For the last story of the year, it seemed appropriate to review this clip from the 11 October edition of ABC1’s Insiders. It says so much about the open, inquiring and sceptical minds of many Australian journalists today, so eager to debate the most significant issue of the time. Watch the video with schoolmaster Barrie Cassidy and guests Annabel Crabb, David Marr and Andrew Bolt.
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David Marr is THE MOST sickening, annoying arrogant P…k. He really makes me want to spew!!!!!!!!!
Kevin Rudd often stated that John Howard was a very smart and cunning politician. The truth was that when it came to being smart and cunning, K Rudd made J Howard look like an amateur.
We also know how arrogant Kevin Rudd can be, but fairdinkum this P…k David Marr makes KEVIN RUDD look like an amateur.
Barry Cassidy and Annabel Crabb like most of the other political TV reporters on the ABC and foxtel news are just much too biased towards the Labor Party, or are just plain idiots. In reallity, they have no credibility.
Andrew, I for one certainly hope you still make appearances on the Insider.
The inane, one sided, tunnel vision of biased journos on the ABC is exactly why I don’t watch their so called discussions!
That’s the way realists have been treated throughout this debate. Thank goodness we have journalists like Andrew Bolt who are willing to expose the lies.
Andrew- you have SO many supporters out here in the real world!! Please don’t be disheartened by those bullying tactics. You handled yourself with dignity and integrity. Keep up the good work.
Michael and what program were you watching, Marr is generally hysteric in his comments especially when challenged by facts and also reverts to personal abuse of the challenger. Crabb shows all the insight of the coffee table she sits behind. Both are hardly adornments to the journalistic trade.
Andrew Bolt was rude and off topic. He was selfishly pushing his own personal vendetta on climate change regardless of the topic and had been doing so for weeks. I had found him annoying on the show for weeks. The other commentators were clearly as sick of his behaviour as I was.
A couple of bad apples does not invalidate a report by 450 authors from 130 countries. This fact is conveniently ignored.
Bolt tries his best on that ABC program. Truth will prevail and people like Bob will be vindicated soon. Given the IPCC models are now clearly wrong, what is all the fuss about now? Global warming alarmists; you no longer have any evidence left so you have lost. Give it up and move on.
The ABC commentators are a disgrace to society.. why are they blind to the FACTs. Intervew with Tony Abbot on the 7.30 report 6/1/10 was disgraceful. Full of sarcastic nonsense from the interviewer typical of the ABC. Congratulations Andrew for your stand for what is right and supportive of the true facts in this debate…
The behaviour of Marrs is precisely why people like Andrew Bolt flourish.
Bolt can’t really expect to be taken seriously when he himself deals so selectively with the evidence on Climate Change. He is hardly entitled to call himself a journalist: he is a missionary for the denialist sect. Marr heckled him. Big deal. Campaigners have to expect a little verbal flak.
Marr seems to have reacted quite poorly, but perhaps to “deny the climate change deniers” is the only appropriate response. It seems that even the host thought Bolt was off topic.
Blackcalamari: the most annoying thing is how rude Bolt was? excuse me? look at the clip! Marr and Crabb were exceedingly rude to Bolt. not the other way around.
The most annoying thing about that show when Bolt is on, is how rude he is.If he can’t stop rudely interrupting
and talking (crap) over people, they should simply ban him.
Disgraceful behavviour,by any standards,as they tried to stifle Andrew Bolt from even finsihing his point.
How rude does the ABC allow Leftleaning spruikers to be before they stop it? Shame on Cassidy for tacit permissoion of bullyboy and girl tactics.
Excuse me David Marr, weren’t you the journo who complained Howard had muzzled and stifled opinion during his “reign” and made this statment while the said Howard was still the PM?
Obviously short on understanding irony!
What Left leaning jourmos from SnowconeTone down to you, bring to bear is thuggery and notsosubtle stifling (bit like our own Climategate!) that is more than enough
Where is Marr’s damning piece on the Labor PM attempting to stifle debate, as I didn’t see it after Rudd’s rant to the Lowy Institute, against sceptics and “deniers”
(Would any person with ability to detect heat and coolness deny climate change occurs? Rudd? Marr? got an anser to your name calling that is so out of whack?)
I laughed but I didn’t appreciate being demonised as I am one of the millions of sceptics of manmade global warming or the ability of puny man to control the earth’s atmosphere!
As for Marr, he is a surly boor ,while Crabb is a a mere flibbertigibbet Rudd back scratcher–has moved to the home of Rudd backscrathers, our Aussie Bolshevik Collective.
Ironic that on the front page of marrs security blanket reads: HELP ME.
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Andrew Bolt is a modern day hero, for speaking the truth about AGW. The science is not settled at all. I don’t think we should be committing to anything like the ETS on the basis of the IPCC reports.
I actually saw that show and I thought Andrew’s question was extremely good. I was looking forward to an intelligent response. Both Crabb (with the heavy sighs) and Marr’s response, showed lack of interest in a vital subject, lack of intelligence, lack of respect, and an extreme lack of dignity, not to mention an appalling work ethic. And we are supposed to trust their so called reporting? Shame on Crabb. Shame on Marr. They certainly did not advance their cause, but rather exposed themselves as narrow minded bigots.
Thank you Australian Concervative for highlighting such unacceptable behaviour in supposed “intellectuals” and in trying to lift the standard of reporting and debate in Australia.
Andrew Bolt on the other hand was, clear, concise, articulate and extremely polite, despite the obvious hostility he faced.
Crabb and Marr should be on kids programme. Absolutely despicable behaviour by Crabb and Marr, just shows their lack of intelligence. As Bolt said, “where is their investigative jornalism?” Aren’t journos meant to ask serious questions on the issues at hand? Marr is a child and should be treated like one. Bolt is a true champion and worthy of respect.