tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post4461593023334032858..comments2024-03-18T21:56:06.882+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: The press gallery hack who tried to have me cancelledKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-69890940381703670022023-02-11T07:20:47.819+13:002023-02-11T07:20:47.819+13:00Nothing new but interesting: https://www.nytimes.c...Nothing new but interesting: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/opinion/mainstream-media-credibility-objectivity-journalism.htmlOwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443723089530685551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-50740264791949769672023-01-31T09:51:04.149+13:002023-01-31T09:51:04.149+13:00A doctor told me of comments that they often write...A doctor told me of comments that they often write on referral notes that are going to a specialist for further analysis of the patients problem.<br />The Docs have two options. Theyre both handwritten at the bottom of the note.<br /><br />1. FITH - fucked in the head<br />or<br />2. OOHT - out of his (or her) tree.<br /><br />I guess both could apply to McKays mental state...........Barry Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-74171541550449739502023-01-25T20:52:52.712+13:002023-01-25T20:52:52.712+13:00I concur
We have no 4th estate, since they took t...I concur <br />We have no 4th estate, since they took the bribe from Labour, with the conditions to not interfere with her enabling of Maori Apartheid.another manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489160222626459921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-85622538351460918202023-01-25T12:48:07.919+13:002023-01-25T12:48:07.919+13:00To Randominanity: sorry, but I'm not prepared ...To Randominanity: sorry, but I'm not prepared to give credence to your supposition by publishing it.Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-56006598829290969552023-01-25T06:23:03.176+13:002023-01-25T06:23:03.176+13:00You know you've won when others resort to ad h...You know you've won when others resort to ad hominems.B DeLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216624274781157449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-7496676341173281392023-01-24T08:22:17.105+13:002023-01-24T08:22:17.105+13:00I have no interest whatsoever in reading what peop...<i>I have no interest whatsoever in reading what people say about me on Bradbury's blog,</i><br /><br />Fair enough, but I think you would be amused at "Bomber" Bradbury's bi-polar defense of your free speech in this matter.<br /><br />Oh yes, <a href="https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2023/01/21/mediawatch-press-gallery-deplatforming-attempt-on-blogger-highlights-woke-cancellation/" rel="nofollow">he does defend your right...</a>:<br /><br /><i>... censor him and have him blacklisted for crimes against Woke dogma? WTF? Deplatforming a Blogger using secret blacklists is so Soviet. The woke would eat their own offspring if they weren’t all vegans.</i><br /><br />All good but it was Bradbury's throat-clearing exercise at the start of that post that cracked me up as he desperately signals his lefty audience about how <b>awful</b> you are.... before defending your right to speak:<br /><br /><i>No one should like Karl du Fresne. He’s a right wing head kicker from way back. He has sailed close to some pretty disturbing comments and is a first class arsehole. He’s unlikable at the best of times, has all the intellectual appeal of a fire on a school bus and half the sex appeal of your average autopsy. I don’t count myself as a fan of his work.</i><br />😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂<br />How generous of him. Voltaire reborn. <br /><br />God it's painful - but still very funny.Tom Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840988228699338463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-78596042441255304502023-01-23T11:05:19.079+13:002023-01-23T11:05:19.079+13:00I've nothing to say about the hack, we have no...I've nothing to say about the hack, we have no fourth estate left. But you would never have to fear unfair treatment with Bryce Edwards: I still don't understand his Left Libertarianism :) but I do know from my dealings with him he is always fair, and ethical. And he wouldn't be bullied.Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383721478616082496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-24863736102831703632023-01-22T17:16:08.957+13:002023-01-22T17:16:08.957+13:00As I have said before, look carefully at the perso...As I have said before, look carefully at the person delivering the abuse, often it is merely a testament to your own character and evidence of their lack of one.Gary Petersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-14011601037161199822023-01-22T14:12:47.023+13:002023-01-22T14:12:47.023+13:00Gary,
I have no interest whatsoever in reading wha...Gary,<br />I have no interest whatsoever in reading what people say about me on Bradbury's blog, or anyone else's for that matter. But I do take it as a compliment that I obviously get under the skin of so many people on the left.Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-28976119350950894632023-01-22T09:46:40.801+13:002023-01-22T09:46:40.801+13:00If you need to find motivation have a look at the ...If you need to find motivation have a look at the vitriol spewed towards you on Bradbury's blog.<br /><br />You must be making sense when the loonies need to attack you personally.Gary Petersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-41163524415953960312023-01-21T17:27:00.015+13:002023-01-21T17:27:00.015+13:00My apologies for being pedantic but Null Bastardos...My apologies for being pedantic but Null Bastardos carborundum <br />means Dont let the bastards GRIND you down [The carborundum part ]<br />Thanks for calling out that idiot McKay Karl Hikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655371667067421078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-64999491945393093522023-01-21T10:38:49.050+13:002023-01-21T10:38:49.050+13:00Well, a name I now notice. It's all about cred...Well, a name I now notice. It's all about cred...he's a journalist who expects to be taken seriously and this is how he handles himself? Another calmly rational 'take' Karl.Hilary Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240590567749247083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-3222425373090119732023-01-20T11:13:06.015+13:002023-01-20T11:13:06.015+13:00Before we get too far down this defamation track, ...Before we get too far down this defamation track, I should point out that it would be hard to make a defamation case stick when the alleged libel took place in a private email. Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-45219661925657189512023-01-20T10:51:43.856+13:002023-01-20T10:51:43.856+13:00The two defences to defamation are 1. truth, 2. ho...The two defences to defamation are 1. truth, 2. honest opinion. The latter is obviously the far easier defence, and probably the one that that Leftist nutters like Mr MacKay would use if challenged even when there is no supporting evidence. The problem generally is that defamation cases are lengthy and very expensive. The better approach is to publicly hit back, provided of course you can be sure of your counter-attack getting equal coverage. That is hard when the Media is dominated by government paid shills for Wokeism and (neo-) Marxism.transpress nzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-78524076489293403462023-01-19T18:33:25.213+13:002023-01-19T18:33:25.213+13:00I appreciate the expressions of support, but I nee...I appreciate the expressions of support, but I need to correct the misapprehension that I'm concerned by McKay's opinion of me. As I said in my post, it won't cause me any lost sleep. I've been savaged by chihuahuas before; I can deal with it. The important point is McKay's intolerance of dissenting voices, which is an extraordinary position for a journalist to take. <br /><br />Regarding the suggestion that I sue for defamation: while I believe it's defamatory to accuse someone of racism and misogygny (that is, unless the defamer can prove it's true - good luck with that), I also believe in freedom of speech. That's the whole point here.<br /><br /><br /><br />Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-36993410310955932652023-01-19T11:21:04.964+13:002023-01-19T11:21:04.964+13:00Hi Karl. We all know that you're one of the be...Hi Karl. We all know that you're one of the best article writers in New Zealand so relax & don’t let this twat ruffle your feathers. He will never come anywhere near your intelligent postings. However as another poster has already mentioned, I’d love to see the bastard squirm when he reads a defamation letter from your lawyer……<br /><br />There is also reference to the Sean Plunket video. I have read the entire 29 page “document” Sean is referring to. Its an outrage & I’d urge your readers to have a look at this completely unbelievable off-the-planet-racist document here:<br /><br />https://d3r9t6niqlb7tz.cloudfront.net/media/documents/2022_03_Irirangi_te_Motu_NZ_on_Air_Te_Tiriti_Framework_and_evidence_for_News_M_EPcNdaD.pdfStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16479228812494748496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-34280509243885197182023-01-19T08:12:07.760+13:002023-01-19T08:12:07.760+13:00My preceding comment refers. Here's the link ...My preceding comment refers. Here's the link to Sean Plunkett's video on NZ on Air's "Te Tiriti" criteria: https://t.co/BoKqwycwEROdysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745489060434244478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-17604139691408730302023-01-19T08:06:20.433+13:002023-01-19T08:06:20.433+13:00Sorry to hear of this smear against you Karl. It ...Sorry to hear of this smear against you Karl. It appears these days there are no depths to which the "mainstream" media will not sink. Most of them seem to me to be intellectually challenged, which is one of the reasons they so readily regurgitate for public consumption whatever the Ardern regime feeds them. The other reason is that are bribed to do so by the government's media funding arm. Check out Sean Plunket's latest video on NZ on Air's "Te Tiriti" funding criteria, which basically suggest New Zealand is an illegal, racist creation. They are pathetic and an insult to a once noble profession.Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745489060434244478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-55982364358307588332023-01-18T23:06:12.095+13:002023-01-18T23:06:12.095+13:00Yes, ignore him Karl, we know the truth. But you w...Yes, ignore him Karl, we know the truth. But you were right to 'out' him for our benefit and will give him a wide berth - not that I (and I expect I'm fairly typical) read that much of Australian political news, we have just too much 'reality' going on here. <br /><br />To segue (just) a little, you will have seen Sean Plunket's latest. Here's hoping some serious in-roads are made that will give all those at the trough a serious shake up (including bringing attention to other resets going down), but I won't be holding my breath given how the Mahuta nepotism scandal just seemed to be quietly 'accepted', thanks to a lack of real coverage and a tame press. <br /><br />R ArlidgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-27874694118669105512023-01-18T18:20:54.269+13:002023-01-18T18:20:54.269+13:00Karl, you mentioned "the gallery hunts as a p...Karl, you mentioned "the gallery hunts as a pack and I suspect many of its members have been captured by conformist groupthink". So true. Over here in Australia, our press gallery is the same. They are intolerant and bigoted and don't value the blessings of "freedom of speech". Basic, rational, practical, common sense opinions like yours Karl, are increasingly difficult to find amongst a pool of journalists that are filled with so much ideological hatred and division.Michael Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-67303417899784380712023-01-18T17:21:20.703+13:002023-01-18T17:21:20.703+13:00I assume the offending article was the piece on Hi...I assume the offending article was the piece on Hipkin's press conference. It did make political reporters look rather silly but Mr McKay's response seems equally silly. Racist/misogynist? I cannot recall reading anything on this blog that would come near to justifying such ridiculous assertions. Taking the moral high ground is all very well but I think you should sue the bastard. I do not see why the McKays of this world should be able to spout their bile without consequences. Ben Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273773374616566109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-20381726820022071492023-01-18T15:50:06.427+13:002023-01-18T15:50:06.427+13:00Well said pdm,
As a pharmacist (me) would say &q...Well said pdm,<br /><br />As a pharmacist (me) would say "null bastardos carborundus"<br /><br />Latin (!?) for DLTBGYDDoug Longmirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-87171092093038889582023-01-18T15:23:53.979+13:002023-01-18T15:23:53.979+13:00Karl I have never heard of this McKay fellow but i...Karl I have never heard of this McKay fellow but it seems he is symptomatic of the ills of the Press Gallery over the last few years.That is views that do not reconcile with his and those of the left are not acceptable anywhere or at any time.<br /><br />Given we last met face to face in April 2012 (I looked it up) you were quite sane then and also given our age differences it is more likely I am the senile one. But I refute that. As far as his other accusations go - I am sure that is far from a fair comment.<br /><br />Back in 2010 I met Bryce Edwards at some drinks in a pub off The Strand in London that David Farrar arranged. Bryce seemed a nice guy who took a bit of ribbing from some guys who knew him in good spirit. I read his posts and other columns regularly.<br /><br />Finally Karl hold firm - DLTBGYD (don't let the bastards get you down).pdmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011861811163633347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-68050180616458969172023-01-18T14:57:21.603+13:002023-01-18T14:57:21.603+13:00Well that's got Ben McKay sorted.Well that's got Ben McKay sorted.EPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-31196931278025620552023-01-18T12:59:26.540+13:002023-01-18T12:59:26.540+13:00Let's get this very clear:-
Karl, you are NOT...Let's get this very clear:-<br /><br />Karl, you are NOT racist, misogynistic or senile !!<br />You know that.<br />I know that.<br />All your readers over the years know that.<br /><br />It is simply an out right lie to say that you are !<br /><br />This McKay person, whom I have no first hand knowledge of, has declared himself totally unfit as a reporter because he has just proven to the whole world that he cannot be trusted to publish a true or accurate report.Doug Longmirenoreply@blogger.com