once ‘Honorable’ Peter Reith</b><br /><br />Typical of Liberals to say “No!” to Peter Reith,<br />They should have honored him, not kicked him in the teeth.<br />A man like him, so deserving of reward,<br />Instead has been discarded and then thrown overboard.<br /><br />He more than others deserved the laurel wreath.<br />Modern Liberal spirit shows how much he has bequeathed.<br />His party should be grateful for all he’s done,<br />Not lock him out, reject him by a majority of one.<br /><br />How must he feel, hounded out by such a pack of dogs.<br />Does he regret his political life, so full of paradox?<br />This, a simple tribute, to the patrician Peter Reith,<br />Hides a depth of feelings and my meaning underneath.Patricia WAhttp://polliepomes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-75472258818138720962011-06-26T13:35:54.592+10:002011-06-26T13:35:54.592+10:00This book had better be damned good, because it lo...This book had better be damned good, because it looks like now I'll have no choice but to get my fix of political musings from Gerard Henderson's Media Watchdog.Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-80713244062808520682011-06-26T11:43:29.604+10:002011-06-26T11:43:29.604+10:00Your many fans will miss your must-read posts Greg...Your many fans will miss your must-read posts Greg.<br /><br />All the best for the book.<br /><br />Bushfire Bill.Bushfire Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-68002611859722815052011-06-26T09:26:52.317+10:002011-06-26T09:26:52.317+10:00"Oh and by the way, by reading this post, you..."Oh and by the way, by reading this post, you have just agreed to buy the damn book when it comes out!"<br /><br />Contract accepted.<br />Regards<br />CharlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-10859046569447641642011-06-26T08:05:07.158+10:002011-06-26T08:05:07.158+10:00Congratulations Greg. My first thought was wow, my...Congratulations Greg. My first thought was wow, my second "Oh! F#ck wank bugger shitting arse head and hole!" Who is going to inform me about QT now? <br />Again congratulations and I look forward to the book and possibly some hints on the title down the track.kazannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-10326219373605145562011-06-25T21:16:00.958+10:002011-06-25T21:16:00.958+10:00I saw that Craig - straight on the CV!I saw that Craig - straight on the CV!Greg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-36888432236190499762011-06-25T09:13:31.541+10:002011-06-25T09:13:31.541+10:00Always knew you were too good to stay on this side...Always knew you were too good to stay on this side of the pay wall.<br />The quality of your blog has been an embarrassment to overpaid journos.Notushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173819673356724711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-57404315365235634842011-06-25T08:42:51.109+10:002011-06-25T08:42:51.109+10:00Thanks for your probing insights and additional in...Thanks for your probing insights and additional information to make sense of the hyperbole. The Oz will breathe a totally unjustified sigh of relief.<br /><br />Good luck with your book. I am sure it will show the same qualities we appreciate so much in the your blog.Maartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13133025669398116819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-17025244666366960282011-06-25T02:22:30.976+10:002011-06-25T02:22:30.976+10:00Btw Greg did you see that you were called a 'm...Btw Greg did you see that you were called a 'moonlighting screen bureaucrat' over at Unleashed by Ben Eltham<br /><br />http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2770196.htmlCraig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-86331962720998316962011-06-25T00:11:57.426+10:002011-06-25T00:11:57.426+10:00Glad to hear, Grog! Not the smaller number of post...Glad to hear, Grog! Not the smaller number of posts, of course, but very much looking forward to the book and I can't think of a better person to write on the subject.<br />Have always loved your blog, and you are a major reason I started writing more on Dickhead Frenzy.<br />Good luck, looking forward to reading the long form Gamut.The Rev Mountainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176261120721756587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-45592728736719130742011-06-24T23:36:00.542+10:002011-06-24T23:36:00.542+10:00I was very excited about your great opportunities ...I was very excited about your great opportunities when Uncle Roger told me the other day.Well done you!!And well deserved.Now I've realised the implications for me and ......I'm devastated.How am I supposed to make sense of everything in politics now? I mean ....I am blonde and you always made things so clear.<br />Good Luck,thank you for the last three years of required reading, and hope to still read you regularly. <br />And, yes,put me down for a copy or two.Make sure it's published at Christmas and you'll really clean up.I would think that your book would be required in every thinking man and women's Xmas stocking!!emjarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-43943401231081683342011-06-24T22:07:19.088+10:002011-06-24T22:07:19.088+10:00I am bereft.! :(
So are my Facebook friends with...I am bereft.! :( <br /><br />So are my Facebook friends with whom I share your blog entries.<br /><br />I look forward to the book. As Blackboard used to say - "Hurry up!" ;)<br /><br />JMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-86972442247668703382011-06-24T21:20:18.702+10:002011-06-24T21:20:18.702+10:00Best wishes Grog. You are compulsory reading as fa...Best wishes Grog. You are compulsory reading as far as I am concerned - you leave most opinion writers for dead. We need more like you. Look forward to your book - while waiting for it I am going to enjoy the performances of the news limited crew, Abbott and Co, Jones and Hadley etc. etc. now that the Green's control the Senate.<br />Even started my own Blog, after many readings of yours.<br />Good Luck!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-766423523767292382011-06-24T21:09:16.073+10:002011-06-24T21:09:16.073+10:00Such bittersweet news! Good luck with the book, I ...Such bittersweet news! Good luck with the book, I look forward to it. Please go in for such rhetorical flourishes as made the second paragraph of this post so enjoyable.drillvoicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744708184644830045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-80113319118321478792011-06-24T20:08:16.350+10:002011-06-24T20:08:16.350+10:00Thanks BennO - good luck with the bloggingThanks BennO - good luck with the bloggingGreg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-77250260130122955182011-06-24T19:58:34.212+10:002011-06-24T19:58:34.212+10:00Well done on the book deal, sounds interesting. Yo...Well done on the book deal, sounds interesting. Your temporary departure from regular blogging has probably disappointed both readers who value your observations and insight and some News Ltd scribes who scour your blog for incriminating evidence...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-81322956968816679172011-06-24T18:29:17.320+10:002011-06-24T18:29:17.320+10:00Possum put me on to you and I've spread the Gr...Possum put me on to you and I've spread the Grog around.<br />So many scumbags and so few to shine a light on their bullsh_t. Now one of the best searchlights ever is off to earn a living. At least it's not cold turkey for us readers.<br />Enjoy and I'll buy your book, I might even read it. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-68343072382016696322011-06-24T16:16:31.198+10:002011-06-24T16:16:31.198+10:00And so it's come to this......... (as they say...And so it's come to this......... (as they say).<br />Thanks very much for your efforts on this site to date. I look forward to the publication of your book (a good publisher by the way).Alistair Baillieu-McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-15823901630737614072011-06-24T16:15:05.975+10:002011-06-24T16:15:05.975+10:00I stopped reading the Australian after they identi...I stopped reading the Australian after they identified you because I thought it was awfully petty of them. It was the final straw among many, but nonetheless a very important one. I don't miss it one bit. I am, however, grateful to them for doing so because I hadn't heard of you up until then. <br /><br />One of the first things I read from you was an explanation that you simply have to write since finishing your PhD (at least I think you wrote that!). I found that quite an interesting and inspiring comment. Now, having just finished my own PhD I am starting to understand what you mean. I'll not be joining you in political commentary but I have started writing my own blog for friends and family. So far it's been a fun way to use some left over creative thought at the end of the day. So thanks for your posts so far, and all the best with your book writing. I'm really stoked you've got an opportunity to pen something and look forward to reading it.BennOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-28439989450323084192011-06-24T15:57:35.310+10:002011-06-24T15:57:35.310+10:00Have never posted before but thanks so much for yo...Have never posted before but thanks so much for your blog. Can't wait for the book. I will definitely miss your insightful and often hilarious observations. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-55436544934011266462011-06-24T14:16:04.519+10:002011-06-24T14:16:04.519+10:00After writing to QandA and The Insiders several ti...After writing to QandA and The Insiders several times suggesting they invite you and similar bloggers to participate instead of the usual airhead MPs and MSM hacks, I still hold out hope of seeing you on the telly. Probably just dreaming.<br />I know you can't but it would be nice if, like Crikey, you could email your blogs when new ones appear.<br />As it is, I will have to check every day and more often than not be disappointed, it seems.<br />This is a very selfish move by you but I guess after your contributions to intelligent debate on Aust society over the last few years you are entitled to some "me time". Hope it all goes well mate.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894826694101357885noreply@blogger.com