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    Awesome – Malcolm wants less lies / spin

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    • 28/12/2012 at 7:26 am #139723

      Stoffer
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      http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/lying-is-easy-turnbull-calls-for-less-spin-20121228-2bybw.html

      Be good to see less lies / spin regarding the NBN

      What is the html code for sarcasm? ?

      29/12/2012 at 4:39 pm #139724

      Bob.H
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      The trouble is that when MT sprouts this type of spin it is usually closely followed by a heap of FUD and selective facts from him and his companions.

      I wonder what their next effort will be?

      02/01/2013 at 1:13 pm #139726

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      The cleverest lies of politicians are those of omission.

      From the article about his speech, I’d probably agree with everything he said and even see him as defender of democracy. But it’s what Malcolm doesn’t say that puts him in the same basket as the rest of them.

      It’s actually a very clever tactic, you can’t be “pegged” for not saying something…

      For an example of this, look at “his” FTTN plan. There is no mention what so ever about the cost of the copper CAN. That cost will be between 17.5 billion (the ACMA estimate of the replacement of the actual copper) and 40 billion dollars (an estimate of the actual “worth” of the CAN to Telstra shareholders). That puts “his” plan either a couple of billion less than the current FTTP, or much more expensive than the current FTTP.

      He seems a very complex man as he seems to believe in a lot of the principles he talks about in these speeches, but also seems to let “political necessity” to lead him astray (as one example, saying FTTP is a waste of money, and then investing in that very technology in other countries).

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